NR2003 Rules & Registration
Last Revised 1/7/2024
New & Modified Rules for Season 61 are in Pink.
You must read and agree with these rules to
register for any RTR NR2003 events.
RaceLM CFM Registration is at the bottom of this page
Basic Information
This is only a GAME so have FUN.
***New Drivers are expected to READ and know our RULES, but
we don't expect you to remember every rule.
Every New Driver will be interviewed before being able to Race @ RTR.
During your interview you will be asked if you know some of our main rules.
If you don't know any of the rules, you will be asked come back when you do.***
You MUST have High Speed Internet & a Wheel to race @ RTR.
Drivers Age
You must be 21 years
old or older to race @ RTR.
All
new drivers will be on a 90 day probation.
We do allow some drivers under 21 to race @ RTR, but it is Mandatory that you
speak to Terry Bauman, David Canon or Sean Prime in TS before your are permitted to race @ RTR.
Drivers
under 21 will be on probation until their 21st B-day.
***New drivers at RTR will be required to prove their age.***
Driver Name
ALL
DRIVERS MUST USE THE SAME NAME IN THE GAME AS THEY REGISTER WITH @ the SMS CFM.
This must be your real name and we do NOT allow league or team tags on your
name in the race Server.
We do
allow drivers to add their tag to the end of their name in Team Speak.
If
you do not wish to use your real name contact Terry Bauman or David Canon in
TeamSpeak and we will work with you.
NR2003 Player Info:
Drivers will use their CFM name and place their full name in the last name
field within the game.
Leave the first name field blank.
Your CFM login name must match your Player Info name or you will not be scored.
Do NOT change your name mid season or you will be
scored as 2 drivers. We do NOT fix points for name changes.
Car Number & Car files
All drivers are expected to Race with their correct Car # & Have there Car File uploaded to the CFM.
Drivers will be given 2 weeks to correct either issue.
After the 2 weeks expires you will NOT be scored until you comply.
Exception: If a driver shows us they have made an Honest attempt to correct this issue we will work with them to get it corrected.
If you need a car or truck painted post in the General Skin Request section of our forum and there are several very good painters that will gladly paint one for you.
If you're NOT sure what to do to correct either issue ask a series director for help ASAP, DO NOT wait until your 2 weeks are up to ask for help.
Click here to
make a skin request.
(You
must be logged into the forum to post)
Car Number
Drivers
must use the same car Number in all series @ RTR
Drivers must use the same car # all season.
You
may request a different Car Number for the next season but you can NOT change
your Car Numbers in mid season.
If
you switch car #'s in mid season you will NOT receive
any points until you switch back to the car # you started the season with.
Exception
will be year long seasons,
number may be changed in mid segment if it is the end of an RTR
regular season.
Request your Car # Here ...You must be logged in to post.
Do Not use another Drivers car #.
1st offence:
Warning
2nd offence: Parked for the night
Driver
#'s are located in our forum here.
Drivers # List Here
If
you are not in this list make a post to have your Car # added to the list.
You
are to use the same car # for all RTR Series.
Car Files
Drivers will only be allowed to upload 2 car files per series each season.
This
means if you have 2 car files in the CFM at the beginning of the season you are
NOT allowed to upload another one.
You
are allowed to delete car files between seasons to upload new car files.
If
you have any issue deleting any car files see any RTG owner or Admin to help
you.
Penalty for uploading more than 2 car files in 1 season.
3rd car file = Warning
Over 3 = Parked for 1 race for every car file over 3 in that series.
If you have NO car file uploaded for a series and you win, you will NOT get a Winners pic on the RTG front page.
Car File Size
Car files will be limited to NO more than 4mb.
Any
.car file in the CFM over 4mb will be deleted and we will assist the driver in
reducing the .car file size.
Painters PLEASE turn the mask OFF before saving your .psd
to a .tga
If your car file is over 4mb see Brian Schilling for help reducing the file size.
Unnecessary Programs
Make sure
all your instant messengers, anti-virus and windows updates are shut off before
entering the server. We suggest you use End It All
before you enter the server.
Substitute Drivers & Provisional
We do NOT allow any
substitute drivers in any series.
Each driver will get 2 provisionals per series/per
season or segment.
You MUST post in the forum or contact the series Director before the start of the next race to get a Provisional.
Provisional Points = 2 pts less than last place.
If
there are multiple drivers asking for a provisional for the same race they will
all receive the same points.
Technical Issues
If you show up to race but are unable to get in the
server because of a technical problem you will get last place points.
You will not be charged a provisional.
Losing Connection to the Server
If a driver loses
connection during a race and you end up 2-5 laps down,
the admins can bring you to 1 lap down. Limit once per driver per race.
If this right becomes abused, post
race penalties may occur.
This is considered a mechanical failure on your end.
The only exception to this would be a server glitch which causes several cars
to lose connection.
Save Your Replay
The
Top 5 finishers in every RTR race will be required to save their replay and
keep it until the next race in that series.
If you are asked for your replay and didn't save it you will receive the
following penalty.
1st offence = DQ from that race
and a possible suspension from all RTR Series.
2nd offence = To Be Determined by
the RTR Officers.
