The black flag is the penalty flag. This is normally given if you are breaking rules. Other rare causes can be dangerously driving or at risk of communication loss. Once you get a black flag you have 3 laps to serve the penalty. Cautions will not count as laps. If you fail to serve the penalty within 3 laps you are disqualified. If you get three black flags in one race you are disqualified. You are disqualified if you get a black flag within 3, 2, or 1 laps to go.
COMMON BLACK FLAGS
1. Passing other cars on the restart or start of race before crossing the designated line. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 5 seconds
2. Beginning to race before the countdown to green ends. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 5 seconds
3. Dangerously driving. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 10 seconds
4. Taking shortcuts (you are warned the first time you take a shortcut unless it is in the pits). PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 15 seconds
5: Hitting the reason of a yellow flag (normally flips or stuck cars). PENALTY: Must start in the back of the line for the restart. If the caution is worse because of it you will lose a lap. If its bad enough to turn the yellow flag to a red flag it is a disqualification.
UNCOMMON BLACK FLAGS
1. Using the pits as a shortcut. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 15 seconds
2. Purposely hitting others under caution. PENALTY: 1 lap or must go to back of line, depending on your current position and how bad the hitting is
3. Caught cheating by using something other than your driving controls. PENALTY: Disqualification
4. Repeatedly causing yellow flags. PENALTY: Disqualification
5. Arguing with me or a moderator. PENALTY: Disqualification
6. Driving reverse (you are warned the first time). PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 15 seconds
RARE BLACK FLAGS
1. Driving the other way. PENALTY: Disqualification
2: Dropping debris purposely (normally hats) onto track. PENALTY: 1 lap
3: Refusing to obey blue/yellow flags multiple times. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 5 seconds
4: Refusing to listen to a quest from me or a moderator. PENALTY: 1 lap or disqualification, depending on the request
5: Repeatedly hitting or passing an out of bounds area (will usually be marked red). Examples: Red wall at Bristol being worked on repairs, red line in pit road at Las Vegas. PENALTY: Must stop in pits for 15 seconds. If a red flag comes out because of it it becomes a disqualification.
6: Jumping out of cars and/or jumping in other people's cars. PENALTY: 1 lap if yellow, disqualification if green
7: Moving under a red flag. PENALTY: 1 lap
8: Htting others or hitting the reason of the red flag. PENALTY: Disqualification |