MELLOW INVITATIONAL

VEHICLE REGULATIONS

CLASS: A 701 PI MIN - S1 900 PI MAX
DRIVETRAIN: RWD 
POWER: 500 - 750 HP
TIRE COMPOUND - Stock ( Standard ) or Drift
MAX REAR TIRE: 285mm
WEIGHT: 2,500 – 3,500 lbs
AERO: Allowed
ENGINE SWAP: Allowed
ASPIRATION: Allowed
SUSPENSION: Drift
RACE BRAKES: Allowed
RACE TRANSMISSION: Allowed
DIFFERENTIAL: Drift

AWD / FE / FD  CARS ARE NOT ALLOWED
STOCK TIRES MEANS STANDARD STOCK TIRES
IE: If stock tire on selected car is Vintage you cannot select that compound.

DRIVER REGULATIONS

REWIND: No
TCS: Off
STABILITY: Off
SHIFTING: Manual
STEERING: Simulation

DRIVER FORMAT / JUDGING

QUALIFYING (2x Solo Runs Per Driver)

Each solo run is judged on 4 aspects:
Line 10pts - Angle 10 pts  - Speed/Commitment 10 pts  - Clipping Zones 10 pts

Each aspect can be scored with a maximum of 10 points per aspect per run with a combining total (both runs)  max points 80

After qualifying drivers score will reflect their seed placement. Driver with highest score will take seed 1, second highest scoring takes seed 2 and so on.

EXAMPLE:

#1 DRIVER A (80 Points) vs #8 DRIVER E (40 Points)
#2 DRIVER C (76 Points) vs #7 DRIVER B (60 Points)
#3 DRIVER F (72 Points) vs #6 DRIVER D (62 Points)
#4 DRIVER G (70 Points) vs #5 DRIVER H (69 Points)

Higher seeded driver will be allowed to select lead or chase for head to head.

QUARTERFINALS / SEMIFINALS / FINALS ( Lead Run & Chase Run )

Each driver will lead one run and chase one run. Drivers will be judged on each run. 

LEAD SCORING
Line
Angle
Speed/Commitment
Zone Hits 

CHASE SCORING
Proximity
Line Match
Angle Match
Pressure / Commitment

3 JUDGE SYSTEM

Judges will decide which driver from each run they determined won based on their individual scoring and what they are looking for.

EXAMPLE:
Driver A: Judge 1 believes won
Driver B: Judge 2 believes won
Judge 3 believes too close 
= ONE MORE TIME (Max 2 OMT before forced decision)

Driver A: Judge 1 believes won
Driver B: Judge 2 & 3 believes won
= DRIVER B ADVANCES

If OMT is called the car that driver that has the highest seeded placement will maintain chase advantage

WHAT JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR

LEAD

Line:
Hits clipping points
Correct outer/inner lines
Doesn't unnecessarily shorten the course

Angle:
Maximum sustainable angle
Smooth transitions
Maintains angle through zones

Speed / Commitment:
Fast initiation
Maintains speed
Doesn't back off unnecessarily

Clipping Zones:
Accuracy
Consistency
Zone completion

CHASE

Proximity
How close they stay
Maintains pressure
Doesn't fall away

Line Matching 
Follows the lead's line
Mirrors transitions

Angle Matching
Matches lead's angle
Doesn't sacrifice angle just to get closer

Pressure
Makes the lead driver uncomfortable
Maintains commitment

PENALTIES

MAJOR
SPIN: automatic loss
CRASH: automatic loss
MISSED ZONE: significant deduction
OFF COURSE: automatic loss
CONTACT CAUSED BY CHASE: judge discretion

CHASE SPECIFIC
HUGE GAP: Loss of chase advantage
DROPPING HEAVY DISTANCE: significant deduction
PASSING: automatic loss
INTENTIONAL CONTACT: automatic loss