Introduction
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House sim racing competition ('the Series'), and all participation in the Series, is to be governed by the rules and regulations set out in this document ('the Series rules'). Additional rules, terms and requirements may be published at this site from time to time at the sole discretion of The Events House, its competition organisers or other officially sanctioned parties.
The Series will take place using Project CARS 2 ('the Game'), using its online event modes.
Terms of Entry
By entering The Playseat® SMS-R Series powered by Events House, each participant ('Driver') agrees to and accepts the terms and conditions set out in this and any supplemental document.
All Drivers successfully qualifying from the initial stage of the competition will be required to enter into a written contract with The Events House and/or its appointed competition organisers.
This contract will include, but is not limited to; Drivers' consenting to The Events House, its affiliated companies and any officially authorised company or provider using the qualifying Drivers’ name, voice, image, slogan, likeness, biography, statistics and performance in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series and still and moving images of the qualifying Driver and assigning any intellectual property created during the Series .
The Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and by entering the Promotion you release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from any action or claim arising out of the Promotion.
The Events House reserves the right to amend, remove or re-write a/the rule(s) at any time during the event.
Eligibility
All Drivers must meet all requirements in this section in their entirety to be eligible to participate in the Playseat SMS-R Winter Championship powered by Events House
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House is open to residents of any country, unless they meet the following criteria;
(a) Persons under the age of 18
(b) Employees and agents of The Events House and each of their respective advertising/promotion agencies;
(c) Anyone involved in the organisation and running of The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series and/or the Game in any way; and
(C) The immediate family members of any of the persons set out in (b) or (c) above
A Driver is only eligible to participate in the hot lap challenge if they have:
(a)PC (a 'platform');
(b)The Game (updated to the latest version of the Game publicly available on the relevant platform at the time they participate in Online Qualification); and
(c) An Internet connection.
Drivers are responsible for their own hardware and internet connection (which is recommended to be a minimum of 2 MB/s download and 0.5MB/s upload). Any event held in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House will not be rescheduled due to technical issues.
Drivers must own an copy of Project Cars 2 on PC. It is required to be the latest version available from the developers (I.E All the latest patches/updates installed) and must not have any modifications made to the content of the game that allow unfair/advantageous manipulation of the software.
Finalists must arrange their own transport.
Prizes
Pro Series
1st Place Team: 6,000 euro
2nd Place Team: 4,750 euro
3rd Place Team: 3,750 euro
4th Place Team: 2,750 euro
Challenger Series
1st Place Driver: 1,200 euro
2nd Place Driver: 650 euro
3rd Place Driver: 400 euro
4th - 8th Place Drivers: 100 euro each
How to Enter
No purchase of any item or service is necessary in order to enter the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House and no payment is required from Drivers to enter the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series powered by Events House.
To enter the Online Qualification, each Driver must create an online account on the Series website - there is no charge for creating an account on the Series website.
The username on the website must match that of the username used within Project CARS 2 including the RTID and Player ID from within the game.
During the registration process, each Driver will be asked to provide his/her name, email address, nationality, full postal address and date of birth and to select a username and password. Any personal information which the Drivers submit will be controlled and used in accordance with the Data Protection Policy. Further information surrounding this is available later in the document below.
The Events House reserves the right to refuse a username that The Events House in its opinion feels is inappropriate or offensive for any reason. The Events House reserves the right to disqualify and/or delete the account of a Driver who breaches this requirement without notice. Any such decision to do so by The Events House is final.
Once submitted, entries become the sole property of The Events House and will not be acknowledged or returned. The Events House’s computer record of the entry will be considered to be the official entry.
Entries that do not comply in full with these entry rules and conditions will be disqualified.
Entry Process - Challenger Series
Once registered, Challenger Series participants can take part in any (or all) of the four Challenger Series Hot Lap competitions, to take part as per the schedule set out below. These competitions will be accessible from the Community Events page within Project CARS 2. Drivers may set as many fastest laps as they wish during this stage of the competition. A separate competition leaderboard for each of the official qualifying rounds will be kept. The top 8 qualifiers from rounds 1 to 3 of the competitions, and the top 7 qualifiers from round 4 shall qualify for the Challenger Shootout race. Qualifying participants will be notified via email no later than 12pm on 13th March.
Only one qualifying entry shall be considered for each registered participant. Should multiple entries be submitted, the first qualifying time shall be considered the valid entry. Any subsequent entry will be discounted from consideration, with the place being offered to the next-fastest Challenger entry.
Challenger Series entrants that are part of a Sim Racing Team will need to declare their team affiliation to the organisers during the Challenger sign-up process. Any entrant failing to declare a Team affiliation during registration may be deemed to be in breach of the Competition Rules, and their entry determined invalid.
Drivers who are affiliated with Teams which are also taking part in the Pro Series can still join the Challenger Series, if they are not one of the three (3) nominated drivers for their Pro Series Team. However, the Series organisers reserve the right to refuse entry to any Challenger Series entrant, at any time, should numerous secondary members of a Pro Series Team attempt to join the Challenger Series.
