Regulations

Revision 1 Updated 24February 2012

This document contains regulations for the 2012 Season of the MiniFBM Series. The NDR Sporting Code is in force with this document. Any conflicts between the two, unless explicitly stated herein, defer to the Sporting Code.
2010-2012 New Dimension Racing

Contents
I.General Series Information..............................................................................................................3 II.MiniFBM Car Restrictions................................................................................................................3 III.Sporting Code Clarifications / Notes.............................................................................................3 IV.Entry Procedure..............................................................................................................................3 V.Car Skins...........................................................................................................................................3 VI.Qualifying Procedure.....................................................................................................................4 VII.Race Procedure..............................................................................................................................4 VIII.Official Classification...................................................................................................................5 IX.Championship.................................................................................................................................6 X.Communication ...............................................................................................................................7 XI.Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................8

MiniFBM Series 2012 Regulations Revision 1

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General Series Information 1. The 2012 MiniFBM Series (MFBM) series is defined as a series running six events in the Live for Speed simulation software using the Formula BMW (FBM) car on a combination of permanent and autocross circuits.

II.

MiniFBM Car Restrictions 1. All drivers are required to use a 25% Intake Restriction during all MiniFBM sessions.

III. Sporting Code Clarifications / Notes 1. The Safety Car Procedure as stated in Sporting Code Article VIII is not applied to this series. 2. All open configuration courses were measured using the method prescribed in Article VI, 1.1.a. 3. Please ensure you are aware of the Red Flag and Server Failure Procedures in the Sporting Code. (Articles IX and X, respectively). IV. Entry Procedure 1. There are 32 start positions on permanent circuits, and 16 start positions on autocross circuits available in the MiniFBM Series. These spots are awarded based on qualifying results. 2. Car Number 01 is reserved for the previous MiniFBM Series Champion. The numbers 00, and 02-99 inclusive are available to anyone else. 3. There are no e ntry requirements for MiniFBM. The administration reserve the right to reject any entrant at any time, for any reason in lieu of the lack of entry requirements. 4. All cars are single-driver cars. A Team is a grouping of at least one but no more than three cars. V. Car Skins 1. All skins must fulfill the requirements as specified in the NDR sporting code, Article II.3. 2. There are no other required elements apart from the car number for your car skin. 3. Failure to run a correct skin will result in a one point penalty per session in which the incorrect skin was used.

VI. Qualifying Procedure 1. On all circuits a) 20-minute session(s). b) Cars may be split into groups by car number range (eg 00-50 in server 1, 51-99 in server 2, or more and/or other methods as necessary) should there be more cars in attendance than the track has room for at one time. These sessions may run consecutively or concurrently. c) Drivers may complete as many laps as they desire within the 20 minutes. d) No driver is to leave the pitlane if there is less time remaining in the session than an outlap would take. Pitlane exit will close at a time the administration deem too late for a car to leave to start a timed lap. e) Sessions will not be held in the Hardcore mode - Drivers are permitted to telepit / spectate and rejoin the session. 2. Any driver who is not within 107% of the fastest time in Qualifying will not be allowed to take part in the race. a) This rule will not be enforced if the resulting grid would have less than 26 (or 13 where appropriate) cars. b) On road courses, any driver who has set a time within 107% of the pole position during the Official Free Practice Session may be allowed to take part in the race at administrator discretion. To take advantage of this option, the driver must have made an attempt to complete a lap in qualifying, defined as starting one hotlap. 3. Drivers who have not competed in the qualifying session may take part, if the grid has open spots and the 107% rule is not enforced. 4. Should the qualification be stopped and not restarted, the race grid will be set by Driver's Points. Cars not listed in driver's points when this is enacted will start from the back of the grid in numerical order. VII. Race Procedure 1. There will be one race per round. 2. Race Distance is the minimum number of laps to exceed a 50 mile race distance for permanent circuits, or 40 miles for Autocross circuits.

3. Each race has a time limit. Races are either their scheduled distance or 1 hour. Time limit timing starts from either the green flag of the initial start (not the LFS start) or the second start wave-off command. 4. Starting procedure: a) The pole sitter will lead the grid through one formation lap. All cars will leave large gaps, and generally travel at not more than 90 kph / 55 mph. b) Entering the grid area the cars shall slow down. 1. Drivers are to stop in the next avaialble grid slot marked on course. 2. After all cars are observed to be in their grid slots, race control will display a message stating All cars in position. 10 seconds to lights! - A head-up display will show the darkened starting lights. 3. After the 10 seconds have elapsed, the set of 5 lights will turn red from left to right, one second apart. 4. After all 5 red lights are illuminated, there will be a hold of between 2 and 5 seconds. When the lights extinquish, the race is underway. 5. Should the start be aborted, all lights will turn yellow and a message saying Start aborted! Begin another formation lap! will be displayed. All cars shall repeat the formation lap and return to the grid. Official scoring starts with this lap. 6. Jumping the start will result in a Drive-Through Penalty. The system will alert adminisrators to any jump starts, which will be automatically investigated. 5. On autocross circuits, if a driver needs to repair his car, s/he must drive to the designated pit lane and reset in one of the pit boxes. Resetting outside of this area will result in a disqualification. The Autocross pitlane speed limit is 50 kph / 30 mph. 6. A driver who cannot continue the race for whatever reason (eg upside down, beached) must wait until instructed to spectate by the administration. If possible, a course car will attempt to recover beached cars. VIII. Official Classification 1. All drivers and cars which start a MiniFBM race will be classified in the results and given points, provided that they complete 75% or more of the race distance and are not disqualified. 2. Bonus points will be awarded regardless of amout of the race completed.

3. Drivers who time out or lose connection to the server while racing may not rejoin the race in progress. 4. If a team retires without permission of race control from outside of a pit garage, they will incur a five (5) point penalty for the first offence, ten (10) points for the second offence, and series exclusion for the third offence. IX. Championship 1. There are three official championships of MFBM. a) The MiniFBM Series Driver's Championship is awarded to the driver who scores the most points in the season. b) The MiniFBM Series Teams Championship is awarded to the team which scores the most points in the season. 1. Only the top two finishing drivers of a team may score points to this championship. 2. If a team has only one driver at a round, that team will not score any Teams' Championship Points in that round. c) The MiniFBM Series Nation's Cup is awarded to the nation which scores the most points in the season. 1. Only the best finisher of a nation scores points towards this championship. 2. A 10 point bonus will be awarded to a driver who attempts to race at each race of the season. After one missed round, the bonus is reduced to 5 points. The bonus is eliminated if the driver misses more than one round. a) Attempting to race is defined as establishing a qualifying time and missing the cut to race, OR starting the race for any driver who makes the qualifying cut.

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Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Pole

Sprint 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 1

Position 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th DNQ / DNS

Sprint 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 0

Most 2 DSQ 0 Laps Led 3. Should there be a tie for most laps led, both drivers will be awarded the bonus point. X. Communication 1. Race administration will also be available in a voice chat server during the course of the race. a) Voice chat is strongly recommended, but failure to be in will only result in participation refused at administration discretion. 2. Blocking of in-game messages is prohibited and will result in a warning to the team to unblock messages. If the messages remain blocked, a DT penalty will be issued to the team. 3. Chat is prohibited during any session. In qualifying, there will be one fastest session lap removed for chat on a per line basis. In the race, a DT penalty is issued. Repeat offenses may merit an SG penalty.

XI. Miscellaneous 1. Failure to format a driver name correctly will result in a 5-point penalty to the driver. Please see the NDR Sporting Code for the correct format. 2. The administration reserve the right to modify this document at any time for any reason it deems fit.