Suzuka 1000km 2025 14th -16th October

[Nejtun]

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Here we go gang! Time for the Suzuka 1000km in iRacing.

GT3 only for this one and I believe we have already settled on the Ford Mustang for this (though if anyone wants different, now is the time to pipe up!

I have attached what I have so far for a setup but if you have something better then please feel free to post it.

The time slots for this event are:
Fri 22:00
Sat 7:00, 12:00, 16:00.
Sunday 00:00 all times in GMT

This race takes roughly 5.5 to 6 hours based on the race being 172 laps, so around 6 stints in total.

I am easy on whichever slot please register your interest so we know who is coming. I am pretty certain @Skid_Marc_ has time constraints on this event so the more people that are easier on time slots the better!
@Deb
@Noodleguitar
@Ogami Itto
@Kenadian

And anyone else

PS Slight revision on the setup done 20/10/25 12:00pm

 

[Deb]

Thanks, I'll try this next week. I couldn't find one yet. I'll keep looking to see if they put one up.

 

[Nejtun]

I made some adjustments for as much as i know the Ford and this one is a bit faster , I had to turn my FFB up a bit though as it is a bit numb when trying to catch the back of the car Freshest set at the top of the post.

 

[Deb]

ok, I'll use this one

 

[Nejtun]

Just giving this a little bump to get past the necro posts! so far I am liking the Mustang the most , @Deb is trying the Porsche , Mustang and Ferrari.
@Skid_Marc_ @Noodleguitar @Kenadian @Ogami Itto and anyone else interested in doing this race , please let me know!

 

[Deb]

@Nejtun, Ogami hasn't been driving since he moved into his house. He hasn't had a computer for his rig, which he had to put upstairs. He is building one but hasn't finished it yet.

 

[Skid_Marc_]

If anyone didn't see, the VRS Endurance has swapped weeks with the VRS Sprint Series, so the Endurance is running the 3-hour at Suzuka THIS weekend, while the Sprint series is at Imola, I think?

Sim-time will be early in the AM (6:45a IIRC), though, so it's not 1:1, but laps at Suzuka are laps at Suzuka. Suzuka 1000k will start around noon.

 

[Deb]

Thanks @Skid_Marc_, I actually decided not to do Suzuka because I don't have enough time to practice. We have NEC this weekend and next week I'm out of town so learning a new car and pretty new track with just 3 days to practice was above me.

 

[Noodleguitar]

I didn't reply in here yet, but I won't be joining the Suzuka race. It's a bit short for my taste, I almost would call it a sprint race instead of endurance . And I'll likely be busy next week.

 

[Skid_Marc_]

Indeed, we need the Suzuka 10 Hour back. Had to look it up to make sure I wasn't being gas-lit or Mandela-effected, or whatever, but it was, in fact, a thing.

1000km only makes sense as an Endurance event for certain, non-endurance, series; Supercars' Bathurst 1000km, Indycar's Indy 500 (miles), Nascar's Coke 600 (miles), etc. Cars that actually require focus and fortitude just to make it 100km.