[h1]Welcome to Season 2 of the 2023 Ranked Championship! [/h1] After the changes that were introduced in the previous season, we managed to organize more races for more participants than we had in 2022 combined. All the more reason to start with Season 2 as soon as possible! [h2]Introducing the three series that comprise Season 2 [/h2] [previewyoutube=wwDTyi7heqo;full][/previewyoutube] No big surprise, the Mazda MX-5 Cup returns for Season 2! As there more participants in that Series alone than we had for all series in season 2 of 2022, you've proven to like this car. This time we're sending it on an all American tour! The second series is the RaceRoom Carrera Cup, using the new Porsche 992 Germany Cup. The third series is the Praga Cup, using the Praga R1. The calendar is designed so the races for each series will be held over three consecutive weeks, meaning there are no clashes. [b]This gives everyone the possibility to enter as many series as they would like! [/b] Three series comprising four championships each – with prizes up for grabs! Each series has four competitions: the global leaderboard plus three regional, four-race championships. Everyone is invited to participate in the leaderboards, even if you don't own the cars or tracks – all the content will be made available for free for these events. However, you will need to own the relevant content in order to participate in the championship races. The global leaderboard standings and regional race championships have a vRP prize pool for the top drivers, with a cool 5,000 vRP going to the winners of each category. The number of drivers who can win vRPs will also increase based on the number of participants in each competition – from the top 15 to the top 30 – so the more drivers who enter, the more players will win! The nine winners of the regional race championships will also win a coveted RaceRoom victory trophy to celebrate their performance if there are enough participants: these physical trophies will be shipped to you once Season 2 is concluded. [b]Bonus:[/b] if you participate in all races of a series, you will receive a 500 vRP bonus regardless of your final position in the standings. [img]https://i.imgur.com/sbFJ0gs.png[/img] [h2]Race day: Wednesday[/h2] Each series within the Ranked Championship will have a race day on Wednesday. If you participate in one series, you will race once every three weeks. If you participate in all series, you will race every week. [img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/991622472891908156/1156914950242054195/series-intro-16_9.jpg?ex=6516b482&is=65156302&hm=3a16f75b1bdd34bb921016c04ec4a7ade725a430847a69fae6fdbcc2417e0843[/img] [h2]Everyone is invited to race, regardless of skill level or region! [/h2]There is no limit to the maximum number of players per series per region. A confirmation form will be opened on the Friday before the race. On Monday, all drivers who set a lap time on the leaderboard for that series will receive an email with the same confirmation form. To be clear: this means you do not have to enter the leaderboards if you only want to race. It also means you can enter the leaderboards without having to race. [h2]Calendar for Season 2 [/h2][img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/991622472891908156/1156914913462206634/Calendar-16_9.jpg?ex=6516b479&is=651562f9&hm=5717748957f4fdddb90e3f9f81ae8f304299757e8dbea2ba77004092f0a13a88[/img] [h2]Timetable for race days per region [/h2][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/991622472891908156/1156915705820745728/image.png?ex=65175df6&is=65160c76&hm=7145abf9f5c4b501c0e4f5f2fac458ae23c489deeb868c0f0764461e02bc0209&[/img] On each race day, when the confirmation form for a region closes, the Ratings and Reputations of all confirmed drivers within that region are fetched. The confirmed drivers are then sorted by a simple formula to determine the grids: [i]rating * (reputation/100)[/i] The first European split for every series will be broadcasted live on the official RaceRoom channels. Drivers are allowed to stream their race. Broadcasters are encouraged to stream the Oceania and America races and can request access to the servers. Read the full [url=https://www.raceroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RaceRoom-Ranked-Championship-2023-S2-Rulebook-V1.0.0.pdf]Rulebook[/url] for further details. [h2]Good luck and have fun! [/h2]Let us know what you think about the new season. Will you be participating only on the leaderboards, are you going for more than one series or maybe even taking on racing in multiple regions? We certainly hope you enjoy the second season this year on Raceroom. Good luck and have fun!