This is in order to maintain the grassroots spirit of the Challenger Series, as a competition for new talent in the sim-racing esports scene, and as a means to identify the stars of the future.
Entry Process - Pro Series
The Pro Series shall enter the competition by way of invitation to selected Sim Racing Teams. Selection of teams for invitation shall be at the sole discretion of the competition organisers and promoters.
Each Pro Series team invite allows submission of two (2) named drivers to take part in the Series, plus one (1) named reserve driver. Teams should ensure that names nominated for the championship shall be available to participate in the whole of the championship. Including the final, prior to accepting their invitations. No substitutions for nominated drivers outside the use of a nominated reserve shall be considered, barring those made under exceptional circumstances, which are acceptable at the sole discretion of the Series organisers.
Minors
The Series is open to Global residents aged 18 or over. No exceptions to this restriction will be made.
Competition Structure
LAUNCH DATE: 9th January 2019.
Wildcards
The fastest 1 user from the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Autosport International weekend (From the 10th-13th January) gets a Direct invite to the Challenger Series Shootout 21st March 2019. This will be an online event; should the fastest user from Autosport not have suitable equipment as per these terms, their place will be offered to the next fastest qualifier, and so on until an entrant who meets the competition requirements is selected.
Open Signups:
1ST FEBRUARY - 11TH MARCH 2019
Challenger Series Qualifying
11-18TH FEBRUARY 2019 - BRANDS HATCH GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
18TH-25TH FEBRUARY 2019 - RED BULL RING GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
25TH FEBRUARY - 4TH MARCH 2019 - OULTON PARK CIRCUIT (ISLAND LAYOUT)
4TH MARCH - 11TH MARCH 2019 - LAGUNA SECA CIRCUIT
Challenger Series Shootout
21ST MARCH 2019 - AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL ALGARVE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
MAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
4TH APRIL 2019 - HOCKENHEIM GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
11TH APRIL 2019 - MONZA GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
18TH APRIL 2019 - FUJI GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
25TH APRIL 2019 - WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Main Championship Points
Points for position will be awarded as follows:
1st Place: 25pts
2nd Place: 18pts
3rd Place: 15pts
4th Place: 12pts
5th Place: 10pts
6th Place: 8pts
7th Place: 6pts
8th Place: 4pts
9th Place: 2pts
10th Place: 1pt
Points will be awarded for each class of driver (Pro and Challenger) independently. Points will be awarded for the final race position achieved during each round, after any penalties or other reductions have been applied by the competition adjudicators. Within the Pro class, points will be awarded to both the driver and the driver’s team.
LIVE FINAL - 11th May
Following the award of points from the fourth race of the series, held on 25th April, the top four Teams and top 8 Challengers will proceed to the Live Final stage of the competition.
The Live Final will be held in the UK. Participating Teams and Challengers will need to arrange travel to the final. Further details of the Live Final, including location, running order, etc will be made available during the online competition.
Racing Rules, Regulations, and Expectations
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House is a professional racing competition. As such, all drivers are expected to adhere to general rules of good sportsmanship, fair play and respectful conduct. The Adjudication team will punish behaviour that falls outside of these expectations, potentially leading to disqualification from the competition.
Examples of actions that will warrant use of the disciplinary process include, but are not limited to:
Purposely crashing.
Driving slowly, or erratically.
Corner cutting.
Driver substitution – attempting to pass another person off as the qualifying Driver.
Use of exploits, cheats or other game behaviour not originally intended by the developers.
Attempting to gain an unfair advantage through any means.
Vulgar or offensive language – in-game, in any connected forum, or in associated social content.
Attempting to cause disruption or aggravation to other users, drivers or other participants.
Attempting to disrupt the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House in any way.
Benchmark
In order to prove Drivers are of sufficient standard to compete in this series. Drivers may, at the discretion of the competition organisers, be requested to provide a lap time within 107% of the time trial time set from week 1 of the Challenger series time trial qualification. For Example;
Track: Knockhill - National
Top Time Trial Time: 00:45.500
107% Time: 00:48.150
Once a Driver has set a clean Lap around the track above that is faster than the 107%, that Driver is not required to submit any further benchmark lap times.
Drivers are given 3 attempts in which to set their Lap. If a Driver fails to set a Lap within the allotted slots then that Driver does not get another attempt to qualify (unless deemed appropriate). This time must be set in an identical car, track & game settings as the original time.
Lap times which involved any in-game warnings or penalties (including, but not exclusively, for corner cutting) or involve any game exploit or foul play will be discounted.
Disciplinary Process
Any potential breach of the overall sporting standards set out above, or any other action deemed by the organisers to be worthy of disciplinary action, will be covered by the following process.
First offence: verbal warning and/or application of time penalties.
Second offence: written warning and/or application of time penalties.
Third offence: disqualification and/or application of time penalties.
Serious breaches of the rules, as determined by the Series organisers, may be escalated to any disciplinary level, including disqualification, without warning. The Events House reserves the right to issue a warning or disqualification in any circumstances it deems necessary.
