Sign up at: https://www.wcsleague.co.uk/xbow GENERAL CONCEPTS 1.1 Definition of WCSLeague 1.1a: World Championship Simracing League (‘WCSLeague’, or simply ‘WCS’) is an online sim-racing competition staging multiple racing competitions comprised of open and closed wheel series of varying skill levels. 1.1b: Events within WCS are organized and run by the administrators of the WCSLeague. 1.1c: The official language of WCSLeague is English. 1.1d: These Regulations include both Sporting and Technical guidelines applicable to all competitions within WCSLeague competitions, excluding regulations specific to particular events or disciplines. In that case, announcements will be made on the Disciplinary Committee forum. 1.1e: Events held within the WCSLeague are staged in accordance with these Regulations. Definition of ‘Event’ includes all official sessions (Qualifying, Warm-up and Race sessions). 1.2 Competitors 1.2a: The term ‘competitors’ includes the teams and drivers participating within WCSLeague in any discipline. 1.2b: Drivers, by taking part in any of the League activities, accept these Regulations and agree to follow its procedures, respect the rules described in it and the spirit of the League. 1.2c: It is the competitors' responsibility to ensure that they know the Sporting and Technical Regulations. Administrators can make amendments at any time, the competitors will be notified of any changes in the Disciplinary Committee forum section. If this is not the case, the rule changes are not valid. 1.3 The Governing Bodies 1.3a: WCSLeague administrators (admin) are the ultimate arbitrators of WCSLeague. Their role is to organize, structure and manage all the aspects concerning the racing activity and to perform the day-to-day maintenance and tasks to ensure the smooth running of the Community. They must be treated with respect, and if a member has any problems, either with an administrative decision or action, or a general problem, they must get in touch with the administrator(s) concerned privately to address the issue. Public outbursts, biased or slanderous remarks made against administrators will not be tolerated and will be dealt with accordingly. 1.3b: The Race Direction is performed by a set number of individuals (known as the ‘Race Directors’, simply ‘RD’ and ‘Disciplinary Committee’ or ‘DC’). It is the task of the Race Directors to control the smooth running of official events and the opening/closing of track sessions. Disciplinary Committee duties include stewarding sessions, the issue of penalties and disqualifications, the review of incidents and post-races appeals and deliberate on whether to inflict penalties on Drivers. 2.0 Pre Qualification 2.0a Laps set on the official Raceroom’s leader board server before 22:00 GMT+1 of every race day will be valid and accepted in grid sorting for the main server. Pre Qualification will be used in cases of more then 30 drivers signed up for the championship series. 2.0b Pre Qualification laps are going to be set on official leader board of every specific track used in championship calendar. 2.0c The top 30 legal lap timed drivers will be successful in being invited to enter the main series. 2.0d For a lap to be valid a driver must have signed up via the www.wcsleague.co.uk raceroom sign up section and paid the 5euro fee via paypal. DRIVER SPECIFIC RULES MAIN SERIES 2.1 Car Liveries 2.1a: Drivers are allowed to use any car liveries from raceroom store of the specific car used in championship, and only subtle changes are allowed during the course of a season in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the WCSLeague administration. Failure to do so will put the drivers position in jeopardy. 2.1b: Each driver needs to buy only 1 skin for the car, not the whole package of car content to be able to use it on the server. Car liveries content are officially set in Raceroom’s store, assigned officially by RRE Sector 3. 2.1c: At the moment Raceroom Racing Experience doesn’t allow customization of liveries. 2.2 ENTRY FEES 2.2a For the drivers there is a fee of 5 Euro to enter the pre qualifying and are free to set as many laps as they please during the pre qualifying period. There are no additional fees to the successful thirty entries. Licenses will be reset after each season. 3.0 DRIVERS' AND SESSION RULES 3.0a: Disciplinary Committee decisions cannot be appealed, with the exception of race disqualifications, race bans and season bans. An appeal must be handled privately with the head of the Disciplinary Committee. Drivers that continuously try to appeal penalties when they are not allowed to will be issued extra penalties at the discretion of the Disciplinary Committee. 