At any
race the series director may request 3 random drivers to save there replays.
This can be announced anytime during the drivers meeting or race.
If you are asked for your replay and didn't save it you will receive the
following penalty.
1st offence = DQ from that race
and a possible suspension from all RTR Series.
2nd offence = To Be Determined by
the RTR Officers.
TeamSpeak
RTG Team Speak 3 Info
IP:
vs34.tserverhq.com:7110
TS PW: gofaster
Mandatory TeamSpeak to Race
It is mandatory that all drivers be in team speak and
have a working microphone.
We allow limited Team Speak during the Race.
If a director says to be Quiet or No more Team Speak you will be black flagged
and/or parked if you continue to talk.
Qualifying
Absolutely NO use of Team Speak or Text chat during qualifying.
You may receive a black Flag at the start of the race for this offence.
Under Caution
There is NO non race related chat on TS the 1st and
last Yellow flag laps.
If drivers are getting too carried away on TS directors may go to Race Chat
only on TS for all Yellow flag laps.
1st offense = warning 2nd offence = Black flag
3rd offence = parked
Inappropriate Language
There is NO profanity, racist remarks or sexual innuendoes allowed in the RTR
Race Room. (This includes open & private text chat)
Penalties per race night
1st offence = Warning
2nd offence = Black Flag
3rd offence = Parked for the night
If
you continuously break this rule you will receive a suspension.
Whispering
Whispering to directors or Admins during drivers
meeting must stop. If you have a question for them wait until they ask if
anyone has any questions.
Race Server, Server Settings & Points
Server & Race Settings
Damage = Realistic (Dirt series, Super Speedways
& Road Courses are Moderate)
Happy Hour = 5 minutes
Set-up = Fixed
Pit frequency = 2x-4x Varies per series
Double file restarts = Off
All driver aids allowed
Weather = 70 degree and mild wind (may vary
for dirt tracks)
Race lengths - Speedways and SS = 35% - 50%
Road Courses = 35% - 40%
Short Tracks = 35% or a minimum of 125 laps, which ever is greater (Exception is double events)
Dirt Tracks = minimum 100 laps (Exception is double
events)
RTR Points System.
|
Finish
Position |
Points |
Finish
Position |
Points |
Finish
Position |
Points |
|
1st |
46 |
16th |
28 |
31st |
13 |
|
2nd |
42 |
17th |
27 |
32nd |
12 |
|
3rd |
41 |
18th |
26 |
33rd |
11 |
|
4th |
40 |
19th |
25 |
34th |
10 |
|
5th |
39 |
20th |
24 |
35th |
9 |
|
6th |
38 |
21st |
23 |
36th |
8 |
|
7th |
37 |
22nd |
22 |
37th |
7 |
|
8th |
36 |
23rd |
21 |
38th |
6 |
|
9th |
35 |
24th |
20 |
39th |
5 |
|
10th |
34 |
25th |
19 |
40th |
4 |
|
11th |
33 |
26th |
18 |
41st |
3 |
|
12th |
32 |
27th |
17 |
42nd |
2 |
|
13th |
31 |
28th |
16 |
43rd |
1 |
|
14th |
30 |
29th |
15 |
44th |
1 |
|
15th |
29 |
30th |
14 |
45th |
1 |
Bonus Points
Most laps led = 1 point
1 lap led = 1 point
Admins are allowed to incorperate stage racing for a
season at their discrecion.
Championship Tie Breakers:
Ties will be broken using the
following order;
First Tie Breaker = Total Wins
Second Tie Breaker = Total Top 5 finishes
Third Tie Breaker = Total Top 10 finishes
Fourth Tie Breakers = Total 2nd place finishes, third
place, etc.. until tie is broken.
Driver Ethics
FLAMING and Outbursts
Will not be tolerated in any RTR event whether it is over Team Speak or through
text chat.
1st offence: Probation, -1 lap penalty and/or Parked for a week.
Using any profanity, especially
the "F" bomb while flaming is an automatic kick from the server.
Continue to Flame or make Outbursts after being parked: To be determined by the
RTR Admins.
2nd offence: To be determined by the RTR Admins.
This also includes IM's, emails and posts in the forum.
Absolutely NO profanity, raciest remarks, flaming or making fun of other drivers in your binds/macro's.
Game Glitches
Use of NR2003 game glitches will NOT be tolerated @ RTR.
If you are caught you will be Warned, Penalized, DQ'ed or maybe Banned from RTR depending on the
severity of the offence.
Examples:
Passing pace car to extend the caution.
Speeding on pit road with 1 to go to advance your position.
Stopping at end of pit road to clear a green flag speeding in
pits penalty.
The unacceptable behavior of retiring from your own
pit stall with the wheels/tires off the car therefore causing a caution
verifiable by both the race replay and the export will result in an incident
charged against your 2 and park it plus any additional sanctions incurred
covered by other RTG Rules.
There are many more we are aware of so DON'T try them here.
If you fall out of the server and reconnect during a caution this is an NR2003
Game Glitch! you must ignore your spotter, hold your
position, NOT pass the pace car, NOT blow the stop sign, and NOT pass any cars
that maintain pace speed under caution in a pacing line.
