VLS iRACING LEAGUE

• All race review penalties will continue to carry over until the penalty has been served

**- Level 1 Penalties**

• No additional penalty – X’s given by iRacing and subsequent loss of bonus points is the punishment

**- Level 2 Penalties**

• Driver causes damage to or collects other vehicles
• Issued for accidents that are deemed incidental, not aggressive in nature
• Penalty: EOL – Driver must start the next race at the end of the line

*Starts/Restarts*

• L2A – Failure to maintain pace speed or close the gap during pace laps, resulting in an incident
• L2B – Changing lanes before start/finish line on starts/restarts (can include other violations of start/restart rules)
• L2C – Failure to start in 2nd gear  (can include other violations of start/restart rules)

*Racing*

• L2D – Failure to maintain racing line resulting in an accident with another driver (i.e. getting loose exiting a turn, drifting into another driver’s lane, etc)
• L2E – Failure to accurately judge completion of a pass resulting in contact (i.e. driver attempts to pass low in a corner and moves up too early on exit resulting in contact with the other vehicle, etc)
• L2F – Misjudging a breaking zone causing contact with the car in front (i.e. driver crushes the rear bumper of the vehicle in front by braking way too late, etc)
• L2G – Bump-drafting at any track that results in spinning the vehicle ahead
• L2H – Overly aggressive driving, action deemed poor racecraft by admins

*Pitting*

• L2I – Failure to follow announced rules, entering or exiting pits incorrectly (i.e. pitting from top line, using access roads, failing a hot pit, etc)
• L2J – Failure to drive down the right side of pit lane
• L2K – Driving through 4 or more stalls before entering pit stall (i.e. ghosting too many pit stalls)
• L2L – Not driving your car to the pits after a race or before disconnecting (i.e. parking your car on the track, clogging the apron, etc)

*Under Caution*

• L2M – Failure to call for a tow when severely damaged and/or catching up to the field in a timely manner, causing black flags or disruption to other drivers

**- Level 3 Penalties**

• Issued for accidents that are deemed aggressive or reckless driving in nature
• Penalty: EOL with a GFPT – Driver must start the next race at the end of the line and then do a green flag pass through without stopping in his pit within the first 3 laps of the race to serve the penalty

*Behavior*

• L3A – Excessive name calling, berating another driver, or aggressive chatting on any race channel when incident occurs or dragging it on afterwards

*Starts/Restarts*

• L3B – Aggressive restart and/or causing checkup behind, including any violation of start/restart rules deemed aggressive (i.e. throttling before the driver ahead does, causing damage to his vehicle, etc)

*Racing*

• L3C – Two or more L2 penalties in a single race
• L3D – Failure to get out of the throttle for an accident ahead or when the caution flag is displayed
• L3E – Getting into the bumper or side of the car ahead (i.e. dive-bombing a corner, etc)
• L3F – Overly aggressive driving resulting in failure to hold line, sliding up into another vehicle, and causing a wreck
• L3G – Overly aggressive driving resulting in spinning another driver (i.e. multiple bumps on a straightaway, causing driver ahead to lose control)
• L3H – Overly aggressive blocking in the turns, either on entry or exit, resulting in disruption of driver’s race lines
• L3I – Overly aggressive move or last-second attempt to block a passing vehicle resulting in an accident
• L3J – Bump-drafting in the turns on any track, resulting in a wreck
• L3K – Bump-and-run passing or “slide-jobs” that cause an accident (i.e. the passing driver will be deemed at fault for all examples of these passes)
• L3L – Driving back into the racing line after spinning or wrecking without a caution (i.e. driver goes into the grass but saves the car but re-enters the track unsafely and hits other cars; includes turning around on a road course after a spin, etc)
• L3M – Driving below the yellow/white line in an attempt to shorten the track or make a pass (all tracks are different and this rule can be waived during the drivers’ meeting)
• L3N – Re-entering the track in the racing line in a way that impedes the faster vehicles (i.e. drivers are required to check their relative box to ensure safe track entry)
• L3O – Failure to hold break during or after an accident resulting in damage to another vehicle
• L3P – Two or more penalties in a single race where one of them is an L3 (a 1-lap black flag will be added to the start of the race)
• L3Q – A pattern of overly aggressive driving throughout the entire race
• L3R – Failure to yield to lead-lap vehicles by staying in their intended racing groove, holding them up, interfering with their battle for position (does not apply if lapped vehicles are closely battling for finish position with under 10 laps to go)

*Pitting*

• L3S – Failure to drive down the right side of pit lane resulting in damage to another vehicle
• L3T – Aggressive or last second pit entrance causing damage to other vehicles
• L3U – Improper pit road exit, moving up into the racing line resulting in an accident (i.e. driver does not follow middle of the backstretch rule, unsafely enters the racing action)
• L3V – Entering the pit road improperly resulting in an accident (i.e. a more severe penalty than L2I)
• L3W – Failure to call out your intention to pit causing an incident or getting into a driver that has called out his intention to pit