Revised: 12/5/20

Welcome to GForce Racing Leagues 

We are a group that are passionate about racing and strive to provide a well-managed, adrenalin pumping, wheel-to-wheel racing experience with high standards of race-craft, clean racing and drivers that show respect to their fellow competitors with an emphasis on camaraderie and a community environment. Members know that they are a part of something bigger than just the on-track experience. 

Our league is based on 3 principles that have made it successful.

1. We are a community based league.  A large proportion of our drivers are actively involved in the league, from Executive, Review Committee, Admining Races, Advisory committees and many other volunteer activities.  We also run Charity Races every season and have raised over $4,000 for organizations such as Disabled Veterans, Soldier On, Make a Wish and the Steve King Foundation. 
2. While we have live Admins managing every Race, races are reviewed and penalties assigned by a Volunteer Review Committee.  Every incident is reviewed by 3 individuals independently, resulting in a consistent and fair assignment of Penalties the following week.
3. We use iL (incidents per Lap) to ensure clean competitive Racing.  Drivers must maintain an iL below 0.250 (1 incident per 4 laps) or less for some DIvisions.  Race results include bonus points for incident free races and deduct points for incidents.  This system has provided some of the best and cleanest racing on the iRacing service.  

If you are looking for other racers that enjoy racing without all the drama and name calling of normal iRacing, come out and join us.  We race Sunday to Thursday and currently broadcast 3 Divisions.

Like and share our Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/GForceRacingLeagues/?modal=admin_todo_tour

Visit our website www.GForceRL.com

The GForce Racing Leagues currently supports 305, 360, 410 Dirt Winged Sprint Cars, Big Block Modifieds, 358 Modifieds, Midgets, Street Stocks, and a Skip Barber Asphalt Series.

• Have a Safety Rating over 1.00
• Have a Minimum “D” Dirt License
• Read and adhere to the iRacing Sporting Code and the GForce Sporting Code (this document).  Drivers are accountable for the letter and the spirit of both rule sets.
• A Headset and Microphone are Mandatory to Race & Practice.   
• A Steering Wheel and Pedals are Mandatory - No Joystick or mouse for steering (unless you are physically challenged). 

Always race drivers the way you want to be raced and be respectful. We all race for fun. We all make mistakes. Everyone gets caught up in other’s mistakes. It is extremely unlikely that the other driver was intentionally trying to ruin your night. Accept it and move on. The high emotions that are a normal part of close racing do not justify verbally abusive or other inappropriate expressions toward officials or other racers. 

Disrespectful communications, including foul or threatening language and insults, will not be tolerated in the GForce Racing Leagues.   

• First occurrence - Chat Muted plus 1 week Chat Mute 
• Second occurrence - 2 Week Chat Mute.  
• Third occurrence - Chat Mute for balance of season.  

Race Communications   

Good communication is essential to good race craft and incident free racing.  

• After 10 minutes of Practice, all cars are required to remain in the pits for a Driver's Meeting before Qualifying.  
• If anyone goes on the track before the meeting is over they will be given an EOL (End of Line) in their Heat for the first occurrence and disqualification for the next.  
• All Race Communications - Use the iRacing channel only.  
• For General Talking - Use Discord.  Refer to our webpage for installation instructions 
• https://gforcerl.com/discord
• No chat during qualifying.  
• Keep chatter to a minimum during races.  
• Discuss incidents when the race is over.  
• Once a caution flag flies, the only chat permitted will be the leader calling out the location of the pace vehicle, drivers taking credit for causing the caution or drivers calling out a stopped or slowed car on the racing surface. 
• Always announce when Pitting IN and Pitting Out.   

Pit Notes 

Pit Notes are typically released the day before the race on our GForce Driver Communication Facebook group page. They will contain Penalties to be applied that week. They may also include Hot Shoe and other important League information. 

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO READ THE PIT NOTES 

Races  

Unless otherwise stated, each race will be comprised of:   

• 45 Drivers max. (The first 45 to enter the Race).  
• 10 Minute Practice.  
• Mandatory Driver's Meeting at end of Practice.  
• 3 Minute Qualifying.  
• 3-5 Heats - 8 Laps, Top 4 Inverted, Top 4 Transfer to Feature from each Race.  
• “B” Main- 10 Laps, Top 4-12 Transfer to A Main.  
• 5 Minute Warmup.  
• “A” Main Feature 25 - 40 laps. 
• No Black Flags cleared.
• No Wave Arounds
• There will be 1 Fast Repair.
• Caution Laps Count.
• There are also 2 Green-White-Checkers if necessary.  
• Top 3 Drivers must line up at the Start-Finish Line for a Podium Shot.  Failure to do so will result in an EOL in their next Feature.  Second instance will result in Suspension.
• If Broadcast, Top 3 Drivers must also enter the Discord Broadcast Waiting Room to be interviewed. Failure to do so will result in an EOL in their next Feature.  Second instance will result in Suspension.

