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The rules

The races will be held in Semi-Pro mode, which means that Anti-lock brakes are the only aid allowed beside Autoclutch. The hud view is allowed as an alternative to the in-car view

Generally, you are asked to behave properly, which means:

• Be careful in the first corner
• When you spin or leave the track, LOOK before reentering the racing line. If other cars are approaching, you have to wait
• Drive fair, and brake early enough not to crash into others back
• If you are a fast guy and behind a slower one because you e.g. spinned, tough luck. Flashing lights or kicking is absolutely unfair. If you lose time before you can pass, better luck next time. Slower racers are also racers to be respected
• Blocking is allowed, but the general rule of only changing the line once on a straigth should apply (don't drive left & right on the straigth all the time to block)
• If you make a mistake, say sorry
   

If someone behaves excessively wrong, the racing community will decide after the race whether you will be asked to join the next race or not. Just making a mistake every now or then is not considered as excessively. We will have a look at the replay if there is any doubt.

In the complete winter season 05/06 we had no need for any action !!!

Please check your PC for background events (e.g. Skype, Messenger) that could pop up during race and ruin it and turn them off before the race. I've noticed GTL to be way less sensible to it than LfS, but it still happens that a background process kills your race and eventually other's races when they are close to you the moment it happens.
 

We will only allow gamers with a fast internet connection to join in order to have a nice online racing experience. You should have an ISDN, DSL or comparable connection. If you lag like hell, we will remove you during qualifying. Sorry this is not polite, but the only chance to make the whole thing a nice experience for all of us.
 

In the unlikely event of a mass crash in the first corner we might restart the race. There will be no restarts after that. Tough luck is tough luck.

Update: As some drivers feel distracted by chat during qualification (well, during race this shouldn't be a topic as people have to drive...) the gentleman's agreement should read as follows: Use the open training session for all sort of chat, but please reduce to the minimum during qualification. "Exiting pit" msgs are not required during qualification-  if you exit, you are on a warmup lap anyway, so you can carefully drive on the right hand side and slowly get back on the track, having a look for approaching cars. During race, "Thank you" and short things like that are okay.