OVERVIEW
ZRL Presents for Season 18: ZAD's Galaxy Tour in ACC.
We are a North American based "Gentleman's Racing League".
This season we present to you, 7 rounds of racing over 7 weeks from April 22nd through June 3rd.
Challenge yourself against skilled drivers from all skill levels. Each race is a chance to prove your mettle and improve your racing prowess. Connect with racers from around the globe, sharing your passion for speed and competition. Experience the camaraderie of a tight-knit racing community that supports and encourages each other. We prioritize clean racing and sportsmanship. Our community prides itself on respectful and friendly competition, helping ensure everyone has a positive experience. Come hang for an hour or so of exhilarating racing and burning rubber with variable weather with varying pit stop strategies to explore.
Overall ZRL Championship once again will take the main focus of the season. We will have two different sub Driver Class Championships running in conjunction. Class names have been simplified to Gold "Pro" and Silver "Pro-Am". In addition, we may allocate space for a third sub class for "true rookies" as long as quota is met. By "True Rookies" we mean you are new(er) to sim racing and typically 5% to 6% off top single lap pace. That's about a 2:23 or slower at Spa, or 1:51 or slower at Monza for quick lap time reference.
Driver Classification will primarily be based on SimGrid rating. Gold and Silver categories will be split in half based upon the current SimGrid rating the weekend before the season starts. Small handful of drivers may be moved at our own discretion. Sign up where you think you'll fit and we'll move you later as deemed necessary.
Features to look out for
ONly One Crown
There can only be one. One champion to rule them all. The Overall Championship is where all the glory and bragging rights is won. Every driver across all subclasses will be fighting against each other for the sole right to bear the title ZRL Champion!
LFM Balance of power
We will be using the LFM BOP to provide balanced racing. Only cars supported by the LFM BOP can be used.
Acc Connector
No More Missed Races on the count of Kunos Server Browser going down. ACC Connector will be used if the Kunos backend drops on league nights.
You can download ACC Connector here.
More standaRdized formats
For this championship, the race format and weather outlook overall will have a lot less guessing and remembering on what is to be expected.
Primary format will be a 60 minute race with one mandatory pitstop for tires. Refueling will NOT be allowed.
Nords will be a Super Sprint race with "1 Shot Qualifying" and a 3 Lap Race. Indy/COTA Double Dash with be a pair of 30 minute no stop races run back to back on the same night.
There will also no longer be a need to prepare for both dry and wet conditions for every round. All rounds will be guaranteed to be dry except for the Indy/COTA race of which will be a gamble and left to chance with a high variability settings. Check discord for the details.
SIGN UP PROCESS
First-come-first-serve event. Register quickly to secure your space on the grid. Join the discord to participate. Once the grid is full, you can register as a reserve and then take any available grid slots should drivers drop out
Sign up, bring a friend, and lets race!
General EVENT TIMETABLE
Practice - 8:00pm EST
Qualifying - 9:00pm EST
Race - 9:20pm EST
RULES
For the full rule set, please click here: ZRL Rules
WITHDRAW AND RESERVES
If you are signed up but then unavailable to attend the reset of the championship, please click `manage registration` and then click `leave event` so that your slot will be given to the first listed reserve driver.
Race Calendar
Round 1 - April 22nd - Barcelona
Round 2 - April 29th - Misano
Round 3 - May 6th - Nords
Round 4 - May 13th - Kyalami
Round 5/6 - May 20th - Indy/COTA
Break Week - May 27th
Round 7 - June 3rd - Red Bull Ring
