Rules of Clean Racing - Revision history

MandulAA: intro: note that events can have other rulebooks

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intro: note that events can have other rulebooks

Flame CZE at 21:50, 7 January 2025

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Flame CZE at 10:20, 22 January 2024

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Skylinekakkoii: Added Japanese link

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MandulAA: Added lang. list

2014-07-10T19:23:27Z

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Solar Hydro at 16:57, 7 March 2010

2010-03-07T16:57:37Z

Solar Hydro: /* Rules of Clean Racing */

2010-03-07T16:47:04Z

Rules of Clean Racing

durrri: /* Lapping */

2010-01-13T09:51:14Z

Lapping

Boothy: /* Overtaking */

2009-09-10T12:54:55Z

Overtaking

Tankslacno: /* Overtaking */

2009-09-09T15:31:40Z

Overtaking

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 Below is the full document of rules designed by RaceSIM regarding clean racing.
-It is strongly recommended that all Live for Speed users adhere to them, as they affect not only your enjoyment, but the enjoyment of your fellow racers.
+It is strongly recommended that all Live for Speed users adhere to them, as they affect not only your enjoyment, but the enjoyment of your fellow racers. League and event organizers can have their own rulebook and enforce that at their own discretion (e.g., most of [[New Dimension Racing]] events), so always make sure you are aware of any league-related rulesets.
 == Responsibility ==

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 Below is the full document of rules designed by RaceSIM regarding clean racing.
 It is strongly recommended that all Live for Speed users adhere to them, as they affect not only your enjoyment, but the enjoyment of your fellow racers.
-==== Responsibility ====
+== Responsibility ==
 R-1: It is the responsibility of competitors to familiarize themselves and abide by the RaceSIM rules and regulations laid out below.
-==== Conduct ====
+== Conduct ==
 C-1: You must compete in a fair and honest manner.
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 C-3: Offensive language, abuse and discrimination against drivers is strictly outlawed.
-==== Identification ====
+== Identification ==
 I-1: Always use your recognised online name. Team tags and colours may change, but using someone else’s, or a vulgar name is dishonest and unsportsmanlike.
 I-2: Car skins should require no vulgar abusive or discriminative content.
-==== Overtaking ====
+== Overtaking ==
 O-1: To obtain right of road position in a corner, the overtaker's car must have substantial overlap of the car that is being overtaken, before they reach the corner's turn-in point.
 Should the overtaking car not have enough overlap, the leading car may resume its racing line without fear of contact.
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 O-6: Ahead drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.
-=== Lapping ===
+== Lapping ==
 L-1: It is a fundamental rule of motorsport and sim racing that when a driver receives a blue flag, this is to let the driver know that a faster car is about to overtake and put that driver a lap down.
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 L-3: The driver that is being lapped should let the lead driver past and/or not resist to be overtaken. Only move out of the way for the lead driver when you believe it is safe to do so. For example, not on the apex of a corner.
-=== Contact ===
+== Contact ==
 CT-1: Even if the above rules are adhered to at all times, contact between cars is always a possibility.
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 CT-6: Malicious or inappropriate braking or slowing is strictly prohibited.
-=== After an Incident ===
+== After an Incident ==
 AI-1: Any driver rejoining the track after a spin/crash/off has the responsibility of not driving into other competitors - regardless of position or situation. Being stuck on the barriers is regarded as a crash.
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 AI-8: A damaged car recovering to the pits has no right of way whatsoever.
-=== Pitstops ===
+== Pitstops ==
 P-1: Cars on-track have right of way over any drivers entering or exiting the pitlane.

