The 2023 ARC Extreme Rally Raid Championship has ended, with driver Daniel Barkasz taking the championship at the point of a Hairpin Racing Team 1-2-3 in the standings.
With that said, we're ready to announce the 2023 ruleset for the Pro Championship, featuring a much wider array of vehicles, Pro & Simulation stages, & a different, easier way of submitting stages.
The Rules:
The Pro Series Championship will be 12 rounds long, & run in 4 blocks of 3 weeks, with a fourth week after each third week being a dedicated rest week, with no stages.
All Vehicles from all years are allowed, with the exception of Classic & Snowrunner vehicles, which are not allowed. You may only compete in a single class.
You can change your selection up until the third round starts. After the third round starts, you are locked to that vehicle for the remainder of the season. If you wish to switch classes or vehicles after the third round, your points will be reset to zero.
The stages will be run on Free Mode > Custom Play and cannot be run with AI.
Stages will be run on default weather.
Stages can only be run once, & with absolutely no reruns. If you are found to be rerunning stages, you will be funny disqualified from the championship.
Results will be sent to the admin team via Google Form- linked here:
Results will be posted & calculated via SimLeaguePro.com after the submission period closes, to keep all results hidden & fair until the stage ends.
You get a single warning for rules not being followed (incorrect weather, AI on, etc.) After that, each time a rule is not followed, you will have 10 minutes added to your final time for the stage.
As we are relying on an honour system for results, do NOT ruin this for others by rerunning stages. You will be disqualified.
Directions on how to run the stages:
First, select Free Mode
Select Custom Play
Select your class followed by your vehicle.
Select your game mode, dependant on the event. This will either be Professional or Simulation mode.
Select your event.
Select the stage.
Disable AI, using the button showing at the bottom of the screen.
Run the stage, with no restarts or redos, or repositions.
Send the screenshot of the final time screen via the Google Forms link:
What if I get lost?
Take a screenshot where you got lost.
Submit your screenshot via the link, but check the "I Am Lost" box.
You will get the slowest time for the stage plus 10 minutes.
Example: If the slowest time was 0h32, you will get 0h42
What if I break down?
Take a screenshot where you broke down
Submit your screenshot via the link, but check the "Stopped Due to Damage" box.
Applies to both PRO and SIM
You will get the slowest time for the stage plus 10 minutes
Example: If the slowest time was 0h17, you will get 0h27
Here is the 2023 Schedule!
Round 1 of 12 | April 17th - April 23rd 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Al Ula 2021 | S1 Neom S2: Al Ula 2021 | S2 Al Disah
Round 2 of 12 | April 24th - April 30th 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Al Ula 2021 | S3 Abu Rakah S2: Al Ula 2021 | S4 Al Ula
Round 3 of 12 | May 1st - May 7th 1 Stage | Simulation Difficulty S1: Dakar Experience 2021 | Al Ula-Yanbu
Round 4 of 12 | May 15th - May 21st 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Al Wajh 2020 | S1 Wajh S2: Al Wajh 2020 | S2 Shigry
Round 5 of 12 | May 22nd - May 28th 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Neom 2021 | S1 Neom S2: Neom 2021 | S2 Algtaar
Round 6 of 12 | May 29th - June 4th 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Neom 2021 | S3 Shigry S2: Neom 2021 | S4 Neom
Round 7 of 12 | June 12th - June 18th 1 Stage | Simulation Difficulty S1: Dakar Experience 2020 | Neom-Neom
Round 8 of 12 | June 19th - June 25th 1 Stage | Simulation Difficulty S1: Dakar Experience 2020 | Al Wajh-Neom
Round 9 of 12 | June 26th - July 2nd 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Tabuk 2021 | S1 Sakaka S2: Tabuk 2021 | S2 Al Hawi
Round 10 of 12 | July 10th - July 16th 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Tabuk 2021 | S3 Halat Anmar S2: Tabuk 2021 | S4 Neom
Round 11 of 12 | July 17th - July 23rd 2 Stages | Professional Difficulty S1: Xtreme Rally | S1 Halat Anmar S2: Xtreme Rally | S2 Alsharaf
Round 12 of 12 | July 24th - July 30th 1 Stage | Simulation Difficulty S1: Dakar Experience 2021 | Neom-Neom (Picture Coming Soon)
How are standings calculated?
The 2023 ARC Extreme Pro Rally Raid Championship will be calculated as follows:
For Professional Events (per class): 30/25/22/19/16/14/12/10/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 (Top 16 awarded points) Bonus Points for Stage Results: 5/4/3/2/1 (Top 5 awarded points)
For Simulation Events (per class): 50/40/35/30/25/20/17/14/12/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 (Top 20 awarded points)