2023Radical Esports Cup UK - Terms and Conditions:
Definitions:
Driver(s): means the Driver(s) taking part in the Event.
Event: meansall four Rounds of the Championship as detailed in Clause 12.
Championship: means the 2023 Radical Esports Cup UK
Motorsport UK: means Motorsport UK Association Limited (company number01344829) whose registered office address is 141 The Command Works SouthernAvenue, Bicester Heritage, Bicester, England, OX27 8FY.
Organisers: means Motorsport UK.
Stewards: means the judicial body at the Event responsible for ensuringthese Terms and Conditions and driving standards are adhered to during the Eventand to allocate penalties.
Team: means the sim racing team entered.
1. Introduction 1.1 The Event isorganised and owned by Motorsport UK (the ‘Organisers’).
1.2 The Organisershave the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.
1.3 The Organisershave the right to cancel the Event at any time. Should the Organisers cancelthe Event a refund of the paid Motorsport UK esports membership shall not berefunded.
1.4 The Event isan esports Championship which will be organised through The SimGrid* website.
1.5 Clarification,interpretation and determination of any rules and these terms and conditionsshall be decided by the Organisers.
1.6 By enteringand taking part in the Event you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions.
1.7 Drivers arerequired to provide their own hardware and software equipment to compete in theEvent.
1.8 Driver entrieswill be accepted at the sole discretion of the Organisers.
1.9 The quality ofthe internet connection being used by the Driver to compete in the Event is thesole responsibility of the Driver. Should any internet connection issues resultin an unnatural performance of the car the Organiser will have the right toremove the Driver from the Event and record a DNF result.
1.10 All Drivers must adhere to theMotorsport UK Race with Respect code of conduct which can be found here. All Drivers must read this before entering the race. Breach of thiscode may lead to expulsion from the race.
2. Registration and Entry 2.1 Drivers are required to enter the Event as an individual.
2.2 Driversmust be over the age of 18.
2.3 Each Driverthat participates in the Event will be required to hold a paid Motorsport UKEsports membership (£24.99).
2.3 Thereis no additional entry fee to be paid
2.4 Anyentry that is incomplete or which contains offensive material or is otherwisespoiled shall be discarded and or rejected as not complying with these Termsand Conditions and shall be void.
2.5 Driversare permitted to make changes to their entry any number of times prior to the DriverChanges Deadline.
2.6 The ‘DriverChanges Deadline’ is 12:00 BST on Friday 20th October, one weekbefore the start of the Event.
2.7 The carused for the Event is the Radical SR10
2.8 Thereare three classes within the championship with 17 drivers per class, theclasses are as follows:
- PRO – 3.5k iRating and above
- PRO/AM – 2k – 3.5k
- AM/ 0k – 2k
These iRating's are based on the highest rating ever achieved by a driver during their career on iRacing. Not the rating they have at the time of signing up.
3. EventDetails
3.1 TheEvent timetable is as follows:
- Practice - 6pm UK time
- Qualifying - 7:45pm UK time - (Lone Qualifying, 2 Laps, 10 Minutes)
- Warmup - 7:55pm UK time
- Race - 8pm - 9pm UK time
3.2 Thein-sim game time will be set to 12pm of the real-world date of the event
3.3 TheEvent Rules are as follows:
- Standing starts
- Fast Repairs: 1
- Minimum Licence: Class D 2.0
- Drive through Penalty given after 15x incidentpoints and then every 10x after that
- Strict Qualifying in game scrutineering
- Fixed Setups
- One pitstop
- Unlimited tyres
4.Stewarding
4.1 TheEvent will be stewarded by iRacing's inbuilt automated stewarding system and theOrganisers will have a number of Stewards on hand to review incidentsthroughout each race.
4.2 To have an incident reviewed,protests must be submitted through the Google Form located here https://shorturl.at/zH037 and the Stewardswill review it and confirm the outcome in game and in the Discord server.
4.3The Stewards and / or Motorsport UK will only consider penalising driving that hasresulted in a car being towed to the pits to be repaired ('Meatballed') ormultiple positions have been lost by deliberately crashing and / ordisrespectful driving.
5 Scoring
5.1 Winners will be chosen based on finishing position.
5.2 The amount of points allocated per position are outlined in Clause11.
5.3 An additional one point will be awarded to the driver withthe fastest lap from each race
6. Liveries
6.1Each Driver is allowed to use their own liveries for each race, but there will;be an official Championship decal pack which will be issued through the EventDiscord channels
6.2All Drivers must submit there livery at least one week prior to the first round– the location to upload the file can be found in the Discord server.
6.3 All liveries usedmust adhere to the iRacing Paint Policy found here (policy updated08/12/21)
6.4Any politically charged or potentially offensive material on a custom liverywill see a Driver banned from the race.
7. Prizes
7.1 The winning Driver in each class shall win x2 Hospitality ticketsto a Radical UK round of their choice
collectivelythe ‘Prizes’.
7.2ThePrizes cannot be refunded or exchanged for any cash amount nor exchanged forany other goods or services nor can the Prizes be sold or transferred by thewinner to any other person.
7.3Delivery of the Prize will be effected in a manner at the Organisersdiscretion.
7.4 Thewinner agrees that the Organisers (or any third party nominated by theOrganisers) may in its sole discretion use the winner’s comments relating tothe Prize and their experience for future promotional, marketing and publicitypurposes in any media worldwide without notice and without any fee being paid(including for the avoidance of doubt when responding to any third party).
8.Broadcasting
8.1 Allfour rounds will be broadcast by RaceSpot TV with commentary and crossbroadcast on Motorsport UK TV
9. Conduct
9.1 Driversor Teams posting negative, disruptive and/or brand-damaging content on socialmedia about the following may result in the Team being disqualified from theEvent.
9.2 AllDrivers and Teams are expected to respect fellow Competitors, the Organisersand any others associated with the Event.
9.3 Discriminationof any kind; bullying; abusive / aggressive behaviour or inappropriate behaviourwill not be tolerated and will lead to penalties or disqualification from theEvent.
10.Interview Rules
10.1 Teamsmay be called to interview either pre-race, mid-race (when not driving) orpost-races.
10.2 Teamsmust provide at least one Team representative (Driver or manager) to interviewif an interview is requested by the Organisers or The SimGrid.
10.3 Anypre-race interviews will be arranged ahead of time with the Teams.
10.4 If Teamscannot provide a representative to participate in a mid-race interview whenrequested then this must be communicated to the Organisers.
10.5 All Teamsagree to provide at least one Driver per Team, who finish in positions 1-3 ofany race to participate in post-race interviews.
10.6 Teamsare reminded that all race interviews are broadcast live, and thus all; offensive/unsportsmanlikeand defamatory comments made during interviews are prohibited and may bepenalised.
10.7 Theabove conditions do not solely apply to the race but also apply to qualifying.
11. Data Protection
11.1 TheTeam and Driver confirms permission for the Organisers to request and use theirpersonal data as necessary for the limited purposes of the Championshipincluding the publication of their name and / or likeness where applicable.
11.2 Shouldthe entry include the submission of a third party’s personal data the entrantconfirms they have the permission of that third party to do so and that theseTerms and Conditions have been brought to that persons’ attention.
11.3 TheOrganisers may have to share the personal data of any winner and guest withthird parties for the purpose of issuing the Prizes.
*The SimGrid is part of Speed CapitalLtd.
12. Points structure – for each class
See 'Points' tab
13. Calendar
See 'Races' tab
