Mark A. Frost, Oregon Region
Area Manager

Nords-Life

Introduction

PCA Sim Racing has grown significantly, now offering competitive championships including the Series Championship, Team Racing Series, Zone Group Championship, and Summer Tour.

Arrive & Drive complements these with three casual weekend formats, including the new “Cars & Cocktails” social event held on the last Sunday of each month.

Who’s Eligible?

  • Open to all PCA Sim Racing members classified as Challenge, Sport, Club, and Pro.
  • No PCA Sim Racing “Grid Pass” is required.

Drivers

  • A no-contact philosophy is in effect.
  • Aggressive and hyper-competitive racing will not be tolerated.
  • The focus is on low-key, sportsmanship-oriented fun racing among friends.
  • Violations of these guidelines may result in suspension or expulsion from future participation at the discretion of league administration.
  • If you are a serious, “elbows out” driver who prioritizes winning, please choose a different PCA Sim Racing activity designed for intense competition.

ARRIVE & DRIVEA&D Format

  • No password required for “PCA Main League” members.
  • Sessions feature popular tracks used in PCA Sim Racing events.
  • The exception is when they are previewing an upcoming event.
  • The featured cars (including iRacing Porsches, RUFs, Formula V, and the VW Beetle) will be announced on the day of the session in the Discord A&D discussion channel.
  • The track details will remain unannounced unless they are part of a preview for an upcoming PCA Sim Racing event.
  • Typical format: 40-minute practice or open qualifying, followed by 40-minute races/heats.
  • Damage will be set to “Off” to promote maximum track time.
  • Drive-through penalties will be issued at 20x incident limits and every 6x thereater to encourage safe driving.

Schedule
Practice: Starts at 8:30 PM Eastern / 5:30 PM Pacific.
League: Main League.
Car(s): Check the Arrive and Drive Discord channel on Sunday mornings.
Track: Check the Arrive and Drive Discord channel on Sunday mornings.
Password: Not required.
Grid Pass: Not required.

CARS & COCKTAILSWelcome to Car & Cocktails!

  • Cars & Cocktails is our new once-a-month driving sessions focused on visiting with friends, conversation, experimentation, relaxed driving, and fun.
  • To enjoy C&C, join the Discord-based “C&C drivers” channel.
  • Get the required session password (yeah, we really want you on Discord hanging out with friends).
  • Once you have the password, the session will be a HOSTED SESSION named: “PCA Arrive & Drive C&C”.
  • An opportunity to drive any iRacing A&D car however you like — no formal racing. Just gather on track for some friendly side-by-side fun.
  • C&C is always the last Sunday of each month. A&D will run the other Sundays each month on its new day, Sunday.

Schedule
Practice: starts at 8:30 PM Eastern / 5:30 PM Pacific.
Named Hosted Session: “PCA Arrive & Drive C&C”.
Cars: All iRacing Porsches and RUFs. Drive whatever you want!
Track: Check the Cars & Cocktails Discord channel on Sunday mornings.
Password: To get into the session, join the Discord C&C channel.
Grid Pass: Not required.

A&D Bot-Lap

  • Periodically, we’ll hold special events where you’ll set your fastest time in fun AI-traffic sessions.
  • These open track sessions allow drivers to log into iRacing, set a time, then rejoin whenever their schedule permits during the event time.
  • The special events are usually inspired by major endurance racing weekends.

Schedule
The server starts the time of the “real” race. Example: Le Mans starts at 10 AM Eastern / 7 AM Pacific, so the server will start then.
Named  Session: “PCA Arrive & Drive Bot-Lap”.
Cars: Whatever Porsches the actual race permits.
Track: Check the A&D announcements channel in Discord on raceday.
Password: Not required.
Grid Pass: Not required.