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2011 Supplemental Regulations
All FLR Solo events will be held under the SCCA Solo Rules, except as noted below:
| 1.1 |
The entire Solo Rules will be used, except those that are explicitly written for Divisional or National championships. (Possession of current Solo rulebook is recommended.) |
| 1.4.C |
As provided, add:
Passengers will be allowed on competition runs under
the following conditions:
- If the driver or passenger is in the Novice Class, then the other occupant
in the car must be a registered instructor.
- Only registered drivers at an event may be passengers.
- A competitor may not delay reporting for work after a run in order to
be a passenger
- Any variation to the above requires approval of the Solo Chair in advance.
- Observed reckless or loose driving behavior may result in revocation of a driver's privilege to carry passengers.
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| 2.7 |
JUNIOR DRIVERS' PROGRAM (12-16 year olds)
Appendix H:
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Karts will be run together as a group with no cars on course. It is the entrant's responsibility to be present and ready when the group is called. If an entrant is not present by the end of the kart runs, they will receive a DNS for that run and no rerun will be granted. |
| II.B.4 |
All entrants will be required to work after each run. However, work assignments will not be on course. Other assignments may require being paired with other workers as appropriate. |
| III.E |
All entrants must have at least one legal guardian present, a parent is preferred. |
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JR. JUNIOR DRIVERS' PROGRAM (8-11 year olds)
All provisions of the above Jr. Drivers Program apply, plus the additions
below:
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All competitors will be required to attend and pass a Jr. Driver's school before competing in a regional event. These schools will be held as sufficient interest is expressed. a. All entrants will be required to work by helping
to set up or tear down the course. |
| If any competitor posts three DNFs in a single event, that competitor's eligibility for competition will be reviewed by the Youth Steward and the Solo Board. |
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| 3.5 |
MUFFLERS / SOUND CONTROL
A. Adequate mufflers are required for all Solo events. The criterion of “adequacy” is not what the exhaust system consists of, but the sound level.
B. Sound level will be limited to 100 decibels, to be measured 50 feet from the course, preferably on a straightaway.
C. Cars exceeding the limit will be notified by the event chair, and the run will be disqualified.
D. If the car is modified to the satisfaction of the Solo Chair, it may be allowed to compete again.
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| 3.7 |
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
As provided: add: Numbers will be assigned at registration. Numbers and
class letters are available at the Technical Inspection area. Placement for
maximum legibility by Timing is requested.
- For cars entered in Novice Class, the letter ‘N’ shall precede the class letters (Example: NBS).
- For cars entered in the Road Tire Class, the letter ‘R’ shall precede the class letters (Example: RASP).
- For cars entered in the Ladies Class, the letter ‘L’ shall precede the class letters (Example: LBS).
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| 4.2.A |
EVENT ENTRY - FEES
Entry fees will be $10.00 for Jr. Drivers, $30.00 for SCCA members and first time-novices, $45.00 for weekend members. In order to receive the member’s rate, club members must present a valid SCCA membership card at registration. First-time novices must be first-time competitors in our region and new to the sport.
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| 4.4.B |
CAR/DRIVER LIMITS
The Solo Chair reserves the right to limit entrants in a given car. |
| 4.7 |
LADIES' CLASSES
A. Parallel Ladies Classes will not be provided. Instead, a single Ladies class may be provided if there is enough interest.
• Scoring for the Ladies Class will
use the RTP/PAX Index system (see below).
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| 4.8.C |
REGIONAL CLASSES
- Additional special classes may be created by the Solo board and the event chair.
- Formula FK class is for adults running KARTs that meet the WKA Gold Cup Series of Briggs/Raptor lite rules. These karts must meet the WKA rules except they may run on any slick tire up to 710x6. There is no exhaust restrictor requirements.
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| 4.9 |
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The event chair (or designee) may pre-run a course during course-setup for the purpose of assessing safety, flow, and marking of the course. The driver and any riders may not be in a car that competes in their class. |
| 4.12 |
NOVICE CLASS
| A. |
Novice Class will be provided for those who
are relatively new to the sport. The
intent of the Novice Class is to provide
instruction and to allow newcomers
to compete with those of similar skill. |
| B. |
Novices are entrants in their first full season of autocross, must not have won more than twice in the FLR Novice Class, and should not have competed in more than eight autocrosses. |
| C. |
The Chief of Novice Program reserves the right to graduate any entrants to the appropriate Open, Ladies, or Road Tire class.
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| D. |
Novice Class entrants will be given an instructional walk-through of the course.
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| E. |
Novices will be scored as an independent class using the PAX system.
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| F. |
Novice Class entrants are required to take a registered instructor on competition runs until approved by the Novice Chief or registered instructor. They may also ride as passengers with a registered instructor, with the instructor's approval. (See 1.4.C)
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| G. |
A registered instructor is any experienced eligible competitor approved by the Chief of Novice Program.
