Thinking about how I will be running my next season. Gonna try this:
All cars are eligible to race with exception of the F1 cars. Elimination races will consist of three events: the first 25 lap race will eliminate 12+ cars, bringing the field down to 20 for the next round. The second 50 lap race will eliminate 10 cars, bringing the field down to 10 for the third round. The third 100 lap race is the final.
Each race will be held on a new layout, with design focus on the inside lane.
All races are crash included, which means any car that crashes does not stop the clock.
Each car has tires tape-cleaned before each race. New cars may have tire sanding and other adjustment done. Any other adjustments are noted and must be finished before race.
A car that cannot finish the race is a DNF. A car that cannot start the race is a Breakdown.
If a car progresses to a higher round and then breaks down, the top car to not make the round will be substituted in. The Breakdown car will lose all points and shuffle to the back of the points grid.
Team Scoring Rule allows for only two cars maximum to carry over their points as team points at any given race.
A team that has a car DNF is still considered a team, even if only one car is left to compete.
3-lap crash rule is in effect for all races. This means if a car crashes within the first 3 laps, they can be taken off the track, inspected and tire-taped if needed, and restarted.
Each car will be referred to by its sponsor, model number and car number if necessary. For example, the NSR Bosch Porsche 917/10k #2 will be known as the Bosch 917/10. Gulf 917 #9, Gulf 917 #10, Gulf 908 #1, etc.
Race scoring would look something like this:
Car Time Lap Offs
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I like this scoring for a number of reasons. First, I think it spreads the scoring out a little bit with round bonuses provided. This will award consistency throughout multiple events. I also like that the early victims of elimination get no points, which will help inspire more competition on the slower end. There are a lot of cars that will come home with nothing, so they'll need to work just to get the smallest amount of points.
This will make it harder for teams to dominate. Short races yield unexpected results. Not entirely uncommon for a really fast car to be derailed by something, hurting their chances for a good result.
To win, you'll have to be dominant in three races. And while yes, you only have to score in the upper half of the field to go onto the next round, it's still going to be a challenge to find out where that cutoff is and how fast to go on the track.
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