This week we’re cruising from the Shuto Expressway up to the north of the map, and back down to Haruna… where we will run 1v1 touge battles!

A Class. We have a live bracket that will be shared.

1v1 Touge Battle Rules

Battle Format

• Each battle consists of two runs.
• Each driver leads one run.
• The winner is determined by comparing the chase gap from both runs.

Starting Procedure

• Cars line up bumper-to-bumper.
• The lead car launches on the countdown.
• The chase car launches immediately after.
• The objective of the chase driver is to stay as close as possible without making contact.

Judging

At the end of each run, the gap between both cars is recorded.

• Smaller chase gap = Better run
• Larger chase gap = Better defense

After both runs:

• Compare each driver’s chase gap.
• The driver with the smaller chase gap wins the battle.

Example

Run 1

• Driver A leads
• Driver B finishes 0.5 seconds behind

Run 2

• Driver B leads
• Driver A finishes 1.3 seconds behind

Winner: Driver B

Automatic Losses

Lead Driver

The lead driver loses immediately if they:

• Spin.
• Crash or become unable to continue.
• Leave the course.
• Make a mistake that allows the chase car to complete a clean pass.

Chase Driver

The chase driver loses immediately if they:

• Spin.
• Crash or become unable to continue.
• Leave the course.

Passing

Passing is not the objective.

A pass is only considered valid if:

• The lead driver makes a clear mistake.
• The chase driver completes a clean overtake.

Divebombs, intentional contact, or forcing a pass are not considered valid.

Contact

• Minor rubbing may be considered incidental.
• Intentional contact or using another car to gain an advantage results in an automatic loss.
• Excessive wall riding or exploiting track barriers may result in a rerun or disqualification at the judges’ discretion.

Double Mistakes

If both drivers:

• Spin,
• Crash,
• Or leave the course during the same run,

that run is declared a draw.

If both runs are draws, a tiebreaker will be run.

Tiebreaker

If both chase gaps are judged equal, or the battle cannot be separated:

• A sudden-death battle is run.
• A coin toss determines the first lead driver.
• Additional runs continue until a winner is determined.

Sportsmanship

Drivers are expected to:

• Race clean.
• Avoid intentional blocking.
• Respect judges’ decisions.
• Show respect to other competitors.

Quick Summary

✅ Two runs per battle
✅ Drivers swap lead after Run 1
✅ Closest chase gap wins
✅ Lead spins and is passed = Loss
✅ Chase spins = Loss
✅ Intentional contact = Loss
✅ Both spin = Draw for that run
✅ Tie = Sudden Death