The OS Giken SoPac Super Regional 

Autocross Championship

June 21-23

Supplemental Rules

Held under the 2013 SCCA Solo Rules and the following supplemental rules.          

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Course will be open for walking no later than Friday 4:00 pm.  Course will remain open for walking except during times of competition.  Exception: See D.2.

2. Upon arrival the general public (including participants) will be required to sign the SCCA Release and Waiver form at which time a wristband will be issued free of charge.  Wristbands will be your credential and are required for access to the facility at all times.  

3. Minors will be required to have a minor release form on file.  These forms will also be available at the event site. Completed forms can be turned in at the entrance to the site.

4. Changes to the supplemental regulations, run/work order and/or the safety plan will be posted at registration and at the timing trailer. It is the responsibility of each competitor to check for, and adhere to posted changes.

5. The sound limit for El Toro Fields is 100 db @ 50’.  The first violation will receive a warning.  The second violation will receive a warning plus a correction must be made before taking a subsequent run.  Subsequent violations will result in dsq for each run over the limit. 

6. Trash containers and portable toilets will be provided. Do not obstruct the portable toilets. Blocking approach to toilets will obstruct use and prevent servicing. Do not use for trash.

7. Scales will be available to the competitors during the event free of charge. Use of scales by competitors will be restricted when they are being used by Impound. Consult with the Chief of Impound if in doubt.

8. Oil, gas, and all fluids must be disposed of in proper containers.

9. Leftover tires and any other hazardous waste will not be abandoned at the site. The expense for disposal of identifiable tires will be billed to the owner.

10. A welcome party will be held Friday evening during registration and tech.

11. A free t-shirt will be provided to all registered competitors.  Those registered for one day only will not receive a free t-shirt although they may be available for purchase.

12.  The City of Irvine does not permit any alcohol on this facility, at any time, nor overnight camping.  The grounds are frequently patrolled by the Irvine Police Department to enforce these regulations.

13.  Other site restrictions required by the site owner such as "off-limits" areas, may be published separately, or posted on site and must be obeyed.

B. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

1. Register online here: solo2.motorsportreg.com

2. Entry must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST the Wednesday prior to the event.  There will be no on-site registration.

3. Cancellations received by June 14, 2013 will receive a full refund. Cancellations made after this time will not receive a refund. Only a written withdrawal via fax, letter or email will be accepted. No Exceptions.

4. Car numbers will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Only one or two-digit numbers will be allowed (i.e. 1 through 99) where there is one driver in one car in one class.  Where there are two drivers in one car, in one class, the first driver must have a two-digit number; the second driver will be 100 plus the first driver’s number (i.e. 30 and 130, 99 and 199). Second drivers must inform the registrar who the first driver of the car is to ensure correct number assignment. Drivers of the same car but in different classes may use the same car numbers. Car owners must inform Registration or the Event Chair of the intent to run multiple classes with a single vehicle. Every effort will be made to accommodate this with the run/work order but it is not guaranteed.

5. All drivers must bring to registration: Current valid driver’s license (except Jr. Kart drivers) and a current SCCA membership card.

6. Minors: A minor release form will be present at registration and at the entry gate.

7. Entry cap is 300 for this event.

8. The hours of operation for driver check-in and tech:

Driver check-in

Friday 5:00 pm. - 7:00 pm.  Saturday-Sunday 7:00 am - 8:00 am.

Tech

Friday 3:00pm – 6:00pm  Saturday-Sunday 7:00 am – 8:00 am. 

C. SAFETY

1. A speed limit of 15 MPH will be enforced at the event site including paddock and grid. Tire spins, rapid speed or direction changes, or other "abnormal/unusual" driving techniques are strictly prohibited throughout the event site.

2. Children and pets are allowed anywhere on the event site EXCEPT during active competition. During active competition, children under 12 and pets are not allowed in the grid, staging and course areas. Pet owners are required to keep their pets on a leash and clean up after them. You are responsible for your animal.

3. It is recommended that the refueling of cars in grid be accomplished with assistant and fire extinguisher.

4. Course workers must be on their feet at all times while cars are competing.

5. Photographers desiring to enter a course area must be approved by the course safety steward and be accompanied by a spotter. A minor may not serve as a spotter.

6. Skateboards (motorized or manual, with or without stand-up handlebars or seat), roller blades and roller skates (motorized or manual) are prohibited from use in all areas of the event site. Scooters require pneumatic tires and brakes. The Chief Safety Steward will make the determination of vehicles qualifying under this regulation.

7. Pylons, tape, and/or other barriers will define "No Parking" areas near the course. Cars parked in such a manner that block or restrict defined driveways or entrances to course areas will be towed away without notice, at the expense of the vehicle operator/owner.

8. All incidents involving injury and/or property damage occurring on the event site, or felt associated with the event will be reported as soon as possible to the Event Chairman, Chief Steward, or Chief of Safety.

