RaceDepartment Rally Championship Season 2
Format
The RaceDepartment Forum Rally Championship will be run over an 8 round calendar. By comparison to the RaceDepartment rally club these events will be endurance events running between 12-14 stages per rally. Stages will mostly be used twice each rally and BTB stages may also be included. All rules from the rally club and RSRBR will stand unless they are super-seeded in this forum. The RaceDepartment Rally Championship will run as an RSRBR Championship event (accessed via the Public sessions button in the RSRBR startup screen) and use Accumulating/Reduced car damage. Between service points it will not be possible to change tires so suitable selection for the following group of stages is imperative, (tire wear may also be an issue). Weather WILL NOT be announced prior to the event, drivers will need to check the stages prior to starting for the conditions of the following stages.
Schedule
The RaceDepartment Forum Rally League will run once every 3 weeks in place of that weeks Club Rally event starting on January 24th/25th.
Sessions
1/ As with the rally club 3 times zones will be made available (EU/US/OC) with the times being combined to find an overall winner.
2/ 3 sessions will be created on each day, starting from Saturday to Tuesday. Sessions will be numbered 1 to 4 in regard to the day they are driven on.
3/ Each driver MUST nominate which session they want to drive in when they sign up for the round.
ie - Rick Bamford - Lucifer - RDRC Rd1 OC2 (Sunday session in the OC time zone)
ONLY the sessions that drivers have nominated for will be created and entries close the Friday before the rally.
4/ There will be NO extra sessions created.
5/ The only exception to the creation of extra sessions will be in the case that the organisers make an error with time conversions or stages.
6/ Once a driver logs into a session, even one prior to the session they have registered for, they MUST compete in THAT session. They may compete in later sessions as well for practice however only the FIRST session they log into will be included in the results. Should a driver Log in and not compete they will be classed as retired for all stages not completed in their FIRST session.
· Rd1 - 24th/25th January (Rally of Norway)
· Rd2 - 14th/15th February (Alpine Rally)
· Rd3 - 7th/8th March (Coffs Harbour Rally)
· Rd4 - 28th/29th March (The Ulster Rally)
· Rd5 - 18th/19th April (Kouvola Auto-Ralli)
· Rd6 - 9th/10th May (Rally of Mont Blanc)
· Rd7 - 30th/31st May (Hokkaido rally)
· Rd8 - 20th/21st June (Vauxhall rally of Wales)
Championship
Drivers in the RaceDepartment Forum Rally league will be split into 2 classes. Both classes will compete on the same stages at the same time and will be separated in the points table. Drivers wishing to score points in the championship will have to register by posting in the Rally League sign-up thread. Points will only be awarded once the driver has registered. Car choice must be made prior to the first round that the driver contests and may not be changed for the duration of the season unless the drivers' class changes. Drivers wishing to score points in the league must be registered members of RaceDepartment Forum.
Class 1 (Premier League)
"Premier" League drivers are competing for the outright or overall rally and championship win.
Drivers in "Premier" league must drive cars from Car Packs AW8-07 & AW8-08.
Class 2 (Champions' League)
"Champions'" League drives will compete for their own championship within the series as well as being able to score points for the overall championship. Any driver can choose to move themselves to A league at any time. However, only the director may move a driver from A league to Premier league.
Drivers in " Champions'" League will drive cars from car packs N4-1, N4-2, N4-S2000-1 and N4-S2000-2.(Note: Lancia Delta, Ford Escort, Renault 5, and Skoda Octavia will not be eligible) Champion Legue Drivers have the option of changing car ONCE during the season. All changes must be posted in the sign-up thread. If the driver is part of a team BOTH team members must change to the same car.
Note:- If a driver disagrees with their placement in "Premier" league they can publicly request (in the league thread) for a re-classification to "Champions'" league. This will allow any other league driver to object or support them. However the rally directors 'decision will be final.
