- video by MotoChasin | Chase Dunivant
RaceFactoryGaming.com competitors, get ready to dust off your controllers and fire up MX Simulator for an off-season series you will not want to miss! The 2016 SX Madness Series kicks off on Thursday, October 27th and will continue for 5 rounds of action on unique custom tracks. The highly acclaimed hosted live qualifying system will be in play each Thursday night when the Open Class Pro and Amateur riders take the gate. Sunday nights will feature the top racers on 250cc and smaller machines. The series will close out at Round 5 with the CHAMPIONS CUP right on Las Vegas Blvd., aka "The Strip" with an action packed night to crown champions and also introducing the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL with a never before seen format.
RACE FORMAT
First 4 Rounds (special format for Round 5):
Thursday Night - Open Night
All bikes 125cc and above
PENALTIES
Protests should be submitted using the Protest Form under the User Control Panel at RaceFactoryGaming.com
Protests will carry over to all rF events including 2017 racing.
Should you receive a ban, it's the responsibility of the rider who is banned to contact an admin to be un-banned. They will be unbanned at the convenience of the admin. This should be done via email (preferably) or a PM on the MXSimulator.com forums.
Classes:
Open Pro - Open to any A/Pro rF license holders. Anyone 1-100 on this list: http://www.racefactorygaming.com/events ... -quest.php and former rF Pro race winners may only ride this class.
Open ProAm - Open to any rF A/B/C license holders except those 1-100 on this list: http://www.racefactorygaming.com/events ... -quest.php and former rF Pro race winners
Open Am - Anyone who has not raced an rF pro event or won an rF Amateur championship
Track release approximately 24 hours prior to the event with password (*subject to change)
ALL TIMES CENTRAL and with exception of UID grab are estimates and approximate times
7:55pm - Password is released and Qualifying begins
Open Pro - Top 40 times to the heat races - top 6 riders to the Shootout
Open ProAm - Top 40 times to the heat races
Open Amateur - Top 22 Times straight to their main event
8:45 - Last qualifying race restart, any races started after this time will likely not count
9:00pm - UID Grab for all classes
9:05pm - Open Pro Heat 1 - 6 Laps - Top 9 to main - Winner to the Shootout if not already qualified
9:15pm - Open Pro Heat 2 - 6 Laps - Top 9 to main - Winner to the Shootout if not already qualified
9:25pm - Open ProAm Heat 1 - 5 Laps - Top 9 to main
9:35pm - Open ProAm Heat 2 - 5 Laps - Top 9 to main
9:45pm - Open Pro Shootout - 3 Laps - Championship bonus points awarded (5, 2, 1 for podium finishers)
9:50pm - Open Pro LCQ - 4 Laps - Top 4 to main
9:57pm - Open ProAm LCQ - 4 Laps - Top 4 to main
10:05pm - Open Amateur Main Event - 10 Laps
10:25pm - Open ProAm Main Event - 12 Laps
10:45pm - Open Pro Main Event - 15 Laps
Sunday Night - Lites Night (4 Round Series)
125cc 2 strokes, 250 2 strokes, 250 4 strokes
Classes:
Lites Pro - Open to any A/Pro rF license holders. Anyone 1-100 on this list: http://www.racefactorygaming.com/events ... -quest.php and former rF Pro race winners may only ride this class.
Lites ProAm - Open to any rF A/B/C license holders except those 1-100 on this list: http://www.racefactorygaming.com/events ... -quest.php and former rF Pro race winners
Lites Am - Anyone who has not raced an rF pro event or won an rF Amateur championship
RACE FORMAT
7:55pm - Qualifying Closes
Lites Pro - Top 40 times to the heat races - top 6 riders to the Shootout
Lites ProAm - Top 40 times to the heat races
Lites Amateur - Top 22 Times straight to their main event
8:00pm - UID Grab for all classes
8:05pm - Lites Pro Heat 1 - 6 Laps - Top 9 to main - Winner to the Shootout if not already qualified
8:15pm - Lites Pro Heat 2 - 6 Laps - Top 9 to main - Winner to the Shootout if not already qualified
8:25pm - Lites ProAm Heat 1 - 5 Laps - Top 9 to main
8:35pm - Lites ProAm Heat 2 - 5 Laps - Top 9 to main
8:45pm - Lites Pro Shootout - 3 Laps - Championship bonus points awarded (5, 2, 1 for podium finishers)
8:50pm - Lites Pro LCQ - 4 Laps - Top 4 to main
8:57pm - Lites ProAm LCQ - 4 Laps - Top 4 to main
9:05pm - Lites Amateur Main Event - 10 Laps
9:25pm - Lites ProAm Main Event - 12 Laps
9:45pm - Lites Pro Main Event - 15 Laps
Round 5 Champions Cup Thursday Format:
2 Moto Format for Open Pro - Points awarded per moto (25, 22, 20, etc.) making this a "double points" round
Track released 24 hours prior to event with a password.
ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL (same as rounds 1-4)
7:55pm - Password released
8:00pm - Qualifying open for 50 minutes
8:50pm - Qualifying ends and racers should proceed to race server (races past ~50% completion will be allowed to finish; however, UID grab is on the hour and we will not wait or be responsible if you miss due to trying to finish a quali session that won't count anyways)
Open Pro - Top 40 to heat races, top 6 to the Shootout
Open ProAm - Top 18 straight to main, 19-40 to LCQ (Notice this is different than Rounds 1-4)
Open Amateur - Top 22 Straight to Main
9:00pm - UID GRAB all Open classes
Open Pro Heat Race #1 - 5 Laps
Open Pro Heat Race #2 - 5 Laps
Open ProAm LCQ - 4 Laps
Open Pro Shootout - 3 Laps
Open Pro LCQ - 4 Laps
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Open Amateur Main Event - 8 Laps
Open Pro Main Event #1 - 10 Laps
Open ProAm Main Event - 10 Laps
Open Pro Main Event #2 - 10 Laps
SUNDAY NIGHT - TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL and Round 5 SX Madness Series Lites Night
Lites Pro - Top 22 Straight to Main Event
Lites ProAm - Top 22 Straight to Main Event
Lites Amateur - Top 22 Straight to Main Event
8:00 pm - UID GRAB
Open Team Championship Invitational Moto #1 - 10 Laps
125cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #1 - 10 Laps
250cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #1 - 10 Laps
450cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #1 - 10 Laps
Lites Pro Main Event - 10 Laps
Lites ProAm Main Event - 8 Laps
Lites Amateur Main Event - 8 Laps
Open Team Championship Invitational Moto #2 - 10 Laps
125cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #2 - 10 Laps
250cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #2 - 10 Laps
450cc Team Championship Invitational Moto #2 - 10 Laps
Up to 22 Teams of 4 riders will be invited
Teams will designate rider/class when signing up
If that rider does not show, they will receive 0 points for that class, fill-ins will not be allowed.
rF will determine the 22 teams accepted based on best rider's total rF points for the 2016 rF season
Teams of less than 4 riders will only be accepted if 22 full teams are not available[/quote]
QUALIFYING SERVERS
Open Pro
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19802
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19805
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19806
thedumps.mxsimulator.com:19800
Open ProAm
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19807
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19808
redbud.flowtechmxs.com:19801
Open Amateur
redbud.flowtechmxs.com:19802
redbud.flowtechmxs.com:19803
redbud.flowtechmxs.com:19804
redbud.flowtechmxs.com:19805
Open Servers
elsinore.mxsimulator.com:19809
fammx.flowtechmxs.com:19824
RACE SERVER
thedumps.mxsimulator.com:19800