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The Game
RealTime Fantasy Sports' Pole Position Challenge ("the Contest") and Pole Position Challenge 2 ("the Contest2") are fantasy racing games where you join an 8-team public league. Leagues feature NASCAR cup scoring with standings based on your team's total score for the season. League winner is the team that finishes with the most points for the season. Leagues are open to all players of all skill levels. The rules for this Contest are explained below. If you are looking for a league where you can customize the rules to your liking, try RealTime Fantasy Sports' RealTime Racing Commissioner Service product. The Commissioner
RealTime Fantasy Sports will serve as the commissioner for all fantasy football leagues and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise in connection with the Contest. All commissioner decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports are final. Leagues
Sign Up You may sign up and play the Contest up until the registration deadline. "Pole Position Challenge" and "Pole Position Challenge 2" cost $24.95 per team to enter. As part of the Official Rules, all dollar amounts are in US Dollars (USD). Your team will be assigned to the next league with an opening. You may sign and play as many teams as you like. You may not however have more than one team in any league. If you do register more than one team, each team will be assigned to a different league. To be prize eligible you may not own more than one team per league per household. Eligibility RealTime Fantasy Sports' "Pole Position Challenge" are open to:
Joining Deadline You are able to sign up and join a league at anytime. You must join a league no later than 1 hour before the official race start time to participate in that week's race. All leagues are required to have 8 participants, or team "owners." For the Contest, in order for your league's season to start with the first week of the NASCAR season, you must sign up by 1:00 PM ET on February 15, 2009. Leagues forming after the first race of the season will start play with the next race. For the Contest2, the season starts with the 19th week of the NASCAR season, you must sign up by 1:00 PM ET on July 26, 2009. Leagues forming after the 19th week of the season will start with the next race. Stats from prior races will not count in those league and you will play a shorter season schedule. Refund Policy After you sign up for the Contest, you may request a full refund of the purchase price up until your league is filled. After the league has filled with the required 8 teams, you may not receive a refund. Once the league has filled, all sales are final. Honoring refund requests will be subject to the sole discretion of RealTime Fantasy Sports. Roster
Each team will consist of a roster of 6 drivers, 3 drivers from each of 2 driver groups. For the Contest, the first driver group will consist of the top 12 returning drivers from the previous NASCAR season. For the Contest2, the first driver group will consist of the top 12 drivers after Week 18 of the NASCAR season. The second driver group will consist of all remaining drivers. There are no other restrictions on which drivers may be on a team's roster. The Contest (and Contest2) uses a single starting lineup for each team per fantasy week. Each team's starting lineup will consists of all drivers on a team's roster at the scheduled start time of each week's race. After the scheduled start time of the race, no drivers may be added or dropped from any team's roster until the next fantasy week. The official scheduled start time for each race of "the Contest" is the start time as provided by our stats provider. Team owners may place any available driver on their fantasy team within the previously stated restrictions. There no limits on the number of roster moves a team owner may make during any given fantasy week or fantasy season. The Contest does not charge transaction fees. There is no penalty or cost associated with roster transactions. Scoring System
All scoring rules apply to all drivers, regardless of driver's group.
Statistics Reporting Scores and stats are updated immediately as they are received from our statistics provider (usually about every 10 minutes). Some events beyond RTFS' control can make this time longer. Thus, RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for the timeliness and accuracy of the statistics. Because the statistics are updated "live," some errors may occur. If so, statistical errors are usually corrected by our stats provider during the course of the race, but may take up to 24 hours to be corrected. If an error occurs and is not corrected by our provider, RTFS will correct the stat ourselves, but only if it is overwhelmingly obvious that the stat is in error. If there is any doubt to the validity of the stat, RTFS will maintain the statistic given by its provider. All stats, excluding penalties, for a given race are deemed final at noon on Friday of the next week. NASCAR assessed driver point penalties will be applied regardless of when the penalties are announced. Nonetheless, RTFS still reserves the right to change any stat at any time for any unforeseen reason. RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any inaccuracies, representations, statements, graphics or content of materials that are uploaded onto its servers and website from other vendors, including but not limited to the PA Ticker, Inc., KFFL, Inc., the Associated Press, and users, members, subscribers, customers or participants. Fantasy Season
The Contest (and Contest2) will have a fantasy season of 18 cup races. Season standings will be based on all points scored, including deduction of driver penalties, in all races by each team's roster. The team with the most cumulative points at the conclusion of the season will be declared league champion. In the event that two or more teams finish the fantasy season with the identical point totals, the tie will be broken by using each teams average weekly finish position among all 8 teams in the league. In the event the tie breaker is required, the team tied for the most total points in the league with the highest average weekly finish position will be declared the league champion.
