FORS Rules Modifications Proposals

By John Nestor

  1. Pit Stops
    1. Penalty for violation of pit speed limit on entry changed to 1 penalty turn for each 20 mph increment over speed limit - exit penalty "stop" and "go"
    2. Change reliability penalties for pit stop to the following:

      B = +2 standing start AND lose 2 tire wear

      C = +4 standing start AND lose 5 wear (at least 3 must be tire wear)

      D = spend one additional turn in pits AND suffer all consequences of "C"

      Rationale: To make pit stops more dependent on reliability.

  2. Car Design Points
    1. Change Base Top Speed Costs to the following:

      Base Top Speed

      Top End Cost

      140

      4

      160

      7

      180

      10

      200

      12

      220

      14

    2. Change Handling Costs to the following:

      Handling

      Handling Cost

      140

      3

      120

      7

      100

      11

      80

      15

      60

      20

      Rationale: To make car build costs more in line with the marginal benefit of the capability. An extra 20 mph at low top end speeds is worth more than at high top end speeds. An 20 mph decrease in handling speed is marginally more valuable at the better handling values because wear is more likely to be used in the slower corners.

  3. Tire Wear

    1. Add the following statements to the tire temperature rules:

      Cars on cold tires may "heavy" or "late" brake at most 20 mph LESS than the cars nominal late braking capability. Such "late braking" costs 1 cold tire wear. An attempt to heavy or late brake the nominal late braking value with cold tires requires 1 cold wear and a test brakes reliability roll. An attempt to heavy or late brake 20 mph more than the nominal late braking value with cold tires results in an immediate test brakes reliability roll AND a spinout with a roll on the spin table (with speed prior to braking modifier). A single DSM chip can be used to modify both rolls. Cars on hot tires may "heavy" or "late" brake 20 mph MORE than the cars nominal late braking capability at the cost of 1 hot tire wear without having to roll on the test brakes reliability table. Cars on hot tires may attempt to heavy or late brake 40 mph over the nominal late braking capability at the cost of 1 hot wear and a test brakes reliability roll.

      Cold tires may also be used to acquire a racing line late or leave the racing line early (See Cornering) at the cost of 1 cold tire wear instead of the normal ½ wear.

    2. Change Tire Wear Variability Chart to the following:

      Dice Roll (2D6)

      Result

      2 - 3

      +2

      4 - 5

      +1

      6 - 8

      0

      9 - 10

      -1

      11 - 12

      -2

    3. Change Tire Temperature Chart to the following:

      Dice Roll (2D6)

      Result

      2 - 5

      3 Cold, 2 Hot

      6 - 7

      2 Cold, 2 Hot

      8 - 9

      2 Cold, 3 Hot

      10 - 12

      3 Cold, 3 Hot

      Rationale: Add the tire temperature rules for braking to make the advantages/disadvantages of hot/cold tires apply to braking as well as cornering for consistency. Add the cold tire rule for racing line to prevent anyone gaining an advantage by deliberately taking a racing line late with cold tires to get rid of a cold wear and get back a "normal" ½ wear. Change the tire variability chart to increase random variability and get rid of the +-½ tire wear which is useless on some tracks. Change the tire temperature chart to increase the probability of 3 cold tires.

  4. Braking Reliability Table Clarifications/Modifications
    1. Brakes - Add to "B" result in text "+1 to all future test brake rolls (Red Cup)"

      This statement appears in the chart but NOT in the body of the text.

    2. Brakes - "C" result - delete phrase "and -20 Late Braking" since this event is superseded by the reduction of late braking to 0. (Comment: I think the reduction of late braking to 0 is too severe for this result. Propose to negate all late braking penalties for this result.)
    3. Brakes - Results "B", "C" and "D". The text in the rules body states "Late Braking reduced to 0". In the charts, the phrasing is "Lose Late Braking". In my mind, the former implies that you can still use the reliability table to "enhance" the late braking capability to 20. The latter phrasing implies you can not late brake at all. The rules state that if "late braking is lost the design enhancement remains an option". Which interpretation is correct? I think the phrasing should be "late braking reduced to 0".
    4. Deceleration Clarification/Modifications
    5. Add a statement in the third paragraph: The use of "heavy braking" (i.e. using tire wear to initially decelerate an additional amount up to the "late braking" value) counts as the one allowable use of "late braking" for a turn.
    6. The braking reliability table can be used to enhance either the nominal or late braking capability by 20 mph but not both once a turn. A use of the braking reliability table after the car has begun its movement is still considered a "late braking" maneuver and costs one tire wear automatically in addition to any wear penalties dictated by the table. A car can not "late brake" for free by only using the reliability table.
    7. Delete the phrase that states that once the braking reliability table has been used, no further deceleration activity is permissible that turn. A car may use the reliability table to increase the standard deceleration by 20 mph and still late brake. However, the late braking capability may not be enhanced further by use of the reliability table in this instance.
  5. Forced Passing
    1. Clarify the following statement in the third paragraph: "The following turn, if all three cars post the same speed (including any slipstream bonus) then the passing car must emergency (late brake) at least 20 mph." Add the statement: "This action is an explicit exception to the late braking rule allowing late braking only after moving at least one space."
    2. Clarify the following situation somewhere in this section. Add the statement "If two or more cars in a parallel movement situation encounter a car blocking the space (usually via an immediately prior spinout on track) immediately in front of one of the moving cars, the blocked car must immediately late brake at least 20 mph. This action is an explicit exception to the late braking rule allowing late braking only after moving at least one space."
    3. Clarify situations when forced passing is allowed. E.g. A forced pass attempt is allowed only when no other legal alternative movement path exists for the entire remainder of the cars movement at its current posted speed. A car may attempt a forced pass if movement along free spaces would subsequently force the car to go into a numbered corner space at an excessive speed for which the car can not pay in tire wear and/or chance table rolls.
  6. Corners and Cornering

    1. Add the following sentences to this section in the appropriate paragraph: "The cornering table may be used for any 20 mph increment of excess cornering speed in lieu of tire wear even if the car has tire wear remaining. However, once the cornering table is used no additional maneuvers are permitted in that corner which would cause any more tire wear to be expended for additional 20 mph increments of excess cornering speed. Any such maneuver results in an immediate crash off track."

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