Hello, racers.
After Round 5, some situations came to light that needed to be addressed re: our rules system. Please see the attached Word document for the changes (in bold). These will be added to the official rules page shortly.
Important changes, summarized:
After Round 5, some situations came to light that needed to be addressed re: our rules system. Please see the attached Word document for the changes (in bold). These will be added to the official rules page shortly.
Important changes, summarized:
- Every car must have at least two drivers per race. No single driver may drive more than 75% of the race distance.
- Flipped cars no longer have to spectate. They should wait for a race control message instructing them to reset their car. After the subsequent restart, they will be given a 45-second penalty in order to simulate the repair cost for damage incurred during their accident. They will take this penalty under green flag conditions.
- When the SC/full-course yellow comes out, you are to cease racing immediately and fall in line. This includes cars you are on the same lap with AND cars that are one or more laps behind or ahead of you. In other words, NO PASSING (unless you're a lapped car ahead of the leader who's passing the SC).
- Pit speed limiter is no longer required until the final sector of the lap prior to the restart. When the leader enters the final sector, he must engage the pit limiter. All cars behind must close the gap (but still leave room to the car ahead) and also engage their limiters. At this time the SC will drive off. The green will come out when the leader enters the S/F straight. Though there will be no limiter required prior to this final sector, the SC will run on its limiter, so you must drive intelligently and without excess testosterone. Just be smart, people.
- Under a SC period, drivers exiting the pits must maintain the positions they have when they exit. In other words, no passing someone after you've exited the pits but before you catch the field.
- Previously, all DNFs were placed behind all finishing teams. In other words, a lead lap team who ran out of gas on the last lap would be ranked behind a team who finished 10 laps down. We feel that this system is unfair to teams who drive great races but DNF very close to the end of the race. Therefore, from now on, teams who DNF but have completed 90% of the leader's completed laps will be ranked with finishing teams in order of laps finished. Teams who DNF will be ranked behind all finishing cars on their lap. There are examples in the rules document if this is confusing for anyone.