The end of year is time for many traditions in many cultures. The simracing culture around the online racing simulator Live For Speed has one that goes back to year of 2011 - the year when the very first event of it's series took place on 26th december with 18 crashhappy people. 13 years later the number of crashhappy people rised up to 62,breaking records for non-endurance events attendance. So should we stop while we're at all time highs? Not happening - we're keeping the tradition alive until the last car has been recycled into tin cans,so for the 14th time...

Race [un]Green Events presents: the chance to take your 140 horsepower rear wheel drive XR GT and don't feel sorry if you happen to destroy it - because this is an event where you have a risk to get your car finished before crossing the finish line. The event will have only few basic rules regarding behaviour on track,otherwise - feel free to impress your opponents physically,divebombing and P.I.T. maneuvers more than welcome! Event will consist from different parts - qualifying,where each driver just sets his laptimes to decide starting places,heats in 2 or 3 levels,where the fight starts to get physical for the chance for final,the final,where best will be decided,battle royale where only event winners can race and a bonus run,where everyone will get a final chance to let out rage on masses!


Fern Bay is and stays the LFS true classic,so it seems we will never leave this place! Bullring V3 is still the place to be,also this year we'll use the very same layout as several years before and probably few years after.

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The track surface is 99% grass (not that the 1% of tarmac would make much difference anyway),one lap is 330 meters long and width variates from 10 to 20 meters and it even has a slight elevation! Layout file can be found as attachment from one of previous year's threads and in server,feel free to have practice runs to be familiar with track or just store the layout for own needs.


Now some information about the parts of this event:

Qualifying:
The hotlap qualifying will be used here. Every driver will have 1 outlap and 2 timed hotlaps,the best lap counts as per standart LFS qualifying. The order will be decided by connection list - from top to bottom,late joiners will have a chance for their run after initial order. Each driver will receive 2 simple commands from race administration:
[drivername] - join - driver joins and stops his car right before entry of track (right before the yellow line)
[drivername] - go! - driver enters the track for his qualifying run
To avoid any delays and make situation fair for everyone,tyre warming is forbidden (except on direct way from spawn spot to waiting place) and drivers must enter track not earlier and not later than on "go!" command.
Everyone else is expected to stay in spectators until called for his run! To speed up things,we will run 2 cars on track at same time. Track is just over 20 seconds long,this means cars will have around 10 seconds between them,so noone should disturb other driver normally. But in case someone spins and loses a lot of speed,he is expected to allow other driver to pass in case he is near behind!
Qualifying will determine starting order for most of runs!

Preliminary runs:
If there are more than 48 attenders,the event will start with preliminary runs - best 20 drivers from qualifying will qualify for quarter final automatically,rest will have to earn their spot through the 1st level of heats. Everyone beyound qualifying position 20 will be divided into 4-6 heats (depending on drivers count - aiming for ~8 drivers per heat),best 2 will qualify for quarter final directly,rest will be divided into 2 relegation runs to battle for remaining quarter final spots.
> Participants: Everyone who qualified outside top20
> Heat length: 6 laps
> Relegation length: 4 laps

Quarter final:
If there are 48 or less attenders,the event will start with quarter final heats,if there are more than 48 attenders,this will be the 2nd level of heats with 42 participants (6 heats with 7 drivers per heat). Top2 finishers will advance directly to semi final,rest will be divided into 2 relegation runs to battle for remaining 6 semi final spots.
> Participants: 42 best drivers (top20 qualifyers + 22 best from preliminary heats)
> Heat length: 8 laps
> Relegation length: 5 laps

Semi final:
Best 18 drivers from previous heats level will be divided into 3 heats with 6 drivers per heat. Top2 finishers will earn their spot in final,remaining 12 drivers will have to battle through the last chance run for 4 final spots.
> Participants: 18 best drivers from quarter final heats
> Heat length: 10 laps
> Relegation length: 6 laps

The final:
The final is the run where the event official winner will be decided in a 20 laps long heat! The starting order will be decided partially from heats and qualifying - all 3 semi final heat winners will start from front row (order determined by qualifying results),all 3 heat 2nd place finishers will start from 2nd row with same ordering,last chance run qualifyers will be ordered just by qualifying results.
> Participants: 10 best drivers from semi final heats
> Heat length: 20 laps

Battle Royale:
This run is for This is Crashmaaas !!! overall winners only! All the past event winners (including the new one) are set in the short 6 laps exhibition battle to sort out between themselves who is the best without any outside influence! Starting order - random,because the real champion does not care about grid position!

The Bonus run:
It's the ultimate carnage - everyone in server will be able to take part in this 20 lap run,the best part - starting order will be random,so you could only blame LFS randomizer for a bad starting position. As usually bonus run will have some new layout additions,some a bit experimental,some pretty much classic,some might put you out of race,some will help you to put others out.
As always the official part of the event ends with finish of Bonus run,but the afterparty will continue as long there are crashhappy drivers in server - 10 lap races on the Bonus run track just for fun,where we will allow all cars (including mods) and remove password of server!


