last revised 2/3/2017
2. | Eligibility of Participants | top | |
2.1. | Participants must have a valid driver's license at the time of the event and must be prepared to present such license during registration. Learner's permits are not acceptable. | ||
2.2. | All participants must be 18 years of age, OR if under age 18, must have a THSCC Minor Release Form signed by a parent or legal guardian. Such form is to be presented and signed off by the club President, Sr. Vice President, or an Autocross VP, then turned into the Registrar. A valid driver's license is still required. (Minor Release Forms must be kept on file with insurance waiver forms). | ||
2.3. | THSCC reserves the right to refuse to allow anyone to participate if it is not possible to verify the above qualifications. | ||
2.4. | Passengers under 12 years of age are not permitted in any runs on course, including fun runs. Any exceptions must be specifically approved by the club President, or in his/her absence, the highest ranking club officer present at the event. | ||
2.5. | Experienced drivers may take along any other registered participant on timed runs. Novice drivers may take along any experienced registered participant on timed runs; novices may not take other novices on timed runs. A novice is considered to be anyone having participated in 3 or fewer autocrosses OR still running in Novice Class. Any exceptions to these rules must be specifically approved by the President, or in his/her absence, the highest ranking club officer present at the event. | ||
3. | Safety and Car Preparation | top | |
3.1. | It is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that his/her vehicle is properly prepared and safe for competition. | ||
3.2. | Speed through the pits will be no more than 10MPH. No tire warming, brake warming, or other high speed maneuvers will be allowed anywhere on the event sight! Pits are defined as starting at the first cone for the course and ending 20' beyond the last car, or its trailer/tow vehicle, entered in the event. Violation of these rules will be grounds for asking a competitor to leave the sight. | ||
3.3. | All cars that have not received an annual THSCC tech inspection must pass a minimal tech inspection at each event. The inspection is to be performed by one of the THSCC Tech Inspection Crew. If the car has a THSCC Annual Tech sticker, it does not need to be teched again at the event by a THSCC Tech Inspector, as the car owner has already stated that he/she will be responsible for doing his/her own tech inspection prior to each event. In addition to THSCC annual autocross techs, Car Guys and THSCC Time Trial annual techs are acceptable. If the car needs to be teched, inspection will only be done after the driver(s) have registered. Once tech inspection closes (typically 15 minutes before the Drivers' Meeting) cars will be teched as time permits. However, each driver will get the same number of runs as other competitors in class. | ||
3.4. | Sunroofs must be securely attached to the car or completely removed from the car. | ||
3.5. | All loose objects must be removed from the car and trunk. Spare tires may be left in if secured. | ||
3.6. | Helmets and seat belts must be worn on every run by every person in the car. This includes fun runs and runs during setup days. | ||
3.7. | At a minimum, the driver's window must be all the way down. Both sides is preferable. Exceptions may be made for runs made during heavy rain. | ||
3.8. | During runs, drivers and passengers, if any, must keep arms and hands inside the car. | ||
3.9. | Car class and numbers (of the size and type specified on this website at Car Class Letter and Number Specifications) must be displayed on both sides of the car. If a car has more than one driver, all drivers are responsible for reporting to the Starter the correct class and number. The THSCC Scoring Team will not be responsible for correcting errors that occur in scoring due to improperly marked cars or unreadable class/numbers. | ||
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We use SCCA Guidelines on helmsts. No DOT only rated helmets will be allowed. All helmets must be inspected annually by the Chief of Inspections and have a current inspection label applied on the left side. The starter will check for the label before a participant may run the course. |
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3.11. | Effective November 10, 2004, THSCC will have and enforce a 100 dB sound limit at all of our autocross and rallycross events. For some sites, this limit may be reduced to 95 dB, which will be indicated in the event information. All cars are subject to being tested at any place on course, and measurements will be made at approximately 50 feet from the course. Any car which is found to be in excess of the sound limit will not be allowed to start any subsequent runs. This rule is necessary to preserve our relationship with our sites. | ||
4. | Preregistration | top | |||||||
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If at all possible, licensed drivers wishing to participate should preregister and pay for an event via www.Motorsportreg.com |
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4.2. | You can pay for an event:
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4.3. | Online preregistration usually closes at 8:00pm on the Thursday prior to each event. Occasionally, extenuating circumstances require preregistration be closed earlier. Announcements via the club meeting, club forums, club email list, and/or club website will be made as soon as possible if there is to be a change to the usual preregistration deadline. | ||||||||
4.4. | If you preregister for an event and later discover you will not be able to attend the event, please unregister yourself prior to the cutoff date! There is often a waiting list for the event and your unregistration will allow the first name on the waiting list to automatically move into the event. | ||||||||
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Refund/Cancellation Policy for preregistrants: |
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Most THSCC events are open to the public once posted on Motorsportsreg.com. Occasionally, THSCC holds members only events. For popular venues, preregistration may be open to THSCC members only up until two weeks before the date of the event. Once open, the general public may preregister using normal methods. |
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4.7. | Unless otherwise specified, the entry limit for THSCC events is 120 participants. THSCC is committed to giving each participant at least 4 runs per event; entry limit is assessed per event on factors e.g. site size, site layout, and amount of daylight. | ||||||||
5. | Event Day Registration | top | |||||||||||||||||
