2010 Season General Rules and Regulations
The UK-Dirt rules are split into major 2 sections, General UK-Dirt rules that apply at all times, and formula rules which will only apply when racing that specific formula. In some circumstances the formula rules may override the UK-Dirt ones.
Penalties applied for UK-Dirt rule infringements will apply to all formulas, whereas penalties applied to formula rule infringements will generally only be applied to the formula in which the rule was broken.
Rules may be changed at any time during the season as seen fit, but they must appear on this UK-Dirt web site before they come active. Any changes to the rules will be announced on the News Page, and an email will be sent to members.
2010 Season Saloon Rules and Regulations
Racing Rules
- You must race in the correct direction at all times
- You must stay on the racetrack. The infield may only be used when parking up
- You must not cut the corners for any reason
- You may deliberately fence another driver, however you must not hold him/her in that position for longer than necessary(ie, pinning). In cases of dispute, the SSC Admin team will view all available replays and make a decision
- No driving round the track slowly waiting for other drivers. All drivers must race round the track at normal racing speed at all times possible
- No team racing
- No talking once a race has started, this can cause warp
Bringing The Mod Into Disrepute
A driver faces both loading up and a lengthy ban if found to be trying to ruin meetings by generally stupid driving. The SSC mod has built up a reputation of being one of the best mods in UK Dirt for action packed contact racing with the emphasis on racing. Drivers are allowed to fence each other but any if a driver is found to be guilty stupid prolongued driving behaviour this WILL result in disciplinary action.
Booking In
Each member must book in via the ukdirt website for the event they wish to enter, they may enter/remove there booking up to 6.00pm on the day of the meeting when the database will close. NO BOOKINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME, (extenuating circumstances applying and with the agreement of the Race Manager).
Cancellations
If a member is unable to attend an event they must inform the Race Manager via the forum or by any other means possible, if a member fails to honour their booking and no post is received on the forum (no reason required), they will receive an immediate 1 messer strike, 3 messer strikes will mean an automatic 1 meeting ban, the ban will increase if any messer strikes are given.
Skins
- Drivers are only allowed 1 skin at any one time
- Skins should only be uploaded via the upload tool on the web site unless otherwise stated
- Skins may only be used once they are included in official skin packs
- Rookies or New drivers to the formula must use one of the 'Novice' or 'Team Skins' included within the skin packs. Drivers cannot continue to use novice skins and must upload there own custom skin as soon as possible for inclusion in the next available skin pack
- Skin packs will be uploaded at the start of the season and otherwise where necessary to prevent the use of novice cars where possible. Skin packs will be uploaded to the ukdirt web site and if necessary, uploaded onto the forum
- Only the relevant title holders may use the Gold, Silver, St Andrew's Cross, or St George's Cross roofs
- There must be no obscenities on any skin, this includes swearing and jibes or threats towards other members
Chassis
- Drivers must only use on chassis at a time and must not change chassis between races or skin packs
- The league may use new chassis' developed, however these must first be approved by the ssc admin team
Gradings
There are no official grades used within the ssc league, however the following grades are available for the various champions.
- World Champion - Gold Roof
- Points Champion - Silver Roof
- Scottish/English Points Champion - Silver Stripe
- Scottish Champion - St Andrews Cross
- English Champion - St Andrews Cross
Mandatory Downloads
In order to compete in the UK-Dirt SSC league you must have a working SSC installation (see the Help pages for an installation guide) with the following components installed:
- UK Dirt SSC 1.0 and 1.1
- All available skin packs downloaded and installed in order they are listed in site
- All reverse tracks from the downloads area on the web site
All meetings will start at 20:30 GMT unless otherwise stated, and all drivers must be in chat for 20:20 GMT in order to be included in the meeting information. You may miss out if you are not in chat on time.
- Drivers will NOT be allowed to request late heats - i.e. you get what you are given as far as heat allocation is concerned
- Each driver will race in 5 qualifying heats. Out of these five heats the drivers best four scores will count (dropping their lowest score). These best four scores are to get in the final and also for national points
- The top 18 point scorers will qualify for the final, in the event of a tie, the drivers highest position scored in heat will count
- The points scheme is:
- Heats: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
- Final: 20,18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
- World Final: 25,20,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
- Championship Finals: Will score the same as a meeting final
- Drivers must complete 50% of the race to qualify for points
- Heats will consist of 16 laps, all other races over 20 laps
- The meeting format is subject to change depending on car numbers
All drivers must appear in the server lobby before will have 3 minutes in order to 'Approve' and 'Go Race' where necessary - Any driver failing to do so may be kicked from the server.
- Races may be restarted if anyone is disconnected from the server before the race begins
- All heats are go on control, there is no need to line up before starting to race
- The format for noticing a driver disconnecting is: (name & number) disco
- The Meeting Final only will be run in Points scored order, (lowest at the front, highest at the back), all other races will be random starts
The following races will be run at the start of the corresponding meetings and will score extra points:-
World Final
- Top 17 from National points chart qualify automatically
- The next available 18 drivers will go into a last chance race
- The winner of the last chance race will make up the final car of the world final grid
- Top 17 from the points scored at Scottish tracks qualify automatically
- The next available 18 drivers will make up a last chance race
- The winner of the last chance race will take up the final postition on the grid
- The top point scorers will start from the front of the grid
- Top 17 from the points scored at English tracks qualify automatically
- The next available 18 drivers will make up a last chance race
- The winner of the last chance race will take up the final postition on the grid
- The top point scorers will start from the front of the grid
- All championship and final winners will be eligible to qualify for this race (Heat Winners may be used)
- The grid will be formed of 18 cars with the most wins being at the front
All other championships will be run as the meeting final (no extra points) with qualification on the night.
Judgements & Disciplinary Procedures
The rules detailed, as follows will be enforced at all times.
Complaints
- If you believe another driver has broken any of the rules, you must not pm the complaint to the member or admin member in server lobby or chat
- You should let the admin member know that you intend to appeal after the meeting
- Complaints should be made by emailing the SSC Admin Team within 24 hours of the meeting being completed
