The Drivers Meeting is mandatory for all drivers.
If you can't make the 10 A.M. Drivers Meeting because of work requirements
or extended traveling distance to Hampton Roads, notify the Solo chair ahead of
time to get his permission to arrive late. (We have to arrange a separate
briefing for you before you can run.) Otherwise, don't bother coming out
to the event because you won't run!
Drivers are cautioned to exercise the "two foot"
rule while out on course.
Simply
stated, if your car starts to break loose during a run, put one foot on the
clutch and the other foot on the brake. Both feet go to the floorboard
simultaneously until you regain control of your vehicle. (If you have an
automatic transmission, both feet go on the brake and then to the
floorboard.) If you are out of control on the course, you will be red flagged
and lose your run!
No hot-dogging (intentional donuts, burnouts, drifting,
etc.) allowed at any time during the event!
Violators will lose their runs and/or be asked to leave the event.
Habitual offenders will be denied entry to future events. Safety is
paramount at Solo events due to the close proximity of vehicles and people on
the course.
No nitrous oxide bottles allowed!
If you have nitrous oxide injection installed on your car, leave the bottle at
home if you want to run.
If you are red flagged, come to an immediate stop off the
course's driving line
You may be leaking fluids, have a mechanical defect, there may be a timing
malfunction, or course workers out on the course itself. Wait for a
course worker to come out and tell you what the problem is before returning to
the staging area. If the problem is not your fault, you will get a
rerun. Otherwise, you will lose that run and not allowed to run again
until the problem is corrected.
Weather
In the case of inclement weather or environmental conditions, the Solo Safety
Steward (SSS) and/or the Event Steward must red flag the event under the
following circumstances:
- Fog or swirling dust precludes observation of any vehicle while on course by
the SSS
- Standing water (snow, hailstones, ice, etc.) on course presents a severe
hydroplaning risk
- Lighting is observed and the crack of thunder is heard within five seconds or
less.
The
red flag will remain in effect until the inclement weather or environmental
conditions that caused the red flag have passed. With lighting, a half
hour must pass without any strikes within a mile of the event.
Course workers
You are not allowed to take pictures/shoot movies/talk on cell phones while
working the course. No sitting or lounging at worker stations is
allowed. A minimum of two course workers per station is required at all
times. One course worker must hold the red flag unfurled in one hand and
the radio in the other. Anyone desiring to go on course to
take pictures/shoot movies must first check-in with the SSS and receive
permission to go on course. (The course is defined as any area outside
the spectator viewing area, paddock, and grid.) You must provide your own
"spotter" to escort you at all times while on course.
Loaner helmets
Available at the start of each heat. You must surrender your driver's
license in exchange for a helmet. Drivers have first priority for helmets
over passengers. Please treat our loaner helmets with care. If you
break it, you own it!
Registration/Numbers
On-line pre-registration system for car numbers opens approximately two
weeks prior to the Solo event and closes at 12 noon the Friday before the
event. Pre-registration is a privilege, not a right. If you abused
the privilege by signing up and not showing without notifying the Region, you
may find your privilege revoked and your numbers re-assigned at future events.
Registration
will open at 8:30 A.M. and close at 9:30 A.M. the day of the event.
Anyone in line when registration closes will be processed. If you show up at
registration after10 A.M. and you haven't made prior arrangements with us, you
will be charged a $10 surcharge for late registration and late Tech. For
regional events only, T&S may re-classify any vehicle obviously misclassified,
e.g., C5 Corvette in Street Touring Sportscar (STS), without prior consent of
the vehicle's driver. Correct classification is the driver's
responsibility per the Solo rule book!
Insurance Waiver
You must read & sign the insurance waiver to be allowed entry to the event
if you are 18 or older. Those under 18 must have either an Annual Minor
Release on file with the region or have one filled out by both parents/legal
guardians to participate as a driver (or passenger during fun runs).
Minors do not need an Annual Minor Release Waiver to view the event, but cannot
participate nor venture into any "hot" areas, i.e., the course, grid,
T&S, etc.).
No swapping of car numbers allowed.
