rules

1. Races will be held on Thursday nights starting @ 9:00 pm. Heat races will be at 9 pm and the feature will start at 9:30 pm.

2. Feature races will hold 14 racers. In the event more than 14 show up, a heat race will be held.

3. Heat races will be 13 laps in length on average. There will be qualifying for heats.

4. Feature races will be 50 laps in length on average. All features will have a qualifying session to determine starting grid

5. All qualifying is done with open setups.

6. All races (heat and feature) will have a double file pace lap with cars being evenly spaced on the starting grid. Pace lap speed will be determined by what pit road speed is for that particular track. On tracks where there is no qualifying, pace lap speed will be 35 mph. Pole sitter and admin will determine where green flag point will be in server.

7. With the pace lap rule in effect, there will now be only 1 restart per race (heat and feature). If there are drivers that cannot handle their cars on the pace lap, ie... not paying attention, running into the car in front, jumping the start, that driver will be warned once. If it persists, that driver will be removed from the server and will receive no points. Swerving back and forth to "warm up tires" is not permitted.

8. ***On tracks with qualifying sessions::
          Everyone will meet in server @ 9:00 pm EST to run a qualifying session only.The top 10 qualifiers will be entereed into the feature. Qualifiers 11th and lower will have to run the heat race to determine the 4 remaining starting spots. Heat and feature races will have their own qualifying sessions.

    ***On tracks that do not have a qualifying session::
         There will be 2 heat races. The fields for the heat races will be determined by position in the official standings. Odd positioned in the standings (ie..1,3,5...), Heat #1, evenly positioned in the standings (ie..2,4,6...), Heat #2.
FORMAT FOR THE HEAT RACES IS STILL UNDECIDED. WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE THE NEXT NON QUALIFYING RACE, SO VISIT FORUM AND VOICE YOUR OPINION.

9. Each Tuesday, an email will be sent out with the weekly race information.

10. There will be weekly practices held on Wedsnday nights around 9 pm. These practices are not manditory, but it is recommended to fimiliarize yourself with the track.

11. There will be NO driver subs. Please notify me before the race via email or pm. If I am notified of the absence, that driver will receive 20 points and be counted as a DNS.

12. Points: 100 points will be awarded for first place and -5 points for each place thereafter. 1 point is awarded for pole position, 1 point will be awarded for leading a lap, 5 points for leading most laps. A maximum of 5 bonus points per race not including pole bonus. No bonus points will be given for heat races. All racers who fail to qualify for feature will receive 25 points.

13. Dangerous/Reckless driving: This kind of behavior will not be tolerated. Driving that is deemed reckless will be dealt with severely, resulting in a 1 race suspension and a 20 point deduction. All drivers are expected to be aware of their surroundings.

14. Lapped cars and cars off pace are to give way to lead lap cars. Please pull to the high line and allow leaders by. Lapped drivers causing an accident with lead lap cars will receive a TBD point deduction depending on severity of the incident.

15. There will be no blocking on any track until turn 3 of the final lap.. Blocking infractions will receive a 5 point penality. Exception to this rule will be road courses, the blocking point will be determined before the race in the server.

16. Flaming will not be tolerated at anytime in the race server. 1st offense will result in a 1 race suspension and a 25 point deduction. 2nd offense, you're gone, period. If there is a problem with a driver or drivers, take it to IRF, or pm me and I will deal with it after the race.

17. In game chat: Please keep it to a minimum. Excessive chatting is distracting.

18. New car files need to be sent to me no later than the Tuesday before the race you wish to run it.

19. Rules are subject to change, if any changes are to be made, an email will be sent out prior to the race.

20. SAVE YOUR REPLAYS! If there is an incident, the replay may be your only defense.

21. Finally last rule is to have fun, I know some of these rules seem harsh, but if we all use our heads, things will run smoothly .

SEASON 5 OFFICIAL RULES