You must read and agree with these rules to
register for any RTG iRacing event.
Registration is at the bottom of this page
Some of the
links are still directed to NR2003 forums and registrations.
These links will be fixed as we create the iRacing forums and the RTG League @
iRacing.
Last Updated
12/28/2020
New or updated rules for Season 5 are in Pink
Basic Information
This is only a GAME so have FUN.
***New Drivers are expected to
READ and know our RULES, but we don't expect you to remember every rule.
Every New Driver will be interviewed before being able to Race @ RTG.
During your interview you will be asked if you know some of our main rules.
If you don't know any of the rules, you will be asked come back
when you do.***
You MUST have High Speed Internet & a Wheel to race @ RTG.
Drivers Age
You must be 21
years old or older to race @ RTG.
All new drivers will be
on a 90 day probation.
We do allow some drivers under 21 to race @ RTG, but it is Mandatory that you
speak to Terry Bauman, David Canon or Sean Prime in TS before your are permitted to race @
RTG.
Drivers under 21 will be on
probation until their 21st B-day.
***New drivers at RTG will be required to prove their age.***
Driver
Name
ALL DRIVERS MUST USE THE SAME NAME IN THE GAME AS THEY REGISTER WITH @ the RTG
iRacing League.
This must be your real name and we do NOT allow league or team tags on your name
in the race Server.
We do allow drivers to add their tag to the
end of their name in Team Speak.
If
you do not wish to use your real name contact Terry Bauman or David Canon in the
RTG TeamSpeak and we
will work with you.
Car Number & Car files
All drivers will be
required to sign-up at
TradingPaints.com. (This is free, but you
can upgrade to pro)
You will need your iRacing Customer ID Number.
All drivers are expected to Race with their correct Car # & Have there Car File uploaded to Trading Paints.
If you do not have a car painted you can use one from Trading Paints.
If you do not have a car uploaded to Trading Paints or using one from Trading Paints you will NOT get a Winners Pic.
Exception: If a driver shows us they have made an Honest attempt to correct this issue we will work with them to get it corrected.
If you need a car or truck painted post in the iRacing Skin Request section of our forum and there are several very good painters that will gladly paint one for you.
Click here to make a skin request.
(You must be logged into the forum
to post)
Car
Number
Drivers must use the same car Number in all series @ RTG
Drivers must use the same car # all season.
You may request a different
Car Number for the next season but you can NOT change
your Car Numbers in mid season.
If you switch car #'s in mid season you
will NOT receive any points until you switch back to the car # you started the
season with.
Request your Car # Here ...You must be logged in to post.
Do Not use another
Drivers car #.
1st offence:
Warning
2nd offence: Parked for the night
Driver #'s are located in our forum here.
Drivers #
List Here
If you are not in this list make a post to have your Car # added to the list.
You are to use the same car #
for all RTG Series.
Unnecessary
Programs
Make sure all your
instant messengers, anti-virus and windows updates are shut off before entering the
server.
We suggest you use End It All before you enter the server.
Substitute Drivers
& Provisional
We do NOT allow any substitute drivers in
any series.
Each driver will get
2 provisionals per series/per season.
You MUST post in the forum or contact the series Director before the start of the next race to get a Provisional.
Provisional Points = 2 pts less than last place.
If there are multiple drivers asking for a provisional for the same race they will all receive the same points.
Natural
Disasters
Any drivers not able to race because of a natural disaster
will receive last place points.
To receive the points you must contact an Admin, post in the forum or Facebook
or have a message relayed to us.
BUT if a driver tries
to take advantage of this rule and was not effected by a natural disaster they
will get ZERO points for that race and lose both of there provisionals for that
season.
Technical
Issues
If you show up to race but are unable to
get in the server because of a technical problem you will get last place
points.
You will not be charged a provisional.
Losing
Connection to the Server
If a driver
loses connection during a race we do NOT give laps back.
This is considered a
mechanical failure on your end.
The only exception to this would be a server
glitch which causes several cars to lose connection.
TeamSpeak
RTG Team Speak 3 Info
IP:
vs34.tserverhq.com:7110
TS PW: gofaster
Mandatory TeamSpeak or in
game voice chat to Race
It is mandatory
that all drivers be in team speak or iRacing voice chat and have a working microphone.
We allow limited
Team Speak during the Race.
