2004 Winter Series Begins a New Era for the NWST

Hi All! January 5th, 2004 marks a new era for the Northwest Simulation Tour (NWST), a sim racing league for the serious sim racing enthusiast. The NWST will be adopting NASCAR Racing 2003 (N2K3) Season for the upcoming season. In addition to N2K3, the NWST will be offering drivers an ARCA (for novice sim drivers), BGN (for moderately skilled sim drivers) and CUP (for experienced sim drivers) divisions to compete. Unlike previous years, sim drivers will be required to earn their way into these divisions. The first opportunity available to sim drivers for qualifing into ARCA, BGN and CUP divisions is by participating in the 2004 Winter Series. The 2004 Winter Series consists of four races. Each drivers performance will be rated in each race on a scale of 0-4, see http://www.nwstsimracing.net/races/2004/NWST_Performance_Ratings.htm for more information on the performance rating (PR) system. Drivers that achieve an average PR between 1.0 and 1.999 will earn their way into the N2K3 BGN division. Drivers that achieve an average PR of 2.0 or greater will earn their way into the N2K3 CUP division. Only sim drivers that participate in the 2004 Winter Series are eligible to participate in the first race of the 2004 season at Daytona. Participation in the 2004 Winter Series is not mandatory. The NWST welcomes sim drivers at any time during the sim racing season. Sim drivers that want to participate in the NWST 2004 regular season, but not the Winter Series, are welcome to do so beginning with the second race of the season. Sim drivers that start in ARCA or BGN divisions are not "stuck" in these divisions for the entire season. Sim drivers can move into a higher division by earning a performance rating of 3.0 or higher, a huge achievement indeed. For sim drivers that have a passion for truck racing, the NWST will also be offering an N2K3 CTS (open division) for just these sim racing enthusiasts. The NWST also supports NASCAR Racing 3 sim drivers and will be providing an HCGR and BGN divisions. The 2004 season is about to begin, don't miss a beat and register to race with the NWST at http://www.nwstsimracing.net/generalinfo/register.htm For rules, race results and other NWST league information, visit www.nwstsimracing.net For dedicated NWST sim racing NEWS information, visit www.nwstnews.net No matter what league you are passionate about, the NWST wishes all sim racing enthusiasts the best sim racing success during the 2004 season. Troy McCone NWST Director Alan Hood NWST Administrator

Woops! The link in the above message to the Performance Racing page is incorrect. The correct link is http://www.nwstsimracing.net/generalinfo/performanceratings.htm Also, for more information on the NWST Winter Series, see http://www.nwstsimracing.net/races/2004/winter/2004winterseries.htm Apologies to all!! Troy McCone NWST Director Alan Hood NWST Administrator Alan Hood wrote:

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> Hi All! > > January 5th, 2004 marks a new era for the Northwest Simulation Tour > (NWST), a sim racing league for the serious sim racing enthusiast. The > NWST will be adopting NASCAR Racing 2003 (N2K3) Season for the upcoming > season. In addition to N2K3, the NWST will be offering drivers an ARCA > (for novice sim drivers), BGN (for moderately skilled sim drivers) and > CUP (for experienced sim drivers) divisions to compete. Unlike previous > years, sim drivers will be required to earn their way into these > divisions. The first opportunity available to sim drivers for qualifing > into ARCA, BGN and CUP divisions is by participating in the 2004 Winter > Series. > > The 2004 Winter Series consists of four races. Each drivers performance > will be rated in each race on a scale of 0-4, see > http://www.nwstsimracing.net/races/2004/NWST_Performance_Ratings.htm for > more information on the performance rating (PR) system. Drivers that > achieve an average PR between 1.0 and 1.999 will earn their way into the > N2K3 BGN division. Drivers that achieve an average PR of 2.0 or greater > will earn their way into the N2K3 CUP division. Only sim drivers that > participate in the 2004 Winter Series are eligible to participate in the > first race of the 2004 season at Daytona. > > Participation in the 2004 Winter Series is not mandatory. The NWST > welcomes sim drivers at any time during the sim racing season. Sim > drivers that want to participate in the NWST 2004 regular season, but > not the Winter Series, are welcome to do so beginning with the second > race of the season. > > Sim drivers that start in ARCA or BGN divisions are not "stuck" in these > divisions for the entire season. Sim drivers can move into a higher > division by earning a performance rating of 3.0 or higher, a huge > achievement indeed. > > For sim drivers that have a passion for truck racing, the NWST will also > be offering an N2K3 CTS (open division) for just these sim racing > enthusiasts. The NWST also supports NASCAR Racing 3 sim drivers and will > be providing an HCGR and BGN divisions. > > The 2004 season is about to begin, don't miss a beat and register to > race with the NWST at http://www.nwstsimracing.net/generalinfo/register.htm > > For rules, race results and other NWST league information, visit > www.nwstsimracing.net > For dedicated NWST sim racing NEWS information, visit www.nwstnews.net > > No matter what league you are passionate about, the NWST wishes all sim > racing enthusiasts the best sim racing success during the 2004 season. > > Troy McCone > NWST Director > > Alan Hood > NWST Administrator >