1. 1. Practice will start 1 hour before qualifying begins.
2. 2. While not required, all drivers are encouraged to participate in practice as much as possible.
3. 3. All drivers are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times.
4. 4. All drivers are expected to signal when entering and exiting pit road.

Qualifying:

1. 1. Please, no TS chatter while qualifying is in progress.
2. 2. You may still join the race if you are unable to qualify.

Race:

Start of the Race and Pacing

1. 1. It is each driver's responsibility to maintain a safe distance between yourself and all other cars around you.
2. 2. Do not lag back, keep the pacing line tight. (aproximately .2 - .4 while pacing and .1 - .2 when going green)
3. 3. The driver on the pole will lead the field and must start on green.
4. 4. We will allow ONE restart if there is a caution before the first lap is complete.
5. 5. Jump starting is not allowed and will be cause for a drive through pit lane penalty. Jump starting is defined
   as intentionally creating a situation through such methods as lagging back or brake checking that allows a
   driver to maintain a large advantage in overtaking speed over the car in front as they cross the start finish
   line. If a car is slow at the start finish line due to a missed shift or simply not getting on the gas soon
   enough, it will not be ruled a jump start if other cars have to pass before or just after the start finish line.
   6. If the game assigns you a black flag we will not take it away.
6. 7. NO PASSING ON THE {INSIDE} INTERING INTO TURN # 1 ON RESTARTS...UNTIL 10 TO GO
7. 8. ON A RESTART INSIDE 10 TO GO NO DRIVER CAN PASS BEFORE THE START / FINISH LINE YOU MUST STAY SINGLE FILE.

Green Flag Conditions

1. 1. Passing is allowed after the start/finish line on starts and restarts.
2. 2. Dive passing is not allowed. A driver cannot initiate a pass on a car after the car in front has begun his
   entrance into the turn. The driver of the car behind must have position under the car in front well before
   the turn entrance. If this is not the case, the car behind must yield to the car in front and not attempt to
   gain position until after both cars have safely entered the turn.
3. 3. It is the responsibility of the driver behind to execute a clean, safe pass. If you aren't 100% certain this
   can be accomplished it is your responsibility to lift, and wait for a better opportunity to complete your pass.
4. 4. If at any time you should see a car in front of you get in trouble, your first response should be to back off
   and not to view this situation as one ripe for passing.
5. 5. Keep your eye out for race chat pertaining to cars near you such as pit signals, and signs asking you to pass.
6. 6. Blocking is not allowed until the last 5 laps of a race.
7. 7. Blocking is defined as a driver aggressively changing his racing line in order to
   block the momentum of an overtaking car. If a car has position under another car, the car being passed cannot
   alter his line in order to break the momentum of the passing car. A driver may not alter his racing line in
   any way with the intention of using his car as an obstacle for a car behind. In other words, hold your line!!
8. 8. You are expected to drive the preffered line.

Pitting

1. 1. Each driver is responsible for signaling before entering the pits. This should be done while driving on the
   backstretch. You're required to signal under green flag conditions.
2. 2. Do NOT signal pit entry or exit while under caution. The Officials need the chat line clear.
3. 3. Make certain you enter the pits safely. If not, the sim has provisions for taking care of you via the black flag.
4. 4. Do not drive through other driver's pit stalls. That is why your pit crew has a sign hanging out, so you will know where to enter.
5. 5. When entering the pits, maintain your line on the outside of the two lines to the right of pit road.
   (The one furthest from the pits.)
6. 6. When exiting the pits, maintain your line on the outside of the two lines to the right of pit road.
   (The one furthest from the pits.)
7. 7. You must stay inside the yellow line when exiting the pits. Your crew chief will inform you when it
   is okay to merge into traffic. Please note he says "merge when you can" which doesn't mean
   dive directly into heavy traffic!

