Organization
Atlantic Motorsport
Atlantic Motorsport
Atlantic Motorsport is the governing organization of the sim racing teams, which encompasses Atlantic Motorsport and its sub teams, like Atlantic Endurance, Atlantic Academy and others with Atlantic name. Atlantic Motorsport is a Trademark.
eSimSports by Atlantic Motorsport
eSimSports is Atlantic Motorsport’s racing events website.
Atlantic Motorsport Endurance
Atlantic Motorsport Endurance is one of the TOP teams. It only races on Endurance events. Drivers participation has to be previously approved by the Consulting Board following Team Managers’s proposal.
Atlantic Motorsport Academy
The up and coming drivers of Atlantic Motorsport reside in the Academy. This team hosts drivers who are either new to sim racing, or require training in order to achieve promotion into the heart of the team. Performance expectations are low, but the will to learn and improve is highly valued.
Top Level Management
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) – Mario Rocha
The director, decision maker, owner, and manager of Atlantic Motorsport and its subsidiaries. Every plan and action must be submitted and approved by the CEO.
Atlantic Motorsport Main Board
Atlantic Motorsport Main Board members are those who contribute to the maintenance costs.
They are: Mario Rocha, Ze Jesus, Rui Nascimento, Luis Almeida, Paulo Braga, Andy Graydon, Aaron Jackson, Gordie Gunn and Filipe Vicente.
Marcel Grevelt is our number one honorary member.
eSimSports and Racing Team Manager – Ze Jesus
Oversees most of the day-to-day duties in order to keep the team running, as well as rfactor2 server maintenance and events organizations.
Team Manager Principal – Conor McCarrell
Responsible for organizing and coordinating the Endurance Team.
eSimSports and Racing Organizer – Gordie Gunn
Responsible for organizing and coordinating our eSimSports Championships.
iRacing Team Manager – Timmy Ayres
Responsible for organizing and coordinating the iRacing Team.
Atlantic Motorsport Manager – Jorge Cabrita
Responsible for organizing and coordinating our Team in Southamerica and VEC.
Corporate Secretary – Paula Guimaraes
Liaison between the board members and team members. Also responsible for clerical and organizational tasks.
Atlantic Motorsport Main Board
The owners of the server. This group shares all costs and expenses pertinent to the server. All decisions must go through and be approved by this Board.
Atlantic Motorsport Board Staff
The Board Staff includes all Atlantic Motorsport Main Board Members, all Team Managers and members whose expertise is very important to the team.
At the moment these Members are:
Mario Rocha, Ze Jesus, Rui Nascimento, Luis Almeida, Jose Paulo Braga, Andy Graydon, Aaron Jackson, Conor McCarrell, Timmy Ayres, Jorge Cabrita, Gordie Gunn, Marius Nicolae, Martin Vindis…
Atlantic Motorsport Staff
Senior Team manager – Ze Jesus
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport and its subsidiaries. Must maintain a team roster and keep track of daily operations throughout every team.
Senior Team manager – Conor McCarrell
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport and Endurance Team. Must maintain a team roster and keep track of operations.
Senior Team manager – Gordie Gunn
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport, eSimSports Racing and Championships organization. Must maintain a team roster and keep track of operations.
Atlantic Motorsport Team Manager – Mario Rocha
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of all racing teams under Atlantic Motorsport banner. Also liable for recruiting drivers into all teams.
Atlantic Motorsport Team Manager – Ze Jesus
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team.
Atlantic Motorsport Academy Team Manager – Luis Almeida
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport Academy. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team.
Atlantic Motorsport Endurance Team – Conor McCarrell
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport Endurance Team. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team.
Atlantic Motorsport iRacing Team manager – Timmy Ayres
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport at iRacing. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team and maintain roster and statistics.
Atlantic Motorsport SouthAmerica Team manager – Jorge Cabrita
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of Atlantic Motorsport in SouthAmerica. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team and maintain roster and statistics.
eSimSports Racing Team manager – Gordie Gunn
Responsible for managing the overall competitive operation of eSimSports Racing. Also liable for recruiting drivers into own team and maintain roster and statistics.
Atlantic Motorsport Membership
Overview and Purpose
With the mounting monthly costs of renting a server, keeping the server and our streaming PC up to date with software and paid DLC etc, entry fees for external tournaments, professional custom team liveries and not to mention the time required to administer our events, we have decided to implement a membership scheme for everyone who would like to support us and run in our leagues.
