Please read and digest all rules before signing up.
Rules
Throughout the entire season, race format will stay the same, that being as follows.
There will be a 15 min qualification period to determine the starting position for the sprint race.
Sprint race
Each event will begin with a sprint race which will run for approx 15 mins, the starting order of this race will be determined by the qualification period.
Feature race
Each event will feature a feature race which will run for approx 45mins, there is NO forced pit, although you may pit if required, the starting positions for this feature race will be determined by reverse championship standings, in the case of the first event, starting position will be determined by reverse order of the sprint race.
The league will always start on Thursdays at 19.30 GMT.
The idea of the league is fun but competitive racing, please respect other drivers, and treat them with the same respect you expect to be treated.
You will find the results, standings and replays in the RSSC forum.
All times are GMT/UTC.
1) General Rules:
Qualification : This is a ONE SHOT qualifying system, that means that once you have left the pits to start your qualification, you will not be permitted to re-enter the qualification if you pit, once you are out, that’s it, no second goes, to clarify, you ARE NOT allowed to pit at ANY time, either by shift+p or driving into the pits.
If you turn up after qualification has started, you will start from the back of the grid
Drive clean and fair, if you unfairly disadvantage a fellow racer you should do the honourable thing and allow said driver to pass you, this is just a gentlemans rule, and due to the nature of LFS's damage model, lag and other factors cannot be enforced fully.
1a) Car Selection:
-You must choose between the RAC (Raceabout) and the FZ50, once you have raced the first event in any car you MUST use this car for the rest of the season, the FZ50 must NOT use TC
1b) Track conditions:
- Track conditions and time CAN change, the website will be updated with a weather report at least 1 day before the event.
1c) Chatting:
- Chatting MUST be limited during the main race, only sorry or likewise being allowed.
- You can block messages in the main race, but be aware that this will also block messages that may help you in avoiding a penalty.
1d) Disconnection:
- If you got a disconnection during the qualification period you can not rejoin the qualification but you can spectate, if you didn’t manage to set a time, you will start from the back of the grid.
- If you got a disconnection during the race you can not rejoin the race but you can spectate.
- If you disconnect during the sprint race, you will be permitted to drive in the feature race.
1e) Reset:
- Resetting is NOT allowed, if you are stuck, or inverted you may Shift-S back to the pits.
1f) Restarts:
- The race WILL NOT be restarted under ANY circumstances
1g) Yellow and Blue Flags:
- Respect the yellow and blue flags.
- No overtaking during Yellow flag (except the car/s that caused the yellow Flag).
- If you accidentally passed someone under yellow, you must let him pass you again ASAP!
- Drivers must use caution and be prepared to slow down under Yellow Flag conditions.
- When the Yellow Flag disappears from your screen you can overtake again.
- When you got a Blue Flag let the faster car/s pass you easily as fast as possible, but it is the responability of the passing driver to pass safely and not cause the passed driver any adverse affects
1h) Race Starts:
- Remember to close all unnecessary programs and websites in the background (like MSN, LFS World etc.) before you race! Because these things take away some of your Internet bandwidth and could cause lag (timeouts) for you and the other racers on a server.
- There are no restarts of the race - no matter what.
- Laglaps, when starting directly from qualifying there will be NO laglap, if for any reason the race has to start from the lobby screen, a laglap WILL be required.
- Sprint race starting order is the result from qualifying.
- Feature race starting order is the championship standings reverse, in the case of event 1, sprint race finishing positions reversed.
1i) Pit Stops:
- There is NO forced pit-stop in the race, you can of course do a pitstop if your car is damaged, needs fuel, or tyres.
1j) In game driver names
-All drivers MUST use the following format for in game driver names.
Team tag (if you have one) real name
e.g. CR|D.Watkins
1k) Signing up
The RSWC is open to ALL S2 licence holders, when signing up please use your real name, and if you are in a team, and would like to contribute to the team championship, please state your team.
Preference will be given in the following order
1) Those drivers that completed in previous RSC leagues
There are 30 places available and will be filled on a first come first served basis by the above critieria
In the event that more than 30 drivers sign up, those drivers will be entered into the reserves, all reserves are welcome to turn up to an event, but will only be allowed to race if there is room.
Non-reserve drivers that do not participate in 2 con-current events, without prior notice will be demoted to reserve status, and the next available reserve driver will take their place.
2) Race Penalties summary:
- If you come too late and join after the qualifying has started = your starting position will be the back of the grid.
- Wrong Passing under Yellow (and don't give the place back immediately) = you’ll placed behind the driver you passed in the final results of that race
(be warned If he DNF you also DNF because you'll be placed behind him!).
