i. Picks are made from the order of last place to 1st place, unless a priority boarding card is used.
ii. Courteous timing - picks must be made in 'reasonable' time. If player knows they will be unable to fulfil this, they MUST send the equal number of picks to the Bernie in good time.
iia. Reasonable time constitutes ASAP when made aware it is ones turn.
iii. A new pick is provided without penalty if your pick DNS. The alternative pick MUST be made prior to lights out.
iiia. We go off the FIA decisions for DNS/DNF
iiib. A precautionary pick may be made. If your original pick starts the race then you use the original pick.
iiic. If you do not get a 10th pick or 8th in time for DNS - you are provided the driver who starts pole. You receive no driver for DNF.
iv. All picks must be in before lights out of GP (Lights out of Sprint on a sprint weekend)
iva. Lights out goes by Bernie's stream. Bernie will message lights out every week. Bernie will also provide 10-30 seconds prior to lights out for urgent picks.
v. You MUST tag the next person due to pick within 10 minutes of your message being sent.
vi. When 2 players are equal on points going into a race weekend, they play rock, paper, scissors to a nominated player to decide who picks first. This rule is open to change in the future when enough data is collected to be decided on a different method.
PP CARD - Between P1 and end of Q3
FU CARD - Between P1 and Own Picks
DP CARD - Between P1 and Lights Out
STEAL - After picks and Before Lights Out
i. Everyone starts the season with 1 of each card.
ia. Cards refresh for the second half of the season. All cards not used by the end of the 1st half are lost.
ib. Steal cards to not refresh and cannot be earned. Steal cards can be used at any race apart from LAST RACE. They DO NOT refresh in summer break, however they do not disappear if not used in first half of season.
ii. FU cards can be earned for guessing 1st DNF on any race weekend.
11a. FU Cards cannot be stacked in your deck and on a player.
iii. Pole Position cards must be used before the end of Q3 (SQ3 on a sprint weekend) You can play PP card any time from the beginning of P1. An email can be sent to [email protected] pre timed.
iv. FU cards must be used when doing your own picks at the latest. This includes 8th place pick on a sprint weekend.
iva. You are able to play FU and DP cards post Sprint race, but this sprint race is then not affected.
v. Players can only hold 1 of each card at any time.
vi. All players make a DNF pick for Sprint race. No points provided. 1st picked DNF receives a new card of their choice.
vii. Cards are live from when you play it. Nothing is backdated.
viii. DP can be used at any time prior to lights out. Any time after P1.
ix. Each player can only be affected by a Steal card once per race.
x. No cards can be played on the last race.
xa. Any cards left over at the end of the last race is -10 per card.
xb. Only cards earned in the Penultimate race can be used in the last race.
xi. No cards can be used on a player who has used a PP.
xii. Steal card must be used by lights out. You are able to use it before, but the person you use it on must have made their picks already. You must have already made your own picks.
xiii. The stealer will earn 5 extra points, if they finish with more points than the stealee.
xiiib. If the stealer finishes with less points than the stealee, the stealee with gain 5 points and the stealer will lose 15 points.
xiiic. If a driver DNS, the original picker will chose another driver. If original picker is not available then it Autos to 1 up or 1 down in the grid standings, whichever is possible.
All point deduction votes must be at least 4-1 in favour.
-5 Pts
Picking a driver who has already been chosen in that category. The duplicate pick MUST be challenged. (DP)
Playing a card at the incorrect time or situation. (Ca)
-10 Pts
Not making your picks in 'reasonable' time. (DP ii)
Not showing to a meet up without prior notice.
Not tagging the next person within 10 minutes. (DP iii)
Each card left at the end of the season (Ca x)
-20 Pts
Deals made between players, not within the chat and agreed by the rest of the players. No blackmail, no bribing.
Falsely accusing 1 or more players in regard to the above.
i. If you earn first DNF in the last race, you receive 20 PTS and no card.
ii. The wooden spoon winner of the previous season must blind pick 10th and DNF for the first race of the subsequent season
iii. Driver picks are done in reverse order for R1 of the subsequent season. ii noted above applies also. Driver picks will be last place blind picks, followed by 1st place the previous season, then 2nd and so on down the list.
iv. When a vote passes or doesn't pass, the discussion ENDS at that point on the subject. No arguments or continuations.
v. RPS is always used to determine a tie between players.