TORA Formula Ford - Rules & Regulations

Welcome to TORA Formula Ford!
This championship will be hosted on Forza Motorsport 7 and consist of 4 rounds. 
Each round will consist of two races of equal length, each rewarding the same amount of points.

By registering for the series, you agree to the rules and regulations written in this thread and the TORA Driver’s Handbook. Please take time to carefully review the following regulations carefully before entry. TORA reserves the right to alter this rules package as needed for the purpose of fairness and clarity in competition.

This rules package is not fully inclusive. Please refer to the TORA Driver’s Handbook for full definitions of terms relating to basic regulation in TORA competition. Note that specific rules for this series will take precedence over rules outlined in the Driver’s Handbook:


1. Championships
    1.1 Driver’s Championship
          This will be a competition between every registered driver regardless of team affiliation. The points at the end of this series will be the final total after the inclusion of ONE dropped round.
    1.2 Teams Championship
          This will be a competition fought by a group of 2 or 3 Competitors. The points at the end of this series will be the final total after the inclusion of ONE dropped round.
          In the event of 3 drivers being on a team, the points scored by the highest 2 scoring drivers will be recorded. All drivers in a team must use the same car.
    1.3 Privateer’s Championship
          This will be a competition between competitors not registered to a team. The points at the end of this series will be the final total after the inclusion of ONE dropped round.
    1.4 Dropped Rounds:
          The dropped round will be the competitor’s lowest score. This includes rounds with scores of 0 points, but not rounds when the competitor received a penalty.

2. Livery Rules
    2.1 This series has defined livery rules that each Competitor must adhere to in order to participate. Failure to do so may suspend participation or result in a disqualification.
          Livery requirements are at the link below:


3. Car and Build Rules
    3.1 This series has a defined build, or list of cars with defined builds that each Competitor must adhere to in order to participate.
          Failure to do so may suspend participation or result in a disqualification. Build requirements are at the link below:


4. Hosting and Marshals
    4.1 A race may be split into multiple, numbered lobbies depending on the amount of registered drivers.
         Each lobbies will be hosted by chosen members of the Marshal Team or TORA Staff designated as the Lobby Host.
   4.1.1 Communication for this series will be run through discord voice channels in the TORA server.
    4.2 Members of the Marshal Team who have registered but are not designated as a Lobby Host may be expected to host in situations in which they are needed.
    4.3 The host of each lobby will be expected to gather data, position Competitors and ensure that regulations are followed.
    4.4 In-game lobby settings must be followed and are linked below:


5. Qualifying
    5.1 The fastest, clean lap from a Competitor, as denoted by the timers in the game will be recorded for qualifying.
    5.2 Qualifying sessions will last 5 minutes, with drivers being permitted to complete their active lap as time expires.
    5.3 The Lobby Host will record the results.

6. Race Starts
    6.1 The start of each race of each round will be a delayed standing start.
    6.2 During a delayed start, the race will begin at 10 seconds on the race clock.

7. Series Format
    7.1 The grid for the first race will be in qualifying order.
    7.2 The grid for the second race will be the reverse finishing order of race 1.

8. Safety Car
    8.1 A safety car may only be called if three (3) or more cars are damaged in the same incident.
8.2 For oval rounds only, a safety car may be called if two (2) or more cars are involved in the same incident and fall significantly below race pace (e.g. crash, stop, sliding sideways on the racing line, etc).

9. Pit Stops
    9.1 There will be no mandatory pit stops.
    9.2 Competitors are allowed to pit as needed for damage to their car in the case of an incident.

10. Championship Calendar
    10.1 The championship calendar is at the following link:


11. Postponed/Cancelled Meetings
    11.1 Sometimes a round/meeting may be postponed. TORA Staff and the Race Director will decide whether the meeting is cancelled or moved elsewhere on the calendar.