- Rejoining a race / joining an ongoing race will also end in a DSQ.
- All other things that are actually not in this list can of course be penalized by the Admins after the race (i.e. reckless driving, pushing someone out of his pit, etc.).
Incident reporting will be available for 24 hours after each event for individuals to post any reports and bad or unsportsmanlike driving, race admin will review each of the reports and if deemed neccesary a penalty will be applied to the at fault driver.
3) Points: Drivers Championship
Each and every driver in the championship will be driving for points in the drivers championship, the driver with the highest amount of points at the end of the season will be declared the “Road Sport Winter Cup Champion”
Sprint Race :
- Qualifying winner = 1 Point
- Fastest lap = 1 Point
- Race:
Position 1 = 16
Position 2 = 12
Position 3 = 10
Position 4 = 8
Position 5 = 6
Position 6 = 5
Position 7 = 4
Position 8 = 3
Position 9 = 2
Position 10 = 1
Feature Race :
- Fastest lap = 1 Point
- Race:
Position 1 = 26
Position 2 = 23
Position 3 = 20
Position 4 = 18
Position 5 = 16
Position 6 = 14
Position 7 = 13
Position 8 = 12
Position 9 = 11
Position 10 = 10
Position 11 = 9
Position 12 = 8
Position 13 = 7
Position 14 = 6
Position 15 = 5
Position 16 = 4
Position 17 = 3
Position 18 = 2
Position 19 = 1
There will be NO points for DNF or DSQ.
4b) Points: Team Championship
When you enter the “Road Sport Winter Cup”, you have the chance to enter your team in the “Road Sport Winter Cup team championship”.
Each driver that signs up with their team will score points for the team championship, the team with the highest amount of points at the end of the season will be declared the “Road Sport Winter Cup Team Champion”
Each team must consist of 2 drivers, these can be made up teams, or real teams.
If for example a team signs up with more than two drivers, then they will need to split their team, i.e. Concept Racing 1 / Concept Racing 2, but each team must contain two drivers.
1st ***** 10 points
2nd***** 8 points
3rd ***** 6 points
4th****** 5 points
5th****** 4 points
6th ***** 3 points
7th****** 2 points
8th****** 1 point
There will be NO points for DNF or DSQ.
5) The server will be open at 19.00 GMT. You must be there before 19.30 GMT.
Rules
Throughout the entire season, race format will stay the same, that being as follows.
There will be a 15 min qualification period to determine the starting position for the sprint race.
Sprint race
Each event will begin with a sprint race which will run for approx 15 mins, the starting order of this race will be determined by the qualification period.
Feature race
Each event will feature a feature race which will run for approx 45mins, there is NO forced pit, although you may pit if required, the starting positions for this feature race will be determined by reverse championship standings, in the case of the first event, starting position will be determined by reverse order of the sprint race.
The league will always start on Thursdays at 19.30 GMT.
The idea of the league is fun but competitive racing, please respect other drivers, and treat them with the same respect you expect to be treated.
You will find the results, standings and replays in the RSSC forum.
All times are GMT/UTC.
1) General Rules:
Qualification : This is a ONE SHOT qualifying system, that means that once you have left the pits to start your qualification, you will not be permitted to re-enter the qualification if you pit, once you are out, that’s it, no second goes, to clarify, you ARE NOT allowed to pit at ANY time, either by shift+p or driving into the pits.
If you turn up after qualification has started, you will start from the back of the grid
Drive clean and fair, if you unfairly disadvantage a fellow racer you should do the honourable thing and allow said driver to pass you, this is just a gentlemans rule, and due to the nature of LFS's damage model, lag and other factors cannot be enforced fully.
1a) Car Selection:
-You must choose between the RAC (Raceabout) and the FZ50, once you have raced the first event in any car you MUST use this car for the rest of the season, the FZ50 must NOT use TC
1b) Track conditions:
- Track conditions and time CAN change, the website will be updated with a weather report at least 1 day before the event.
1c) Chatting:
- Chatting MUST be limited during the main race, only sorry or likewise being allowed.
- You can block messages in the main race, but be aware that this will also block messages that may help you in avoiding a penalty.
1d) Disconnection:
- If you got a disconnection during the qualification period you can not rejoin the qualification but you can spectate, if you didn’t manage to set a time, you will start from the back of the grid.
- If you got a disconnection during the race you can not rejoin the race but you can spectate.
- If you disconnect during the sprint race, you will be permitted to drive in the feature race.
1e) Reset:
- Resetting is NOT allowed, if you are stuck, or inverted you may Shift-S back to the pits.