There will be no racing in the apron unless the series admin specifically allows it in the drivers meeting on the night of the race.
Penalties:
Passing under or going under the inside line to keep your position - Give
position back ASAP or get a black flag or -1 lap penalty in replay
review.
Causing a wreck while passing under line - black flag or -1 lap penalty
Causing a wreck while passing under line 2x's - 1 month suspension from all RTR
events
Causing a wreck while passing under line 3x''s - 1 season suspension from all
RTR events
Having 2 or more tires under the yellow line will be in violation
of this rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will not be penalized if you accidentally go under the yellow line, only if
you show intent to make a pass, keep your position or improve your lap times.
Blocking
As blocking and protecting your position is part of racing there is no longer a
lap rule on blocking.
BUT if you excessively block or cause a wreck while
blocking you will be penalized.
If someone has a run on you let them go and then follow them to see why they
are faster than you are.
Penalties for excessive blocking:
1st Offence = Warning and/or -1 lap penalty. (You will receive only 1 warning
and this goes for all RTR series)
2nd Offence = Reckless Driving 1st offence penalty. (Scored last in the race results.)
Penalties will become more severe after your 2nd offence.
If you are found guilty of constantly blocking you may receive a suspension.
If
you are a lapped car and found guilty of blocking a car on the lead lap in an
attempt to stop them from racing a car ahead of you. You will receive the
penalty's posted below.
1st Offence: Parked for 1 week from all RTR Nascar Events.
2nd Offence: Suspended for 1 full season from all RTR Nascar Events.
3rd Offence: All done racing here at RTR.
Tow Truck
You may NOT call for a
tow truck on the last lap of any race. You must retire!!!
Stopping on the track
There is NO stopping on the track under
caution to go get a drink, use restroom etc.
If you need to do any of
these please pit and stay in your pit stall while doing so.
You will receive a black
flag if you stop on the track under caution just to keep your position.
If you stop on the track to retire under green flag or during a wreck under caution you will be charged an Incident.
Under Green: There is NO stopping on the track to
retire. If you do so and the caution comes out you will be charged with
intentionally bringing out the caution. If the caution does NOT come out you
will still be charged an incident.
Under Caution or during a wreck: You must make an
honest effort to get back to your pit stall or at least safely get to the apron
or infield.
This
will be looked on an Individual basis to see if you could safely get off the
track.
Intentionally bringing out the caution.
Any driver who
intentionally brings out the caution will be parked for 2 weeks from that one
series only.
Examples: Stopping on
the track to retire...Intentionally blowing your motor...Intentionally
spinning someone out.
Damaged cars that are slow and a hazard on the track
If an admin feels a damaged car is a
hazard to the other drivers the Admin may ask them to park.
Team Tactics
Here at RTR we race as
individuals. We know drivers are more apt to help their friends or league mates
and that is completely acceptable.
But we will not tolerate
unethical Team Tactics to boost your team stats.
So if you use team tactics to show a lack of respect to any other driver in any
RTR race on the track OR off, you and your teammates will be asked to leave.
This
includes using social media and streams to put down any driver from any RTR
race that was not part of your team.
Here @ RTR we Race Hard,
Race Clean, Race with respect and treat our fellow drivers/members with
RESPECT.
If you can't do these
simple things on the track and in this community your team will be asked to
leave.
We have always been an open server that welcomes most drivers. We also have a long history of visiting other servers. We never have and never will turn around and trumpet ourselves here or other places and say things like "our drivers beat your drivers", etc. We consider EVERYONE as simply "drivers" and "friends".
We don't judge or discourage anyone who wants to be part of any team anywhere, and welcome any team driver members. We simply ask that you follow our rule and treat all other drivers with equal respect when racing at RTR.
Careless, Reckless and Unsportsmanlike Driving and Conduct
First off, this is racing, not demolition derby, not bumper cars. This does not mean you can wreck out someone because they are passing you or are faster than you. If you can't handle losing a race now and then DON'T RACE.
If you
"screw up" on the track or in TS an apology to the effected driver(s)
or Admin(s) goes a long way toward resolving conflicts before they escalade
into severe penalties.
Careless,
Reckless and Unsportsmanlike Driving will NOT be tolerated here at RTR.
If you are found guilty of any of these during the season you will receive the following penalties.
Conduct penalties are NOT subject to protests.
Careless Driving
Definition: This is the 1st tier of
penalties for minor infractions such as outbursts in TS, ignoring Admins and on
track infractions. This is basically a warning to drivers to calm down or you
will be advanced to the next tier of penalties.
Penalty: -1
Lap penalty post race
Reckless Driving
Definition: This is the 2nd tier of
penalties and they carry stiffer penalties.
Reckless Driving Examples: Dive Bombing, Continuously Driving on the
apron/under yellow line to try to pass, unnecessary door slamming and any other
on track antics that Admins consider Reckless Driving.
Penalty: Scored in last place of the race
Unsportsmanlike Driving And Conduct
Definition: This is the 3rd tier of
penalties and the most severe penalties.
Unsportsmanlike Driving/Conduct Examples: Intentionally
wrecking a competitor, Retaliation, Blatant disrespect towards fellow drivers
or Admins and any on track antics or conduct that the Admins consider
Unsportsmanlike.
