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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’s 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.
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. For example: Low car counts,
Special Events or Hardship Rule- in order for this rule to apply, the car
must be at the track in running order and breakage occurred 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 call
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 weeks winner, if last
weeks winner isn’t present then the runner up will get the bye. If neither
show, 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 a neutral safety switch operating.
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 is 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 official must be able to see through windows in footbrake
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 wrote on the
drivers 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.
48) In order to receive payout when sum of all winnings exceeds $600.00 a
valid driver’s license containing the mailing address and SS# of the
person claiming the winnings must be presented. A photo copy will be made
for tax purposes.
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 is
prohibited.
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)You have a 5 MPH speed limit through the pits.
14)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.
15)Be safe and be respectful to all drivers. Remember, these are children
and they are very impressionable.
16)Refer to general rules.
17)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
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