Series schedule:
08.01.2017. Round 1 - NewYear City Challenge (FXR @ South City City Long, 27 laps / 109km)
22.01.2017. Round 2 - Rallycross Trophy of Westhill (RB4 @ Westhill RGE Dirt Track*, 27 laps / 50km)
05.02.2017. Round 3 - Winter 200 (FXR @ Kyoto Oval, 67 laps / 201km)
19.02.2017. Round 4 - Westhill Street Cup (RB4 @ Westhill Eastpark Raceway*, 15 laps / 89km)
05.03.2017. Round 5 - Blackwood RXGP (FXR @ Blackwood Rallycross, 41 laps / 75km)
19.03.2017. Round 6 - AWS Rockingham 150 (RB4 @ Rockingham Oval, 64 laps / 151km)

* Layouts available as attachments
Each round will have a specific info post in this thread with all information of the round!
After round 5,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 rounds 3 and 6 hotlap qualifying will be used,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 qualifying run last,lowest - first. Race start will be approx. 10 minutes after qualifying.
* If there is no max allowed grid (40 cars),Drivers Championship top 10 drivers will be allowed to start from end of the grid if came late and missed qualification - noone else will be allowed to start without qualifying. In round 1 this top 10 will be taken from last season's final standings.


Championships:
AWS Drivers Champion - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through all 6 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 3 rounds run with RB4 GT (rounds 2;4 and 6)
AWS Cross Challenge Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in rallycross tracks (rounds 2 and 5)
AWS Oval Trophy Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in oval tracks (rounds 3 and 6)
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 6 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS S2 Challenge Winner - awarded to an S2 licenced driver with the most points scored through first 5 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS Teams Champion - awarded to a team with the most points scored through all 6 rounds (team will score finishing 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 6 rounds (nation will score finishing 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.


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!

In order to award best S2 licenced driver of the series and give him/her chance to race also in final round,an LFS voucher code worth £12 will be awarded to S2 driver highest in series standings after 5th round. In order to receive this,the driver must have finished (thus completed required full 50% of race distance) in at least one round and may not be disqualified from any round!
* this prize will not be awarded in case when no S2 licence owners have completed required full 50% of race distance in any round!


Previous champions:
AWS Drivers Champion
2016 A.Valta
2015 CoRe A.Laipnieks
2014 22 S.Jurvansuu
2013 RG^Invecs
2012 spdoReno

AWS FXR Master
2016 dynX Mishu
2015 CoRe A.Laipnieks
2014 22 S.Jurvansuu
2013 RG^Invecs
2012 spdoReno

AWS RB4 Master
2016 A.Valta
2015 CoRe A.Laipnieks
2014 RG^Matiss
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 spdoReno

AWS Cross Challenge winner
2016 A.Valta
2015 CoRe A.Laipnieks
2014 RG^Matiss
2013 [STO]Kars
2012 spdoReno

AWS Oval Trophy winner
[this will be the first year of this competition]

AWS Rookie of the Year
2016 A.Valta
2015 CoRe A.Laipnieks
2014 22 S.Jurvansuu
2013 [STO]Muc
2012 [not awarded]

AWS Teams Champions
2016 Race Green Autosports
2015 Race Green Autosports
2014 Race Green Autosports
2013 Race Green Autosports
2012 spdoRacing

AWS Nations Cup winner
2016 Latvia
2015 Latvia
2014 Latvia
2013 Latvia
2012 Latvia

For reference:
Final points standings of season 2016 / Forum thread
Final points standings of season 2015 / Forum thread
Final points standings of season 2014 / Forum thread
Final points standings of season 2013 / Forum thread
Final points standings of season 2012 / Forum thread


Points System:
Finishing points:
1st - 13 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
11th-40th - 1 point
In order to receive finishing points,driver must complete full 50% of race distance with single run!

Points reducement system:
*in case there 5 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)
* also here completion of 50% from reduced race distance with single run is required to score finishing points!

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 6 rounds - 3 points
Attendance in 5 rounds - 2 points
Attendance in 4 rounds - 1 point
* Attendance counts if a driver has started the race


Rules:
We will not make a mile long rule book that noone will read completely anyway,so 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. Track is mostly marked by white lines,rumble strips or at least defined by paved surface,while also curbs count towards track. Overtaking outside track (for example in Rockingham oval under white line) counts as illegal and will be penalized in case of protest.
> 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 rounds 3 and 6,which are held in oval tracks also pit entry must be respected - driver have to enter pits on apron before final turn.
> 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! Non competing observers may not use chat at all!
> 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.
> Button clutch - is forbidden! Manual clutch is allowed only in combination with H-Shifter. Everyone caught using it will be penalized for unsportsmanlike behaviour with increased penalty for every next offence.
> 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 illegal passing,pit exit line violation,too much chatting.
> 30s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in rounds 3 and 6) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] without serious consequences or unsportsmanlike behaviour,illegal passing.
> 60s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in round 5 / 2 laps penalty in rounds 3 and 6) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] with consequences to other drivers (like damage,multiple position loss) or unsportsmanlike behaviour.
> 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 2017,you have to fill the registration form below,providing all needed information (in case of no team to represent,leave empty):

Quote :

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

!Important: 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 in our league. 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 2017 spreadsheet.
Signed-up drivers will receive server information and password at least 24h before round start (usually in saturday European time) via PM on this forum! Make sure you have enabled PM receiving! Server will be online without password until then.
Series will be run using the latest stable version of LFS (currently 0.6R).
All information above can be changed,if so,there will be posted a notification about it!

