The winter is comming,in northern part of Europe it means snow and slippery road conditions
as a result of snowing. What's the best way to have fun in this cold season? Pack out your
all-wheel-drive car and go to a lonesome icy road or frozen lake! This is how the idea of this league
has born - take LFS's both all-wheel-drive cars,use modified road sign "Slippery road" as logo,
plan a callendar to have a nice variety of racing experience and here we go - it's time for:
All-wheel-drive Winter Series 2014
Seeing the lowering activity of racers in LFS and lack of interest for longer leagues,it has been
decided to shorten AWS season for this year - the series will now consist of 5 rounds - 3 of
them will be run with the 490 hp FXO GTR (street course, rallycross track and oval),but
2 rounds with the "weaker" 243 hp RB4 GT (road course and rallycross track). Despite not
having the "right" tyres for non-paved surface,FXR is the fastest car on rallycross tracks
and it's quite tricky to handle on gravel,giving a great challenge to driver.
Series will be moved to sunday evenings starting at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET / 21:00 EET) - 2 rounds
in january,2 in february with final round in first sunday of march.
Series schedule:
05.01.2014. Round 1 - NewYear City Challenge (FXR @ South City Long Rev., 27 laps / 108km)
19.01.2014. Round 2 - Aston Grand Prix (RB4 @ Aston International GT*, 13 laps / 100km)
02.02.2014. Round 3 - Blackwood RXGP (FXR @ Blackwood Rallycross, 41 laps / 74km)
23.02.2014. Round 4 - Jamaican Trophy (RB4 @ Fern Bay Rallycross, 33 laps / 66km)
02.03.2014. Round 5 - Winter 200 (FXR @ Kyoto Oval, 67 laps / 201km)
05.01.2014. Round 1 - NewYear City Challenge (FXR @ South City Long Rev., 27 laps / 108km)
19.01.2014. Round 2 - Aston Grand Prix (RB4 @ Aston International GT*, 13 laps / 100km)
02.02.2014. Round 3 - Blackwood RXGP (FXR @ Blackwood Rallycross, 41 laps / 74km)
23.02.2014. Round 4 - Jamaican Trophy (RB4 @ Fern Bay Rallycross, 33 laps / 66km)
02.03.2014. Round 5 - Winter 200 (FXR @ Kyoto Oval, 67 laps / 201km)
* Layout of round 2 (Aston GP) available as attachment
Each round will have a specific info post in this thread with all information of the round!
After round 4,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:
19:00 UTC / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
19:30 UTC / 20:30 CET / 21:30 EET - race start
Special notes on qualifying:
* In round 5 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 start will be approx. 10 minutes after qualifying.
* If there is no max allowed grid,drivers championship top 10 drivers will be allowed to start from end of the grid if came late and missed qualification.
Championships:
AWS Drivers Champion - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through all 5 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS FXR Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 3 rounds run with FXO GTR (rounds 1; 3 and 5)
AWS RB4 Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run with RB4 GT (rounds 2 and 4)
AWS Cross Challenge Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in rallycross tracks (rounds 3 and 4)
AWS Rookie of the Year - awarded to a driver,who hasn't started a single AWS race before this season,with the most points scored through all 5 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS Teams Champion - awarded to a team with the most points scored through all 5 rounds (team will score all points from it's 2 highest finished drivers and all round bonus points)
AWS Nations Cup Winner - awarded to a nation with the most points scored through all 5 rounds (nation will score all points from it's 2 highest finished drivers and all round bonus 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.
Money prizes:
This year AWS Drivers Championship best 3 drivers will be awarded with money prizes:
1st place - 30€
2nd place - 15€
3rd place - 10€
* money prizes will be payed out only via SEPA bank transfer (available only in Europe) or via PayPal!
Previous champions:
AWS Drivers Champion
2013 RG^Invecs
2012 spdoReno
AWS FXR Master
2013 RGˆInvecs
2012 spdoReno
AWS RB4 Master
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 spdoReno
AWS Cross Challenge winner
2013 [STO]Kars
2012 spdoReno
AWS Rookie of the Year
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 [not awarded]
AWS Teams Champions
2013 Race Green Autosports
2012 spdoRacing
AWS Nations Cup winner
2013 Latvia
2012 Latvia
For reference:
Final points standings of season 2013
Final points standings of season 2012
Points System:
Finishing points:
1st - 14 points
2nd - 11 points
3rd - 9 points
4th - 8 points
5th - 7 points
6th - 6 points
7th - 5 points
8th - 4 points
9th - 3 points
10th - 2 points
Everyone else,who completed full 50% of race distance - 1 point
Points reducement system:
*in case there 4 or less participants in qualifying,race distance and available points will be halved.
