2023 The Rally Trophy: Little Christmas Cup - Pedro Harsk is the Winner.Finished

[Harsk100]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the 6th edition of Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup.
Since its creation in 2015, The Rally Trophy has been used as IRC pre-season test, although there was no Rally Trophy in 2016, 2017 and 2018, returning in full force in 2019.
This idea of creating a rally series started when I was competing into a rallycross championship on GT6. That took me to host a WRC championship, however, seeing that it was complicated, it ended on being a failure. But while my old PS3 was broken and that I was still waiting for a new one, I already was planning to revive the idea of doing my rally championship and make it sucessfull, as there aren't very much rally championships which are sucessfull.
In September 2017, Pedro Harsk has stepped down as a GORO steward which ended the cooperation between GORO and GRC. As a result, the Rally Senegal was the last GT6 Rally Round under the banner and in 2018, it became International Rally Championship. In 2022, Rally Belgium was the final rally round taking part in GT SPORT.

The 2023 Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup will be a Mini-Rally Tournament held in December and it will also be acting as Pre-Season Trophy for the upcoming 2024 IRC. Like the previous edition of The Rally Trophy - Little Winter Cup, only the cars which have dirt tires will be allowed to be more fair.
It is also the second time that the rally series takes part in GT7.

With that rule in place, the rally championship will become more realistic and fair without having to worry about the Race Cars.

If you have any question, suggestion or feedback, please let us know. 👍

Enjoy!

Past seasons:
2015 The Rally Trophy- Little CHRISTMAS CUP (2016 Global Rally Championship's Pre-Season) (Champions: Alexander Erhart, Suzuki and Portugal)
2016 GRO Global Rally Championship (Champions: Alexander Erhart, Suzuki, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2017 GRO Global Rally Championship Season 2 (Champions: Dwyane Gable, Subaru, USA and Shadow Racers)- 2017 Season, Part 1
2017 GRO Global Rally Championship Season 3 (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Audi, Portugal and HRSC Racing)- 2017 Season, Part 2
2017 GRO Global Rally Championship Overall (Champions: Michael Bearpark, Subaru, England and HRSC Racing)
2018 International Rally Championship (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2019 International Rally Championship (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2019 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup (Champions: Zephan Richfield, Mitsubishi, England and Zediya)
2020 International Rally Championship (Champions: Eric Smith, Toyota, Australia and Speed Demon Motorsports)
2020 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2021 International Rally Championship (Champions: Luke Mitchell, Peugeot, United Kingdom and Speed Demon Motorsports)
2021 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford & Mitsubishi, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2021 International Rally Sprint Series (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Toyota, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2022 International Rally Championship (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford, Portugal and HRSC Racing)
2022 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup (Champions: Pedro Harsk, Ford, Portugal and HRSC Racing)

 

[Harsk100]

Spoiler: 1- Foreword

1.1- The Sporting regulations are written to guarantee clean and fair play during the championship season.

1.2- In every round, the Sporting Regulations will be on effect.

1.3- Making insults, racism and accusing towards participants or organisers is extremly prohibited and there will be severe consequences if these of the breaches happen.

1.4- The Sporting Regulations document are not definitive, therefore, they are sujected to the change at any time, for any reason.

Spoiler: 2- Championship Format

Spoiler: 2.1- Foreword

2.1.1- The championship will have 4 rounds, meaning: 2 rounds in Asphalt surface and 2 rounds in Gravel Surface. The purpose is to create a balance between the Asphalt rounds and the Gravel Rounds.

2.1.2- Each rally event will be lasting 1 week.

2.1.3- The Rally Event's deadline starts at Mondays at 00:00 GMT+0 and it ends at Sundays at 23:59 GMT+0, depending of your timezone.

2.1.4- The Rally Event's deadline may be extended for 1 or more days if there are not enough finishers for the rally events or then if there were issues such as Technical Difficulties.

Spoiler: 2.2- Event Procedure

2.2.1- There will be chosen tracks during the season for each rally event.

2.2.2- The rally events may contain from 1 to 15 Stages, depending of track Length.

2.2.3- Before the participants do the rally, they will be given a number of laps practise, meaning: One Practice Lap, One Timed Lap.