A Champions' league driver will be promoted to Premier league if:
1/ The driver finishes in the top 5 of a Racedepartment Forum Rally Championship event outright
This will take effect from the start of the following event
2/ The driver has won the Champions' league in the previous RDRC season
Teams Championship
In addition to the 2 drivers championships, a "Teams" Championship will be conducted. Each team MUST consist of 2 drivers, both being from the same league and driving the same car. To score points in the Teams championship both drivers must compete in 6 out of the 8 rallies in the season. If either driver misses 3 rounds or more the team will forfeit all points. Team name may be changed at anytime. Once the Championship has started however, it must be posted in the sign-up thread as the following (old team name - New team name) Teams points will be taken from the league the driver in classified in.
Points system
Premier/Champions':
1st - 25
2nd - 18
3rd - 15
4th - 12
5th - 10
6th - 8
7th - 6
8th - 4
9th - 2
10th - 1
Teams
Class Points from each team member will be combined to provide a team score.
Parc Fermé
In the case of a protest or complaint from competitors a drivers stage replays must be emailed to the rally director upon request. All protests must be received within 5 days of the results being posted on RaceDepartment and the protesting driver must ALSO supply their stage replays. The ruling will be by the rally directors and will be final.
Note : should the protest concern one of the rally directors themselves, another separate un-involved member will be brought in to judicate
Premier League drivers (as of 9/8/2010)
1. Sebastien Levret (Mayland)
2. Tor Anders Berven (Totte)
3. Jakub Sulej (RIVIVIED)
4. Simone Demi (simonedemi)
5. Rick Bamford (Lucifer)
6. Eddie Mann (EddieX)
7. Warren Dawes (WAD53)
8. Tony Hutchins (FOG_tintops)
9. Ludovic Cogotti (Solcius)
10. Damien Jones (DJones)
11. Łukasz Demolin (Maggot666PL)
12. Gaëtan Legastelois (Fry)
13. Gabor Tim - (Bika)
14. Ben Buitendijk - (Ben797)
15. Attila Kiss - (Paffy)
16. Mark Johnston - (Madmonkey)
17. Ole Marius Myrvold - Myrvold
These drivers MUST drive in the Premier league section. Any other driver not on this list can nominate to compete in Premier league if they want. Rally Directors may nominate the designated class for any other driver in the interest of fair competition.
Non-Original Stages
During the course of the championship, a selection of non-original stages will be used. In an effort to make sure these stages run smoothly in the event themselves, these stages are listed below to allow any RDRC driver to test them completely. Should a driver experience difficulty running these stages because of random failures or high graphics level requirements they should report this to the event organisers no later than 6 weeks prior to the start of the rally using that stage. In the event that an RSRBR update is released in the period 2 weeks prior to the event, and refer to a stage being used, that stage will be replaced or cancelled by the organisers. Should a stage be released during the year that the director believes should be included in a rally, 6 weeks' notice must be given prior to it being used to give ample time for testing.
As adequate time will have be given for all drivers to make sure these stages work for them and their computer system, NO leniency will be given for drivers failing to finish a stage or rally due to technical difficulties, power, system or hardware failures or just given up. No, re-runs will be permitted under ANY circumstances. It is the drivers responsibility to ensure their system is updated and running smoothly, not the directors.
Mlynky Snow (Slovakia stage pack)
Alps (BTB France Stages)
ACCT Ivato Reverse (BTB Madagascar Stages)
Alahala - (Madagascar Stage Pack)
Vontovorona - (Madagascar Stage Pack)
Canyon (World stages pack)
RSI 3 (Ireland stages pack)
Tervaniemi 15km (BTB World Stages)
Portugal SS18 (Super special stage pack)
Lyon Gerland (Super special stage pack)
Las Majadas (BTB Spain stage pack)
Subida a la Mazana (BTB Spain stage pack)
Sweet Lamb (England stage pack)
Noirdant (BTB France stage pack)
Pribram (Czech stages pack)
Peklo (Slovakia Stage Pack)
Peklo Snow (Slovakia Stage Pack)
Kipping - (Sweeden Stage pack)
Limbo - (Sweeden Stage Pack)
Dead Head - (Sweeden Stage Pack)
Savo - (Finland stage pack????)