Starts/Restarts 

• All starts, the Leader goes on green.  
• All restarts go on Leader and restart location will be dependent on which track we’re racing at.
• Check Pit Notes for info.  
• Maintain a speed of 35 mph. 
• Do not make contact with other cars. This will cause incident (and penalty) points and may result in an EOL.
• Laying Back Will Not Be Tolerated.  
• Absolutely no passing before the green. Imagine an orange cone being at the start/finish line.

Cautions

• LIFT OFF THE THROTTLE!  You Can Not improve your position as iRacing determines this.  
• Use your Relative screen F3 - Pay attention and know your surroundings while under caution. 

Lapped Traffic 

• Lapped cars hold your line and let the leaders work by you.  
• Do Not Make It Difficult for lead lap cars to pass!  
• Use your Relative Screen F3.  
• It is your responsibility to know the racing situation.  

General Rules & Tips

Do

• Use the Relatives black box (F3) when exiting the pits or re-entering the track.
• Rejoin the track parallel to the racing line, yielding to oncoming traffic.
• Keep in-race communication to an absolute minimum and maintain silence during gridding.
• Lock your brakes immediately if you lose control of your car.
• Observe blue flags and yield to lapping cars as soon as it is safe to do so.
• Employ a spotter to help you observe the corner rights of others.
• Participate in our Discord channel 

Do Not

• Put other racers in jeopardy when exiting the pits or rejoining the track.
• Clutter communication channels with non-critical messages during qualifying, gridding and racing.
• Let your car drift and roll freely in the event of an accident. Hold your brakes. Your number one priority in an accident is to not collect anyone else.
• Race/impede lapping traffic.
• Mute the iRacing voice chat or otherwise cut yourself off from communication.
• Stop/slow on the racing line unnecessarily. Even if you think the session is over, it’s always best to avoid hindering traffic that may still be racing by not slowing down until the backstraight.
• Lash out at other drivers in-session or in Discord. This will not be tolerated and will be penalized. If you feel you were the victim of an incident where another driver was at fault, file a protest after the race

Blinking  

Drivers are required to maintain a consistent connection to the iRacing.com session server. 

Drivers who warp, blink, or bounce are subject to penalty.  

Any time a driver is warned that his/her connection quality is poor, that driver must drop to the back of the pack and if the connection quality does not improve that driver is expected to pull their vehicle to pit road. 

Failure to obey will result in Disqualification and possible suspension.

If there is a discrepancy on the finish, checkered flag determines the finish.  

Scoring   

1st -75    9th -56   17th -40   

2nd-72  10th -54   18th -38   

3rd -69 11th -52   19th -36   

4th -66 12th -50   20th -34   

5th -64 13th -48   21st -32   

6th -62 14th -46   22nd -30   

7th -60 15th -44   23rd -28 

8th -58 16th -42   24th -26  

Bonus Points  

Qualifying: 5,4,3,2,1 for top 5.

Complete 75% of Race: 5   

Hard Charger: 5   

Finish with Zero Incidents: 5   

Fast Lap: 1 

Thanks for showing up! (Didn't make Feature): 20   

Penalty Points  

Minus 1 Point for each Incident Point.       

Once you reach 15 incident points in the Feature, you will automatically be disqualified from that event.  

Incidents per Lap (iL) 

All incidents will be counted from Heats, Mains and Feature.

Drivers need to maintain an average less than 0.250 incidents per lap run (equal to 10 incidents in a 40 lap race).   Renegades need to maintain an iL under 0.200 and Rebels need to maintain an iL under 0.225

Your iL can be found on the Results Pages. Think of iL as the league's Safety Rating.   

A high iL suggests that you lack good car control (RaceCraft) and/or you're driving too aggressively!!!  

Your iL must be under 0.500 after 2 races, under 0.400 after 3 races and under 0.300 after 5 races or you will be demoted or removed.

Hot Shoe Rule  

If a driver wins 2 consecutive A Main events in a Division, that driver shall be put into the 24th starting position. Should that driver win the A Main from 24th position he will be given a 25 Point Bonus for that event and once again be placed on the Hot Shoe list for the next event.  