Penalty: Suspended from all RTR Series for
remainder of season.
Any
further actions to be determined by the RTR Staff
Incident Rules:
We have a 2 Incident and park it Rules. As we are all adults here you are
expected to do this on your own.
Penalties if you do NOT park yourself:
#1.
1st offence will result in you being parked the next week or DQ'ed if it's the last race of the season. You will also be
on a 1 and park-it when you return.
#2. 2nd offence in a
season will result in you being parked the next week and having to run the rest
of the season in that series with a 1 Incident and park it penalty. If there is
less than 3 races left in the season this penalty will continue the 1st 3 races
in the next season.
#3. 3rd offence in a
season and you will be suspended from all RTR events the rest of the season. If
there is less than 3 weeks left in the season you will be suspended for the 1st
3 weeks of the following season.
***Not parking: If you don't park yourself your scoring will stop at the lap of your 2nd incident.***
*** If you intentionally cause a wreck between the checkered flag and the back straight you will receive an incident and moved to the EOLL in scoring.***
Incident definition: Anything
detrimental to the race that occurs on track or on pit road towards another
competitor. Incidents are judgment calls by the experience of the admins. An
incident may also be subject to review after being brought to the attention of
the admins postrace by the driver involved. If the
admin calls an incident, the guilty driver has the right to protest within 48
hours.
If the caution does not come out you will be required
to do a drive thru and be charged an incident. Failure to do this drive thru
will result in a 1 lap postrace penalty and be
charged an incident. If this happens on the last lap of a race the guilty
driver will be moved to the eoll of the lap they
finish on and be charged an incident.
Random engine failure or random blown
gears that causes an accident or brings out a yellow will not result in
an incident. Downshifting or mis-shifting that causes
an accident or brings out a yellow will result in an incident.
Any incident with intent or malice during the race
will be subject to RTG Owner review and the unsportsmanlike conduct policy
Any action by you or your internet connection that results
in the Yellow flag coming out whether it be a self spin, or contact with another car.
An incident caused by your warp or your
connection issues will count toward your 2 and park-it.
An incident which is a result of a mechanical
failure such as a blown gear or blown motor, will NOT count toward your 2
incidents and park-it but you must do a 4
tire pit stop if you
are still in the race.
A caution caused by a blown tire will count as an
Incident toward your 2 and park-it.
1st Incident in a race
If you are the cause of an Incident or think you are
the cause you must do one of the following:
2) Speed down pit road 2nd time by
3) Restart the race in rear (last row)
If you fail to serve your penalty you will get a -1 lap penalty and be scored behind all drivers on that lap.
Any
driver who did Not properly serve there Incident Penalty will NOT be permitted
to Qualify there next race in that series.
Failure to serve your Incident Penalty 3 times in a series in a
season will result in being put on a 1 and park for the rest of the season in
that series.
Year long series will be by
segments.
2nd Incident in a race
You must park it for the night and will be on a 1
Incident and park until you complete an incident free race in that series.
If you fail to park after your 2nd incident your scoring will
stop on that lap and you will be parked the next week. You will also be on a 1
Incident and park until you complete an incident free race in that series.
If
a driver on a 1 and park causes a 2nd incident in the same race, he will be
parked for a minimum of at least the next two races in that series and one
additional race for each incident after the 2nd incident.
3rd Incident in a race
If it is found in the replay review that you have 3 or more incidents in 1 race
you will be parked for 2 weeks in that series for the 3rd incident and 1
additional week for every incident after that in that race.
Getting off 1 and Park-it
You must complete a clean race to get back on 2 and
park-it. Retiring from a race early for any reason will NOT get you off the 1
and park-it.
The ONLY exception would be if you're crashed out of a race and it's NOT your
fault or a mechanical failure.
If
you cause 5 incidents in one series per season, you will be on the 1 and park
for the remainder of the season.
Racing Deals.
We
realize that occasionally in the post race review an
incident needs to be called a racing deal. But this is only after multiple
Admins have reviewed the incident.
If an incident is called a racing deal there is NO post race penalty for any driver involved.
But remember just because a driver('s) call an incident a racing deal during the race, it doesn't mean it will be called a racing deal in the post race review.
Incidents caused from side drafting, pinching down or up.
We are not saying no one can side draft or pinch someone down or up BUT, if an
incident happens while doing so YOU will be charged with the incident.
This will be called the 1/2 a car width rule...If you can't give someone at
least a 1/2 a car width of room to move and an incident happens between you two
then you will be charged with the incident.
Incidents not bringing out the Caution
The Driver
who feels they were on the receiving end of an incident may make a
complaint/protest post race to the race director.
If you cause an incident
against a driver and the caution does NOT come out you will be required to do a
drive thru or get a -1 lap post race penalty.
This will also count as an
Incident toward your 2 and park-it.
If this happens on the last
lap of a race the guilty driver will be moved to the EOLL of the lap they
finish on.
Incidents Entering Pit road not bringing out the Caution
If you spinout a driver and
the caution does NOT come out you will be required to do a drive thru on the
next lap or get a -1 lap post race penalty.
This will also count as an
Incident toward your 2 and park-it.