Application of Penalties
Project CARS 2 operates an automatic track boundary monitoring system. During time trial qualification stages, drivers should keep within the track boundaries as set out by the Game to avoid having their time disqualified. However, drivers should also note that any abuse of this system, or conduct falling into the above categories, observed during this stage will result in their time being discounted and disqualification from the Series.
It is recommended that all Drivers keep a recording of their qualifying laps for use by the Adjudication team in the event that their qualifying time is called into question under this provision. Drivers should note that track limits penalties are applied automatically by the Game, and cannot be contested in any way.
During events where drivers are racing against each other, it is important to note that this race series in a non-contact sport. The Events House accepts that under racing conditions sometimes contact is inevitable. However, drivers should be aware that all races will be monitored by a team of adjudication officers.
Drivers may make a complaint about a racing incident after a race. This should be brought to the attention of the Series organisers immediately by email [contact information will be provided soon], who will review any footage of the incident and make a decision as soon as practical as to any response.
Drivers are encouraged to keep a local recording of their Series sessions to help resolve any disputes quickly and fairly, though this is not an absolute requirement.
During the qualification period, the Adjudication team will communicate any penalties applied (outside of the automatic track cutting penalty applied by the Game) to Drivers directly via email. Any repeated breaches, or known bugs or exploits, will be communicated to all participants via an emailed link to the Series website. All participants are encouraged to check the site regularly for updates on these issues to avoid unnecessary confusion. Any racing penalties applied following the Semi Final races will be communicated immediately following the race.
During Live events, the Adjudication team will be available to explain decisions made regarding racing incidents to the Drivers directly. Where appropriate, the Adjudication team may also, at their express decision, hear representations from other Drivers regarding complaints about on-track behaviour.
The decision of the Adjudication team and Series organisers is final, however appeals may be heard. The Series organisers may penalise Drivers for any incident determined to be their responsibility. Where penalties are applied, the Series organisers will only do so when they are confident the driver was wholly or predominantly responsible for the incident.
The general types of penalties are set out below, though this is not an exhaustive list and the Series organisers may apply alternate penalties as they see fit.
The ultimate arbiter of all decisions, rules, regulations and expectations for the Series shall be The Events House. The Events House reserves the right to make decisions in accordance with, outside of or even against these Rules and Regulations in special circumstances to guarantee fair play and to uphold the spirit of The Playseat® SMS-R Winter Championship powered by Events House. All Drivers agree to be bound by The Events House's decisions in these matters. Any and all decisions regarding the interpretation, meaning or definition of these rules, the eligibility requirements or any penalties for misconduct during or outside of Series competitions shall lie with The Events House. The Events House's decisions cannot be appealed, and shall not give rise to any claim for monetary damages, any other legal or equitable remedy, or any form of compensation for damage, loss, liability, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by Drivers as a result of competing in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. The Events House reserves the right to modify these rules, or any supplemental rules, at any time. This includes any changes required due to software updates and any other change deemed necessary by The Events House.
Game Assist Settings
Turn Indicator: Allowed
Driving Line: Allowed
Steering Assistance: OFF
Braking Assistance: OFF
Stability Control: Allowed
Anti-Lock Brakes: Allowed
Damage Type: OFF
Mechanical Failures: NO
Tyre Wear: OFF
Fuel Usage: OFF
Auto Start Engine: YES
Rules and Penalties: ON
Manual Pit Stop: OFF
Race Settings
Event Type: Time
Qualifying;
Challenger Shootout: 7 Minutes.
Main Championship: 10 Minutes.
Live Final: 15 Minutes.
Race;
Challenger Shootout: 20 Minutes.
Main Championship: 30 Minutes.
Live Final: 45 Minutes.
Session Time: Midday (Round 3 at Fuji will feature a day/night/day transition)
Weather: Summer, Clear (At least 1 Round in the main series will feature wet weather)
Start Type: Standing.
Circuit Selection: See Schedule.
Car Selection;
Challenger Series Qualifying will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC
The Challenger Series Shootout will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC
The Main Championship will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC (Challenger) & MERCEDES AMG GT3 (Pro)
SETUPS: Setups will be fixed/restricted to default at all stages of this championship. These stages are not limited to, but include; The Challenger Series Qualifying, The Challenger Series Shootout and the Main Championship.
Technical Issues
During any of the Series stages, the following principles shall apply regarding any technical issues. Drivers should be aware that while all practical steps to ensure the smooth operation of the Series will be taken, the nature of all competitive sport is that sometimes issues will occur that are outside of the control of the Series organisers.
During the online stages of the competition, it is the Driver's responsibility to ensure they have a stable internet connection to the Game servers. At no time will a qualifying result be amended, restored or re-considered due to internet connection issues or results not being submitted to the Game servers, even if video evidence is submitted showing successful completion of the event – this is to remove the possibility of tampering, cheating or other exploits.
During the Live Final, if a Driver drops out of the Game prior to the first corner, the race may, at the absolute discretion of the Series organisers, be restarted. However, after the first corner any technical issue or fault – including connection drop-out – will be treated as a mechanical failure of the Driver's car. There will be no appeals or reconsideration of this rule, prior to, during or after the Live event.
