2024 MNRL Club Series
Mazda Cup

MNRL’s next Club Series features the ever celebrated Mazda MX-5 Cup using the Spec Miata mod by marcobost.

The Spec Miata has been around since the early 90’s and its robust chassis and inexpensive components make it an absolute favorite among club racing enthusiasts.  Not to mention, the low center of gravity and low weight.  Combined with the somewhat lacking horsepower and aero, these cars are momentum movers meant to be thrown through corners as hard as both man and machine can handle.  Which all adds up to great fun for drivers of all skill levels.

Races will currently not be broadcasted on the Champion Motorsports YouTube but that may change if assets are available.

Cars

MNRL will use the Spec Miata mod by marcobost.  This pack will use the standard mod and configuration (templates will download with the mod upon subscription).  Additional files will be available in the Champion Motorsports (CMS) Discord.  Note you will need the below files as well.

CMS Safety Car

Calendar

Google Calendar – MNRL Tuesday (Series set to only be for Euro times)

Google Calendar – MNRL Euro Wednesday

Event Schedule

MNRL Euro

18:00 BST – Server Reboot/Practice (2 hours)
19:55 BST – Drivers’ briefing (5 mins)
20:00 BST – Qualifying (10 mins)
20:10 BST – Warmup (5 mins)
20:15 BST – Race 1 (20 mins)
20:35 BST – Warmup (5 mins)
20:40 BST – Race 2 (20 mins)

MNRL US (Not running this series)

(note UTC times may be 1 hour earlier during Daylight Saving Time – See the Discord for details)
19:00 US ET | 00:00 UTC – Server Reboot/Practice (2 hours)
20:55 US ET | 01:55 UTC – Drivers’ briefing (5 mins)
21:00 US ET | 02:00 UTC – Qualifying (10 mins)
21:10 US ET | 02:10 UTC – Warmup (5 mins)
21:15 US ET | 02:15 UTC – Race 1 (20 mins)
21:35 US ET | 02:35 UTC – Warmup (5 mins)
21:40 US ET | 02:40 UTC – Race 2 (20 mins)

All drivers are expected to have completed the following:

  • Read the CMS General Competition Rules (available on CMS Discord)
  • Read the series & race briefings (this page and on CMS Discord)
  • Install the required mods
  • Join the server and confirm connection is working properly
  • Practice adequately to ensure competent control of the car

Championships & Driver Classes

The rf2la app (password: cmsrocks) will record all sessions and standings. There would normally be 3 driver’s champions for each driver class but that will be waived for this series.  See series admin for further details.

Points

15-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1-0.5 (for all other eligible finishers)
NOTE: Drivers must complete 50% race distance to be eligible for points. There will be 3 drop races (worst results) for the season

Custom Liveries

CMS standard (default) liveries are provided and drivers are encouraged to paint their own custom liveries. Templates are included with the mod. Liveries not containing required elements or containing inappropriate materials will be rejected and drivers may be subject to penalties and/or disciplinary actions. Contact the series admin with questions or concerns.  All custom liveries will be applied as loose skins.

Settings

Build: Latest stable build of rFactor 2
Damage: 50%
Mechanical Failures: Normal
Crash Recovery: OFF
Driving View: Open
Aids: Auto Clutch, Blip, Lift are the only rF2 global aids available
Fuel: 1x (noted in driver briefings)
Weather: Live
Flags: All (local yellows:no passing – no FCY)
Race Start: Formation Lap + Standing Start. Drivers are required to maintain safety during the formation lap and be predictable. The formation lap may be considered part of the Orange Zone when assessing incidents. See race briefs for details.

Orange Zone (OZ)

There will be an OZ designated for each race in the driver notes that will be posted to the race brief and noted again in the pre-race driver’s brief. The OZ is a portion of the track that is active during the first lap. Any incidents that occur in this zone are subject to harsher penalties. There will be an automatic review of the OZ post-race.

Race Communications

We will use the CMS Discord MNRL voice channel for race communications. Drivers will receive 3 notifications before being removed by race control during events. Drivers may return to the server once they have joined voice.

The voice channel is only required to monitor race control during the event. You do not need a microphone if you do not want to speak.  If you have a microphone, please use “push to talk” or set voice activation properly to avoid disruptive background noises. Don’t be “that driver”.

Conversation during practice and warm up is encouraged. For qualification and race, only brief communication for session-critical information (eg “car stopped in turn 1”). One sentence then quiet is requested. NO TEXT CHAT ALLOWED during qualification & race. This is reserved for ADMIN USE ONLY.
Abusive and/or profane language in any form or channel may lead to that driver receiving a sanction up to and including a ban from CMS.

Competition Rules and Stewarding

This series will conform to the CMS General Competition Rules that may be found on the CMS Discord Server and here on the website All drivers are expected to know the GCRs and shall be required to abide by them.  Additional, event-specific instructions will be provided via a drivers pre-race brief posted in the CMS Discord and reviewed with drivers verbally by the director prior to the race session.

Pit Entry/Exit Lines: Pit road entry or/and exit with white lane lines may not be crossed when cars utilizing pit road are present unless specifically permitted in a pre-race brief. Otherwise, it is permissible for tires to step on the white line, but crossing the line with one tire completely will result in a post-race Incident Review Request and penalty.

There are no live stewards. A post-race Incident Review Request may be submitted via the RRC Discord for adjudication with any resultant penalties to be served in the next race competed by the driver(s) at fault.

rFactor 2 system-assigned penalties during qualification and race sessions must be served. The Race Director will only clear penalties/DQ during practice/warm-up.

Connection Notes

Drivers are strongly advised to reboot their computer just before joining the server on race day. Drivers must also maintain a reasonable connection and appropriate ping rate which does not impact race conditions or else they may be asked to leave the server.
See you on track!