This season, the DIRT Racing Series went head to head with Zwift Racing League by holding their races on the same day (Tuesday) as Zwift’s biggest race series. I’ll be honest: I thought they were a bit crazy for doing so. But in the past several months I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews from the many Zwifters who chose to race DRS instead of ZRL.
Is one “better” than the other? Not necessarily. They’re just different. And sometimes, different is good.
DRS organizers have just announced Season 8, and registration opens today. Let’s dive into the details!
What Makes DIRT Racing Series Special?
Season after season, DIRT Racing Series has stood out with its unique features. One of the most exciting things about the DIRT Racing Series is that it’s truly shaped by the riders’ feedback. Every series so far has garnered feedback from what is now a rider base of thousands of racers and team captains – and it is this feedback that sets the innovations and improvements for every next season. It is not without reason that the participants call it the “racing series of the people, for the people, by the people”.
- Team Racing for Everyone: Open to teams of up to 8 riders (no rider minimum), where the best 4 riders per stage contribute their points to the team.
- Unique results-based category structure based on zwiftracing.app Race Rankings.
- Varied Racing Formats: Individual Time Trial, Team Time Race (TTR), and Points Races ensure diverse and exciting challenges throughout the season.
- Balanced Points System: Every racer contributes with a well-structured points allocation system.
- Individual and Team leaderboards.
- Grand Championship, covering multiple seasons.
- No power-ups, just pure old leg power.
Season 8 Highlights
- Dates: March 26 – April 30
- Race Day: Every Monday or Tuesday
- Number of Stages: 7 (final week has two stages)
- Five Time Zones across two different days.
Series Schedule
This 7-stage series is held on Mondays and Tuesdays in five different time slots:
- Monday:
- EMEA C – 18:15 GMT/BST, 19:15 CET/CEST
- Tuesday:
- Atlantic US – 05:45 EST/EDT
- EMEA W – 19:15 GMT/BST, 20:15 CET/CEST
- US E – 19:30 EST/EDT
- US W – 18:30 PDT
The series includes an Individual Time Trial, a Team Time Race, and five points races:
- Stage 1 – Mar 26 – Points Race: Tire-Bouchon (custom, 32.9km, 347m)
- Stage 2 – Apr 02 – Team Time Race: Everything Bagel (custom, 28.3km, 475m)
- Stage 3 – Apr 09 – Points Race: Richmond Rollercoaster (3 laps, 27.1km, 207m)
- Stage 4 – Apr 16 – Points Race: Achterbahn (custom, 23.1km, 491m)
- Stage 5 – Apr 23 – Points Race: Eastern Eight (custom, 41.1km, 348m)
- Stage 6 – Apr 30 – Individual Time Trial: Two Bridges Loop (2 laps, 14.7km, 160m)
- Stage 7 – Apr 30 – Points Race: Glasgow Crit Circuit (6 laps, 18.3km, 199m)
Registration and More Info
Visit dirtracingseries.com for more information on the DIRT Racing Series.
Ready to sign up? Registration for Season 8 opened today! Register at dirtracingseries.com/register-now
The DIRT Racing Series Grand Championship
DRS organizers are also excited to announce a massive evolution in the DIRT Racing Series: the introduction of the DRS Grand Championship!
Instead of running a standalone Season every DRS, they are creating an overarching DRS Grand Championship that consists of 4 Seasons. This means:
- Season leaderboards: Team and Individual Season Leaderboards, each Season with its own winners.
- Grand Championship leaderboards: Team and Individual DRS Grand Championship Leaderboards, with the accumulated scores of each Season.
- Returning teams: Returning teams add Season scores and Championship Points to the DRS Grand Championship’s Team Leaderboard, counting the best 3 of 4 Total Championship Points.
- Returning riders: Returning riders add Season scores and Championship Points to the DRS Grand Championship’s Individual Leaderboards (Overall, Sprint, KOM), with the best 3 of 4 Championship Points counting.
- Ties: New rules will break DRS Grand Championship ties for clear winners.
- Season Finale: DRS Grand Championship winners will be immortalized in the new Wall of Fame!
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