3.0b: Race Directors have the final say on whether any session can be reasonably delayed or restarted to allow Drivers to re-join following a server connection loss, reboot or similar unfortunate circumstances that result in the disconnection of one or more drivers. 3.0d: Each event consists of a qualifying session and three races. All three races are 15min long. There is a 3 minute break between each session for everyone to prepare themselves. 3.0da Event Start times will be 19:00 GMT for warm up with qualifying starting at 20:00 GMT with Race 1 at 20:07 GMT 3.0e: For the first race, the grid will be formed by the order of qualifying. For the second race the top 8 of the second race will be reversed on the grid and everyone else will start in the position they finished the race one. In race 3 the top 8 of the second race will be reversed on the grid and everyone else will start in the position they finished the second race. 3.0g Points will be awarded to the top 10 drivers in each race as follows: P1 - 12 points P2 - 10 points P3 - 8 points P4 - 7 points P5 - 6 points P6 - 5 points P7 - 4 points P8 - 3 points P9 - 2 points P10 - 1 point Pole Position race 1 - 2 points Fastest Lap - 2 points 3 wins in the row – 3 points 3.1 General Driving Procedures 3.1a: The ESCAPE button is to be used when a driver is involved in an incident that causes terminal damage to their car, leaving them in a precarious place on the racetrack with the inability to remove themselves by any other means quickly. If a driver should complain that they have been adversely affected by another driver failing to clear their car from the racing line quickly, the offending driver may be subject to disciplinary actions. 3.1b: The In-Game chat must NOT be used during the timed Qualification and Race sessions. Only private messages are allowed, though spamming people with private messages is not allowed. The In-Game chat can be used after every driver on the server has finished their session. 3.1c: Drivers who deliberately make use of the in-game chat during a qualifying session will be demoted to the back of the grid. Use of the In-Game chat during the race will not be tolerated and disciplinary action will be taken against the offender after the race by the Disciplinary Committee. 3.1d: When exiting the pit-lane, drivers must remain within the white line defining the pit-lane exit at all times until they have completely re-entered the racetrack. If they should cross the white line marking the edge of the pit-lane exit by means of at least one tire, they will receive a penalty. See figure 1. Figure 1. The boundaries of the pit-lane exit are marked by a single white line. The end of the pit-lane exit is marked with a similar white line, but perpendicular to the race track edge. The white line must not be crossed when exiting the pits. Shows the racetrack boundaries in green and the pit lane boundaries in red. The red areas cannot be driven on unless the driver is exiting the pit-lane, or is pulling off the circuit to retire the car. 3.1e: Drivers must keep two wheels on the track at all times. The track is defined as the area within and including the white lines at the edge of the track. Where there are kerbs, these DO count as track surface. A driver will be judged to have left the track when less than two wheels are in contact with the track surface. In respect of the pit-lane exit, only at the point where the pit-lane exit and the track have fully merged does it count as the track. 3.1f: While it is appreciated it may not always be avoidable, it is discouraged for drivers to enter or exit the server during official sessions (qualifying or race), as doing so can distract other drivers. If a driver is seen to be leaving or joining a session an excessive number of times, admin may contact the driver in question to discuss this further. Disciplinary action may apply if it is seen to be appropriate. 3.2 Qualifying 3.2a: The cars will be subject to fixed setup conditions on server, meaning that every driver is going to have the exactly same setup with small personal adjustments on server. 3.2aa Setup is mostly fixed and provided by the Raceroom Racing Experience management. 3.2b: Blocking another car during qualifying, or performing actions that are or could be seen to be blocking, whether consciously or otherwise, is strictly prohibited and could result in disciplinary action being taken against the offending driver. However, a driver on a hot lap is always allowed to continue at high speed, it is the drivers’ task to create a gap in front of him on his out lap. 3.2c: Drivers are allowed to use the ESCAPE button to return to the pit lane. When stopping to press ESCAPE, the drivers must make sure they are in a safe location to avoid incidents. Should a driver cause an accident by dangerously slowing down on the track surface, it will result in a penalty. 