1st - 7 points
2nd - 5 points
3rd - 4 points
4th - 3 points
5th - 2 points
6th - 1 point
(points for more positions available just in case of late joins)
Round bonus points:
Qualification win - 1 point (if qualifying time is equal,both/all will receive this 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 5 rounds - 3 points
Attendance in 4 rounds - 2 points
Attendance in 3 rounds - 1 point
* Attendance counts if a driver has started the race
Rules:
Even this is the third season for this league in international level,we will not make a mile long rule book that noone will read completely anyway,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.
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! Everyone caught crossing pit exit lines with more than 2 wheels will receive 10 seconds penalty added to finish result. In last round,which is held in KY Oval also pit entry must be respected - driver have to enter pits on apron before turn 3.
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.
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,too much chatting.
30s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] without serious consequences.
60s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in 3rd round / 2 laps penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] with consequences to other drivers (like damage,multiple position loss).
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 AWS 2014,you have to fill the registration form below,providing all needed information (in case of no team to represent,leave empty):
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. But still feel free to use AWS logos on skins if you wish!
Sign-up tracking and all the standings can be found in AWS 2014 spreadsheet.
Signed-up drivers will receive server information and password at least 24h before round start (usually friday 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: AWS 2014
Join us,good luck in series and have fun!
Each round will have a specific info post in this thread with all information of the round!
After round 4,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:
19:00 UTC / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
19:30 UTC / 20:30 CET / 21:30 EET - race start
Special notes on qualifying:
* In round 5 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 start will be approx. 10 minutes after qualifying.
* If there is no max allowed grid,drivers championship top 10 drivers will be allowed to start from end of the grid if came late and missed qualification.
Championships:
AWS Drivers Champion - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through all 5 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS FXR Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 3 rounds run with FXO GTR (rounds 1; 3 and 5)
AWS RB4 Master - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run with RB4 GT (rounds 2 and 4)
AWS Cross Challenge Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in rallycross tracks (rounds 3 and 4)
AWS Rookie of the Year - awarded to a driver,who hasn't started a single AWS race before this season,with the most points scored through all 5 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS Teams Champion - awarded to a team with the most points scored through all 5 rounds (team will score all points from it's 2 highest finished drivers and all round bonus points)
AWS Nations Cup Winner - awarded to a nation with the most points scored through all 5 rounds (nation will score all points from it's 2 highest finished drivers and all round bonus 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.
Money prizes:
This year AWS Drivers Championship best 3 drivers will be awarded with money prizes:
1st place - 30€
2nd place - 15€
3rd place - 10€
* money prizes will be payed out only via SEPA bank transfer (available only in Europe) or via PayPal!
Previous champions:
AWS Drivers Champion
2013 RG^Invecs
2012 spdoReno
AWS FXR Master
2013 RGˆInvecs
2012 spdoReno
AWS RB4 Master
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 spdoReno
AWS Cross Challenge winner
2013 [STO]Kars
2012 spdoReno
AWS Rookie of the Year
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 [not awarded]
AWS Teams Champions
2013 Race Green Autosports
2012 spdoRacing
AWS Nations Cup winner
2013 Latvia
2012 Latvia
For reference:
Final points standings of season 2013
Final points standings of season 2012
Points System:
Finishing points:
1st - 14 points
2nd - 11 points
3rd - 9 points
4th - 8 points
5th - 7 points
6th - 6 points
7th - 5 points
8th - 4 points
9th - 3 points
10th - 2 points
Everyone else,who completed full 50% of race distance - 1 point
Points reducement system:
*in case there 4 or less participants in qualifying,race distance and available points will be halved.
1st - 7 points
2nd - 5 points
3rd - 4 points
4th - 3 points
5th - 2 points
6th - 1 point
(points for more positions available just in case of late joins)
Round bonus points:
Qualification win - 1 point (if qualifying time is equal,both/all will receive this 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 5 rounds - 3 points
Attendance in 4 rounds - 2 points
Attendance in 3 rounds - 1 point
* Attendance counts if a driver has started the race
Rules:
Even this is the third season for this league in international level,we will not make a mile long rule book that noone will read completely anyway,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.
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! Everyone caught crossing pit exit lines with more than 2 wheels will receive 10 seconds penalty added to finish result. In last round,which is held in KY Oval also pit entry must be respected - driver have to enter pits on apron before turn 3.
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.
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,too much chatting.
30s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] without serious consequences.
60s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in 3rd round / 2 laps penalty in last round) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] with consequences to other drivers (like damage,multiple position loss).
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 AWS 2014,you have to fill the registration form below,providing all needed information (in case of no team to represent,leave empty):
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. But still feel free to use AWS logos on skins if you wish!
Sign-up tracking and all the standings can be found in AWS 2014 spreadsheet.
Signed-up drivers will receive server information and password at least 24h before round start (usually friday 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: AWS 2014
Join us,good luck in series and have fun!
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