The RulesGeneral rules- Each team can enter 1, 2 or 3 cars at all races. They do not have to be the same chassis type or use the same engine.
- Points are 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 and all points count to the title. There is 1 extra point for leading the most laps in a race.
- Teams that are in the red once the season has finished and all prize money distributed will be declared bankrupt. The next person on the waiting list will then have the opportunity to move up into the series.
Marketplace- The Marketplace for 1999 will open once all team spots are filled
- Each team can purchase as many chassis and engines as they want/afford, but no team can own more than three chassis at any one time.
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New - Every manufacturer has a set number of chassis available at the start of the year, but more will become available randomly as the year goes along, so keep an eye out for them.
- There are an unlimited number of engines available from each manufacturer.
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New - There is a new (it technically doesn’t exist but hey ho) Pacific Indy Series using second-hand equipment, as well as the option of selling other teams your old kit. At the beginning and end of the season, teams can sell their chassis for the following resale values:
1999-spec: 70% of new value
1998-spec: 60% of new value
- If the car is sold in a damaged state, repair costs will be added onto the sale price.
- Teams are also free to do private sales or lease deals among themselves.
Chassis design- Teams with enough money can design their own chassis, at a cost of $1,000,000 for a Tier C, $1,500,000 for a Tier B or $2,000,000 for a Tier A. They can choose either to base it off of a pre-existing chassis, or start a completely new design. The handling, drag, grip, reliability and random grip range will be RNG’ed. The higher the tier of a chassis is, the higher the RNG range will be. A Tier C will have a range of -50 to 200 for each area, Tier B will have a 150 to 500 range, and Tier A will have a 450 to 1000 range.
- The cost of building each chassis will be $125,000 for a Tier C, $250,000 for a Tier B and $500,000 for a Tier A.
B-Spec Chassis- Teams who have designed a chassis can opt to do a large upgrade to it, instead of designing a new one, at a lower cost.
- B-Spec upgrades have the same Tier A, B and C options as a new design, but with the ranges and cost halved.
Upgrades- The upgrade system works the same as last year, but upgrade slots are at the beginning and end of each official test (apart from the pre and post-season tests).
- The company representative list will be complied once CET is sorted out.
- If you wish to represent an upgrade company, then simply post on the thread and it's yours.
Testing- Tests will now be included in the schedule.
- At each test manufacturers can choose to run an upgrade and teams can trial them at the tests.
- You can also run rookie drivers at each test and judge if they're any good and if you want to use them.
- The testing calendar is as follows:
Spring Testing: Homestead-Miami Speedway, 10-12 March
Summer Testing: Road America, 30 June-2 July
Fall Testing: Laguna Seca Raceway, 17-19 September
Winter Testing: California Speedway, 5-7 November
Part-time entries- Teams can choose to run a 2nd/3rd car at certain user-selected races if they do not have enough funds to run one full-time.
- Part-time entries will be able to rent a chassis and engine for each race, with the cost being
the amount of races entered/20 of the original cost for each component.
Damage- A modified version of the damage system used in
tommykl's Alt-F1 is in use.
- For every race-ending accident or collision that a driver is involved in, an RNG will be rolled depending on the severity of the crash. The categories are as follows:
Category 1: 0-25% the cost of the chassis
2: 20-45%
3: 40-65%, 5% of driver injury
4: 60-85%, 5% chance of a write-off, 10% of driver injury
5: 80-105%, 10% chance of a write-off, 20% of driver injury
(For reference, the vast majority of accidents will be in the 1-2 range)
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New - For each mechanical failure caused by an oil leak, water leak or outright engine failure, a similar RNG will be run. The range will be from 0-105, with any value over 100 being considered a total write-off. Any engine that is deemed a write-off will have a residual scrap value of 10% of original value.
- All damage must be repaired before each race, or a spare car can be entered in its place.
AgingAt the end of each season, chassis will undergo aging to reflect their growing obsolescence. Aging will be as follows:
1999-Spec Car
1 Year (start of 2000): -300 Downforce, +200 Handling, +200 Drag, +200 RGR, +1000 Reliability
2 Years (2001): -200 Downforce, -100 Handling, +100 Drag, +100 RGR, +1500 Reliability
3 Years (2002): Are you sure you’re doing this?
1998-Spec Car
1 Year (2000): -200 Downforce, -100 Handling, +100 Drag, +100 RGR, +1500 Reliability
2 Years (2001): See 3 years for 1999-spec cars
1997-Spec Cars
1 Year (2000): Please stop before you end yourself
Prize Money- Prize Money Structure has been modified from 1998. The qualifying prize money has been abolished and there are more tiers. As a reminder, the following prize money will be distributed each race:
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Pos Prize Money
1st $200,000
2nd $160,000
3rd $140,000
4th $120,000
5th $120,000
6th $80,000
7th $60,000
8th $50,000
9th $40,000
10th $30,000
11th $20,000
12th $10,000
13th-19th $7,500
20th-26th $5,000
DNQ $2,000
Most Laps Led: $10,000
- At the end of the season, each team will receive the following prize money, determined by their placing of each car in the driver’s championship (teams running 2/3 cars get the prize money for all of their drivers):
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Pos Prize Money
1st $5,000,000
2nd $4,600,000
3rd $4,000,000
4th $3,600,000
5th $3,000,000
6th $2,600,000
7th $2,000,000
8th $1,600,000
9th $1,000,000
10th $800,000
11th $600,000
12th $400,000
13th-20th $300,000
21st-30th $200,000
31st-40th $100,000
- There is a $10,000 bonus for every point that is scored that is added onto every team’s season prize money.
Provisional Calendar1. Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 21)
2. Twin Ring Motegi Road Course (April 9)
3. Streets of Long Beach (April 18)
4. Nazareth Speedway (May 2)
5. Autódromo de Jacarepaguá (May 15)
6. Gateway International Raceway (May 29)
7. Milwaukee Mile (June 6)
8. Portland International Raceway (June 20)
9. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (June 27)
10. Road America (July 11)
11. Exhibition Place (July 18)
12. Michigan International Speedway (July 25)
13. The Raceway on Belle Isle Park (August 8)
14. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (August 15)
15. Chicago Motor Speedway (August 22)
16. Streets of Vancouver (September 5)
17. Laguna Seca Raceway (September 12)
18. Streets of Houston (September 26)
19. Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (October 17)
20. California Speedway (October 31)