1f) Restarts:
- The race WILL NOT be restarted under ANY circumstances
1g) Yellow and Blue Flags:
- Respect the yellow and blue flags.
- No overtaking during Yellow flag (except the car/s that caused the yellow Flag).
- If you accidentally passed someone under yellow, you must let him pass you again ASAP!
- Drivers must use caution and be prepared to slow down under Yellow Flag conditions.
- When the Yellow Flag disappears from your screen you can overtake again.
- When you got a Blue Flag let the faster car/s pass you easily as fast as possible, but it is the responability of the passing driver to pass safely and not cause the passed driver any adverse affects
1h) Race Starts:
- Remember to close all unnecessary programs and websites in the background (like MSN, LFS World etc.) before you race! Because these things take away some of your Internet bandwidth and could cause lag (timeouts) for you and the other racers on a server.
- There are no restarts of the race - no matter what.
- Laglaps, when starting directly from qualifying there will be NO laglap, if for any reason the race has to start from the lobby screen, a laglap WILL be required.
- Sprint race starting order is the result from qualifying.
- Feature race starting order is the championship standings reverse, in the case of event 1, sprint race finishing positions reversed.
1i) Pit Stops:
- There is NO forced pit-stop in the race, you can of course do a pitstop if your car is damaged, needs fuel, or tyres.
1j) In game driver names
-All drivers MUST use the following format for in game driver names.
Team tag (if you have one) real name
e.g. CR|D.Watkins
1k) Signing up
The RSWC is open to ALL S2 licence holders, when signing up please use your real name, and if you are in a team, and would like to contribute to the team championship, please state your team.
Preference will be given in the following order
1) Those drivers that completed in previous RSC leagues
There are 30 places available and will be filled on a first come first served basis by the above critieria
In the event that more than 30 drivers sign up, those drivers will be entered into the reserves, all reserves are welcome to turn up to an event, but will only be allowed to race if there is room.
Non-reserve drivers that do not participate in 2 con-current events, without prior notice will be demoted to reserve status, and the next available reserve driver will take their place.
2) Race Penalties summary:
- If you come too late and join after the qualifying has started = your starting position will be the back of the grid.
- Wrong Passing under Yellow (and don't give the place back immediately) = you’ll placed behind the driver you passed in the final results of that race
(be warned If he DNF you also DNF because you'll be placed behind him!).
- Rejoining a race / joining an ongoing race will also end in a DSQ.
- All other things that are actually not in this list can of course be penalized by the Admins after the race (i.e. reckless driving, pushing someone out of his pit, etc.).
Incident reporting will be available for 24 hours after each event for individuals to post any reports and bad or unsportsmanlike driving, race admin will review each of the reports and if deemed neccesary a penalty will be applied to the at fault driver.
3) Points: Drivers Championship
Each and every driver in the championship will be driving for points in the drivers championship, the driver with the highest amount of points at the end of the season will be declared the “Road Sport Winter Cup Champion”
Sprint Race :
- Qualifying winner = 1 Point
- Fastest lap = 1 Point
- Race:
Position 1 = 16
Position 2 = 12
Position 3 = 10
Position 4 = 8
Position 5 = 6
Position 6 = 5
Position 7 = 4
Position 8 = 3
Position 9 = 2
Position 10 = 1
Feature Race :
- Fastest lap = 1 Point
- Race:
Position 1 = 26
Position 2 = 23
Position 3 = 20
Position 4 = 18
Position 5 = 16
Position 6 = 14
Position 7 = 13
Position 8 = 12
Position 9 = 11
Position 10 = 10
Position 11 = 9
Position 12 = 8
Position 13 = 7
Position 14 = 6
Position 15 = 5
Position 16 = 4
Position 17 = 3
Position 18 = 2
Position 19 = 1
There will be NO points for DNF or DSQ.
4b) Points: Team Championship
When you enter the “Road Sport Winter Cup”, you have the chance to enter your team in the “Road Sport Winter Cup team championship”.
Each driver that signs up with their team will score points for the team championship, the team with the highest amount of points at the end of the season will be declared the “Road Sport Winter Cup Team Champion”
Each team must consist of 2 drivers, these can be made up teams, or real teams.
If for example a team signs up with more than two drivers, then they will need to split their team, i.e. Concept Racing 1 / Concept Racing 2, but each team must contain two drivers.
1st ***** 10 points
2nd***** 8 points
3rd ***** 6 points
4th****** 5 points
5th****** 4 points
6th ***** 3 points
7th****** 2 points
8th****** 1 point
There will be NO points for DNF or DSQ.
5) The server will be open at 19.00 GMT. You must be there before 19.30 GMT.
