The RCRL

• Race Lengths: Number of laps for each points race will be based on track length and can be found on the schedule for each series under "The Series" in the navigation bar above.

 

• Points System: ***SEE CHART AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE***

 

• Race Officials: During the race, RCRL Officials have the authority to black flag or disqualify drivers who act in a manner that is in violation of the rules (reckless driving, intentional wrecking, verbal misconduct, etc.).

 

• Race Communications: Chat during green flag racing should be kept to a minimum and be limited to on-track intentions (such as pitting, allowing other driver to pass, etc.).  Chat during qualifying is NOT allowed. Chat during caution pace laps is encouraged but should be limited once the one-to-go signal is given. If drivers become abusive over the voice comms they may be subject to removal from the race and/or disciplinary actions postrace that may include points penalties, suspensions or expulsion from the league depending on the severity of the abuse.

 

• Driver Preparation: Drivers are expected to be prepared for the track we race each week. This includes being able to drive a smooth high and low line at the track, being able to move cleanly and safely out of the way of faster traffic when being lapped, understanding pit entry/exit procedures and knowing pit road speeds. 

 

• Aggressive Driving Incidents: Drivers who cause an accident as a result of overly aggressive driving will be penalized 4 points and placed on a 2 week probation. Acts of aggressive driving include but are not limited to dive bombing someone going into corners and making high risk 3-wide moves. If you receive an aggressive driving penalty while racing in a series in which you don't receive championship points, you will be placed on a 2 week probation. If you have another aggressive driving incident in any series while on probation you will receive a 1 week suspension and will be ineligble to race in any RCRL series during that time period.

 

• Avoidable Contact Incidents: Drivers who make contact which the admins deem to be avoidable will be penalized 2 points for the infraction. These types of incidents include but are not limited to running into the rear of someone getting into a corner or spinning another driver on pit road. If you receive an avoidable contact penalty while racing in a series in which you don't receive championship points, you will be placed on a 1 week probation. If you have another avoidable contact incident while racing in your championship series during this period, you will receive a magnified 4 point penalty for the infraction.

 

• Reckless Driving: If you cannot control your vehicle, whether that be the result of damage sustained in a crash or just a bad setup, you are expected to safely get your vehicle to the pits to correct it. If it cannot be corrected you should retire from the event. If you bring a severly damaged race car back onto the track and ruin another driver's night as a result, you will face penalties. The admins reserve the right to remove a driver from a race if they feel they are a danger to the other drivers on the track.

 

• Intentional Wrecking: Intentionally wrecking another driver is strictly prohibited. If necessary, file a protest with a league admin after the race. Never use retaliatory actions against a fellow driver during or after a race. Depending on the instance, intentionally taking out another driver may result in various actions including removal from the race, points penalty, suspension or removal from the league.

 

• Yellow Line Rule: At super speedways, drivers are not to advance their position by going below the yellow line at any point on the track, at any time of the race. If a driver begins a pass and goes below the yellow line, they must immediately give the position back or risk being black flagged. If an admin is unable to view the incident at the time it occurs, it will be reviewed post-race. If determined to be a rule violation, the driver will receive a one lap penalty in the final race results.

 

• Cautions: Full course cautions will be ON for all oval races. Road courses will be local cautions only.

 

• Pace Laps: Drivers are to close it up quickly, but safely during a caution and maintain proper pacing speed.

 

• Lucky Dogs: The LD is awarded to the first driver one or more laps down when a caution comes out, provided that driver was not a cause of the caution. If that driver was a cause of the caution, no LD will be awarded. When the yellow waves, the LD is immediately locked in so that driver making a pit stop under the caution does not affect them receiving the LD. Once the leaders begin making their pit stops under the caution, a waveby will be issued to the LD recepient. Those remaining on the track should stay low as the LD goes around the field on the high side.

 

• Wave Arounds: Drivers not on the lead lap who stay out under caution while the leaders pit are eligible for the wave around to get a lap back. iRacing should give this wave around automatically. In the event that a driver on the lead lap stays out an extra lap in order to lead a lap and this causes those in position for the wave around to not be given a lap back, the admins will wave off the restart and manually give a wave around to all of those who were in position for one.

 

• Restarts:
  • Double-file with lapped cars at the rear.
  • Leader has the option of inside or outside line and must make his intent known at the one-to-go.
  • Drivers are to keep the field closed up tight on restarts. Laying back is not allowed.
  • All drivers are to stay in their lane until crossing the start/finish line.

 

• Black Flags: Black flags issued by the iRacing service may be cleared at the sole discretion of present admins. An admin will only clear a flag that is not the fault of the driver (example: entering pits out of position because a car on track hasn't closed up while pacing or passing a car before the line on a restart because they spun their tires and the driver trailing had to avoid a wreck). If a driver requests a black flag be cleared and it is determined after the race that the penalty was indeed the fault of the driver, that driver will not receive credit for the laps following the request to clear the flag.

 

• Warping: If a driver is warping, the driver is expected to stay out of the preferred racing line or drop to the back of the pack until the connection clears up. If warping becomes excessive, an RCRL official may ask the driver to pit until his/her connection clears up. It is the responsibility of the warping driver to take appropriate action to avoid warp-related incidents. Be responsible and respectful of other drivers by getting out of the preferred racing line.

 

• Pit Road (Entry & Exit): All drivers must enter and exit pit lane properly during all official RCRL practice and race sessions. Drivers are to use the proper method to merge onto the track during green flag pit stops. These procedures are different at each track and will be included in the drivers meeting message sent out each week. While driving down pit road, drivers are expected to stay in the far right lane until they are ready to turn into their pit box and to use the right lane when exiting their pits as well. No driving through pit boxes on entry or exit. Drivers are not allowed to speed past other drivers on pit road to get to their stalls quicker for repairs. These actions can cause a driver to miss his stall or cause a collision. Penalties will be issued to drivers who speed past others in the pits.

 

• Stopping on Track: During a race session stopping on the track is prohibited. A driver should always pit properly before stopping, unless the driver's vehicle is disabled (in which case they should get a tow back to the pits) or is blocked on the track by wrecked vehicles. This is VERY important under green as a vehicle stopped on the track can bring out the yellow, even if parked safely out of the way. If a driver intentionally stops on-track during a race session, without good reason (like mentioned above), that driver will be heavily penalized.

 

• Going Backwards on the Track: No driver should ever go in the opposite direction of the rest of the field for any reason during the race or practice. Those that do will be heavily penalized.

 

• Disconnections: Laps will not be given back for disconnections during a race. If you are disconnected, attempt to reconnect and safely re-enter the race as if you have pitted.

 

• Server Crashes: If the server crashes or if there is a mass-boot (more than 50% of drivers drop connection at once) then the following procedure will be used.  If fewer than half of race laps have been completed, the race will be restarted from the beginning.  If more than half of the laps have been completed, the race is over. In the latter case, if a results file can be salvaged, the results indicated by the file will be used as the final race results.  If no results file is available, the race is canceled and not used in standings scoring. In an instance where the server does not crash completely or there is not a mass boot but there are glitches in the iRacing service which are hampering the race session, the admins reserve the right to start a new session if the race is not past halfway. If the race is past halfway and glitches are hampering the race to the point where the integrity of the finish might be compromised, the admins may choose to call the event and use the current standings as the final results.