Nominate for the 77th Australian Speedcar Championship

NOMINATION INFORMATION:

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Per rule 7.7.1, to qualify for nominating in the Australian Speedcar Championship meeting, all drivers must race at one Speedcar Australia Inc. sanctioned race meeting (attendance at a rain-out meeting included), in the current race season prior to the Australian Speedcar Championship Title (Australian Speedcar Championship meeting not included). This requirement forms part of the nomination form and your response will be validated by local clubs. Entry is open to local and international competitors under the same rule. 

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IMPORTANT NOMINATION DATES:

• Regular Nominations Close - 5pm (SA) Monday 29th of January 2018

• Late Nominations incurring late fee of $100 -  Nominations received anytime after 5pm (SA) Monday 29th of January 2018

• ROF Rule 7.7.3 Invoked - Nominations received anytime after 5pm (SA) Monday 5th Feb 2017

       Rule 7.7.3 - Any car or driver not nominated by 5.00 pm, Monday prior to the Championships will start the first two rounds of heats ROF.

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NOMINATION FEES

• Primary Car Nomination Fee: $425

• Spare Car Nomination Fee: $100 additional 

• Late Nomination Fee: $100 additional

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INTERNATIONAL NOMINATIONS & RELATED RULES:

• 7.14.2  International drivers are required to obtain a Speedway Australia driver’s license prior to competing in Australia.

• 7.14.3  Visiting International cars must conform to all Speedcars Australia Inc. rules and specifications.

• 7.14.4  Exhaust systems on visiting International cars must comply with all Speedcars Australia Inc. specifications and local noise regulations.

• 7.14.5  International drivers and Speedcars must be affiliated with Speedcars Australia Inc. before competing.

• 7.14.6  Any driver can qualify, in any Speedcars Australia Inc. sanctioned Speedcar in the Australian Speedcar Championship. 

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SPARE CAR RULES:

• 7.7.4  All spare cars must be nominated prior to the event as per the supplementary regulations. This forms part of the nomination form where fields are available to capture the number, engine & chassis of your spare car. Spare cars incur an additional $100 nom fee. 

• 7.14.7 No two (2) drivers can qualify in the same car.

• 7.14.8 If a driver uses a spare car in heat races, the driver will lose all points prior to changing Speedcars and can start in their starting positions in the remainder of the heats.

• 7.14.9 A driver having already qualified for a race or a Championship final may substitute another car, forfeiting all qualifying points and starting ROF. 

 

GATE ENTRY WITH NOMINATIONS:

• All nominated Speedcar drivers and three (3) crew members will receive free entry into the venue for the 2 nights of competition.

• All crew entering under an allocated nomination ticket MUST have a current Speedway Australia licence. To ensure pit passes are made available at the gate, you must fill in Crew names on the nomination form (NOTE: these can not be changed post submission or between the two nights). Driver & Crew will need to present their Speedway Australia licence and sign-in at the pit gate on both nights. 

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RACING RULES & REGULATIONS:

 

It is the responsibility of each participant (driver, pit crew member or official) to have a copy of, and be familiar with, all relevant rules and regulations, and by competing in any Speedcars Australia Inc. sanctioned race meeting, each participant is deemed to understand and has agreed to comply with and be bound by these rules. A copy of the Speedcars Australia Inc Racing Manual (2017-2018) can be downloaded by clicking HERE and the AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY RACING RULES (Oct 2017) can be downloaded HERE. 

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SCRUTINEERING:

Local cars must be registered and international cars must undergo inspection. All nominated cars (including spare cars) must be scrutineered at the venue on Thursday 8th February 8am-1pm prior to taking to the track for practice. Competitors and owners are responsible for ensuring they are aware of and comply with the specifications defined in the 2017-2018 Speedcars Australia Inc. Racing Manual. 

• 7.12.1  At the completion of all National Title events, the first four placed cars are to be checked for compliance with Speedcars Australia Inc. specifications.

• 7.12.2  Australian Speedcar Championship Scrutineering to be carried out by the host club and the national technical advisors to adjudicate if called upon by the host club and is mandatory to all nominated Speedcars. 

