Race Club UK Rules
Everyone is welcome in Race Club UK and primarily the aim of the group is to have fun and enjoy the racing. These rules have been put together to enhance the aim of the group, many of them are common sense and general decency. Please take the time to read them fully and raise any questions with a member of the admin team.Ignorance of the rules is not a defence for not following/being aware of them.It is also worth noting that any times mentioned within this document are based on British GMT and our international drivers would need to make allowance for any time zone differences themselves.
1. Minimum expectations
Drivers are expected to be familiar with the tracks they are racing including the positioning of the entry and exit of the pit lane, including pit boxes.While it is not expected for everyone to be on the ultimate pace and not everyone will be competing for pole position, generally, any drivers who are not within 10 seconds of the qualifying pole position for their class may be invited to participate the next event ‘under observation’ whereby a reasonable expectation would be that they are able to get within 10 seconds of the pole time there. If the driver is unable to post a time within 10 seconds of the pole time The Stewards may decide that, at the next event this driver should spend time enhancing their performance so as not to be a danger to others rather than racing – to date no requests of this nature have been made. Drivers are expected to be courteous to others and to race respectfully. These events are meant to be fun so please make sure you keep it that way. This also includes the chat group ‘banter’ on both Facebook and Discord. There is an incident reporting system in place to allow the question of who is to blame for what to be taken out of your hands and to help prevent arguments between members.
DRIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO MANAGE THEIR RACING/WITHDRAW STATUS FOR EACH ROUND
If a driver registers for a race, does not compete but fails to sign out they will receive a set number of penalty points for missing the round and should they reach the maximum penalty points they will be removed from the championship.Please see the penalty section below for further details.All drivers are expected to:
An incident cannot be reported without the appropriate video evidence. The minimum evidence requirements are covered further in this document.
2. Funding
We are very lucky that our sponsor GB Bespoke Tiling is covering our servers costs and therefore this is a free to enter event.
3. Car Choice
Once selected, a driver’s car choice is locked for the duration of the season..
4. General Rules
A lot of these rules are what you would call common sense, for example no weaving in the braking zone, a single change of direction on the straight is permitted, and contact should be avoided. During the qualifying sessions drivers are NOT to deliberately slow down to create space to the car in front. There is a whole lap from exiting the pitlane to commencing your lap to ensure you have adequate space. Anyone found to be doing this risks incurring a penalty. Incidents can be reported for the stewards to review via the incident reporting option on Sim Grid. This must be used to report incidents. It is also a requirement to have your in game Radar active to be aware of other cars around you.
SPECIAL QUALIFYING RULES - "5 MINUTES"
For One Lap Magic qualifying sessions drivers will post a single hot lap and then return to the garage, either by driving or returning to garage having pulled over in a safe area. The qualifying session will last 5 minutes.
The process is:
1 x out lap
1 x fast lap
Return to garage
This can be by driving back to the garage taking care not to impede other cars or by parking in a safe place and returning to garage. Any drivers found to be posting multiple times in the session will be DSQ from that particular meeting in its entirety, however if they have raced and been responsible for any incidents, they may still receive penalty points as detailed further in this rule set.
5. Race Format
All rounds will consist of:
1 x 60-minute practice session
1 x 5-minute single shot qualifying session
1 x 60-minute race with 1 mandatory pitstop for fuel and tyres
All races will feature one mandatory pitstop for fuel and tyres, however there will be no pit window meaning drivers are free to employ whatever strategy they see fit. Drivers are expected to withdraw from races they are unable to compete in. Failure to do so will result in DNS penalty points being awarded to the offending driver. The points scoring breakdown can be found under the scoring menu in Sim Grid. There will be 3 bonus points for the fastest lap in each race. To be eligible for points the driver must complete 70% (rounded up) of the race distance +1 lap. Drivers below this threshold will be marked as DNF and will score 0 points, but may still be eligible for penalty points if they are adjudged to be responsible for incidents. Stewards may review this and increase the window for points scoring depending on the circumstances (e.g. serious adverse weather conditions).A points scoring table is available on the scoring tab.
6. Incident reporting to the Stewards
The Stewards Panel is made up of a number of individuals who will remain anonymous to protect against any possible conflict of interest.To submit an incident for review please use the incident reporting facility on Sim Grid.Please note you have 24 hours from the start of the race to upload any incidents which you feel require review.The incident being reported must be supported by video footage containing the following:
At least one external view of the incident
Both drivers onboard showing steering wheel
The HUD display button must be pressed to show driver inputs and visible
If your footage does not contain these requirements the incident report will not be upheld or considered further.ACC allows you to map a button to save replays and it may be advisable to record the race using the share button on your console or PC recording software.Stewards will only review the time specified.Drivers should also be aware that any reports submitted by a driver who does not complete the race will not be reviewed.Mechanical/technical failures will not be reviewed by the stewards.
7. Possible penalties
Stewards have the discretion to award a penalty as deemed appropriate.Example penalties could include:
Time penalties added to overall race time
Qualifying ban
First lap drive through penalty
Pit lane start for next race meeting
One race ban
Multiple race ban
Immediate and permanent exclusion from the championship
8. Penalty Points accumulation
The penalty points system is a way of keeping track of a drivers record of breaking the rules of clean racing.Drivers will be punished with more severe time penalties meaning the effects of an incident will be more severely felt by the offending driver.There is no requirement to wait for a car in the event of an incident.Lap 1 penalties will be dealt with more severely.Drivers are expected to remain in their selected car for the duration of the season.
9. Drivers Licence Points
Drivers may be awarded licence points during the course of the championship.If a driver receives 12 or more penalty points during the course of the championship they will receive a one race ban.A no show for a race – this is where a driver fails to sign out of a race and does not attend – will receive 3 points per offence.Overall discretion for licence points and participation in the championship remains with the Stewards.
10. Sanctions for point accumulation
There is a maximum number of licence points which can be awarded before a driver is disqualified from the Championship.Stewards may also issue ad-hoc penalties irrespective of the penalty points which may include:
This is purely at the Stewards discretion.
11. Be respectful of the Stewards
The Stewards give up their time to investigate and review incidents which are reported to them.Stewards may also contact drivers to offer feedback on incidents which have been reported but ultimately deemed to be a racing incident.We understand you may not always agree with the decisions.Stewards will consider an appeal provided it is made respectfully and new evidence is provided.
12. Most Importantly - Have fun
Race Club UK has been set up to enable like-minded people to have fun with clean fair and firm racing.While this rule list exists, it is hoped that the majority of it is never used and the standards for the whole group have been of a high standard. This rule set is designed to complement this rather than stifle it.
