Hey Barker, I know for a fact on my Vesrah head gasket, on the left and right sides there is a tiny little cutout, about 1/4 - 3/8" long and about 1/4" deep , never really knew what they were for but i'm not 100% positive about the base gasket. Maybe try googling photos of the base gasket and see if the others have it?
I have a set at the house and when i get off work i'll check it out for you to see. Hope this helped a bit.