Even this is a almost rule-free event on track while racing,the event format asks some tough admining,so everyone is expected to behave in server and follow admin's instuctions and these guide lines:

Starting of a run:
Everyone will be simply gridded in default formation - 1st position is on left side,2nd in middle and 3rd - on right side of each row.
Make sure you don't jump the start as LFS will either give you DT/SG penalty or even spectate you - penalty will be replaced by 1 lap penalty,while spectate will mean that your heat is over!

Racing rules:
Everyone is expected to follow clean racing rules... Yeah,right... This is crashmaaas! There are only these basic rules:
1. No wrong way driving - just anti-clockwise direction on track! In case you get spun heading wrong way,driver is expected to turn his car to right direction on full steering lock or reverse and make the J-turn.
2. No standing on track or massive slowing down - except the car is in undrivable condition/position,in that case feel free to leave your car as an extra obstacle for others and hope for someone's help.
3. No disturbing on non-finished drivers after finishing himself - once you cross the line to finish the heat,avoid any contacts with cars still running.
4. No rejoining during run - if the car is undriveable,rolled or outside the track,the run is over!
5. Have fun! (also a mandatory rule )

NOTE: After having some incidents in previous years,special attention on rule #3! If you finish your run,you may not interfere others in any way! Serious infractions will lead to disqualification. Also 2nd rule is ignored more and more,so repeated violations might receive ban from this and other RGE events. Let's keep it cool and fair for everyone!

Server behaviour rules:

• follow the instructions of admins
  
• no spamming in chat (few known spammers might be quickly kicked if they don't behave)
  
• no insulting others in any way (other than crashing them while in a official run)
  
• join only when allowed
  
• no voting for restart/end/qualification
  

Server is online for practice:
> > > Server name: This is Crashmaaas !!! - ONLINE
pass=smash4teen


In case someone needs a setup,here's what the winner of 2014 and track record owner posted:

Quote from mbutcher :

Anyone who wants a proven setup, here's the one I always use:
https://www.lfs.net/files/setups/23280/XRG-Crashmas2014

For refference how everything looked in previous events,here are links to threads and videos from previous years:
2011 - winner: Keff`s
2012 - winner: CG™» Litrololol
2013 - winner: K.Jaunzemis#11
2014 - winner: *‹[TC]›Pete‹
2015 - winner: S M.Kapal
2016 - winner: [GRT]LRK-racer /1
2017 - winner: [SR] Adebayor
2018 - winner: Dzidoris
2019 - winner: [GRT]LRK-racer
2020 - winner: [AAR] Meaddie
2021 - winner: [AAR] Meaddie
2022 - winner: B2ﾏ TωϊnCΔm
2023 - winner: B2ﾏ Upsas


(VOD of SimBroadcasts.tv livestream of 2023 event)


(VOD of SimBroadcasts.tv livestream of 2022 event)


(VOD of SimBroadcasts.tv livestream of 2021 event)


(VOD of SimBroadcasts.tv livestream of 2020 event)


(video made by Gutholz)


(video made by Litro)

The event will not require any sign-ups,but everyone joining server will be expected to have red the rules and information about event format above and follow them!
Feel free to post your interest to take part in this so everyone will know how many drivers (or even - if between them personal rivals) can be expected!

Ready to end B2R's domination

finally it will be my year

Quote from Iginla :

finally it will be my year

But use single account this year!

Quote from Iginla :

finally it will be my year

i aren't think that

Server is now online for practice:
> > > Server name: This is Crashmaaas !!! - ONLINE

whoever wins is a noob

Quote from Viperakecske :

whoever wins is a noob

wait?? ... wat?

Quote from Viperakecske :

whoever wins is a noob

Jealousy is ugly.

i arent think that

YouTube livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W65HC7dIJUU

Also live on Twitch as per usual: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts

Quote from thegamer23 :

Ready to end B2R's domination...

Didn't i put you on your roof?

This year is my year!

Quote from cathal50cc :

Didn't i put you on your roof?

Indeed..still remember it as it was yesterday..

You have a target on your back this year, watch out champ

Server is now password protected,password is in 1st post right under the section everyone should be familiar with - rules!

Please DO NOT post server info in random places without leading info to this thread - otherwise too many people join who have absolutely no clue what's this event is about and what is it's format! (and leave after setting qualifying time,thus leaving blank spots in the heats)

Event live results sheets for heat tracking purposes:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1o0WnhWzf8xW40ElXAgPUkVVsUomAIYnnVlDvODuL4e0/edit#gid=0
(this is where everyone can see in which heat he is,I can't answer everyone personally during the event)

66 is the number of participants in this year's edition,setting another attendance record - and that does not include few drivers who joined only for the last 2 runs... And there's another new champion! If you want to see everything in LFS client,replays are attached to this post.