This will continue until he does not win the “A” Main.  

Standings   

Scoring will be tracked using iRacing League Manager Software and can be found on the GForce Racing Leagues website www.gforceRL.com

All point ties in the top 5 will be decided by most Wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc until the tie is broken.   

There are 2 drop weeks in each Division for the season. 

Driver Numbers

We will allow variations of the same number.  Similar to how Sprint Racing allows letters (ie. 47x), we will allow a Prefix (ie. 1-47, 2-47).  These would be registered in our league as 147, 247.  The actual paint on the car could display the first number at one half height (minimum) as the other numbers (similar to the World of Outlaws Rules).

You must display the number you’ve been assigned in the league or points will not count for the night.

Mandatory contrasting numbers (no black on black scheme etc)  

Members who miss a full season will be removed from the league and lose the right to their number on their return.  

Reinstatement - Upon returning allowed to choose any 2 or 3 digit number not already assigned   

iRating

Your iRating must be below 2000 to be eligible for the GForce Outlaw League.

Once members are in the league, their iRating is Grandfathered and there is no upper limit.  However, if a member leaves or does not race for a full season without previous arrangements, they will no longer be eligible to return if their iRating is over 2000.

End of Season

At the end of each season there will be reassignments to re-balance the Divisions.  It will be based on:

1. iL (incidents per Lap)
2. Overall points
3. A minimum of 5 races participated in.

GForce Elite will be comprised of:

1. Top 20 Drivers from previous season’s Elite Series
2. Top 5 Drivers from Elite Qualifiers with iL below 0.250
3. Top 5 Drivers from Renegades not already in Elite (up to P10) with iL below 0.250
4. Top 5 Drivers from Elite Shoot-Out with iL below 0.250
5. Up to 5 Provisionals

The Renegades Division will be comprised of: 

1. The top 25 Drivers who have participated in at least 5 races and have an iL below 0.200
2. 5 Rebels Division Drivers that qualify to move up to Renegades.
3. 5 Provisional Drivers (TBD)
4. Provisionals added through the season to help keep the 4 Divisions balanced.

Rebels Division will be comprised of:

1. Drivers being demoted from Renegades
2. Current Drivers who have participated in at least 5 races and have an iL below 0.225
3. 5 Raiders Division Drivers that qualify to move up to Rebels.
4. Provisionals added through the season to help keep the 4 Divisions balanced.

Raiders Division will be comprised of:

1. Drivers being demoted from Rebels
2. Current Drivers who have participated in at least 5 races and have an iL below 0.250
3. Provisionals added through the season to help keep the 4 Divisions balanced.

Rustlers Division will be comprised of:

1. Drivers from Raiders who have an iL over 0.250
2. New Drivers that have passed Probation
3. All other “Approved” Drivers.

Please Note!

Drivers must move up a Division if they are eligible at the end of the season.

At mid season, they can refuse to move up a Division, but will then be ineligible for transfers each week.

Penalty Points System

In order to maintain high levels of racing, a penalty point system is in place that both restricts promotion, and causes demotion. The system is as follows:

Points Awarded

Heat EoL - 1 Point

Feature EoL - 2 Points

Suspension - 3 Points 

Implications

If at the end of a 10 week season a driver has accumulated 6-8 penalty points, the driver will not be eligible for promotion.  There are no drop weeks for Penalty Points.

If at the end of a 10 week season a driver has accumulated 9 or more points, the driver will be automatically demoted or removed from the league.

Protests and Reviews 

We have a large Review Committee composed of dedicated Drivers who have volunteered their time.  All Reviews and Protests are reviewed by at least 3 members, resulting in a consistent, fair review. 

No incident will be reviewed during the race. Accept it and move on.  Remember that in racing, accidents happen. The primary intent of the protest system is to  give the at-fault member an opportunity to learn and grow as a driver. It also gives league officials the ability to identify patterns and issues before they become a larger problem. 

If after the race you still feel strongly about the incident, please copy and complete the following information and submit within 48 hours.

Your iRacing Name 

First: 

Last: 

Car Number: 

Offenders iRacing Name 

First: 

Last: 

Car Number: 

Select Race Series: 

Date of Incident:

Race #: 

Lap of Incident: 

Description of incident: 

Send all information to gforceracingleagues@gmail.com within 48 hours of the race.

Aggressive Driving is comprised of, but not limited to:   

Dive Bombing Corner  

Causing an incident by not holding your line.  

