No Code Website Builder1. Cars – a) Must comply with scrutineering standards before racing. Cars will be held in parc ferme once scrutineered and placed on the track for qualifying and heats by a meeting official.
b) Cars may be worked on during the one-minute warm up before the heats begin but after that can only be worked on in race time.
c) Cars may be removed from the track by the driver if safe to do so during a heat, for adjustments or repairs. No interference with other drivers is permitted during this process. In the event the car needs pit work it must be returned to the track in the ‘pit area’ – which will be clearly pointed out during the driver briefing.
2. Integrity - cars may begin a race with small details missing, such as mirrors and windscreen wipers, where applicable.
Cars which are damaged during a race may continue providing they do not constitute a danger to other drivers or the track. Repetitive de-slotting caused by damage and any car causing a hazard to other drivers will be black-flagged by the race controller and can only resume when cleared to do so by a scrutineer. The car must be replaced in the pit zone.
3. Practice – will be operated on a ‘ticketed’ system. This will be explained on Saturday and Sunday mornings. It is designed to ensure that drivers marshal the practice session immediately following the one they have just participated in. Practice sessions will be of 5 minutes duration with 30 seconds between them.
The penalty for not marshalling the subsequent heat will be a verbal warning for first offence and 5 lap heat penalty for each additional occasion. This will apply to the heats also.
4. Marshalling during racing – is mandatory and is based upon the drivers from the top-qualifying heat marshalling the first heat, after which the first heat drivers marshal the second heat and so on. Drivers must ensure their marshalling position is covered by a substitute if they are unable to take their position. The penalty for not providing cover is a verbal warning, followed by 5 laps deduction from your heat total for further offences.
5. Qualifying
a) Qualifying runs for each class will involve individual drivers having one minute on a pre-selected lane to complete a fastest lap, or a largest total number of laps, depending upon the rules for the class.
b) Drivers may use more than one car in qualifying but must choose which one to return to parc ferme immediately after qualifying.
c) There will be a one-minute interval between drivers’ runs but a pause will be actioned by the race controller should circumstances require this.
d) The qualifying order determines who races in which heat and final positions will be determined by total laps completed in these heats. Unless there is a final in which case the top eight drivers are still unclassified until this has completed. Time availability will determine whether a final is held, or not.
e) The slowest drivers will race first in segmented heats of 8 x 3 minutes and their total laps will count as their result. The next set of drivers will race in heat 2 and so on. The number of drivers in each heat may be more or less than 8 depending upon entry and the number of heats being run. This may involve some sit-outs during the heats.
f) There will usually be 8 drivers in the fastest qualifiers’ heat, regardless of numbers in other heats.
6. Racing – as described, the heats will be segmented and for those unfamiliar with the system it will be fully explained at the event. During racing we may have track calls for the effective marshalling of awkwardly placed de-slotted cars. Marshalls can call ‘TRACK’ or the Race Controller can decide to pause the power from his or her own observation. A car landing on the floor outside the track may be accepted as a track call if made by the marshal because recovering it would take him too far away from his post. Drivers may call track providing their car is in a ‘track call zone’ – these are highlighted by markers around the track. If a driver calls track when not in these zones a first warning will be issued and subsequent erroneous calls will incur a 5 lap penalty. If a car is damaged or requires braid straightening after a major accident, the marshal is not expected to do this unless it is able to be carried out in a few seconds. Anything more that this and it is a pit crew issue.
7. Pit Crew – if you have a pit assistant during your heat you will be able to ask them to change your lane stickers between stints and also remove your car from the pit area should it need work carrying out. NO WORK CAN BE CARRIED OUT DURING LANE CHANGES.
8. End of heat – after 8 runs each driver will have completed their 24 minutes racing. The power goes off and the cars remain on the track. An official will collect the cars and provide the race controller with the finished parts of a lap for each car. The cars will go back to parc ferme and stay there until the end of the heats.
9. If there is a final there will be a 30 minute break to allow the top 8 drivers to fettle their cars before the start. The format of the final (if there is one) will be decided by Race Control on the day.
10. Protests and disputes – It is hoped that the event will be run in a spirit of friendly (but fierce!) competition and that the number of controversies will be minimal. In the event of any dispute there will be a trio of Stewards who will review the circumstances and decide the outcome. The Stewards will be named in advance.
11. This is the inaugural event of this Challenge and it is hoped that we may make it an annual occasion. The cooperation of all competitors is expected and will ensure the smooth-running and timely finishing of the meeting. Remember – it’s fun first and foremost, not life and death…..
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