2007 Regional Solo Rules
Safety
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, 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.
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.
One red flag placed in a starting line pylon indicates a fifteen minute
delay. Two flags indicate a thirty minute delay before resuming
the event.
Course workers 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 are 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. Treat the loaner
helmets with care. If you break it, you own it!
Registration/Numbers
On-line pre-registration system for car numbers opens at 12:01 A.M.
two weeks prior to the Solo2 event and closes at 11:59 P.M. 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 A.M. and close at 9:30 A.M. the day of
the event. Anyone in line when registration closes will be processed.
Unused numbers (no shows) will be available for assignment after the
registration closes at 9:30 A.M. If you show up at registration
after 9:30 A.M., you will be charged a $20 surcharge for late registration.
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
a 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 accompanied
by one parent/legal guardian may view the event, but cannot participate
nor venture into any "hot" areas, i.e., the course, grid, T&S,
etc.) unless a Minor Release Waiver signed
by both parents/legal guardians is on file with the region. Annual
Minor Release Waivers are available. (Click
here.)
No swapping of car numbers allowed. If you must run in an
earlier heat, notify the event Steward; however, your car number will
remain the same to preclude confusion at Timing & Scoring (T&S).
Co-driven vehicles will be assigned to 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
Tech opens at 8:30 A.M. and closes at 10:00 A.M. period. Get your car
inspected prior to walking the course. If you miss your Tech inspection,
you cannot run. (Even if you could, Timing wouldn't have a timing slip
for you!)
Course
The course will be available for walk-thrus after 8:00 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 his/her run.
Heats/Grid Requirements
ODR runs 20+ car heats equal to the number of cars divided by four.
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 one of it's 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 table 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!)
Runs/Penalties
Each driver will receive four 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. If you are the last car in a heat
and you have a re-run coming, 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!
Except for designated adults over 21 for
drivers with Learner Permits, no one is allowed to ride as a passenger
during competition runs. If you take a friend along with you
during your run, it will be counted as a "fun run" and not eligible
for points. If the person riding along on a fun run is driving a
car later in the same or another heat, that individual will also have
all of his/her runs counted as fun runs even if he/she drives alone.
Any questions, ask them at the Drivers Meeting.
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
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 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. Upright cones chalked before the start beam
and after the stop beam do count as penalties if hit during a run.
When in doubt, check to see if the cone is chalked when you walk the
course!