I am going to be starting up a "Money Series" this fall. I will lay out below what I have so far. I am asking for any suggestions to (format, start time, month start, day to run show, cars, & tracks) to help make this as successful as possible. I am personally putting up $1,500 for this series. $750 for the purse pay out for the 10 races & $750 for the points purse. This amount is reliant on a great car count. If there are any other sponsors who want to donate, then I will make the 1st & last race worth more money. Each race regardless of car count will pay out the same. The points purse will be dependant on car counts. If only 12 cars show up each week then I will not pay out top 10 but top 5, etc. More to be determined as we go.
Currently I am looking at a 10 week series. The 1st & last race will each be 100 lappers with double points. The other 8 races will be between 50-75 laps. Each race will pay out the top 5 finishers. 1st - $25, 2nd - $20, 3rd - $15, 4th - $10, 5th - $5. I was only going to pay out top 3, but I decided to add an extra $250 to both the weekly purse & points purse to pay out more positions to hopefully gain more cars. If everyone feels this won't work please let me know. Points purse will pay out to the top 10 finishers (based entirely on car count). I have yet to divide how that will pay out yet.
After each week we will have an updated page with points, finishes, money earned, etc. The money earned for each week will accumulate throughout the season & at the end of the season all money will be paid out at once including the points purse. PayPal is the preferred method, but other methods can be worked out if needed.
Qualifying will be separated into groups. You will qualify as a group. If Shock allows & sets up we will have live qualifying & live practice results throughout the week. After you qualify with your group, Heats will then be set in Vent Chat based on those results. Qualifying Groups will not be the same as Heat Groups. I have yet to decide if we will then do Redraws for heats, again feedback is appreciated. Heats will be 12 laps w/ 2 restarts on the 1st lap. A Dash will follow for A-Main starting positions for those who qualify for the Dash out of their heats. Dash's are 8 laps w/ 1 restart 1st lap.
B-Mains, C-Mains, & D-Mains will be run as needed. 15 laps for each w/ 2 restarts 1st lap.
As of now there will be no subs - that may change to one sub per series. I need to work that out & get others opinions.
I am leaning towards using the UMP LM's. I think the tire wear & tougher handling will make things entertaining & harder to win. This is not at all set in stone & is up for discussion. I am going to be putting a list together of tracks to run. I have only ever ran a handful of tracks so as I run more tracks & try out new ones I will grow that list. Also, your help with tracks would be great. I am looking to use 1 or 2 tracks from the original game if possible.
If you have anything to add please let me know. Keep your posts organized for me if possible so that I have an easier time of keeping track & making notes. Thanks.