General Rules
Any communication with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports team, its organisers and adjudication personnel or any other person or body associated with the Series must be made via the Series website. Any attempted contact outside of this route will be recorded any may be subject to disciplinary procedures.
The Events House reserves the right to restrict the use of team tags, sponsor logo and any other commercial branding from any coverage of the Series, including personal recordings and/or live streams utilising custom skins.
All Drivers attending live events must wear approved Series clothing, where applicable.
No betting or gambling of any form will be permitted by any Driver, or person/group associated with that Driver under any circumstances. No Driver or associated person or group may benefit either directly or indirectly from any betting or gambling in connection with the Series.
Drivers must not offer or accept any gift or reward from anyone for services promised, rendered or to be rendered in connection with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. This includes, but is not limited to, defeating or otherwise attempting to throw or fix any part of the competition, a competing driver, or to cause any form of distraction to a competing Driver's participation in the Series.
The use of VPN is forbidden and will result in immediate disqualification from any part in this or all future Series.
The use of drugs and alcohol, including performance enhancing drugs, is forbidden during all stages of the Series. Drivers suspected of being under the influence of said substances, at any stage of the Series, will be removed from the Series and immediately disqualified from any part in this or all future Series. For this purpose, 'at any stage of the Series' shall include a period of 24 hours before and after any Series entry, any Series press or public relations activity and any officially or unofficially organised social activity in relation to the Series.
Drivers must be respectful to all fellow competitors , all Series staff, organisers, Adjudicators, sponsors and guests at all times. Drivers must not use obscene gestures, language or offensive comments during any Series activity, including:
• Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour;
Drivers may not use language that is deemed by The Events House to be obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, libellous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise offensive or objectionable; or promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct, in or near the Match area, at any time, off or on broadcast. Participants may not use any facilities, services or equipment provided or made available by The Events House or its contractors to post, transmit, disseminate or otherwise make available any such prohibited communications. Participants may not use this type of language on social media or during any public facing events such as streaming. Language that is deemed to be in violation of the Terms and Conditions is punishable at the sole discretion of The Events House.
• Violent or physical aggression or behaviour;
Abuse of The Events House, its affiliates, press, attendees, or other Drivers will not be tolerated. Drivers and their guests (if any) must treat all individuals attending an event with respect.
• Harassment of any kind;
Harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Harassment is defined as systematic, hostile and repeated acts taking place over a considerable period of time, which are intended to isolate or ostracize a person and/or affect the dignity of the person.
• Discriminatory words, phrases, or gestures;
Participants may not offend the dignity or integrity of a country, private person or group of people through contemptuous or discriminatory words or actions on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, financial status, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason.
• Any “sound-alike” or “look-alike” words or phrases that reference these topics;
• Any other type of conduct deemed inappropriate at the discretion of the Administration or tournament organizer; and/or harassment/Trolling
The Events House accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of participating in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series or accepting any prize. The Events House further disclaims any liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series save to the extent that (i) death or personal injury is caused by The Events House’s negligence; (ii) such liability arises from fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iii) for any other reason or by any cause which cannot be excluded by law.
If cheating, a virus, bug, catastrophic event, or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled affects the fairness and / or integrity of The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series, The Events House reserve the right to cancel, change or suspend The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. This right is reserved whether the event is due to human or technical error.
The Events House reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series with or without prior notice for reasons outside its reasonable control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud, cheating, any computer virus, bug, or any catastrophic event). In the event that The Events House permanently discontinues The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series pursuant to this paragraph, Drivers shall be released from their obligations to The Events House under these Sporting and Qualifying Rules.
The Events House shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations relating to The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
Registration and Data Capture Terms & Conditions
The below points explains our policy relating to your personal data which is provided to us.
The Events House: (The Mill, Blakenhall Farm, Barton Under Needwood, DE13 8AJ) are collecting the data to populate the live event scoreboard for the representative client.
We will deal with your personal data in compliance with the current UK data protection legislation.
Personal data will be collected, processed and used by The Events House for the purposes of populating our live event scoreboard
By accepting these terms you allow the publication of your personal photo, first and last name, as captured at the event to be shown to the general public. It is shown to represent your time or score on the activation.
We will also hand the data collected over to the 3rd party for whom we are working, who may use the data for marketing purposes. The 3rd party may use your data to inform you of other products or services they offer. The 3rd party may ask registered users to take part in surveys or opinion polls. Participation is always voluntary and on occasion may offer an opportunity to win prizes as a thank you for your time and effort.
You have the right to request that The Events House delete all personal data at any time, acknowledging that any such requests will remove a driver from the championship with immediate effect.
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House sim racing competition ('the Series'), and all participation in the Series, is to be governed by the rules and regulations set out in this document ('the Series rules'). Additional rules, terms and requirements may be published at this site from time to time at the sole discretion of The Events House, its competition organisers or other officially sanctioned parties.
