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General Rules & Conditions 2010
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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 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.
Green Valley Speedway, shall incur no
liability to any party whether a participant, spectator, guest or business
invitee. Racing is a risky sport and the viewing of same is also. You enter the
premises at your own risk and peril and you agree to same. All pit passes are to
be considered as an entry fees to race, as paid by drivers, crew members and
observers, but only on the portion that does not exceed the purse being paid out
to participants during a specified event. Any fees collected in excess of the
purse (if any) shall be considered admittance.
Track owner and or his officials reserve the right
to establish & maintain fairness of competition and the safety of all whom enter
Green Valley Speedway Property: He/or
his assigns have the authority to do whatever they deem necessary to accomplish
& establish same. By purchasing entry to
the property or being an invited guest you affirm and recognize such authority.
Your failure to follow any official & lawful instruction will be cause for
immediate removal from the track without the refund of either passes or entry
fees. If ATV’S, golf carts or other
personal vehicles are allowed on track property, it is to be considered a
privilege and not a right. Abuse of such privilege may cause you to be refused
such privilege. You are not allowed to drive a car, truck or van into the pits
unless you are pulling a race trailer, as there is ample parking right outside
of the pit gates, so please don’t ask, as it is not fair to others and is
against insurance regulations. If you have a special verifiable medical
condition, let us know, so we may accommodate you.
No one is allowed to drive ATV'S on the premises
unless they are at least 16 years old (this is also a state law and violators
are subject to same). Minors will be
required to immediately park the vehicle, until an adult can come and get same.
Speeders will be warned for the
first offense, fined $25.00 for second offense, and Vehicle to be impounded
until owner leaves the track upon third offense.
Track
Champions:
All Classes will have the class champion
determined by taking the total points earned
by each driver .
Coming on the race track to qualify or start a
race:
All cars will stage, by class, in the pit area just outside the track
entrance and are not to block the entrance. From there they will be directed
onto the track by the Track Official at the rear entrance. Drivers will come on
the track in a single file manner (you do not have to be in order at this time),
at least one car length apart, and go immediately past the flagstand, so that
transponders maybe checked. Once you pass the flagstand we ask that you attempt
to get in approximate starting position, if you are to start or qualify on the
inside go to the bottom of the track and if you are to start or qualify on the
outside row, go to the outside of the track. All Drivers will come to a complete
stop in turn 3 and await instructions from the tower. Your car number and or
name will be called out over the RaceCeiver and you are expected to immediately
move to your starting or qualifying position. If qualifying you will line up in
the infield by row and if starting a race you will immediately line up at the
front flagstand in your proper row and position.
Restarts Exact Procedure No Exceptions:
The leading car shall lead cars to the front straightaway in a smooth and
consistent manner. The race will be started or restarted, at the cone in front
of the flagstand. Any driver that jumps on the start or restart will be given no
warning and the driver will be sent back one row or his or her lap will not be
counted. There will be no simulation of a false start once you have passed turn
three. If any car including the leader approaches turn four or the flagstand in
anything other than a smooth manner he/she shall be considered to have committed
a false start and will be given no warning and will be sent back one row. You
are not to pass another car until after you have cleared the flagstand and any
car that does will be sent back one row on the restart. A second violation by
the same car will cause them to be black flagged and sent to the pits.
Protest Procedures: It is highly recommended that if you intend on conducting a protest
that the driver carries sufficient monies on them personally to conduct such a
protest, as the driver has a maximum of (5) minute after checkered flag to get
protest money to the Scale Official in the infield or a member of a drivers crew
to gets the protest money to the Track Official at the entrance. Once a car
leaves the track from the scale area a protest will not be allowed, unless the
car being protested fails to stop for a protest after being instructed to do so
by any Track Official. While a protest is being conducted only the protesting
driver & one representative of his/her choice and the protested driver with one
representative of his/her choice shall be allowed in the protest area. Any crew
member or person representing a driver will cause immediate disqualification of
their driver if they attempt to enter the infield or any part of the track area
without escort by a Track Official or prior Track Official approval. Any car
being protested and at the total discretion of the track may be impounded in the
track shop building until such time as it is convenient for the Track Technical
Personnel to conduct such protest inspection. In cases of impoundment the
protested car shall be escorted to the building by a Track Official and locked
in said building until inspection is convenient to the track. In some cases may
cause a both the protesting driver and the protested driver and their
representatives to wait until after the nights events to have the inspection
conducted. If either protested driver or protesting driver refuses to wait for
inspection, they will have been deemed to have defaulted and monies will be paid
out accordingly.
Cost for protests:
$300 for one head,
$200 for oil pan, $150 for P&G, $50 to check, flywheel & clutch, $50 to check
carburetor, $50 to check, wheelbase, and $700 to protest everything on a car.
$900 to protest a crate engine *track receives 50% of this fee, when motor is
impounded as it will be if teardown is needed. The tear down will be at W.
Vinson’s motor shop in Southside, Al. Protested driver, protestor and
Vinson must agree on a date with in 5 business days, as to when inspection will
take place. If either the protestor or the driver being protested fails to agree
on a date or fails to show on an agreed upon date the party failing to show or
agree to a date will be considered the defaulting party. If protestor is in
default protested car will be considered legal and monies will be disbursed
accordingly. If protested car is in default, then car will be considered
illegal. Track gets 25% for each protest. 75% to prevailing driver. Driver
must finish in the top three and be on the lead lap to protest. No backward
protests will be allowed, as you can only protest a car in front of you.
