TOP EDIT:   We doing this for real, think of stuff to do while the idiots race for 24 hours!  Try to get the entire GB community involved! 
  
We can only take 8 from each site, so GT-Planet users are already debating on who is going to do it.  If we are over 8 users, we need to do a lottery or something to figure out who will be racing. 
 
Also, we dropped GameSpot.  >.>  No hard feelings, it's just hard to do 3 teams with 16 user limit.  >.>

GT-Planet Thread  
   
Some of the rules being talked about:   
 
Date 

• More Than Likely First or Second Weekend in January
• Friday-Saturday more likely than Saturday-Sunday

• 400-700 BHP of Your Choice
• Untuned Super GT
• NO F1
• NO Super Cars Similar to F1

Competitive Rules - Only Temporary, and Will Change Over Time 

• Crashing
• Bumping Into Another Driver
• Cutting Corners
• Idling in First Gear

• Every FOUR (4) Hours, all users MUST pull over and take a 20 minute break to do whatever.  You are free to masturbate, eat, shit, pee, etc...and this is the ONLY time you are allowed to take off the headset and be away from Vent.
• Pit-Stops, during Pit-Stops you will get about 30 seconds to 2 minutes of break, during this time you are free to do whatever you want.  Pit-Stops are yours to do, just keep in mind you lose a lap by doing this.

• To prevent users from giving the controller/wheel to a buddy, all users are allowed to challenge another user for a voice check.  if the user can't respond within 10 seconds, 5 laps will be taken off that user's end total.
• If a user is idling in first gear for longer than 5 minutes, he will lose 5 laps off his total lap count.   This must be challenged by another user or must be noticed by one of the spectators.

• Total Team Lap - After adding up the totals of each team member, and taking away all penalties...divide by the amount of users on that team.  The team with the highest lap count wins the Total Team Lap.
• Fastest Lap - The First to Tenth place users with the fastest lap are given 10 points to 1 point, the team with the highest combined fastest lap wins the fastest lap.    

Current Users Willing to Take Part 

• Cide
• Surkov
• eroticfishcake
• iam3green
• Red12b
• Zimbo
• Jack268
• extremeradical
• KaosAngel
• StarvingGamer

• Keisu
• NastyNaz
• Abriael
• Centura
• Gamon83
• Xploration GT
• SB-Corey
• corzza7
• citizencrypto
• seoulspirit
• I_bend_spoons
• Stephen220378
• oskiatl
• laserviper3
• asdfg11
• kraziflip
• andy63
• Caliente
• mathuali
• Kru83
• DaNkaTa
• weescotman
• Dregato
• turbo180
• GTP_Rodney
• nitro_2005
• Vend1go
• A Name
• RikkiGT-R
• UK-Gamer
• K24Boosted 

I don't have time for that. 

I would watch and pay a dollar per lap if there was nudity and dancing. Make it happen and you've got yourself a charity marathon!

Hmm I am down!

If you're serious about doing this, you might consider some sort of Desert Bus For Hope-esque system, where the more people donate, the more laps you'll run. You could also guarantee 24 hours as a minimum if donations don't surpass that threshold, and if you get a surprising amount of donations, drive longer. I've entertained (but never acted upon) the thought of a "Le Mans Death Race" that's very much in the same vein, so if you consider going down this road and want potential suggestions for dollar amounts, growth predictions, or whatever, I'd be glad to offer my thoughts.
 
You might also want to consider not just focusing on the driving. I'm sure some people out there wouldn't mind watching a car constantly circle Nurburgring Nordschleife and nothing more, but most people will want to see or hear other antics alongside the driving. At the very least, watching one or more drivers slowly lose their sanity at the wheel through a camera pointed at the driver would increase viewer enjoyment. Gives people a somewhat maligned reason to donate.
 
It's not something I could participate in, but aces if you can pull it off.

I would give it a try if I wasn't stuck at lvl 23.  
Still grinding....

While I'm always a fan of things for charity, I don't think you really understand the gravity of driving for 24 hours.

While you're at it, why not post in other forums, and unite gamers from everywhere to your idea. It could be awesome!

" While I'm always a fan of things for charity, I don't think you really understand the gravity of driving for 24 hours. "

" I had plans of having an audio stream of me playing at the same time, but we could add people to commentate and to ask us trivial while we drive.  If we get it right, people chip in 50 cents or something.   You could commentate and whatnot too!   OR!  We could have Forza and GT going on at the same time with 16 drivers each, and we could toss questions around and whatnot.  WE NEED TO DO THIS!  WE NEED 32 PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR SANITY FOR CHARITY! "

Do people actually raise money from these sorts of things? I never fully understood the whole concept of endurance gaming for charity.

You know what's crazy? I think I might actually watch something like this.  
 
God, I have a problem. 

" Updated with the thread on GameSpot now, I think it's really happening. "

Alright, the biggest issue is the date.   
 
Anyone here prefer Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday, and which week should it be done?

any more detail on this? i might be interested in this. i'm only level 10 so there aren't a lot of cars that i have. so how long are pit stops and things?

• It will be a private lobby so others can't get in, but the lobby can hold 16 racers and 24 spectators.  
• All drivers will be on Vent and not PSN for chatting.
• Certain Spectators will be streaming it, but we gotta figure out bandwidth.
• The Vent gets a main room, and then each site will get their own Sub-Room, in which the drivers from those sites will be in there for random site promotions and whatnot.  
• Trivia will be asked for the drivers.
• If possible, trying to get all the drivers to also put up a webcam to see them change over time.

