As was mentioned in my campaign document, the divisions and race format will undergo some changes for 2014, which after discussions in the Club Board have been summarized in this pdf file.
The most visible change will be the renaming of World Series into ACE and World Trophy into PRO. The idea behind this is to replace the rather vague WS/WT identifiers by names that better indicate the level of competition: World Championship - ACE - PRO.
A second idea with the renaming is to emphasize the "ladder" approach. PRO and ACE should be seen as steps on a ladder in the simracer's career, where the goal is to reach WC. As in the iRacing series format, the best drivers will be promoted to an upper category for the next season and offered free/deduced license prices.
Thirdly, we will trial a new race format for the 2014 ACE series, which includes both a regular and a sprint race. The idea behind this is to differentiate ACE from WC, to prevent it from becoming a WC mirror series.
The most visible change will be the renaming of World Series into ACE and World Trophy into PRO. The idea behind this is to replace the rather vague WS/WT identifiers by names that better indicate the level of competition: World Championship - ACE - PRO.
A second idea with the renaming is to emphasize the "ladder" approach. PRO and ACE should be seen as steps on a ladder in the simracer's career, where the goal is to reach WC. As in the iRacing series format, the best drivers will be promoted to an upper category for the next season and offered free/deduced license prices.
Thirdly, we will trial a new race format for the 2014 ACE series, which includes both a regular and a sprint race. The idea behind this is to differentiate ACE from WC, to prevent it from becoming a WC mirror series.