League server: AWD Winter Series [online]

LFSW name: FalconBridge
In-game name: RG^Falcon
Full team name: Race Green Autosports
Nation: Canada

LFSW name: mvelikov
In-game name: Mishu
Full team name:
Nation: Bulgaria

LFSW name: UnknownMaster21
In-game name: MTDZX-UM21
Full team name: Master Team Drivers Zero X-treme
Nation: Finland

LFSW name: Yamma
In-game name: [NRG] Snoopy
Full team name: Nordic Racing Group
Nation: Sweden

Server is now online (for server name,click-to-join and remote links see bottom of the main post).
Server is currently set to have access to all season tracks - select the environment and server will load right configuration automatically,except for Westhill - there you have to select WE3X to load round 4 track,otherwise server will load round 2 track automatically.

I'm late?

LFSW name: djdarksilver
In-game name: Managan
Full team name:
Nation: Argentina

LFSW name: teppari
In-game name: [WCL] T.Soini
Full team name: World Class Lions
Nation: Finland

LFSW name: Arsk4
In-game name: MTDZX-Arska
Full team name: Master Team Drivers Zero X-treme
Nation: Finland

LFSW name:JULIKOBANDITTO
In-game name:revers_29
Full team name:
Nation:Russian

LFSW name: pik_d
In-game name: [TC-R] S.Rose
Full team name: [TC] Racing
Nation: USA

The new year has begun,but there is just one more almost traditional thing left - the NewYear City Challenge,which has been always 1st AWS round of the new year. Last year run with RB4,but in all other years with FXR - and the faster car returns to South City for this year as a season opener. With no previous champions signed up yet,it looks like a blank page of AWS history,where everyone can write his name. For that you need to endure over 100 kilometers race around streets of South City,keeping the car in tact and also own nerves. This is why it's called "challenge" - are you up for it?

Current signups list is not long,so there is plenty of place for everyone to place their bid for any of 7 individual awards,while also help his team/nation to reach the top position.

Round info:
Track: South City City Long (SO4)
Laps: 27 (109km)
Car: FXR
Previous winners : A.Valta (2016 / RB4), CoRe A.Laipnieks (2015), 22 S.Jurvansuu (2014), CoRe V.Pitkänen (2013), spdoFade (2012)

Server info and password will be PM'ed during saturday (european time) to all entrants,until then server remains publically accessible:
AWD Winter Series

LFSW name: pfortnoks
In-game name: Pfortnoks
Full team name:
Nation: Latvia

LFSW name: Kid222
In-game name: Kid
Full team name:
Nation: Czech republic

It's been a while since i tried some league. Time to get rekt.

LFSW name: Razor1373
In-game name: Anici<3
Full team name:
Nation: Poland

It's the first time im trying some league. Time to be rekt.
btw. my in-game name is different, but im unable to put that special characters in my post. I'll use the one i've wrote here just during the race if that's ok.

For the first timers it's always advisable to take it easy,make sure you're aware of surroundings and track situation and use this to gain experience,that will help in future.
About name - in case of special characters,use your normal name,I'll copy the name from lfsstats - if also there all not shown,I'll replace missing characters with similar ones or leave without.

LFSW name: Racon
In-game name: Jam 616
Full team name: PiranMOTO
Nation: England

Quote from ymeshulin :

LFSW name: ymeshulin
Nation: Scotland

Quote from Racon :

LFSW name: Racon
Nation: UK

Now it has come to this for the first time in RGE history (in RTFR I never cared,not that important) - as far as I understand,Scotland is part of UK. So either both of you must choose your part of UK or both sign up under UK flag,otherwise it's too confusing.
In terms of Nations Cup it might be wiser to unite to be more competitive.

No worries, I'll swap to England.

Be careful on the political UK issue. I heard it is very flammable if treated well in certain methods.

( Just what came in my mind in first place )

LFSW name: MButcher
In-game name: [TC-R] P.Butcher
Full team name: [TC] Racing
Nation: United Kingdom

I would race but you put this on at the same time as AB league races again.

Quote from englishlord :

I would race but you put this on at the same time as AB league races again.

+1

LFSW name: Vessel0
In-game name: VesseL
Full team name:
Nation: Latvia

Quote from mbutcher :

LFSW name: MButcher
Nation: United Kingdom

Again the same issue - seems like other UK drivers prefered to separate them into Scotland and England,how about you?

Quote from englishlord :

I would race but you put this on at the same time as AB league races again.

Actually it's other way round. Last time I tried to avoid AB's schedule I ended up stretching a league more then a month longer then I wanted to by scheduling VERL 2015 rounds in sundays when no AB races were scheduled. At the end AB filled these "free" sundays too with other their events,thus - they never gave a crap about stuff going on here. Never bothered to avoid them since.
Otherwise it's impossible to find other time for league - way less people (including me) want to race on saturdays and there is no other free day then sunday. Making the races earlier also is not an option,already had complaints about that last time I organized something 2h earlier. So it's sunday or workday with even lower attendance. Hence my choise...