Race Green Events presents a new league - Grand Turismo Allrounder Series (GTAS).
GTAS is a league,where only drivers,who can race fast with all 3 LFS's GTR cars,can be on top of series standings - only a
true GTR allrounder can win this. Series schedule consists of 7 rounds,each held on different LFS track environment,
tracks are selected to be shorter than 4km per lap (except Westhill,where is no shorter configuration) to avoid overused
combos in various endurance and other GTR leagues and give a true sprint racing feel. Each round consists of 3 sessions -
qualifying,race 1 and race 2,in each session each driver has to use a different GTR car. Qualifying will be 20 minutes long,
each race will be set a minumum lapcount to exceed 20 minutes race lenght. 3 of rounds will be held in custom configurations
with custom starting grid,race start in these rounds will be given via insim application Custom Launcher.
Series will run every 2nd tuesday evening (in alternate weeks between RTFRi events) starting at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CET / 21:00 EET)
Series schedule:
Round 1 - Westhill - 21.05.2013. (Westhill International - lap length 5.2km / race length 14 laps)
Round 2 - Blackwood - 04.06.2013. (Blackwood GP Track - lap length 3.3km / race length 19 laps)
Round 3 - Kyoto - 18.06.2013. (Kyoto North ACW - lap length 3.2km / race length 18 laps) *CS
Round 4 - South City - 02.07.2013. (South City Chicane Route Reversed - lap length 2.9km / race length 21 laps)
Round 5 - Fern Bay - 16.07.2013. (Fern Bay Golden Sprint - lap length 2.5km / race length 21 laps) *CS
Round 6 - Aston - 30.07.2013. (Aston Club - lap length 3.1km / race length 21 laps)
Round 7 - Kent - 13.08.2013. (AU_Race Green International ACW - lap length 1.2km / race length 38 laps) *CS
*CS - custom start
Custom layouts attached.
Each round will have a specific info post in this thread with all information of the round!
After round 6,no new sign-ups will be accepted. In last round only drivers received at least one point in standings will be allowed to participate!
Timetable:
18:00 UTC / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
18:30 UTC / 20:30 CET / 21:30 EET - race 1 start
19:00 UTC / 21:00 CET / 22:00 EET - race 2 start
Special notes on qualifying:
* In round 7 will be used hotlap qualifying,this means there will be no specific lenght of qualification,every driver will run alone and have outlap and 2 hotlaps. Qualifying oreder will be determined by points standings - the highest ranked driver will start his laps last,lowest - first. Race 1 will start approx. 10 minutes after qualifying.
* In rounds 2-6 Drivers Championship top 5 drivers will be allowed to start from back of the grid if missed qualifying and there are still available grid slots.
* In round 7 only best 16 qualifyers will be allowed to start,but Drivers Championship standings' top 5 will have a guaranteed start if taken part in qualifying,but missed out to be in top 16.
Championships:
GTAS Drivers Champion - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through all 7 rounds,including attendance bonus points
GTAS FX Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored with FXO GTR through all 7 rounds
GTAS FZ Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored with FZ50 GTR through all 7 rounds
GTAS XR Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored with XR GTR through all 7 rounds
GTAS Teams Champion - awarded to a team with the most points scored through all 7 rounds (team will score points from it's 2 highest finished drivers in each race,all qualifying points and fastest lap points)
GTAS Nations Cup Winner - awarded to a nation with the most points scored through all 7 rounds (nation will score points from it's 2 highest finished drivers in each race,all qualifying points and fastest lap points)
In all championships - in case of a tie,higher rated will be driver/team/nation with highest finishing position,if equal - it's amount,if equal - second highest position etc. If all finishing positions happen to be equal,higher rated will be selected using same system from qualifying results. If they also happen to be equal then as a tie-breaker will be used last round finishing position. In case a tied driver had a disqualification in one or more rounds,it counts as a primary rating lowering factor,when deciding tiebreak.
Points System:
Finishing points in each race:
1st - 15 points
2nd - 13 points
3rd - 11 points
4th - 10 points
5th - 9 points
6th - 8 points
7th - 7 points
8th - 6 points
9th - 5 points
10th - 4 points
11th - 3 points
12th - 2 points
Everyone else,who completed full 50% of race distance - 1 point
Qualifying points:
1st - 3 points
2nd - 2 points
3rd - 1 point
Round bonus point:
Fastest lap in race - 1 point (if laptime is equal,both/all will receive this bonus point)
Championship bonus points:
Attendance in all 7 rounds - 5 points
Attendance in 6 rounds - 3 points
Attendance in 5 rounds - 1 point
* Attendance counts if a driver has started at least in 1 race,except in round 7 - if a driver has set a laptime in qualifying
Rules:
We will rely on common sence of competitors to behave and follow the basic Rules of Clean Racing. There will not be an admin in server who will specifically observe drivers behaviour during the race. If any incidents reported/protested,we will take individual approach to each of them to decide best resolution or punishment if needed. Note,that every retirement will be investigated.