Incidents Ending the
Race
If
you cause the initial and any additional incident that ends the race you will
be on a 1 and park the next week.
If this is your 2nd incident you will be on a 1 and park and be a DNQ the next week .
You will still be required to do your 4 tire pit stop
as a penalty for the incident.
Lap Led Bonus point by driver
causing an Incident
If
you cause an incident and lead a lap by staying out the 1st lap of Caution, You
will have this lap removed from the scoring by the Race Director.
Protests
If you're protesting an incident that has been charged to you, you must protest within 48 hrs of the incident report being posted in the forum.
Protests must be made by the driver charged with the incident, 3rd party protests will NOT be reviewed.
Incident reports will be posted within 72 hrs of the conclusion of all races.
All protests must be directed to that nights race director.
See who the race director's are here.
If you lose 2 protests @ RTR in 1 season, you will lose your
right to file any more protests for the remainder of that season @ RTR.
You must provide a replay clip from YOUR replay with any protest.
Replay clips must be a minimum of 30 seconds before and after the incident
being protested.
Race Rules
We use game rules with the following exceptions
Practice
There will be NO goofing
off during practice...any driver caught goofing off during practice will be
parked until Qualifying.
Drivers Meeting
Manually Disconnecting
Once the server is reset for the drivers meeting Do
NOT Manually Disconnect from the server without a server Admins permission or
you will start the race with a black flag and/or not be allowed back in the
server.
If this becomes a habit don't expect to be allowed back into the
server.
Waiting for Late Drivers
The
Race director will hold the drivers meeting at the scheduled time.
Then announce to all drivers there will be a 10 minute happy hour after the
drivers meeting.
When the 10 minutes are up we will go to Qualifying.
If the late driver is not in the server by the end of Qualifying we are sorry
but we will go to Race
Text Chat
There will be NO TEXT chat during drivers meeting unless it is a race related
question.
Text chat of the drivers meeting for the hearing impaired will be allowed.
1st offense = warning 2nd offence = Black flag
3rd offence = parked***
Whispering
Whispering to directors or Admins during drivers
meeting must stop. If you have a question for them wait until they ask if
anyone has any questions.
Qualifying
1. We will go to the Qualifying session NO
Later than 8:45 est.
Exception: If we do a 10 minutes
Happy Hour to wait for a late driver before going to Qualifying it may be a few
minutes later,
but then we will only have a 1 minutes Happy Hour
after Qualifying.
2. All drivers are asked to post a qualifying time but no penalty will be accessed if they don't.
3. Any driver who shows up during the drivers meeting or too late to practice will NOT be permitted to Qualify.
4. Any driver who did Not properly serve there Incident Penalty will NOT be permitted to Qualify there next race.
5. Any driver who shows up after Qualifying has completed but before the race has started will NOT be permitted to race but will receive last place points for that event.
Pole Position.
On all starts and restarts the race leader has
the choice of high or low.
Car fields larger than 42
If there are more than 42 drivers that show up for a
race the top 35 in points are locked
into the field.
All
other drivers must run a Qualifying session and the top 17 will make the field.
Any
driver not making the field will get a DNS and receive 1 point.
If this is the 1st race of the season the top 35 in
points from the previous season will be locked in.
If this is a special event, special qualifying rules will be posted for it.
Each RTR series has the option to use a 1st come 1st race
format.
This must announced at the beginning of each Season and be posted
in the forum.
The
Top 35 drivers in points are locked into the race.
Top 35 drivers must be in TeamSpeak by 8:20 pm est. or may be replaced with a
waiting driver.
All other race slots will be filled on a 1st come 1st race basis.
Exemption: If a driver in the Top 35 in points notifies
an admin they will be late their slot will be saved until the end of the
drivers meeting. After the drivers meeting their spot will be filled by the
next driver in the waiting list.
Start Requirements for Broadcast events.
15 week points paying series
Unless posted otherwise you
must have raced 33.3% of the races already ran in that season.
Year
long points
paying series such as Cup or Nationwide.
Unless posted otherwise you must have raced 33.3% of the races already ran that
year.
***Provisional
are NOT considered a START***
***RTR directors have the right to have up to 4 spots reserved for any League/Series sponsor, Series Director or any Member who donated to help pay for the event at any Broadcasted event.***
Too fast Qualifying
If at any time a driver Qualifies substantially faster than the rest of the
field we may ask for a replay clip of your qualifying run to verify you did NOT cut the track or exploit any game
glitches.
The replay clip must be
sent to the RTG contact us link within 15 minute of the conclusion of the race.
If you fail to produce a
replay clip within 15 minutes you will be DQ'ed from
that race.
If you fail to produce a replay clip a 2nd time the penalty will
be decided by the RTR Officers.
TeamSpeak during Qualifying
Absolutely
NO use of Team Speak or Text chat is allowed during qualifying.
You may receive a black Flag at the start of the race for this offence.
Happy Hour
Normal
Happy Hour is a 5 minute duration, after Qualifying.
Goofing
off during Happy Hour will be up to the individual Race Directors.
The Race Director will announce in their drivers meeting if it is
ok to goof off or NOT.
There
will be NO Goofing off in Happy Hour of any Broadcast Event.
