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{{Infobox league
| name        = V8 Racing League
| logo        = [[File:VERL_logo.png|180px]]
| type        = Single seater league
| signup      = yes
| license     = S2
| firstseason = 2015
| yearsactive = 2015–
| seasons     = 9
| orgs        = Rony (Eclipsed)<br>Race Green Events
| website     = https://www.lfs.net/forum/464
}}

The '''V8 Racing League''' ('''VERL''') is a single seater league run by Rony and Race Green Events. VERL is a yearly series using the powerful {{Plain link|https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/11627A FORGE VERL 2022}} car on various tracks. Its inaugural season was held in 2015. The event requires signing up. 

== Format ==
There are 4-6 rounds in each season. Each round has a qualification of 20 minutes before the race. 

There are no starting numbers or any special in-game name requirements.

=== Scoring ===
Qualification winner and the driver setting the fastest lap in the race both get 1 point. In order to receive finishing points, driver must complete 2/3 (66.67%) of race distance. 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="17" | Scoring system (2024)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Qualifying
| '''Pole Position'''
! rowspan="2" | Race
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| &nbsp;'''1.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| &nbsp;'''2.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| &nbsp;'''3.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''4.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''5.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''6.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''7.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''8.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''9.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''10.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''11. and beyond'''&nbsp;
| '''Fastest Lap'''
|-
| 1
| 16
| 13
| 10
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
|}

==== Older scoring systems ====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="15" | Scoring system (2015-2017)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Qualifying
| '''Pole Position'''
! rowspan="2" | Race
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| &nbsp;'''1.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| &nbsp;'''2.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| &nbsp;'''3.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''4.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''5.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''6.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''7.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''8.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''9.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''10.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''11. and beyond'''&nbsp;
| '''Fastest Lap'''
|-
| 1
| 15
| 12
| 10
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="17" | Scoring system (2018)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Qualifying
| '''Pole Position'''
! rowspan="2" | Race
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| &nbsp;'''1.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| &nbsp;'''2.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| &nbsp;'''3.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''4.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''5.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''6.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''7.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''8.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''9.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''10.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''11.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''12.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''13. and beyond'''&nbsp;
| '''Fastest Lap'''
|-
| 1
| 18
| 15
| 13
| 11
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="18" | Scoring system (2019–2023)
|-
! rowspan="2" | Qualifying
| '''Pole Position'''
! rowspan="2" | Race
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| &nbsp;'''1.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| &nbsp;'''2.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| &nbsp;'''3.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''4.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''5.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''6.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''7.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''8.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''9.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| &nbsp;'''10.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''11.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''12.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''13.'''&nbsp;
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| &nbsp;'''14. and beyond'''&nbsp;
| '''Fastest Lap'''
|-
| 1
| 20
| 17
| 14
| 12
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
|}

== History ==
Starting with the 2022 season, the [[Formula V8]], which has been used since the inaugural season, was replaced with a vehicle mod, the {{Plain link|https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/11627A FORGE VERL 2022}}.

