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What is KMC Racing league?

We like to race!

KMC North American Racing League is a VERY small group of people dedicated to at least one day per week (Sunday mornings right now) of simulated NASCAR Racing using the popular Papyrus NASCAR Racing 4 software.

We race because we like to go fast and have fun, but unfortunately that's illegal in most states and none of us have the money to start our own NASCAR team. So...we make due with racing on the internet every weekend.

We do however take this somewhat seriously, we do spend time setting up cars and practicing for Race Day (well some of us do some of the time).NASCAR Racing 4 is one of the best, if not THE best NASCAR racing simulations out there (Okay NASCAR Racing 2003 is the best but...try and find a copy of THAT for a fair price these days!). Practice and a decent set up is required if you plan to be competitive.

If you would like to join us in a race or a season (we'd be glad to have you), you will need the following:


  • A copy of NASCAR Racing 4 updated with the latest patch

  • A steering wheel and pedal set up (sorry it's too dangerous with the keyboard)

  • A highspeed internet connection (good DSL will work, Cable is preffered)

  • About 2 hours free every Sunday morning, from about 8am eastern to 10:30am

  • A desire to have fun, but be serious about it too!

  • Any skill level from pro to absolute novice. We'll help you learn if you need it, and we'll learn from you if you don't!




You can contact me by email and we can set you up with the information that you will need to join us.

curtisbrown207@hotmail.com

We do have some general rules that we follow:


  • There will be 1 races per week, we follow no schedual but go through the races in the order that they appear in the game (alphabetical)

  • Races are run at 93% difficulty (for this season)*

  • Races are run with damage turned off (for this season)*

  • We run 30% of the official race length**

  • 15 minutes of practice before qualifying for the race

  • There is no warm up period after qualifying

  • You are free to set up your car any way you wish (IE no fixed set ups)

  • Although there is no specific rule against aggressive driving, it is frowned upon! You must approach and pass all human drivers with care and avoid unnecessary contact. It is understood that contact is not always avoidable, but you should try to avoid it. Be prepared to face the wrath of other drivers in the next race should you cross over the line!

  • Have fun, but don't piss anyone off too much...they'll probably pay you back at some point!



*The difficulty level is raised at the beggining of every season, therefor next season will be most likely 2% higher. We are working towards racing on a regular basis at 100%. If your a novice this is NOT going to be easy.

**This is just enough to require at LEAST on pit stop on almost every track. This makes you have to be a little conservative so that you can save some rubber for the end of the race.

If you want to have some idea of were we are competition wise, the following is the track records for the game so far. This chart will be updated at the end of every season, so it wont always be accurate. Generally lap records change at the end of every season as the increase in difficulty forces you to go FASTER!

Track Records
Atlanta
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 29.079 29.079 29.751
Curtis 29.233 29.233 29.689
Keith 29.859 29.859 29.876
Bristol
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 16.044 16.044 16.325
Curtis 16.123 16.123 16.305
Keith 17.197 17.543 17.584
Bristol-Night
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 15.828 15.966 16.205
Curtis 16.214 16.214 16.467
Keith 17.262 17.672 17.265
California
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 40.440 40.440 41.203
Curtis 40.358 40.358 40.655
Keith 41.876 42.119 41.914
Darlington
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 29.433 29.433 29.835
Curtis 29.871 29.871 29.974
Keith 30.466 30.466 30.761
Daytona
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 46.490 47.581 46.490
Curtis 46.284 47.631 46.284
Keith 46.926 47.764 46.926
Daytona-Night
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 46.315 47.639 46.447
Curtis 46.511 47.601 46.658
Keith 47.237 47.710 47.237
Dover
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 23.508 23.508 23.738
Curtis 23.390 23.390 23.750
Keith 23.711 23.711 24.159
Homestead
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin36.112 36.112 36.370
Curtis 36.090 36.090 36.352
Keith 37.105 37.105 37.151
Indianapolis
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 52.132 52.132 52.641
Curtis 52.297 52.297 52.850
Keith 53.831 53.831 54.429
Las Vegas
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 32.826 33.061 33.035
Curtis 32.833 33.578 33.548
Keith33.507 33.825 33.507
Lowe's
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 30.250 30.250 30.986
Curtis 29.934 29.934 30.553
Keith 31.256 31.256 31.688
Lowe's-Night
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 30.121 30.121 30.746
Curtis 29.879 29.879 30.334
Keith 30.542 30.542 31.413
Martinsville
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 20.712 20.712 20.849
Curtis 20.247 20.247 20.409
Keith 20.90 21.269 21.476
Michigan
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 38.995 38.995 39.369
Curtis 38.743 38.743 39.248
Keith 39.595 39.595 40.125
New Hampshire
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 30.093 30.543 30.655
Curtis 30.056 30.141 30.157
Keith 31.648 45.966 31.648
North Carolina
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 24.316 24.359 24.577
Curtis 24.045 24.045 24.418
Keith 24.721 24.721 25.066
Phoenix
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 28.795 28.795 28.929
Curtis 28.256 28.256 28.638
Keith 29.703 40.033 29.791
Pocono
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 53.880 53.998 54.843
Curtis 53.956 53.956 54.702
Keith 54.882 54.882 55.928
Richmond
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin22.448 22.610 22.689
Curtis 21.921 21.997 22.242
Keith 23.059 23.579 23.979
Sears Point
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 1:18.386 1:18.640 1:19.364
Curtis 1:16.910 1:16.910 1:17.839
Keith 3:31.066 - -
Talladega
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 49.913 50.396 49.913
Curtis 51.597 - -
Keith - - -
Texas
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 29.171 29.171 29.676
Curtis 29.205 29.205 29.861
Keith 30.302 30.566 30.302
Watkins Glen
OverallQualifyingRace
Martin 1:20.195 1:20.195 1:20.870
Curtis - - -
Keith - - -