3.2d: Qualifying duration is 7minutes and drivers are allowed to post as many laps as they can during that time window. 3.3 Formation Laps 3.3a: There will not be a formation lap for any races. 3.4 Race - General 3.4a: Recklessness at the start of a race will be judged more harshly than in-race incidents, as the hazards of race starts are obvious and all participants are expected to be aware of this and take extra care. 3.4aa Setup is fixed and provided by the Raceroom Racing Experience management 3.4b: The race will not be restarted under any circumstance because of collisions. However, in extreme cases of server disconnections the race can be restarted. This will always be at discretion of the Race Director and the decision cannot be appealed. 3.4c: Race Directors have the ability to apply or remove penalties at the request of a driver dependent on circumstance. If a penalty is wrongfully removed, the Disciplinary Committee will review the incident and a harsher penalty will be placed upon the driver for misinforming the Race Director. 3.4d: Penalties inflicted on the driver during a race have to be observed within three full laps of the notification of the penalty itself. Drivers failing to observe the penalty within the maximum time will be disqualified. 3.4e: If a notable amount of time is gained by a driver leaving the track surface, this is seen to be ‘gaining an unfair advantage off-track’. If the driver then goes on to set a ‘personal best’ in the sector that the offence occurred, the driver is likely to receive a penalty, dependent on the amount of time gained. Drivers must slow down to ensure they do not gain any unfair advantage from their off-track excursion. 3.4f: If a driver should gain a position as a result of leaving the confines of the track, this is also regarded as ‘gaining an unfair advantage off-track’, and must relinquish any places gained as soon as possible. Failure to do so will result in a penalty. 3.4g: Drivers recovering from an off-track excursion should take great care upon re-joining the track. Drivers should only re-join if it is safe to do so, that is, if no other car is approaching that section of track. Should this rule not be heeded satisfactorily, it is classified as a ‘dangerous re-join’, and the offender is likely to receive a penalty. 3.4h Pit-stops and pit lane starts are not allowed during the events 3.4i Only one compound of tire is available 3.4j Fuel consumption turned off 3.5 Race – Etiquette 3.5a: More than one change of direction to defend a position is not permitted. Any driver moving back towards the racing line, having earlier defended his position off‐line, should leave at least one car width between his own car and the edge of the track on the approach to the corner. 3.5b: Manoeuvres liable to hinder other drivers, such as deliberate crowding of a car beyond the edge of the track or any other abnormal change of direction, are not permitted. 3.5c: Abnormal changes of direction within the braking zone of a corner are prohibited. If it should be brought to the attention of the Disciplinary Committee, a penalty may be applied. 3.5d: If an attacking driver is alongside a defending driver with at least a portion of the car, the defending driver must leave at least one car’s width of space between his own car and the edge of the race track for the attacking driver. The defending driver is not allowed to turn into the attacking driver, and likewise the attacking driver is not allowed to force the defending driver off the race track, as per article 3.5b. 3.5e: Collisions between drivers will be investigated by the Disciplinary Committee; if the collision is deemed avoidable, a penalty might be inflicted on who is seen to be the offending driver. 3.5f: In any case that is brought to Disciplinary Committee, the Disciplinary Committee will review the incident after the race to decide whether to impose penalties, based on the gravity and modality of the collision. 3.5g: Upon making contact with another car, resulting in the victim losing their place, either by leaving the race track or otherwise, the offending driver is required to give up their position as soon as possible unless otherwise stated by series-specific rules. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action. 3.5h: Drivers are allowed to submit tickets up to 23:59 on the day after the end of an event. This will allow the Disciplinary Committee to discuss all reported incidents. Submission of any protests must be done through to staff.wcsleague@gmail.com . Including timestamp, lap, corner and detailed explanation of the incident. Protests that are not correctly submitted will be disregarded. 3.5i: Only incidents that are reported will be investigated, if an incident is not reported the Disciplinary Committee expects the drivers to have solved the problem themselves. 