Frequently Asked Questions

Answer: The VSCA SportsCar Championship does have Live Race Control that is limited to handling Full-Course Yellows (FCY) and Red Flag (RF) Procedures, and to intervene in case of extreme incidents and instances, such as but not limited to intentional wrecking and text chat/voice chat abuse. Review of submitted incident reports and car contact incidents is always done post-race.

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Any Driver with a minimum of one start within VSCA and a lower classification than required to participate (i.e. L classification), can request a classification change. This is known as a Temporary Promotion.

The Driver, Team Manager, or Assistant Manager is required to proactively contact Organizers via email at [email protected] before the Entry Deadline requesting a review for the Temporary Promotion. Organizers will review and inform the Team Manager, Assistant Manager, and the Driver if the Driver is eligible to compete in the upcoming event with the new Temporary Promotion.

Answer: Real life drivers have limited on track opportunities to work on their race craft due to scheduling and cost associated with running a car. This means it is very hard for drivers to significantly improve over the course of a calendar year and having frozen driver ratings for an entire season makes sense. Sim racing on the other hand, provides unlimited opportunities for improvement and it is common to see massive gains in performance not just over the course of a calendar year, but over the course of a couple of months. Because of this, VSCA updates the driver ratings after each event to give the most accurate representation of a driver’s speed.

Answer: Since you have never (or within the past 7+ months) raced in VSCA before, going into your first VSCA race, your VSCA Driver Classification will be determined by your iRating (Sports Car) on VSCA race day. Please refer to the VSCA Sporting Code section "VSCA Driver Classifications System" for details, which iRating (Sports Car) equals which VSCA Driver Classification

Answer: A Driver’s Overall Performance Rating is a numerical percentage that represents a Driver’s speed over the course of a race compared to the median speed of the class.

Answer: The lower the percentage means the faster a Driver is compared to their class. The higher the percentage means the slower a Driver was compared to their class. With the median speed of the class being 100%, if a Driver has an Overall Performance Rating of less than 100%, they were in the faster half of the class and vice versa.

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There are a total of 10 columns which are explained below starting from the left and working to the right. Please note, the explanations may not be 100% accurate, but are simplified for ease of understanding:

• Order shown of the Drivers = Fastest at the top, slowest at the bottom
• Each % is essentially taking a Drivers Lap time when they cross the line, and dividing it by the median of all others in their class for a percentage. Example 1, Drivers lap time is 98 seconds, median of all others in their class is 100 seconds, percentage will equal 98% (98 / 100 = 98%). Example 2, Drivers lap time is 103 seconds, median of all others in their class is 100 seconds, percentage will equal 103% (103 / 100 = 103%)
• Total Driver to Class Ratio %s = Laps complete (note this will not agree to actual laps complete). For each of these, a Driver will get a percentage as described above (i.e. Driver to Class Ratio %).
• Best Driver to Class Ratio % = Best/Fastest lap compared to the rest of the class
• Worst Driver to Class Ratio % = Worst/Slowest lap compared to the rest of the class
• Spread = Difference between Best Driver to Class Ratio % and Worst Driver to Class Ratio %
• Overall Race Performance Rating = Median of all of a Driver's "Driver to Class Ratio %".
• Lower % means faster

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Sure thing. It is important to understand that VSCA Organizers are able to analyze every lap that is complete during a race via the iRacing API data (i.e. the “Lap Chart”). Within the Lap Chart, it provides various data points for every lap such as the Driver, iRacing Team ID, iRacing Team Name, and iRacing timestamp for each lap time a Driver completes/records. This means, every lap recorded is a possible data point for the calculation. The below steps to do the calculation of a Driver’s Overall Race Performance is done for every lap time recorded in the Lap Chart, and for every Driver in the race. Here is a step by step guide that simplifies the calculation:

Answer: VSCA Organizers will compare each Driver’s Overall Race Performance Rating from multiple races against their peers to determine if a Driver is performing in line with their classification or if an update of classification is needed.

Answer: The standard practice for VSCA is any car that iRacing adds to the sim that could be relevant to VSCA, the Organizers discuss on if/when/how etc. they would bring these cars into VSCA. However, VSCA Organizers never make any final decision until after that car is released, with the exception of new car models replacing models, that are currently competing in VSCA. For example: When the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) was released by iRacing, and the predecessor Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) was already competing in VSCA, Organizers knew beforehand, that the car was going to be released and that VSCA would be replacing the 991 with the 992. The only question was the timing on when it would be replaced. For the Ferrari GTP and the Acura GT3, we are discussing and will make a decision shortly after it's release. That is why it is unable to be selected currently.

Answer: Yes, but only if a team-mate of yours is already using a car with the car number and iRacing Team ID that is officially registered with VSCA. In this case, please use a car number that is not in use by any other Entry in the series.

Answer: With the exception of running Detroit Belle Isle instead of the current-day Detroit City Street Circuit, the 2025 VSCA SportsCar Championship runs the exact same races and tracks as the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. However, to avoid conflict with the iRacing Special Events and to offer Competitors and Teams an extensive summer break in July and August, the order of the races is shuffled in comparison to the series' real-life counterpart.

Answer: Unfortunately this comes down to a limitation of the iRacing simulation. iRacing does not allow a car model to be used in more than one class inside the same session. In order to allow Teams free combinations of car model and GT PRO/GT AM class, the series accepts this limitation of the iRacing sim, and all Competitors are required to accept that even though both classes are scored as one in-sim, they are to be considered separate classes at all times during all sessions. Different colored number panels, banners, mirrors, etc. are used to help distinguish the two classes visually. For realism and immersion reasons, neither class is having specific car number ranges assigned, e.g. all in the 100s and the other class all in the 200s. All Competitors agree and accept this.