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| 4.13 |
ROAD TIRE CLASS
| A. |
A Road Tire Class will be provided for anyone who wishes to compete on a non-competition tire. A non-competition tire will be defined using the rating and exceptions as STS (see Solo Rules section 14.3). |
| B. |
"Road Tire" will run as an independent class. (Place ‘R’ before
class on registration card.) |
| C. |
Scoring will use the RTP/PAX Index system (see below). |
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| 4.14 |
PRO CLASS
| A. |
A Road Tire Class will be provided for anyone who wishes to compete on a non-competition tire. A non-competition tire will be defined using the rating and exceptions as STS (see Solo Rules section 14.3). |
| B. |
“Road Tire” will run as an independent class. |
| C. |
Scoring will use the RTP/PAX Index system (see below). |
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| 4.15 |
ST CLASS
| A. |
An ST class will be used in place of the respective Street Touring classes. |
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ST, STS, STX, STR and STU will run as an independent class. (No identification is needed on vehicle) |
| C. |
Scoring will use the RTP/PAX Index system (see below). |
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| 6.1 |
ENTRANTS AS WORKERS
| A. |
All competitors are required to complete a work assignment for each run. Failure to do so will result in the loss of the best time for each missed work assignment.
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| B. |
All entrants must report to the Course Marshall for each work assignment. It is permissible for a competitor to have another worker report. The substitute worker must be eligible to be an entrant and must have signed all relevant waivers.
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| 6.8 |
ORDER OF RUNNING
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- Unless otherwise publicized before the day of the event: Registration and Technical Inspection will open at 8:00 a.m. and will remain open until 9:30 a.m.. The Drivers' Meeting will be at 10:10 a.m. and is mandatory for all competitors. First Car Off will be at 10:30 a.m. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Cars will run in groups to be posted at each event:
Group A: SS, AS, BS, CS, DS, ES, FS, GS, HS
Group B: SM, SM2, AM, BM, CM, DM, EM, FM, Novice B
Group C: ASP, BSP, CSP, DSP, ESP, FSP, ST
Group D: ASP, BSP, CSP, DSP, ESP, FSP, STS, STS2, STX, STU
Group K - All Karts, Always run in second run group of the day
- The order of running will rotate during the season and will be published frequently during the season.
- There will be a separate grid lane for multiple-driver cars.
- There will be a separate grid lane for Novice cars.
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| 6.12 |
FUN RUNS
- Fun Runs will be allowed at the end of competition, time permitting,
subject to approval by the Solo Chair.
- The fee for Fun Runs will be $2.00 per run.
- Only vehicles that are registered and passed the technical inspection
for the event will be allowed for use in Fun Runs.
- Only drivers registered for the event may drive or ride in Fun Runs.
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| 9.0 |
PENALTIES
- Any act deemed unsportsmanlike, or undesirable conduct for the program will not be tolerated
(speeding on event site, tire burnouts, etc.). The first offense will be disqualification from that
event. Any subsequent offenses will be dealt with at the discretion of the Solo Board.
- The Solo Board reserves the right to change any rule due to unforeseen circumstances.
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The FLR Solo
Championship Series
A. Competitor Eligibility
An entrant must compete in a minimum of five (5) local FLR Solo Championship
Series point events in the same class to be eligible for year-end trophies.
B. FLR Solo Championship Series points events
There will be at least eight (8) local FLR Solo Championship Series point
events in the series.
There will be at least two (2) specified Out-Of-Region (OOR) events
C. Point Calculation
Season points are awarded from your best eight (8) events.
Points from
all OOR events may be used to count towards year end points.
At least five
(5) local FLR events are required to qualify for year-end championship.
Event points are awarded as follows:
Place, Pts
First Place, 20
Second Place, 15
Third Place, 12
Fourth Place, 10
Fifth Place, 8
Sixth Place, 6
Seventh Place, 4
Eighth Place, 3
Ninth Place, 2
Tenth Place, 1
D. Season Awards
There will be a separate but equal trophy for the Novice Class. The Novice class winner is determined by season points or by the Novice Chief, as appropriate.
Each class will award trophies based on the average number of competitors at the local FLR Solo Championship Series point events for the year.
The RTP/PAX Index System:
In the Ladies, Novice, Pro, ST and Road Tire Classes, the RTP/PAX Index system will be used for scoring. Each competitor's best time is multiplied by the index for the open class in which the car would run.
| Stock Classes |
| SS | 0.857 |
| AS | 0.841 | | BS | 0.839 | | CS | 0.833 |
| DS | 0.817 | | ES | 0.825 | | FS | 0.827 |
| GS | 0.809 | | HS | 0.791 |
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| Street Prepared |
| ASP | 0.862 | | BSP | 0.859 |
| CSP | 0.858 | | DSP | 0.844 | | ESP | 0.846 |
| FSP | 0.835 |
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| Street Touring & Modified |
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| ST | 0.820 | | STS | 0.823 |
| STR | 0.836 | | STX | 0.824 | | STU | 0.838 |
| SM | 0.869 | | SMF | 0.855 | | SSM | 0.875 |
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| Prepared |
| XP | 0.887 | | BP | 0.870 | | CP | 0.860 |
| DP | 0.867 | | EP | 0.863 | | FP | 0.872 |
| GP | 0.837 |
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| Modified |
| AM | 1.000 | | BM | 0.958 | | CM | 0.906 |
| DM | 0.905 | | EM | 0.910 | | FM | 0.904 |
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| Formula |
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| FSAE | 0.981 | | F125 | 0.952 | | FJA | 0.866 |
| FJB | 0.826 | | FJC | 0.755 |
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Last updated: April 14, 2011
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