The Series will take place using Project CARS 2 ('the Game'), using its online event modes.
Terms of Entry
By entering The Playseat® SMS-R Series powered by Events House, each participant ('Driver') agrees to and accepts the terms and conditions set out in this and any supplemental document.
All Drivers successfully qualifying from the initial stage of the competition will be required to enter into a written contract with The Events House and/or its appointed competition organisers.
This contract will include, but is not limited to; Drivers' consenting to The Events House, its affiliated companies and any officially authorised company or provider using the qualifying Drivers’ name, voice, image, slogan, likeness, biography, statistics and performance in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series and still and moving images of the qualifying Driver and assigning any intellectual property created during the Series .
The Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and by entering the Promotion you release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from any action or claim arising out of the Promotion.
The Events House reserves the right to amend, remove or re-write a/the rule(s) at any time during the event.
Eligibility
All Drivers must meet all requirements in this section in their entirety to be eligible to participate in the Playseat SMS-R Winter Championship powered by Events House
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House is open to residents of any country, unless they meet the following criteria;
(a) Persons under the age of 18
(b) Employees and agents of The Events House and each of their respective advertising/promotion agencies;
(c) Anyone involved in the organisation and running of The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series and/or the Game in any way; and
(C) The immediate family members of any of the persons set out in (b) or (c) above
A Driver is only eligible to participate in the hot lap challenge if they have:
(a)PC (a 'platform');
(b)The Game (updated to the latest version of the Game publicly available on the relevant platform at the time they participate in Online Qualification); and
(c) An Internet connection.
Drivers are responsible for their own hardware and internet connection (which is recommended to be a minimum of 2 MB/s download and 0.5MB/s upload). Any event held in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House will not be rescheduled due to technical issues.
Drivers must own an copy of Project Cars 2 on PC. It is required to be the latest version available from the developers (I.E All the latest patches/updates installed) and must not have any modifications made to the content of the game that allow unfair/advantageous manipulation of the software.
Finalists must arrange their own transport.
Prizes
Pro Series
1st Place Team: 6,000 euro
2nd Place Team: 4,750 euro
3rd Place Team: 3,750 euro
4th Place Team: 2,750 euro
Challenger Series
1st Place Driver: 1,200 euro
2nd Place Driver: 650 euro
3rd Place Driver: 400 euro
4th - 8th Place Drivers: 100 euro each
How to Enter
No purchase of any item or service is necessary in order to enter the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House and no payment is required from Drivers to enter the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series powered by Events House.
To enter the Online Qualification, each Driver must create an online account on the Series website - there is no charge for creating an account on the Series website.
The username on the website must match that of the username used within Project CARS 2 including the RTID and Player ID from within the game.
During the registration process, each Driver will be asked to provide his/her name, email address, nationality, full postal address and date of birth and to select a username and password. Any personal information which the Drivers submit will be controlled and used in accordance with the Data Protection Policy. Further information surrounding this is available later in the document below.
The Events House reserves the right to refuse a username that The Events House in its opinion feels is inappropriate or offensive for any reason. The Events House reserves the right to disqualify and/or delete the account of a Driver who breaches this requirement without notice. Any such decision to do so by The Events House is final.
Once submitted, entries become the sole property of The Events House and will not be acknowledged or returned. The Events House’s computer record of the entry will be considered to be the official entry.
Entries that do not comply in full with these entry rules and conditions will be disqualified.
Entry Process - Challenger Series
Once registered, Challenger Series participants can take part in any (or all) of the four Challenger Series Hot Lap competitions, to take part as per the schedule set out below. These competitions will be accessible from the Community Events page within Project CARS 2. Drivers may set as many fastest laps as they wish during this stage of the competition. A separate competition leaderboard for each of the official qualifying rounds will be kept. The top 8 qualifiers from rounds 1 to 3 of the competitions, and the top 7 qualifiers from round 4 shall qualify for the Challenger Shootout race. Qualifying participants will be notified via email no later than 12pm on 13th March.
Only one qualifying entry shall be considered for each registered participant. Should multiple entries be submitted, the first qualifying time shall be considered the valid entry. Any subsequent entry will be discounted from consideration, with the place being offered to the next-fastest Challenger entry.
Challenger Series entrants that are part of a Sim Racing Team will need to declare their team affiliation to the organisers during the Challenger sign-up process. Any entrant failing to declare a Team affiliation during registration may be deemed to be in breach of the Competition Rules, and their entry determined invalid.
Drivers who are affiliated with Teams which are also taking part in the Pro Series can still join the Challenger Series, if they are not one of the three (3) nominated drivers for their Pro Series Team. However, the Series organisers reserve the right to refuse entry to any Challenger Series entrant, at any time, should numerous secondary members of a Pro Series Team attempt to join the Challenger Series.
This is in order to maintain the grassroots spirit of the Challenger Series, as a competition for new talent in the sim-racing esports scene, and as a means to identify the stars of the future.
Entry Process - Pro Series
The Pro Series shall enter the competition by way of invitation to selected Sim Racing Teams. Selection of teams for invitation shall be at the sole discretion of the competition organisers and promoters.
