MARL 2024 ACC GT3 Championship, Season 1

MARL 2024 ACC GT3 Championship, Season 1

PLEASE NOTE:  Round 2, Paul Ricard has been cancelled, due to server issues.

PLEASE NOTE:  When attempting to connect to the server, deselect "Crossplay" on the server list.  The server is not a Crossplay Server.

Welcome to 2024 and a new year for ACC and Console racing for Missed Apex Racing League.

The details for this championship are as follows:

Championship Format:

• The championship is to commence on the 14th of January
• The championship will consist of 13 rounds over 10 weeks. 
• Points from all rounds and all competitors will count towards the championship.

Eligibility:

• The series is to be run on ACC on XBox latest generation consoles.
• To be eligible to race and score points for this championship, all competitors must be a member of the MARL Discord (Invite Link), a subscriber to SimGrid, and must follow the MARL Host page and be registered for this championship.
• Competitors can register to race at any time, even after the championship has commenced.

Race Formats:

• In General
  • For any race, if there are 4 or less competitors in the race lobby at the end of qualifying:
    • The only competitors who will be eligible to score points are the competitors on the server at the end of the qualifying session.
    • The Server will be rebooted with a single 5 minute qualifying session and a 10 minute race.
    • The event will commence as per the new configuration, with points awarded accordingly.
    • Any other racers who join after the new server configuration is set will be manually set as a DNF
  • The intent of this rule is to reward competitors who still turn up to race.

The following race formats will be used throughout the season.  The race format will be included in each individual event name

• Sprint Race
  • There will be 2 separate races (listed individually on the SimGrid roster) on the same night. 
  • The commencement time for Race 2, as listed on SimGrid is approximate.
  • These event night will consist of:
    • 1 x 30 minute practice session
    • 1 x 10 minute qualifying session for Race 1
    • 1 x 25 minute race for Race 1
    • 1 x 10 minute qualifying session for Race 2
    • 1 x 25 minute race for Race 2
  • There will be no mandatory pit stops for these races
  • Each race will be for half points
• 45 minute race
  • These events will consist of:
    • 1 x 30 minute practice session
    • 1 x 15 minute qualifying session
    • 1 x 45 minute race
  • There will be no mandatory pit stops for these races
  • Each race will be for full points
• 60 minute enduro
  • These events will consist of:
    • 1 x 30 minute practice session
    • 1 x 15 minute qualifying session
    • 1 x 60 minute race
  • There will be 1 mandatory pit stop to change tyres for these races
  • Each race will be for full points
• 90 minute enduro
  • These events will consist of:
    • 1 x 15 minute practice session
    • 1 x 15 minute qualifying session
    • 1 x 90 minute race
  • There will be 1 mandatory pit stop to change tyres for these races
  • This will be the season ending race and will be for double points.

Full details of upcoming races will be updated the week prior to the race commencing.  The server will be setup for practice at the same time.