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1. A
driver meeting will be held prior to each racing event. The
flagman will conduct the meeting. It is mandatory that all
drivers attend the meeting to familiarize themselves with the
track rules.
2. The start
of a race is not official until all karts have completed (1)
lap. Any accident that occurs during the first lap will result
in a complete re-start.
3. There
will only be (2) attempts to start a race. After (2) attempts
have been made, it will be the flagman's call if the field will
go to a single file start or if the problem kart/karts will be
put to the tail.
4. Once your
kart leaves the staging area for your race, you will not be
allowed to do any maintenance work that involves tools on the
track, or return to the staging area or pits for service. No use
of weight adjusters will be allowed during a race or during a
yellow flag, this includes turning of the chassis adjustments or
moving spacers. Air pressure may be decreased provided no tools
are used.
5. If an
incident occurs after the start of the race (rule 2) and any
kart has stopped, bringing out a yellow caution flag, the
kart/karts that caused the yellow, directly or indirectly,
meaning that if one kart hits another kart, causing a spin out,
the kart responsible for causing the spin will go to the rear of
the field or will be given the black flag at the
discretion of the flagman. All other
karts will be lined up according to their positions in the
previous completed lap.
6. If an
incident (MOTOR DIES, ETC.) occurs under the yellow while the
official is on the track, stopping karts to re-align the field,
all karts will be allowed to re-start in their proper position
without penalty. Provided they can re-start within (2) laps.
7. Black Flag - Means
you are disqualified! You must exit the track immediately. If
you receive a safety black flag, during a heat race you will be
placed at the rear of the field for the consi or feature race.
8. All
karts that are racing when a Red Flag incident occurs will be
permitted to re-start their engines. Those karts causing the red
flag will be permitted to re-start on the rear of the field. No
mechanical work will be permitted during a red flag. Minor
adjustments will be allowed to the karts involved in the
incident, but no tools may be used. No karts will be allowed to
enter the pits and then return to the track.
9. Any kart
involved in or causing (3) yellow or (2) red flags will be
disqualified from the race.
10. If a
yellow or red
flag incident takes place during the white flag lap, the race is
over. Scoring will revert to the previous lap, consisting of -
placing the red flag involved karts to the rear of the field
according to their position in the previous lap.
11. In the
event a driver is involved in a red flag accident, he/she will
not be permitted to continue racing until released by the
medical technician on duty and the kart deemed safe by the tech
personnel.
12. When the
karts have left the staging area, karts will take one (1) lap
before starting the race; the race will start at the marked
cone. If all karts are not together at the cone, it will be the
flagman's decision to put them to the tail. In the event that
all karts scheduled on the line-up board are not on the track,
karts will move directly forward. There will be no criss-crossing
of the line-up during heat or feature races.
13. It is
the intent of Strip Pit Speedway to provide family
entertainment. Flagrant breaking of the rules, unruly conduct,
or abusive language to anyone will result in disqualification.
14. Once the
staged karts have left the staging area of the track, no persons
- except track personnel - will be allowed beyond the fencing.
15. All
karts must have at least 6" numbers. Panels must be placed
on the front, rear, and both sides of your kart, and clearly
legible by the scorers. If your numbers are not legible
from the scorer's tower you will be asked to change them IMMEDIATELY
following that race. If you choose to ignore the
request, you will not be scored.
16. All
drivers will be required to wear long sleeves, long pants,
helmets and neck braces at all times during the
race. Loss of any of this safety equipment during the race will
result in disqualification.
17. All
drivers will be required to sign a "Release and Hold
Harmless Agreement." Parent(s) or guardian(s) must sign for
a minor under the age of 18 years before he/she will be allowed
to race.
18. All
weights must be securely bolted to kart with 5/16" bolts,
painted white and have the kart number.
No more than 10lbs. per bolt.
19. All
karts must weigh at the end of their heats and features
regardless if you finish the race or not. Failure to do so will
result in disqualification for that race.
20. The
decisions of the flagman and/or scorer's table are final .
