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2004 ROAD RUNNER DIVISION
Information Page
THE 2004 TRIBUTE CUP
Wednesday Nights, 45% Races
Gates Open at 9:00pm EST Practice: 45 minutes, Qualify: 9:45pm EST Happy Hour: 10 minutes, Race at ~ 10:00pm EST
Modified Actual Weather
OPEN Setups
Yellows On
Double File Restarts
I. MEMBERSHIP
1.1 Membership is open to all; no league experience is necessary. Novice drivers are welcome but the LPIP system is same for everyone. 1.2 Probationary period for new drivers for first 3 races. 1.3 Membership is anticipated to remain open throughout the year.
II. FEES
2.1 There are no fees! When $$$$ comes into play, we feel racing can become very cut-throat. However, STRL does incur moderate costs due to server time mainly. STRL is run by donation and so after you experience the quality racing of STRL we hope you can help us out some by helping out with donation. (not required but appreciated.)
III. RULES
3.1 Road Runner follows STRL core rules...learn it here ==> STRL 2004 Rules and Guidelines 3.2 LPIP Infraction System ... learn about it here ==> Road Runner Rules Infraction System
3.3 LPIP values and Incident/infraction reports will be posted on the Road Runner website every week. LPIP leaders will be recognized on the Road Runner main-page.
3.4 Lucky Dog Rule :
What Road Runner will do for its drivers is to follow the protective design that NASCAR has adopted with regards to a Lucky Dog Rule. Again, I know that some like it, others
hate it, and some don't care. Tough. Rule and this has been resulting in Innocent Victims and Chaotic runs to the yellow flag (mainly in the back of the pack), we feel it is necessary to put a Concrete Rule in place. The thinking is, that what is good for NASCAR (which is what this division is modeled
after), is good for Road Runner.
Procedure: YOUR F2 SCREEN MAINTAINING YOUR POSITION SAFELY TO THE START/FINISH
LINE. THEN ASSUME YOUR APPROPRIATE STAGGERED
POSITIONING YOU ALREADY DO. LAPPED CAR ON THE STANDINGS BOARD NEEDS TO CHAT TO
THE ADMIN , "LUCKY DOG IS ME", OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
CHAT. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. CARS, HE MUST STAY IN PITS UNTIL ALL THE LAPPED CARS EXIT AND FALL IN BACK OF THEM. IF AT LEAST ONE CAR IS VERY SLOW TO LEAVE IN THE PITS, THE LUCKY DOG DRIVER HAS THE RIGHT TO REENTER THE TRACK TO STAY ON THAT LAP. THE LUCKY DOG CAR WOULD THEN NEED TO REENTER THE PITROAD AGAIN THE NEXT LAP AND FALL TO THE BACK OF ALL CARS WITH THE ONE TO GO
SIGNAL DISPLAYED.
CARS AND HAVE ALL LAPPED CARS IN FRONT OF
HIM. YELLS, "GREEN, GREEN, GREEN", THE ADMIN WILL IMMEDIATELY GIVE THE LAP BACK UNDER GREEN AND THE LUCKY DOG WILL THEN BE THE LAST CAR
ON THE LEAD LAP. BEHIND HIM, ANY LAPPED CARS THAT WANT TO LINE UP WITH THE LEADER IN DOUBLE
FILE RESTART WILL PROBABLY GET BFS FOR PASSING THE
LUCKY DOG. HIMSELF AS THE LAST CAR ON THE TRACK. ITS UP TO HIM TO KEEP ENTERING PITS UNTIL HE GETS THERE. IF IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT HE REALIZES THAT HE IS COMING TO THE DROP OF THE GREEN FLAG AND THERE IS A LEAD LAP CAR BEHIND HIM, THEN WHEN THE GREEN FLAG DROPS HE SHOULD ACCELERATE TO THE START LINE AND THEN GO LOW TO LET THE CAR PASS HIM AFTER THE START LINE, NOT BEFORE THE START LINE AS THIS WILL FOR SURE BRING A BLACK FLAG IF YOU LET HIM PASS BEFORE THE START LINE.