Doing so will result in getting a Black Flag at the start of the
race.
Race Start & Restarts
The Green flag starts the
Race.
There is NO jumping the start/restart, you must wait
for the green flag.
There is NO attempting to pass high or low on the start of the race or any
restart until after you cross the start/finish line.
There is NO moving high or low before the start/finish line to set someone up
for the pass after the start/finish line.
This includes changing lanes also. Stay in your lane until you reach the
start/finish line.
Penalty
for all above = Black Flag or -1 lap post race
penalty.
Race Restart
It is up to series directors to allow 1 race restart
if there is an Incident or a driver has an issue before all cars complete lap
#2.
Any additional restarts will be at the discretion of the Series/Race Director
Any driver causing a race restart from an incident
will be charged an incident and will count toward their 2 and park-it.
The driver will also be required to start at the rear of the field for any
restart of the race.
Failure to do so will count as not serving the penalty for your incident.
All restart incidents will be reviewed post race with the race incidents.
If
someone has a mechanical failure or falls through on the pace lap it will NOT
be considered a restart.
Only 1 mechanical restart per driver/per race.
No restarts in broadcast events.
Restart Pace Speeds
On restarts the race leader must stay +/- 5 mph of pace speed and will go on GREEN.
If you are more than +/- 5 mph of pace speed or drastically varying your speed
before you start the restart you may receive a black flag or a -1 lap post race penalty.
The leader must stay within 1.0 seconds of the pace car until it leaves the
track on the start or any restart of the race.
Playing games on restarts will get you black flagged.
Jumping the Restart, lagging back, break checking the field or anything we feel
is not within race ethics.
Penalty = Black Flag or a -1 lap post race
penalty.
Driver Gaps
All drivers must maintain a 0.1 - 0.3 second gap from the car ahead of you.
Damaged Cars
If you are damaged we ask that you pit with 1 to go
and start at the back of the lead lap cars or lapped down cars, which ever
pertains to you. This is NOT mandatory but just being respectful.
Cautions
No Racing Back
When the caution comes out, HOLD YOUR LINE
and RACE AT A STEADY SPEED back to the line.
What this means is,
don't let off the throttle all the way and don't try to pass the person in
front of you.
Hold your position and
wait to slow in turns 1 and 2, not the START/FINISH LINE.
Anyone caught
intentionally passing for position under yellow may receive a black flag or a
-1 lap penalty.
If you find someone in violation, let the
series director know post race with the lap and car
number involved.
***With 15
or less laps to go, and the yellow comes out, you are allowed to race back to
the yellow flag.***
Virtual Safety Car
The race admin has the ability to call a
"Virtual Safety Car" caution by typing
"Caution...Caution...Caution" in chat and announcing over teamspeak. Leaders will slow to the announced pace speed
and allow the field to catch up. No one is allowed to pit and the field goes
back "GREEN" at the start/finish line once the field catches up. Game
thrown YELLOW FLAGS would still be turned on! This procedure may also be used
for race stage breaks.
Pits
Closed 1st Lap of Caution
If a wreck occurs on the front straight and it causes confusion the race admin
may close the pits the 1st time by. This will be done by simply announcing
"the pits are
closed" several times on team speak. If needed the race
admin may add a lap of caution so there is a 2nd lap to pit.
If anyone pits when it is announced that the pits are closed they must go EOLL
on the restart or get a -1 lap post race penalty.
Involved in a wreck
If you are involved in a wreck and are sitting backwards on the track DO NOT
turn around in front of the field.
Wait for the field to pass you and then safely turn around.
If you try to turn around in front of the field and someone hits you, hits
another car or hits the wall to avoid you, you WILL be charged an incident for
this.
Incident under Caution
Causing a wreck under caution will result in
you getting charged with an Incident.
Racing into a Wreck
If you are found guilty
of racing into a wreck and hitting or causing damage to another car you will receive
the following penalty.
1st offence = Warning
and Incident Charged
2nd offence = Parked the
next week.
This is NOT to be confused with plowing through a wreck or
failure to slow enough for a wreck as these are Careless Driving offences.
And should never be confused with being part
of the wreck, a continuation of a wreck or just not enough time to slow for the
wreck.
Restarts, Lucky Dogs & Wave Arounds.
1. When the Caution
comes out reduce your speed and hold your position to the Yellow
flag.
2. Lap down cars must
drive down pit road on the 2nd caution lap or later.
Pitting is the drivers option, But they must at least
drive through the pits.
If any lap down cars do NOT pit they will be asked to drop to the rear of the
field on the 1 to go lap and NOT be eligible for the next Lucky Dog.
If it is found in the replay review a driver did not do there drive through
they will be accessed a -1 lap post race penalty.
Any lead lap cars that pit after the 1st yellow flag lap will line up where
they come out of the pits.
If
they are behind lap down cars they restart behind them.
Wave arounds MAY NOT pit.
***See Wave Around in the section below this one.***
3. The field will form
double file when we get the 1 to go.
The race leader has their choice of the high or low line, 3rd on back will line
up evens high and odds low.
Series directors may implement a "choose/cone rule" for their series
at their discretion.
4. The Leader will go on
GREEN. The leader is NOT permitted to start before the GREEN Flag.
