I know it's probably to late for that stuff, and I don't want to push the date of the release of CF 1.9.
Here's my idea. It would be nice If GR had access to specials guns that they could give out has rewards for winning a special event they organized. I'm thinking of special items like a gun with a different bullet colour. Nothing that would give the winner an unfair advantage. It would be more like a status symbol, sort of equivalent to a medal on the forum.
I think it would be a good tool for the GR to initiate a RP event. People love to collect rare stuff. And sometimes, using a carrot is more useful then using a stick.
Just a thought.