Yellow flag Conditions

1. 1. When taking the yellow flag, all drivers are expected to lift off the gas and coast until the
   backstretch. At that time you may slow down and wait for the pace car.
2. 2. All drivers are expected to stay in line at all times during caution and to maintain a
   0.2 - 0.4 second gap between all cars.
3. 3. There is absolutely no excuse for crashing into another car while under caution. If you cause a
   collision during a caution lap, the officials will issue a severe penalty.
4. 4. Upon restarting, passing is allowed after the s/f line.
5. 5. If there is a caution with 10 laps or less remaining in the race, all cars 1 or more laps down are expected to pass-through the pits to allow those on the lead lap to race each other for the win. The pass-through should be done prior to the "one-to-go" signal to restart the race. If you are at the tail end of the lead lap it is your discretion whether to pass-through the pits or not and gives you a chance to get back on the lead lap if there is another caution. Do not hold up the lead lap cars if they are faster then you after the restart.
6. 6. If there is a caution with 10 laps or less remaining in the race we WILL race back to the caution.
7. 7. The Lucky Dog rule is in effect. The first driver that is one lap down or more, that did not cause the yellow flag or was in the wreck will be the Lucky Dog.
8. 8. The Lucky Dog needs to pit along with all other lapped drivers but needs to be the last one out of the pits.
9. 9. If other drivers continue to pit during the caution, the Lucky Dog needs to pit along with them and continue to be at the end of the longest line. This should continue until the "One-to-Go" signal is given. You will receive one lap back after the green flag is waved.
10. 10. Lucky Dog rule is NOT in effect with 10 laps to go.
11. 11. You are allowed 3 self spins resulting in cautions, after the third self spin you must park it for the night.
12. 12. If you should self spin and the race continues under green, you are expected to yield to other drivers until your vehicle is back up to speed. There is no penalty.

Post Race:

1. 1. All drivers are expected to drive onto pit road, find their respective pit stall, and park there
   after the race is complete.
2. 2. Leader can perform post race celebration at the s/f line!
3. 3. All drivers should export a copy of the results just in case there is a problem that needs to be reviewed.

Provisionals:

1. 1. Provisionals will be given to drivers who don't show up for a race.
2. 2. Provisionals will be equal to finishing in last place. If 10 drivers are present then the provisional will be 11th place.

Post Race Incident Points:

The types of Incidents are as follows:

Self Spin
Self induced loss of car control to the point where a caution or damage to another car results

Collision Incident
At fault for contact with another car resulting in a yellow or damage to another car

Not Lifting Incident
At fault for collision due to not lifting or piling into a wreck ahead of the driver.

Blocking Incident
At fault for causing a yellow or damage due to blocking another car.

Collision Under Yellow Incident
At fault for contact while under caution resulting in damage to another car

Other Incidents Types
Jump Starting, Passing below yellow line if not allowed, Warp collision, and
violating any other rules outlined in the rulebook or pre race drivers meeting.

Protests, Appeals and Complaints:
No Flaming is allowed, ever, for any reason. This includes sarcastic comments like
"thanks xx", "WTF", Thanks a lot", etc. Any derogatory or rude comments
made during a race will not be tolerated. Wrecks will happen, even with the best drivers. Mistakes
will happen; count on it. Please show good sportsmanship and refrain from showing your frustration
to others. If you are involved in an incident(s), first assume it was warp and save any comments for later.

On Track Protests:
Protests cannot be made during the race. All drivers have to obey the officials at all times.
Officials will make mistakes, everyone will just have to live with that fact. Do not complain,
do not comment, do not send a whisper, nothing. Unless you are 100% sure that an official has
mistakenly called your car number for an incident you were no where near, do not comment at all.

Appeals:
The procedure for making a protest is simply by sending a PM in the forum to any of the league admin.
Include the lap number, the cars involved, and a detailed description of what you are protesting. There are no penalties for filing a complaint. If there is a problem with one of the Admin Staff then simply contact a different one if you wish.

The LATEST a protest can be made is up until 48 hours after the Incident list is published.
The EARLIEST a protest will be accepted is 12 hours after the race is completed. There is a mandatory
cooling off period for 12 hours following any race. Any email received requesting a protest before
then will be sent back to the driver unread and ignored.

Complaints:
Complaints cannot be made during the race. All drivers have to obey the officials at all times.
Complaints made during the race may be treated as flaming and you will be told to park the car.

The EARLIEST a complaint can be sent is 12 hours following the race. Any complaints received
before then will be deleted and ignored.

Complaints can be made for incidents that an official may have missed or for something in specific
that you saw happening on the track that you want to make the admin group aware of.

There are no penalties for making complaints!

File your complaint with ANY of the Admin Staff.

All Cautions will be reviewed automatically. Not all cautions will result in penalties.

POINTS MAY BE DEDUCTED FOR VIOLATING THESE RULES.

All rules not explicitly described above will be determined based at the sole discretion of the Admin Staff
and are subject to change.

Respect - Patience - Fun!

Remember that you are responsible for your car at all times. We are all here for fun. Please help to keep our racing caution free!