Acceleration 2014 is a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment. The festival is organised by the International Sport Racing Association (ISRA), based in the Netherlands, and will be held six times in 2014, starting 25–27 April in Portimao, Portugal and ending 17–19 October in Assen, Netherlands. The various racing competitions are Formula Acceleration 1 (FA1), the MW-V6 Pickup Series, the Legend SuperCup (LSC), the European Stock 1000 Series (ACC 1000) and the European Stock 600 Series (ACC 600). Every driver that is competing in one or more classes will drive a vehicle representing his or hers country of origin. The 2014 champion of each competition will be allowed a test in a car from a higher racing series and will be granted with a severe reduction in 2015 entry fee. As for the music and entertainment, on Friday evenings, David Hasselhoff will host "Celebrate the 80's and the 90's with The Hoff", a dance party featuring 2 Unlimited, Haddaway, Kim Wilde, and others. Saturday evenings will see performances of international DJs.
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Calendar
The 2014 calendar consists of six race weekends. Originally, ten were planned. However, Acceleration in Zolder, Acceleration at Paul Ricard, and Acceleration at Grobnik were cancelled on 27 June 2014 and Acceleration at Hungaroring was cancelled on 21 August 2014.
Formula Acceleration 1
Each FA1 team will represent a nation. Their drivers may have a different nationality, but the car should represent the country. The winning driver/team is entitled to the full budget for the 2015 FA1 season and a test day in the GP2 Series car in Abu Dhabi.
Technical specifications
All cars are mechanically identical and have been built with reducing costs in mind, which has led to an approximate price for the whole season of €450,000. FA1 will use the Lola B05/52, used in the A1 Grand Prix between 2005 and 2008.
Race format
The starting order of race 3 will be decided by a combined result of Q1 and Q2 with the first 8 reversed. For race 1 and 2, the top 10 finishers score points in the following order: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. For race 3, the top 10 finishers score points in the following order: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. The drivers' champion is entitled to a test day in the 2015 FA1 car plus either half the budget for the 2015 FA1 season or the full budget for the 2015 MW-V6 season.
Technical specifications
The cars are based on those used in the Dutch racing series BRL V6 and BRL Light.
Legend SuperCup
Each LSC team will represent a nation. Their drivers may have a different nationality, but the car, whose design was derived from legends car racing, should represent the country. The winning driver/team is entitled to a test day in the 2015 MW-V6 car and half the budget for the 2015 MW-V6 season.
Race format
Lots are drawn by the drivers during the briefing to determine the starting grid for Sprint Race 1. The starting grid for Sprint Race 2 is the reversed Race 1 starting grid. The starting grid for Sprint Race 3 corresponds to the points scored in Races 1 and 2 (the driver who has scored the highest number of points starts on pole). In case of even results when adding points of races 1 and 2, the fastest lap of races 1 and 2 will decide between the drivers.
The top 25 finishers score points in the following order: 50, 40, 32, 26, 22, 20, 19, 18, ..., 3, 2, 1.
Technical specifications
The cars are based on those used in legends car racing.
European Stock 600 and 1000 Series
Each ACC 600 and ACC 1000 team will represent a nation. Their drivers may have a different nationality, but the motorcycle should represent the country.
The top 15 finishers score points in the following order: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Technical specifications
European Stock 1000 Series:
4-cylinder (600-1000 cc) 4-stroke
3-cylinder (750-1000 cc) 4-stroke
2-cylinder (850-1200 cc) 4-stroke
European Stock 600 Series:
4-cylinder (401-600 cc) 4-stroke
3-cylinder (401-675 cc) 4-stroke
2-cylinder (401-750 cc) 4-stroke
International TV distribution
As of 3 April 2013, 15 networks have purchased the rights to broadcasts containing highlights of each Acceleration 2014 weekend.