***NEVER SHOULD THE LUCKY DOG GO TO THE LOW LAPPED LINE TO THE FRONT
OF THE PACK FOR A RESTART. ALWAYS STAY N
BACK.*** DOG POSITION IS THE CAR WHO CAUSED THE CAUTION......EITHER BY SELF SPINNING OR HITTING ANOTHER CAR, HE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE FREE LAP BACK. HE SHOULD CHAT THAT HE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE LUCKY DOG LAP. IF ON REPLAY, IT IS DETERMINED THAT A DRIVER THAT REQUESTED THE LUCKY DOG LAP BACK WAS THE DRIVER RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING OUT THE CAUTION, THEN THE DRIVER WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING 3 RACES. SO BOTTOM LINE, DON'T TRY TO PULL ANYTHING OUT THERE.
THERE IS NO LUCKY DOG RULE DURING THE LAST 10 LAPS ON AN EVENT.
NEXTEL CUP "Lucky Dog" Procedure explained... Lucky Dog
Scoring:
IN STRL: the line when a wreck comes out if a driver wishes. This includes a race to the checkered flag if the caution drops on the White Flag Lap. Cars may/may not give laps back as they wish. Their position is scored when the driver crosses the S/F line
to accept the yellow flag.
employed this concept in 2003. The Lucky Dog Rule has and will be in
effect.
the f2 screen and fall into an orderly position en route to accepting the yellow flag on the next lap around. There should be no attempt to pass any other car after this point. If there is a dramatic difference in speeds between two cars when the caution drops, a faster car understandably may have to pass a slower car to merge into an appropriate slot within reason. In other words, a faster car should not feel the need to lock the brakes (maybe creating an incident behind) just to make sure he stays behind a slower/damaged vehicle. Cars should
merge together appropriately. Guys need to use common sense and
courtesy. be done at that precise moment. A complaint can be filed and it will be reviewed by the admins to see if there was ample reasoning for why the driver may have missed and not lifted (e.g. in blind spot, very different speeds of 2 cars). In NASCAR, many officials are able to watch recent TV replays and will radio to drivers to position cars back into place if need be during the next following laps (maybe even keep pits closed). In STRL, we have no way of sufficiently performing this. Hence, the admins rely on your cooperation and honesty during the race. The admins HAVE TO ASSUME that the positions when the cars come across the S/F line the next time are exactly the same as the positions were when the caution came out
(Give or take some realism). be given if an attempt to pass is made when there is obvious clear view of the car being passed by the passing car, no justification for the pass, and no attempt to let the other driver regain
his position. that spans across the start/finish line. We HAVE to accept the positions to be when the cars
come across the S/F line rather
than when exactly the caution came out. ourselves no matter how damaged our car is and how different cars speeds may be as they cross the start/finish line to accept the yellow flag. So, for any incident where the accident occurs at or just before the Start/finish line, cars MUST listen to their spotters and must make an attempt to get into positions accordingly. If we don't do this, black flags will be given by the game and drivers will have to accept this. Dont count on Black Flags to be
cleared as Admins usually have their
hands full during this time anyways. One can never tell.
will have the ability to race back for positions to the
end. the positions will be ruled differently. Since there is not supposed to be ANY racing after the drop of the caution AND there is no more chance of cars to race under any green flag laps,
the race is
theoretically over immediately when the yellow light turns on. on to bring out a caution that ends the race. Whether a car is upside -down/backwards is irrelevant; the car will be scored in that position when the yellow light comes on. This is assuming a given car has enough power to pace around the track and complete the race; if they can't make it back, they will be scored the first car a lap down. These proper finishing
positions can be easily scored by the admins and
exports adjusted properly.