For the Contest, participants registering before the first race of the NASCAR season will participate in a full 18 race season. Participants registering after the first race deadline will participate in a shortened fantasy season concluding after the 18th cup race of the season. League Prizes
The league champion ("Winner") in each league will receive a cash prize. The Winner in each "Pole Position Challenge" league will receive a prize of $150. Prizes will be awarded to one individual per team. All prizes are non-transferable.
Prize Notification
Prize Winners will be notified by email within 30 days after the official final results (and associated winners) are validated at the conclusion of the Contest. Prize Winners are also posted on the Contest web site. The conclusion of the Contest is defined as noon Eastern time on the Friday following the last day of competion in the league. Prize Winners must return via email or regular mail an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law) within 30 days following attempted notification. In order to comply with United States tax law, for prizes of $600 USD or more the affidavit of eligibility must contain the Prize Winner's tax payer identification number. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in disqualification. Any prize notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Prize Winners have 180 days after the conclusion of the Contest to claim their prize. Any prize not claimed within 180 days after the conclusion of the Contest will be foreited. By accepting any prize, the winners grant permission to RealTime Fantasy Sports to use their names and/or likenesses for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and agree to execute a written consent. In the event of dispute about the identity of any entrant, entries made online are declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. A potential winner can be required to provide the sponsors with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry. Sportsmanship and Decency
Sportsmanship By registering, you agree to abide by the general sportsmanship rules set forth in these rules and fantasy games in general. You further agree to accept and abide by the rulings and the decisions of RealTime Fantasy Sports regarding all questions of sportsmanship. Sportsmanship broadly includes actions such as abusive postings and communication, colluding with other teams in the league, deliberately choosing to start incomplete or weak lineups, free agent moves for reasons other than improvement of the owner's fantasy team, and any other actions not conducive to decent, fair, and honest play. If an owner refused to comply with the sportsmanship rules, or that an owner has acted in an unsportsmanlike manner, RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports will be final. Inappropriate, Offensive, or Commercial Communication The league message boards, league news and league email are provided to facilitate communication with other league owners and enhance the enjoyment of your league. RealTime Fantasy Sports does not permit posting or sending messages or images, to include logos and avatars, that could be construed as offensive to other owners. Inappropriate communication can also include spamming team owners with commercial offers and/or posting commercial messages on the league message board. Team owners who violate these guidelines are subject to being restricted from posting in the league. Additionally, RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by RealTime Fantasy Sports will be final. All participants are required to abide by the RealTime Fantasy Sports, Inc. (RTFS) Official Policies. Disclaimers
Internet/Technology Problems If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of RealTime Fantasy Sports which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the registration process or operations of the Contest and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports assumes no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of entries. RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, failure of any email or user action to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE LEAGUES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, REALTIME FANTASY SPORTS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Liability RealTime Fantasy Sports is not responsible for any late, lost, garbled, misdirected, incomplete, or damaged entries; any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of RealTime Fantasy Sports or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports or any subsidiary or affiliated company of any of the foregoing, are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from participation in the Contest and/or acceptance and use of any prize won. RealTime Fantasy Sports is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the Contest. The Contest and web site are not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affliated with, the National Football League, Players Inc., or NASCAR. Release By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless RealTime Fantasy Sports, its sponsors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. Official Rules The Contest is subject to all United States laws, and to the Leagues official rules, and cannot be used in connection with any form of gambling. By entering the Contest, you agree to abide by the terms of the official rules and by the decisions of RealTime Fantasy Sports, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. RealTime Fantasy Sports reserves the right to change the official rules at any time, in their sole discretion. Official rules are the rules posted on the Contest web site. | |||||||||||||