3.5j Penalties handed down by DC will come in the form of either: Warning – 0 points lost. Half penalty – 3 points , Penalty – 5 points, Double penalty – 10 points or DQ – all points that round 3.5k: In the case of an incident that involves an offender and a victim, only drivers that are involved in the incident are allowed to report the incident. This will allow drivers to discuss the incident and solve the problem on their own, without “third-party” drivers stepping in and ruining this purpose. 3.5l: If a race is suspended and cannot be resumed, no points will be awarded if the leader has completed less than 2 laps or if no competitor takes part in the race. Half points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than 2 laps but less than 75% of the total distance. Full points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than 75% of the total distance. Furthermore, in order to be classified, drivers will need to have completed at least 90% of the leader’s overall race distance. 3.6 Championship 3.6a: Drivers championship is determined by the total points scored by each driver in the six main season rounds counted towards the championship total. 3.7 Prizes 3.7b: The Championship winner gets a 100% off code for 1 item on 3drap.it site for any item bought via on the site, plus free delivery. 3.7c: Any driver Disqualified post race for conduct on or off track forfeits any winnings across the whole championship, this can include but not limited to international wreaking 3.7d All prizes are paid out after full competition is completed and official standings are published 4.0 WCS Raceroom Championship Content 4.1 Car content: KTM X-Bow http://game.raceroom.com/store/cars/ktm-x-bow-rr-cup/ktm/ktm-x-bow-rr 4.2 Tracks content: Nürburgring sprint http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/nurburgring Brands hatch http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/brands-hatch Hockenheimring http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/hockenheimring Red Bull ring Spielberg http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/red-bull-ring-spielberg Monza http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/monza-circuit Paul Ricard Solution 3C http://game.raceroom.com/store/tracks/all/paul-ricard 4.3 Suggestions: It is cheaper to use VRP payment system then paying for each content by it self. VRP can be bought from https://www.raceroomstore.com/shop_en/list_page?cat=24 . We suggest buying European Track Pack http://game.raceroom.com/store/pack/european-tracks as it contents tracks that will be used in most of our championship on Raceroom Platform. 5.0 WCSLEAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT 5.1 General Conduct 5.1a: WCSLeague prides itself for its community spirit. It is therefore forbidden to do anything that undermines, attacks and damages the atmosphere within the WCSLeague Community. This includes but is not restricted to misuse of the chatbox and misuse of the forum. 5.1b: All WCS members are required to keep their tones polite when interacting with other members. Of course everyone’s open to a good joke, but disregard for the feelings of others, as well as but not restricted to racism or discrimination of any kind is strictly prohibited. WCS prides itself on being transcontinental, and this would seriously undermine what WCS wants to achieve. 5.1c: The WCS Forum is a place for discussion, comment, sharing, innovating and inspiring. It is not a place to post hateful remarks about other drivers. If you have a problem with WCS, an aspect of it or a driver within it, you must be responsible and make your suggestion or complaint through the appropriate channels. 5.1d: By joining, WCS members agree not to defame WCS either within the site or externally. These actions will be dealt with accordingly should they come to the Disciplinary Committee’s attention. 5.1e: Should any loopholes be found in the regulations, we urge every member to inform the Disciplinary Committee. Any loopholes that are used to one’s advantage cannot be penalized until the rules are amended accordingly. However, it is at the Disciplinary Committee’s discretion what is to be considered a loophole and what is not. BY PARTICIPATING WITHIN WCSLEAGUE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO RESPECT AND ADHERE TO THE REGULATIONS AND CODE OF CONDUCT WRITTEN ABOVE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN RAMIFICATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO EXPULSION.

