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John Henry, 4.January 2009
iRacing Drivers World Championship Series
There are going to be two levels of pro competition for individual drivers within iRacing.com™. In a separate post I wrote about the iRacing.com Pro Series. This post outlines current plans for the premier, highest level of individual pro competition.
We’ll soon be announcing the iRacing.com™ Drivers World Championship Series.
There will be two iRacing jewel series:
iRacing Drivers Oval World Championship Series (iDOWC)
iRacing Drivers Road Course World Championship Series (iDRWC)
Both of the inaugural world championship series will launch in February of 2010 and conclude in January of 2011. The winners of these two world championship series (road and oval) will undoubtedly be the best on-line racers in the world for that year (Oh can you say controversy...)!
The inaugural iDOWC of 2010 will be open to the top 50 point scoring drivers of the 2009 iRacing Oval Pro Series and the iDRWC of 2010 will be open to the top 50 point scoring drivers of the 2009 iRacing Road Course Pro Series.
In 2011 and thereafter these series will be comprised of the top 30 world championship point scorers from the previous year and the top 20 pro series point scorers from the previous year.
Therefore, at the end of October, 2011, the top 20 oval pro series drivers and the top 20 road course pro series drivers will be promoted to the world championships for 2012.
There will be a weekly Inaugural World Championship Series race – alternating between oval and road courses. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 18 races over 39 weeks from February through October annually for both road and oval series. Typically there will be 40-car fields but there could be slightly more or less depending on track.
Each race two-thirds of the available spots will go to the top scoring drivers from the most recent standings. One-third of the available spots on the grid will go to the remaining drivers who have the fastest qualifying times for this race.
Sponsors and prize monies to be announced.
iRacing Drivers World Championship Series
There are going to be two levels of pro competition for individual drivers within iRacing.com™. In a separate post I wrote about the iRacing.com Pro Series. This post outlines current plans for the premier, highest level of individual pro competition.
We’ll soon be announcing the iRacing.com™ Drivers World Championship Series.
There will be two iRacing jewel series:
iRacing Drivers Oval World Championship Series (iDOWC)
iRacing Drivers Road Course World Championship Series (iDRWC)
Both of the inaugural world championship series will launch in February of 2010 and conclude in January of 2011. The winners of these two world championship series (road and oval) will undoubtedly be the best on-line racers in the world for that year (Oh can you say controversy...)!
The inaugural iDOWC of 2010 will be open to the top 50 point scoring drivers of the 2009 iRacing Oval Pro Series and the iDRWC of 2010 will be open to the top 50 point scoring drivers of the 2009 iRacing Road Course Pro Series.
In 2011 and thereafter these series will be comprised of the top 30 world championship point scorers from the previous year and the top 20 pro series point scorers from the previous year.
Therefore, at the end of October, 2011, the top 20 oval pro series drivers and the top 20 road course pro series drivers will be promoted to the world championships for 2012.
There will be a weekly Inaugural World Championship Series race – alternating between oval and road courses. It is anticipated that there will be approximately 18 races over 39 weeks from February through October annually for both road and oval series. Typically there will be 40-car fields but there could be slightly more or less depending on track.
Each race two-thirds of the available spots will go to the top scoring drivers from the most recent standings. One-third of the available spots on the grid will go to the remaining drivers who have the fastest qualifying times for this race.
Sponsors and prize monies to be announced.