Approaching either during or after a race to argue a call will result in
disqualification for that race.
21. All
youth class drivers must have a copy of their birth certificate
on file. A driver will be allowed (2) events to produce a copy
of their birth certificate. After this time the driver will be
suspended from racing until they do so.
22. Wolf
Plate is mandatory on all karts. Snell 95 rated or better helmet
is required.
23. Fire
retardant suit is highly recommended in all classes.
24. All
karts are subject to safety inspection before
entering the track by Tech personnel or designated track
official.
25. The
track will have the option to do random inspections (referred to
as "teching") of karts or engines in any class.
Randomly "teched" classes will be selected by draw at
the end of the feature races. The top (2) karts form each class
will be held in the impound area provided, until the draw for
"tech" is completed. Then karts not involved in any
"teching" procedures will be allowed to leave the
impound area. Karts leaving the impound area before the draw,
except to be in another race, will be disqualified.
26. Youth
class restrictor plate "tech" may be requested for a
$5.00 tech fee per kart. A fuel or oil tech may be requested in
any class, youth or adult.
27. TECHNICAL PROTEST
- If a participant in any class feels that another in
his/her class is not running a legal engine, he/she may file a
protest form after the weigh-in. It must be filed within 10
minutes of the conclusion for your race. Engine
protests must be accompanied by a $100.00 protest fee and filed
in writing. All efforts will be made to keep the protester
anonymous; however, he/she must remain at the race site until
the tear down is complete.
If either party leaves, the
protest will be considered void. Protest forms are for motor
tear down only and are available from Director of competition or
Tech inspector.
28. Any
engine protested will immediately be taken to the impound area.
They will remain in the impound area until the tech process is
deemed completed by the track's tech personnel. The protester
will be required to post a $100.00 protest fee to have the
engine teched. If tech personnel find the engine legal, the
protested will receive $50.00 of the protester's fee, the tech
man will receive $50.00 of the protester's fee. If the tech
personnel finds the motor illegal the protester will receive
$50.00 and the tech man will receive $50.00. The driver of the
illegal engine will be disqualified. If a driver
removes his/her kart from the impound area, the driver will be
disqualified and all points and/or awards will be forfeited for
the day. Refusal of tech will result in loss of all
money and points for that evening and will be suspended from one
racing event.
29. All teams are
required to have a working fire extinguisher, the disposable
type will be allowed.
30. All heat races must be
complete, before rain or bad weather, to be eligible for points
and awards. If the heat races are not complete, the event/events
will be considered a rain-out and will be re-scheduled.
31. STOCK LENGTH BILLET ROD
IS LEGAL...
32. ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, GUNS, WEAPONS OF ANY KIND, OR
DRUGS
ALLOWED.
33. No Pets Allowed.
34 . Everyone must
sign a release upon entering the track and have a signed release
on file. Any one under 18 years of age must have a legal
guardian sign for them.
35. All drivers under 18
years of age must provide Strip Pit Speedway with a copy of
their birth certificate to be able to race. If there is a
question about eligibility in the adult classes or questions
arise from the copy provided, you will be asked for a,
"certified" copy. Strip Pit Speedway will keep a copy
on file; you will not need to bring a copy every year. One copy
will cover you until you move to an adult class.
Birth certificates must be
turned in within two events from the driver's first race. If
drivers do not have their birth certificate turned in within
this time frame, racing will be suspended.
36. BURRIS TIRES
ONLY!
37.UNSPORTSMANLIKE
DRIVING – Inadvertent contact is
the reality of racing; however, if in the judgment of track
officials, a
participant is bumping, crowding, chopping, blocking, or pushing other
participants in other than
an inadvertent manner, the participant
will be subject to disqualification. In practice
or race, any unsportsmanlike contact after checkered flag will result in
disqualification and/or suspension at the track officials’ discretion.
38. Everyone in the pit area is required to
purchase and wear a pit pass where it can
clearly be seen. Anyone not wearing a pit pass will be asked to leave
the pit area and move to the spectator area.
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