This is the farewell tour... to finish out the long cold winter and before we emerge from hibernation for another year of racing, this is our final FM6 league series.
Seriously, this is the last one... Until FM7 debuts in Autumn of 2017 😉 -- This series is designed to be fun for both the FM6 newbies and veterans alike, and to pay homage to all of our GTM members, this series will be focused on HPDE cars & tracks.
- All rules from original series carry over, and include the following changes:
- All races will be around 17 MINUTES (not laps) including a championship race (See Schedule [below] for details); winner will be determined by furthest distance driven.
- End condition will be "distance traveled" with the driver going the furthest as the winner; the FM6 system will show the results in reverse order (farthest, last place)
- We will be using DRIVER points only to determine the overall winners.
- All cars can be tuned/modified to B-600 unless otherwise specified by the schedule (ie: IROC & Challenge Races)
- After Race #4, See PARITY PI ADJUSTMENTS section.
- After Race #4, Rolling Starts instead of Standing starts will also be used.
- We will be using classic passing rules, (full) simulation damage; NO restarts.
Drivers are not obligated to run the same vehicle in any race, except for IROCs. You are permitted to run ANY B-600 vehicle.
This is a Driver series, Team points will NOT be used, Driver points will be used to determine the overall (prize) winners.
Tuning of the HPDE cars by the driver will be permitted so long as the scheduled race does not specify differently (ie: IROC);
Note: You are not obligated to go "nuts-crazy" like some folks like to on tuning their vehicles, the simple and effective "quick upgrade" to B-600 from FM6 will suffice for this series, as will downloading tunes from the marketplace. Manual tuning is purely optional as this series does not focus on lap times so much as survival. If you need assistance with tuning or need some sample tunes, please look through the League Races pages for examples or reach out to Eric M, Dave S or Tania M for help.
There will be no Black Rose vehicles for this series.
Special thanks to all of our GTM members that participated in this League over the course of the year. Thank you ALL, without you, this wouldn't be possible!
You are permitted to run ANY B-600 vehicle.
However, selecting vehicles from the predefined list of qualified HPDE cars (See Spreadsheet [below] for details) does yield bonus points.
| Bonus Type | Standard | Position Based |
| HPDE Car 1 | +1 for each HPDE car used | +2 for the overall win if a HPDE car was used. |
| HPDE Car 2 | uses HPDE Car 1 | For podium finishes with YOUR actual DE car (as best represented by the game) you will get +1 for 3rd, +2 for 2nd and +3 for 1st place finishes. |
| HPDE Car 3 | There are bonuses awarded to certain HPDE cars that have a "disadvantage"; using those vehicles will yield the bonus points as noted on the spreadsheet (highlighted in Yellow). | N/A |
| Showcase | +2 points for using the showcase specified vehicle | +3 points for the overall win in a showcase car. |
| Challenge | +0 for car used, since car was specified; HPDE Car 3 does apply | Standard Position Scoring Applies |
| Passing Exercise | N/A | +1 point for each driveatar you place in front of at the end of the race (Max = 10 pts) |
If you "Rage Quit" during a race it will be considered a DNF and 0 points will be awarded.
Bonus points are not compounded, therefore if you win a race in a DE car (not Yours) it is not (+1) + (+2) = 3 points, it's +2 points, all other drivers with a qualifying vehicle get +1 points.
However, bonus points are cumulative, i.e., Driver has a BMW in real-life, campaigns that vehicle in a race and wins, +2 for over all DE win (HPDE Car 1) +3 for 1st place in THEIR vehicle (HPDE Car 2) = +5 pts bonus.
Throughout the series, points will be scored and accumulated and posted to the results spreadsheet. We have developed a system for adding parity to the races using a Tiered PI system, as follows:
Tier 1: 50+ points: B600
Tier 2: 31-49 points: A650
Tier 3: 0-30 points: A700
This system kicks in after Race #4 (where the theoretical max base points earned would be 40); therefore drivers with 30 pts or less they will be allowed to campaign vehicles up to PI A700; drivers with less than 50 points will be allowed to campaign vehicles with a PI of A650; once a driver has reached the next tier their PI continues to adjust until reaching B600.
Vehicle Inspection and Tech
Brad N will be holding tech, please make sure your turn signals are in proper working order.
| #.# | Event | Location | Laps | Details | Target Time |
| 1.1 | 2017-02-07 Regular |  | 22 [+0 stops] | Road America (West) ANY [600] | 01:28 |
| 1.2 | 2017-02-07 Challenge |  | 22 [+0 stops] | Sonoma (Short) Honda's ONLY [600] | 01:26 |
| 2.1 | 2017-02-21 Showcase |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Laguna Seca Any; Bonus for BMW [600] | 01:47 |
| 2.2 | 2017-02-21 Regular |  | 17 [+0 stops] | COTA (East) ANY [600] | 00:56 |
| 3.1 | 2017-02-28 Showcase |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Sebring (Short) [Night] Any; Bonus for The Americans [600] | 01:25 |
| 3.2 | 2017-02-28 Regular |  | 17 [+0 stops] | VIR (Full) ANY [600] | 02:10 |
| 4.1 | 2017-03-07 Challenge |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Lime Rock (Full, ALT) Mazda's ONLY [600] | 01:05 |
| 4.2 | 2017-03-07 Showcase |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Silverstone International [Rain] Any; Bonus for Subaru & Mitsubishi [600] | 01:18 |
| 4.3 | 2017-03-07 Bonus |  | 10 [+0 stops] | Long Beach (Full) Any; + 10 Pro Driveatars [600] | N/A |
| 5.1 | 2017-03-10 Enduro | | 45 [+0 stops] | VIR (Full) Porsche 911 GT3 ONLY [814] | N/A |
| 6.1 | 2017-03-14 Regular |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Watkins Glen International ANY [600] | 02:05 |
| 6.2 | 2017-03-14 Showcase |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Brands Hatch (GP) Any; Bonus for VW / Audi / Porsche [600] | 01:47 |
| 6.3 | 2017-03-14 Bonus/IROC |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Top Gear Test Track 1990 Chevy IROC-Z ONLY + 10 HS Driveatars [365] | N/A |
| 7.1 | 2017-03-21 Drag |  | N/A [+0 stops] | Airfield Complex (Dragstrip) ANY [600] | 00:17 |
| 7.2 | 2017-03-21 Regular |  | 17 [+0 stops] | Yas Marina (North Corkscrew) [Night] ANY [600] | 01:19 |
| 7.3 | 2017-03-21 Championship |  | 22 [+0 stops] | Road Atlanta ANY [600] | 01:37 |