CMS North American Division 2012 Season Master Post

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CMS North American LeMans Series (NALMS) 2012 Season Schedule and Series Details.

Welcome to a brand new North American LMS season! We've made a couple of changes for the 2012 season including a new qualifying format, so make sure you read this post carefully.

The NALMS will utilize rFactor 1 and the Endurance Series SP2 mod from EnduRacers for this season. With the release of rFactor 2 pending, once available it too will be evaluated at the appropriate time.

Before competing in the CMS NA division there are a few things you need to do:

1. You must visit the 2012 season signup thread and signup for the series.
2. You must visit the SLS system data base and register for the series.
3. You must visit (and read) the CMS General rules and regs thread.

Also, Brian put together this great quick start guide for the World Division, which is applicable to the NA division too and is a recommended read.

Required Downloads
rFactor or rFactor Lite
Endurance Series SP2 (full version)
Endurance Series SP2 Patch (Brings your SP1 with 1.1 patch up to SP2)
CMS ES 2012 Skins "B"

Optional Downloads
rFactor Spotter plug-in with CMS driver name pack
TeamSpeak Chat Client (highly recommended)

We will run one multi-class series. The classes available are LMP1, LMP2, LMPC, GT1, and GT2.

NOTE: With the recent release of Endurance Series SP2, the new Oreca will be our LMPC and the Courage will be classed and scored as LMP2.

This year we will switch to a "split" qualifying format. Qualifying will last 30 minutes, with the GT cars qualifying during the first 15 minutes, and the LMP cars during the second 15 minutes. A driver may finish a hot lap if he crosses the start/finish line BEFORE the 15min remaining mark. Otherwise he MUST exit the track as soon as the 15min remaining point is reached. This will be STRICTLY enforced with violations resulting in progressive penalties up to exclusion from the event.

You are strongly encouraged to choose a class/vehicle that you wish to run for the season and stay with it. You will be allowed ONE change of vehicle within a class, and ONE change of class per season, period. No changes are allowed after the half way point of the season (race 5). All vehicle and class changes must be approved by the series admin PRIOR to joining the race server with your new vehicle or class. Request must be made thru a PM to your series admin.

Races are held on alternating Thursdays at 9:05 p.m. Central (US) time. Apart from a couple special cases, all events are 90min in length, and you must complete 70% of race distance to score points. The schedule will include tracks from the real-life 2012 ALMS schedule, along with additional North American and international tracks.

Points System:
1st - 20pts
2nd - 16pts
3rd - 13pts
4th - 10pts
5th - 8pts
6th - 6pts
7th - 4pts
8th - 3pts
9th - 2pts
10th - 1pt

Event Details:
Practice: 6:30 p.m. Central Time (US) - 90 min
Qualify: 8:30pm Central Time (US) - 30 min
Warmup: 9:00pm Central Time (US) - 5 min
Race: 9:05pm Central Time (US) - 90 min

All CMS league-wide rules and regs and North American supplemental rules apply, and are REQUIRED reading.

2012 Season 1 Schedule

02/09 Hermanos (pre-season)
02/23 Watkins Glen (Boot layout)
03/08 Indianapolis
03/22 VIR (Full Course GP Layout)
04/05 Mont Tremblant
04/19 Long Beach
05/03 Birmingham
05/17 Laguna Seca
05/31 Silverstone (Wing layout)
06/14 Bahrain
06/28 Singapore (Night Race)

2012 Season 2 Schedule

07/19 Sebring (pre-season)
07/26 Mosport
08/09 Mid Ohio (no chicane)
08/23 Road America
09/06 Lime Rock (no chicane)
09/20 St. Petersburg
10/04 Vanport
10/18 Zandvoort
11/01 Magny-Cours
11/15 Spa
11/29 Fuji (1993 Layout - NOT MotoGP)

Driver Briefings:
Driver briefings are posted prior to each event, and list Orange Zone details and track download links. ALWAYS DL the track from the link in the driver briefing, as this will be the version loaded on the server. Driver briefings are REQUIRED reading, and it is recommended to check them just prior to a race.

Race Reviews and Penalties:
The race review committee will review the Orange Zone after each race. Penalties and warnings will be posted prior to the next race. You are REQUIRED to read the race review post prior to each race to determine if you need to serve any penalties.

Server Name: CMS LMS 2012
Password: Available in the CMS Master Post.


We hope you are looking forward to the new season!

Thanks,
Eric