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RICH · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: RULES FOR OPEN COMP 2009

RULES & REGULATIONS

Any modifications, vehicle weight, or power adders permitted. Any gear change must occur as a result of an internal function of the transmission or from direct action by the driver. Pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, etc. shifters prohibited.

RACING AIDS
Delay boxes, cross-over boxes, or any "reaction-time related" electronic bracket racing aids prohibited in this class. Throttle stops and all related throttle-stop type accessories prohibited.

TRANS brake and 2 steps allowed

ET LIMITS
The quickest qualifying ET permitted in this class is 11.99 Any qualifying pass quicker than 11.99 will be disqualified and will not be counted. The slowest qualifying time permitted will be a 17.99 Competitor will be permitted to re-qualify if additional qualifying rounds are left. Competition will be regulated under standard IHRA/NHRA "First or Worst" competition policy during qualifying and eliminations.

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DEEP STAGING

Deep staging is permitted, however not advocated. If you plan to Deep Stage it is strongly recommended that you boldly display the words DEEP on all four windows, in plain view of the starter. It is always the driver’s responsibility to stage the vehicle prior to the tree being activated. In any event, the driver must be prepared to leave as soon as the final stage light is lit.

A competitor with the words DEEP displayed on the window is not necessarily obligated to deep stage. As well, the starter is not necessarily obligated to wait on a driver to deep stage, even if the words DEEP are displayed on the vehicle. All drivers must be prepared to leave as soon as the final stage light is lit.

CLASS & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
It is the participant’s responsibility to familiarize oneself with the safety requirements as found in the current IHRA/NHRA rulebooks.
The participant agrees that the participant bears the ultimate responsibility at all times to ensure the safety of participant’s vehicle and to ensure that participant complies with all applicable IHRA/NHRA rules. The participant agrees that participant is in the best position to know about the construction and operation of participant’s vehicle, equipment, and clothing, and whether there has been compliance with all applicable IHRA/NHRA rules.

LANE CHOICE
During qualifying and eliminations, it is the responsibility of the competitors to determine lane choice. If the competitors are unable to establish lane choice, a staging official will make the determination in the manner he/she chooses (i.e., coin flip, random choice, faster car, etc.). We CAN used the "Best Reaction Time" from the previous round as a way to set lane choice as well.
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The class will be qualified by positive reaction time (r/t) closest to “.000” based on a STD 500 Tree. “.000” is considered perfect. Any negative r/t (-.001, -1.231, etc.) will be placed at the bottom of the qualifying ladder, the more negative the r/t is, the farther down the ladder the run will be placed. For cases in which identical reaction times are made, qualifying position will be based on a first-come first served: the first occuring r/t will be placed #1, the second occurance of said r/t will be placed #2, and so on. Class will be paired according to qualifying positions, and then advance to eliminations.

THIS class with over 32 cars will be contested on a random (all run) basis until the field reaches 32 or less competitors. At the point in which 32 or less competitors is reached the field will be laddered accordingly.

A 32 or less car field is laddered on a sportsman ladder using the final qualifying sheet to determine ladder positions.

THIS CLASS IS FOR for any year, make, and model vehicle & truck. Dragsters , BIKES and roadsters prohibited. MUST HAVE DOOR'S, AND MUFFLERS
WE will run on an Open Comp format with a 1-tenth (1/10th) breakout.

Ladder Type, & Tree
All Run, NHRA Sportsman Ladder, 500 Tree, Handicap Start.

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thanks-rich

yellowhorse7 · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject:

Looks like pretty standard stuff. Good with me. Guys???
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xracer73 · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject:

That looks great rich, well done. as soon as we get everyone on here and all is good by majority ill create a section just for each class and its rules

Desutterz28 · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject:

yeah it looks good rich. i think that covers everything.
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SVT CAMR · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:18 am Post subject:

looks good! Just wanted to know if 2 steps are OK?

RICH · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

RACING AIDS
Delay boxes, cross-over boxes, or any "reaction-time related" electronic bracket racing aids prohibited in this class. Throttle stops and all related throttle-stop type accessories prohibited.Trans brake not allowed

no sir, not allowed, thanks for asking

SVT CAMR · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:36 am Post subject:

I did not think 2 steps fell under those parameters? All it does is hold rpm for launching. Not for reaction time or shifting. same goes for trans brake.

Barney · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:43 am Post subject:

I would have to agree withh svt on the 2 step deal, it has more to do with staging than reaction time, a 2 step doesnt make your left foot any faster.
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RICH · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:53 am Post subject:

rem this is a std 500 tree class,

SVT CAMR · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject:

Honestly I just don't get it. 2 steps have nothing to do with reaction time.
I have raced in (no box) events with a 2 step and it was perfectly legal.
This will be the first I have ever heard set up like this. Most race cars have 2 steps & trans brakes. No disrespect to you just want you to clarify the ruling. Reaction time & were running on a .500 sportsman tree should have nothing to do with why 2 steps are not allowed. There are (no box) bracket series running on a .500 sportsman that all allow 2 steps. Your decision will be respected. If the ruling stays the way it is this will personally not work for me. It's bad enough starting out having a 5 speed manual in classes where automatics already have the advantage.
I have said all I need to say and will not clog this thread up with anymore talk of this after your final Rich.
Peace, Danny.

RICH · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject:

we are not done on this,so dont think we have forgotten about you,and also please read our new policy on rule updates,and revisions, thanks-rich

RICH · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject:

trans brakes,and 2 steps are NOW ALLOWED

rules will be updates with in the next 24 hours,

FOR ANY OTHER RULES CLAIRAFICTIONS,OR TO INPUT ANY CHANGES
PLEASE LOOK AT GUIDE LINES POSTED TO THE RULES FOR 2009,AS THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WAY CHANGES,OR CLAIRAFICTIONS WILL NOW OCCUR. THANKS

SVT CAMR · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:49 am Post subject:

nice!

xracer73 · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:09 am Post subject:

ok, so im gonna say that since thse rules have been up for a while that these are good to go, and the problems were addressed and corrected.

I will post these on the main page
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