2.2.4- The weather conditions for each rally event will be based on the real life weather conditions.

2.2.5- The runs must be made in a Online Lobby.

2.2.6- The times of the 5 special stages will be added to the total Lap Time of the rally event. Here's an example of a rally Event result which will look like.

2.2.7- All drivers, who had started the “Race Event” in order to set the best lap time for each special stage, must save the replay, so the Series Organizers can add the lap times.

2.2.8- If the rally has started and if you have joined the lobby to do your runs, wait for your turn to do the rally. There are plenty of opportunities to do the rally.

2.2.9- During a Rally event, a specific number of laps will be given to a rally round, which will be acting as a Special Stages.

2.2.10- To be classified, a driver must complete the required number laps for each rally.

2.2.11- If you get disconnected during the rally, it will be classified as “Retirement”. They will be considered as a Mechanical Failures and they are unfortunate.

2.2.12- The drivers, who already have done their runs and submitted their lap times, are not allowed to submit new lap times. Doing that will result a warning or a penalty, depending of how many positions you have gained.

2.2.13- The rally Rounds lap times must be done on Racing Alone (1 by 1), to prevent a Driver from ruining other driver's lap times: that way would be a 2nd driver interference and a 2nd driver interference is not allowed for the rallies! The mode will be in “Race” Mode.

2.2.14- After the participants have submitted their lap times, they are not allowed to submit the new lap times. Ignoring this rule will result a penalty.

2.2.15- All drivers, who do the rally runs, must start from the 2nd grid row. Starting from 1st grid row will not be tolerated and will therefore result a 1 additional second being added to the total lap time.

Spoiler: 3- Points System

3.1- The points system in the International Rally Championship will be as it follows:

3.2- Drivers who retire or finish outside of top 10 in a rally round will not score points.

3.3- If you quit from the rally round without telling us the reason, it will be considered as “Rage Quit” and you will not get any points.

3.4- The bonus points will not be awarded for the Championship.

3.5- There will be a Countries and a Manufacturer's championship, however, to prevent the disvantage from a manufacturer/country, only the highest finishing driver will score points for Manufacturer and Country Championship Standings.

3.6- On the rounds which are valid for both IRC and Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup points, the IRC Drivers will not score points. However, the IRC Drivers may score points on the Rounds which are valid for Rally Trophy Points outside of IRC.

Spoiler: 4- Championship for Drivers

4.1- The driver with the most points for the season will be crowned [2023 RALLY TROPHY - LITTLE CHRISTMAS CUP DRIVER/MANUFACTURER/TEAM/COUNTRY].

4.2- If two or more drivers finish the season with the same number of the points, the champion and runner-up will be decided on the following criteria:

4.2.1- The number of wins;
4.2.2- The number of podiums;
4.2.3- The number of retirements and/or disqualifications;
4.2.4- The number of attended rounds;
4.2.5- The average finishing position.

4.3- If the two drivers meet up with the same criteria, the Series Organisers may have to do an extra round to decide the champion.

4.4- If the two drivers have finished the championship with the same number of points and if they are on the same teams, they will be crowned as champions.

Spoiler: 5- Event Registration

5.1- To sign-up, a driver needs to complete the following form. Here's my registration for the 2022 The Rally Trophy - Little Winter Cup:

Name: Pedro Harsk
PSN ID: HarskGaming96
Age: 25
Car: Ford Focus Gr. B Rally Car
Class: IRC R1
Country: Portugal
Team: HRSC Racing
Number: #1

5.2- The numbers choices (#) aren't required for The Rally Trophy - Little Winter Cup and they are optional.

5.3- You can drive only 1 car per round, however, car changes are allowed during the season.

5.4- The types of teams are Factory, Semi-Factory, Non-Factory Teams, Independent Teams and Privateer Teams (teams without name). You can join a team or simply invent it.

5.5- The participants may invite other people to join the lobby, however, they must inform the host.

5.6- There are no limit of number sign-ups. Two or more lobbies will be created if neccessary.

5.7- Entries will be reviewed after the 2023 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup has been completed, for the next season.

5.8- Lobbies will be public in order to have more drivers for 2023 Little Christmas Cup.