If someone does not have enough,the Bonus Run layout is still set in the server with 10 laps and all cars unlocked,so feel free to join the server!

Thanks for organising, Rony and congrats on the attendance record.

I love how Gabor was squished outside the track.

That's the best CRASHMAAAS video ever!

Bro went all in with the video budget

* PENALTIES :
Jaroslav Dohnalík - receives a DISQUALIFICATION from Semifinal onwards for intentional slowing down.
B2ﾏ LITRO - receives a DISQUALIFICATION from Bonus Run for causing false start to 2 other competitors.

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The server connection limit raise resulted in record breaking attendance on previous event,this time we were more prepered despite another new attendance record - 66 is the number of participants in the 2024 event edition,which is 4 more than the record set one year ago. However for 2nd year in row there was a need for disqualification - on last semifinal run a certain experienced participant decided to breach one of just 4 rules and with this influenced heavily result of otherwise fair battle between other drivers.

Pace was once again important for results,however the event winner was this time quite an exemption as he qualfied 37th,but had to race against 5 top10 qualifyers in the final. Top20 qualifyers this year were directly in the quarter final,however for 40% of them that was the final stop.


Only 2 champions were able to reach semifinal,however both of them could not qualify for final,so even before the 20 laps long decision it was clear there will be a new champion - the 12th different one! The final itself was rather less interesting for the spectators as there were not too much proper physical battles and the winner led all 20 laps and even catching the backmarkers did not cause any threats as one of them was playing bodyguard role to help Thehemuli become the 1st ever finnish winner of This is Crashmaaas !!! event. The most recent V8 Racing League champion added another achievement to his most successful year in simracing - he qualified in the low 37th position,but finished solidly in 2nd position in his preliminary run behind a countryman to advance to quarterfinal. The quarterfinal wasn't successful and Thehemuli had to qualify for semifinal via relegation run,where finishing 2nd in thrilling final lap was enough. The semifinal went much better again as he finished 2nd in it,clinching his grid spot on 2nd row of the final,which was rather clean and filled with some minor contacts early on and the finn set just 9th fastest lap of the final heat during his nervous run to win.

Being fast always has been helpful in Crashmas,however not always it was deciding skill - the event rookie Suforr set the fastest laptime in qualifying,securing 1st grid position for most runs,but after convincing win in his quarterfinal heat,he wasn't as lucky in semifinal,so he had to qualify for final through last chance run,where he finished 3rd. In final the spaniard was even relegated to last position early on,however he used his pace to climb up the order to finish 2nd,repeating also the fastest lap of the whole event (first set by Tikvosha in QF relegation run). L.Rydh took the final step on the podium - the swede was also between top3 qualifyers and won his quartefinal and semifinal heats,putting himself also on front row of final,but then his luck ended as he had to work hard in few battles to at least finish 3rd.


2nd edition of Battle Royale ended up very similar to the 1st edition - with common efforts the only 2 time champion was promoted out of track and the brand new champion cruised for 2/3 of the race to finish line. Despite 5 attending previous champions in main event part,the champions race featured just 3 of them (from which one was spectated for false start),the new champion and the commentator coming back from his retirement.

The biggest chaos race of Bonus run this time received a snowflake themed grid on which only 32 drivers were standing,leaving 20% of the grid free. Despite small reduction of layout objects compared to few previous years,somehow this ended in more retirements than usually as only 6 cars finished the race,half on lead lap,one driver after incidentally being returned into race after a roll. Even with this low number of finishers,it was an intrigue until the last meters of the race - the leader of 2 penultimate laps rolled on the final turn,giving up race lead to the leader of all other 18 laps Mouseman,who crossed the finish line with very damaged car.



The updated format of the event created more heats - a total of 23 of them were run (including Battle Royale and Bonus),however in fear for over extention of the whole event it was decided to reduce lapcount of everything before semifinal - this saved us few minutes,but still it was 4 hours long event,if amount of participants does not shrink,such event length without big changes in format is unavoidable. Only change for next edition should be reducing direct qualifyers count to 18 (each quarterfinal would feature equal amount of qualifyers),other than that we have to leave preliminary run format as flexible as possible.

Next 26th december will fall on friday,so the 15th edition of the event will be on friday the 13[*2]th for extra unlucky mishaps and breaks. And yet we will be searching for the 13th different winner or if most are unlucky - 3rd 2-time winner or 1st 3-time winner. Until then there are 11 and a half months to store your energy,practice your skills an stock up your XRGs to be destroyed in next This is Crashmaaas !!! - the Xmas derby event. And even if such requests in past were not heard - how about winners speach?