Welcome to the Sim Cup 2953, an Arena Commander classic racing tournament. Whether you are here to race, stream, officiate or spectate, it is your support that keeps the Star Citizen community racing events healthy and active. Have fun, be kind to each other and thank you for your interest in the Sim Cup.

—EchoBit
ANZIA Racing Committee

This racing guide is intended to provide racers and race officials a standard set of technical regulations which will be adhered to. The term race official refers to race officers and camera operators.

1.
Introduction

The Sim Cup 2953 an Arena Commander classic racing bracket tournament with 3 heats and a final per racing class.

Placement in the tournament brackets for all 3 of your heats are sorted by a random number generator. Your party and heat assignments will be given to you on the day of the tournament.

The tracks you will race on in all heats and the final will come from the matchmaking system, meaning we are stuck with random tracks for each race until we have the private lobby patch for Arena Commander. We'll all just embrace the chaos for the time being.

The event will likely take 3 to 4 hours and is made up of 6 racing classes.

Sim Cup Racing Classes

Class Group A
Focus: Professional

  1. ACRUX - Kruger P-52, P-72 & Mirai Fury LX only.
  2. AX2 - Mirai Razor, Razor EX, Razor LX & Origin M50 only.
  3. AX3 - Origin 350r & Mustang Gamma/Omega only.

Class Group B
Focus: Fun

  1. OPEN - Any other ship not in a dedicated racing class.
  2. AURORA - RSI Auroras only.
  3. HEAVY - See ship whitelist for this racing class.

The Sim Cup has a detailed set of Official Rules that must be followed by all participants.

If you are signing up to the race please fill out the Sign Up Form and join the race event Discord.

 ANZIA Racing Discord Invite

To help you plan, these are the sequence of events for a Sim Cup tournament.

Note: Event timings are calculated with Cutters getting Halloran Circuit four times in a row. If everything goes right, the event may finish sooner for your class group.

1.2 T-0, Tournament Opens, Event Briefing

Arrive at the Discord start time. Listen to the tournament briefing from the Race Director. Be on the Star Citizen main menu ready for party and lobby assignment by your designated Class Group Officer.

1.3 T+15m, Heat #1

Move into your class group voice channel, your Class Group Officer will provide you with your randomized party assignments for the first heat race.

Party up with those in your race, move into your race class heat voice channel, run the race together with your party.

Screenshot the race results and upload your race result screenshot to the #race-screenshot channel.

Return to your Class Group Officer and await further instructions.

Cont.

1.4 T+1h, Heat #2

Be in your class group voice channel, your Class Group Officer will provide you with your randomized party assignments for the second heat race.

Party up with those in your race, move into your race class heat voice channel, run the race together with your party.

Screenshot the race results and upload your race result screenshot to the #race-screenshot channel.

Return to your Class Group Officer and await further instructions.

1.5 T+1h 45m, Heat #3

Be in your class group voice channel, your Class Group Officer will provide you with your randomized party assignments for the third heat race.

Party up with those in your race, move into your race class heat voice channel, run the race together with your party.

Screenshot the race results and upload your race result screenshot to the #race-screenshot channel.

Return to your Class Group Officer and await further instructions.

1.6 T+2h 30m, Finals

Be in your class group voice channel, your Class Group Officer will ask the top 8 racers that scored the most points in each racing class throughout all 3 heats to form parties to make up the final races.

Party up with those in your race, move into your race class final voice channel, run the race together with your party.

Screenshot the race results and upload your race result screenshot to the #race-screenshot channel.

1.7 T+3h 15m, Tournament Closes

Thanks for your interest in ANZIA Races! :)

2.
Official Rules

All racers are expected to have read and understand the technical regulations of the event. Questions regarding the regulations should be presented to the race officials before the event.

2.1 Ship Restrictions

In order to promote fairness for all players in the prized tournament, ships only available on the pledge store are banned until they are available for purchase with REC (Arena Commander rental credits). Since promotion limited ships have the same performance characteristics as their freely available counterparts, they are an exception to this rule. Specifically, limited ships that are allowed for use include the Pirate Gladius, Mustang Omega, Sabre Raven, Pirate Caterpillar, and F7A Hornet etc.

2.2 Ship Modification

All ships can be modified without restriction.

2.3 Racing Classes

Racers must decide on a racing class to participate in.

2.3.1 ACRUX Class Group A

The ACRUX class is limited to the Mirai Fury LX, Kruger P-52 Merlin and Kruger P-72 Archemedes only, signing up to this class and group means you are serious about competing for the fastest lap times.

2.3.2 AX2 Class Group A

The AX2 class is limited to the Mirai Razor, Razor EX & Razor LX and Origin M50 only, signing up to this class and group means you are serious about competing for the fastest lap times.

2.3.3 AX3 Class Group A

The AX3 class is limited to the Origin 350r and Mustang Gamma/Omega only, signing up to this class and group means you are serious about competing for the fastest lap times.

2.3.4 OPEN Class Group B

The OPEN class accepts all other ships that are not in dedicated racing classes. OPEN class racers are not expected to be the fastest, it is a great opportunity for anyone that just wants to fly something fun around the tracks.

2.3.5 AURORA Class Group B

The AURORA class is restricted to RSI Aurora ES/CL/MR/LX/LN model ships only. The AURORA class is competitive in its own right making it a good choice for anyone that enjoys the challenge of flying the same speed as other racers. Most citizens took their first spaceflight in the RSI Aurora, it is recommended for those new to ship racing.

2.3.6 HEAVY Class Group B

The HEAVY class invites all mining, salvage, industrial and logistic ship pilots to compete with each other for fun.

HEAVY Class Whitelist

  • ARGO Mole
  • ARGO Mole Talus Edition
  • ARGO Mole Carbon Edition
  • ARGO MPUV Cargo
  • ARGO MPUV Personnel
  • ARGO Raft
  • Drake Corsair
  • Drake Cutter
  • Drake Cutter Scout
  • Drake Vulture
  • MISC Hull A
  • MISC Prospector

2.4 Communications

Simply being part of the ANZIA Racing Discord is enough to participate, the only requirement is to be able to listen to race officer instructions during the race and respond to mentions in Discord chat before and after the race.

The race direction voice channel will enforce Push-To-Talk. Racers may briefly respond to the race officers, but should otherwise remain polite and respectful among the combined official and racer voice channel.

A Discord voice channel will be provided for your racing class and bracket to run heats or the final in. Please remain polite and respectful of other racers when a racing match begins. Be kind and patient to each other and remember to take a screenshot of your race results together.

In the event that you need to report a rules violation or an incident requiring investigation, do so in the #incident-reporting channel in the official ANZIA Racing Discord.

Unlimited use ANZIA Racing Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/h2feszV

5.
Race Officials

The race official team will be made of the following composition:

  • 1x Race Director
    Event Manager
  • 1x Discord Moderator
    Technical Support/Guide
  • 2x Class Group Officers
    Class Group Manager