FRC 2014: Rules and Regulations

[joeb]

It is that time of the year again, time to start the Fantasy Racing Challenge! This year we will be trying out a brand new format. We will be running 2 separate FRC competitions, one for WEC and one for TUSC (you can choose to enter one or both). Both FRC’s will work in the same manner, and to sum it up briefly: YOU TRY AND PICK THE WINNER! See below for the exact details.

Race
The object for the race portion of the competition will be to pick the round winner in each class. But here is where we are diverging from the previous years. This year you will only pick ONE car in each class. You will then receive the points that that car receives. Keep in mind that the point systems of the WEC and TUSC are slightly different


Qualifying
Choose the car you think will start the race from pole position in each class. Each correct choice is worth 3 points. For example, if you choose Corvette for the GT pole and they end up with the fastest time in qualifying but have to change tires or have some other sort of infraction that forces them to start at the back of the grid they will not be the car the starts the race from pole position. So just to re-iterate, the car that starts the race from the front is the car which scores the FRC points. This car may, or may not, be the fastest qualifier. Entries are due prior to the start of qualifying.


Misc Rules
Should there be any post-race infractions for the race winner the FRC results will be adjusted accordingly. Entries for the race are due prior to the start of qualifying as well, but if you miss the deadline for qualifying you can still enter the race section provided the entry is submitted prior to the race start. All rounds will follow the standard point structure for that championship - Le Mans will be double points.

TUSC								WEC
Place	Points	Place	Points	Place	Points			Place	Points
1st	35	11th	20	21st	10			1st	25
2nd	32	12th	19	22nd	9			2nd	18
3rd	30	13th	18	23rd	8			3rd	15
4th	28	14th	17	24th	7			4th	12
5th	26	15th	16	25th	6			5th	10
6th	25	16th	15	26th	5			6th	8
7th	24	17th	14	27th	4			7th	6
8th	23	18th	13	28th	3			8th	4
9th	22	19th	12	29th	2			9th	2
10th	21	20th	11	30th	1			10th	1
								And beyond	0.5

Sample Entry for WEC
LMP1
Qual: #7 Toyota
Race: #2 Audi

LMP2
Qual: #24 Oak
Race: #24 Oak

GTEPro
Qual: #91 Porsche
Race: #51 Ferrari

GTEAm
Qual: #95 Aston
Race: #81 Ferrari

[The Badger]

Can you post a sample of a typical entry please ?

[isynge]

Quite like the revised ruleset here.

Thanks for putting the thought into this Joeb.

[Beetle]

Loving this. Thanks joeb!

[joeb]

Originally Posted by The Badger

Can you post a sample of a typical entry please ?

Sure thing, I added a sample entry for WEC to the bottom of the first post.

[The Badger]

Thank you Joeb

[Victor_RO]

This is going to be interesting.

Only WEC and TUSC? No ELMS?

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

This is going to be interesting.

Only WEC and TUSC? No ELMS?

I would be up for ELMS, but was wondering on interest. Participation (FRC) has decreased in the past few years and I thought it could possibly be due to too many races.

[Mechanic Z]

I like the new rules, a bit less confusing with only one car apiece.

[Deleted]

Could we also update the points table to show race-by-race results in addition to overall score (sth like below). I'm not doing full season so having a table like that would make the partial season result look better than if it just says Chiana, 15th place and 9 points... It would also highlight round winners

[joeb]

No problem chiana, that is a good idea