I'm working on designing stage layouts for SimRS and the object-hitting penalties are not necessary. I was wondering if there was any way to disable them in the layout options or server options?

No.

Quote from hackerx :

No.

Thanks, that's what I was afraid of.

I think you can, just take away the green arrow?

Quote from imthebestracerthereis :

I think you can, just take away the green arrow?

Unfortunately that isn't an option. I need to use custom starting points..

Yes, i would like to know if this is possible aswell...

And also, is it possible to disable the countdown after 'spwning' useing the green arrow in custom layouts? Similar to the instant start that is given when you choose 'practice' when selecting the laps.

Just place a starting line in the same spot as the default one and you won't get any penalties... IIRC.