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International Touring Car Championship; Season 3!
Have you ever wondered what it would've been like, if the Super Touring Car Championships of the '90s, like DTM, the Italian Touring Car Championship, and the International Touring Championship were combined, in a modern, high-paced racing series from around the world? Well, look no further! This series combines a host of touring car favourites, from the Canadian Touring Car Championship, Swedish Touring Car Championship, Pirelli World Challenge, Italian Touring Car Championship, Irish Touring Car Championship, British Touring Car Championship and the World Touring Car Championship.
It's all combined to make the racing as fun as possible!
ITCC Official Rules and Regulations, Season 3: Fall 2013
Introduction:
This rulebook serves the sole purpose of being the basis of all ITCC Supplementary Rules and Regulations during races. It is not intended for the purpose of ensuring that conflicts do not occur. Instead, this rulebook will settle any and all potential disputes. It is for official use only, though it is recommended that drivers read and understand Sections 2-6 before competing. It is also advisable that drivers read Sections 7 and 8, in case of necessity of Complaint or Appeal only. It is entirely necessary for all competitors to read Sections 1 and 9, as failure to comply with the regulations in Section 1 will result in a penalty, and the rules laid out in Section 9 are finalized, permanent, and official procedure! Lastly, it is of utmost importance that every driver reads and understands both the GTPlanet.net Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and Online League Rules (OLRs.) Failure to comply with any of the aforementioned rules, whether they're made by ITCC Officials or GTPlanet.net Staff will result in penalties or infractions.
Series Introduction:
This Racing Series is intended to be a fun way for friends to meet, have fun, and mainly race together. Therefore, the Spirit and Intent of this series is purely fun. The main rule, therefore, is just to enjoy racing here. The Series Director and Race Director are best friends, and the racing here is meant to be a fun way to keep in touch. Anyone who doesn't have the same Spirit of Intent, and does not follow these regulations is subject to the resulting penalties. Please, for everyone's enjoyment, have fun, race clean, and ensure that everyone is smiling at the end of the race.
ITCC Organizers, Volunteers, and Stewards:
-ITCC Series Director: MrMelancholy15
-ITCC Race Director: Whiskymaser
-ITCC Head Steward: polarbear345
-ITCC Steward: *need steward*
Table of Contents:
Post #1:
1: Vehicles
2: Race Systems and Procedures
3: Qualifying Race Points Scoring Systems
4: Feature Race Points Scoring Systems
5: Race Info
6: Schedule
7: Official Complaint System
8: Official Appeal System
9: Official Disconnect Procedure
10: Teams Championship
Post #2:
1: Registration
2: Registered Drivers
3: Team Bios
Post #3:
1: Next Race
2: Countdown Timer
3: Supplementary (track-specific) information
1: Vehicles
1.1: -all vehicles must be sanctioned by the ITCC governing committee
1.2: -mandated horsepower is 276 hp
1.3: -mandated weight is 1200 kg.+
1.4: -aerodynamic devices must be added
1.5: -All cars must run Racing Hard tires
1.6: -Only the following models of vehicles are allowed at the specs listed:
Rough Season 3 Specs:
BMW 330i: 276 hp, 1270 kg.
This car achieved 227 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 91 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 189 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:54.0
Description: This car may be about 2-3 tenths slower than the FF cars on a flying lap, but if you factor in tire wear, this car should ideally be a very close contender in the championship.
Honda Civic Type R '08: 285 hp, 1200 kg.
This car achieved 227 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 93 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 191 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:53.7
Description: This car is very closely matched in all aspects with all of the other FF cars. It's likely to be a championship contender, because it can battle it out with the other FF cars, but seems more nimble.
Mazda Atenza Sport 25Z '07: 276 hp, 1219 kg.
This car achieved 228 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 91 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 189 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:53.7
Description: This car is very closely matched in all aspects with all of the other FF cars. It's likely to be a championship contender, because it can battle it out with the other FF cars, but has slightly better top end performance (by one km/h).
SEAT Ibiza Cupra: 276 hp, 1200 kg.
This car achieved 227 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 93 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 189 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:53.7
Description: This car is very closely matched in all aspects with all of the other FF cars. It's likely to be a championship contender, because it can battle it out with the other FF cars, but has a noticeably higher corner-entry speed. (about 2 km/h)
Volvo C30: 276 hp/1200 kg.
This car achieved 227 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 91 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 189 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:53.8
Description: This car is the benchmark FF car. The most consistently competitive FF car in ITCC, this car won the second season.
Ford Focus ST '06: 276 hp/1200 kg.
This car achieved 227 km/h at Tokyo R246 at the end of the main straightaway. The car stayed above 93 km/h through turn 1. The car made it through the high-speed chicane at 189 km/h.
Lap time result: 1:53.8
Description: This car is almost a carbon-copy of the Volvo C30, minus the strange power curve and sound.
2: Race Systems
2.1: -Every round will consist of three (3) races
2.2: -There is a qualifying race, 25 km. in length.