Conditions
The Atlantic Membership will cost a mere 4€ per month and is available for purchase from within this forum via the user upgrades in your profile menu. It can be setup using PayPal as a recurring payment if you do not wish to let it lapse or payment can be managed on a month by month basis.
Please note: If it does lapse, you will lose access to the Atlantic event forums instantly and therefor will be unable to sign up for or join our our events.
In the case of IRacing Members it comprises free setups built by professional Iracing Drivers and access to our server. As for RFactor members, this free encompasses access to our server and Leagues hosted by Atlantic
So, as an Atlantic Member you will gain free access to all Atlantic events, priority at event registration, discount on our upcoming eSimSports leagues/events and will be able to take part in our polls for deciding the details of our one-off events.
EXCEPTION The above fee does not apply to Honorary Members or Members that already contribute to the Team costs, such as Board Members, who cough up monthly with Server`s rental fee. As for Members sponsored by Atlantic Motorsport, they are also exempt of Membership fee.
Only members that contribute can represent Atlantic Motorsport and use our Trademark banners/skins.
Member’s Benefits
- First and paramount benefit is to be joining one of the greatest Simracing Teams in the world
- Members will have access to:
- iracing setups built by our best drivers/managers
- Atlantic Tutorials
- Atlantic own server
- Atlantic leagues organization at zero costs
- Special page on our webserver
- Special server setups to practice for events organized by third part organizations
- Members will have an email like “drivername”@atlanticmotorsport.com
- Media coverage on our news, OnWheelsTV organizations and social networks
Sponsorships
Overview and Purpose
Establish a driver class system within Atlantic Motorsport similar to what is used in WEC’s Amateur category, in order to provide flexibility in support of full committed drivers within the team and those that are considered part time. This will provide structure for “official” and “unofficial” Atlantic Motorsport teams in participating sim racing series.
Pre-Conditions
Consider who, within the team, will be fully committed to Atlantic Motorsport for all participated series, as well as those within the team who will only participate on a part time basis. Continue recruiting as before, allowing for drivers who wish to be fully and partially committed to the team.
Structure
- Platinum Drivers: 100% committed to Atlantic Motorsport in all series the team participates in. Eligible for sponsorship rewards, when applicable. Can organize Official Atlantic Motorsport teams, following a Team Manager application for a Board approval.
- Gold Drivers: May or may not be 100% committed to Atlantic Motorsport, but have private sponsorship. In this case, they will not be eligible for sponsorship rewards from the team, but eligible to promote their private sponsorship when applicable (ie: Car decals). Can organize Official Atlantic Motorsport teams, following a Team Manager application for a Board approval.
- Silver Drivers: Drivers who are partially committed to Atlantic Motorsport. They may provide support to Atlantic Motorsport teams, official or unofficial. May NOT organize official Atlantic Motorsport teams.
- Bronze Drivers: New drivers to Atlantic Motorsport who haven’t yet committed to full or part time within the team. Can join official or unofficial teams.
Drivers Agreement
Rules and Expectations
The Core Basics
All members must comply with Atlantic Motorsport rules. Once it is a trademark, it is not allowed to participate in championships without the knowledge of the team manager and therefore the board.
Respect
All drivers are expected to treat everyone with respect. This extends not only to team managers, fellow Atlantic drivers, and league admins, but also to other drivers on and off track.
Professionalism
Race everyone around you with professionalism and dignity. Part of being a professional is acting like one at all times, even when times get tough.
Heart
Every Atlantic driver must have passion for this hobby and enjoy racing in a fun and professional environment.
ON Track Behavior
Cheating
While a rare occurrence, there have been cheaters caught everywhere, including former Atlantic Motorsport drivers. Results files are analyzed after each race to determine if any cheating program/algorithm has been used and eyewitness accounts are also taken into consideration.
This is a no tolerance rule in Atlantic Motorsport. Any driver caught cheating will be immediately removed from the team.
On Track Conduct
- Track Limits
The limits of the track are dependent on the racing line. Two wheels on track as defined by the racing line is required in almost everywhere. Curbing, grass, and run-off are not considered part of the track/racing line and will be considered as “cutting” the track. - Punting
A punt is considered a “nose-to-tail” contact by the trailing car that effectively spins and/or wrecks the leading car. Action by the stewards is typically absent depending on the severity of the incident. Most punting occurrences are deemed “racing accidents” and drivers involved are encouraged to handle it privately. - Intentional Wrecking
This action is self-explanatory and results in the same consequence as cheating. - Verbal Abuse
Verbal abuse includes swearing and demeaning towards any driver during a sanctioned on-track activity (qualification and race). - Right to Line
In any competitive passing situation, the right to line is owned by the leading car so long as that driver does not commit any blocking moves (more than one move is not allowed). Once the trailing car has passed the centerline of the leading car, that driver must allow adequate racing room to ensure a fair fight for the position. Any incident resulting from a pass is deemed a “racing incident”.