If a director says to be Quiet or No more Team Speak you will be black flagged and/or parked if you continue to talk.
Qualifying
Absolutely NO use of
Team Speak or Text chat during qualifying.
You may receive a black Flag at the start of the race for this offence.
Under
Caution
There is NO non race related
chat on TS the 1st and last Yellow flag laps.
If drivers are getting too carried away on TS directors may go to Race Chat only
on TS for all Yellow flag laps.
1st offense = warning 2nd offence = Black flag 3rd offence =
parked
Inappropriate Language
There is NO profanity,
racist remarks or sexual innuendoes allowed in the RTG Race Room. (This includes
open & private text chat)
Penalties per race night
1st offence = Warning
2nd offence = Black Flag
3rd offence = Parked for the night
If you continuously break
this rule you will receive a suspension.
Whispering
Whispering to directors or
Admins during the drivers meeting must stop.
If you have a question for them wait
until they ask if anyone has any questions.
Race Server, Server Settings & Points
Race Server Settings
Practice = 8:00pm est. (15min.)
Drivers Meeting = 8:10pm est.
Set-up = Fixed "iRacing
Default"
Quick Repairs = 1
Double file restarts = Yes for 1st 3 restarts then we go
to single file restarts the rest of the race.
Yellow Flag Lap Count = No
All driver aids and views allowed
Race lengths = 8 laps Heats. 10 lap Conci.
40 - 50 laps Main Events
Green White Checkered = 2 Attempts
Weather =
78° "iRacing
Default"
Track State = 0% for practice & not reset for heats
or B Main.
Warm-up Track State = for 3 minute warm-up before Main
Events.
1 - 9 drivers = No
Track State Reset.
10 - 14 drivers = 10%
Track State Reset.
15 - 19 drivers = 5% Track State Reset.
20 plus drivers = 0% Track State Reset.
RTG Points System.
Finish Position | Points | Finish Position | Points | Finish Position | Points |
1st | 46 | 16th | 28 | 31st | 13 |
2nd | 42 | 17th | 27 | 32nd | 12 |
3rd | 41 | 18th | 26 | 33rd | 11 |
4th | 40 | 19th | 25 | 34th | 10 |
5th | 39 | 20th | 24 | 35th | 9 |
6th | 38 | 21st | 23 | 36th | 8 |
7th | 37 | 22nd | 22 | 37th | 7 |
8th | 36 | 23rd | 21 | 38th | 6 |
9th | 35 | 24th | 20 | 39th | 5 |
10th | 34 | 25th | 19 | 40th | 4 |
11th | 33 | 26th | 18 | 41st | 3 |
12th | 32 | 27th | 17 | 42nd | 2 |
13th | 31 | 28th | 16 | 43rd | 1 |
14th | 30 | 29th | 15 | 44th | 1 |
15th | 29 | 30th | 14 | 45th | 1 |
Bonus Points
Bonus Points for Heat
Races.
Only the Top3 Finishers in Heat Races will Receive Bonus Points.
1st = 5pts
2nd = 3pts
3rd = 1pt
No Bonus Points for leading laps
Causing an Incident = EOLL Penalty
Not Owning up to an Incident = -1 lap post race penalty
Driver Ethics
FLAMING and Outbursts
Will not be
tolerated in any RTG event whether it is over Team Speak or through text chat.
1st offence: Probation, -1 lap penalty and/or Parked for a week.
Using any profanity,
especially the "F" bomb while flaming is an automatic kick from the
server.
Continue to Flame or make Outbursts after being parked: To be determined by the
RTG Admins.
2nd offence: To be determined by the RTG Admins.
This also includes IM's, emails and posts in the forum.
Absolutely NO profanity, raciest remarks, flaming or making fun of other drivers in your binds/macro's.
Game Glitches
Use of any game glitches
will NOT be tolerated @ RTG.
If you are caught you will be Warned, Penalized, DQ'ed or maybe
Banned from RTG depending on the severity of the offence.
Stopping on the track
There is NO stopping
on the track under caution to go get a drink, use restroom etc.
If you need to do any of these
please pit and stay in your pit stall while doing so.
You will receive a black flag if you stop on the track
under caution just to keep your
position.
If you stop on the track to retire under green flag or during a wreck under caution you will be charged an Incident.