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 P-4: When leaving the pit stall, drivers must join into the pit lane immediately unless there is oncoming traffic.
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	P-4: When leaving the pit stall, drivers must join into the pit lane immediately unless there is oncoming traffic.		P-4: When leaving the pit stall, drivers must join into the pit lane immediately unless there is oncoming traffic.
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 Understand that barge passing is a high risk manoeuvre for both you and others. You have no rights what-so-ever as a barge passer.
-O-4: Where a leading driver has clearly made a sufficient error to warrant a passing move, a behind driver may attack their position, with due caution and care, regardless of whether there was any pre-existing overlap. E.g. - If the leading driver brakes too late and drifts out wide of the apex and then has to reduce speed etc.
+O-4: Where an ahead driver has clearly made a sufficient error to warrant a passing move, a behind driver may attack their position, with due caution and care, regardless of whether there was any pre-existing overlap. E.g. - If the ahead driver brakes too late and drifts out wide of the apex and then has to reduce speed etc.
 This would be a valid passing opportunity regardless of whether there was pre-existing overlap. However, there is still substantial responsibility on the overtaking driver to take all necessary care to avoid contact.
-Small errors by the leading driver may not be sufficient to justify an attacking passing move however. Just because the ahead driver gets a bit out of shape at times does not give you an automatic right to pass uncontested by them or a right to room. You still have to judge if their error provides sufficient opportunity for a safe pass to take place.
+Small errors by the ahead driver may not be sufficient to justify an attacking passing move however. Just because the ahead driver gets a bit out of shape at times does not give you an automatic right to pass uncontested by them or a right to room. You still have to judge if their error provides sufficient opportunity for a safe pass to take place.
-O-5: Leading drivers have the right to choose any line down a straight. The leading driver may make one move to block the opposing car, and one move to return to the racing line before the next corner - Unless the opposing car has overlap.
+O-5: Ahead drivers have the right to choose any line down a straight. The ahead driver may make one move to block the opposing car, and one move to return to the racing line before the next corner - Unless the opposing car has overlap.
-O-6: Leading drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.
+O-6: Ahead drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.
 === Lapping ===
 L-1: It is a fundamental rule of motorsport and sim racing that when a driver receives a blue flag, this is to let the driver know that a faster car is about to overtake and put that driver a lap down.
-L-2: The leading driver that is lapping the slower car must treat the situation as though a normal competitor is being overtaken - and not assume the lapped driver should leap out of the way at all costs.
+L-2: The driver that is overtaking/lapping the slower car must treat the situation as though a normal competitor is being overtaken - and not assume the lapped driver should leap out of the way at all costs.
 L-3: The driver that is being lapped should let the lead driver past and/or not resist to be overtaken. Only move out of the way for the lead driver when you believe it is safe to do so. For example, not on the apex of a corner.
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 CT-3: If a driver who has breached one of the Rules of Racing is most affected by the incident, this driver has no right to claim any form of position or compensation for this error.
-CT-4: Behind drivers are expected to anticipate the possibility that leading drivers may have longer braking zones, and can make mistakes. Behind drivers should drive accordingly, always maintaining separation.
+CT-4: Behind drivers are expected to anticipate the possibility that ahead drivers may have longer braking zones, and can make mistakes. Behind drivers should drive accordingly, always maintaining separation.
-CT-5: The behind driver has a responsibility to not run into the back of a leading driver. The leading driver does not have to try to avoid you. If all else fails, the behind driver should run their own car off the track to avoid such a collision.
+CT-5: The behind driver has a responsibility to not run into the back of a ahead driver. The ahead driver does not have to try to avoid you. If all else fails, the behind driver should run their own car off the track to avoid such a collision.
 CT-6: Malicious or inappropriate braking or slowing is strictly prohibited.

