BSC Cup Series Rules

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All rules and regulations in this document will be in place for The BSC Cup Series and will be enforced by league administration unless a situation arises where a rule or regulation needs to be changed in order to address shortfalls or issues in race operations that are directly affecting the quality of competition in a negative way.

Please refer to the overall league rules page for any additional clarification.

The BSC Racing League reserves the right to remove anyone from the league for any reason or who cannot follow these rules and help everyone enjoy the league.

You as a driver are required to read and understand the rules below. If you have any questions, reach out to a Competition Director.

Section I: Race Day Information

Article 1: Session Information

1. Race Sessions will open at 7PM Eastern
2. Race Sessions will be hosted under League Sessions
3. Sessions will consist of 1 hour of Practice followed by a 2 lap lone qualifying session
4. Races will be roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour determined but counted by laps
5. Sessions will be limited to 40 drivers. If this cap is exceeded then drivers will be removed at Race Control and Competition Director discretion.

Article 2: Qualifying Information

1. Qualifying for ovals will have a 5-minute time limit to complete 2 laps
2. Qualifying for road courses will have a 10-minute time limit to complete 2 laps
3. Any black flags given during qualifying will not be cleared by Race Control
4. There is no “Qualify to Race” in place at this time

Article 3: Race Information

1. Races are to start on the green flag from iRacing. Subsequent restarts are under leader control.
2. No EOL will be given out at the start of the race. If you want to start at the back of the field then do not complete qualifying laps.
3. Cautions
   1. 1. Automatic cautions from iRacing are enabled for the session. These will be disabled for road courses and will rely on locally enforced cautions.
      2. Admin cautions will only be thrown for incidents involving 2 or more cars on track. Single car incidents will not result in an admin caution but may still bring out an automatic caution. 
      3. It is your responsibility to inform race control of any 2 car incidents. We can not see everything that happens on track.
      4. When the caution comes out, drivers are expected to check up safely and not cause further incidents. Failure to do so may invoke penalties laid out in the rules documentation.
      5. Once safely through the incident, drivers are expected to catch up to the pace car. Sort out order after the pace car is caught and pacing speed is achieved.
      6. Drivers are expected to maintain a reasonable closeness to the car in front of them. Failure to do so may invoke penalties laid out in the rules documentation.
4. Restarts
   1. 1. The BSC Cup Series utilizes the choose cone. Drivers are required to choose either the top or bottom lane prior to crossing the Start/Finish line for "one to go".
      2. Race Restarts are under leader control and are permitted to go inside of the Restart Zones where applicable. In any instance that there is not a Restart Zone, the leader may go at any point after the pace car enters the pit lane.
      3. The BSC Cup Series will utilize double file restarts. The field is expected to be packed tight and have less than a car length between cars coming to the green flag. 
      4. There will be no passing prior to the Start/Finish line. Drivers are expected to maintain position until after the Start/Finish line and are then permitted to move around the cars ahead.
      5. Do not attempt to jump the start to gain an advantage.
      6. If upon restart you notice your car is under-powered, you are expected to notify the other drivers on race comms and drop to the apron to let the other competitors pass safely.

Section II: Race Series Information

Article 1: Racing Expectations and Etiquette

1. Lapped traffic is expected to communicate with and yield to lead lap traffic whenever possible. However, if you have much fresher tires and are faster than lead lap traffic, you are free to attempt to unlap yourself.
2. Lucky dogs are handed out by iRacing. Lucky dog recipients are expected to call out over race comms and other drivers are expected to stay low to avoid incidents.
3. Racing/Passing under the white line is permitted at specific tracks (Kansas, Chicagoland, etc). The car inside of track limits is not obligated to let you back on track and if an incident occurs, the car below the line will be penalized in accordance to the rules in league documentation.
4. Blocking during racing is highly discouraged. For example, blocking is making moves in reaction to the trailing car as opposed to making moves in anticipation.
5. Dive bombing a corner is highly discouraged. If you dive bomb a corner and cause an accident you will be penalized in accordance to the rules in league documentation.
6. Intentional wrecking is against league rules. This can be categorized as either intentionally wrecking your competition or intentionally wrecking yourself to influence the race in any way. In either instance, the league admins will review the incident and decide on a proper punishment which could include removal from The BSC Racing League.
7. A good rule of thumb is: Drive cleanly, Have fun, Always try to improve.

Article 2: Point Scoring

1. The BSC Cup Series will use a custom scoring standard and will hand out points for both Stage and Final finishing positions.
2. Stage Points will be awarded as follows
   1. 1. First place in the stage will be awarded 10 points
      2. Every subsequent place points will be reduced by 1 point
      3. No points will be awarded outside the top 10 finishers at the stage break
3. Final finishing points will be awarded as follows
   1. 1. First place at the conclusion of the race will be awarded 40 points
      2. Second place at the conclusion of the race will be awarded 35 points
      3. Every subsequent place points will be reduced by one point
      4. 40th finishing position will be awarded zero points
4. Bonus points will be awarded as follows
   1. 1. Qualifying 1st - 3 points
      2. Qualifying 2nd - 2 points
      3. Qualifying 3rd - 1 point
      4. Fastest Lap during race - 2 points
      5. Leading at least one lap - 1 point
      6. Leading the most laps - 5 points

Article 3: Penalties 

1. Penalties will be awarded based on the rules listed in this document as well as precedent set by other Competition Director rulings.
2. While major incidents are automatically trigged for review, smaller incidents not seen by the Competition Directors will need to be reported. Drivers are encouraged to submit a protest using our Protest Form for review by the Competition Directors.
3. Example penalties include: Race bans, end of line at next race, two lap holds at next race, forfeiture of race, reduction in points awarded, etc.