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WEIGHING OF CARS:

All nominated cars (including spare cars) will be weighed during scrutineering at the venue on Thursday 8th February 8am-1pm. At minimum, the top four placed cars will also be weighed after the main event, and cars can also be called for random weighing at anytime during the two nights of competition. Cars will be weighed with the driver per rule 6.2.3.​

• 6.2.2  Cars may be weighed prior to and/or following any event. Cars weighed at the completion of an event may not add fuel or ballast to satisfy the minimum weight requirement. Bolt on weights are not allowed.

• 6.2.3  All Speedcars must weigh a minimum of 1050lbs/476kgs including water, oil and fuel, with the driver.

• 5.2.1 If at the drivers meeting it is stated that you attend the scales at any stage during the race meeting and you do not report direct to the scales as required. (a) First Offence $100 fine, (b) Second Offence $200 fine, (c) Any further offence Fine increases $100 per offence.

• 5.2.2 Tampering with vehicles prior to scales. If your car has been found by officials to have been tampered with by adding weight post-race/time trials yet prior to weighing: (a) First Offence Disqualification and $250 fine, (b) Second and subsequent offences penalty doubles. 

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PUSH STARTS, RESTARTS & LAPPED CAR RULES:

• 4.1.1  Each racecar (whether or not it has a starter motor) is allowed one push start without penalty before the initial race start and following any red light/flag stoppage where the incident did not involve that car, and the car stopped due to the red light. For other push starts the car will be required to go rear of field.

• 4.1.2  Any car involved in a yellow light stoppage, whether or not a contributing cause, and has become stationary, and for whatever reason requires a push start, will be required to go rear of field in the restart.

• 4.1.3  Any car involved in a red light stoppage, whether or not a contributing cause, and has become stationary before the red light shown, and for whatever reason requires a push start, will be required to go rear of field in the restart. 

• 5.6 Any driver attempting to gain positions under yellow light conditions when he/she had never been in front of the competitor he/she is disputing positions with: $50 fine and/or relegated two positions for each car past illegally. ​

• 4.20 (a) In any restart, Lapped Speedcars are to take their position as per the last recorded lap in the order of placings behind those Speedcars on the current lap. 

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DRIVERS BRIEFINGS:

Per rule 7.15.1 All drivers must attend drivers briefings on all racing nights for the Australian Speedcar Championship. Any driver not attending will incur a loss of 25 racing points per offence. A roll will be called at all briefings. Drivers may have one (1) crew member in attendance with them. 

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EVENT FORMAT:

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Friday 9th February 2018 - NIGHT ONE:

 

• Mandatory Drivers Briefing (failure to attend will result in a 25 point deduction.

• Engine Starts & Grand Parade with two cars from each state.

• Three rounds of Heats per driver with a maximum of 12 cars per heat, at 10 lap duration to run full distance.

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Saturday 10th February 2018 - NIGHT TWO:

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• Engine Starts.

• Hotlaps in Heat groups.

• Final round of heats per driver with a maximum of 12 cars per heat, at 10 lap duration to run full distance.

• Pole Shuffle: Top 8 Points scorers.

• C-MAIN (as required): 15 laps (can be shortened to the same amount of laps as per cars starting in that race). Top 2 transfer.

• B-MAIN: 20 laps (can be shortened to the same amount of laps as per cars starting in that race). Top 2 transfer.

• A-MAIN: 40 lap final. 20 cars consisting of top 18 qualifiers on points and 2 transfers from the B Main, noting the following rules regarding extra starters:

7.9.1  Defending Champion should he/her fail to qualify can start from the rear of the A-Main at his/hers discretion.

7.9.2  The 1st, 2nd and 3rd reserves will come from positions 3, 4 and 5 in the B Main event and are permitted to wait on the dummy grid after the final field has entered the racetrack.

7.9.3  In the event of a qualified car failing to start or complete the first lap, due to accident or exclusion, and a complete re-start is necessary, the reserves at the Speedcars Australia Inc. Steward's direction shall start at the rear of the field. 

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NOTE: Format detail from the 2017-2018 Speedcars Australia Inc. Racing Manual can be viewed below (click to expand):