Answer: As VSCA emulates IMSA and IMSA does not, or did not historically, run consistently at non-North American tracks, VSCA does not choose to visit any non-North American tracks when creating the schedule. If a track is selected that is not currently on the real life IMSA schedule, VSCA utilizes tracks that have previously run in the American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am SportsCar Championship, or IMSA as a substitute.

Answer: If you want to know how many grid spots are still available in each class, login into the VSCA Paddock and look for the "Series Entries" page of the respective season and series.

Answer: As of November 2024 none of the 2025 VSCA SportsCar Championship races will be broadcast live.

Answer: Please refer to the Series Regulations for this information. The Entry Fee will also depend on when an Entry joins the series grid and how many races are remaining in the series at that time.

Answer: The number one complaint about FCYs on iRacing no matter the series is that it is boring and takes away from the racing. FCYs being incident based would bring a lot more FCYs than most think and would quickly become too much pacing and not enough racing.

Answer: Not only is the virtual safety car not used in IMSA, the virtual safety car is very hard to implement and police in iRacing to ensure the gaps to all cars are kept the same.

Answer: As FCYs are a part of all IMSA races in real life, and while the Sprint races are shorter in nature VSCA still views them as Endurance races in the big picture, VSCA feels that FCYs should be in every race.

Answer: Trading Paints is a third party application that sometimes can have issues and not work as intended. Additionally, there is nothing preventing a team from having a design be approved by VSCA and running a completely different design in the race.

Answer: First of all make sure you meet the minimum age for a VSCA Membership (see VSCA Sporting Code). Additional minimum age requirements may apply for each VSCA series (see Series Regulations). Next, if you wish to compete in VSCA as a driver, ensure that you meet the iRating (Sports Car) and iRacing Safety Rating (SR) requirements for the VSCA series, that you wish to compete in and that you have the required hardware such as a PC capable of running iRacing, a steering wheel with pedals and an audio headset with microphone. The use of triple screens or a VR headset is strongly encouraged for better immersion and overall spacial awareness on track. An active iRacing subscription will be required to attend any event organized by VSCA. Once you have confirmed you meet all the requirements, go to https://www.vscaracing.com/register/ to start the membership registration process and to create your VSCA Paddock account. After that, you'll need to find a team or create your own team, to compete in VSCA. You can use the VSCA Discord Server to find a team in the fantastic VSCA community. Or you may register your own team through the VSCA Paddock.

Answer: It is recommended you go to the VSCA Discord Server and post an ad in the #drivers-market channel, in which you introduce yourself and provide some info about yourself and what type of team you're looking for. Once you have found a team, the Team Manager can add you to their Team. You'll need to have an approved VSCA Membership. If you don't have one yet, go to https://www.vscaracing.com/register/ to sign up today!

Answer: You'll need to register for a VSCA Membership first. Once you are an approved VSCA Member, you may login to the VSCA Paddock and register your own Team. Look for the respective menu item "Register a Team". Make sure you are not already added to a Team in VSCA, otherwise you may not see this menu item. If you are already a member of a Team in VSCA, the team manager will need to drop you from that team first, before you can register your own.

Answer: The VSCA Paddock is the "Members Area" for all active VSCA Members and accessible via https://www.vscaracing.com/paddock/. Every Member creates their account for the VSCA Paddock during their initial VSCA membership registration. Once a VSCA Member quits the VSCA Discord Server or in the event that a Member is permanently suspended from the league, their VSCA Paddock account will be deactivated. Should the Member return to VSCA in the future, they will need to send an email to the Organizers to request reactivation of their account and VSCA membership.

Answer: As of November 2024, No. You can register your own team, instate somebody you trust as Team Manager and then leave your own team and join another in VSCA. However, currently it is not possible to be member of one team and team manager of another

Answer: The best way to reach the Organizers is by e-mail to [email protected]. Alternatively in urgent cases, you may also try contacting the @Organizers on the VSCA Discord Server.

Answer: VSCA Membership is for free. Team Managers who decide to enter a car (an "Entry") into a series or race organized by VSCA, will be required to pay an Entry Fee. Drivers, Spotters or Crew Chiefs will not have to pay anything to VSCA, but will be required to have an active iRacing subscription.

Answer: CPI stands for "Corners per Incident" and is a way of measuring the safe/clean racing record of any given driver, entry or team. The higher the CPI, the more clean the driver, entry or team is. In VSCA, the CPI is used for informational purposes only and for the purpose of a seasonal "Clean Driver Award". CPI is not used for suspensions or penalties against a driver, entry or team.

Answer: VSCA is always interested in new sponsorships or partnerships. If you are representing a business, a brand or product, please reach out to the Organizers via email [email protected]

Answer: VSCA is a residential hobby project established by two private citizen. It is not a company or registered business and therefore cannot produce invoices with a tax ID or VAT. However, VSCA provides payment confirmation emails and PayPal transactional confirmations. VSCA exclusively uses a non-personal PayPal account for all of its transactions. VSCA operatey on a strictly non-profit basis. All financial statements are published in full by the Organizers at or towards the end of each season, as part of the annual "State of the Series" statement. These documents can be accessed by all members through the VSCA Paddock. All

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Inside the iRacing simulator, no matter if you load an old replay file or are in a live iRacing session, you will always have a button with a "wrench and hammer" icon (circled in green) at the bottom of your screen.

When you click that button, the timebar with the replay time stamp/session time stamp (circled in blue) shows up.

The time stamp changes, if you rewind the replay. This way, for example if you rewind the replay, to a specific moment (for example an incident), and then press the Pause button, you can write down the exact time stamp, to indicate when exactly in the replay/session the incident occured.

Please note: This time stamp is for example needed when filing an incident report with VSCA race control.