2026 MNRL Club Series
Global Touring Car Championship
MNRL’s next Club Series features none other than the ever-popular Super Touring cars from the 1990’s! Crafted by Cyril Cherry, these cars represent some of the finest and most popular touring cars of the day.
Super Touring arrived on scene at the start of the decade in Great Britain via the BTCC. The new regulations and specs were designed to make racing exciting, relevant and cheap for teams and manufacturers. The formula was a near-instant success and was adopted globally within a few years. Runaway costs ultimately sealed the fate of Super Touring, but before it rode off into the sunset, it created some of the most memorable races in motorsport and an icon of the 90’s
MNRL will run a 12-race calendar with tracks that bring life to the creation of a GLOBAL TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP that takes us racing around the world and writing our own Sim Sport history. All rounds will feature 2 sprint race with the second grid reversed from race 1 results.
All races will be broadcasted on the Champion Motorsports YouTube.
Cars
MNRL will use the Super Touring cars by Cyril Cherry (individual downloads available via the Steam Workshop). MNRL carpack will be available in the Champion Motorsports (CMS) Discord and via auto download.
Vauxhaul/Opal
Ford Mondeo
Peugeot 406
BMW 320
Volvo S40
Nissan Primera
Calendar
Google Calendar – MNRL Tuesday
Event Schedule
(note times may vary during Daylight Saving Time – See the Discord for details)
19:00PM US ET | 00:00 UTC – Server Reboot/Practice (2 hours)
20:55PM US ET | 01:55 UTC – Drivers’ briefing (5 mins)
21:00PM US ET | 02:00 UTC – Qualifying (10 mins)
21:10PM US ET | 02:10 UTC – Warmup (5 mins)
21:15PM US ET | 02:15 UTC – Race 1 (20 mins)
21:35PM US ET | 02:35 UTC – Warmup (5 mins)
21:40PM 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 are no separate driver classes for this championship.
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
Bonus Points
None
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 except specific, longer events (noted in driver briefings)
Weather: Live
Race Start: Recon Lap to 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.
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.
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.
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.
See you on track!