5.9- All drivers who compete in a Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Round will automatically score points for the Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Championship.

5.10- All IRC and IRSS drivers are welcome to join a Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Round and are also eligible to score points for Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup.

Spoiler: 6- Livery Paint Jobs

6.1- Liveries can be done, as long as it doesn't breach the Community Guidelines;

6.2- IRC Logo isn't required for this Championship, as the Rally Trophy - Little Winter Cup is a Mini-Tournament outside of IRC.

6.3- The Obscene and Inappropriate Liveries are prohibited on IRC and will be automatically punished with race bans or penalties, depending of the severity.

6.4- No Tobacco and no Alcohol advertising is allowed for The Rally Trophy Little Winter Cup. Anyone being caught with it will be penalized. (Sadly it is necessary as it considered inappropriate by Polyphony Digital)

6.5- Each car livery does not need to have a specific class decal for this championship, as the Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup is a Mini-Tournament outside of IRC.

6.6- There are no Number Font Type restrictions for the liveries.

Spoiler: 7- Post Race Penalties and Suspensions

7.1- The drivers, who do not adhere to the Sporting Regulations, may be punished with penalties, point losses and even, with round bans.

7.2- If a driver feels agravatted with the incident which happened during the rally, he must send a Private message to the Series Organiser (Harsk100) by PSN message or then by GTPlanet Private Conversation facility, so the Organisation can check the incident.

7.3- After the incident has been checked, the penalty will be discussed. Penalties will be given by the following situations:

7.3.1- Ghosting (pressing “START” button) to avoid damage is extremly forbidden and the penalties will be given if this incident happens.

7.3.2- Insulting, crictising, making racism and making fun of the drivers is disrespectfull and it will be considered as “Injury of Reputation and Honor”.

7.3.3- Bringing a overpowered car or going with a wrong car will not be counted towards 2022 Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Standings and it will be awarded with a automatic exclusion from a rally round if it is found.

7.3.4- A driver may be disqualified from a rally event if he accumulates excessive penalty.

7.3.5- Repeated Violation of the rules will be considered as “Breaching the Sporting Regulations” and may result on the ban for the rest of the season.

7.3.6- The Series Organisers do reserve the right to exclude a driver or a team, at their discretion, from any round, at anytime and for any reason!

7.3.7- The drivers driving a Overpowered car or a forbidden car for the Series will be asked to change car. Failure to do that will result an automatic exclusion from a Rally Trophy Round.

Spoiler: 8- Lobby Settings

8.1- The lobby Settings will be used as it follows:

 

[Harsk100]

Spoiler: 1- Information

1.1- All cars which are on the Technical Regulations are specified with a specific HP and kg using the Balance of the Performance Method.
All present technical Regulations for each class must be followed at all times! The non-adherement of these Following Technical Regulations will result in a penalty for each event or worse, possible exclusion from the rest of the 2022 IRC Season.

1.2- The BGT Class consists on all Gr. B Rally Cars except the Audi S1 quattro Pikes Peak '87. Tuning is allowed, as long as they reach the Power and Kg Limited, as per Regulations.

1.3- N100, N200 and N300 Classes will consist on Road Cars. Tuning is allowed, as long as they reach the Power and Kg Limited, as per Regulations. Aero Kits and Wing upgrades are allowed, however, to keep the competition fair, the use of Nitrous will be prohibited. Tuner cars such as RE-Amemiya RX-7, Toyota SF-R Racing Concept, Mazda Roadster Touring Car and Amuse 380RS Superleggera are permitted. Gr. 4 Cars detuned to 300 BHP will not be permitted.

1.4- TT Class will consist on Ford F-150 SVT Raptor '11 and Toyota Tundra TRD Pro '19 detuned to N300 Specs, like in GT SPORT. Tuning is allowed, as long as they reach the Power and Kg Limited, as per Regulations. Aero Kits and Wing upgrades are allowed, however, to keep the competition fair, the use of Nitrous will be prohibited.
1.5- PPV6 Class is for Suzuki V6 Escudo Pikes Peak '98 in stock specs and tuning is forbidden.

1.6- PPS1 Class is for Audi S1 quattro Pikes Peak '87 in stock specs and tuning is forbidden.