There is NO attempting to pass high or low on any restart until
after you cross the start/finish line.
This includes changing lanes also, stay in your lane until you reach the
start/finish line.
Penalty
for all above = Black Flag or -1 lap post race
penalty.
Any car may beat the leader to the start/finish line as long as they did NOT take off before the GREEN Flag.
At any time the race directors may go to single file restarts for the rest of the race.
Single File Restarts
We will use the in game
single file restart.
All
lap down cars will be required to do a drive through
on the 2nd Yellow Flag lap or later.
Unless a lapped car pits Do NOT pass any cars while doing your
drive through, Pitting is optional.
The race will restart on the GREEN FLAG.
There
will be NO attempting to pass on the high or low side before the start/finish
line.
"This includes pulling out of line early to set them up
after you cross the start/finish line"
Penalty for all above = Black Flag or -1 lap post race penalty.
Running the STOP sign.
If a driver is found to have ran the stop sign
at the end of pit road to avoid going down a lap they will receive a -1 lap post race penalty.
LUCKY DOG: 2 per Caution
Lucky
Dog is given to the 2 drivers 1 lap down closest behind the race leader when
the field catches the pace car, if no cars are 1 lap down it will be given by
running order. The driver who caused the caution cannot take the Lucky
Dog.
If you accept the Lucky Dog and caused the
incident, you will be charged with a "Clearing Black Flag" penalty.
If you receive the lucky dog pit on the 2nd yellow flag lap (DO NOT PIT @ 1 TO
GO), after you leave the pits pass the field on the HIGH side of the track
and line up ahead of the race leader and the wave around cars.
DIRT: Lucky Dogs on Dirt will line-up EOLL and get
a LAP + when it goes green.
Ignore your spotter when he tells you to let them by.
When you get the 1 to go, go all the way around the track and line up double
file in the first open pacing line.
The race director will clear your black flag after the green re-start.
If you do NOT go around the track to take your lucky dog you
will NOT be eligible for the next lucky dog!
Lucky Dog is in effect all race long.
Wave Around
To
be eligible for a wave around you must be ahead of the race leader when we get
the 1 to go.
Wave around drivers are NOT allowed to pit during that
caution.
When we get the 1 to go the wave around
cars shall line up behind the lucky dogs, double file in the first open pacing
line.
All black flags will be cleared when we go green, be patient and repost your
car # if your bf hasn't been cleared in 1 lap.
Unlimited Wave Arounds
Until 15 laps to go a Series Directors may extend the caution by 1 lap while
the green flag is out to allow UNLIMITED Wave Arounds.
Once the caution lights go out the pits will be CLOSED to all cars, pitting after this time will be a black flag or -1 lap post race penalty.
Race Admins will clear the Lucky Dogs black flags during this lap.
If the caution is extended the restart point for the race leader will be the start/finish line.
If the caution comes out with 15 or less laps to go there is a maximum of 4 wave arounds and NO extended caution lap.
Clearing Black Flags
We DO NOT clear self inflicted Black Flags.
If you get a Black flag as a result of another driver we may clear it.
Examples: A driver couldn't or wouldn't pass you while coming to the GREEN
FLAG.
If you get a black flag while entering, on or exiting pit road that is caused
by another driver
hitting you.
Drivers
that get a black flag for unintentionally passing a car while pitting may
request to have there black flag cleared, but they
must be EOLL on the Restart.
This does not include passing the pace car or intentionally passing cars.
If a yellow flag comes out before a driver can serve his or her black flag,
that driver may request to have there black flag
cleared, but they must be EOLL on the Restart.
Penalty for not being EOLL would be a -1 lap post race
penalty .
Guilty of black flag
If we clear a black flag and it was legitimately
yours, you will be penalized -2 laps in the final race results.
**-3 laps on short tracks**
Cause another driver to get a black flag
*** If after a post race replay review it is found
that a driver causes another driver to get a black flag, the driver at fault
will
receive a post race -1 lap penalty and be scored
behind everyone on that lap.***
Causing another driver to get a black flag for speeding on pit road - A driver
who “directly by contact” causes another driver to get a black flag for
speeding on pit road shall be guilty of the above section and receive that
penalty. A driver may only request a speeding black flag to be cleared IF that
speeding was a “direct result of contact from another driver”. The driver must
have immediately returned to pit speed and not have committed any other black
flag offenses. A driver who requests a valid black flag to be cleared shall be
guilty of having a legitimate black flag cleared and receive that penalty.
Pit Road
Entering & leaving Pit Road
Unless stated otherwise in the drivers meeting you may
enter and exit pit road per game rules.
***If there is an access road you must use it entering and leaving
the pits.***
Pit Road Etiquette
When driving down pit
road please stay as far to the outside as possible.
If you cause an incident
from driving thru pit stalls (we will give you a 2 pit stall grace), driving in
the inside lane or just being stupid you will receive an incident.
Incidents on Pit Road
If while on pit road or exiting pit road
you are spun out, knocked into the grass or the track you may make a post race complaint/protest with the race director.
If a driver is found
guilty of any of these infractions it will be considered an incident on that
driver.