IV. WEATHER ("Modified Actual")
4.1 When the server is setup by the administrator, the predicted weather for the location (city/state) of the real Winston Cup race on the following weekend race date will be used. Just prior to setting up, the admin will go to www.weather.com for the necessary information.
4.2 If the next Winston Cup race is a DAY race, the forecasted HIGH temperature and conditions for that day will be used while the wind that is actually current will be used since the forecast excludes wind details. If the next Winston Cup race is a NIGHT race, then the forecasted HIGH and LOW temperatures will be averaged for that night (usually a Saturday) while the wind that is actually current will be used. The same conditions will last through the practice, qualifying, warmup and race.
4.3 During the Winter Season, the system will be the same but we will always use the forecasted weather for Orlando, Fla. (e.g. The conditions and high temperature forecasted for Orlando on the following Sunday along with the current wind speed and direction of wind.)
4.4 Conversion from real to modified actual weather:
4.5 ***Temperature can range from 40 deg F to 110 deg F. ***Winds can range from calm to 30mph.
4.6 Nextel Cup Tracks and their cities:
V. POINTS ... Roadrunner Points System for Season Standings
5.1 Road Runner will distribute points after each race in the same way that the 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series distributes points each week. The Points System will be used through the entire 36 race season of the 2004 Tribute Cup but will also include 6 special events where Double Points will be awarded (one per Race Session). Since the Road Runner Division is split into 6 six-race sessions with individual session champions being recognized, Road Runner will recognize an Overall Champion by using points accumulated throughout the entire 36 race season. In doing so, Road Runner does differ from the Nextel Cup which runs a 26 race period followed by a 10 race shootout for the Championship. So Road Runner will recognize six Session Champions, one Overall Champion, one Overall LPIP Leader, and, new for 2004, one Rookie of the Year Award (highest overall points for a Road Runner rookie driver).
5.2 Besides the regular finishing points, 5 points to anyone who leads a lap and another 5 points for the leader of the most laps. 5.3 There will be no points for pole position. 5.4 Within each Season session, there will be one race that will be worth Double Points. This race export will calculate the points won by each driver but then the points will be manually doubled by the administration into the standings. Theses races are labeled on the 2004 schedule. 5.5 Provisionals will also be doubled for these Double Point events. 5.6 Points will be kept in the Winter Session. 5.7 Provisionals will be automatic for ALL races in the Winter Session for any who attend even one race.
VI. PROVISIONALS
6.1 There will be provisionals given equaling points which the driver would have received if they had attended and received last place points. (e.g. If 18 cars started race, then the provisional is worth 19th place)
6.2 Provisionals will be automatic for the first 5 races of the season for anyone. If a driver becomes a member after the 5th race of the season, he will be awarded past provisional points for 5 races.
6.3 At the 6th race, a driver must earn provisionals. Drivers will be awarded a provisional ticket for every 3 races attended/race started since the beginning of the season. Provisionals will be tracked on the Race Starts / Provisionals page. Provisionals will be automatic and mandatory to use at the first race a driver misses as long as the driver has a provisional ticket available. (The driver cannot pick and choose which race he wants to use the ticket for)
6.4 Provisionals will be automatic for ALL races in the Winter Session for any who attend even one race.
*This system should work well for a committed driver who has to miss several races per season.
VII. SERVER
7.1 We use Blademan Servers currently. All passwords are given out to members/applicants prior to the races. We will periodically change passwords as we see fit.
7.2 In the event of a server crash/mass boot during a race ( where ~50% cars have to reconnect)....
....If race is < 20 min old, the server will be reset and re-qualified and run 100% of the planned event. ....If race is > 20 min old, the race will be ruled a rainout unless unanimous decision to run the complete planned race.
7.3 In the event of a complete field extended lag/warp during a race that is at least 50% completed, and that causes a majority of cars to lose a lap, the race will be called on account of rain and the rain shortened race will count towards season points as long as replay/export are saved in time.
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