Under Green:
There is NO stopping on the track to
retire. If you do so and the caution comes out you will be charged with
intentionally bringing out the caution. If the caution does NOT come out you
will still be charged an incident.
Under Caution or during a
wreck:
You must make an
honest effort to get back to your pit stall or at least safely get to the apron or infield.
This will be looked on an Individual basis to
see if you could safely get off the track.
Intentionally
bringing out the caution.
Any driver who intentionally
brings out the caution will be parked for 2 weeks from all RTG events.
Examples: Stopping on the track to retire...Intentionally blowing your
motor...Intentionally spinning someone out.
Weaving Under Caution
There is No weaving
back and forth under caution.
You will be warned the 1st time and black flagged
there after.
Team Tactics
Here at RTG we race as individuals. We know
drivers are more apt to help their friends or league mates and that is completely
acceptable.
But we will not tolerate unethical Team Tactics to boost your team stats.
So if you use team tactics
to show a lack of respect to any other drivers in any RTG race on the track OR
off, you and your teammates will be asked to leave.
This includes using social media and streams to put down
any driver from any RTG race that was not part of your team.
Here @ RTG we Race Hard, Race Clean, Race with respect and treat our fellow
drivers/members with RESPECT.
If you can't do these simple things on the track and in this community your team
will be asked to leave.
We have always been an open server that welcomes most drivers. We also have a long history of visiting other servers. We never have and never will turn around and trumpet ourselves here or other places and say things like "our drivers beat your drivers", etc. We consider EVERYONE as simply "drivers" and "friends".
We don't judge or discourage anyone who wants to be part of any team anywhere, and welcome any team driver members. We simply ask that you follow our rule and treat all other drivers with equal respect when racing at RTG.
Careless, Reckless and Unsportsmanlike Driving and Conduct
First off, this is racing, not demolition derby, not bumper cars. This does not mean you can wreck out someone because they are passing you or are faster than you. If you can't handle losing a race now and then DON'T RACE.
If you "screw up" on the track or in TS an
apology to the effected driver(s) or Admin(s) goes a long way toward resolving
conflicts before they escalade into severe penalties.
Careless, Reckless and
Unsportsmanlike Driving will NOT be tolerated here at
RTG.
If you are found guilty of any of
these during the season you will receive the following penalties.
This is NOT the order the penalties will be handed out.
If the offence is serious enough you can be
charged with "Reckless Driving"
even though you have never received a "Careless Driving"
Penalty.
Careless Driving/TeamSpeak Conduct
Definition:
This is the 1st tier of penalties for minor infractions
such as outbursts in TS, ignoring Admins and on track infractions. This is
basically a warning to drivers to calm down or you will be advanced to the next
tier of penalties.
Refer to the TeamSpeak rules for the 2nd TeamSpeak offence.
1st Offence :
Warning to a -1 lap down penalty depending on the severity of the offence.
2nd Offence :
Will be a -1 lap down penalty and be scored behind all cars on that lap.
3rd Offence :
Will be considered your 1st Reckless Driving Penalty and
carry its penalty.
Reckless Driving
Definition:
This is the 2nd tier of penalties
and they carry stiffer penalties.
Reckless Driving Examples:
Dive Bombing, Continuously Driving on the apron/under yellow line to try to
pass, unnecessary door slamming and any other on track
antics that Admins consider Reckless Driving.
1st Offence : Scored last in the race results.
2nd Offence : Suspended for 1 Week from all RTG events.
3rd Offence : Will be considered your 1st Unsportsmanlike Penalty and carry its
penalty.
Unsportsmanlike Driving And
Conduct
Definition:
This is the 3rd tier of penalties and the most severe penalties.
Unsportsmanlike Driving/Conduct
Examples:
Intentionally wrecking a competitor, Blatant
disrespect towards fellow drivers or Admins and any on track antics or conduct that the
Admins consider Unsportsmanlike.
Penalty to be determined by the
RTG Owners.
Retaliation of any form on the track will not be tolerated here at RTG.
1st offence :
Suspended from all RTG events for 1 week.
2nd offence : Suspended from all RTG events for 1 month.
3rd Offence : Look for another league to race in because you are all done
racing here at RTG.
*** If at any time a Race Director or RTG Admin feels your actions on the track or in Team Speak are not within race ethics you may be black flagged, penalized, parked or Suspended.***
Incident Rules:
We have
a 2 Incident and park it Rule. As we are all adults here you are expected to do
this on your own.