1.7- A8 Class is for Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 Rally Car '95 in stock specs and tuning is forbidden.

1.8- G2/1300 class is for Renault R8 Gordini '66 in stock specs and tuning is forbidden.

1.9- If you Race with the wrong Specs, you will be disqualified from the Rally. However, if the drivers take part with less power and/or more weight than regulated in a round, they are free to do so.

2.0- In Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Rounds outside of IRC Calendar, the IRC Cars are admitted and eligible to score points for Rally Trophy. But to avoid confusion on the Rounds inside of IRC Calendar Classifications, the IRC Cars will not appear on the Rally Trophy Round Classifications.

 

[Harsk100]

Spoiler: 1- Information

1.1- The 2023 The Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup will consist in 6 rounds, with Asphalt, Gravel and Snow having 2 rally rounds each.

1.2- The 2023 IRC Calendar is always sujected to the change, at anytime and for any reason!

 

[Harsk100]

 

[Harsk100]

Hi everyone!

Round #1 from Rally Italy will start tommorrow, which is also valid for IRC points. The rally will be on Sardegna Windmills and it will be 6 laps long.

ATTENTION TO ALL DRIVERS
The Round #12 from Rally Italy will be valid for both IRC and Rally Trophy's points.
So, to avoid confusion on the results, there rally results will be split in 3. Those are:
Giro d'Italia (the main rally, IRC classification);
Trofeo d'Italia (Giro d'Italia will be rebadged as Trofeo d'Italia for Rally Trophy Little XMAS Cup);
Volta d'Italia (Extra rally which will be for cars which do not comply with IRC and Rally Trophy - Little XMAS Cup Requirements)

IRC Cars will be featured on Main Classification only and will not be appearing on Rally Trophy Little XMAS Cup and Extra Classifications. This procedure will also be applied to Rally Norway and Rally germany, as both of them are valid for both The Rally Trophy Little Christmas Cup and IRC points.

However, IRC Cars are eligible to score points in Rounds #2, #3 and #4.



I'm looking forward to see you on the track.
Good luck!

 

[Obelisk]

Hi Harsk, can you clarify on what the X class cars are? I noticed you have a section for x100 to x500

 

[Harsk100]

Hi Harsk, can you clarify on what the X class cars are? I noticed you have a section for x100 to x500

Sure Obelisk.
The X Class is the Unlimited class. While the section from X100 to X500 can have any tires and nitrous fitted, the Group N section can't have nitrous fitted and is restricted to Sports: Hard Tires.

 

[Obelisk]

I will be registering for this!

Class: N200
Car: Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
Tire: Bridgestone
Team: Spec Racing Club
Driver: R. Obelisk, PSN RMedia_Obelisk
Door number: #53

 

[Harsk100]

I will be registering for this!

Class: N200
Car: Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
Tire: Bridgestone
Team: Spec Racing Club
Driver: R. Obelisk, PSN RMedia_Obelisk
Door number: #53

Good to have you onboard!

Welcome to 2023 Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup.

 

[Harsk100]

Hello everybody, here are the results of Round #1 and #2.



Most of drivers were competing for IRC points on Round #1, therefore, Ramirez is the Round #1 winner. His Subaru finished ahead of Maciej Lody's Mitsubishi and @Obelisk's Daihatsu.



In the round that IRC cars scored points for Rally Trophy, the Round #2 was won by @Harsk100 followed by @ss3 and Christianne Harsk.


Standings after Rounds #1 and #2:

This week, the Rally Canada and Trophy Norway (IRC Round #13: Rally Norway) are live.

Good luck!

 

[Harsk100]

Hello everybody.

Here are Round #3 and Round #4 results.

Round #5 from Rally Austria was scheduled to start next week, however, to avoid conflict with Rally Germany (the final round), the Rally Austria starts today and ends in 10th December.


I'm looking forward to see you guys on the track.

Good luck!

 

[Harsk100]

Here are the results of Round #5 and Round #6.



In Round #6, only 1 driver has participated for the rally Trophy, as the rest of the drivers competed for IRC points.

@Harsk100 is the Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup Winner for the 4th time. Ford also wins the Manufacturers Title.



Thanks for participating in 2023 Rally Trophy - Little Christmas Cup.