Cars and rules for 2026

[HerrNove]

Orthogonally to the other proposals for PTB I would suggest to not carry over the time bonus across seasons: at season start every driver should be on a blank slate. Moreover, with inter-season carryover, on the final race of the year drivers with nothing at stake would be incentivized to alter their replay posting habits to try to carry as many hours as possible to the new season, i.e. staying just below the 132.5 or the 265 threshold. A ruleset should not force the competitors to pursue these strange goals.

[Duplode]

Orthogonally to the other proposals for PTB I would suggest to not carry over the time bonus across seasons: at season start every driver should be on a blank slate.

I agree, and I'm fairly sure we won't have that. Inter-season carryover was an acceptable compromise under the old LTB rules, but it really isn't so with PTB.

[Matei]

at season start every driver should be on a blank slate.

https://matei.one/invidious.php?v=l5II1EUWbL0

Let's pretend that the world is great,
and everybody gets along, and there is no hate,
and if you make a mistake, you get a clean slate,

[dreadnaut]

Let's get this thread moving again, focussing on PTB improvements — if any.

And for the car selection, there's a new thread.

No carry-over from 2025 to 2026 makes sense to me. Podium time is easier to correct, so a full reset gives the new season a clean slate.