D. ORDER OF RUNNING

1. Competition will be on two successive days with one course run each day. (Heats will be assigned by car class).  Heat assignments will be made once entry density and mix is known.  Specific run order within a heat is subject to change depending on entries. Correct run order will be posted the day of competition. In the case of extremely high or low entries, withdrawals or no shows, changes in the run/work order may be required.

2. During competition, the course will be open for walk-through only prior to the 3rd heat each day. The walk-through will be a maximum of 30 minutes. The timing captains will start the countdown clock.

3. There will be two grids in use. Drivers are to report to the designated grid according to heat assignment found in driver’s registration packet. If the car and driver are not in the specific grid spot when the first car of the heat is instructed to the start line they will lose a run/or runs depending on arrival time to grid.

4. All drivers will be assigned a "home" space number for grid purposes where they may leave any necessary equipment (air tank, tools, etc). After each run all drivers will return to their "home." Do not block the access lanes between spaces. Dual Drivers will have the same grid position.

5. The Chief of Grid shall have the discretion to determine the run order within each heat, balancing the conflicting goals of running in numerical order within class, fairness to drivers of both single-driver and two-driver, keeping entire classes together, and facilitating efficient event operation. No competitor shall take a second run until all drivers have completed their first run unless necessitated by reruns. After the completion of each run, vehicles must return directly to the grid. Vehicles are not permitted to depart the grid area for service. Each run of each heat is divided into two segments. Therefore, for a three (3) run heat there are six (6) segments (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, and 3b).

6. A minimum of five minutes or ten cars must have elapsed between runs for any car. This includes reruns or runs for another driver of the same car. A grid marshal will be specifically assigned to handle two-driver cars and will keep a time log to assure compliance with the five-minute minimum between runs. The time shall be measured from the time the car returns to grid until the time it leaves the start line.

7. Drivers must proceed from the grid to the start line when so directed by a grid official, or that run will be scored as a Did Not Start (DNS). Exception: Drivers of cars with mechanical difficulty shall have ten minutes after the car is scheduled to start to present a car at the start line. Drivers may take one mechanical delay per run. For this purpose, a rerun counts as a new run. Grid personnel will be notified of the mechanical difficulty, and will refer the request for a mechanical delay to the Chief Steward in cases where the competitor may gain an unfair advantage by delaying a run. Abuse of this allowance may be considered unsportsmanlike conduct and is subject to protest.

E. TECH PROCEDURES

1. Tech inspection will be at the event site.

2. All tires, at event site and intended for use on Stock and Street Prepared category cars must be inspected. These tires will be checked for compliance with Solo rule Section 13.3 at tech inspection; however these tires will not be marked. Tires are not eligible for protest for violation of Solo rule Section 13.3 after the car makes its first competition run on said tire(s). There is no maximum to the number of tires that may be inspected for each vehicle. It is the responsibility of the competitor for all additional tires acquired after tech inspection to be in compliance with tread depth and safety specifications outlined in Solo rule Section 13.3.

3. Tech will check for compliance with Solo rule Section 3.7 Vehicle Identification. (All required decals will be made available at tech.)  Placement will be checked before the car passes tech.

4. Helmets must meet specifications and will be inspected. Approved helmets must be present before the driver's car can receive a tech sticker. Helmets that do not meet the requirements of the Solo rule Section 4.3.1 will be impounded until the completion of the event.

F. IMPOUND PROCEDURES

1. The intent of impound is to assure competitors have complied with the specifications listed in the SCCA National Solo Rules and the Supplementary Regulations for this event per Solo rule Section 6.10.

2. Vehicles will be impounded on both days of competition in the assigned grid area. The driver of each vehicle or a designated representative must remain in the grid/impound area near the vehicle during the impound period. After each competitor’s last run on each day, vehicles must return to their original grid position. The Chief of Timing may request impounded vehicles to be held until the results are audited.

3. After 3rd runs, Drivers of Street Modified, Prepared, F125, and Modified category vehicles will be directed to the scales as they exit the course before they return to grid. Only the 2nd driver of two driver cars will be weighed. However, the first driver of Modified and F125 two driver cars must be at the scales at the time the 2nd driver arrives to also be weighed. Failure to go directly to the scales after the 3rd run could result in disqualification.

4. Impound officials will inspect cars during impound and may require removing wheels and/or components as part of the inspection procedure. Competitors are responsible for performing these procedures as required and for using proper equipment (e.g. jack stands to safely support a raised vehicle). Competitors are responsible for having appropriate rules and documentation of specifications available. All vehicles required to be weighed, will be weighed both days.

5. Competitors may observe, but must not hinder Impound inspectors in any way.

6. Impound will not act on hearsay information regarding suspected non-compliant concerns provided by competitors. The decision whether to act on competitor-provided information is solely at the discretion of the Chief of Impound.

