Season 1 | TrakFiends | GTWC Europe – Bronze Cup

Championship Rules — Season 1 | TrakFiends | GTWC Europe – Bronze Cup

1) Eligibility & Entries

• Class: GT3 only.
• Driver pool: Bronze & Experienced Bronze.
• Grid cap: 50 cars.
• Region/Server: Central US server location.
• Assists: All allowed except Stability Control (off).
• SA requirement: None.
  
  

2) Schedule & Sessions

• Race day/time: Saturdays, 11:00 AM America/Central (see event page for dates).
• Practice: 24/7 public practice server — TrakFiends Practice Server (Discord: discord.gg/ucMyBSVQCZ).
• Qualifying: 20 minutes, Open.
• Race: 30 minutes per round; Round 4 (Spa) = 40-minute feature.
• Start procedure: Long formation.
• Pit stops: No mandatory stop (fuel & tires optional).
• Track grip: Optimum.
• Cut rules: In-game (Strict).
• In-game text chat: Disabled / Auto-DQ for in-session chat (stream-friendly).
  
  

3) Weather & Server

• Weather model: Static; Weather Randomness = 0; Rain = 0; No night racing.
• Per-round presets are listed on the Championship Description (time of day, ambient temps, cloud level 0.10–0.70).
  
  

4) Scoring, Bonuses & Tiebreakers

• Points (30-min rounds): Linear 1st–20th → 20, 19, 18 … 1 (no points P21+).
• Points (40-min Spa feature): Same linear scale (1st–20th → 20 to 1).
• Bonus: +1 point for Fastest Lap in the race (classified finish required).
• Tiebreakers: Most wins → most podiums → best single result → next-best → most finishes → coin toss.
  
  

5) Withdrawals, No-Shows & Reserves

• Sign-out deadline: ≥ 1 hour before Qualifying in the event channel.
• Withdrawal penalties: None.
• No-show policy: None.
• Waitlist/Reserves: No waitlist (grid first-come via event entry).
  
  

6) Driving Standards

• General conduct: Race fair, leave room, avoid divebombs. If you cause contact, lift and redress at the earliest safe opportunity. If you spin, HOLD YOUR BRAKES!
• Blue flags: Informational — if being lapped, hold your line and do not defend into braking zones.
• Rejoins: Rejoin safely and predictably; off-track incidents do not grant right of way.
• Unsafe behavior: Weaving, brake-checking, blocking reactive to the car behind, and retaliation are prohibited.
  
  

7) Stewarding, Protests & Penalties

• Stewarding: Post-race only.
• How to protest: Submit within 24 hours after the race with a ≤ 60-second clip and timestamp in #race-incident-report
  → https://discord.gg/qdwPVjTXNP
• Evidence: Short clip + brief summary (corner, lap, cars involved).
• Penalty framework: Uses the series rule book’s standard penalty bands, including first-lap vs. subsequent-lap differentiation.
• License points: Not used in this championship.
• Self-report time reduction: Not used (no reduction for self-reports).
• Appeals: No appeals except for mistaken identity or administrative error.
• Typical sanctions: time penalties added to race result; severe or repeat issues may escalate to race or event bans (see §10).
  
  

8) Technical & Pit Lane

• Damage: Standard (game default).
• Tyre sets: Unlimited per event.
• Refuelling: Allowed (even though no mandatory stop).
• Pit lane: Obey speed limit and blend lines; unsafe release and pit-exit line violations may incur penalties.
  
  

9) Liveries & Branding

• Custom liveries: Allowed via Awesome Simracing sync — see #awesome-simracing-livery-sync under ====START HERE====
  Invite: https://discord.gg/fWfad4zEqE
• Broadcast pack deadline: 1 hour before Qualifying to be included on stream.
• Decals: No mandatory decals; no offensive or infringing content.
  
  

10) Communications, Media & Conduct

• Discord: Primary hub for drivers’ briefings, server info, and incident handling. Join voice 10 minutes before Qualifying.
• Broadcast/Media: Racing in this event grants permission for your name, livery, voice, and footage to be used in live streams, VoDs, clips, and social posts across TrakFiends channels.
• Code of conduct (escalation): Warning → Race ban → Event ban. Severe misconduct may jump steps at admin discretion.
  
  

11) Admin Discretion & Terms

• Admins may adjust server/session parameters for stability or fairness (e.g., lobby restarts, red flags) and interpret rules in spirit to maintain clean, enjoyable racing for Bronze & Experienced Bronze drivers.
• By entering, you agree to follow these rules, SimGrid policies, and the instructions of race control/admins.