WQMA Race
Format 2007
Facility opens at 7:00 am.
No car will be started before
TBD per our lease agreement. NO
EXCEPTIONS!!
Sign-ins will begin at 8:00AM and
close at 9:00AM. Late sign-in will automatically be
slotted to the rear of their first race regardless of
time in position or draw number. Each class will be
assigned garbage duty on a rotating basis.
Controlled Open practice, weather
permitting, runs from TBD. Five minute sessions
[If there are no cars in place at the time a new batch
is to be sent out, drivers who want to go out again will
be allowed to do so.]
Pit meeting is at 9:45AM.
Racing begins at
TBD
Work Rule:
There will be absolutely no
working on cars that are on the racing surface. There
can be a maximum of two handlers per car in the hot
chute. There can be four handlers making repairs if the
two additional handlers are from the same race. In the
event additional help is needed the car must be removed
to the “work area”. Then the number of handlers is
unlimited.
Track Records:
Track records will be open at four
of the ten club races at WQMA, missed track record dates
will not be made up. On race day when track records are
open “Grands” format will be used per national rules
with up to 5 warm up laps allowed. Track records will
be timed utilizing the WQMA electronic scoring system
instituted in the 2002 season. (The track timing light
will not be used.)
General Rules:
With the exception of the rules
established within this document as agreed upon by the
club, WQMA racing rules will follow those rules as
established in the national rule book. In addition,
national guidelines established for scoring procedures,
flagging and judging will be utilized.
QMA badges and wristbands received
at sign in will be worn in the hot chute area. You may
be asked to leave if you do not have the badge with you.
Non members in the hot chute create a liability and may
jeopardize the existence of the club. Your help in
following the rules and making sure others follow the
rule is appreciated.
Judging:
Judges are required to be on the
judging stand prior to cars being pushed off for a race
event including the warm up period. If you are unable
to judge a race you must find a
replacement. There must be a minimum of one (1) judge
on the stand for the warm up period to begin; all judges
must be present prior to the start of the race. If the
judges are not present a red flag will be called for by
the Tower Head or Race Director and the race will not
begin until all judges are present.
Judges shall not be handlers,
owners or parents of drivers entered in the same class
or division at that race meet.
Corner Workers:
All corner workers will be in their
respective corners, coinciding with the numbers on the
race cars prior to the start of the race. For Novice
races two corner workers are required in each corner,
for all other classes, one per corner. If corner
workers are not present it is the discretion of the
Tower Head or Race Director to red flag the race until
corner workers are present.
Warm Ups:
All races will be allowed a one
minute warm up period. In the event of a red flag
during the warm up period the clock will be stopped,
however, in the event of a yellow flag the clock will
not be stopped.
There will be an announcement that
time is up. At that time, all cars must be past the
track entry line. In the event a car or cars are not on
the racing surface they will be placed at the back of
the pack. The race officials will make the
determination if the car or cars were beyond the
designated line or not.
In the event your car has not
started by the time it reaches the end of the hot chute,
you must exit the racing surface at the first
opportunity so the rest of the field may return to a
green flag condition.
To make things run smoothly in the
pit area, direct your driver to pit in the numbered spot
corresponding with the number on their car during warm
ups.
Any car disregarding the
instructions of the flag person may be placed at the
back of the pack at the discretion of the flagger.
Race Time Limits:
The Novice races will have a
maximum time limit of 15 minutes per Heat race and 20
minutes per Main. This time begins when the flagger
calls for the initial “line up”. All other classes will
have a maximum time limit of 20 minutes per Heat race
and 30 Minutes per Main.
Move up Points:
Novices moving up will start with 1
point less than the last place driver in the new class
with the equal number of races in the point series.
Novice drivers must move up by the start of the 4th
club race to participate in the point series. Drivers
moving from Jr. to Sr. will move up with their points
total or one point below the last place driver in the
new class with the equal number of races in the point
series whichever is less.
Rain Out:
There will be no races made up for
races called for rain or other cause. It is the
discretion of the Race Director to call the race for
cause. There will be no points awarded for races called
for cause prior to the start of the race day. Scoring
procedures will dictate point awards for any races
already run during that day.
In the event that a race is called
prior to the race event beginning, no refunds will be
given. Drivers signed in will receive credit as an
“attempt to race” toward year end award eligibility.
Race Day Car Count:
If car count for any given race day
(excluding state and region events, and track record
dates) is 51 cars or more, 1 heat and 1 set of mains
will be run. If the car count is 50 cars or less, 2
heats and 1 set of mains will be run.
Throw Out Race:
There will be no throw out race for
the 2005 season.
Year End Awards:
Eligibility for year end awards
will be defined as attempting to race a minimum of 70%
of scheduled races in the point series. There must be a
minimum of two cars in the division for 60% of the races
to qualify for year end awards. Eligibility for year
end participation awards will be defined as attempting
to race a minimum of 60% of scheduled races available to
you in the point series.
Code of Conduct
Per the WQMA By-Laws, “QMA code of
conduct will be enforced at all events. During racing
events the use of intoxicants by car owners, mechanics,
pit attendants or track officials is strictly
prohibited. Any member in the area of a scheduled event
violating this rule will be escorted from the event
and/or suspended for a period determined by the board of
directors without a vote of the membership.
Any person using extreme abusive
language will be levied a fine, to be determined by the
board of directors and /or escorted from the event.
Transponders
WQMA will use transponders and
computer scoring at all club race events. There will be
at least two scorers in the tower in addition to the
electronic scoring in order to maintain the racing
program should the system fail. Timing in will be done
with transponders on track record dates.
Transponders can be rented for a
fee of $10 per race event. Failure to return the
transponder at the end of the race event will result in
a fine of $10 if the transponder is not returned in time
to charge for the next race event. Each club date that
the transponder is not returned by will increase the
fine in $10 increments. If a transponder is not
returned at the end of a race season the fine will be
the cost to replace the transponder plus any fines
accumulated.
