Tender for the 24h Dubai 2023
Sporting regulations
1. introduction
The SRC 24h Dubai 2023 event will be organized in accordance with the provisions of the regulations of the SimRaceCommunity will be carried out. It takes place in accordance with the Sporting and Technical Regulations of the series.
The competitions will be held in accordance with the SimRaceCommunity regulations, unless otherwise specified below or in the respective event announcement.
The series is supported by the following companies:
SRC Commerce UG
2. organization
2.1 Details of the titles and predicates of the series
The SimRaceCommunity, hereinafter referred to as the series organizer, announces the SRC 24h Dubai 2023 for the year 2023.
Only vehicles in one of the following categories are used as vehicle classes:
Each team can select and register one of the 13 vehicle types from all rFactor2 GT3 packs. The “Balance of Performance” is the responsibility of the developer Studio 397, the SRC has no influence on the performance of the vehicles. The league management reserves the right to make exceptions.
The BMW M4 GT3 from Studio397, will not be allowed due to the insufficient BoP.
2.2 Name of the organizer/promoter, address and contact details
https://simracecommunity.eu/impressum/
2.3 Simulation used
As part of the series, the simulation rFactor 2 including the required mod packages is used.
3. provisions of the series
3.1 Official language
In principle, all written and verbal instructions are issued in German. In exceptional cases, an English translation may be provided.
3.2 Responsibility, changes to the invitation to tender, cancellation of the event
- Participants (drivers) take part in the event at their own risk. They shall bear sole responsibility under civil and criminal law for all damage caused by them, unless an exclusion of liability is agreed in accordance with this invitation to tender.
- The invitation to tender may only be amended by the series organizer and the approving body. From the start of the event, changes in the form of bulletins can only be made by the Chairman of the ReKo, but only if necessary for reasons of safety and/or force majeure or due to official orders or if the information contained in the announcement regarding the length of the course, race duration, number of laps and officials or obvious errors in the announcement are concerned.
- The organizer reserves the right to cancel or postpone the event or individual competitions for the aforementioned reasons. Claims for damages or fulfillment are excluded in this case.
4. nominations
4.1 Registrations/entries, eligibility to start
The team must apply for admission to the SRC 24h Dubai 2023 with the entry form issued by the series organizer by the entry deadline, 16.01.2023.
The series organizer reserves the right to accept applications received at a later date.
The completed application can be found here:
The series organizer reserves the right not to hold the SRC 24h Dubai 2023 event if fewer than 30 participants are registered.
Registrations are processed according to the date of receipt. Only registrations for which the registration fee has been received will be processed. The registration is only accepted and binding after receipt of payment and written confirmation by the series organizer. (Entrylist)
4.2 Classes
All vehicles start in the GT3 class.
4.2 Entry fee for the event
Every SimRaceCommunity member who has paid the annual fee may register 1 vehicle for the SRC 24h Dubai event and must be named as the official team manager.
Non SRC members have to pay 30€ entry fee per vehicle.
4.3 Start numbers
When registering, participants choose a preferred start number, taking into account the start numbers already selected. Starting number 1 will be awarded to last year’s winner.
4.4 Skins
The skins must be completed as specified in the SimRaceCommunity regulations and submitted by 16.01.2023 // 10 pm (CET).
Template download: Templates
Upload link: Skinupload
4.5 Eligibility to start
Every team that has paid the entry fee of €30 per vehicle may take part in the event. SRC members who have paid their membership fee may enter 1 vehicle free of charge and must be named as team manager.
5. licenses
5.1 Drivers and teams
Teams consist of at least 2 riders.
Where possible, each team has its own pit spot.
5.2 Guest driver/guest start
Guest starts are not permitted.
5.3 Substitute driver
If a registered driver is unable to take part in the event at short notice, the team manager is obliged to submit a report to the race management.
5.4 Team change
Drivers may also be used in other teams. However, prizes and trophies will only be awarded to the registered drivers of the team with the better ranking.
6. events
6.1 General implementation
Only teams that have paid the full entry fee before the start of the event will be admitted to the race.
6.2 Driver registration and waiting list
If a team does not expect to be able to take part in the event, the team must be deregistered by the team manager.
If teams are on the waiting list, they will move up as soon as a registered team has been eliminated.
6.3 Maximum number of permitted vehicles
The maximum number of vehicles permitted is: 46 (subject to change)
6.4 Implementation of the competitions
a) Training
If possible for the organizer, a training server will be made available for free training throughout the day and the entire time between races. Free training sessions are generally not streamed. Special training and test days will be announced in the race calendar. Special training sessions can be streamed by the organizer.
b) Qualification
The qualification will take place on 20.01.2023 20:00h (CET). All teams have 60 minutes to drive their fastest lap. There is no round limit. The first 10 riders line up for the top 10 qualifier.