7. Vehicles under protest will remain in impound with other vehicles until the class is released. They will be escorted by a designated impound or protest committee official to another location as instructed by the Protest Committee.

8. All weights and measurements taken by impound will be available for all competitors to inspect after (not during) the weighing procedure. Competitors are reminded not to interfere with Impound officials as they work.

G. PROTEST & APPEALS

1. Protest and Appeal forms will be available from the Chief of Impound and must be requested before the affected class leaves impound.   Protests must be filed with the Chief Steward and (except for protests from the Chief of Impound or the Chief Steward) must be accompanied by the appropriate protest fee.  Protest fees are $50 on Saturday and $100 on Sunday.

2. Protest fees are payable in cash only.

3. Appeals may be filed with the Chief Steward or the Chief of Protest. The appropriate fee in cash, must accompany the Appeal (Chief Steward excepted).

4. The decisions of the Protest Committee may be appealed, but not protested. Only the original protester, protestee, or Chief Steward may file an appeal.

5. Refusal of an entrant or driver of a protested car to allow inspection under the terms established by the Protest and/or Appeals Committee(s) shall result in immediate disqualification.

6. Protests against the event itself must be received before the last car is released from impound.

H. COURSE MARKERS

1. Directional pylons (pylons which are laid on their side) are for informational purposes and do not count if hit. Directional pylons placed directly adjacent to a penalty pylon must be obeyed or a DNF will result. Directional pylons not adjacent to a penalty pylon are for informational purposes only and do not result in a DNF if not followed. If a directional pylon displaces a penalty pylon, the penalty pylon will be assessed.

2. A penalty will be assessed for each displaced course entry and exit pylon.

3. The course will be lined on both sides, weather permitting. Crossing a line incurs no penalty.

4. Drivers observed driving at substantially less than normal competition speeds for the purpose of spotting slightly misplaced course markers to earn a re-run will be referred to the Operating Steward for action. Such conduct is considered unsportsmanlike and an unnecessary delay of the event.

I. TIMING & SCORING

1. The total score will consist of the best-timed run from each day combined to create one time.

2. Scores will be posted in the designated area. See Op steward or Chief Steward to resolve problems. The names of these Chiefs will be posted on the same bulletin boards as the times. THE TIMING & SCORING VEHICLE IS OFF LIMITS FOR COMPETITORS AND SPECTATORS, unless invited to enter by an event official.

3. After the completion of each heat, times will be posted in the designated area.

4. Each day of this event will be scored individually for the purpose of accumulating CSCC regional points..  

J. DRIVERS MEETING NOTES

1. There will be a drivers' meeting prior to the start of the event. Changes to the Supplemental Regulations, Safety Plan, and other items of information as well as the names of all event officials will be included in the packet of material provided at driver check-in.  IT IS A COMPETITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK AT THE DESIGNATED AREA FOR CHANGES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS.

K. ENTRANTS AS WORKERS

1. All competitors are required to work the event. Qualified replacements may be used as substitutes in worker assignments. However, workers must notify the Chief of Course or Chief of Specialty for approval prior to the substitution. Failure to properly perform assigned duties will result in additional work assignments or disqualification, as executed by the Event Officials.

2. Early work assignments that offset a normal work assignment must be pre-approved by the Event Chairman and Chief of Workers. These assignments must be extremely limited to prevent loss of critical support during the event. Serving as a volunteer prior to the event is greatly appreciated and a key element in success of this event. However, this does not automatically offset a normal work assignment.

3. The use of cell phones is prohibited while working course.

4. Worker Check-In area will be designated on-site. Workers will then report to their respective Chiefs (i.e., timing to Chief Timing, impound to Chief Impound) before the beginning of the last run of the heat prior to their assigned work heat for a brief instructional session and assignment. First heat workers will report 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start. Failure to report on time will result in an additional work assignment after the finish of the last heat on that day. Not complying with these rules will result in disqualification.

L. TROPHIES & AWARDS

1. Medals will be awarded at the conclusion of runs on Sunday. They will not be mailed. If you leave the event early, appoint someone to receive your award.  Medals will be awarded in each class subject to the following criteria: 1 medal for minimum 3 entrants, 2 medals for minimum 6 entrants, 3 medals for minimum 9 entrants, 1 additional medal per each additional 3 entrants. 

2. Please note that it is up to each competitor to comply with sponsors' requirements for contingency awards.  Open and ladies classes must have the minimum participation as required for these contingencies at a national tour.  Pre Registration and stickers for sponsors will be required.

3. CSCC trophies and solo bucks will not be awarded for this event.

M. CLASSES

1. All Open and Ladies classes as defined by the 2012 Solo Rules.

2. Local CPM, CST, CSM, HIST1, HIST2 classes as defined by the Cal Club Supplemental Regulations. 

N. OFFICIAL RESULTS

1. Class results be available at the conclusion of the event here.

2. Local CSCC results will available within 7 days of the conclusion of the event.  

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