NR2003 Rules & Registration
Last Revised 4/4/2023
New & Modified Rules
for Season 59 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.
Natural
Disasters
Any drivers not able to race because of a natural disaster
will receive last place points.
To receive the points you must contact an Admin, post in the forum or Facebook
or have a message relayed to us.
BUT if a driver tries
to take advantage of this rule and was not effected by a natural disaster they
will get ZERO points for that race and lose both of there provisionals for that
season.
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.
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: 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 speed
in the pits to recieve an EOLL penalty on the 2nd
caution lap or later.
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.
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.
Post Race Incident
Review by the Drivers
If the Director or a driver feels an
Incident might be controversial they may request the Incident be reviewed
directly after the race conclusion.
There must be a minimum of 5 drivers reviewing the Incident and be done in a private room in TS.
The vote will be done by the Replay Committee vote rules. (All Directors have access to this forum)
The results of this review will be Official and can NOT be protested.
The Director will post "reviewed by drivers" for this incident in their incident report.
All Incidents will NOT be reviewed like this, Only possible Controversial Incidents.
Drivers involved in the incident are NOT allowed to be in the review room.
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 25 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 25 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 25 drivers in points are locked into the race.
Top 25 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 Top25 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.***
No Game Caution
It was voted that if the game
does NOT throw a caution the Admins will NOT do so either.
This will start in Season 39.
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.
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
single file at the end of the longest
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 Lucky
dog and then wave around cars
shall line up behind the lucky dog, single file at the
end of the longest 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 the
race you will receive a black flag and your lap led will be taken away from
you.
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.