If you must run in an earlier heat, notify Registration; however, your car
number will remain the same to preclude confusion at Timing & Scoring
(T&S). Two-driver vehicles can run in the same heat. Three or more drivers for the same vehicle will
be assigned to at least two different heats. Requests to
move-up to another heat will be honored in the order of sign-up on the
Move-Up clipboard at registration.
Tech Inspection of Vehicle
Tech opens at 8:30 A.M. and closes at 9:30 A.M. period. Please get your car
inspected prior to walking the course. If you miss your Tech inspection, you
cannot run.
Course
The course will be available for walk-thrus after 8:30 A.M. There will be
no parades laps or drive-thrus. The course closes at 10:00 A.M. or when
the Drivers Meeting starts. The course will be re-open for last minute
walk-thrus after the end of the second heat for a five minute period.
Double cones on a gate indicate that the driver will pass thru that gate twice
during the period of one run. Triple cones mean that the driver will pass
thru that gate three times during a single run.
Heats/Grid Requirements
ODR runs 15-20 car heats. Heat Three drivers work the first heat, Heat
Four drivers work the second heat, Heat One drivers work the third heat, and
Heat Two drivers work the fourth heat. Every driver must work to receive
any timed runs or points for that event! If you make a habit on not
working, you won't be allowed to participate in our events!
Starters
will stage each car with at least one of its front wheels centered between the
starting line pylons.
If
you need to chirp your tires to clean off rocks/debris, wait until you leave
the helmet area to do so! Don't use the grid or paddock area for this
task! If you smoke your tires while cleaning them off, you lose your
run! (See "hot-dogging" under the Safety heading!)
Passengers
Passengers are allowed on competition runs under the following rules: (1)
No one younger than 12 years old may ride as a passenger unless that individual
is at least 57 inches tall (Solo Rule Book). (2) Passengers under the age
of 18 must have an Annual minor release waiver signed by both parents or legal
guardian(s) on file with the regional Chief of Waivers. (Forms are
available at the front gate.) (3) A driver that is competing in the
event, cannot use passenger runs to gain an unfair advantage over other
competitors. It is the duty of each
competitor to use passenger runs only for instructional or course learning
purposes. (4) Passengers must keep their
head and arms inside the vehicle during the run as a safety precaution in case
of a rollover. (5) Passengers must wear an approved helmet and be
belted/strapped in at all times. Filming or photographing during the run
with hand-held cameras, cell phones, or video recorders is prohibited.
Passengers
that are not registered as drivers and are not SCCA members must report to
registration to fill out information for an SCCA Weekend membership for
insurance coverage purposes.
Runs/Penalties
Each driver will receive 5-6 timed runs (weather/daylight
permitting). If a driver is red-flagged during a run for timing
problems or conditions not under the control of the driver, that run will be
scrubbed and the driver given another opportunity to make up that timed run.
Penalties will not carry over to the next run.
If
a vehicle has a re-run, a minimum of five (5) minutes between timed runs will
be enforced (Solo Rule Book). If you are the last car in a heat and you
have a re-run coming, but haven’t competed the five minute waiting period, you
will be bumped to the first car out in the next heat to accommodate the five
minute rule. If there isn't another heat, you'll have to wait five
minutes!
A
downed pylon or an upright pylon displaced outside its box is a two second +penalty.
Any of the following will result in a "Did Not Finish" (DNF):
- A missed gate or taking out any cone after crossing the finish line
- Two or more wheels off the concrete pad
simultaneously
- Driving on the wrong side of a directional
slalom cone
- Bypassing a course component, e.g., Chicago Box or a
Stop Box
- Driving an extra loop or adding additional gates out of sequence to the
course is "Off Course" and results in a DNF.
Directional
cones and information cones (pointers) do not count as a penalty if run over or
knocked outside their chalked outline. Chalked, upright cones on course
including the starting gate cones count as penalties if hit during a run.
Upright cones after the finish beam may or may not be chalked, but will result
in a DNF if knocked over. When in doubt, check to see if the cone is
chalked when you walk the course!
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