The OWRL, the league dedicated to bring the best open wheel racing in LFS, continues to evolve its schedule as we now prepare for this year's seasons. First to start is our 14th season using our famed division system, in which Div A will race Formula V8 and Div B will alternate between the Formula XR and the Formula BMW. It will start in February. Next up is the 2009 running of our OWRL F1 Series. The season will start in April, but the first of the test events already have been held. Later this year the community can expect a Formula BMW trophy and a second Div A/B season before we finish the year with our traditional MRT Cup. Are you in?

Division A/B



Div A/B competitions consist of 6 events, in which pre-qualified drivers get to race in Division A using the FO8. How to qualify for Div A? Through Division B of course! Drivers can expect close battles in the two smaller formula cars, leading to a championship that almost always is decided at the last event of the season. The top 7 of each season will get the status of Division A driver for next season. Qualification is also possible through pre-qualification races, and sometimes by hotlap competition. In 2009 two Div A/B seasons will be held.

2009 Seasons:

• S2 Season 14 - 7 February -> 18 April (More details here)
  
• Pre-season S2 season 15 - August
  
• S2 Season 15 - 19 September -> 28 November
  

Signup: On a per-race basis. Once a season is fully planned, the races can be found under 'Upcoming events' at our site. Register there. It is required that you post an online pb and/or submit a hotlap before the signup deadline.

OWRL F1




The OWRL F1 Series started in 2007 to make optimal use of the BMW Sauber F1.06 that was added to LFS. Entries are made by (at least) two drivers, qualifying uses a top 10 qualifying system in which drivers have to use race fuel and setup and the races are run over the full length. Right now we are discussing whether to add a ban on traction control. A first test race has been run which turned out to be a good event, but no final decision has been made. We like to hear your opinion on this matter, so let us know what you prefer!

2009 season:

• OWRL F1 2009 - April -> October/November
  

Signup: Before the season teams can send in their application. It has to consist of two drivers and if possible some backup drivers. It may, but does not have to be, a LFS team. Two drivers without a team may also join forces and create a team for OWRL F1 2009 only. More details on the season and the exact application procedure will follow.

Other competitions



In 2009, two seasons will be run outside the Div A/B and OWRL F1 formats. As you can expect from us, we will end the year with the MRT Cup. This short cup starts right after christmas and bridges into the new year. As we have our tradition at the end of the year, we decided to add a new competition that runs about half-way through 2009, the Formula BMW Trophy. This FBM Trophy consists of four races and is open to everyone. We are hoping this will be just as much fun as the MRT Cup!

2009 Seasons:

• FBM Trophy - 30 May -> 11 July
  
• MRT Cup - 27/28 December -> 2 January 2010
  

Signup: On a per-race basis. Once a season is fully planned, the races can be found under 'Upcoming events' at our site. Register there. It is required that you post an online pb and/or submit a hotlap before the signup deadline.

Interested in taking part? Head over to www.owrl.de for more info on our league! If you have any question, feel free to ask them here, at our forum at www.owrl.de or mail us: [email protected]

The Calendar for the upcoming Div A/B season:

OWRL S2 Season 14
(# date: track (Div B car))
R1 07-02: Blackwood GP (FBM)
R2 21-02: Aston North (FOX)
R3 07-03: South City Town (FBM)
R4 21-03: Kyoto National rev (FOX)
R5 04-04: Fern Bay Gold rev (Div A) / Fern Bay Club rev (Div B, FBM)
R6 21-04: Aston National (FOX)

Div A spots to be won by hotlap competition



Do you want to drive in Div A, but haven't been able to crack through the ranks just yet? This might be your get-in-Div-A card! As the new season approaches, some places on the 24-driver grid are still free. And we are going to fill them by giving the spots to the drivers who can post the fastest hotlap at Aston North. This track features the second race of our upcoming season and a driver has to be able to find the balance of his Formula V8 in the slow and fast corners to get to a quick time.

So if you want to drive in the OWRL Div A, what do you need to do?
- Register an account at www.owrl.de
- Drive a hotlap and upload it to LFS World before the end of Friday 6 February, 24:00 CET.
- Drop us a line at [email protected] or send a private message to Krutch.

We will announce the winning drivers on saturday morning, the day our new Div A/B season kicks off at Blackwood GP! Once the first participants are in we will open a tracker for this hotlap competition.

Pre-qualified Div A Drivers

The OWRL admins may deny a top six qualifier entry to Div A if he does not have any relevant league experience.

And we have a tracker:

Hotlap competition tracker

The hotlap competition has resulted in five drivers gaining entry in Div A for the upcoming season. The drivers that will participate in S2 Season 14 are:

spdoChris
spdoKiLl3r
IRT Der_Dude
DesertFox (Z10 hotlap, not in tracker)
KC | Günni

Thanks to the drivers for their participation and we wish them good luck in the season, starting in the race tomorrow at Blackwood!

If you wish to participate, you can still sign up for the Div B (FBM) race at www.owrl.de!

Oh how I wish I had gone for it. *regrets*