W 196 R Season 6 - FORMULA '55 WC

General Information:

Hello everyone and welcome to AOR's 6th league season on GT7, for this season drivers will all be driving the legendary Mercedes-Benz W 196 R '55 - the 1955 F1 world championship winning car driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, and racing at tracks that stay pretty true to the original calendar for that F1 time period for this competition - which is why Season 6 is officially called the 'Formula '55 World Championship'! 

For full information on this season, like race settings & rules then you can find the finer details here: 

https://discord.com/channels/298938326306521098/1470512178049188033

If you have any questions about this competition, then please go to this discord channel here:

https://discord.com/channels/298938326306521098/1470512509323575357

Please click the link below to see the full presentational Calendar: 

https://discord.com/channels/298938326306521098/1470512081508892682

Meanwhile the list below is for general info: 

• League structure: There will likely only be 1 Tier, but in the event there is over 16 sign ups then priority will be given to drivers who have regularly raced before in previous league events here. (*note - driver priority status will only last until the 23rd of February - However there is the possibility of 2 tiers if there is enough sign ups to merit this.) 
• Regions: The main region that our league is based in is Europe, drivers from around the world are allowed to take part in the league as long as their connection is suitable & stable enough.
  
• Race format: Each race event on the night will have be run generally with a small length qualifying session (5 minutes), followed by a race lasting around 55 minutes.
• Assists: ABS allowed, all other assists prohibited.
• Day/time: League events for all tiers will take place on Thursday nights starting with qualifying around 7:50pm (UK time).

Notable Dates

• Initial Sign up opens: February 13th

• Pre-Season Sign up closes: February 26th

• Final Mid-Season Sign up closes: April 2nd

• Season begins: February 26th

• Season ends: April 16th