BadBlood
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Sassafrassarassum Rick Rastardly!
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« on: May 27, 2012, 07:51:58 PM +0100 » |
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As Season 22 draws to a close with the fun races, it might be a good idea to whet your appetites as to what we are planning for the next one, scheduled to start on 17 June;
We have two new Moderators joining us - good luck to Rainier and Blito.
Season calendar - it is intended that seasons will run from late June to Christmas and then January to May with mid-season breaks for Easter and October and season breaks for Summer and Christmas
Lap one moderation - this will remain as a 'red zone' as advised by the Divisional Moderator before each race. For a very short circuit that could be the whole lap.
Rule Confusion
Feedback was it can be confusing as to what applies to each race, even I have been caught out. Hence we have broken things up into three broad categories;
PRO DIVISIONS (67 Works, 65 Pros, 66 Historics, Porsches)
No SHIFT-R allowed
All classified score (bar 66 Historics which will be 50%)
Reported incidents modded
Full moderation of lap one red zone
INT DIVISIONS (67 Privateers, 65 Ints, GTs)
1 SHIFT-R with a Stop n Go of 0 seconds
Multiple SHIFT-R = DQ
No Stop n Go = DQ
Incorrect Stop n Go = 30 seconds added
All classified score
Reported incidents modded
Full moderation of lap one red zone
NOV DIVISIONS (65 Novices, F2)
Unlimited SHIFT-R with a Stop n Go of 0 seconds
No Stop n Go = DQ
Incorrect Stop n Go = 30 seconds added
All classified score
Reported incidents modded
Full moderation of lap one red zone
Rule Changes - the only thing is to make explicit the circumstances of a rejoin. If all four wheels leave the track, or you are forced to stop racing (stopped on track or spun etc.) you are in a rejoin situation and must do so safely.
Penalties: The penalty system stays the same but additionally this season if you accumulate too many penalty points in any one series you will receive an extra penalty that has no effect on the penalty points but will compromise your race.
Handicapping: These have changed subtly for the Historics, so check the rules carefully. The GTs and Porsche series will introduce Pit Stop based handicapping (probably). The others remain the same more or less. As always, check the series pages for full details.
Server starting time - same as Season 22, in order to reduce starting glitches and accomodate moderators available time the Divisional Moderator will have the option to start the server for anything up to an hours Qually (ie from 8.30pm). The actual races will still kick off at 9.30pm.
New F2s division NOT run along Spec lines. Other then that expect the same divisions with no alteration to race nights. The Grads will stay split between Works and Privateers, ie separate posts and possibly separate tracks. All series start as single grid. We don't want to run tiny grids and, based on the most recent attendance that will work best. If we get a flood of registrations we will review it.
This is all subject to any last minute change/tweaks. Enjoy the break, whilst no formal divisions will be running Cookie is co-ordinating the fun races so there will be plenty of action to feed your GPL desires until battle proper re-commences.
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