Best way to check if cars in the lounge comply with restrictions

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I'm starting a online race series with a group of friends and we want to have very strict restrictions per car model (i.e. different restrictions for BMW 3, NSX, etc.).

What's the best way for the host/steward to confirm that everyone complies with the specific restrictions for each car?

For example, the TOCA league has specific set of restrictions and parts allowed per car. How do they check that everyone is complying with the rules? What's the easiest way to do that?
 
There is no way to be 100% sure.

You can require users to post their cars for online sharing so that you can check their setups, but it's impossible to tell if they change those specs inside the lobby or if they switch to a different car alltogether.

Basically you must trust all the members to not be cheaters.
 
You add limitations with people on the track.
I don't know what the rules are, but that's the way I've seen it done.

Start with your first car restrictions
So: All BMWs enter track (blue up) everyone else stays off.
This ensures that the BMWs are all legal.
Now, adjust the settings for the next car
Say the BMW was a 500hp max, but the Lambo is 550hp.
All BMW remain blued up, so they can't change anything.
Up the restriction to 550hp,
All lambos blue up.
so on and so forth.
 
That only works for restricting power and weight, not for specific parts.
 
Specific parts can be checked by watching the race and seeing what RPM their redline starts at. Works for engine stages also.

Or if they have a turbo or a super charger, you can see their boost gauge.
 
+1 to iamsupernasty's reply.

If you can't trust your friends, choose another format.
 
Hey, thanks for the mention of TOCA!

Trust is a large part of it, but things like turbo's can be found by checking on watch race the turbo boost gauge, and also the cars redline and how much it revs to. Exhausts are found easily as you can tell the sound. Carbon bonnets (in the old days) were visible with a different texture.

Generally you can tell on track, if one specific car is 10mph quicker on a straight than two other examples in the race, then something is wrong.
 
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