League Racing

League Racing is the act of competing in live racing sessions on a racing game which are privately organized and managed. Main characteristics of league racing are races being hosted in private lobbies, having external documentation like rules and standings and being able to report issues from a race which may result in manually changed results for instance.

How it all works
As said for League Racing you usually need to go to some (informal) organization to join a league. Leagues will often ask you some indication of your level of driving in the form of time trial times for instance. The organization will then check if there's free positions on the grid and if those positions suit your level. If so you're being 'added' in some form, whether it's a chat, a forum or a general website you will often have some place to check and communicate things.

The organization will also often ask you to read additional documents like rules to foster good driving and make you knowledgeable of how the organization works. Thereby we mean information like when races are being held and the process of starting up sessions.

Furthermore after sessions the organization will often judge about incidents and problems of the session. The organization will also update documents like standings.

League Racing and Esports
Although you might think they intertwined there's a notable difference. You can often state League Racing is an esports, but it's definitely not the only esports in the racing community. Games like Formula 1 and Gran Turismo host also their own events these days. These are often not called League Racing by the community itself. Although these events are highly welcomed by the community often, League Racing keeps being a viable way of doing esports, also on a lower level.

Why do people organize League Racing?
There are several reasons why League Racing is a thing enjoyed by many. We try to list some below.
 * Drivers want fair and clean racing which they might not experience in the online lobbies they can freely enter.
 * Drivers want to have a competitive climate on their level which they might not experience in other online lobbies as they don't share the same level as many other drivers.
 * Drivers want to have a championship (over a longer period) against the same drivers to fight for a title or a certain position in the standings.

Reasons people stop League Racing
It's not fair to present an overly optimistic picture of League Racing as there are certainly also drawbacks. People have issued the following reasons over the past on for instance platforms as Twitter.
 * League dates and times may not suit drivers anymore.
 * Drivers have lost interest in the game or racing at all.
 * Drivers don't agree with rules or share the same culture in a league anymore.