Each Pro Series team invite allows submission of two (2) named drivers to take part in the Series, plus one (1) named reserve driver. Teams should ensure that names nominated for the championship shall be available to participate in the whole of the championship. Including the final, prior to accepting their invitations. No substitutions for nominated drivers outside the use of a nominated reserve shall be considered, barring those made under exceptional circumstances, which are acceptable at the sole discretion of the Series organisers.
Minors
The Series is open to Global residents aged 18 or over. No exceptions to this restriction will be made.
Competition Structure
LAUNCH DATE: 9th January 2019.
Wildcards
The fastest 1 user from the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Autosport International weekend (From the 10th-13th January) gets a Direct invite to the Challenger Series Shootout 21st March 2019. This will be an online event; should the fastest user from Autosport not have suitable equipment as per these terms, their place will be offered to the next fastest qualifier, and so on until an entrant who meets the competition requirements is selected.
Open Signups:
1ST FEBRUARY - 11TH MARCH 2019
Challenger Series Qualifying
11-18TH FEBRUARY 2019 - BRANDS HATCH GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
18TH-25TH FEBRUARY 2019 - RED BULL RING GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
25TH FEBRUARY - 4TH MARCH 2019 - OULTON PARK CIRCUIT (ISLAND LAYOUT)
4TH MARCH - 11TH MARCH 2019 - LAGUNA SECA CIRCUIT
Challenger Series Shootout
21ST MARCH 2019 - AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL ALGARVE GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
MAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
4TH APRIL 2019 - HOCKENHEIM GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
11TH APRIL 2019 - MONZA GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
18TH APRIL 2019 - FUJI GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
25TH APRIL 2019 - WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Main Championship Points
Points for position will be awarded as follows:
1st Place: 25pts
2nd Place: 18pts
3rd Place: 15pts
4th Place: 12pts
5th Place: 10pts
6th Place: 8pts
7th Place: 6pts
8th Place: 4pts
9th Place: 2pts
10th Place: 1pt
Points will be awarded for each class of driver (Pro and Challenger) independently. Points will be awarded for the final race position achieved during each round, after any penalties or other reductions have been applied by the competition adjudicators. Within the Pro class, points will be awarded to both the driver and the driver’s team.
LIVE FINAL - 11th May
Following the award of points from the fourth race of the series, held on 25th April, the top four Teams and top 8 Challengers will proceed to the Live Final stage of the competition.
The Live Final will be held in the UK. Participating Teams and Challengers will need to arrange travel to the final. Further details of the Live Final, including location, running order, etc will be made available during the online competition.
Racing Rules, Regulations, and Expectations
The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House is a professional racing competition. As such, all drivers are expected to adhere to general rules of good sportsmanship, fair play and respectful conduct. The Adjudication team will punish behaviour that falls outside of these expectations, potentially leading to disqualification from the competition.
Examples of actions that will warrant use of the disciplinary process include, but are not limited to:
Purposely crashing.
Driving slowly, or erratically.
Corner cutting.
Driver substitution – attempting to pass another person off as the qualifying Driver.
Use of exploits, cheats or other game behaviour not originally intended by the developers.
Attempting to gain an unfair advantage through any means.
Vulgar or offensive language – in-game, in any connected forum, or in associated social content.
Attempting to cause disruption or aggravation to other users, drivers or other participants.
Attempting to disrupt the 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House in any way.
Benchmark
In order to prove Drivers are of sufficient standard to compete in this series. Drivers may, at the discretion of the competition organisers, be requested to provide a lap time within 107% of the time trial time set from week 1 of the Challenger series time trial qualification. For Example;
Track: Knockhill - National
Top Time Trial Time: 00:45.500
107% Time: 00:48.150
Once a Driver has set a clean Lap around the track above that is faster than the 107%, that Driver is not required to submit any further benchmark lap times.
Drivers are given 3 attempts in which to set their Lap. If a Driver fails to set a Lap within the allotted slots then that Driver does not get another attempt to qualify (unless deemed appropriate). This time must be set in an identical car, track & game settings as the original time.
Lap times which involved any in-game warnings or penalties (including, but not exclusively, for corner cutting) or involve any game exploit or foul play will be discounted.
Disciplinary Process
Any potential breach of the overall sporting standards set out above, or any other action deemed by the organisers to be worthy of disciplinary action, will be covered by the following process.
First offence: verbal warning and/or application of time penalties.
Second offence: written warning and/or application of time penalties.
Third offence: disqualification and/or application of time penalties.
Serious breaches of the rules, as determined by the Series organisers, may be escalated to any disciplinary level, including disqualification, without warning. The Events House reserves the right to issue a warning or disqualification in any circumstances it deems necessary.
Application of Penalties
Project CARS 2 operates an automatic track boundary monitoring system. During time trial qualification stages, drivers should keep within the track boundaries as set out by the Game to avoid having their time disqualified. However, drivers should also note that any abuse of this system, or conduct falling into the above categories, observed during this stage will result in their time being discounted and disqualification from the Series.
