Season 1 | TrakFiends | GTWC Europe – Bronze Cup

Note: Event start time is the start of QUALIFYING

Schedule

• Race Day/Time: Saturdays, 11:00 AM America/Central (GMT-6:00 check your local time on SimGrid>Races>Schedule)
• Rounds & Dates (2026):

1. Jan 17 – Silverstone (UK)
2. Jan 24 – Zandvoort (NL)
3. Feb 7 – Nürburgring GP (DE)
4. Feb 21 – Spa-Francorchamps (BE) — 40-minute Feature
5. Mar 7 – Paul Ricard (FR)
6. Mar 14 – Barcelona-Catalunya (ES)
7. Mar 21 – Misano (IT)
8. Mar 28 – Hungaroring (HU)

24/7 Practice: TrakFiends Practice Server — join via Discord: discord.gg/ucMyBSVQCZ

Format

• Practice: Open on the 24/7 server (Practice on Race Server opens 30 minutes before Qualifying)
• Qualifying: 20 minutes, Open
• Race: 30 minutes each round (Round 4 = 40 minutes)
• Start: Long formation
• Pit Stops: No mandatory stop (fuel & tires optional)
• Assists: All except Stability Control (off)
• Track Grip: Optimum
• Cut Rules: In-game (Strict)
• Damage: Standard

Weather & Server (static, no rain, no night)

• Weather Randomness: 0 • Rain: 0 • No night racing
• Per-round presets (in-game session settings):

1. Silverstone: 14:00 • 20 °C
2. Zandvoort: 14:00 • 18 °C
3. Nürburgring GP: 14:00 • 20 °C
4. Spa-Francorchamps (40m): 13:30 • 19 °C
5. Paul Ricard: 15:00 • 22 °C
6. Barcelona: 14:30 • 23 °C
7. Misano: 14:30 • 22 °C
8. Hungaroring: 14:00 • 21 °C

Cars & Entry

• Class: GT3 only (Bronze Cup)
• Grid Cap: 50 cars
• Eligibility: Bronze & Experienced Bronze (Hover over Grid Rating in the top right to determine Bronze classing)

Driving Standards & Stewarding

• Racecraft: Leave racing room; no divebombs. If you cause contact, lift and give the place back. If you spin, HOLD YOUR BRAKES!
• Blue Flags: Informational — if lapped, hold line and do not defend into braking zones.
• Stewarding: Post-race only.
• Protests: Submit within 24 hours with a ≤60-second clip in #race-incident-report
  → https://discord.gg/qdwPVjTXNP
• Outcomes: Posted in #incident-outcomes on Discord.

Liveries & Sponsors

• Custom liveries: Allowed via Awesome Simracing sync
  → Discord channel #awesome-simracing-livery-sync under ====START HERE====
  Invite: https://discord.gg/fWfad4zEqE
• Content rules: No offensive or infringing material. We may request changes if needed.

Broadcast & Media

• Community Hub: https://www.thesimgrid.com/communities/trakfiends
• Live/VoD: https://twitch.tv/trakfiends_ • https://youtube.com/@trakfiends?si=wQuD20p2p7WJTriv
• Clips/Shorts: https://www.tiktok.com/@trakfiends?_r=1&_t=ZP-92wI4Lwx
• By racing, you consent to be featured in broadcasts, highlights, and social media posts.

Comms

• Discord (all info, voice, practice): https://discord.gg/ucMyBSVQCZ
• Please join 10 minutes before Qualifying.