Some racing places does not have a “blue flags” rule. When a lead lapped car comes up on a lapped car, it is once again up to the trailing car to make the appropriate pass. The lapped car does not have to move over for the leader, but should be as forgiving and predictable as possible to ensure no incident occurs between the two cars.
Off Track Conduct
- Entry List and Attendance
In order to participate in any event, every driver must sign up to the entry list.
All Atlantic Motorsport drivers are expected to attend and be prepared for each race they are signed up for. It is understandable that personal life may present issues from time to time, but excessive laziness and forgetting about the event will be not acceptable.
- Post Race Forum Etiquette
All drivers are encouraged to participate in post-race discussion, but must be civil and courteous at all times. Hostility towards another driver after the race is severely looked down upon by many administrations and will be handled promptly. Drivers are typically disqualified, suspended, or expelled from that organization depending on severity.
Disciplinary Actions
Warning
Drivers who commit the following actions are liable to receive warnings from Atlantic Motorsport management:
- Abusing track limits
- Excessive punting – first time offense
- Verbal abuse (on and off track) – first time offense
- Counter-course driving – first time offense
- Poor attendance
Management reserves the right to impose warnings on drivers for other actions not listed above.
Suspension
Drivers who commit multiple offenses for the infractions above are liable to receive a suspension from Atlantic Motorsport management.
The length and severity of suspensions are determined solely by management. Harsher infractions will receive harsher suspensions.
During the period of suspension, drivers may race as many times as they would like, but they must remain team-less. As soon as a driver joins another team, they revoke all privileges as an Atlantic Motorsport driver.
Atlantic Motorsport drivers are responsible for observing suspended drivers and access their improvement for reinstatement.
After the suspension is over, a driver may join the team at the discretion of the management. Driver must join immediately or risk losing privilege for reinstatement.
Suspensions are not available for appeal by the guilty party. All decisions by management are final.
Expulsion
Drivers who commit the following infractions will be expelled from Atlantic Motorsport:
- Intentional Wrecking
- Cheating
- Fraud
- Another infraction after suspension
All expulsions are final and no appeals will be allowed by the guilty party.
Atlantic Motorsport and Social Media
FACEBOOK
The majority of Atlantic Motorsport’s announcements and discussions are held on the team’s private Facebook group forums. It is highly recommended that every driver sign up and participate in the forums to keep up to date with the team’s latest activities.
DISCORD
The majority of Atlantic Motorsport’s RACE announcements and RACE discussions are held on the team’s Discord. It is highly recommended that every driver sign up and participate in the forums to keep up to date with the team’s latest activities.
ATLANTIC WEBSITE
Atlantic Motorsport’s news and events are all listed on our website. On our Website every Atlantic Motorsport members has a personal page. They can save pictures, files, etc. Some members Race History are keep on our website. The website has tags with drivers names that can list all historical from that driver.
eSimSport
eSimSports is our events Website. All Championships we made/organize will be there in the future. All our race results are there. There are also a connection to our livetiming website
Liveries
Every Atlantic Motorsport Platinum, Gold or Silver driver is eligible to race in a customized car livery tailored to the team’s color scheme. A number of generalized liveries have already been made across a number of cars and mods and are available to be personalized. Drivers interested in receiving their own skin must contact the owner, senior team manager, or one of their respective team managers on the Facebook group forums. Send in the following skin request format:
- Sim (rFactor and iRacing only)
- Mod
- Car
- Name on car
- Number
- Country representing
- Other details
a. Mirror and trim colors
b. Personalized logos or sponsorships (must be pre-approved)
Each driver’s request will be annotated and sent to the team’s livery manager (Ze Jesus), who will be responsible for sending the request to the team painter (Alex Koda). Skin requests that bypass the process entirely may be denied outright. Skins for mods not already painted may take a couple of weeks to make. Re-skins of mods already painted may take a matter of minutes. Contact the senior team manager for sponsor decals and logos.
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