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SECTION 1 1.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP – All divisions may be subject to purchasing a
membership by said date in order to compete. All ASA Challenger Late
Model competitors will be required to purchase an ASA membership by the
third week of competition. From this time forward a temporary ASA
Challenger Late Model weekly membership is available for non-ASA
members. 3. DRIVER- Driver must be at least 14 years of age and in sound physical condition with medical verification if necessary. 4. CAR NUMBER - All drivers must have car numbers assigned by the track handicapper. Call the Speedway Office before the season begins to verify your number. Whenever possible, requested numbers will be assigned but the handicapper has final say as to prevent number duplication. 5. CONTINGENCY – Any and all divisions with contingency sponsors must have stickers displayed to compete. If stickers are not displayed during an event the given driver will not be paid. SECTION 2 1.
KNOWLEDGE OF RULES - Drivers are responsible to know policies, rules
and regulations set forth herein and those that become effective during
the season. 3. PROGRAM - Race program consists of qualifying and feature events. The Speedway will determine the number of events that constitute a complete program. 4. PARTICIPATION - Competing cars shall be inspected by the Speedway. Such inspection does not deem a car safe and free from defects. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with those rules. Any one may inspect the race course. By participating you deem the race course in acceptable condition. Car parts and or equipment will not be considered as having been approved by reason of having passed through inspection at any time or number of times unobserved or undetected. Any new cars to the program must bring their car through a valid tech and safety inspection with an official. 5. PIT AREA - No vehicles are allowed into the pit until the gate is officially opened by the officials. Children 14 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times. If not accompanied, the team will be fined $50.00 and the responsible adult and child escorted to the grandstands. 6. CONDUCT - All members are subject to proper conduct. Acts detrimental to auto racing such as abuse of Officials and vulgarity are prohibited. The driver is the sole spokesperson for their crew. No crew member is allowed to enter the pit area of another team. Any member taking physical action against an individual or personal property, for any reason will be suspended indefinitely. All confrontations with fellow teams or drivers must be brought to the pit board and to the attention of the acting Pit Steward. 7. WEARING APPAREL - All members must wear proper apparel. Fire retardant uniforms, gloves, goggles and approved helmets are mandatory for all drivers, head and neck restraints such as the HANS device and/or Hutchins device are highly recommendable. 8. DRUGS & ALCOHOL - Mandatory suspension for member using drugs at any time or intoxication beverages before entering race premises or while in attendance until at last event is complete. All members consent to drug and alcohol testing at discretion of the Speedway. Any driver, owner or pit crew violating this rule will result in disqualification of the car and loss of purse and points and possible suspension. No glass bottles allowed on grounds. Coolers brought onto the grounds are subject to inspection by a track official. 9. STOCK - When used in this rulebook, the term "stock" excludes all after market products. Stock components must conform to OEM specification and original make and model. 10. DECISIONS - All decisions concerning scorekeeping, suspension, disqualification, fines and interpretation of the rules by the Speedway are final. 11. INSPECTION - All cars are subject to a full inspection by a Track Official at any time while at the Speedway. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. 12. DISPOSAL - Absolutely no oil and tires to dumped on Speedway grounds. All disposals of oil and tires are the responsibility of the car driver. Driver is also responsible to clean up his or her pit stall at the end of the event. 13. TRAILERS – Any and all trailers entering the grounds may be checked by track security upon entering the pit area. All teams must open trailer doors and/or have them open upon entering the pit gate. SECTION 3 --- RACE PROCEDURE 1. PRACTICE - Practice sessions are 1 1/2 hour before race time unless other announced at the discretion of the Pit Steward. 3. START - All cars must stay in line and maintain pace until the starter waves the green flag. No passing is allowed until you are past the start finish line. Driver must take the green flag to be eligible for payoff and points. A car that does not start the race before the green flag is waved, may not enter the race. 4. RADIO COMMUNICATION – Two-way radio communication systems are mandatory for the ASA Challenger Late Model division. One-way radio systems (i.e. Scanner and/or RACEceivers) are mandatory in all divisions. For ASA Challenger Late Model teams all spotters must be equipped with one-way and must be able to legitimately relay all speedway one-way commands to their driver. 