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Podium eSports Elite Series Rulebook GENERAL RULES AND REGISTRATION Series Registration Procedure 1. The 2019 Season Pass Fee will be $45. Season Passes will cover a Drivers Entry into every race on the Podium eSports Elite Series event. 2. Following each race, the Season Pass fee will be reduced $1.10, so following 5 events, the Season Pass would only cost $39.50 3. Upon registration, Podium eSports Administrators will be in touch within 72 hours to receive payment. 4. Drivers must hold a Class C 2.0 License or Above during the Podium eSports Elite Series Season 5. Season Passes in the Podium eSports Elite Series are non-refundable and non-transferable. 6. Drivers who are parked in an event, suspended, or banned will NOT receive a refund of any sort from Podium eSports. 7. Podium eSports reserves the right to park, suspend, or ban any Member they feel is detrimental to the Series as a whole due to actions on or off track. 8. Drivers are required to own a Season Pass before being allowed to Qualify for an event. 9. Ownership of a Season Pass does NOT guarantee that the driver will be eligible to race in the Feature for each event. Drivers still must Qualify into the races each week. 10. Driver numbers will be assigned on a first come first serve basis. Drivers will not be allowed to choose a number until their entry fee is paid. General Rules 1. Drivers are responsible for the actions of anyone who may enter as a crew member, spotter, or team member. 2. The season will consist of 26 points races, with the addition of “Duels” prior to the Daytona event. 3. If Podium eSports Officials feel as if a driver is under the influence of Drugs or Alcohol, Podium eSports Officials may park that driver for the remainder of the night. 4. Verbal Abuse of any Podium eSports Administrator or Official will result in an immediate removal from the server, along with a minimum of a 6-week suspension from ALL Podium eSports Events. 5. Interpretation of rules, procedures or scoring positions by Podium eSports shall be final, non-appealable, and not litigable. 6. All rules and regulations in Podium eSports Elite Series rulebook are subject to interpretations by Podium eSports Administrators and Officials. CAR APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS General Rules 1. All cars must have a clean and professional look. 2. Sponsors need to be kept PG and only feature LEGAL US products. 3. All sponsors and designs must be appropriate for broadcast. 1. No Corporate sponsors are allowed without written consent provided to Podium eSports 2. No drivers may alter a Corporate logo in hopes of bypassing any copyright issues 3. Any sponsors in the iRacing Paint Booth ARE permitted 4. Cars MUST be kept to the correct manufacturer (Ex. - A Ford Fusion cannot be changed to a Ford Mustang) 4. Podium eSports Elite Series Contingency Packs are required to be run at each event. Drivers are only allowed one “grace event” and then every event following that where decals are not displayed, those drivers will not receive points. 5. No other League Decals or Contingency Packs are permitted on track at any time. 6. Podium eSports Officials may park drivers if their sponsors or paint design is deemed inappropriate. Drivers that are parked from an event due to this reason will receive last place Points. 7. Paint Schemes may be asked for a submission to the broadcast team. If so, all drivers will be required to submit their paint schemes for the series. Failure to do so will result in driver default schemes showing on the broadcast. Car Numbers and Names 1. All drivers must have clearly visible Car numbers on their cars each and every week. 2. Car Number colors must be different than the base color of the car. (i.e. – a white car is not allowed white numbers) 3. Driver Names are also required for each driver participating in the Podium eSports Elite Series. Driver Names must be clearly visible above both doors. 4. Names should reflect the Official iRacing Name OR “Nickname” assigned by the Podium eSports Administrators. 5. Names should feature the same characteristics as with Car Numbers. (Rule #2 under “Car Number and Names”) Series Sponsors and Contingency Packs 1. Series Sponsors and/or Contingency Packs ARE required to be displayed each and every event. 