How to Join the Race
Every Sunday
Once you are a member of the league, you do not need to sign up for individual races. Turn up on Sunday, join the session, and race.
Race day timings
| Central Europe | US East Coast | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | 1:30pm | Server opens, donors can join. Practice begins. |
| 20:30 | 2:30pm | Server opens for everyone else. |
| 21:00 | 3:00pm | Open qualifying, unlimited laps, 30 minutes. |
| 21:30 | 3:30pm | Race start. 45-50 minutes long, laps are set. YouTube broadcast starts. |
Practice lasts 90 minutes. You do not have to drive in it if you do not want to. A message is posted on Discord the moment the server becomes available, first for donors and then for everybody.
Everyone is required to qualify. Starting from the back is strongly discouraged. Mixing drivers with different speed and experience leads to accidents.
Finding the session
Open the league sessions page on the iRacing membersite and look for the green steering wheel icon next to the iGPFun session. That is the join button.
Why donors join first
Donors get into the server immediately when it becomes active. Everyone else waits one hour. That is the only advantage a donation buys on race day.
Donations are used to cover the broadcast cost.
No money at all is kept by the organisers. On the contrary, they cover the difference when expenses exceed donations.
Donors can also receive a setup upon request and, at times, a personalized livery (depending on painter availability). Donating is entirely optional but highly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Before your first race
- Check the race briefing. It shows the lap 1 no pass zone and any special rule.
- The briefing suggests a safe race fuel amount, but always check it against your own driving.
- Take lap 1 gently. Active overtaking is forbidden until the end of the no pass zone, and three wide is forbidden for the whole of lap 1.