FRL 🎮 • ☀️ A new dawn (ington) 🇬🇧
Welcome to the FRL • A NEW DAWN (INGTON) — a one-off, new year special event, part crafted by Formula Racing League’s Patreon Supporters.
It takes place on Tuesday 6th January 2026. This is a GT3 race held at Donington Park. The race is 100 minutes long and will have 2 mandatory stops for fuel.
Expect warm custom built weather and spectacular lighting effects. Donington is a short, technical circuit with many off camber corners and for some reason, very slippery grass. This event is run on ACC (crossplay) — PS & Xbox competitors welcome.
🕒 EVENT SCHEDULE
(UK TIME)
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Practice: 7:30pm - 60 minutes
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Qualifying: 8:30pm - 10 minutes
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Race: approximately 8:45pm - 100 minutes
Server name / password / entry: See SimGrid entry and FRL Discord event post.
🏁 RACE FORMAT
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GT3: All GT3 cars available will be looked at by LFM BoP.
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Grid: Set by qualifying fastest lap times.
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Mandatory Stops: 2
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Mandatory Tyre Change: No
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Mandatory refuelling: Yes
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Pit Window: 90 Minutes
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Objective: No pit stops in the first or last 5 minutes will count towards your mandatory stops. Carry out 2 flexible mandatory pit stops within the required window in any flexible strategy.
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Finish: Race classification by laps completed, then total time (standard ACC logic). Drivers must complete 75% of the leader’s laps to be eligible for classification/PR points.
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Starts & Restarts: Please take care on the start. Server will only be restarted in the event of server setup error or mass disconnections.
🌧 WEATHER & TRACK
- FRL usually forecasts real weather but as the circuit is in England in January we have elected to fix the temperature to a nice warm toasty summer’s morn.
- The light conditions will be set to show Night, Dawn to Morning transition.
- FRL will do what they can to ensure an optimum track.
🧰 QUALIFYING RULES (10M)
- Traditional session. Multiple laps permitted.
- Respect slow drivers on the out lap; avoid impeding.
- Any driver judged by stewards to have intentionally impeded a flying lap may be penalised (time penalties or grid demotion).
- No overtaking another car on a flying lap.
- If you encounter a slower car and it holds you up you need to back off, create a gap and go again. Try to anticipate this.
- No corner cutting to gain an advantage. This includes on the outlap to gain track position.
- Post Race Penalties can be given for violating these rules.
🛠 PIT & TYRE RULES
- Fuel TBC
- Pit Window TBC
- Pit entry & exit must follow the pit speed limiter rules WHICH WILL BE SET TO MANUAL — as well as the pit entry and exit rules.
🧑⚖️ STEWARDING & INCIDENT REPORTING
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Report process: Post any incidents in the FRL Discord channel which will be announced post race. Drivers have until the end of the following day (uk time) to provide all relevant information ℹ️
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It is mandatory to supply footage for reports. Even if someone else has raised it, you must be able to supply footage if a steward asks for it. Penalties will apply for those who cannot.
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Steward review window: Stewards will aim to review reports within 24–48 hours. Appeal window: 12 hours after steward decision.
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Full Rules can be found by viewing the rules here https://frl.deadman.be/showthread.php?tid=4
- Specific console rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xk24RYCRKcnFLtpoWYaTahTfCbRa1U2ZfMGo7m9CN-s/edit?usp=drivesdk
- Appeal findings are final. Repeated poor behaviour may result in bans from FRL events
🎥 BROADCAST & STREAMING
- FRL may broadcast the race live on FRL YouTube pending the availability of a commentator
🧾 ENTRY, SIGN-UP & ELIGIBILITY
- Sign-up via SimGrid event page
- Following FRL is mandatory.
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Joining the FRL discord is mandatory due to all pre and post race communication being used on the platform.
- Entry is open to all with a 40% attendance ratio.
- New Drivers who sign up and no show with less than 24h notice may find resistance when joining other FRL events.
- Patreon supporters WILL receive priority entry to this event.
⚙ TECHNICAL SETTINGS (SERVER)
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Platform: ACC Crossplay (PS/Xbox)
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Assists: Steering assist and Pit Limiter Assist will be turned off for this race!
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Server Capacity: Max 30 on server to ensure all drivers systems can cope.
👥 CONDUCT & SPIRIT OF RACING
Formula Racing League’s values stem from “Sim Racing At Its Very Best”!
FRL is competitive but community-driven. We expect people to treat others like they would like to be treated. We’re not fussy if you have an amazing reputation or are the fastest in the world. Were want the best sim racing experience for everyone, not necessary the best sim racers.
Unsporting conduct (abuse, bullying, harassment (on our server or in DMs), purposeful wrecking is not tolerated and you risk removal from this event and potentially banned from others.
CONTACT & SUPPORT
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FRL Discord: Primary channel for stewarding, sign-ups, and race admin.
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Event Host (SimGrid): See the discord for server name & password.