2008 RFactor League Information

[Johno3]

THE RFACTOR F1 2008 SEASON IS UPON US.............STARTS THURSDAY 20TH MARCH @ BELLE VUE 8:30PM

*** Please note – although some parts are the same, there are some different things on this thread than there is on the Heat Thread, so please take 5 minutes to read it.***

I can’t begin to tell you what a long hard winter it has been for the Admin Team, and all the hard work that has gone into it, but finally, after many discussions, I am able to release details of the coming season.

SUGGESTION THREADS

- Cars to stay on the track should they retire rather than leaving.
This is something that we don’t think is right to make a rule, however we do want people to use their head. Part of real life racing is having to avoid people that have spun on the corner, and there is no reason why this should not be part of rfactor racing too. What we would like to stress however is to think about where you park up. In the middle of the straight is not the best place to park up for 10 laps of a race say. We feel that generally, if you feel where you are parked would bring out a yellow flag in real life, then you need to move, but if it would not bring out a yellow flag then stay there.

- Drivers to undergo 10 minutes practice or 5 practice laps before being allowed to race.
We feel this does not encourage people to want to race rfactor, and thus will put people off. However, we feel that new drivers need to realise this is a hard mod, and therefore encourage you to attend practice sessions beforehand. No one will be allowed to race novice cars during meeting, and generally 95% of the time, if they have their own skin then they have partaken in some practice.

DISCIPLINARY

There are going to be a few changes in disciplinary this year. First of all, the F1 Admin Team has appointed a Head of Discipline for each league. For the rfactor league, this is Michael. All complaints will be sent to him, with the team then making a decision, and Michael will then reply to this.

Also new for this year is the time period that your disciplinary points stay on your ‘licence’. In previous years, this has been 16 weeks, but this year it will be changed to 13 months. This is so that we can monitor a driver over a season, not just a small period of it.

Perhaps the biggest decision however, is the decision that should you receive a ban in rfactor, you will also be banned in Heat as well. We feel that with both leagues racing under the UK Dirt F1 banner, this is the best thing to do to maintain driving standards. The last thing we want is for something to happen in an rfactor meeting, and it to be dragged over into Heat meeting and vice versa. Should you receive a ban, you will be banned for a certain number of weeks, rather than meetings, as of course 90% of the time there will be both an rfactor and Heat meetings running. In weeks were there is only one formula running, we may choose to extend the ban by an extra week to make sure that all bans are fair throughout the season.

RULE CHANGES

Many of the rules from the Heat league have been copied over to the rfactor pages, but please take a look at the rules, and familiarise yourself with them by clicking here.
Changes or additions for this year are as follows:

With us running the meetings at 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9pm, there is going to be a change to the booking procedure. For all meetings you will need to book in via the UK Dirt website. Website booking close at 6pm, and this will be the cut off point for anyone wanting to race in the 7:30pm meeting. This means NO late booking will be accepted on the forum for meetings starting at 7:30pm. For meetings that start at 8:30pm and 9pm, late bookings will be accepted on the forum up until 7pm.

Also in the rules, it is suggested that you arrive for a meeting, in Mirc Chat 10 minutes before the start of your meeting, eg if the meeting starts at 7:30pm, then it’s suggested that you be there at 7:20pm. Meetings WILL start promptly at the start time, and where before we may wait an extra 5 minutes to see if you are going turn up, this year we will not. Should you miss your first Heat, then this is your problem, not ours.

As many of you know there is the option to use superstar lights in rfactor. The admin team have decided that these should only be made available to the superstars as with real life. It is your responsibility to make sure these are not on your car. If you are found with them on your car, you will first of all receive a warning, and then for every race after that which you race with them on, you will then lose your points for that race and every race you continue to use them after this.

One of the biggest new rules is the removal of gridding drivers for the final. This will be replaced however with a rule that should a driver win a race during the meeting (eg a heat or consolation), they will then have to start their remaining races from the back of their respective grades. Failure to do so will result in you being docked 2 places.

B-Finals will be non-points scoring races if they have less than 12 cars taking part.

As is the case with real life, a driver will now get the option to take the one lap handicap for his GN. Should the driver take the handicap, they will then score double points if they make it into the points paying positions. Should they not take the handicap, they will score single points and start from their normal grade. However, they will have to start at the back of their grade as they are classed as a race winner. See above.

SKIN COLLECTION

CONTACT DANSKIN, OR SEE FORUM FOR SKIN COLLECTION INFORMATION!

FIXTURE LIST

Please see here.

CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES

People suggested when the plan for 2008 was first announced that they were not happy about the split times for meetings, especially in regards to the National Points Championship. While it was decided that the National Points Championship will not be replaced by another, Kev will however host two tables on his site, one for all the 7:30pm start times, and one for all the 9pm start times. This will not carry any prize, but it is there so you can test yourself against the main players, and even perhaps have bragging rights for that time slot.

It has been decided that with the new mod we will not be running the Grand Prix Series. However, there is the possibility of running 2009 World Championship Qualifying Rounds at the end of the season. A final decision will be made on these after the 2008 World Final, but you can see that they are marked as provisional on the fixture list.

Grand National points will once again count towards your World Championship Qualifying point’s total. This means that every point you score at a World Championship Qualifying Round will now be included in your total.

Cheers

F1 Admin Team Edited August 5, 2008 by DanSkin