Basic guidelines as a reminder:
Blue flag - you may not deny/block a passing manouvre of laping car and try a repass right after it. In qualification it means - stay off racing line and don't disturb drivers on hotlap.
Shortcuts - 2 wheels on track at all times,
Pit exit - allthough there will be no mandatory pitstop in this league,pit exit lines will have to be respected and a driver may not disturb other drivers racing in full pace. Everyone caught crossing pit exit lines with more than 2 wheels will receive 10 seconds penalty added to finish result
Chatting - it's not completely outruled,but still drivers are expected to concentrate on racing. In case of too much chatting while ignoring messages asking to cease chatting,a penalty may be given. In case of any abusive/offensive language a penalty will be given!
Lags - if there are any connection issues,driver will be asked to improve (close internet using programs). If driver will be considered as dangerous due to unstable connection,he will not be allowed to participate.
Hacks/cheats - if used,you will not race with us. Ever. As simple as that.
Car usage rules:
Round rule: Each driver has to use a different GTR car in each session of each round (for example: XRR in qualifying,FXR in race one and FZR in race 2). Car must be selected prior to LFS starting green lights.
Series rule: Each driver may not use a single car in same session through the season in more than 4 rounds (for example - car X may be used in qualifying in 4 rounds,in other 3 - other cars must be used) and has to use each car in each session through the season - if driver has missed a round,this rule can be avoided.
Using an illegal car means that driver will be automatically disqualified from session results and a warning will be given for 1st offence,1 point penalty for 2nd offence,2 point penalty for 3rd offence and so on. These point penalties will be deducted also from team points.
You can access data about car usage through out season in GTAS spreadsheet (link below) - check sheet "Car usage log"
Custom start rules:
In 3 rounds a custom starting grid will be used due to fact that the original one is outside of official track path (Kyoto and Fern Bay rounds) or is in wrong direction (autocross track).
After the original LFS green lights signal,everyone forms a single file in same order as they were on grid and drives carfully and contact free towards the custom grid,leaving at least 5 cars distance between each other. It is strongly suggested to keep between 80 - 120 km/h (50 - 75 mph). Tyre warming is not forbidden,but it must be done safely. In case a driver looses position due to spin,he may not re-overtake other cars and must keep position in which he rejoins.
When everyone has taken their spots,admin gives a command "READY" and the starting application is launched - it will flash up 4 red lights (by one at a time) and then give green lights to start the race.
In case a driver makes a jumpstart,there will be a notification in chat - a driver must let by cars to be in a lower position than his starting position when reaching 1st split,otherwise a penalty will be given.
In case there is suspicion that someone has jumpstarted and it wasn't notified (unfortunately application isn't perfect),replay will be checked and the driver who gained track position on false start will receive same penalty as for jumpstart. In case a driver recognizes his unnotified false start,he must act like a notification was given to avoid penalty.
So just to be sure not to score any jumpstart penalty,it's advised to be fair and not try to guess start,but wait for green lights!
Possible penalties:
WARNING - any minor infraction that needs to be noted without penalty. Warned driver might receive bigger penalty for other infractions.
10s added to finish time - minor infractions like pit exit line violation,jumpstart with minor gain,too much chatting.
30s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] without serious consequences,jumpstart with multiple position gain
60s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in rounds 4-6 or 2 laps penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] with consequences to other drivers (like damage,multiple position loss),jumpstart with big gain
Disqualification for 1 or more rounds - heavy infractions,multiple incidents,unsportsmanlike behaviour. After serving disqualification,driver will automatically carry a "warning" for the rest of season.
Series exclusion (including ban for any other events run under Race Green Events control) - serious infractions like intentional/revenge wrecking,event sabotage and any other malicious act.
Signing up:
In order to compete in GTAS 2013,you have to fill the form below,providing all needed information:
LFSW name:
In-game name:
Full team name:
Nation: Here's my sign-up as an example:
LFSW name: Eclipsed
In-game name: RG^Rony
Full team name: Race Green Autosports
Nation: Latvia
In case there are any changes to sign-up details,please quote your edited post in a new one with a note about changes!
To avoid very late sign-ups and their tracking,you have to sign-up at least 10 minutes before start of a round!
Miscellaneous info:
We will not use any numbers,skin requirements or official names for this season
Sign-up tracking and all the standings can be found in GTAS 2013 spreadsheet.
Signed-up drivers will receive server information and password at least 24h before round start (usually sunday evening european time) via PM on this forum! Server will be online without password until then.
Series will be run using the latest stable version of LFS.
All information above can be changed,if so,there will be posted a notification about it!
League server: GTAS 2013 (click to join)
Join us,good luck in series and have fun!
