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RULE BOOK DISCLAIMER
The rules and/or regulations set
forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing
events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events.
These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating
in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these
rules. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM
PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND OR REGULATIONS. They
are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a
guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator, or official.
The race director shall be
empowered to permit reasonable and appropriate deviation from any of the
specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in his/her
opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF
SPECIFICATIONS. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left
to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is final.
The
Management of ____Holiday
Raceway__________
Holiday Raceway General Rules
ANY
DRIVER CAUGHT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WILL
BE DISQUALIFIED AND ASKED TO LEAVE. NO REFUND!!
Pit
Vehicle Rules
1)
Five MPH speed limit on track premises.
2) Must be 16 years of age to
operate a recreational vehicle.
3)
Recreational vehicles must be used for assistance with racecars ONLY and
must
display race car ID number.
4) No children allowed riding
bicycles, roller blades or skateboards in pits.
General
Rules
1) Please fill out tech cards
completely.
2) Only
one person allowed in a racecar; no passengers.
3) Any
cars that do not pass tech will not be allowed to run.
4) No
burn downs, official call, both cars will be backed up and restaged
5)
Courtesy rule is in effect, if either driver violates this rule the official
will back the driver out of the stage beams upon opponents request only.
6) Once
one car has pre-staged and staged and the opponent has pre-staged, there
will be a stage counter of 15 seconds activated.
8) All
drivers must wear a helmet; cars running 7.99 or faster must have certified
roll cage and seatbelt.
9) No
full burnouts across the starting line except for dragsters and cars which
need it; Officials call.
10) The
tree is on auto start and will activate two tenths of a second after both
stage lights have been activated. Last move of the driver must be forward.
11) No
car will be allowed to run if official detects hazardous leakage.
12)
Burnouts must be done behind the white line in the burnout box.
13) All
cars that break on the track must pull to the side of the track.
14) Only
one crew member allowed on the track with car.
15) All
dial-ins must be in plain view of the tower. Left side of car and front
windshield. White marker only
please.
16) You
can’t change your dial in after crossing the white line in staging.
17)
Scoreboards will show your dial in, each driver is responsible for checking
the boards
to make sure their dial-in is
correct.
18)
Drivers must report to staging when called. Once bye car is paired, it is a
completed round.
19)
Potential bye car should stay at the end of the field. If the driver has no
competition, he or she has to take the tree under the cars own power.
20) When
two cars are called to move into competition and breakage occurs, the driver
has two minutes to advance forward. After burnout is made and a car breaks,
the driver has fifteen seconds to advance forward.
21)
Lanes 1,2,3 are right lane, lanes 4,5,6 are left lanes; Lane 1 runs 4, lane
2 runs 5, lane 3 runs 6.
22) No
switching lanes in staging during elimination.
23)
Officials will allow driver to run more than one car but one car must be at
the front of the field and the other at the back.
24) A
car can not be entered more than once in the same class unless: - Official
makes the decision to allow it or Hardship Rule- in order for this rule to
apply, the car must be at the track in running condition and breakage occurs
during or before time runs. If breakage occurs during elimination a driver
can not substitute his or her car.
25)
Crossing the centerline of the track or contacting the concrete barriers
will result in disqualification. In an event where this happens to both
competitors the first or worst rule applies.
26)
During elimination if a car breaks on the line or down the track, and his
opponent breaks out or red lights, the broke car is the winner. Broke car
doesn't have to cross the finish line.
27) Red
light disqualifies.
28) When
numerous drivers want the same lane, official will use the card system.
29) One
buy back, first or second round except for special circumstances. Officials
decision.
30) Any
system errors or error on the official’s part will advance the drivers to
the next round, unless it’s a money round in which case the race will be ran
again with cars running the same lanes and the same dial-ins.
31) No
fighting will be tolerated, you will be asked to leave and possibly band
from
future events
32)
Potential bye for the first round will be last week’s winner, if last weeks
winner isn’t present then the runner up will get the bye. If neither shows,
then the best reaction from the second time trial will determine the bye. If
he or she gets their bye or gets beat in competition the next bye will be
determined from the best reaction time that round of the driver that hasn't
had a potential bye.
33) All
vehicles must have an operating neutral safety switch.
34) All
vehicles must have an operational taillight.
35) Any
problems will be addressed at the end of the round or during the transition
from any two classes. No problems will be discussed while a round is in
progress unless additional personnel are available in tower. You must
present your argument in a calm and controlled manner or it will not be
considered.
36) The
E.T. breaks for footbrake are 5.50 to 11.50 and the E.T. breaks for
Pro-Bracket are 8.49 and faster.
37)
Electric and air shifters are allowed in both classes
38)
Trans-brakes can not be used in footbrake
39)
Footbrake drivers must keep both hands on steering wheel while staged.
40)
Track officials must be able to see through windows in the footbrake class
41) All
cars must have race slicks, ET Streets or Drag radials. No street tires.
42) Any
cars pulling through the staging lights will be disqualified.
43) Deep
staging will be allowed in footbrake only if it is written on the tech card
and window.
44)
Drivers can race in both footbrake and pro bracket with the same car
45) When
cars are called to staging and one lane is full, drivers must proceed to the
next available position. No cars are to be left unattended.
46)
During early rounds and high car count officials will direct staging to
maximize capacity.
47) If a
race is beyond 3rd round and rain out occurs money will be split and
considered a complete race.
Junior
Dragster
1)Must have a helmet and
certified seatbelts.
2)Dial in must be visible on the
left side of car.
3)Drivers must be between the
ages of 8 and 17.
4)The break is 7.90 to 17.50
5)Driver must wait until they are
called before reporting to staging
6)You are allowed to buy back 1st
or 2nd round.
7)After burnout someone may
reposition your car only one time
8)After initial start up and
breakage occurs one chance will be given to start the car within a
reasonable time at the official’s discretion. The crew member should keep
the starter close by in case it is needed.
9)Crew members are prohibited
from touching the vehicle once it passes the cement
divider located 20 feet from the
staging line. Once any portion of the vehicle crosses the cement divider no
touching or restarting the car.
10)If you deep stage by accident,
you will have to take the tree. No pullbacks will be allowed
11)Any time a car is started in
the pits or in the staging lanes, there must be a qualified
driver seated in the vehicle.
12)Lane choice will be decided
among drivers, if not card procedure will be used.
13)After crossing finish line,
right lane must yield to left lane while making turn. If
driver needs more stopping room
let official no ahead of time.
14)Be safe and be respectful to
all drivers. Remember, these are children and they are very impressionable.
15)Refer to general rules.
16)Management makes all final
decisions
Rank or
Worst Offenses:
The lower the number, the worse the offense
1 - Unsportsmanlike conduct,
improper language or conduct detrimental to racing
1 - Any condition considered to
be unsafe or unfair
2 - Touching center line or
contacting barriers
3 - Foul start on dual
competition run
4 - “Breakout” or running under
you dial in
5 - Not crossing the finish line
under the cars own power
Please note:
In order
to receive payout a valid driver’s license containing a mailing address and
SS# of the person claiming the winnings must be presented. A photo copy will
be made for tax purposes.
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