== Statistics ==
* The official VERL Rating and Statistics Spreadsheets can be found here: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ABtMuVlobLGQpb70eJFzmXvWCZd5URWFCk5PvNlh6q4/pubhtml 2015], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VrQaTlXQEJdxGalLl37bhgNKEi2HTb7I_Qw4emKhZgA/pubhtml 2016], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTSrfX4Gv6Yb_6masJ1M2NxwCmh1ceDyuMsfOzekHEZBsSZhznjbpLXwvl9J8nMFRXAyjBuGS11HvyV/pubhtml 2017], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSpXIhfwGOjGibial746ylM_YqmbmXwKs9LFXkE2g0AuFLMO6NXOlzZuMpMrFqa725ls3mN7ZuXr5RH/pubhtml 2018], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCq4U2foTYb2ETyFleearoGX47HgIxmHZ-PvWU2eb2AAvRaPnNB_FtGtboAAP21tGVmKM6zn1-OUBF/pubhtml 2019], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRw4YBOeG4sELWT503gyXRSahV6tOjSqhQ7f6oNOUukqAhYPx-AWsbnli5Odd4EUdhbclbnrknPgqEA/pubhtml 2020], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSVoGrUGBGWBBALwxBRk_cOcoGfjOgPLN6JO0CJb8E415V08-boEgcifzEySc7Dg0y2E3-EpzxMHxNR/pubhtml 2021], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vThh02YEKzGKZpqOMjqjrN_mlwS01BlsrWvrpVquK8-0RGD-N3YaQXDLbHPcBACVhiFllV1Djh-rN_L/pubhtml 2022], [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSf_zI0Dgtg8ThIL7AMF_kg3hbX1rPmp5CiTgJE1kthkpnGpU14AkVYLZ1tLK4YxL5aPD3YoHkqbqmz/pubhtml 2023]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
|+VERL awards
! colspan="2"|Season
! style="width:30px" |Car
! Drivers Champion
! Teams Champion
! Nations Cup Winner
! Rookie of the Year
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ABtMuVlobLGQpb70eJFzmXvWCZd5URWFCk5PvNlh6q4/pubhtml|2015}}
! 1
! rowspan="7" | [[Formula V8|FO8]]
| {{1st|[SR] S.Litmanen|sl10}}
| Sonicrealms Racing
| Finland
| bgcolor="lightgrey" | not awarded
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VrQaTlXQEJdxGalLl37bhgNKEi2HTb7I_Qw4emKhZgA/pubhtml|2016}}
! 2
| {{1st|v\A.Wiśniewski|garfild12}}
| Vires
| Finland
| {{driver|v\A.Wiśniewski|garfild12}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTSrfX4Gv6Yb_6masJ1M2NxwCmh1ceDyuMsfOzekHEZBsSZhznjbpLXwvl9J8nMFRXAyjBuGS11HvyV/pubhtml|2017}}
! 3
| {{1st|TEM/Y.Laprevotte|greybull [cha]}}
| Tiger Express Motorsports
| Finland
| {{driver|TEM/Y.Laprevotte|greybull [cha]}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSpXIhfwGOjGibial746ylM_YqmbmXwKs9LFXkE2g0AuFLMO6NXOlzZuMpMrFqa725ls3mN7ZuXr5RH/pubhtml|2018}}
! 4
| {{1st|Botsi|botswanan salama}}
| [TC] Racing
| Finland
| {{driver|[TC-R] P.Butcher|mbutcher}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCq4U2foTYb2ETyFleearoGX47HgIxmHZ-PvWU2eb2AAvRaPnNB_FtGtboAAP21tGVmKM6zn1-OUBF/pubhtml|2019}}
! 5
| {{1st|Dzban|dzban}}
| Medrecers-MLG Patronus
| Poland
| {{driver|Dzban|dzban}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRw4YBOeG4sELWT503gyXRSahV6tOjSqhQ7f6oNOUukqAhYPx-AWsbnli5Odd4EUdhbclbnrknPgqEA/pubhtml|2020}}
! 6
| {{1st|S1DUS*S.Litmanen|sl10}}
| Team S1DUS
| Finland
| {{driver|Maunokasa|maunokasa}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSVoGrUGBGWBBALwxBRk_cOcoGfjOgPLN6JO0CJb8E415V08-boEgcifzEySc7Dg0y2E3-EpzxMHxNR/pubhtml|2021}}
! 7
| {{1st|S1DUS*GáboR|viperakecske}}
| Team S1DUS
| Finland
| {{driver|Iron<nowiki>|</nowiki>Doni|donidsi}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vThh02YEKzGKZpqOMjqjrN_mlwS01BlsrWvrpVquK8-0RGD-N3YaQXDLbHPcBACVhiFllV1Djh-rN_L/pubhtml|2022}}
! 8
! rowspan="3" | {{plain link|https://www.lfs.net/files/vehmods/11627A|FORGE VERL 2022}}
| {{1st|[FM]ˆﾁαtαι|fatalunfair}}
| Race Green Autosports
| Finland
| {{driver|ZFRL•Motimoukari|motimoukari}}
|-
! {{Plain link|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSf_zI0Dgtg8ThIL7AMF_kg3hbX1rPmp5CiTgJE1kthkpnGpU14AkVYLZ1tLK4YxL5aPD3YoHkqbqmz/pubhtml|2023}}
! 9
| {{1st|RGˆRD2|rallydriver2}}
| Race Green Autosports
| Finland
| {{driver|RGˆRD2|rallydriver2}}
|-
! 2024
! 10
| {{TBD}}
| {{TBD}}
| {{TBD}}
| {{TBD}}
|}

== External links ==
* [https://www.lfs.net/forum/464 V8 Racing League on LFS Forum]
* [https://www.lfs.net/leagues/259-V8-Racing-League VERL in the LFS Racing Calendar]

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