Season 18 the last and final season of FM7!

by **IFCA GTDon** Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:58 am

This is it! The last Official IFCA Season with FM7! Season 18 of the Trans Am Masters Series!

Saturday January 21st 7pm EST Group 12a @ Laguna Seca!

FM7 has provided a lengthy service well beyond its shelf life to all of its practitioners and for good reason. It has just enough cars and tracks and options to get it across the finish line 6 years after its release. Season 18 will be the last season we use FM7. It's been a good ride, but it will be time to move on when FM8 arrives in 2023.

As a trial the IFCA is going to offer sanctioned 3 man teams during this last season. with 24 grid positions this means there can only be a maximum of 8 teams. However, a team can comprise of more than 3 members but not less.

The team structure will be synergistic between the members of the team and the team itself, as there will be team points that then lend to individual driver points. Help the team do well, and the drivers will also benefit as a result. This does mean that it is to everyone's benefit to be on a team since this will open the door to gain more championship points over a single driver.

Being on a team does not demand anything extra on the part of drivers in terms of organizing or managing. It's mostly a matter of placement for potential points. In other words, you don't have to do anything other than name your team, comply with the livery requirement, and drive your best. The IFCA will handle publishing rosters and tabulating points.

Of course those teams that desire to be more than just a number and want greater success will want to communicate their strategy with one another for best effect by practicing together, sharing tunes, and not running over their teammates during the race.

In the end there will be a team championship and the individual championship to compete for.

1.) Team Points
Teams earn a maximum of 3 team points every round, if every team member is able to secure a top 12 practice lap time. Doing it this way means that smaller teams can not be easily crushed by bigger teams. Or put another way, a smaller team would find it easier to grab bonus points than a bigger team.

2.) Driver Season Points
If a team achieves their team bonus each round, team members will then individually also earn +0.50 seasonal drivers points each round. In addition, if every team member competes in every race of the season each driver earns an additional +1.75pts at the end of the season. Again this favors smaller teams because it is easier for a smaller team to make every race.

	Group 12a Tracks
	Laguna Seca 1/21/23
	Bathurst 1/28/23
	Nurburg GP 2/4/23

	Group 12a
1	1970 Chevrolet Corvette
2	1992 Honda NSX-R
3	2004 Porsche 911 GT3
4	2013 SRT Viper GTS
5	2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S

	Group 6 Tracks
	Road America 2/11/23
	Watkins Glen Short Alt 2/18/23
	Road Atlanta 2/25/23

	Group 6
1	1967 Chevrolet Corvette
2	1969 Mustang Boss 302
3	1970 Dodge Challenger
4	1995 Mustang SVT Cobra R
5	2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS

	Season 18 Finale Track

	Daytona 24hr Day 3/4/23