Parc Fermé
Rules
Five calls before every race, 100 points a round, one official answer for each. Here is the whole of it.
What it is
Before every race in six championships, you make five calls. After the flag, the official result settles them. Every round is worth 100 points in every championship, so a Formula 1 weekend and a NASCAR weekend are the same size.
Every call has one official answer. Nothing needs a judgment after the race, so there is nothing to argue about.
The five calls
Three headline calls at 25 points: the podium, or the class winners where a series races in classes. One chaos call at 15: how many cars fail to finish. One detail call at 10: where the pole sitter finishes, the fastest lap, or the winning margin, depending on the series.
Right name, wrong podium step scores 10. Nothing else has partial credit. Podium picks must be three different names. Formula 1, as an example:
Formula 1
| Call | Kind | Points | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 · Driver wins | Headline | 25 | From the entry list |
| P2 | Headline | 25 | From the entry list |
| P3 | Headline | 25 | From the entry list |
| Cars that fail to finish | Chaos | 15 | None · 1 or 2 · 3 to 5 · 6 or more |
| The pole sitter finishes | Detail | 10 | Wins the race · On the podium, not the win · Fourth to tenth · Outside the top ten, or out |
Calls lock at the start
A round opens ten days before its race. Change your calls as often as you like until the race starts; then they lock. Nobody sees anyone else's calls before that moment. After it, everyone in your league sees everyone's.
Some rounds pay more
The Daytona 24, Sebring and Petit Le Mans count 1.5× on the championship table. The Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans count 2×. Weights touch the table only; your rank uses the plain score.
How results are settled
Results come from the official classification and are checked by a person before they settle. A car that starts and is not running at the flag has failed to finish. A car still running, however far down, is a finisher. A car that never starts is not counted.
A race stopped before half distance voids the round and nobody moves. At half distance or more, the result stands. If a driver is swapped after calls lock, your call is the car.
Entry lists
The entry list is everyone who has raced in that championship this season, and it only grows. You can call a driver who turns out not to start. That is your risk.
Tables and rank
Every round you enter counts on that championship's table. Your rank is separate: one nominated round a week feeds it. How it moves is on the rank page.