You also get 1 free solo self spin as long as it doesn't effect any other
driver.
The 1st solo self spin on dirt will NOT
count toward your 2 and park.
BUT if this effects any driver other than yourself it will count as an incident.
Examples:
Driver hits you or you hit another driver. A driver gets damage trying to avoid
you.
The 1st solo self spin still counts as a -1 penalty point.
Penalty's
if you do NOT park yourself.
#1. 1st offence will result in you being
parked the next week or DQ'ed if it's the last race of the season.
You will
also be on a 1 and park-it when you return.
#2. 2nd
offence in a season will result in you being
parked the next week and having to run the rest of the season in that
series with a 1 Incident and park it penalty. If there is less than 3 races left
in the season this penalty will continue the 1st 3 races in the next season.
#3. 3rd offence in a season and you will be suspended from all RTG events the rest of the season. If
there is less than 3 weeks left in the season you will be suspended for the 1st
3 weeks of the following season.
***Not parking: If you don't park yourself your scoring will stop at the lap of your 2nd incident.***
*** If you intentionally cause a wreck between the checkered flag and the back straight you will receive an incident and moved to the EOLL in scoring.***
Incident
definition: Any action by you
or your internet connection that results in the Yellow flag coming out whether it be a
self spin, mechanical failure or contact with another car.
An incident caused by your warp or your connection issues will count toward your
3 and park-it.
An incident which is a
result of a mechanical failure such as a blown gear or blown motor, will NOT
count toward your 2 incidents and park-it but you will still get an EOLL if you
are still
in the race.
A caution caused by a blown tire will count as an Incident toward your 3 and
park-it.
1st Incidents in a race
If you are the cause of
an Incident or think you are the cause you will get an EOLL penalty.
If you fail to serve your penalty you will
get a -1 lap penalty and be scored behind all drivers on that lap.
Failure
to serve your Incident Penalty 3 times in a series in a season will result in
being put on a 1 and park for the rest of the season in that series.
Year long series will be by segments.
2nd Incident
in a race
You must park it for the night and will be on a
2 Incident and park until you complete an incident free race in that series.
If you fail to park after your 2nd incident your scoring
will stop on that lap and you will be parked the next week. You will also be on
a 2 Incident and park until you complete an incident free race in that series.
3rd Incident in a race
If it is found in the replay review that you have 3 or more
incidents in 1 race you will be parked for 2 weeks in that series for the 3rd incident and 1 additional week for every incident after that in that race.
There is No One Incident and Park-it Rule in the Dirt Series.
Racing
Deals.
We realize that occasionally in the post race review an incident needs to be called
a racing deal. But this is only after multiple Admins have reviewed the
incident.
If an incident is called a racing deal there is NO post race penalty for any driver involved.
But remember just because a driver('s) call an incident a racing deal during the race, it doesn't mean it will be called a racing deal in the post race review.
Incidents
caused from pinching down or up.
We are not saying no one can pinch someone down or up BUT, if an
incident happens while doing so YOU will be charged with the incident.
This will be called the 1/2 a car width rule...If you can't give someone at
least a 1/2 a car width of room to move and an incident happens between you two
then you will be charged with the incident.
Protests
If you're protesting an incident that has been charged to you, you must protest within 48 hrs of the incident report being posted in the forum.
Protests must be made by the driver charged with the incident, 3rd party protests will NOT be reviewed.
Incident reports will be posted within 72 hrs of the conclusion of all races.
All protests must be directed to that nights race director.
See who the race director's are here.
If you lose 3 protests @ RTG in 1
season, you will lose your right to file any more protests for the remainder of
the season @ RTG.
You must provide a replay clip from YOUR replay with any protest.
Replay clips must be a minimum of 30 seconds before and after the incident being
protested.
Race Rules
We use game rules with the following
exceptions
Practice
There will be NO goofing off
during practice...any driver caught goofing off during practice will be parked
until Qualifying.
Drivers Meeting
Manually Disconnecting
Once the server is reset for the drivers meeting Do NOT Manually Disconnect from
the server
without
a server Admins permission or you will start the race with a black flag
and/or not be allowed back in the server.
If this becomes a habit
don't expect to be allowed back into the server.
