Twisted Metal Gridiron Division 2017

Happy New Year!  This series will be run with the IROC mod, using the old school Firebirds with the TMT Gridiron 2016 roster.  Here's how it breaks down:

The Draft and the Season

Each participant has been randomly assigned a NFL division (4 NFL teams/4 cars).  The goal: Have the divison with most points (not individual driver points).  There will be two AI "divisions" based only on NCAA teams: one of 5 cars and one of 6.  The series will span 45 races on 15 different tracks.

Race Groups

Every race night will consist of three rounds at the same track with damage typically progressing after each race.

Cautions: Off; Weather: Realistic; Damage: R1-None(Full on some tracks), R2-Moderate(Full on some tracks), R3-Full
All times EST
19:00-19:45 = Practice
19:45-19:50 = Qualifying (where applicable, otherwise extended practice)
19:50-20:00 = Happy Hour
20:00~20:20 = Race 1
20:20-20:25 = Qualifying (where applicable)
20:25~20:40 = Race 2
20:40-20:45 = Qualifying (where applicable)
20:45~21:00 = Race 3

Points

1: 7

2: 6

3: 5

4: 4

5: 3

6-10: 2

11-30: 1

31-43: 0

DNF: 0 (all bonuses are still retained)*

Award Points

Lap Lead: 1
Most Laps Lead: 1
Heart Breaker (most positions lost): 1
Diehard Race (lowest placed car still running): 1*
Hard Charger (most positions gained): 1

Boat Anchor Bonus:  All the members of the last place team at the end of each race group (3 races) will receive 1 bonus point each (up to 4).  This is calculated after all other points are calculated.

Wild Card

Every third track is a Wild Card round.  During the wild card, two divisons are randomly selected to compete head to head.  In the final WildCard, all teams are eligible.  The winning criteria is randomly selected before the first race of the night and can be one of the following results from the Race Group:

• Team with most points
• Team with the most wins
• Team with most top 5s
• Team with most top 10s
• Team with the most surviving members
• Team with the most awards (including boat anchor)

The winning team will receive 3 bonus points for each member while the losing team will lose 3 points for each member (up to 12).  In the case of ties, no points adjustments are made.

Rules

• AI will not be punished for "Cheating" or cutting corners, however, players may be docked points and/or DQed for the race if they are caught purposely cheating
• Regular black flags will apply.  I will attempt to clear if penalties are unclear/out of driver's hands.  Damaged car black flags will not be cleared.
• If DQed, all position points are revoked unless DQ was deamed accidental
• No restarts will be given except for technical problems
• Players may be as destructive as they wish, to whomever they wish once the green flies. However, causing excessive disruption BEFORE the start is not allowed.
• *Drivers must retire as soon as their car is disabled or else all driver points will be removed for that race.
• I may revise these rules or points at any time during the championship in the interest of competition (Jr/France rule)

Missed Races

When a player misses a race, their car will be controlled by an AI.

Team List

Driver	Division	Team1	Team2	Team3	Team4
Darrel Hamilton	AFC South	Texans	Colts	Jaguars	Titans
Ross Smith	NFC East	Redskins	Eagles	Giants	Cowboys
Sandy Smith	AFC North	Ravens	Browns	Steelers	Bengals
Scot Myer	NFC North	Bears	Lions	Green Bay	Vikings
Zack Webster	AFC West	Broncos	Chiefs	Raiders	Chargers
Mark Riggleman Jr	AFC East	Bills	Dolphins	Patriots	Jets
AI	NFC South	Falcons	Panthers	Saints	Buccaneers
Rob Cook	NFC West	49ers	Cardinals	Rams	Seahawks
AI	NCAA 1	VA Tech	West VA	Villanova	Penn St	MI St	WI
AI	NCAA 2	NE	TX A&M	Purdue	Baylor	SC

Track List

Quarter Slammer
Bowl Two
Mr Norms Mayhem
Michigan Volcano
Raleigh
NC Jump
Mission 8 Demo
6 Feet Under
GNC carnival
Bone Crusher
Humpty Dumpty
Indy Wave
Dover Jump
MartyMoVille
Destruction Arena