2.2.1: -Rolling starts will be used in Qualifying Races.
2.3: -Two Feature races, 50 km. in length.
2.3.1: -Bump drafting is allowed in Feature Races
2.3.2: -Off-track excursions are permitted within reason, given that the driver returns to the racing surface safely, so as not to obstruct the flow of racing traffic and hinder them in any way.
2.3.3: -Standing Starts will be used in Feature Races.
3: Qualifying Race Points Scoring System
3.1: -the top 4 in the qualifying race will receive Top 4 points, in order of finish
3.2: -The next 4 in the qualifying race will receive Top 8 points, in order of finish, from 5th through until 8th
3.3: -the remainder of the finishers in the second qualifying race will receive points in order of finish, from 9th through until 16th
3.4: -The points for qualifying races will be awarded as follows:
1st: 16
2nd: 15
3rd: 14
And so on, ad 16th: 1.
3.5: -Qualifying races are conducted after a 15 minute qualifying session, which is recorded via Capture Card.
4: Feature Race Points Scoring System
4.1: -points awarded as follows:
1st: 32
2nd: 30
3rd: 28
4th: 26
5th: 24
6th: 22
7th: 20
8th: 18
9th: 16
10th: 14
11th: 12
12th: 10
13th: 8
14th: 6
15th: 4
16th: 2
4.2: -Points will be scored evenly for both feature races
5: Race Info
5.1: -Race distance is 50 km.
5.2: -Qualifying Races are 8 laps.
5.3: -All most realistic settings turned on, excluding the following:
5.4: -Damage on light
5.5: -Visual damage off
5.6: -Grid order based on previous race results
5.7: -Rolling start and standing start grids set by drivers manually
5.8: -odd numbered places must use left lane ONLY
6: Schedule
6.1: -Track List:
1st: Cape Ring South
2nd: Grand Valley East
3rd: Trial Mountain Circuit
4th: Suzuka Circuit East
5th: Autodromo Internazionale di Monza
6th: Rome
7th: Madrid
8th: Tokyo R246
9th: Daytona (Road)
10th: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road)
12th: Nürburgring 24hr.
6.2: - Race day schedule:
Room Opens: 4:15 EST
Qualifying Race 1: 4:30 EST
Qualifying Race 2: 4:45 EST
Intermission: 5:00 EST-5:15 EST
Feature Race 1: 5:15 EST
Feature Race 2: 5:45 EST
7: Official Complaint System
7.1: -any driver who wishes to express a dislike towards a rule, or a ruling, must contact the Series Director.
7.2: -Any driver who wishes to see action taken following an on-track incident, or off-track incidence of verbal abuse, must message a Steward, the Race Director, or the Series Director. In the case of forum abuse, or a violation of the GTPlanet AUP, please report the message to the moderators. Please do not hesitate to report it to the moderators. They do not retaliate against you. Your report is anonymous and discrete, to everyone excluding the Site's moderators, and Administrators.
7.3: -The Stewards, Race Director, and Series Director will agree upon a penalty of any sort following this procedure:
Guidelines for penalties:
Official ITCC Racecraft Expectations
Official ITCC Racecraft Expectations
8: Official Appeal System
8.1: -In the case of a wish to appeal a ruling, Judgement of Fact, or a Steward's decision, the appealing party shall contact the Series Director, fully outlining the reason(s) why the appeal should be considered.
8.2: -Without a reason why the appeal should be considered, the ruling, Judgement of Fact, or Steward's decision will not be reconsidered.
9: Official Disconnect Procedure
9.1: -all drivers who disconnect from the lobby must attempt to rejoin the lobby. That is first priority. Upon the failure of the second attempt to rejoin, the disconnected driver must message the Series Director with "disconnect" as a message title. The driver may then re-try to connect, reset the router, or simply retire from that day's racing.
9.2: -the Series Director will make no schedule changes for disconnects, unless otherwise specified, in Section 10.3.
9.3: -There must always be at least one series representative, steward, or the Series Director, present for any racing.
10: Teams Championship
10.1: -All drivers will be given the choice to be placed on a team of their choice.
10.2: -There will be "factory" teams, and "privateer" teams.
10.3: -Factory teams will be comprised of ITCC drivers from previous seasons.
10.4: -Privateer teams are expected to be slightly slower, but still have a great shot at winning.
10.5: -Team championships will be scored separately for privateer and factory teams. Therefore, there are two team championships!
11: ITCC Rising Star
11.1: -One Driver from each country, who is below the age of 18, may battle for the ITCC Rising Star Championship.
11.2: -Entrants to ITCC Rising Star are considered on a "first-to-come, first-to-race" basis.
11.3: -The scoring for ITCC Rising Star Championship is run via average points per round at the end of the season.
11.4: -Penalties will be given closer attention to, with these drivers, as this is part of their GTP Learning Curve.
11.5: -The purpose of ITCC Rising Star Championship is to continually strive to assist young drivers in becoming GTP's fastest racing drivers.
And, again, enjoy the racing!
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