It is recommended that all Drivers keep a recording of their qualifying laps for use by the Adjudication team in the event that their qualifying time is called into question under this provision. Drivers should note that track limits penalties are applied automatically by the Game, and cannot be contested in any way.
During events where drivers are racing against each other, it is important to note that this race series in a non-contact sport. The Events House accepts that under racing conditions sometimes contact is inevitable. However, drivers should be aware that all races will be monitored by a team of adjudication officers.
Drivers may make a complaint about a racing incident after a race. This should be brought to the attention of the Series organisers immediately by email [contact information will be provided soon], who will review any footage of the incident and make a decision as soon as practical as to any response.
Drivers are encouraged to keep a local recording of their Series sessions to help resolve any disputes quickly and fairly, though this is not an absolute requirement.
During the qualification period, the Adjudication team will communicate any penalties applied (outside of the automatic track cutting penalty applied by the Game) to Drivers directly via email. Any repeated breaches, or known bugs or exploits, will be communicated to all participants via an emailed link to the Series website. All participants are encouraged to check the site regularly for updates on these issues to avoid unnecessary confusion. Any racing penalties applied following the Semi Final races will be communicated immediately following the race.
During Live events, the Adjudication team will be available to explain decisions made regarding racing incidents to the Drivers directly. Where appropriate, the Adjudication team may also, at their express decision, hear representations from other Drivers regarding complaints about on-track behaviour.
The decision of the Adjudication team and Series organisers is final, however appeals may be heard. The Series organisers may penalise Drivers for any incident determined to be their responsibility. Where penalties are applied, the Series organisers will only do so when they are confident the driver was wholly or predominantly responsible for the incident.
The general types of penalties are set out below, though this is not an exhaustive list and the Series organisers may apply alternate penalties as they see fit.
- Addition of time to the race duration (the amount of time to be added will depend on the nature of infraction and type of vehicle being driven).
- Deduction of 5 points from the Series standings.
- Deduction of 10 points from the Series standings.
- Disqualification from the race results.
- Exclusion from the next race.
- Disqualification from the Series.
The ultimate arbiter of all decisions, rules, regulations and expectations for the Series shall be The Events House. The Events House reserves the right to make decisions in accordance with, outside of or even against these Rules and Regulations in special circumstances to guarantee fair play and to uphold the spirit of The Playseat® SMS-R Winter Championship powered by Events House. All Drivers agree to be bound by The Events House's decisions in these matters. Any and all decisions regarding the interpretation, meaning or definition of these rules, the eligibility requirements or any penalties for misconduct during or outside of Series competitions shall lie with The Events House. The Events House's decisions cannot be appealed, and shall not give rise to any claim for monetary damages, any other legal or equitable remedy, or any form of compensation for damage, loss, liability, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by Drivers as a result of competing in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. The Events House reserves the right to modify these rules, or any supplemental rules, at any time. This includes any changes required due to software updates and any other change deemed necessary by The Events House.
Game Assist Settings
Turn Indicator: Allowed
Driving Line: Allowed
Steering Assistance: OFF
Braking Assistance: OFF
Stability Control: Allowed
Anti-Lock Brakes: Allowed
Damage Type: OFF
Mechanical Failures: NO
Tyre Wear: OFF
Fuel Usage: OFF
Auto Start Engine: YES
Rules and Penalties: ON
Manual Pit Stop: OFF
Race Settings
Event Type: Time
Qualifying;
Challenger Shootout: 7 Minutes.
Main Championship: 10 Minutes.
Live Final: 15 Minutes.
Race;
Challenger Shootout: 20 Minutes.
Main Championship: 30 Minutes.
Live Final: 45 Minutes.
Session Time: Midday (Round 3 at Fuji will feature a day/night/day transition)
Weather: Summer, Clear (At least 1 Round in the main series will feature wet weather)
Start Type: Standing.
Circuit Selection: See Schedule.
Car Selection;
Challenger Series Qualifying will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC
The Challenger Series Shootout will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC
The Main Championship will permit only the: MERCEDES A45 AMG TC (Challenger) & MERCEDES AMG GT3 (Pro)
SETUPS: Setups will be fixed/restricted to default at all stages of this championship. These stages are not limited to, but include; The Challenger Series Qualifying, The Challenger Series Shootout and the Main Championship.
Technical Issues
During any of the Series stages, the following principles shall apply regarding any technical issues. Drivers should be aware that while all practical steps to ensure the smooth operation of the Series will be taken, the nature of all competitive sport is that sometimes issues will occur that are outside of the control of the Series organisers.
During the online stages of the competition, it is the Driver's responsibility to ensure they have a stable internet connection to the Game servers. At no time will a qualifying result be amended, restored or re-considered due to internet connection issues or results not being submitted to the Game servers, even if video evidence is submitted showing successful completion of the event – this is to remove the possibility of tampering, cheating or other exploits.