The Charge before the Change 4 races, 4 winners so far in the WCS W6S series. with the transfer week coming up after the 3rd round, the W6S superstars battle it out at Barbagallo. Its time to find out if new names were added to the winners' list. Racing action brought to you by WCS League, Simsync Pro, and SimNews.Tv Qualifying The only constant of the front row of the W6S season so far has been Risto Kappet. You would have felt safe to place your money on him for a third consecutive front row and he did not disappoint, securing pole by 4 tenths for Eval. Red Arrow Racing looked strong on this track with Chris Butcher 2nd and David Fidock 4th. Laurent Keersmaekers was 3rd for Holland Racing Team. Chris Shepard was 5th for RSR. It was interesting to see the drivers from p2 to p10 separated by a mere 0.4 of a second! Race 1 Lights Out and away they went! Butcher, getting the better start ran wheel to wheel with Kappet for almost the entire 1st sector before edging in front. Keersmaekers Held onto his 3rd position. There was big scrap for 4th between Fidock and the RSR cars, Shepard gaining a position by the end of lap 1 of the 20 lap feature race. The 5th place battle developed into a big,5 car affair, the drivers attempted a variety of attacking and defensive moves. By lap 3 there were casualties, Fidock spun into the wall and Kasdorp ran wide off the track, both dropped several positions. Argo Teder moved into p5. The Battles for the lead have always been duels in the previous races in W6S and this race followed the same pattern. Butcher and Kappet had broken away from the pack but not from each other. Matching each-others lap times it looked like a battle to the finish. Mid-pack and lower orders were action-packed as ever with the likes of Heigo Poom, Adrian Campfield and Caitlin Penny making some interesting moves. Fidock and Kasdorp, intent on making a comeback, overtook a handful of drivers. By the halfway point of the race, Kappet had slipped smoothly past Butcher into the Lead. Could Butcher retaliate? Or had he used up too much of his tires? Shepard had picked up his pace and caught Keermaekers to fight for the final place on the podium. The entire top 15 points-scoring positions were locked in various battles. The race was set for an enthralling finish. With 4 laps to go, Butcher who had been unable to get back past Kappet, lost his patience and ran very wide going into turn 3. This handed Kappet a comfortable lead and allowed Keersmaekers a sniff at p2. Risto Kappet went onto become the first double winner of the series and collecting the fastest lap along the way to further increase his points tally for EVAL. Butcher held onto p2 for Red Arrow Racing, Keersmakers stood on the podium for the first time this series in p3 for Holland Racing Team. Race 2 Yuri Kasdorp of RSR started race 2 on pole for the reverse grid 10 lap sprint race, giving him a good chance to turn around his form which had slumped after round 1. Teammates Peter Schulze and Alistair Long started 2nd and 3rd for Chaos Engineering. Heigo Poom of Neptune Simracing rounded off the top two rows of the grid. The name of the game for the fan-favorite, action-packed sprint races, is to keep out of trouble. This, unfortunately, a few drivers failed to do on the opening lap. The biggest casualties being Argo Teder, Heigo Poom and Josh Downard, who all got tangled up at turn 1 and had their races massively compromised. Chris Butcher made the most progress on the opening laps climbing up from 9th to 2nd by lap 4. Butcher caught up to Kasdorp to give us the classic W6S duel for the lead. Long was running a strong race for the final podium spot while his teammate Schulze was acting rear gunner and keeping 5 drivers in check behind him. Fortunes in racing are always fluctuating, Risto Kappet's very consistent run this season came to an end on the penultimate lap when he had an incident and dropped to 12th spot. The race for the win was as thrilling as it gets, Butcher pushing Kasdorp all the way. On the final corner, Kasdorp was forced to take a defensive line and Butcher went for the cut-back. This resulted in the closest finish of the W6S season so far! Yuri Kasdorp of team RSR holding on to get his second of the season, by a mere 0.068 seconds from Chris Butcher of Red Arrows Racing, who got the fastest lap as a consolation prize. Alistair Long finished 3rd, first visit to the podium for himself and Chaos Engineering. His teammate Peter Schulze finished 4th securing a bit points haul for the team. Chris Shepard finished 5th for RSR. After 6 thrilling races, we are the midway point of the season. The racing has been as fierce and competitive as any racing fan could hope for, but its time to make it even more exciting and unpredictable - The Transfer week is upon us. The team rosters are open during the transfer week, the current drivers can be transferred between the teams and new drivers can be signed up for the second half of the season. Rumors are flying already of some big names making their way into the series, will they be able to shake up the old order? We cant wait to find out! Don't miss the start of the second half of the season, live on the WCS YouTube & Twitch channels on the 25th of November at 19:45 GMT.