Slomczyn rally cross - (Poland stage pack)
Rally Poland shakedown - (Poland Stage Pack)
Format
The RaceDepartment Forum Rally Championship will be run over an 8 round calendar. By comparison to the RaceDepartment rally club these events will be endurance events running between 12-14 stages per rally. Stages will mostly be used twice each rally and BTB stages may also be included. All rules from the rally club and RSRBR will stand unless they are super-seeded in this forum. The RaceDepartment Rally Championship will run as an RSRBR Championship event (accessed via the Public sessions button in the RSRBR startup screen) and use Accumulating/Reduced car damage. Between service points it will not be possible to change tires so suitable selection for the following group of stages is imperative, (tire wear may also be an issue). Weather WILL NOT be announced prior to the event, drivers will need to check the stages prior to starting for the conditions of the following stages.
Schedule
The RaceDepartment Forum Rally League will run once every 3 weeks in place of that weeks Club Rally event starting on January 24th/25th.
Sessions
1/ As with the rally club 3 times zones will be made available (EU/US/OC) with the times being combined to find an overall winner.
2/ 3 sessions will be created on each day, starting from Saturday to Tuesday. Sessions will be numbered 1 to 4 in regard to the day they are driven on.
3/ Each driver MUST nominate which session they want to drive in when they sign up for the round.
ie - Rick Bamford - Lucifer - RDRC Rd1 OC2 (Sunday session in the OC time zone)
ONLY the sessions that drivers have nominated for will be created and entries close the Friday before the rally.
4/ There will be NO extra sessions created.
5/ The only exception to the creation of extra sessions will be in the case that the organisers make an error with time conversions or stages.
6/ Once a driver logs into a session, even one prior to the session they have registered for, they MUST compete in THAT session. They may compete in later sessions as well for practice however only the FIRST session they log into will be included in the results. Should a driver Log in and not compete they will be classed as retired for all stages not completed in their FIRST session.
· Rd1 - 24th/25th January (Rally of Norway)
· Rd2 - 14th/15th February (Alpine Rally)
· Rd3 - 7th/8th March (Coffs Harbour Rally)
· Rd4 - 28th/29th March (The Ulster Rally)
· Rd5 - 18th/19th April (Kouvola Auto-Ralli)
· Rd6 - 9th/10th May (Rally of Mont Blanc)
· Rd7 - 30th/31st May (Hokkaido rally)
· Rd8 - 20th/21st June (Vauxhall rally of Wales)
Championship
Drivers in the RaceDepartment Forum Rally league will be split into 2 classes. Both classes will compete on the same stages at the same time and will be separated in the points table. Drivers wishing to score points in the championship will have to register by posting in the Rally League sign-up thread. Points will only be awarded once the driver has registered. Car choice must be made prior to the first round that the driver contests and may not be changed for the duration of the season unless the drivers' class changes. Drivers wishing to score points in the league must be registered members of RaceDepartment Forum.
Class 1 (Premier League)
"Premier" League drivers are competing for the outright or overall rally and championship win.
Drivers in "Premier" league must drive cars from Car Packs AW8-07 & AW8-08.
Class 2 (Champions' League)
"Champions'" League drives will compete for their own championship within the series as well as being able to score points for the overall championship. Any driver can choose to move themselves to A league at any time. However, only the director may move a driver from A league to Premier league.
Drivers in " Champions'" League will drive cars from car packs N4-1, N4-2, N4-S2000-1 and N4-S2000-2.(Note: Lancia Delta, Ford Escort, Renault 5, and Skoda Octavia will not be eligible) Champion Legue Drivers have the option of changing car ONCE during the season. All changes must be posted in the sign-up thread. If the driver is part of a team BOTH team members must change to the same car.
Note:- If a driver disagrees with their placement in "Premier" league they can publicly request (in the league thread) for a re-classification to "Champions'" league. This will allow any other league driver to object or support them. However the rally directors 'decision will be final.