During the Live Final, if a Driver drops out of the Game prior to the first corner, the race may, at the absolute discretion of the Series organisers, be restarted. However, after the first corner any technical issue or fault – including connection drop-out – will be treated as a mechanical failure of the Driver's car. There will be no appeals or reconsideration of this rule, prior to, during or after the Live event.
General Rules
Any communication with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports team, its organisers and adjudication personnel or any other person or body associated with the Series must be made via the Series website. Any attempted contact outside of this route will be recorded any may be subject to disciplinary procedures.
The Events House reserves the right to restrict the use of team tags, sponsor logo and any other commercial branding from any coverage of the Series, including personal recordings and/or live streams utilising custom skins.
All Drivers attending live events must wear approved Series clothing, where applicable.
No betting or gambling of any form will be permitted by any Driver, or person/group associated with that Driver under any circumstances. No Driver or associated person or group may benefit either directly or indirectly from any betting or gambling in connection with the Series.
Drivers must not offer or accept any gift or reward from anyone for services promised, rendered or to be rendered in connection with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. This includes, but is not limited to, defeating or otherwise attempting to throw or fix any part of the competition, a competing driver, or to cause any form of distraction to a competing Driver's participation in the Series.
The use of VPN is forbidden and will result in immediate disqualification from any part in this or all future Series.
The use of drugs and alcohol, including performance enhancing drugs, is forbidden during all stages of the Series. Drivers suspected of being under the influence of said substances, at any stage of the Series, will be removed from the Series and immediately disqualified from any part in this or all future Series. For this purpose, 'at any stage of the Series' shall include a period of 24 hours before and after any Series entry, any Series press or public relations activity and any officially or unofficially organised social activity in relation to the Series.
Drivers must be respectful to all fellow competitors , all Series staff, organisers, Adjudicators, sponsors and guests at all times. Drivers must not use obscene gestures, language or offensive comments during any Series activity, including:
• Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour;
Drivers may not use language that is deemed by The Events House to be obscene, foul, vulgar, insulting, threatening, abusive, libellous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise offensive or objectionable; or promote or incite hatred or discriminatory conduct, in or near the Match area, at any time, off or on broadcast. Participants may not use any facilities, services or equipment provided or made available by The Events House or its contractors to post, transmit, disseminate or otherwise make available any such prohibited communications. Participants may not use this type of language on social media or during any public facing events such as streaming. Language that is deemed to be in violation of the Terms and Conditions is punishable at the sole discretion of The Events House.
• Violent or physical aggression or behaviour;
Abuse of The Events House, its affiliates, press, attendees, or other Drivers will not be tolerated. Drivers and their guests (if any) must treat all individuals attending an event with respect.
• Harassment of any kind;
Harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Harassment is defined as systematic, hostile and repeated acts taking place over a considerable period of time, which are intended to isolate or ostracize a person and/or affect the dignity of the person.
• Discriminatory words, phrases, or gestures;
Participants may not offend the dignity or integrity of a country, private person or group of people through contemptuous or discriminatory words or actions on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, financial status, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason.
• Any “sound-alike” or “look-alike” words or phrases that reference these topics;
• Any other type of conduct deemed inappropriate at the discretion of the Administration or tournament organizer; and/or harassment/Trolling
The Events House accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of participating in The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series or accepting any prize. The Events House further disclaims any liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series save to the extent that (i) death or personal injury is caused by The Events House’s negligence; (ii) such liability arises from fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iii) for any other reason or by any cause which cannot be excluded by law.
If cheating, a virus, bug, catastrophic event, or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled affects the fairness and / or integrity of The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series, The Events House reserve the right to cancel, change or suspend The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series. This right is reserved whether the event is due to human or technical error.
The Events House reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House Esports Series with or without prior notice for reasons outside its reasonable control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud, cheating, any computer virus, bug, or any catastrophic event). In the event that The Events House permanently discontinues The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events HouseEsports Series pursuant to this paragraph, Drivers shall be released from their obligations to The Events House under these Sporting and Qualifying Rules.
The Events House shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations relating to The 2019 Playseat® SMS-R Series, Powered By Events House where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
Registration and Data Capture Terms & Conditions
The below points explains our policy relating to your personal data which is provided to us.
The Events House: (The Mill, Blakenhall Farm, Barton Under Needwood, DE13 8AJ) are collecting the data to populate the live event scoreboard for the representative client.
We will deal with your personal data in compliance with the current UK data protection legislation.
Personal data will be collected, processed and used by The Events House for the purposes of populating our live event scoreboard
By accepting these terms you allow the publication of your personal photo, first and last name, as captured at the event to be shown to the general public. It is shown to represent your time or score on the activation.
We will also hand the data collected over to the 3rd party for whom we are working, who may use the data for marketing purposes. The 3rd party may use your data to inform you of other products or services they offer. The 3rd party may ask registered users to take part in surveys or opinion polls. Participation is always voluntary and on occasion may offer an opportunity to win prizes as a thank you for your time and effort.
You have the right to request that The Events House delete all personal data at any time, acknowledging that any such requests will remove a driver from the championship with immediate effect.