5.1. | All competitors must check in at the registration desk (usually in the bus) before registration closes, even if pre-registered. After registration closes, usually 9:30AM, a $10 fee will be charged. | ||||||||||||||||||
5.2. | Competitors must be prepared to show a valid drivers license at registration. | ||||||||||||||||||
5.3. | During registration, each driver must designate in which one class he/she is running for points. A driver may register for a second set of runs, subject to the following limitations:
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5.4. | SCCA®-compliant size and color car numbers and class letters are required at all events. See THSCC Car Classing and Numbering for more details. | ||||||||||||||||||
5.5. | Registration will be refused to anyone who has not signed the waiver and who is not wearing a wristband. | ||||||||||||||||||
6. | Worker Assignments | top | |
6.1. | Each driver must work during the event. Any driver who cannot physically work the course should check with the Worker Coordinator prior to the start of the event to see if there is a non-course worker position available. If not, he/she may be able to arrange with the Worker Coordinator to have someone work the course for him/her. Any participant who does not work will receive a DNW (Did Not Work) instead of times in the results, will not receive THSCC points for the event, and will be required to work prior to running at the next THSCC event attended. Multiple offense will result in the competitor being banned from future THSCC events. Read more about working here. | ||
6.2. | Only competitors entered in the event will be allowed out in the course area. Exceptions may only be made by Event Chairs, Autocross VPs, Sr. VP, or the President. | ||
6.3. | THSCC does worker changes "on the fly". This means that is no stoppage of the event to make worker changes. For this reason, competitors who are to work the heat following his/her runs should grid his/her car in Grid Group A. See THSCC Run Groups and Gridding for details. | ||
7. | Event Scoring and Classing | top |
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7.1. | A car may only be entered in its appropriate stock, street prepared, prepared, or modified class. For example, a B street car may run in its street prepared class but not in A street. | ||||||||||||||||
7.2. | Car classifications and bumping order will follow the SCCA® rulebook for the appropriate year. | ||||||||||||||||
7.3. | Points are only awarded to a participant that completes at least one run. DNFs do not count as completed runs. | ||||||||||||||||
7.4. | Five cars or five minutes minimum must exist between a competitor's runs. If a competitor is awarded a rerun, these same guidelines will also be followed. For reruns, a competitor may choose to go to the end of the line or may ask another competitor to be allowed to break into line -- as long as the 5-car/5-minute rule is followed. | ||||||||||||||||
7.5. | Time penalties:
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8. | Classes Supported | top | |||||||||||||||||||||
8.1. | THSCC will support the classes as defined in the current SCCA® Solo II® Rules unless otherwise published here or for a specific event. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8.2. | Adult Kart classes are allowed, however, no Junior karts will be allowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8.3. | Classes supported by THSCC and which are scored using the current RTP/PAX index include the following:
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9. | Handling Aborted Runs and DNFs | top | |
9.1. | A car that starts its run but does not or is unable to complete the entire course will be scored a DNF for that run. Once a car crosses the start line, the run is officially started. In other words, a car that is in the start box, starts to move forward when given the OK by the Starter but breaks before crossing the start line has not officially started a run and will not be given a DNF. Once the car crosses the finish line the run is over. (This last part seems obvious but it is intended to clarify any situation where it is possible to hit the finish line before finishing the course. For instance, miss a turn and wind up unintentionally in the finish box.). Chances are that a novice will ask you something you don't know the answer to unless you read all of the rules. | ||
9.2. | If, during a run, a participant sees a cone out of place, he/she must bring the car safely to a stop on course and point out the cone or cones. After this is done and the course worker acknowledges this, the participant will drive to the finish line as specified in the rerun rules. The participant will be issued a rerun. This rule does not apply to a cone moved by that driver during an earlier part of his/her same run (i.e. on sections of the course that a driver must cover twice during a single run). | ||
9.3. | If a cone is knocked down by a driver on the first pass of a section of the course that is used second time on the same run, and the cone has not been reset by a course worker due to insufficient time between the two passings of the same car, no rerun will be issued. In this case, the competitor will drive the line that was originally marked by the cone. No extra cone penalty will be given if the downed cone is hit because it is in the line. The reason for this rule is to keep a competitor from gaining an advantage because of a knocked down cone and to protect the course workers. | ||
9.4. | For a timer malfunction or other situation resulting in a rerun, the car on course should be red flagged as soon as is safe and possible. The car should proceed at reduced (but not creeping) speed in as direct a manner as possible to the finish line without following the course. | ||
9.5. | A car that is red flagged for a safety issue will be given a rerun. Safety should always be the primary consideration by all course workers. If a competitor's car develops a mechanical problem that may cause a safety problem, even if the car is capable of finishing the run, the driver should be red flagged. Because the red flag was for a safety problem and NOT the mechanical problem, the competitor will get the rerun. | ||
9.6. | Anyone damaging the timing equipment or hitting the large cones by the timing equipment will be given a DNF for that run and will be responsible for the costs of replacing/repairing the equipment. | ||
10. | Season Points and Trophies | top | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The final rule is that you must have a great time! If you do not have fun, you will not be allowed to come back!
Now, did you really read all of this information or did you merely skip to the end? If you skipped right to the end, do yourself a favor and go back and read everything. Trust us; there's actually some useful information here and it'll help make your total event experience with THSCC go much more smoothly.