The Guilty driver will
be required to do 4 tire pit stop under caution or do
a green flag drive thru if it happened under green.
If not
the guilty driver will get a -1 lap post race
penalty.
Fake Pitting
Causing a
wreck while fake pitting or late pitting under caution will result in you
getting an Incident.
This will count toward
your 2 and park-it.
Exiting Pit Stall
Drivers will NOT be
allowed to pass between a car and pit road wall.
Penalty will be a Black
flag or a -1 lap post race penalty.
Incidents
Entering Pit Road not bringing out the Caution under
green flag pit stops.
If you cause a wreck while pitting under green and
the yellow doesn't come out you will be charged an incident and must do a green
flag drive thru on the next lap.
If the
Yellow comes out before you can do your green flag drive threw
you must be at the end of the longest line on the restart.
If the yellow comes out because of your crash it will
be considered a normal incident.
There is NO speeding down pit road to lead a lap.
If caught during replay review you will be moved to
the last car scored a lap down to the lap you finish on and your lap led will
be taken away from you.
Last 5 laps
If a caution comes out
in the last 5 laps you must maintain pace speed under your own power.
If you are assisted by
another driver (Pushed) because of damage or running out of fuel your scoring
will end there.
Race Finish
Any race that is concluded no matter what problems occurred during the race will be scored.
Server Crash
If the race is more than 50% completed and the server
crash's the race will be official if someone is able to save the export or
replay. Admin's Discretion
But if NO export or replay can be saved the race will be considered a rain out and may be rescheduled.
If there is time the admin may take a driver vote on whether to restart a shortened race.
Road Course Rules
Road
Course Races will be as below.
40% race with yellows flags off with 1 competition caution.
or
40% race with Caution only when 3 or more cars are involved in a wreck.
or
35% race with yellows flags on.
Race Restart
The
race may be restarted if 2 or more cars are involved in a wreck on the 1st lap.
Solo self spin will NOT be a restart unless this car
gets damaged.
It is the drivers involved responsibility to let the Admins know they need a
restart.
Blocking
Any driver being lapped
by a car on the lead lap is to yield the position to that car ASAP.
If a lapped down car or car being lapped is found guilty of
blocking a lead lap car that driver will be parked the next week.
This rules goes for the whole race, the last 10 lap blocking rule does NOT
apply here.
2nd offense penalty will be determined by the RTR Admins.
We run
Road Courses with Yellows ON or with Yellows
Off
and 1 Competition Caution.
Competition Cautions
Road races with yellow flags turned off will have 1 competition caution some
time at the admin's discretion.
This
will be done with a bind saying "Yellow
Yellow Yellow" and be announced on
Team Speak.
No passing is allowed once the yellow is announced, but all cars will continue
at race speed to pit road. The pits are closed at the moment the yellow is
announced and the leader must be the first driver on pit road. Anyone pitting
prior to the leader must make sure they are EOLL on the following restart. All
drivers are required to pit under the competition caution and at least come to
a full stop in their stall.
We will announce who the Lucky Dogs are.
Any driver caught intentionally passing will receive a black flag or -1 lap post race penalty.
Any driver going off track or crashing during this time may be legally passed.
Any
wave arounds must slow to 30MPH by the time they get
to pit road exit and maintain that speed until the field catches them.
The Race director will set the pace speed after leaving pit road.
We suggest 30-50 mph.
Cars will line-up - Lead Lap Cars - Lapped Cars - Lucky Dogs - EOLL Black Flags
- Wave Arounds .
Once the field is bunched up the Lucky dogs and wave arounds
will get a lap back (Lap+).
All
restarts will be Single file and the race leader will control the restart at or
just before the start/finish line.
There is NO attempting to pass high or low before the start/finish line.
Penalty for attempting to pass or trying to set-up a pass before
the start/finish line.
Black flag or a -1
lap post race penalty.
Cutting the Track
You
must have at least 2 tires on the racing surface at all times.
If you lose control and/or spinout or go off the track this will NOT be
considered as cutting the track, but if this results in you going straight
through a chicane or corner, we ask you do the 20 mph penalty or you may be
penalized.
Cutting Track on Road Course Penalties.
Penalties
per race
1st 2x's = Safely slow down to 20 mph and then go
again.
Please
do this off the racing groove and not in a corner.
3rd time = -1 lap penalty
4th time = DQ
If you fail to do your 20 mph penalty you receive a -1 lap post race penalty.
Dirt Series Rules (Archived after S54)
1st Self Spin on Dirt
The 1st solo self spin on
dirt will NOT count toward your 2 and park.
BUT if this effects any
driver other than yourself it will count as an incident.
Examples: Driver hits you or you hit another driver.
A driver gets damage trying to avoid you.
The 1st solo self spin still counts as a -1 penalty point.
LUCKY DOG: 2 per Caution
Lucky Dog is given to the 2 drivers 1 lap
down closest behind the race leader when the field catches the pace car, if no
cars are 1 lap down it will be given by running order. The driver who
caused the caution cannot take the Lucky Dog.
If you accept the Lucky Dog and caused the incident,
you will be charged with a "Clearing Black Flag" penalty.
Lucky Dogs on Dirt will line-up EOLL and get a LAP + when it goes green.