You're all crazy.

I would love to try this out, but I have never gone over 6-hours in a row in a race without suffering some dizziness and a pounding headache. So I am sorry that I can not participate in this affair.  
 
Sounds interesting, and if this is being streamed online, I would love to watch it, however n_n

" @eroticfishcake:  the Fellowship of Nurburgring. "

I have to say, this is a wonderful idea. I'd love to take part, but unfortunately I can't. I don't have a Playstation 3 or Gran Turismo 5. If I had both though, I think I could really be up for doing this. Unfortunately the problems I have mean I wouldn't be able to partake, and Forza Motorsport 3's online does not allow you to reconnect if you drop out. I want to do something for charity, but unfortunately, I don't think this will be what I do. Unless another event is held in the future and I get a PS3 beforehand I shall not be joining you. It'd be weird to see people at the start and end of the endurance run though, because I can imagine it would really take its toll on you. 

" @iam3green: So far the plan is a Friday-Saturday, and it will be holiday break or post-Christmas. 
 
Depending on how many sites are willing to do it, it will be divided by 16.  So if there's 2 sites, GB gets 8 and GT-Planet gets 8.  If we get 4, each site gets 4 drivers. 
 

• It will be a private lobby so others can't get in, but the lobby can hold 16 racers and 24 spectators.  
• All drivers will be on Vent and not PSN for chatting.
• Certain Spectators will be streaming it, but we gotta figure out bandwidth.
• The Vent gets a main room, and then each site will get their own Sub-Room, in which the drivers from those sites will be in there for random site promotions and whatnot.  
• Trivia will be asked for the drivers.
• If possible, trying to get all the drivers to also put up a webcam to see them change over time.

 
Debating on if someone dies, people should donate a few grands.  >.>

"

Believe me, if I had Gran Turismo 5 and if this was like on a Saturday I would totally do it

" @Fallen189: It was clearly a joke. "

Reposted from my GTPlanet Account
 
 We shoud have one spectator (can GT5 have spectators?) broadcast it (would need to buy a video box, like a Pinnacle Dazzle ), then stream the conversation from the ventrillo sever in. I'd be willing to help with technical components. That way there is one central stream for people to watch, no worrying about webcams. Other sites could have their own spectators/vent servers too focusing on their people.
 
If we attract more than 16 participants, we should have multiple races w/ different classes
 
-Race Cars
-Sports
-Small Cars (Hatchbacks, cheap cars)
-2CV, 360, and Original Fiat 500 (The Slow Class)

I could probably do it for 4 hours at most so count me out. Probably spectate at some point, good luck at making this happen.

Some really great support from GTPlanet which is unsurprising but fantastic nonetheless. I haven't used Vent before so I'll get around it getting it later. Also, if I do this race would it also cover my in-game race event? I'll still do this of course regardless of that but I was just curious since it could really save me time if that were the case.

Anyone willing to help out with the planning? 
 
Some of the GT-Planet users are talking about the penalties and whatnot, spectators, bandwidth, etc...

Depending on whether or not I have work I would probably be up for it. I'm not sure if I could do ALL 24 hours but I have already played some long races with a friend and could take a fair stab at it. Im pretty sure my bandwidth is not good enough to stream though.

I could do this, but I don't have GT5. I could try to get it until later in the break, what date are we looking at? If it's around 28th or so I could see myself doing this. Not the most skilled driver but marathon gaming is my shit.

I want to do this. It sounds awesome.
 
I just need enough time to book off work, and if necessary, any social interaction for the following day.

• Crashing
• Bumping Into Another Driver
• Cutting Corners
• Idling in First Gear

• Every FOUR (4) Hours, all users MUST pull over and take a 20 minute break to do whatever.  You are free to masturbate, eat, shit, pee, etc...and this is the ONLY time you are allowed to take off the headset and be away from Vent.
• Pit-Stops, during Pit-Stops you will get about 30 seconds to 2 minutes of break, during this time you are free to do whatever you want.  Pit-Stops are yours to do, just keep in mind you lose a lap by doing this.

• To prevent users from giving the controller/wheel to a buddy, all users are allowed to challenge another user for a voice check.  if the user can't respond within 10 seconds, 5 laps will be taken off that user's end total.
• If a user is idling in first gear for longer than 5 minutes, he will lose 5 laps off his total lap count.   This must be challenged by another user or must be noticed by one of the spectators.

• Total Team Lap - After adding up the totals of each team member, and taking away all penalties...divide by the amount of users on that team.  The team with the highest lap count wins the Total Team Lap.
• Fastest Lap - The First to Tenth place users with the fastest lap are given 10 points to 1 point, the team with the highest combined fastest lap wins the fastest lap.

" @Jeust: GT-Planet doesn't know yet, there's over 12 already, but I shall look through and find the users who were willing! We dropped GameSpot too, it would be too crowed.  -.- "

There's no way I'm participating in this but I'll let out a yelp to see if I can get some more attention for this event.

To be honest I'd rather just give the money straight to charity, it would probably be cheaper and greener with all the electricity I would save plus I would be free to do whatever I wanted (masturbate furiously) for 24 hours.

how are you raising money for charity again?