5. RESTART – During a caution and/or red flag period, the restart lineup will be judged by the lineup at the last completed lap. Cars involved in an incident will start at the tail end of the field. On restarts, passing only to the right until pass the start finish line. If sufficient laps are completed, race may be called with points and money according to restart. Restarts will be at the line exiting turn four. If you cause three cautions you will be black flagged. With ten laps or less lapped cars will start at the rear of the field. 6. PROCEDURE UNDER CAUTION A. Line up determined by position of cars at the last completed lap with cars involved with incident starting scratch. C. When less than 50% of event completed, cars will restart double file. Single file restart thereafter. D. If there is a caution before the first lap is complete the field will be a complete restart, with the exceptions of the cars involved in the caution. E. On regular shows caution laps do not count, any cars that bring out the caution will go to the rear. To the discretion of track officials, any car that slows or stops to avoid an accident where the yellow flag is displayed may be able to rejoin the field in his original position when the yellow was displayed. At the discretion of the track officials, a car may be sent to the rear of the field for adding to a caution. All cars that go into the pits must fall into the rear of the field upon reentering track. F. All cars must line up single file for restarts for the purpose of checking the lineup, then starter will double the field up. 7. REPAIRS - No repairs can be made on the track, you must pull off the track to make repairs. No matter how small of repair. If you go into the pit you must restart to the rear. No team members, or drivers will be able to work on their car while it is on the track during a red flag period. All cars in the pit area are able to be worked on during a red flag period, however, the said car will restart the race in scratch position. No team members are allowed to enter the speedway surface during any event. Drivers are responsible for their teams actions. 8. MANNER OF DRIVING - Only one person is allowed in a race car at any time it is on the track or pits. No riders allowed inside or outside the car, before, during, or after any event. 9. COMPETITOR PERFORMANCE - Continuous ill handling or rough riding will result in disqualification, you will be black flagged. 10. INCIDENTS - Only track officials, safety and wrecker crews will be allowed on the track in the event of an accident. At no time are pit crews or anyone from the grandstands allowed on the track. 11. OFFICIALS - No one shall enter the tower during the race program except officials and team spotters. All Speedway Officials have radio contact with the tower and will resolve questions and problems. Anyone deliberately disobeying an order of an official may be subject to a fine. The Race Director and Starter have complete control of the track while the race is in progress. No protest is allowed on the starters decisions. All team spotters are expected to act in a professional manner while in or on the control tower. Disobeying commands, and/or acting with disrespect towards other teams and/or officials may result in disqualification. 12. FINISH - The final two laps must be run under green. When the track is clear the starter will give the field the green, white, checkered flags in order. The driver receiving the checkered flag first is declared the winner and must bring his car to the starting line and participate in victory lane ceremonies. The winner must stay in victory lane until released by track officials. The top five finishers must report to the tech area. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. Tech inspector will complete an inspection at his discretion. 13. PIT ROAD - There will be no speeding or in-car altercations on pit road. Officials have the right to disqualify and/or fine you for either, or. Speeds are limited to no more than 15 mph at all times on pit road. 14. INCLEMENT WEATHER- In the event of inclement weather weekly events will not be rescheduled. In the event of weather before the heats are finished and we declare a rain out, racing will be cancelled for that week and rain checks are good for the next regular show. If we cancel and the heats are finished the race night is in and we will run the features the next available regular week of racing, first event of the night. 