Retaliation down under Will it be a two horse race for the championship? Was the question on everyone's lips, after Yuri Kasdorp and Risto Kappet dominated the round 1 of the W6S series. We travel to Symmons Plains raceway in Australia to find the answers. The racing action brought to you by WCS League, Symsync Pro and simnews.tv. Qualifying: With the drivers having got to grips with the car and their nerves after round 1, the short ,sub 60 second lap of Symmons Plains raceway produced a very close qualifying session. The top 10 separated by about a second. The session saw new contenders rise to the top. Chris Butcher of Red Arrow Racing put in a brilliant time of 0.53.145 to grab pole position. Risto Kappet again had to settle for p2 on the grid. The Belgian veteran Laurent Keersmaekers was p3 for Holland Racing Team on his first race of the season. The RSR drivers rounded of the top 5 spots, Chris Shepard beating his team mate Yuri Kasdorp. Race 1: When the Lights went for the 20 lap feature race, it was a clean start for everyone. Butcher held his lead , Keersmaekers lost out to both the RSR cars to drop to p5. The opening lap was action packed as few drivers misjudged their braking points resulting in contact but the experienced line-up managed to avoid major damage and all 24 cars continued their race. After the opening excitement drivers got into their rhythm. By the half way point a similar pattern seem to unfold in the front as in round 1, where the top two cars stretched their advantage on the rest of the field. Chris Shepard was in a lonely 3rd. His RSR team mate Kasdorp lacked the outright pace he had in round 1. He lost 4th to Keermaekers by lap 10 with Argo Teder rapidly closing the pair of them down. The entire midfield runners were locked in battle, it was great for the fans to watch attack and defense at every opportunity on every lap. The battle for the lead was not as action packed but just as intense as Butcher and Kappet were very evenly matched and running nose to tail . All that changed on lap 16 however as the leaders suddenly came upon a back-marker who had spun at the hairpin . They had to take avoiding action. Kappet tried to make most of this opportunity and got side by side with Butcher but was unable to get past. Sheppard closed right in to make it a three way battle for the win. Chris Butcher held on take his first win of the season for Red Arrow. Risto Kappet finished 2nd, bagging the fastest lap for EVAL. Chris Shepard rounded of the podium for RSR. Keersmaekers and Kasdorp finished in the top 5. Adrian Campfield and Alistair long proved their racing skills by climbing 5 positions from their qualifying spots to finish 6th and 7th respectively. Race 2: The now traditionally hectic and action packed reverse grid sprint races promised to be even more thrilling, as some of the over-eager drivers scrapped paint on the warm-up lap ! Front row of the grid presented a striking resemblance to race 1,with Eval and Red arrow cars, but with Argo Teder and David Fidock. Could they replicate their team mates performances from race 1 ? We would have the answers after 10 short laps. A great start for Teder when the lights went out ,the more hesitant Fidock barely managing to hold onto p2 from Heigo Poom. The opening lap was relatively clean with only Bojan Bogdanov unfortunately losing his front bumper. The calm doesn't last too long in sprint races.Towards the end of lap 2 Chris Shepard and Chris Butcher came together,witch left Butcher spinning out. More cars up and down the grid jostled for position and lost out, the drivers clearly deciding it was time to get a move on. By lap 7 the top 3, Teder, Fifock and Poom were comfortably spread out . All eyes were on the battling Dutchmen Keersmaekers and Kasdorp, trying to pass on the outside of turn 6. The ambitious move did not work and both lost several places. The clean and consistent drivers were rewarded with the podium. Argo Teder taking his first win for Eval, David Fidock in p2 for Red Arrow and Heigo Poom p3 for Neptune simracing . Risto Kappet clawed his way up to p4 with the fastest lap. After a long,hard evening of racing, we have our answers. Four races , four different winners. This series is way too competitive to have an early runaway leader. Definitely more than a two horse race with the caliber of the grid. It's only a matter of the drivers and teams finding their rhythm. The Teams stay on in Australia for the next race, round 3 is at Barbagallo raceway on November 11th. can catch all the action Live on the WCS YouTube channel starting at 19:35 GMT.