TORA National Series - Rules & Regulations

Welcome to the 2020 TORA TASCAR Xfinity Series. This championship will be contested on iRacing.com on PC and will consist of 8 races.
Before you decide to enter the series, please take the time to read the rules & regulations very carefully.

By registering for the series, you agree to the rules and regulations as written in this thread. TORA reserves the right to alter the rules & regulations as necessary, for the purpose of fairness and clarity in the competition.


1.0 GENERAL RACING RULES AND DRIVING ETIQUETTE

1.1 Motor racing, as defined by TORA, is a non contact sport. It is understandable that on occasion some contact may occur as a consequence of incidents caused by either party; for instance "lag". At TORA lag is defined as sudden high internet latency or ping causing visual inconsistencies between players.

1.2 Competitors with lag issues will not be penalized, but will be asked to improve their connection for future participation in TORA’s events. If the issue is persistently hindering other competitor’s experiences, or you cannot join lobbies (see rule 14.0), please perform a speed test on your connection via http://www.speedtest.net/.

1.3 TORA expects every competitor who partakes in our championships to behave in an appropriate and respectable manner. Insulting comments or behaviour towards fellow competitors, race stewards, lobby hosts and staff is unacceptable and will be dealt with severely by TORA Staff. Respectable on-track etiquette is expected of all competitors. This includes on-track battles, track limits, dirty driving etc.

1.4 The track limits are determined by the solid white lines either side of the track, or for lack thereof, the edge of the tarmac (or other racing surface). At all times, two wheels must remain on this part of the circuit, unless of an occurrence where it is near to impossible to keep two wheels on the track, such as avoiding a collision. During a race meeting, each time the track limits are not adhered to, a warning will be given. If a driver continues to not respect the track limits a stiffer punishment will be handed out.

1.5 All TORA members must read and follow the TORA Sporting Regulations. Note that and specific rules defined in these Rules & Regulations will take precedence over rules outlined in the Sporting Regulations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z61lkYkBXCFr9-dGRIO0o6RJgdqIcjWOAFzdjPGJhbw/pub


2.0 CHAMPIONSHIPS

2.1 DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP

This will be a championship fought by each driver for themselves. The points at the end of this series will be their final points total and will result in their position in the standings at the end of the series. There ARE NO dropped round[s] for this championship.

2.1 TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

This will be a championship fought between teams of 2 or 3 drivers. The points at the end of this series will be their final points total and will result in their position in the standings at the end of the series. There ARE NO dropped round[s] for this championship.

3.0 LIVERY RULES

This series has defined rules about liveries that drivers must adhere to in order to race in this series.  Failure to do so may result in a penalty or disqualification. The livery rules are defined in the Livery and Decal Rules thread linked here:
https://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t20384-tora-iracing-mazda-cup-livery-decal-rules

3.1 TEAMS

Teams do not have to have the same paint on each car, but if you wish to do so you can.


4.0 CAR RULES

This series has a defined list of cars and build rules that drivers must adhere to in order to race in this series.  Failure to do so may result in a penalty or disqualification.  The car rules are defined in the Car List and Build Rules thread linked here:


6.0 HOSTING AND MARSHALS

6.1 Andrew Wisdom will be the 'host' during this TORA National Series Season.

7.0 PRACTICE & QUALIFYING RULES

7.1 The fastest clean lap time from a driver, as denoted by the game, will be recorded for qualification.

7.2.1 Qualifying sessions (race 1 of each meeting) will consist of 3 laps total; 1 warm-up lap, 2 timed laps.


8.0 RACE RULES

8.1 Please check the season calendar for track confirmation.

8.2 The start of the race will be a ROLLING start.

8.3 ROLLING START PROCEDURE:
8.3.1 Drivers must wait till the pace car starts to move and follow the car in the row in front.
8.3.2 No contact must be made between cars, please no erratic weaving (excluding normal tire warming) or heavy braking. This WILL be punished.

8.4 Each race will be roughly 40 minutes to an hour in length (races set to laps)

8.5 There will be no incident points

8.6 There will be automatic yellows that will be decided by the sim, per real NASCAR rules (however no competition cautions). You may pit once pitlane opens. Restarts will be double file with lapped at back.

9.0 PIT STOPS

9.1 There are 0 mandatory pit stops during the races.

9.2 Drivers are permitted to pit at their own accord to refuel and change tyres, or if they have damage to their car or wish to retire. There will be 1 fast repair per race, and 2 for superspeedway races.

11.0 STEWARD INQUIRIES

11.1 Please message Andrew Wisdom on iRacing (or WiseBoyRacin#9965 on Discord) if you want any incidents to be investigated. We hope it will not have to come to this and that drivers are respectful to one another.

12.0 SERIES POINTS

This will be the points system for the championship and will be the same in the overall, privateers and teams standings. Will be updated if more than 20 drivers enter the championship.

PLACE              POINTS
1st                     40
2nd                    35
3rd                     34
4th                     33
5th                     32
6th                     31
7th                     30
8th                     29
9th                     28
10th                   27
11th                   26
12th                   25
13th                   24
14th                   23
15th                   22
16th                   21
17th                   20
18th                   19
19th                   18
20th                   17
21st                   16
22nd                  15
23rd                   14
24th                   13
25th                   12
26th                   11
27th                   10
28th                    9
29th                    8
30th                    7
31st                    6
32nd                   5
33rd                    4
34th                    3
35th                    2
36th                    1
37th                    1
38th                    1
39th                    1
40th                    1

13.0 CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR

The championship will race on the dates as listed in the calendar thread, linked here: https://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t20657-tora-national-series-calendar


14.0 ENTERING THE SESSION

14.1 You can join the session from the League sessions [You will be invited to the TORA league when you have registered] or through a friend who is already in the session.

15.0 POSTPONED MEETINGS

Sometimes a meeting may have to be postponed. The meeting may be cancelled, or pushed back on the calendar. The entirety of this rule is at the discretion of the series organizer.