Speedsims - Multi Mod Online Racing Series Rules

	Registration and Participation
	For registration please post your car choice and # on this forum thread.

Server settings

Server mode:	fat
Race mode:	hardcore
Wear rate:	2x
Pit row driving	manual
Qualifying	ON
Flags	OFF
Server	speedsims.no-ip.org

Local client's settings (your PC !)

Go to the mod's folder and open up options.cfg with notepad (or any other edit program). Set the listed attributes to the settings listed as follows:

[GX]

try_texture_compression no

use_radeon_compression_method no

vertex_damage no

Move all files with .gcf extension from the Mod's folder before joining any online race. Having any GCF file in the mod folder will cause warping cars.
Make sure you have installed exactly the same track version (according to the track's file date) as the one schedule page link points to. Running different track versions will cause warp in online races !
Always login to race server by using ISDN option

It's very important to follow these instructions as they heavily effect multiplayer capabilities !

Race procedure

Login to Race Server
At race start time, logon to race server (or even better about 10-15 min before).
Shut down all and any messaging programs before logging to race server.

Warm Up
There will be a warm-up run at start time to check internet lag. If some driver has a really bad connection and his car warps all over, he may be be asked to leave by race admin if else no save race is possible

Qualifying
Qualifying is limited in time. On tracks with estimated laptimes of about +2 min, you need to enter qualifying immediatly to avoid timing out. Drivers that get a timeout at qualifying will have to start the race from behind. Same goes for drivers that have missed qualifying.

Race Start
The races will always be started with a pace lap !
Gaps between cars must be at least 1sec.
The pole sitter will enter first lap at low speed. He must signal his passing of the start line at entering 2nd lap by a "Go" chat message. Once the "Go" has been submitted, the race will start

Race End
Save the race replay at race end !
In case of incidents the race replay is only prove for what had happened on your screen. Even if you have not been involved in any incident, your replay may be required for investigations and comparison to other driver's replays.

Please save your result.txt in the mod's main folder as well.

Driver responsibilities

General ontrack behaviour
Drivers must be familiar with their car and the track before entering competition. Practicing to get good knowledge of each specific track and the car's handling is mandatory before racing online. Drivers should never enter a race without having practiced before, as this would dramatically increase the likelyhood for race incidents.

We're driving as friends and thus gentlemenlike sportsmanship is the required attitude for all drivers. Continuous violation of that axiom will not be tolerated, even if it doesn't go along with explicit rule breaking

Overtaking
The safety at overtaking manoeuvres is in the responsibility of the overtaking driver in first order. The driver in front is in responsibilty of running a reasonable line. Cutting in even though the overtaking car already is on the inside next to your car isn't reasonable. Do not try to pass a car if it's not safe. Never launch any foolhardy overtaking attempts. Race incidents as a result of such misplaced strikes may be punished. It is in each driver's responsibility not to hit opponents' cars. Intentional hitting will result in disqualification.

Fighting
The driver in front has the right to chose line, but may not "sway" back and forth on straights to block an overtaking car. One "change of lanes" per straight is allowed to chose line into next corner.

Lapping
A car that is about to be lapped must yield to the lapping car at least within one lap by giving room for overtaking at first safe opportunity. Intentional "bumping away" a car at lapping that didn't make place at first sight however is not allowed under any circumstances and will be severely punished

Chatting
There's no chatting allowed while racing ! Only the following predefined commands shall be submitted at specific situations

Go - Pole sitter signal for race start

Pits - before entiring pit lane

XXX - before exiting pit lane (mandatory !)

lap - signal to the driver in front that is to be lapped

<<< - "please overtake on the left"

>>> - "please overtake on the right"

Pitting
Drivers must take extra care when entering or exiting pits. You should signal your intentions to enter the pits via chat message especially if there's some cars close behind to avoid misinterpretations and misplaced manoeuvres.

Drivers must signal when exiting pits by using chat messages to warn other drivers. It is in your responsibilty to stay out of the racing line of any car passing the pit lane when you get back to the track while taking up speed.

Race lines
Drivers are required to keep at least 2 wheels on the race track at all times. Consistent abuse may result in disqualification and no scoring for that race. Drivers who accidently shortcutted a corner must not gain positions on drivers who properly made the corner, and must slow and wait to pull behind any cars that they may have passed while running off the racetrack.

Drivers that have accidently run offtrack must make sure only to get back to the track without blocking/hindering any other driver's race line - even if that eventually means to let pass the entire crowd

Championship points

For each race the top 10 finishers will be rewarded with points as follows:

1st place : 25 points

2nd place : 20 points

3rd place : 16 points

4th place : 13 points

5th place : 11 points

6th place : 10 points

7th place : 9 points

8th place : 8 points

9th place : 7 points

10th place : 6 points

11th place : 5 points

12th place : 4 points

13th place : 3 points

14th place : 2 points

15th place : 1 points

If two drivers end up on the same points, best places will be counted to determine the ranking.

The points will count for both the specific mod standings as well for the overall standings. This will mean that at the end of the series we will have 4 different standings, 1 for SCP, 1 for Grand Am, 1 for Group C and 1 overall standings.

At the end of the series in the overall standings the worst results per mod and per driver will be taken out. This means that in the overall standings per mod you will have 4 results that count.

In the specific mod standings all 5 races will count. Drivers have to run at least 75% race length to get points for a race. This will be a individual series so no team points are handed out.

	Complaints on race incidents
	Don't ever put up any complaints about race incidents or other driver's behaviour publicly in the race chat, on the forum or in the pre/post-race chat ! Send in your complaint only after at least 24 hours after the race. Take that 24h to calm down and think twice. Any complaint send in with less than 24h passed since race end will be ignored. If after that 24h you still want to file in a complaint, post it as a forum PM to one of the Race Officials. In your PM, please stay to facts, don't put up assumptions - that's the admins' job. Depending on what kind of complaint you have filed in, Race Officials may ask for prove in form of your race replay or screenshots. Other drivers' replays may be required as well. All parties involved in the complaint will be asked for a statement. The decision on the complaint is up to Race Officials. All people directly involved will be informed about decisions; any given penalties will be published on the race series' main and incidents pages.

	Penalties
	There's categories on race incidents as follows: Shortcutting Minor: typically hits/bumps caused by bad judgement; causing no/little damage/loss of position Medium: incidents typically caused by bad judgement/overeagerness/lack of car control; causing medium/serious damage/loss of position Major: incidents caused by supposed purpose Penalties can/will be given as follows warning: for causing dangerous situations/bending rules or a singular minor incident; doesn't necessarily need to have been an incident though. Only put out once per driver. last gridplace start: for causing minor incidents repeatedly or several minor incidents in a row. You'll have to start from last row on the next race drive-through: for causing medium incidents or frequently minor incidents. You will have to drive through the pitlane in the next race without changing tires/repairing/refueling point loss: for frequently causing medium incidents. The amount of substracted points will be decided by the quality of incidents disqualification: on major incidents race ban: on frequently causing major incidents There doesn't neccessarily need to be any complaint; there will be investigations on any race incident that's visible on server replay. If some race officials had been involved in a race incident, he cannot take part in the corresponding decisions. Race officials are not immune to getting penalties... As some penalties only take effect on follow-up races, they if neccessary can as well be converted that way: "last gridplace start" equals a 15 sec penalty on the driver's race finishing time "drive-through" equals a 30 sec penalty on the driver's race finishing time These convertions then will take effect for the race the penalties have been "rewarded" for. The neccessity of convertion is decided by race officials