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 2023
The Race Green Events winter league returns for it's 12th season with a big change - a total of 8 cars are now in the league's lineup. That includes both original LFS's AWD cars,the electric XFR introduced last year with a slight update for this year,a brand new league spec buggy derived from an already existing mod and 4 cars found on the files list for public use. The schedule is extended to 8 rounds returning the season length to original length of opening 2 seasons of the league. Since each car is now used just once in the season,both minor awards FXR Master and RB4 Master have been dropped,but there are still 3 other individual titles besides main drivers champion title and rookie of the year award. With quite variating performance and handling characteristics through the cars,this will become a true allrounders challenge to win the main title this season,where all cars are connected by a single technical aspect - they all provide it's power unit's power to all four wheels.
The 2023 season is almost 3 months long and will start 2 weeks before the actual year 2023 starts - season opens on 19th december in Blackwood,where the brand new Buggy 2000 will have it's inaugural race at Blackwood's Rallycross configuration in reversed direction. It will be the 1st ever open wheel and non-saloon car,and also 1st internal combustion engine car without turbocharger in league's history. As always the 1st round of the new year is at South City,where the compact AWD GTR car PZG will be used around environment's longest configuration City Long. This car is very agile due it's low weight,slick tyres and downforce,so it will be a proper workout even if it has "just" 275 HP. The 1st electric powered car of the season will be BZ30 Roadster,run in Aston's custom configuration known under name Cup. The 280kW roadster is not really a lighweight as it carries battery for over 20 minutes of high paced racing,but with help of slicks it will be still quite quick through turns. The first half of the season will conclude with the only round that's unchanged through all 12 seasons of AWS - FXR run at Kyoto oval has always been an unpredictible spectacle for 200 kilometers.
Second half of the season starts again in one of the standard rallycross tracks - this time it's Fern Bay's version of RX track,where the RS1 Kenji will make it's debuth in RGE league racing. The powerful machine will torture it's tyres to glowing,even if assisted by minor downforce through turns. A somewhat more classic round will continue after visit in Jamaica - our well known RB4 will make it's 7th appearance in Westhill's support roads,this time it's the better known Tunnels configuration on the menu. Round 7 is the 2nd oval round of the season - it's a return of Rockingham 150,which used to be run with RB4. This year it's substituted by a car that was originally created to be a rally car - Fraud Wheeler E2,the midengined coupe is not much different from RB4 in terms of performance,but for this race it will have assistance of slick tyres. The season finale will be held at same combination as last year's opening round and most attendend round - the electrified XFR lost a bit of power,but gained additional 1/3 of the battery to extend it's range,still each of two races will require some power management to avoid lengthy recharge.
Once again AWS will be held on mondays with gap of 2 weeks between it's rounds,with exeption for 2 rounds,which will be run just a single week after previous round - both standard LFS cars are deemed to be well known and won't require this much preperation. S2 licenced users will be eligible to participate just in 2 rounds now,as other 6 are run with mod cars requiring S3 licence. Again best few racers will be awarded with small money prizes,unfortunatelly due weird Paypal algorithms/politics we're not able to offer prize payout through this platform anymore.
Series schedule:
19.12.2022. Round 1 - Blackwood RXGP (B2AS @ Blackwood Rallycross Reversed, 41 laps / 75 km)
02.01.2023. Round 2 - NewYear City Challenge (PZGG @ South City City Long, 27 laps / 109 km)
16.01.2022. Round 3 - Ampere Grand Prix (BZRE @ Aston Cup (AS2X/A22), 2 x 12 laps / 52 km)
23.01.2023. Round 4 - Winter 200 (FXR @ Kyoto Oval, 67 laps / 200 km)
06.02.2023. Round 5 - Jamaican Trophy (RS1K @ Fern Bay Rallycross, 33 laps / 67 km)
13.02.2023. Round 6 - Westhill Street Cup (RB4 @ Westhill RGE Tunnels (WE1Y), 22 laps / 81 km)
27.02.2023. Round 7 - AWS Rockingham 150 (FRWE @ Rockingham Oval, 64 laps / 151 km)
13.03.2023. Round 8 - RX Trophy of Westhill (XERA @ Westhill Summer Grass Rally RGE, 2 x 16 laps / 33 km)
* Cars linked to their info pages
* 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 7,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:
18:30 UTC / 19:30 CET / 20:30 EET - 20 minutes of qualifying
19:00 UTC / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET - race start
19:25 UTC / 20:25 CET / 21:25 EET - race start of 2nd race (in rounds 3 and 8)
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:
* PZGG - Police
* FRWE - Cop
Special notes on rounds with electric cars:
Electric cars have limited range on their power supply,which is not long enough to complete the nominal AWS race length of 40 minutes without sacrificing race pace drastically. Recharge to full battery capacity takes several minutes,which doesn't really fit active racing concept,therefor it was decided to divide rounds run with electric car into two 20 minute races. Both races will start with same grid order (from qualifying results) and results will be counted together for one single round result. Driver's fastest lap will be the best lap during both race sessions.
As an example: in race one driver A wins with gap of 3 seconds over driver B. In race 2 driver B wins with gap of 5 seconds over driver A. In overall results driver B is the winner with gap of 2 seconds over driver A.
Special notes on qualifying:
* In rounds 4 and 7 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 8 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; 5 and 8)
AWS Oval Trophy Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run in oval tracks (rounds 4 and 7)
AWS Megawatt Award Winner - awarded to a driver with the most points scored through 2 rounds run with electric cars (rounds 3 and 8)
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 8 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 8 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 8 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.
Prizes:
This year AWS Drivers Championship best 3 drivers will be awarded with money prizes:
1st place - 40€
2nd place - 25€
3rd place - 15€
* money prizes will be payed out only via SEPA bank transfer (available only in Europe)!
* money prizes will be payed out at the end of season (after final standings are posted)
* money prize will be revoked if the earner has been banned from series
Points System:
Finishing points:
1st - 20 points
2nd - 17 points
3rd - 15 points
4th - 13 points
5th - 12 points
6th - 11 points
7th - 10 points
8th - 9 points
9th - 8 points
10th - 7 points
11th - 6 points
12th - 5 points
13th - 4 points
14th - 3 points
15th - 2 points
16th-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 (or in rounds with 2 scheduled races - only one race held) and points system changed.
1st - 10 points
2nd - 8 points
3rd - 6 points
4th - 5 points
5th - 4 points
6th - 3 points
7th - 2 points
8th 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 8 rounds - 3 points
Attendance in 7 rounds - 2 points
Attendance in 6 rounds - 1 point
* Attendance counts if a driver has started the race (crossed the start/finish line from grid)
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 (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 as always when racing open wheel cars (B2AS),that includes also bumpdrafting. 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 rounds 4 and 7,which are held in oval tracks 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 4 and 7) - 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 rounds 1, 5 and 8 / 2 laps penalty in rounds 4 and 7) - 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 2023,you have to visit AWS 2023 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 2023 spreadsheet.
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 0.7D).
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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