Races
will be lap races instead of timed heats. The format will be
championship format, just like at the Fray. On a 4 lane track, the
winner of the heat would get 4 points…2nd place 3
points, etc. On a 6 lane track it would start with the winner
receiving 6 points and counting down from there.
There
will be qualifying. It will be important for bonus points and
more. One point will be awarded to the top qualifier. Qualifying
time will also be the determining factor for any ‘tie’ scores,
at the end of the race. So, good qualifying is important. Each
driver will have 3 practice and 3 qualifying laps. You crash; you
burn! The field order will be set by the qualifying results.
Races
will generally be 240 laps. This represents (8) 30 lap heats on a
4-lane track or (12) 20 lap heats on a 6-laner.
Everybody goes through each lane twice, and everybody races
the exact same amount of heats. This is out of consideration for
racers who drive a long way to the race. After everyone has gone
through all of the lanes once (the halfway point), the field will be
realigned, based on their position at that point, and that’s the
order that they’ll race the second half. That will mix up who
you’re racing against throughout the day.
There
is no Final. The whole race is the Final, just like in real racing.
If you have a disaster….oh well. You don’t get a clean slate in
the next round. You deal with it and get back into the race ASAP.
So, good pre-race maintenance and quick fixing of problems is
imperative.
Scoring
will be different too, this year, in an attempt to keep racers in
the hunt, even if they miss a couple races.
Top
qualifier gets one point,
and automatically wins any ties he‘s involved in.
Winner
of most heats gets 1 extra point. (If more than one driver shares
the most heat wins, their qualifying time will determine the
winner). The final scoring will be as follows:
