EZT Stockhatch Series 1 - Rules & Regulations

by EZT Neo 45 Thu 13 Jan 2011 - 18:53

EZT Motorsport StockHatch Series 1

Series Organisers : EZT Neo 45, EZT SHRacing, EZT EpicZ
Series Support Team : EZT WarEagle

Mondays : 19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
(times taken from worldtimezone.com)

This EZT Motorsport event is designed for fun, clean, competitive racing.
All skill levels are welcomed to participate.
We do ask that if you sign up for this event, you should complete it.

This event will feature FWD Hatchbacks to a set weight and power rule; thus, slowing down the action but increasing the closeness, competition, and--what we're here for most of all--fun! It is also restricted to the first 100 Sign Ups only due to the gamertags friends list size restriction.

Sign Up period begins Friday, January 21st, and closes Sunday, February 6th, with the first race on Monday, January 31st.

THE CARS

To view the Official StockHatch Series 1 cars, click here.

TEAMS

You do not need to be in a team to participate, but teams are supported. A team consists of 3 drivers, all 3 driving the same car. The team's top 2 driver's points contributing to the team for that race meeting. Teams are frozen when the Sign Up period has closed, or when a driver runs his first race. Team points are based off the regular points scheme, with a permitted dropped result from your final total.

QUALIFYING

Please be online and ready to race at 19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues). All drivers will get an invite from their room host. If you do not receive an invite by 19:10 CST / 01:10 GMT (UK) / 09:10 West OZ (Tues), please inform the Series Organizer or Support Staff.

Qualifying will take place at 19:20 CST / 01:20 GMT (UK) / 09:20 West OZ (Tues), and you will have 5 laps to set your best certified lap. Please space out on the opening lap to give one another room so you can all have clear, unimpeded qualifying laps. Anyone that lags out or leaves the session, their best time displayed by the results screen will be used (as long as they have completed 1 fast lap). If the driver leaves without completing a fast lap, a restart must take place. No driver is to drive backwards around the track.

CERTIFICATION
Each driver must have a certified lap achieved on their first lap. It should be a cautionary lap, staying on the track and away from the grass, curbs, and walls. If that first lap becomes uncertified, you will have to sacrifice another lap to achieve this very simple task. Just be as careful as necessary to acheive this goal. Anyone who finishes with uncertified times will be placed behind certified times in order of fastest to slowest.

LATE QUALIFYING
You may still get to qualify with a reduced 3 laps session upon Series Organisers discretion. However, if it holds up Race Night proceedings (such as race lobbies are in the process of being assigned), you will not be able to qualify and will be placed at the back of the grid.

(Collisions: OFF, Damage: Cosmetic, TCS: OFF, STM: OFF)

RACE NIGHT

Race Night will begin once Qualifying is completed and the times collected and ordered. All drivers will get an invite from their room host.

Each room will begin with a quick 1 lap race where drivers will finish in the correct position to which they are to start the main race for the gridded start. The room host will then order the grid by lobby points.

There is a mandatory pit stop for every race which must be taken at some point after the first 2 laps and before the last 2 laps. For example, for a 25 lap race, the pit window would be Laps 3 to 23. Whenever a driver enters or leaves the pits, they must call this out to the rest of the lobby. You must also stay on the tarmac at all times and try not to cut the pit entrance. When exiting the pit lane, you must stay to the side until you have got up to racing speed. Do not feed onto the racing line because this is dangerous.

RESTARTS
These can only occur if any of the following happens:
- A driver lags out within the first 3 laps
- Racing collision involving 3 or more cars within the first 3 laps
- Large lag related crash within the first 3 laps
Maximum restarts: 3

(Collisions: ON, Damage: Cosmetic, TCS: OFF, STM: OFF)

SCHEDULE

RACE	TRACK	LAPS	DATE	TIME
Race 1	Motegi East	25 laps	31 Jan 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 2	Tsukuba Full	25 laps	07 Feb 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 3	Suzuka West	25 laps	14 Feb 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 4	Road Atlanta Club	25 laps	21 Feb 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 5	Sedona Club	25 laps	28 Feb 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 6	Silverstone International	25 laps	07 Mar 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 7	Catalunya National	25 laps	14 Mar 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)
Race 8	Iberian Full	40 laps	21 Mar 2011	19:00 CST / 01:00 GMT (UK) / 09:00 West OZ (Tues)

POINTS

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Room 1	200	197	195	193	191	189	187	185
Room 2	183	181	179	177	175	173	171	169
Room 3	167	165	163	161	159	157	155	153
Room 4	151	149	147	145	143	141	139	137

etc

1 bonus point = Winner of a Room other than Room 1

LAGOUTS AND RETIREMENTS
If you do not complete the race through whatever reason, you will be classified as a retirement and your finishing position will be determined by the 75% rule. If you retire before 75% race completion, you will receive last placed points overall with the lap you retired on determining your position amongst other drivers of a similar situation. If you retire after 75% race completion, you will receive last placed points for your lobby.

CONNECTION CONFLICTIONS
If you cannot connect to your race room, you will receive last placed points for your qualifying room upon completing the Connection Confliction procedure stated below. This will be for the first 2 conflicts only, upon which you will then only receive overall last placed points.

LIVERY

All participants should have their car numbers placed in 5 locations; the 2 sides, the rear, the hood and the roof which should be easy to read, in addition to displaying the EZT Motorsport url in 4 locations; the 2 sides, the rear and the front, which again, must be easily viewable (see below).

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Once officially signed up, you will be gifted the EZT Motorsport StockHatch number plate. You should change the vinyl shape of the numbers to that of your own car number. Do not alter the size of the group, other than on the Hood (size 0.80) and the Roof (0.70) from the original. Your car must display 'eztmotorsport.net' using Lower Letters 1 and should be easily visible in your livery design. All mandatory graphics must appear on top of your design and in all locations shown above.

Teams must run the same paintjob, although differences such as displaying gamertags and nationality flags are permitted. If there are multiple teams from a club, then you may run the same design but have different base paints or colours to show the difference. If desired, drivers within the same team may use different colour side-view mirrors.

PRIZES

END OF SERIES - OVERALL DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIP
1st = 1,800,000
2nd = 1,000,000
3rd = 600,000
4th = 400,000
5th = 200,000

END OF SERIES - TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
1st = 1,000,000 per team member

END OF SERIES - PRIVATEER CHAMPIONSHIP
1st = 750,000

ADDITIONAL INFO

Random car inspections will occur to prevent cheating. If your car does not match the required stats, you are excluded from the series.

Once a car has been inspected, its build cannot be altered.

Out of 8 races, your best 7 results will count towards the championship standings. This means you can miss a round and still be in contention.

You are required to have a microphone plugged in during the race meeting. Otherwise, how can we communicate?

It is recommended you save Replays. This may help rectify disputes.

You cannot cut corners. Racing is done on the track only. Anyone caught cutting will face anything from a time penalty, grid penalty or DQ.

CONNECTIONS

Your connection is you responsibility alone. You must ensure it is the best it can be and this includes turning off all other equipment using the internet during a race, being wired as opposed to wireless when possible (when wireless, making the signal strength the best it can be as denoted by the dashboard) and, finally as a last resort, resetting all equipment.

It is highly recommended to get your NAT to appear OPEN (found on your dashboard). If you cannot connect properly on race day, then it will not be delayed. Conflictions with other racers preventing access to rooms will need to be sorted by those in question, and those 1 or 2 racers will need to sort their problems, or they will not be allowed to race. The person with the better qualifying will be allowed to race, as long as he does not conflict with others. It is strongly recommended to get online 30 minutes before race time to work out any connection problems.

This guide may help you sort your NAT problems.

Confliction on Race Night
If there is a confliction for your race room, you must find out who the confliction is with:
a) Room Host invites all his players to room
b) Driver who can't get in then opens a new room (correct settings)
c) He invites everyone in
d) Whoever can't get in is where the confliction is
e) From these 2 drivers, the one with the better qualifying will be allowed to race

RACE OFFICIALS

If you have any questions or queries regarding any aspect of the series, get in contact with the Series Organiser and Support Team. Alternatively, Race Officials are available. Either PM them on the forum or send them a message on XBL. Don't send a friends request - it won't be accepted if we don't know you, or we don't have room. A message will be read though! The following are the primary Race Officials for this series:

EZT EpicZ
EZT Neo 45
EZT SHRacing
EZT uncabunca
WWR Aero (Chris - TORA Chief Marshall)
SelectiveRogue (Duncan - TORA Club Secretary)
GLR1FastRedneck - GLR
Member of VVV
Others to be determined

FINALLY...

Communication is key! Even with cosmetic damage, chances cannot be taken that will risk other drivers. No-one's race should be ruined by someone else's mistake.