12. WEIGHTS:
STOCK WEIGHTS ARE RECOMMENDED AND CAN BE
OBTAINED AT THE COUNCIL TRADING POST OR A&R PAINTS AND CRAFTS.
LIQUID OR MOVABLE WEIGHTS OF ANY KIND ARE NOT PERMITTED.
13. INSPECTION:
EACH RACE CAR MUST PASS THE INSPECION PROCESS AT THE
TIME OF REGISTRATION. THE INSPECTORS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY
ANY AND ALL RACE CARS WHICH DO NOT MEET THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE RACE LISTED HERE. THE CAR MUST HAVE BEEN
MADE DURING THE CURRENTSCOUT YEAR IN WHICH THE DERBY IS BEING
HELD. THE SCOUT YEAR IS FROM SEPTEMBER TO AUGUST.
14. INSPECTION/REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:
A. WHEN THE SCOUT ARRIVES, PLEASE GO TO THE INSPECTION
TABLE AND HAVE THE CAR GO THROUGH THE INSPECTION PROCESS.
WHEN THE CAR PASSES THIS INSPECTION, GO TO THE REGISTRATION
TABLE AND GIVE YOUR NAME, UNIT, UNIT NUMBER AND DEN ( i.e.
TIGER, WOLF, BEAR, and WEBELOS). FEE’S SHOULD BE PAID AT THIS
TIME. IF FEE’S WERE PAID PRIOR TO THE RACE, A RECEIPT SHOULD BE
SHOWN. A RACE NUMBER WILL BE PLACED ON THE RACE CAR AND
THIS NUMBER WILL BE MARKED ON EACH SCOUT’S HAND. PLEASE
MAKE SURE THAT THE SCOUT KNOWS HIS NUMBER.
B. PLACE YOUR CAR ON THE HOLDING TABLE. YOU ARE NOW
FREE TO DO AS YOU WISH UNTIL THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE TO
START THE RACE. AT THIS TIME, ALL INDIVIDUALS SHOULD BE IN
THEIR PLACE AND REMAIN QUIET.
C. ONCE YOUR RACE CAR HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE HOLDING
TABLE, THE CAR WILL NOT BE HANDLED OR WORKED ON UNLESS
IT IS THE OWNER OF THE RACE CAR AND HIS NUMBER HAS BEEN
CALLED TO RACE OR THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT WHICH
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
15. RACE TIME:
WHEN THE SIGN IS GIVEN, ALL SCOUTS ARE TO BE SEATED
AND REFRAIN FROM TALKING. ALL SCOUTS AND SPECTATORS WILL STAY BACK
FROM THE ROPED OFF AREA. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET ON ANY SIDE
OF THE TRACK MUST BE KEPT CLEAR SO THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR
THE JUDGES, STARTER AND SCOUTS WHO ARE RACING TO RETRIEVE THEIR
CARS AFTER THE RACE.
16. THE HEATS:
WHEN THE SCOUT’S NUMBER IS CALLED, A MEMBER OF THE
RACE COMMITTEE (A “RUNNER”) WILL PLACE THE SCOUT’S CAR ON THE
STARTING LINE. WHEN THE RACE IS COMPLETED, THE CAR WILL BE BROUGHT
BACK TO THE STAGING AREA BY THE RUNNER. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH
THE CARS AFTER BEING SUBMITTED TO THE STAGING AREA, UNLESS DIRECTED
TO DO SO BY THE RACE COMMITTEE.
17. JUMPING LANES:
IF A CAR LEAVES THE TRACK, RUNS OUT OF ITS LANE,
INTERFERES WITH ANOTHER CAR, LOSES AN EXLE, ITC. THE RACE WILL BE
HALDED. THE RACE COMMITTEE WILL THEN INSPECT THE TRACK. A TEST CAR
WILL RUN TWICE WITHOUT HAVING ANY INDICENTS. ONCE THIS IS DONE, THE
TRACK WILL BERECERTIFIED AND THE CAR IN QUESTION WILL BE REPAIRED,