Any car in the top three found illegal at scales
or track’s regular tech may not protest.
All protests must be filed along with protest fee (cash only) to the inspector
within 5 min. of the completion of the race in which car being protested ran.
Protested drivers will have the right to protest the car that filed the original
protest. Counter protesting driver will then have a 5 min. Time limit to pay
fees after the inspector notifies him that is being protested. The
driver/drivers have a one hour time limit to have his/her car ready for
inspection, once notified of protest. Failure to do so is grounds for
disqualification the moment the teardown or inspection begins the track will
retain 25% of all protest fees regardless of the outcome. If driver refuses to
tear down the driver that filed the protest will be refunded 100% of his or her
money. If protested driver is found legal he or she will receive 75% of money
filed by protesting driver. If the car is found illegal the protesting driver
will be refunded 75% of his or her money.
RaceCeivers and Transponders
will be required by all participants. Are
available at the track for sale only $100 Plus $10 for Earpiece. No other radio communication between pit and
cars is allowed. The first four cars in all
divisions are subject to a track tech and track is not responsible for any
expense to drivers for this inspection. Refusal to submit to technical
inspection is grounds for disqualification.
Mufflers maybe required in any class in the future
based on city code enforcement.
A Driver can compete in more than one class, but
the same car cannot be in two classes.
If you don’t specifically qualify for a specific
class “we reserve the right to place
you in the class that you are most qualified for and may require that you add
additional weight to your car or even refuse you the right to run in any class”.
It is the Drivers responsibility to know and meet the rules of each class before
you arrive and not the tracks responsibility to bend the rules to accommodate a
Driver who has not taken the time to be totally legal for a class. GVS has the
final word as to who is legal or not and it not a subject for debate, before,
after or during a race.
No fighting:
drivers are responsible for his or her crew. First offense a 1 race suspension
and $200 fine each, for all participating parties. Second offense banned from
the track for the rest of the season for both parties. Any driver or pit crew
member that enters another driver's pit area will be deemed the aggressor. Away
from either driver's pits any driver and crewmembers can be deemed the
aggressor. Any person instigating a fight will be immediately disqualified from
further competition for the rest of that day or nights event.
Any driver or spectator who is abusive, in words
or actions in dealing with any track
official will be immediately disqualified from further competition for the rest
of that day or nights event and receive no purse money or driver points.
Violators may also be removed from the track property and will receive no
monetary refunds of passes or entry fees and are subject to fines, suspension or
further discipline.
Anybody who has been disqualified for a motor
infraction and desires to have their motor impounded for inspection at a motor
shop of the tracks choice must immediately surrender the motor to track
officials and immediately post a $500 nonrefundable deposit for such inspection
costs and be prepared to pay additional inspection costs prior to motors return
to them. Once the car and or motor
leave the tech building and or leave the sight of the Techman, all rights to
appeal end forever.
Any driver or pit crew member
who enters the grandstand area and conducts him of herself in an unsportsmanlike
manner may be suspended or fined.
The race will be start on the front
straightaway by the flagman. Any driver that jumps on the start
or restart will be given no warning. The driver will be sent back one row or his
or her lap will not be counted.
Cars leaving track for replacement of flat tires
will be given a three courtesy laps to
return to track in non regular season payout events only.
Any car that brings out the yellow flag two times
will be sent to the pits.
All legal car weights after a feature, heat race
or qualifying are as the car leaves the track. Any weights, fenders, hoods, etc.
That come off the car while on the racetrack cannot be added as additional
weight at the scale. Car weight is to be legal anytime with car and driver.
If you raced with it, it counts if you didn’t it doesn’t, it’s that simple.
Nobody is allowed touch racecars on the track but
track officials. Any car worked on by
other than a track official will be put in the pits. All cars will stop on the
front straight away only to have metal pulled by track officials
Any driver leaving their car while on the track
and/or
approaches another driver or drivers car in an aggressive manner will be
given no warning, disqualified and receive no point or money for night. You
should never leave your car while on the track unless you are in immediate
danger. Any driver that does leave his car while on the track will be assumed to
have forfeited his or her right to continue in the race, unless it is strictly
for safety reasons that the drivers evacuates the car. We reserve the right to
pull any car into the infield or the outside pit area at our discretion.
Any driver in the opinion of track officials that
goes into the mud to gain additional weight, after taking the checkered
flag will get ½ their money and ½ of their points.
The top four finishers must cross scales after
heat or feature races. All cars must
cross the scales after qualifying.
For any unnecessary roughness on the race track,
the race will stop and the person or
persons responsible will be put into the pit.
If you take a car out on the white flag lap you will be paid tow money only
and receive no points. The car that was taken out will be paid for their spot
and get their points.
Race cars speeding through the pits will not be
tolerated. First offense receives a
verbal warning, second offense $100 fine, third offense- banned from the track
for 60 days.
All cars must have a readable number on the car.
If there is no number on car scoring may be an issue, and your car may not get
scored correctly.
If you are found illegal in a protest or
disqualified for any reason you will not receive any money or points.
Any car that pulls into the
pits and re enters under a green flag and stops will be automatically put back
into the pits. This applies to starts and restarts.
If you are late to the infield
or miss your
qualifying group you will start in the rear of the field for either the heat
race or main that you are late for. If
you attempted to make a lap during qualifying and pull into the pits your
qualifying is done.
Prize money will not be held
for anybody. It must be picked up the night it is earned. Only the driver or his
representative who has with them the driver’s license, of the driver, as
identification will be authorization may pick up money.