15. NOTES - If for some unforeseen circumstance prevents the completion of the advertised distance, the car leading at the halfway point will be declared the winner. ANY PERSON FOUND TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF ADIRONDACK INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY MAY BE FINED AND OR EXPELLED FROM THE GROUNDS. THE OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO STOP THE SALE OF TICKETS OR HONORING PASSES TO ANY ONE IN VIOLATION. SECTION 4 --- POINTS AND HANDICAP SYSTEM 1. POINTS - Points are awarded for heats and feature events. Heat points are 5 for first, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth, and 1 for fifth. Feature points are 50 for first with 2-point increments for the balance of the field. All point standings positions held by two drivers will be declared a tie. No tie-breakers of any sort will be used. 2. POINTS ALLOCATION - All points are awarded to the driver registered upon entering the pit area. Any driver change must be noted prior to starting of the race. If change is made during the race, driver will start scratch in re-start with points, purse and position to original driver. Points are only awarded to driver starting the event. 3. HANDICAP – See handicapping rules. Note: Consolation cars will be lined up behind qualified cars. After one green flag lap is officially scored the lead car will have lane choice. 4. QUALIFYING - A driver may attempt to qualify only once per car entered during the qualifying heats. All qualifying heats will be eight laps in distance unless otherwise noted. The race director will set heat size, generally ten cars. All drivers can only compete in the feature event with the car that he or she qualified. If a driver must switch cars for the feature event for any such reason they must notify a track official and start “scratch”. Failure to notify a track official and/or start scratch will result in immediate disqualification following the event. 5. END NOTES: A. All numbers and letters will be limited to three digits. If three are used two shall be the primary numbers. C. Registration will close 30 minutes before the start of the first heat. Any entry arriving after that will start at the rear of the field. D. The Race Director reserves the right to make changes to the event schedule. SECTION 5 --- STARTER AND FLAG REGULATIONS 1.
OFFICIAL STARTER - All practice and competition are under the control
of the starters. All competitors shall adhere to their directions. 3. YELLOW FLAG - Signifies track is not clear, cars must decrease speed and remain in single file and not pass. 4. RED FLAG - Signifies automatic halting of the race. 5. BLACK FLAG - Signifies consultation flag. Driver needs to go to the pits for repairs or penalty. 6. BLUE WITH YELLOW STRIPE - Move over flag faster competitors trying to pass. 7. WHITE FLAG - Signifies one lap remains let in caution period or one lap left in race. 8. CHECKERED FLAG - Signifies completion of race. SECTION 6 --- INSPECTIONS AND PROCEDURES 1.
GENERAL PROCEDURE - Adirondack International Speedway shall govern the
procedure for protests, as set forth in the current Adirondack
International Speedway rules and apply to all divisions. 3. VISUAL PROTEST - Such protest must be filed before the start of the feature event or race in which violation is alleged. Visual protest shall be interpreted to mean any protest relating to equipment which is outwardly visible, including that located underneath hoods or the covering accessible to observations without the use of tools except weight requirement. Speedway has sole discretion in interpretation of what constitutes a visual protest. Speedway has the right to inspect cars for visual violation of the rules. E.G. Dirt Noses, numbers not legible or other non-safety visual violations. First week you will be verbally warned and may start scratch, second week you will be forced to remain pitside until said violation is fixed to comply with the rulebook and/or officials judgement. 4. NON-VISUAL - Protests must be filed within ten minutes after completion of event determined by the drop of the checkered flag. Only the top ten cars may protest a car that finishes ahead of their car on the same lap. Protest must be in writing as per previously stated. Protest fee is $100.00 (US funds) must accompany protest with the following exceptions. P&G test add $150.00, top end $550.00 and bottom end (crank) $550.00. Fifty dollars of P&G test, top end tear down and bottom end tear down goes to tech inspector. If car is deemed legal protester forfeits his fee, if car is found illegal protester gets his fee back less tech fee. 5. LEGALITY - Any car deemed illegal will be disqualified with possible loss of win, points and money from that event. The Speedway will confiscate any part declared illegal until the end of the race season. 6. INSPECTIONS - Any car refusing to report to the tech area after the race or at the request of Speedway Official will be disqualified with loss of finishing position, points and money. SECTION 7 --- PENALTIES 1. Any member violating Speedway rules or procedures will be fined, disqualified and/or suspended from the Speedway. RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE Any questions can be directed to (315) 346-7223 or by mail at: Adirondack International Speedway |
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