A Champions' league driver will be promoted to Premier league if:
1/ The driver finishes in the top 5 of a Racedepartment Forum Rally Championship event outright
This will take effect from the start of the following event
2/ The driver has won the Champions' league in the previous RDRC season
Teams Championship
In addition to the 2 drivers championships, a "Teams" Championship will be conducted. Each team MUST consist of 2 drivers, both being from the same league and driving the same car. To score points in the Teams championship both drivers must compete in 6 out of the 8 rallies in the season. If either driver misses 3 rounds or more the team will forfeit all points. Team name may be changed at anytime. Once the Championship has started however, it must be posted in the sign-up thread as the following (old team name - New team name) Teams points will be taken from the league the driver in classified in.
Points system
Premier/Champions':
1st - 25
2nd - 18
3rd - 15
4th - 12
5th - 10
6th - 8
7th - 6
8th - 4
9th - 2
10th - 1
Teams
Class Points from each team member will be combined to provide a team score.
Parc Fermé
In the case of a protest or complaint from competitors a drivers stage replays must be emailed to the rally director upon request. All protests must be received within 5 days of the results being posted on RaceDepartment and the protesting driver must ALSO supply their stage replays. The ruling will be by the rally directors and will be final.
Note : should the protest concern one of the rally directors themselves, another separate un-involved member will be brought in to judicate
Premier League drivers (as of 9/8/2010)
1. Sebastien Levret (Mayland)
2. Tor Anders Berven (Totte)
3. Jakub Sulej (RIVIVIED)
4. Simone Demi (simonedemi)
5. Rick Bamford (Lucifer)
6. Eddie Mann (EddieX)
7. Warren Dawes (WAD53)
8. Tony Hutchins (FOG_tintops)
9. Ludovic Cogotti (Solcius)
10. Damien Jones (DJones)
11. Łukasz Demolin (Maggot666PL)
12. Gaëtan Legastelois (Fry)
13. Gabor Tim - (Bika)
14. Ben Buitendijk - (Ben797)
15. Attila Kiss - (Paffy)
16. Mark Johnston - (Madmonkey)
17. Ole Marius Myrvold - Myrvold
These drivers MUST drive in the Premier league section. Any other driver not on this list can nominate to compete in Premier league if they want. Rally Directors may nominate the designated class for any other driver in the interest of fair competition.
Non-Original Stages
During the course of the championship, a selection of non-original stages will be used. In an effort to make sure these stages run smoothly in the event themselves, these stages are listed below to allow any RDRC driver to test them completely. Should a driver experience difficulty running these stages because of random failures or high graphics level requirements they should report this to the event organisers no later than 6 weeks prior to the start of the rally using that stage. In the event that an RSRBR update is released in the period 2 weeks prior to the event, and refer to a stage being used, that stage will be replaced or cancelled by the organisers. Should a stage be released during the year that the director believes should be included in a rally, 6 weeks' notice must be given prior to it being used to give ample time for testing.
As adequate time will have be given for all drivers to make sure these stages work for them and their computer system, NO leniency will be given for drivers failing to finish a stage or rally due to technical difficulties, power, system or hardware failures or just given up. No, re-runs will be permitted under ANY circumstances. It is the drivers responsibility to ensure their system is updated and running smoothly, not the directors.
Mlynky Snow (Slovakia stage pack)
Alps (BTB France Stages)
ACCT Ivato Reverse (BTB Madagascar Stages)
Alahala - (Madagascar Stage Pack)
Vontovorona - (Madagascar Stage Pack)
Canyon (World stages pack)
RSI 3 (Ireland stages pack)
Tervaniemi 15km (BTB World Stages)
Portugal SS18 (Super special stage pack)
Lyon Gerland (Super special stage pack)
Las Majadas (BTB Spain stage pack)
Subida a la Mazana (BTB Spain stage pack)
Sweet Lamb (England stage pack)
Noirdant (BTB France stage pack)
Pribram (Czech stages pack)
Peklo (Slovakia Stage Pack)
Peklo Snow (Slovakia Stage Pack)
Kipping - (Sweeden Stage pack)
Limbo - (Sweeden Stage Pack)
Dead Head - (Sweeden Stage Pack)
Savo - (Finland stage pack????)
Slomczyn rally cross - (Poland stage pack)
Rally Poland shakedown - (Poland Stage Pack)