The Virtual Endurance Championship (hereafter VEC) Quick notes on changes: - Back to 8 rounds + a special Le Mans classic race - Season pass increased to standard prize again - Race pass added - Team Ultimate (which includes hosting of your team server) - Improved DPi physics (lighter car, better brakes etc) - LMP2 cars are getting a small boost - Digital 3d trophies (renders) every round - More focus on race control, less on broadcasting Points: Season 15 will continue with participation points, each team will receive these (depending on which division) and also points per finish. After every other round, the best and worst scored teams in each class from the last 2 races switch division. (and yes this means one championship per class). Mod: We will be using the official Studio 397 endurance bundle. Furthermore will we be using official and licensed tracks. Cars: DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R LM-P2 Ligier LM-P2 Oreca 07 LM-GTE Aston Martin Vantage LM-GTE BMW M8 GTE LM-GTE Chevrolet Corvette C7.R LM-GTE Chevrolet Corvette C8.R LM-GTE Ferrari F488 LM-GTE Porsche 911 RSR Season Pass: We require season pass by drivers this is to cover expenses to a growing server farm, plugins, commentators, upgrades and other unforeseen updates. Sign-Up Fee: There is no sign up fee, however there is an ability for teams to buy upgrades: Basic sign up: No need to do anything but wait until sign up opens Team deluxe: Early bird sign up - 24 hours ahead of sign up Team premium: Early bird sign up - 48 hours ahead of sign up, submit livery 3 times during the season, decide what you want on the window file, 10 line up changes. Team Ultimate: Early bird sign up - 48 hours ahead of sign up, submit livery every race during the season, decide what you want on the window file, unlimited line up changes and 1 hosted team server. Required License: Managers are not required to have a license to sign up a team. However, the team manager cannot race or gain access unless they have a license and a season pass. Drivers must have at least License 4 (L4). You can easily get a license at SRC. It's simply a written test on our forum, and within 24 hours your license will be either approved or declined. This is all done automatically. Divisions: Multiple divisions will be used if we are oversubscribed. The entries into each division will be determined by previous results, on and off-track behaviour, ratings and pre-season performance. Also previous seasons dedication (show vs do not show) also weighs in. But we will host preseason events that will be used to make sure everyone will start in the correct division. Every second race the last 2 races points gets calculated and divisions are re-sorted with standings (after the 2 races, not in total). See rules, points and participation points. Remind you that lower tier divisions might not get a broadcast but timewise these divisions does cost significantly more time between races, being incident reviews and line up changes. Pre-Season: See above, we will host 1 pre-season events that will be used to evaluate our decisions. Max Drivers and Teams: Each division can hold between 40-45 teams. We will be limiting the division count and can close sign up as soon as we reach our max entries Classes: DPi - This is the premier class, all DPi teams will be monitored during preseason and any unacceptable driving will lead to demotion to LMP2 LMP2 - You must be prepared to make multiple overtakes per lap on slower cars without putting others in danger. You must learn the art of timing your passes to lessen your time loss without affecting the races of others, but also make sure you are not in the way of the faster class. LM-GTE - This is just as demanding as the other 2 classes, with less grip and a need to keep an eye on your mirrors. Spatial awareness and an ability to allow other cars to pass with minimal time loss are critical skills. BOP: We are doing our best to keep cars very close, and will continue to do so. You can pick ANY car you want, do not pick the slowest and then complain about it. LMP2 is using new WEC spec´s but with an addition of extra BHP in S15. Broadcasts: We will provide live coverage of our Division 1 race and division 1 ONLY! Sign-Up: Team Premium: thursday 21 July at 18:00 Team Deluxe: friday 22 July at 18:00 Public opens 23 July at 18:00 After this date, we will review and post the final entry list on our website. Please note that drivers will be required to have the Season Pass by this point. Read more about our season: https://simracing.club/
