MRc E-Challenge
| E-Challenge | |
|---|---|
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| Type |
Single seater league Mod league Layout league |
| License | S3 |
| Signup required |
 Yes |
| First season | 2020 |
| Years active | 2020, 2022– |
| Seasons | 3 seasons |
| Organizers |
Master Race car New Dimension Racing |
| Official website | |
MRc E-Challenge is a single seater racing series heavily inspired by the FIA Formula E Championship, using one of the early LFS mod vehicles - the E-Challenger, which is significantly inspired by the Formula E Gen 2 vehicle. The league is run by the Master Race car team (MRc) in cooperation with the New Dimension Racing organisation (NDR). Its inaugural season was held in 2020. The event requires signing up to participate. All events held within the E-Challenge championship series were broadcasted in full by Sim Broadcasts.
History, Format and Rules
The idea for the Formula E inspired league came from Michal Málek in early 2020. The first official running was held in December 2020 as an one-off event, which was supposed to prove the concept of such racing is doable and viable in Live for Speed environment. It consisted of 100 laps long race at the New York e-Prix circuit replica using the Formula XR (FOX) car. The main idea of the event was to carefully manage available resources, as the race was fuel-limited and competitors had to perform various techniques to save fuel while staying fast. The race (while held back by numerous technical limitations of the game at that time and subsequent low attendance) was considered successful as preparations for another edition of E-Challenge began in early 2021.
The new much-improved edition of E-Challenge was originally supposed to utilise the power-restricted Formula V8 car with road tyres, which would be the closest match to the Formula E Gen 2 vehicle specifications. However the desire for having a better-looking car model on top of the FO8 physics model took a very unexpected way, as it triggered the secret development of LFS Vehicle mods. During the beta testing stage the official E-Challenge competition vehicle (E-Challenger) was developed, with every possible specification being perfect match to the original vehicle.
Season 2022
Competition vehicle
| E-Challenger | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Short name | FA2989 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | electric |
| Power |
250 kW (335 bhp) @ 9549 RPM |
| Torque |
250 Nm (184 lbft) @ 9549 RPM |
| Power/weight | 300 W/kg (409 bhp/ton) |
| Suspension and wheels | |
| Suspension |
Front: double wishbone Rear: double wishbone |
| Tyre compounds |
road super slick R4 |
| Steering wheel rotation | 450° (1.3 turns) |
| Dimensions | |
| Kerb weight | 833 kg (1836 lbs) |
| Weight distribution | 40 F 60 R |
| Battery capacity | 57 kWh |
| Features | |
| ABS |
 No |
| Traction control |
No |
| E-Challenger on LFS.net | |
Based upon a Formula E Gen 2 racecar, this electric vehicle brings a new fresh air into Live for Speed. With 250 kW of power, instant max. torque starting at 0 RPM, no downforce wings and low grip tyres, this beast is very challenging to drive. Just like the original vehicle it is made for dancing between the walls of tight and twisty street circuits. Not very suitable for high speed tracks though.
Low pressure is the only way to get some grip and heat into the tyres. Due to regenerative braking the brake balance is slightly difficult to get right.
Event format
| Session | Start Time | Session Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Free Practice | 15:30 UTC | 20 minutes |
| Qualifying | 16:00 UTC | 30 minutes, 1 hotlap |
| Super Pole | 16:40 UTC | 10 minutes, 1 hotlap for top 6 from Q1 |
| Race | 17:00 UTC | 45 minutes* + 1 lap |
- * The time is extended in case of SC or VSC
Free Practice
Starts at 15:30 UTC, is 20 minutes long and open to everyone. During the FP, there is a VSC deployment test.
Qualifying
Qualifying starts 16:00 UTC, and is roughly 30 minutes long. Drivers are called to the track in groups of 4-6 cars, in which they can do one outlap and one hotlap. After the fist group is done and spectated, another group enter the track using same format.
Super Pole
Qualifying is followed by Super Pole session, which lasts for only 10 minutes. Top 6 drivers from Qualifying are called to the track one by one from slowest to fastest. Once again, they are permitted to do one outlap and one hotlap. The Super Pole group is locked, meaning no matter how bad time driver achieves in this session, he can not start worse than 6th.
Race
Races start at 17:00 UTC. Races have a flexible distance specified - just like in Formula E, the race is 45 minutes plus 1 lap long. Here however in the case of Safety Car or VSC deployment the extra time is added to the remaining time, assuring competitors have to conserve energy even after SC/VSC periods. The maximum race time is 60 minutes plus one lap. There is no formation lap or rolling start. After the live grid presentation, the race starts with the insim lights.
Pitstops during the race are not required (applies to 2022 E-Challenge season). Spectating is only allowed with Race Director's permission.
Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car is available. On SC restart leader controls the pace. Overtaking is allowed after the car in question (every car to their own) crosses the S/F line. VSC speed is 80 km/h.
Scoring
| Scoring system (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | Fastest Lap | Pole Position | ||||||||
| 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
- * There was no scoring system in the 2020 running, as it would be pointless to have points in one-off event.
Season 2023
Competition vehicle
| E-Challenger EVO | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Short name | 74E320 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | electric |
| Power |
350 kW (469 bhp) @ 11141 RPM |
| Torque |
300 Nm (221 lbft) @ 11141 RPM |
| Power/weight | 452 W/kg (616 bhp/ton) |
| Suspension and wheels | |
| Suspension |
Front: double wishbone Rear: double wishbone |
| Tyre compounds |
road super slick R2 slick R3 slick R4 |
| Steering wheel rotation | 450° (1.3 turns) |
| Dimensions | |
| Kerb weight | 775 kg (1709 lbs) |
| Weight distribution | 39.8 F 60.2 R |
| Battery capacity | 51 kWh |
| Features | |
| ABS |
No |
| Traction control |
No |
| E-Challenger EVO on LFS.net | |
Inspired by the FormulaE Gen3 electric single-seater. The new generation of electric single-seater with 350 kW of power. Smaller, lighter and faster than its predecessor. Inspired by Formula E Gen3 car. The physics model is built in accordance with the actual technical regulations for the Gen3 vehicle.
Vehicle comes in four configurations: with semi-transparent halo, with full halo and either with or without light stripes. Grooved slick tyres are available as well as the road tyres compound to simulate wet weather racing - the car is extremely challenging to drive with them though.
Fun fact: LFS developer Scawen Roberts joined the competition, participating in rounds 4 and 5 (New York and Adelaide).
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Season 2024
| Start Time | Session | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 16:30 UTC | Free Practice | 20 minutes |
| 17:00 UTC | Qualifying | 10 minutes |
| 17:17 UTC | Qualifying Duels | 30 minutes allotted |
| 18:00 UTC | Sprint Race | laps, approx. 20-25 minutes |
| 18:45 UTC | Feature Race | laps, approx. 40-45 minutes |
After a 20-min timed free practice session, an open, two-shot qualifying of 10 minutes was held. Top 8 of this qualifying session got assigned to slot in Qualifying duels. Duels were bracketed (with quarterfinals, semifinals and finals), and allowed a total of one timed lap per driver in a specific duel. The winner of each duel proceeded into the next phase. The gridding of the top 8 positions for the Sprint race was determined by bracket phases, based on their laptime (so those who did not advance from quarterfinals are gridded in positions 5-8 according their laptime, etc.). Rest of the grid (9th and on) were gridded based on their Qualifying laptimes. The Sprint race was a lap count approx. 20-25 minutes in duration, while the Feature race aimed for 40-45 minutes in duration. In terms of power, no restriction was enforced in Qualifying session. For race sessions, all drivers were required to start with 14% of power restriction. With the Attack Boost system, this restriction could be lifted lasting four minutes for each activation. Sprint race required the minimum and maximum of a single attack boost activation, while the Feature race required two activations. The activation was done by driving through a specific track section, triggering activation loops.
Fun fact: LFS developer Scawen Roberts participated in all rounds in the 2024 season.
| Rd | Track | Date | Laps | Pole position (Q Duels winner) |
Sprint race | Feature race | Reports | Archive | |||||||
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| SR | FR | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | ||||||
| 1 | Mexico e-Prix Circuit (LA1X) |
7 Apr 2024 | 16 | 27 | 1:02.60 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | Niko Puntola (nikopdr) | 1:03.50 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | Karolis Motiejuis (sobis) | 1:04.35 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | FP Q D SR FR | SBTV |
| 2 | Berlin Tempelhof Circuit (LA1X) |
21 Apr 2024 | 20 | 33 | 1:10.33 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | Karolis Motiejuis (sobis) | 1:02.42 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Karolis Motiejuis (sobis) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | 1:03.70 | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | FP Q D SR FR | SBTV |
| 3 | Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (LA1X) |
12 May 2024 | 21 | 33 | 1:04.83 | Gábor Gyüre (viperakecske) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Karolis Motiejuis (sobis) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | 1:05.77 | Gábor Gyüre (viperakecske) | Imran Azhar (beileboy) | Karolis Motiejuis (sobis) | Adam Brown (k_badam) | 1:06.37 | Adam Brown (k_badam) | FP Q D SR FR | SBTV |
| 4 | Portland International Raceway (LA1X) |
26 May 2024 | 15 | 24 | TBA | SBTV | |||||||||
The event's official stream was provided by Sim Broadcasts.
