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ARL Sprint Cup Season 15- Gr.4 Championship
Welcome back drivers to the ARL Sprint Cup Series page! We are now entering our 15th season. What started as a developmental league for the Gr3 series has grown to become one of ARL's staple series.
This season we are going back to a Gr.4 championship. GTsport BoP will be used. A limited selection of Gr.4 cars will be allowed. All cars will be running on RM Tires
Qualifying will be a 10 minute open session with heavy damage on. The pits will be closed during qualifying. Meaning you cannot change tires or repair damage during qualifying.
Races will be laps equal to 35-40 minutes per race.
Season 15 will be a 10 week season.
Whether you are an experienced driver or new, there is competitive racing for every skill level. So please look over the race info below and feel free to join us on Wednesday nights.
Lobbies will open at 9:30pm EST and qualifying will begin at 9:45pm EST
Race nights typically last about an hour and a half.
- Lobby opens at 9:30pm EST
- Open practice until qualifying starts
- Qualifying starts at approx. 9:45 EST
- Open qualifying to run for 10 minutes
- Small break while grid is set
- Feature race to start once everyone is ready
- Tire wear X4
- Fuel consumption X4
- BoP On
- Heavy Damage
- Shortcut penalty weak to none depending on circuit
- All driving aids disabled except ABS
- Only Tuning allowed is brake ballast
- Tire compound is Racing Medium
- Grid start with false start check
- Competition caution during feature race
- 10 minute open qualifying session
- Heavy damage
- Pits will be closed during qualifying
- No stopping for tires, fuel, or damage repair
- Any driver that reenters the pits or resets once qualifying has started will forfeit their qualifying time and start at the back of the grid
The driver who wins pole position for the night will receive 1 bonus point towards the season championship
There will just be an overall driver's championship this season
Points awarded per main race will be as follows:
Points awarded per main race will be as follows:
- 25 11. 6
- 23 12. 5
- 20 13. 4
- 18 14. 3
- 15 15. 2
- 12 16. 1
- 10
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 1 bonus point will be awarded for pole position
- 2 bonus points for the driver that is leading when the competition caution begins
- A competition caution will be called with 8 laps remaining (track dependent)
- 5 laps prior to the caution pit lane will close (drivers may only enter if they have run out of fuel or have engine damage)
- Drivers who enter the pits while they are closed are not permitted to change tires and may only take enough fuel to get them to the caution lap. All damage may be repaired.
- Once the leader crosses the start/finish line to start the caution they will slow to caution pace
- Remaining drivers should continue to race to the start/finish line and then line up in order of position behind the leader
- The pits will then open and the leader will guide all drivers to pit lane
- Drivers may choose to complete a pit stop or stay out while maintaining caution speed
- Do not pass other drivers when entering the pits
- Drivers are allowed to gain position during pit stops (this is the only time during a caution you should gain or lose positions)
- After exiting the pits any lapped car may regain 1 lap and 1 lap only
- Once the lapped cars have rejoined the pack drivers will line up 2 wide for the race restart
- The leader will have the choice of inside or outside lane for restart. All other drivers will line up accordingly
- Racing resumes when the leader crosses the start/finish line
- There should be 6-5 laps remaining once the caution is completed.
The penalty system for the GR.4 league is a little more relaxed than the Gr.3 series mainly because this is more of a learning league. If you feel like you need to file a IR on a driver please fill out the form below. Our Chief Steward and will review all IR along with the other BoD members.
With the recent update on GT Sport there have been many instances a driver getting stuck on the grid (including myself). Hopefully this will not be a problem going forward but until GT Sport fixes this problem we will need to adapt a rule for being stuck or disconnecting.
The rule we are putting in place for the time being is that if a driver gets stuck on the grid we will move the driver to the rear of the grid and restart.
If problem persist we will ask the driver to please exit the race and issue last place points to the driver/drivers for that race.
It really sucks being stuck on the grid and I want everyone to race each week but at the same time we can’t restart more than once for the same driver it’s not fair to the others.
Rule Update
After careful consideration and talking it over with BoD we have come to decision regarding quitting during races
If a driver quits during a race for any reason other than a disconnect/stuck on grid/personal issue (i.e. rage quits) they will lose any and all points accrued during the race night.
The offending driver will also be issued a warning for their first offense.
If a second offense occurs the driver will then face a 2 week suspension from the series
If a driver quits during a race we ask that you message the lobby host as soon as possible with a reason for quitting
If a message is not received within 24 hours of the race end if will be assumed to be a rage quit
Drivers that quit between races for any reason other than a disconnect/stuck on grid/personal issue will lose any and all points accrued during the race night.
If you do exit between races please state in the chat that you will not be returning and follow up with a message to the lobby host why you left.
Drivers that leave between races will not receive warnings or suspensions
Again if the driver does not message the lobby host with a reason why they left within 24 hours of the race completion it will assumed to be a rage quit.
Any drivers that experience connection issues or have to leave for personal matters will not be penalized.
- MINOR ACCIDENT: causing minor damage to another drivers car, unsafe re-entry, cutting corners to gain an advantage
- MEDIUM ACCIDENT: dive bomb, making a pass using out of bounds, not adhering to flag rules, blocking/weaving
- SEVERE ACCIDENT: causing major damage to another drivers car, not conceding spot if you have ran another driver off track/ bumped them going into a corner intentionally hitting another driver, retaliation, dive bomb with no intention of using the brakes
- GROUNDS FOR BEING KICKED OUT OF THE LEAGUE: intentionally trying to wreck other drivers, driving wrong way on the track, pretty much being a jacka$$ I don’t see many of us having a problem with this major point deduction because overall this is a clean group of drivers but you never know when you might have to use this penalty
With the recent update on GT Sport there have been many instances a driver getting stuck on the grid (including myself). Hopefully this will not be a problem going forward but until GT Sport fixes this problem we will need to adapt a rule for being stuck or disconnecting.
The rule we are putting in place for the time being is that if a driver gets stuck on the grid we will move the driver to the rear of the grid and restart.
If problem persist we will ask the driver to please exit the race and issue last place points to the driver/drivers for that race.
It really sucks being stuck on the grid and I want everyone to race each week but at the same time we can’t restart more than once for the same driver it’s not fair to the others.
Rule Update
After careful consideration and talking it over with BoD we have come to decision regarding quitting during races
If a driver quits during a race for any reason other than a disconnect/stuck on grid/personal issue (i.e. rage quits) they will lose any and all points accrued during the race night.
The offending driver will also be issued a warning for their first offense.
If a second offense occurs the driver will then face a 2 week suspension from the series
If a driver quits during a race we ask that you message the lobby host as soon as possible with a reason for quitting
If a message is not received within 24 hours of the race end if will be assumed to be a rage quit
Drivers that quit between races for any reason other than a disconnect/stuck on grid/personal issue will lose any and all points accrued during the race night.
If you do exit between races please state in the chat that you will not be returning and follow up with a message to the lobby host why you left.
Drivers that leave between races will not receive warnings or suspensions
Again if the driver does not message the lobby host with a reason why they left within 24 hours of the race completion it will assumed to be a rage quit.
Any drivers that experience connection issues or have to leave for personal matters will not be penalized.
GT4 Number Board:
https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gts...gallery/all/decal/1520746/7286908936993636376
There are also a gold and silver version of GT4 number board if needed. But there aren't really any classes on Wednesday series.
Incident Reporting Form
ARL INFO
GR.4 Series Manager: @PApunk924
Link to thread: https://tinyurl.com/ARL-SCS
Website ARLsimracing.com
Please join the party chat even if you do not have a mic. This will help coordinating qualifying and cautions much easier
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