Rd. 5 RESULTS
Chapter 2: 
This post will be mostly OOC as it’s just dealing with some unfortunate housekeeping before I get to the meat and bones of the reviews. Y’all seemed to like this format, so here goes. Perhaps some bad news for some, but maybe also some relief for others. So, let’s rip the band-aid off, get the less fun stuff out of the way, so we can get to the good stuff. Only the trims listed here are binned.
CONSUMER CATEGORY
Although I strive to have as few bins in the consumer category as possible, there are still things that cannot be explained away or swept under the rug in some RP/lore friendly fashion. These cars contained too futuristic components that were not available at the time:
@donutsnail Turból j30 Centurion: Engine Family TP 5 (3 allowed). That high-performance engine was just a little too good to be true.
@DuceTheTruth100 Wells Lucida, Wells Lucida SL, and Wells Lucida SSL: All TP at default 5; front indicator yellow; rear indicator and rear side markers red; the SSL doesn’t pass WES6. Speaks for itself.
@ldub0775 Kinnister 1100, Kinnister Evolution Turbo, and Kinnister Utilio: Suspension TP 3 (2 allowed). That suspension is just a little ahead of its time unfortunately.
@VanZandt_Breda 1988 Van Zandt Brazos Grand Ranch Pickup: Engine TP default 5; Doesn’t pass WES6; No rear side marker or indicator.
These cars never made it to Letara’s dealerships for various other reasons…
First, we have ‘Toxic-chemical-gate’:
@Maverick74 Torshalla Kattunge 1600 Turbo: Corrosion resistant chassis vs galvanized for the other two trims. Seems like some banned toxic chemicals were used to make this chassis corrosion resistant, so the government quickly banned its sale in the country.
Then, we have Letara’s ‘Aerogate’:
@Ch_Flash Martinet Requin GRX Turbo: Aero load on rear axle 60 kg; centre brake light missing. Rumour has it that one dealership tried to break off the rear wing to make the car compliant with road regulations, but the car ended up so unstable that it was uncontrollable, and even the owner was too afraid to drive it.
@Riley Zephorus GGX: Aero load on both axles just >5 kg. This car just barely exceeded the allowed limit, but the fix was not as easy as it seems. Given the car’s many integrated aero surfaces, no dealership wanted to tackle adjusting the aeroframe of this bolide.
Then, we have Letara’s ‘Emissiongate’:
@Mikonp7 Popas Rushba 1800-4 MK-III, Popas Rushba 1800-2-C MK-III, and Popas Rushba 1800-2 MK-III: None of them pass WES6; the 1800-2-C MK-III doesn’t pass safety crash tests; the 1800-2 MK-III doesn’t have a centre brake light. Looks like Popas’ engineering division has really fallen behind the times and using 20-year-old low-quality components doesn’t cut it anymore in the modern world.
Finally, there is the ‘Race-gate’:
@Riley Zephorus GGR: The car has a totally stripped down race interior. The company tried to claim that this was just a lighter version of their GT interior, but the exposed wires and hoses were too much to overlook for the safety commission.
GOVERNMENT ASSIGNMENT
@Aruna Vizzuri MV (Lerance Mobility) W/Ramp: Engine variant year set to 1994.
@Happyhungryhippo Yamaguchi SERA: All TP at default 5 (both engine and car).
@Ludvig Swanson 625 AG Closeddoor: Rear reflector is red; no side indicator.
@Mikonp7 Popas Bukhanka DELUXE Short Bus V: Does not pass WES6; all rear seat rows are full-size and non-removable.
RACING
By popular vote there are no bins this round for race cars, and every car is allowed to race. Some cars had to be adjusted though. Here are the offenders and what was done to make the cars compliant with the rules.
@SheikhMansour Mocabey Kemmel GT4 V8: Engine TP at left at default 5; no side markers or visible indicators. Adjusted engine TP to conform to regulations; lowered family and bottom end quality to compensate for higher cost of engine. Effect: slightly lower drivability, reliability, fuel economy, and a second slower around the track.
@moroza DCMW Nashwar LRC: Over the budget limit by $300. Lowered weight optimization slider by 2 ticks from 100 to 98. The car actually gained drivability and comfort. Slower track time by approximately 0.1 s.
@happyfireballman Rhania Rolandier-RS: Runs E85 (108) RON fuel that is not available in Letara. Switched the car to E70 (106) RON. The car actually gained drivability, sportiness, and comfort; fuel eco actually got better by a not insignificant 1.2 l/100 km. Lost about 0.3 s of track time though.
@Danicoptero Tarske SW612 GTRS: No visible indicator on the rear of the car. Allowed to race as-is.
@Riley Zephorus 450R: No centre brake light. Allowed to race as-is.
@Ludvig Swanson 237 CTRX 61184: Red rear side marker. Allowed to race as-is.
I will also add that there were still way too many people with naming convention errors. Last round I promised to make these hard bins too, but once again I was a softie and I’ve let them slide again this round. But next round they will be hard bins too, they really take way too long to correct on my end.
Car reviews, gov’t assignment, and racing results coming soon!