Waiting for
Late Drivers
There is NO resetting the server once it has
been set.
Whispering
Whispering to directors or
Admins during drivers meeting must stop. If you have a question for them wait
until they ask if anyone has any questions.
Qualifying
Pole
Position.
The driver winning the pole position has the choice of high or low.
On restarts the race leader has the choice of high or low.
Too fast Qualifying
If at any time a driver Qualifies
substantially faster than the rest of the field we may ask for a replay clip of
your qualifying run to verify you did NOT cut the track or exploit any
game glitches.
The replay clip must be sent to the Email Address below within 15 minute of the
conclusion of the race.
If you fail to produce a replay clip within 15 minutes you will be DQ'ed from that race.
If you fail to produce a
replay clip a 2nd time the penalty will be decided by the RTG Officers.
TeamSpeak during Qualifying
Absolutely NO use of
Team Speak or Text chat is allowed during qualifying.
You may receive a black Flag at the start of the race for this offence.
Requesting EOLL During Heat
Races
If you request an
EOLL in a heat race you will automatically get one in the Feature.
Race Start &
Restarts
The Green flag starts the Race.
There is NO jumping the start of the race you
must wait for the green flag.
There is NO attempting to
pass high or low on the start of the race or any restart until after you cross the
start/finish line.
There is NO moving high or low before the start/finish line to set someone up
for the pass after the start/finish line.
This includes changing lanes also. Stay in your lane until you
reach the start/finish line.
Penalty
for all above = Black Flag or -1 lap post race penalty.
Race Restart
There will be NO Race Restarts.
Restart Pace Speeds
On restarts the race leader
will control the restart. It will be announced in the drivers meeting where the
leader can gas it the earliest.
If you are more than +/- 5 mph of pace speed or drastically varying your speed before you start the restart you
may receive a black flag or a -1 lap post race penalty.
The leader must stay within 1.0 seconds of the pace car until it leaves the
track on the
start or any restart of the race.
Playing games on restarts will get you black
flagged.
Jumping the Restart, lagging back, break checking the field or anything we feel is not
within race ethics.
Penalty =
Black Flag or a -1 lap post race penalty.
Driver Gaps
All drivers must maintain a 0.1 - 0.3 second gap from the car ahead of you.
Racing into a Wreck
If you are found guilty of racing
into a wreck and hitting
or causing damage to another car you will
receive the following penalty.
1st offence = Warning and -10 point penalty
2nd offence = Parked the next week.
This is NOT to be
confused with plowing through a wreck or failure to slow enough for a wreck as
these are Careless Driving offences.
And should never be confused with being part of the wreck, a continuation of a
wreck or just not enough time to slow for the wreck.
Wave Arounds
(Lucky Dogs):
2 per Caution
Lucky Dog is given to the 2 drivers 1 lap
down closest behind the race leader when the field catches the pace car, if no
cars are 1 lap down it will be given by running order.
Admins will announce ASAP who are the 2 Wave Arounds.
Drivers are to stay low
to allow the Wave Arounds to go high around the field.
Drivers are to get only 1 Wave Around per Caution, but unlimited per race.
NO driver is permitted to take there Wave Around on the 1 to go lap.
Clearing Black Flags
Unlike NR2003 most black flags are cleared in this game.
To get your black flag cleared you must key
up in game and then hold your key to help the Admin find your name to clear your
Black Flack.
Guilty of black flag
If we clear a black flag and it was legitimately yours, you will be penalized -3
laps in the final race results.
Pit Road
Entering &
leaving Pit Road
Unless stated otherwise in the drivers meeting you may enter and
exit pit road per game rules.
***If there is an access road you must use it entering and leaving the pits.***
Fake Pitting
Causing a wreck while
fake pitting or late pitting under caution will result in you getting an Incident.
This will count toward your 2 and park-it.
Race Finish
Any race that is concluded
no matter what problems occurred during the race will be scored.
If
you intentionally cause a wreck between the checkered flag and the back straight
you will charged an incident and moved the EOLL of the lap you're on in scoring.
Server Crash
If the race is more than 50% completed and the server crash's the race will be
official if someone is able to save the export or replay.
But if NO export or replay can be saved the race will be considered a rain out and may be rescheduled.
If there is time the admin may take a driver vote on whether to restart a shortened race.