Over Aggressive Driving - When going into a corner especially early in a race.  

Intentional Wrecking - No intentionally wrecking a driver period!  

Retaliation - No retaliation to a driver during the race or after the checkers.  

Cautions - No deliberate action to bring out a caution by any means.  

Control your car and do not slide into competitors  

If protested, the Review Committee will make the final decision to determine if an incident is retaliatory and levy penalties accordingly.  

Penalties may include a loss of points, suspension from races, or suspension from the GForce Racing Leagues.  

Paint Schemes  

Your Paint Schemes may not  contain political references, indecent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or public rights, abusive, illegal, harassing, contain expressions of hatred, bigotry, racism or pornography, promote or otherwise refer to illicit drugs, constitute or encourage a criminal offense or be otherwise objectionable. GForce Racing Leagues Officials reserve the right to deny a paint scheme if the paint scheme is deemed to be in violation of this policy or if the Race Director feels the scheme is in bad taste.

Contingency Awards 

In consideration of the generous support of our sponsors, we request that you display our Major sponsors logos on your Sprint car in order to qualify for any contingency awards (Transfers to Elite League, various other prizes). 

Preferred Logo Locations: 

• GForce Racing Leagues logo on the inside Sideboard of the Top Wing.  

• GForceTV Logo on the sideboards of the Front Wing. 

Logos are located here: 

https://gforcerl.com/logos

Social Media Behavior  

Conduct on social media platforms (iRacing forums, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, etc) that is deemed detrimental to GForce Racing Leagues will be subject to Penalties. Penalties may include a loss of points, suspension from races, or suspension from the GForce Racing Leagues.   

GForce Racing Leagues reserves the right to remove anyone from the league for any reason who cannot follow these simple rules and help everyone enjoy the league.   

The iRacing.com software governs and enforces the rules of the race and those rules will be used as is in GForce Racing Leagues.   

The iRacing.com Sporting Code will govern race procedures, if not covered specifically in the GForce Racing Leagues rules.   

GForce Racing Leagues Officials reserve the right to amend and/or edit this official rules package as the need arises with the goal of continuing to provide and promote the best online racing environment possible.   

GForce Racing Leagues Officials reserve the right to reject or deny the entry of any driver at any time for any reason. 

GForce Racing Leagues Officials reserve the right to review any and all actions deemed to be detrimental to the league, its members or affiliates. 

The Decisions of the GForce Racing Leagues Officials are FINAL AND BINDING.   

Probation   

New Members of GForce Outlaw Division must race at least 2 Recruiting Races.

Drivers must maintain an Incident Average of less than 0.250 Incidents per lap.  

Once a probation driver completes 2 races and 50 laps and has an iL <.0250, they will receive an invitation with final instructions on how to join the League.

If a driver exceeds 0.250 Incidents per Lap after 3 races, he will be given a one week suspension and allowed to try one more time on their return.  If they exceed an iL of 0.250 after the second 3 race probation, they will be removed from the league.  

Once you have completed Probation and have been invited to the League, here are the final steps you must complete:

Go to https://gforcerl.com/rules

Read and Understand the Rules and by submitting your profile you are agreeing to the Rules. 

Go to https://gforcerl.com/drivers-list and pick an available number.  

Refer to our Rules on how to select a variation of the number you’d like if it’s not available. 

Go to Face Book and join:

GForce Racing Leagues Page - https://www.facebook.com/GForceRacingLeagues/?modal=admin_todo_tour

This is our main source for communication and information. 

GForce Driver Communications Group Page -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1098826977115331/

This is where Pit Notes & Penalties and pertinent league info will be shared to Drivers Only. 

GForce Drivers Lounge Group Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ohsweken/

This is a page where members can share their latest successes on both iRacing and real world tracks. 

Driver Profile   

A Driver Profile is required to be submitted to be accepted into the league.  

Bio - Just submit a few lines or points so we can help you craft a bio 

Age: 

Birthdate (not necessary if you don’t want).  

Hometown and State or Province 

A little background: 

Profession 

Family 

Hobbies 

Racing Background 

How you got started in iRacing 

How long you’ve been iRacing 

Tell us about your rig: 

-Triples? 

-VR? 

-Steering Wheel model, etc.  

Anything you race, or involvement with another car or driver.  

Supply a profile picture and photos of any real car you’re involved with.  