In the Top10 Quali, each driver has a warm-up lap and a fastlap in which he is alone on the track. The drivers are called individually.
c) Start and pre-start
The race begins with the formation lap. It must not be overtaken! Overtaking during the formation lap is only permitted if a vehicle was late leaving the starting grid and the vehicles behind could not avoid passing.
The leader sets the pace, but should stick to a recommended speed of approx. 130 km/h. The start is classic standing in rows of two. The start box is signaled by the simulation with a red box.
The race is automatically released by rFactor2.
The game automatically penalizes early starts with a drive-through penalty / Stop&Go penalty.
d) Scoring runs
The race lasts 24 hours. Race start is on 21.01.2023 at 15:00 (CET).
e) Pitstops
The pit stop times are determined by the developer Studio397. In exceptional cases, the league management reserves the right to make adjustments.
f) Restart
After the server has switched to the race, there is no restart because individual drivers, for whatever reason, had a disconnect. Restarts due to accidents are also excluded. In exceptional cases – for example in the event of technical problems on the server – the race organizers reserve the right to initiate a restart. In this case, the originally planned race time will be adhered to if possible.
g) Track limits/ track limits
The track limits are always penalized by the simulation. There are 10 cut warnings set on the server side. With the 11th warning, the simulation awards a drive-through penalty. The cut counter is transferred when the driver changes.
If the race commission recognizes an advantage by shortening the course, it may impose separate penalties.
6.5 Race track
The SRC Dubai race track will be used.
6.5.1 Weather conditions
The weather conditions are retrieved live from several weather stations closest to the race track and fed into the simulation. A suitable server plug-in is used as a weather data station. Weather data can be accessed via Wetteronline.com, for example.
6.5.2 Track conditions
Every track starts “green”, i.e. without grip, when it is put online or updated. The grip conditions change dynamically as the vehicles use the track. Rain washes away the grip already built up on the track. Dynamic lighting and weather conditions place high demands on the PC hardware. Each team must therefore ensure that smooth image reproduction is guaranteed on its own computer under all conditions.
6.5.3 Track boundary
The track boundary is indicated by a white solid line. If there are curbs outside the track directly adjacent to the white line in bends, these count as part of the track. Two wheels of the vehicle must always be within these track limits at all times.
6.6 Driving aids, damage and assistance
The following server settings generally apply. Exceptions or special regulations can be found in the invitation to tender.
- Automatic clutch and gearshift permitted
- Damage 100%
- Normal tire wear
- Normal fuel consumption
- ABS: fully approved
- Traction control: fully approved
7. rating
7.1 Minimum requirements
To be counted, at least 75% of the total number of laps must be completed. If the connection to the server is lost due to client-side problems, only the laps completed online will be counted.
7.2 Points table and scoring mode
The following points are awarded for the scoring runs:
1st place: 25 points
2nd place: 20 points
3rd place: 16 points
4th place: 13 points
5th place: 11 points
6th place: 10 points
7th place: 9 points
8th place: 8 points
9th place: 7 points
10th place: 6 points
11th place: 5 points
12th place: 4 points
13th place: 3 points
14th place: 2 points
15th place: 1 point
Scoring is necessary for the scoring tool.
7.3 Equality of points
If there is a tie between several teams in the final evaluation, the distance covered will be used to evaluate the final place.
7.4 Team ranking
All drivers of a car score points for their team.
7.5 Title overall winner
The title of SRC 24h Dubai Champion is awarded to the team that achieves overall victory.
7.6 Prize money
The SimRaceCommunity provides a total prize money of 1500€.
The prize money will be paid out as follows:
1st place: 500€
Place 2: 400€
3rd place: 300€
4th place: 200€
Place 5: 100€
6th-10th place: 1 year free SRC membership for the drivers of the respective team
8. protest
Protests will be forwarded to the race commission using a form. The race commission reviews the cases and decides on the respective penalty. Penalties are recorded live and must be incurred.
9. TV rights/advertising and television rights
All copyrights and image rights are held by the organizer, including images taken from television broadcasts of the livestream (s).
All television rights to the series, both for terrestrial transmission and for cable and satellite television transmission, all video rights and all rights for exploitation by all electronic media, including the Internet, are held by the broadcaster.
Any kind of recording, broadcasting, repetition or reproduction for commercial purposes is prohibited without the written consent of the organizer.
Drivers can stream themselves and their race live. The organizer is free to link this stream or include it in the organizer stream.