2. A window banner may be created based on sponsorship and will be released before the season begins 3. Inability to place contingency packs and/or window banners on your car is NOT an excuse to run them. Gary Sexton and Scott Austin are both available if you need help placing the decals. DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS SYSTEM Showdown Format: ● Full points reset for Round 1 with bonus points based on Race Wins added (3 points per win) ● For Round 1: ○ Gold Division: Top 15 will begin the Showdown in Round 1 ○ Silver Divison: Top 12 will begin the Showdown in Round 1 ● Round 1 Tracks: ○ Darlington Speedway ○ Richmond Raceway ○ Martinsville Speedway ○ Talladega SuperSpeedway ● Heading into the Final Round, Drivers who Advance to the Final Round will get 3 bonus points per win from Round 1 ONLY ● For the Final Round: ○ Gold Division: Top 5 Advance to the Final Round ○ Silver Division: Top 4 Advance to the Final Round ● Final Round Tracks: ○ ISM Raceway ○ Rockingham Speedway ○ Atlanta Motor Speedway ● Champion based on Points ONLY ● No Bonus Points for Wins will be awarded in the Final Round, drivers can only carry Bonus Points from Round 1 Points System: ● Points are ONLY awarded if a driver takes a green flag for an event. ● Three (3) Drops will be allowed in the first 15 events of the season ● The final ten events can NOT be dropped ● Feature Winners that make the Showdown will get 3 Bonus Points in Round 1 (These will NOT be factored in until the Chase begins), same will happen when the Final Round begins but only wins in Round 1 will be factored in ● Drivers will be seeded by Bonus Points in Round 1, and the Final Round also (only 3 per win) ● No Driver automatically advances based on wins and wins ONLY give Bonus Points if they advance to the following rounds Total Points Awarded Per Race for Gold Division: 1. 90 2. 89 3. 88 4. 87 5. 86 6. 85 7. 84 8. 83 9. 82 10. 81 11. 80 12. 79 13. 78 14. 77 15. 76 16. 75 17. 74 18. 73 19. 72 20. 71 21. 70 22. 69 23. 68 24. 67 25. 66 26. 65 27. 64 28. 63 29. 62 30. 61 31. 60 32. 59 33. 58 34. 57 35. 56 36. 55 37. 54 38. 53 39. 52 40. 51 41. 50 42. 49 43. 48 Total Points Awarded per Race for Silver Division: 1. 45 2. 44 3. 43 4. 42 5. 41 6. 40 7. 39 8. 38 9. 37 10. 36 11. 35 12. 34 13. 33 14. 32 15. 31 16. 30 17. 29 18. 28 19. 27 20. 26 21. 25 22. 24 23. 23 24. 22 25. 21 26. 20 27. 19 28. 18 29. 17 30. 16 31. 15 32. 14 33. 13 34. 12 35. 11 36. 10 37. 9 38. 8 39. 7 40. 6 41. 5 42. 5 43. 5 44. 5 45. 5 46. 5 47. 5 48. 5 49. 5 50. 5 51. 5 52. 5 53. 5 54. 5 55. 5 56. 5 57. 5 58. 5 59. 5 60. 5 PRACTICE & QUALIFYING PROCEDURES Practice Procedures 1. Practice will be tied to the Qualifying Servers for each event. 2. All drivers within those servers are expected to treat it just like you would an Official Race Server on iRacing. 3. No intentional wrecking or spinning will be allowed. 4. Drifters will be removed immediately if this occurs. 5. Drivers resetting in the racing groove will be warned, then removed if it persists. Qualifying Procedures 1. Podium eSports will attach the Qualifying Server to the Race when there are less than 60 total drivers for the Series OR Groups 2. Qualifying will be Single Car, 1 2 laps with a time limit 3. Driver MUST complete a Qualifying Lap within the first 5 or 10 minutes, based on Admins Discretion during the Qualifying Session 4. IF the Series is split into two divisions, Officials may have an extended Qualifying for the Gold Division for TV time RACE PROCEDURES General Procedures ● All drivers must be on time in the server(s) to compete in the events for which they are scheduled. ● Any driver late to the Drivers Meeting will be giving an EOL Penalty. ● Any qualified car may be driven in any event by a registered Podium eSports Elite Series Season Pass Holder. However, the driver who starts the car in the race will be awarded driver points for the event. ○ Drivers who are being “subbed” for can NOT enter the event in another vehicle ○ The Driver taking over that car will run the Original Drivers Car Number ○ Trucks that have “fill-in” Drivers will be sent to the rear of the field when Pace Laps begin ○ As stated above, Championship Points will be awarded to the Driver who took over the car, but all Team Points will remain with the car ○ Drivers are only allowed to take over any other car three (3) times this season ○ This Rule is in place to help out teams who may have more than four (4) drivers and are close in points ○ Abuse of this Rule will be monitored and Podium eSports Officials reserve the right to deny any Driver this opportunity for any reason they see fit ● Only cars that are locked-in may be subbed for, Drivers can NOT “fill in” spots on the grid where there is room.

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