Some examples are here: 

https://gforcerl.com/profiles-1#8b4f825a-4b47-405d-9564-a2c47fb1d16a

You will be eligible to run the Rustlers “D” 360 Sprint Car Division as well as all other non 360 Divisions in the League.

We look forward to seeing you on the track🏁

This is the Premier Division in the league and one of the best on the iRacing platform.

Wednesday Night 9:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

Unlimited iRating

Invitation Only

All GForce Racing League Rules (with the exception of iRating) apply to the Elite Division.

GForce Elite will be comprised of:

1. Top 20 Drivers from previous season’s Elite Series
2. Top 5 Drivers from Elite Qualifiers with iL below 0.250
3. Top 5 Drivers from Renegades not already in Elite (up to P10) with iL below 0.250
4. Top 5 Drivers from Elite Shoot-Out with iL below 0.250
5. Up to 5 Provisionals

Plus:

1. Top 5 Renegades each week not already in Elite (up to P10) with iL below 0.250
2. Top 5 Drivers from Elite Qualifiers each week with iL below 0.250. 

This is a four race series that is run over the first 2 weeks of each season.

There is one drop race (Best 3 out of 4).

All Elite and Elite Qualifier Drivers are eligible to Race.

The Top 5 Drivers from Elite Shoot-Out (not already in Elite) with iL below 0.250 will be added to the Elite Division for the season.

Drivers must join the GForce Elite Qualifier Division.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=5642

Tuesday at 7:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

Unlimited iRating

Drivers must join the GForce Elite Qualifier Division.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=5642

All GForce Racing League Rules (with the exception of iRating) apply to the Elite Qualifiers Division.

Top 5 Drivers (with an iL below 0.250) transfer each week to the GForce Elite Race the following night.

The top 5 Drivers (with an iL below 0.250) at the end of the season will qualify for the GForce Elite Division.

This is our original League featuring 4 Tiered 360 Divisions that run on Monday and Tuesday Nights. It also includes our Fixed 305, 360, 410 and Midget Divisions.  

You must have an iRating between 500-2000 and pass Probation (Recruiting) to enter this Division (League).

Renegades “A” Division

Monday Night 9:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

Top 5 eligible (down to P10) for GForce Elite Division each week

At the end of the season bottom Drivers move down to “B” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

Rebels “B” Division

Monday Night 8:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

Top 5 eligible for that night’s “A” Division 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.200) move up to “A” Division.  

Bottom Drivers move down to “C” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

Raiders “C” Division

Monday Night 7:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

Top 5 eligible for that night’s “B” Division Race. 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.225) move up to “B” Division.

Bottom Drivers move down to “D” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

Rustlers “D” Division

Tuesday Night 8:00 pm Eastern

Fixed SetupTop 5 eligible for the following Monday night’s “C” Division Race. 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.250) move up to “B” Division.

Fixed 305

Tuesday Afternoon 2:00 pm Eastern

Fixed 360

Wednesday Afternoon 2:00 pm Eastern

Fixed 410 

Thursday Afternoon 2:00 pm Eastern

Welcome to the newest Series on the iRacing platform!

Drivers must join the GForce Dirt Modifieds League.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=5971

Big Block Modifieds “A” Division

Thursday Night 9:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup.

At the end of the season up to 10 Drivers move down to “B” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

358 Modifieds “B” Division

Thursday Night 8:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup.

Top 5 eligible for that night’s “A” Division. 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.250) move up to “A” Division.  

Bottom Drivers move down to “C” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

358 Modifieds “C” Division

Thursday Night 7:00 pm Eastern

Fixed Setup. 

Top 5 eligible for that night’s  “B” Division Race. 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.250) move up to “B” Division.

One of the most popular cars in iRacing. 

Drivers must join the GForce Dirt Street Stock League.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=5972

Street Stocks “A” Division

Wednesday Night 8:00 pm Eastern

Open Setup

At the end of the season bottom Drivers move down to “B” Division (decided by iL, Scoring and Attendance).

Street Stocks “B” Division

Wednesday Night 7:00 pm Eastern

Fixed Setup

Top 5 eligible for that night’s “A” Division. 

At the end of the season top 5 Drivers (with iL<0.250) move up to “A” Division.  

Tuesday Night 9:00 pm Eastern

Fixed Setup

Drivers must join the GForce Dirt Midget League.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=6024

If you want to give Road Racing a try, this is the perfect place to start.

Sunday Night 8:00 pm Eastern 

Skip Barber 2000 - Fixed Setup 

Drivers must join the GForce Road League.

https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/LeagueView.do?league=3983