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The R.O.T.Y. or "Rookie of the Year Challenge", is designed to bring
another competitive edge to drivers entering the two main Cup
Divisions for the first time. Those drivers, understated as
Rookies, not only compete in overall championship points, but on a
plane with those meeting the same criteria. For the entire
season, these drivers will challenge each other knowing each
position counts. Not only where they stand in the entire
field, but where they stand with each other. Only one will be
crowned "Rookie of the Year" and be acknowledged at the Awards
Ceremony in December. |
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R.O.T.Y. - REQUIREMENTS |
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To remain eligible for the "Rookie of the Year", the driver must
enter the Magnum Cup or Sportsman Cup Series by halfway point to be
able to compete in the amount of races required and have raced no
more than 7 races in that series the previous year at the FFRL.
Rookie stripes will be noted on the car they drive by a yellow
stripe on the rear bumper of the car.
Rookies may only participate in the "Rookie of the Year
Challenge" in one series at a time. If a driver is a rookie in both
the Magnum and Sportsman Cup Series, the Sportsman Cup takes
precedence. |
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R.O.T.Y. - POINT SYSTEM AND SETUP |
1. Only the
driver’s best 17 races are counted in head-to-head
competition in the Magnum Cup Series and 16 in the
Sportsman Cup Series.
2. One point is awarded
for each race in which a rookie of the year
candidate qualifies and is eligible for championship
points. (Not a non-points race) The driver must
qualify in order to receive this extra point.
3. A 10-1 point system in place for the rookies
according to where they finish in the race in
relation to the other rookies. The highest finishing
rookie in each race earns 10 point; the second
highest finishing rookie earns 9 points, and so on.
4. Each rookie contender
will receive bonus points for a finish in the top 5.
If a rookie finishes 5th, he/she will be awarded one
point. If a rookie finishes in 1st place, he/she
will be awarded 5 extra bonus points.
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THE GRID: |
| A 5th place finish is worth
1 bonus rookie point. |
| A 4th place finish is worth
2 bonus rookie points. |
| A 3rd place finish is worth
3 bonus rookie points. |
| A 2nd place finish is worth
2 bonus rookie points. |
| A 1st place finish is worth
5 bonus rookie points. |
5.
Bonus points are also awarded to each rookie after race
number 10, 20, and the final race (36). The candidate
with the most Magnum or Sportsman Cup championship
points accumulated (overall points) in each segment will
receive 10 bonus points; the candidate earning the
second highest number of points receives nine, and so
on.
6.
Penalty points are also given to rookie drivers that
cause incidents during season play. Along with the FFRL
Incident Points, rookie drivers will have those points
deducted from their total. Standard incidents will
reflect a -1 point from their day’s total. A standard
incident caused on a restart will reflect a -2 point
deduction from their total. As long as a rookie driver
qualifies for the event, their total cannot be lower
than 1 point.
7.
Following the final race of the season, the rookie with
the most championship points in their series receives an
extra 10 points. The second highest rookie receives 9
points, and so on.
8. There is
also a "Rookie of the Year" panel for each of the
series. This panel has the right to penalize any rookie
for conduct or acts that might discredit or reflect
unfavorably upon the FFRL.
9. During the
final weekend of the season in each series, the panel
meets to discuss the "Rookie of the Year" candidates and
each competitor is evaluated on three criteria:
A. Awareness and follow through with league enforced
policies/rules.
B. Conduct within the server chat and Ventrilo chat.
C. Participation in the forum community.
The voting in the three areas will consist of 10-1 point
system for each topic. Voting may be distributed by a
panel member in any way that he/she chooses. Total
points will be averaged from each panel member’s ballot.
The points derived from the panel will be added to the
entry, competition, and bonus points after the final
race of the season to determine the overall Rookie of
the Year winner for each division. A total of 30 points
maximum per section giving an allowed maximum total of
90 points per driver.
10. A section on the website at www.ffrl.org will be
dedicated to the "Rookie of the Year Challenge". |
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