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The IFRL Winter 2026/27 Season: Every Night, Every Rule

The whole Winter 2026/27 season on one page from the season data: the thirteen nights with tracks, cars and laps, the three events and their settings, the car pools, the points table, the money, the lobby settings and the key dates.

Winter 2026/27: 16 drivers, thirteen Sunday nights (Christmas Sunday off), three events a night. Lobby opens 2:45 PM Central, first race 3:00. This page is generated from the season data the site runs on, so it can never disagree with the Schedule, the Rules or the Garage.

The thirteen nights

Night	Date	Track	Opener car	Opener	Gr.4	Main
Pre Sets captains, then the draft.	Sunday, Oct 25	Dragon Trail Seaside	Honda Civic Type R (FK8)	6 laps	10	17
Wk 1	Sunday, Nov 1	Autodrome Lago Maggiore GP	BMW M3 (E46)	6 laps	9	15
Wk 2	Sunday, Nov 8	Interlagos	Honda S660	6 laps	12	20
Wk 3 Dirt night — opener at Fisherman’s Ranch.	Sunday, Nov 15	Red Bull Ring; opener at Fisherman’s Ranch (dirt)	Toyota 86 Gr.B Rally Car	7 laps	12	20
Wk 4	Sunday, Nov 22	Watkins Glen Long	Porsche 911 GT3 (997)	7 laps	10	17
Wk 5	Sunday, Nov 29	Fuji Speedway	Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1	8 laps	11	18
Wk 6 Snow night — opener at Lake Louise Long.	Sunday, Dec 6	Brands Hatch GP; opener at Lake Louise Long (snow)	Subaru WRX Gr.B Rally Car	6 laps	12	20
Wk 7	Sunday, Dec 13	Nürburgring GP	Mazda RX-7 Spirit R	6 laps	9	15
Wk 8 Drift trial — opener scored as a drift trial at Tsukuba.	Sunday, Dec 20	Laguna Seca; opener at Tsukuba (drift trial)	Nissan Silvia S15 Spec R, fixed drift tune	15 min	13	21
Wk 9 R34 is a dealer car — buy ahead two weeks out.	Sunday, Jan 3	Trial Mountain	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)	6 laps	9	16
Wk 10 Stable Championship decided tonight.	Sunday, Jan 10	Grand Valley Highway 1	Dodge Viper SRT10	7 laps	9	15
Playoff 1 Murcielago is a dealer car — buy ahead two weeks out.	Sunday, Jan 17	Mount Panorama	Lamborghini Murcielago LP640	6 laps	9	14
Playoff 2 Finale. F40 is a dealer car — buy ahead two weeks out.	Sunday, Jan 24	Spa-Francorchamps	Ferrari F40	5 laps	8	13

Lap counts are final (v1.6.7). Week 8’s Opener is a 15-minute drift trial at Tsukuba. Sunday, Dec 27: off (Christmas)

The three events

Opener. About 15 minutes. Identical car for everyone — stock plus racing medium tires. Grid: Reverse of cumulative season standings (last on pole). Week 1 uses reverse preseason order. Settings: No tire wear, no fuel, fixed clear weather.
Gr.4. About 20 minutes. Gr.4 — pick from the shared pool on the night, no lock. Grid: Weekly qualifying order, fastest on pole. Settings: No tire wear, no fuel, fixed clear weather.
Main. About 30 minutes. Gr.3 — shared pool, locked at qualifying. Grid: Finishing order of the Gr.4 event. Settings: Tire wear 5x, fuel 6x, refuel 10 L/s, mandatory tire types 2, random weather.

Main event: you must run at least two different tire compounds, so you’ll pit at least once. Racing Hard and Racing Medium both work on Gr.3.

Modifications: no nitrous, no Extreme-category upgrades, no wide-body kits, no engine swaps. Everything else is allowed under the PP limit.

Car pools

Gr.3 — Weeks 1 to 5: Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 · Audi R8 LMS Evo '19 · Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 '18 · Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '19 · Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20
Gr.3 — Weeks 6 to 10: McLaren 650S GT3 '15 · Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 · Lamborghini Huracán GT3 '15 · BMW M6 GT3 '16 · Lexus RC F GT3 '17
Gr.3 — Playoffs — the five most-picked: announced after Week 10
Gr.4 — Weeks 1 to 5: Toyota 86 Gr.4 · Nissan GT-R Gr.4 · Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 · Jaguar F-Type Gr.4 · Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.4
Gr.4 — Weeks 6 to 10: Subaru WRX Gr.4 · Mazda Atenza Gr.4 · Audi TT Cup '16 · Ford Mustang Gr.4 · Hyundai Genesis Gr.4
Gr.4 — Playoffs — the five most-picked: announced after Week 10

Gr.4 races at 675 PP, the Main at 775 PP; personal caps apply in the Main for weeks 2 to 5 (the handicap demo). Cards for every car are in the Garage.

Points

Pos	Opener	Gr.4	Main
1	60	80	100
2	54	72	90
3	48	64	80
4	43	58	72
5	39	52	65
6	35	46	58
7	31	42	52
8	28	37	46
9	25	33	41
10	22	29	36
11	19	26	32
12	17	22	28
13	14	19	24
14	12	16	20
15	10	13	16
16	7	10	12

Mover of the Night: +10 to exactly one driver, the largest combined positions gained across the Gr.4 and the Main. Best 8 of 10 regular weeks count. Playoffs: the top 8 after Week 10, clean slate, two nights.

Money

$100 entry, Venmo @jonzimmy, note “IFRL”. Pot $1600. Stable champion $400 ($100 per driver). Top five drivers $500 / $300 / $180 / $120 / $100. Optional shirt $65, due Oct 1. The site processes no money. Claim a seat.

Lobby settings

Shortcut Penalty: Strong
Pit Lane Line Cutting: Off
Flag Rules: On
Wall Collision Penalty: Off
Car Collision Penalty: Off
Mechanical Damage: Light
Visible Damage: On
Ghosting During Race: Weak
Slipstream: Real
Boost: None
Correct Course After Wall Collision: Off
Mandatory Tire Types: 2 (Main only)

Key dates and practice

Seats: open until all sixteen are paid
Preseason night: Sunday, Oct 25
Shirt deadline: Oct 1
Spring season: March to April 2027 (announce only)
Practice lobbies: Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:00 PM Central; Saturdays 8:00 to 9:30 AM Central

Rules v1.7.0, published September 26, 2026. Changelog: Sep 26 (v1.7.0): Calendar reset, sealed by Jon — thirteen nights: Preseason Oct 25 at Dragon Trail, Wk 1 through Wk 10, Christmas off Dec 27, Playoff 1 Jan 17 Mount Panorama, Playoff 2 Jan 24 Spa; Suzuka leaves the season. Every week keeps its car, laps and settings. Preseason rank is the preseason night’s points, Main finish as tiebreak; the preseason Opener grid is a logged random draw. Kickoff-party and returning-priority dates retired: seats stay open until sixteen are paid. · Sep 7: Main event: at least two tire compounds, so at least one pit stop (Mandatory Tire Types 2). · Sep 7: Modifications: no nitrous, no Extreme upgrades, no wide-body kits, no engine swaps; everything else under the PP limit. · Sep 7: Lap counts are final. · Sep 7: No wind rule. Nothing about wind is asked, read or checked. · Sep 7: Qualifying takes screenshots only — the site reads your lap, PP and car; you confirm. · Sep 6: Gr.4 limit 675 PP, Main limit 775 PP.