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 Below is the full document of rules designed by RaceSIM regarding clean racing.
-It is strongly recommended that all Live for Speed users adhear to them, as they affect not only your enjoyment, but the enjoyment of your fellow racers.
+It is strongly recommended that all Live for Speed users adhere to them, as they affect not only your enjoyment, but the enjoyment of your fellow racers.
 ==== Responsibility ====
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 ==== Overtaking ====
-O-1: To obtain right of road position in a corner, the overtakers car must have substantial overlap of the car that is being overtaken, before they reach the corners turn-in point.
+O-1: To obtain right of road position in a corner, the overtaker's car must have substantial overlap of the car that is being overtaken, before they reach the corner's turn-in point.
-Should the overtaking car not have enough overlap, the leading car may resume his racing line without fear of contact.
+Should the overtaking car not have enough overlap, the leading car may resume its racing line without fear of contact.
-O-2: The car on the outside has the right to outside room all the way through the corner – right up to the exit point. They should not be squeezed against the outside towards the exit point.
+O-2: The car on the outside has the right to outside room all the way through the corner – right up to the exit point. That car should not be squeezed against the outside towards the exit point.
-O-3: The car on the inside has the right to inside room all the way through the corner - right up to the exit point. They should not be squeezed against the inside towards the apex area. The ahead driver can still battle for the position of course but must do so while maintaining side room for the behind driver. The practice of going up the inside of an ahead car after they have already turned in, and where there was no established substantial overlap before the turn-in point, is sometimes referred to as barge passing, ( I.e. you barge your way past ).
+O-3: The car on the inside has the right to inside room all the way through the corner - right up to the exit point. That car should not be squeezed against the inside towards the apex area. The ahead driver can still battle for the position of course but must do so while maintaining side room for the behind driver. The practice of going up the inside of an ahead car after that car has already turned in, and where there was no established substantial overlap before the turn-in point, is sometimes referred to as barge passing, (i.e. you barge your way past).
-Understand that barge passing is a high risk manoeuvre for both you and others. You have no rights what-so-ever as a barge passer. Should you cause an accident from a barge passing maneuver you’ll be in a defenceless position should you be protested!
+Understand that barge passing is a high risk manoeuvre for both you and others. You have no rights what-so-ever as a barge passer.
-O-4: Where a leading driver has clearly made a sufficient error to warrant a passing move a behind driver may attack their position, with due caution and care, regardless of whether there was any pre-existing overlap. E.g. - If the leading driver brakes too late and drifts out wide of the apex and then has to reduce speed etc.
+O-4: Where a leading driver has clearly made a sufficient error to warrant a passing move, a behind driver may attack their position, with due caution and care, regardless of whether there was any pre-existing overlap. E.g. - If the leading driver brakes too late and drifts out wide of the apex and then has to reduce speed etc.
 This would be a valid passing opportunity regardless of whether there was pre-existing overlap. However, there is still substantial responsibility on the overtaking driver to take all necessary care to avoid contact.
-Small errors by the leading driver may not be sufficient to justify an attacking passing move however. Just because the ahead drivers gets a bit out of shape at times doesn’t give you an automatic right to pass uncontested by them or a right to room. You still have to judge if their error provides sufficient opportunity for a safe pass to take place.
+Small errors by the leading driver may not be sufficient to justify an attacking passing move however. Just because the ahead driver gets a bit out of shape at times does not give you an automatic right to pass uncontested by them or a right to room. You still have to judge if their error provides sufficient opportunity for a safe pass to take place.
 O-5: Leading drivers have the right to choose any line down a straight. The leading driver may make one move to block the opposing car, and one move to return to the racing line before the next corner - Unless the opposing car has overlap.
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 === Lapping ===
-L-1: It is a fundamental rule of motorsport and sim racing that when a driver receives a blue flag, this is to let him know that a faster car is about to lap him.
+L-1: It is a fundamental rule of motorsport and sim racing that when a driver receives a blue flag, this is to let the driver know that a faster car is about to overtake and put that driver a lap down.
-L-2: The leading driver that is lapping the slower car must treat the situation as though he's overtaking a normal competitor - and not assume the lapped driver should leap out of the way at all costs.
+L-2: The leading driver that is lapping the slower car must treat the situation as though a normal competitor is being overtaken - and not assume the lapped driver should leap out of the way at all costs.
-L-3: The driver that is being lapped should let the lead driver past and/or not resist to be overtaken if the lead driver has sufficient overlap. Only move out of the way for the lead driver when you believe it is safe to do so. For example, not on the apex of a corner.
+L-3: The driver that is being lapped should let the lead driver past and/or not resist to be overtaken. Only move out of the way for the lead driver when you believe it is safe to do so. For example, not on the apex of a corner.
 === Contact ===
 CT-1: Even if the above rules are adhered to at all times, contact between cars is always a possibility.
-CT-2: If a driver has breached one of the Rules of Racing, and has resulted in contact and/or a time or position advantage. That driver must apologize, and forfeit his position to the affected driver. If the affected driver is unable to continue, sufficient action should be encouraged at the Server Admin's discretion.
+CT-2: If a driver has breached one of the Rules of Racing, and has resulted in contact and/or a time or position advantage. That driver must apologize, and forfeit the position to the affected driver. If the affected driver is unable to continue, sufficient action should be encouraged at the Server Admin's discretion.
-CT-3: If a driver who has breached one of the Rules of Racing is most affected by the incident, he has no right to claim any form of position or compensation for this error.
+CT-3: If a driver who has breached one of the Rules of Racing is most affected by the incident, this driver has no right to claim any form of position or compensation for this error.
-CT-4: Behind drivers are expected to anticipate the possibility that leading drivers may have longer braking zones, and can make mistakes. Leading drivers should drive accordingly, always maintaining separation.
+CT-4: Behind drivers are expected to anticipate the possibility that leading drivers may have longer braking zones, and can make mistakes. Behind drivers should drive accordingly, always maintaining separation.
-CT-5: The following driver has a responsibility to not run into the back of a leading driver. The leading driver does not have to try to avoid you. If all else fails, the following driver should run their own car off the track to avoid such a collision.
+CT-5: The behind driver has a responsibility to not run into the back of a leading driver. The leading driver does not have to try to avoid you. If all else fails, the behind driver should run their own car off the track to avoid such a collision.
 CT-6: Malicious or inappropriate braking or slowing is strictly prohibited.

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	O-6: Leading drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.		O-6: Leading drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.
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−	~~O-7: Press 4 to see the racing line, unless Forced Cockpit View is enabled. If racing line is allowed, it's highly recommened to use it, espicially for decreasing the chances for spunning or crashing.~~

	=== Lapping ===		=== Lapping ===

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	O-6: Leading drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.		O-6: Leading drivers have the right to take any line through a corner, unless an opposing car has overlap.
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		+	O-7: Press 4 to see the racing line, unless Forced Cockpit View is enabled. If racing line is allowed, it's highly recommened to use it, espicially for decreasing the chances for spunning or crashing.

	=== Lapping ===		=== Lapping ===