The winter is coming,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 original 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 2025
At the end of the december,Race Green Events will start the 14th season of it's longest running yearly league - the one where only all wheel driven cars are used and the one where very different track types are used. Last 2 seasons produced repeating champions - in both 2023 and 2024 overall champions scored their 2nd AWS drivers championships,so the league is still in search of it's 12th different series champion. Or 3rd 2-time champion - or maybe even 1st 3-time champion. With increasing number of low power AWD cars in LFS's mods list,we can run more mixed surface rounds without fear of ending up with tyre overheating torture races,so this season half of the rounds will be run as part of Cross Challenge,while the real tyre overheating torture will take place in South City.
Season starts at the end of year in Blackwood,where Blackwood RXGP will be the 1st of 3 Cross Challenge rounds,this season running with the slowest car ever in the particular round - the 103 horsepower Prodigy AWD might sound easy to run,however everyone will be tasked to pull out of the car everything to be fast on mixxed surface track. Once again South City will be ground for highest powered car of the season - this season it is an Adda once again,but a very different car hailing from different era. The 610 horsepower V10 engine of Adda AR-Eight V10 can accelerate the rather heavy car quickly,however the road tyres will force drivers to take care in turns to bring the car home after 28 laps around Town Course.
Both middle rounds of the season will take place in Westhill - first we will return to dusty 600 meter oval,which is once again set to be rounded 100 times in Green 100. The weapon of choice is a car well known from RandomCar - Imprezzive B2,a 345 horsepower 2-door sedan hailing from Japan. Westhill Street Cup has been run for 8 seasons with RB4,this year we decided to give the car a break and bring back car originally designed for rallycross - XF EGTR-RX AWS Spec has been updated once again,losing some power and gaining some battery size,still the range is about half a lap short of race distance,so drivers will have to make some calculations to use energy wisely around the 10 kilometer Westschleifenring.
Last 2 rounds brings the season in final stretch as championships should be decided in these - the only unchanged AWS round will be run as 5th round this year. Winter 200 as always will be run with FXR around Kyoto's Oval for 200 kilometers - cooperation with other drivers is not an option,but a need for good results. Best place to end the winter season is in warm tropical island - Fern Bay will welcome AWS drivers for the last round in it's Rallycross circuit,run with a K-car type Chorus Attendanze XT-Z 4R,which last season produced plenty of excitement despite having just a 660 cubiccentimenter engine with 63 horsepower.
AWS once again will be run on sundays,however an unexpected change in LFS calender forced us to change originally planned start time for rounds 2 to 4 to avoid clash between 2 leagues - these 3 rounds will be started 1 hour earlier than others in their original start time of 18:30 UTC. The season starts at the end of old year and will keep the usual bi-weekly schedule to finish at the first sunday of march. Once again 4 individual awards are awaiting for their new holders and 2 team/nations awards where everyone can help their team or nation for better results - should be motivation for most to take part in AWS 2025!
Series schedule:
22.12.2024. 18:30 UTC - Round 1 - Blackwood RXGP (PROA @ BL Rallycross, 34 laps / 62 km)
05.01.2025. 17:30 UTC - Round 2 - NewYear City Challenge (AAEV @ SO Town Course Rev., 28 laps / 88 km)
19.01.2025. 17:30 UTC - Round 3 - Green 100 (IMPB @ WE Dirt Oval*, 100 laps / 60 km)
02.02.2025. 17:30 UTC - Round 4 - Westhill Street Cup (XERA @ WE Westschleifenring 2024*, 2*5 laps / 2*53 km)
16.02.2025. 18:30 UTC - Round 5 - Winter 200 (FXR @ Kyoto Oval, 67 laps / 200 km)
02.03.2025. 18:30 UTC - Round 6 - Jamaican Trophy (CAX4 @ Fern Bay Rallycross, 29 laps / 59 km)
* Custom layouts available as attachments
Each round will have a specific info and discussions thread in this forum section 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 for rounds 1;5 and 6:
18:30 UTC / 19:30 CET / 20:30 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
19:00 UTC / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET - race start
Timetable for rounds 2;3 and 4:
17:30 UTC / 18:30 CET / 29:30 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
18:00 UTC / 19:00 CET / 20:00 EET - race start
18:25 UTC / 19:25 CET / 20:25 EET - race 2 start (round 4 only)
Special notes on custom cars:
Some custom cars carry elements in their downloaded package configurations which are not deemed suited for racing in our events (safety car/police lights). Using such are forbidden and in case of breach driver will receive penalty for unsupported equipment. The forbidden configurations are:
* AAEV - Police
Special notes on qualifying:
* In rounds 3 and 5 hotlap qualifying will be used,this means there will be no specific lenght of qualifying session,every driver will run alone and have outlap and 2 hotlaps. Qualifying order 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.
- To qualify for the race drivers have to set a laptime during qualifying session within 112% of best laptime of the qualifying session. This does not affect championship's top 10 drivers as they may start the race without qualifying or with laptime outside 112% of best laptime.
Championships:
AWS Drivers Champion - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through all 6 rounds,including attendance bonus points
AWS Cross Challenge Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 3 rounds run in rallycross tracks (rounds 1; 3 and 6)
AWS Oval Trophy Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in oval tracks (rounds 3 and 5)
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 (award will not be given out if less than 2 rookies have finished at least one race through season)
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.
Points System:
Finishing points:
1st - 16 points
2nd - 14 points
3rd - 12 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
13th-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 are 8 or less participants in qualifying,race distance will be halved and points system changed.
1st - 8 points
2nd - 6 points
3rd - 5 points
4th - 4 points
5th - 3 points
6th - 2 points
7th and lower - 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 (crossed the start/finish line from grid on own power)
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 limits (for example in Kyoto oval on apron) counts as illegal and will be penalized in case of protest.
> Contacts - have to be avoided at all costs! With closed wheels cars bumpdrafting is not forbidden,but in case of any reported incidents it will be treated as intentional contact,so everyone has to make sure that he knows what he is doing!
> 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 round 5,which is held in oval track 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 axis clutch. 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,chat misconduct.
> 30s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in rounds 3 and 5) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] without serious consequences or unsportsmanlike behaviour,illegal passing,unsupported equipment.
> 60s added to finish time (1 lap penalty in round 1 / 2 laps penalty in rounds 3 and 5) - medium infractions like causing avoidable incident[s] with consequences to other drivers (like affecting 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 2025,you have to visit AWS 2025 Signups thread and fill the registration form.
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!
Signup tracking and all the standings will be found in AWS 2025 spreadsheets.
Signed up drivers will receive server information and password at least 24h before round start (usually in sunday European time) via PM on this website! 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 0.7F).
All information above can be changed,if so,there will be posted a notification about it!
League server: AWD Winter Series
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