Provisional Rules:
as at February 25 1997

Article 1: The IRS calendar is always provisional under following conditions:

a) An IRS Grand Prix is held at least two weeks after another.
b) An IRS Grand Prix can only be held when no FIA Formula One Grand Prix is held.
c) Never more as two Grands Prix in a month.
d) Competiting in all Grands Prix is not necessary.

Article 2: Points system of the IRS Grand prix 2 World Championship 1997 based on the Dutch Indoorkarting AIP Rankings:

Pos. Points Pos. Points Pos. Points Pos. Points Pos. Points
1 500 11 150 21 70 31 30 41 10
2 400 12 142 22 66 32 28 42 9
3 340 13 134 23 62 33 26 43 8
4 294 14 126 24 58 34 24 44 7
5 262 15 118 25 54 35 22 45 6
6 230 16 110 26 50 36 20 46 5
7 214 17 102 27 46 37 18 47 4
8 198 18 94 28 42 38 16 48 3
9 182 19 86 29 38 39 14 49 2
10 166 20 78 30 34 40 12 50 1

a) Analog and Digital control methods are all allowed. Points are given to those drivers in general and IRS Rankings are different for Analog and Digital Control Method users. Analog Control Methods are e.g. Joystick, Thrustmaster T2; Digital Control Methods are e.g. Keyboard, Thrustmaster T1. All Control Methods are allowed.

Article 3: Modifications to the car are prohibited. Using utilities which improves the BHP or Grip of the car in Unlimited Free Practice are strongly forbidden. Utilities such as MasaYard's IRS Season 97 Add-on are allowed as long as the program does not have influence on the performance of the car in Unlimited Free Practice. Ask editor of the Utility for technical information if you are not sure. Using your own or others setup is allowed. Setups can be downloaded from the Internet.

Article 4: Drivers name must be your own full name or the unique e-mail address where you send the Hot Lap from.

Article 5: Send your Unlimited Free Practice (Practice on any circuit) Hotlap by electroni- mail to duggyx@worldaccess.nl. Send your Hot Lap for the first comming Grand Prix between Wednesday 0:00h (G.M.T.) and Saturday 24:00h (G.M.T.) before the Grand Prix on Sunday. There is no real race, only qualifying. Points are given for qualifying position, you can drive your own race.

a) All Hot Laps which are proven to be legal will be published before 24:00h (G.M.T.) on Sunday.
b) Hot Laps which are send after Saturday 24:00h (G.M.T.) will not be published for the Grand Prix.

Article 6: Driving aids selected is your own choise. Everything is allowed. Drivers ability depends on what he/she has selected or not.