SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
Mitsubishi Motorsport Club INC (MMC) and Speedtech Motorsport
Autocross 11th May 2008
Slipway Motorsport Complex
1. TITLE OF COMPETITON
The competition shall be known as the MMC and Speedtech Autocross.
2. PROMOTERS
The promoters of the competition are the Mitsubishi Motorsport Club Inc (MMC). All correspondence should be addressed to the:
Mitsubishi Motorsport Club Inc
Event Secretary
Box 37-149
Stokes Valley
WELLINGTON
Or
barnesroge@student.vuw.ac.nz Enquiries may be made to: (No calls after 9pm please)
Event Organiser- Roger Barnes
barnesroge@student.vuw.ac.nz 04 472 6227
3. DATE AND TIME
The Competition will be held on Sunday 11th of May 2008. All drivers are to meet at the Brooklyn wind turbine at 11.30am sharp. If you fail to meet this deadline you will be unable to enter the venue.
A drivers briefing will occur at 12.30pm at the venue. Attendance is compulsory.
Following drivers briefing competitors are to line up, ready for the competition.
4. STATUS OF COMPETITION
The competition is a Clubsport Basic Autocross, held under the National Sporting Code of Motorsport NZ, the permit number is: TBA and licensed Clubsport Organiser is: Roger Barnes, CotC clubsport number 21442.
5. VENUE
The venue is the Slipway motorsport complex, Long Gully Farm, Brooklyn, Wellington. Access is from wind turbine access road off Ashton Fitchett Drive. The surface is Asphalt.
6. OFFICIALS
The officials of the meeting will be:
Clerk of Course: Roger Barnes (CotC clubsport # 21442)
Assistant Clerk of Course: Kris de Lacy
Chief Scrutineer: Leon Cast (Scrutineer # 19687)
Safety Officer: Christopher Barnes
7. ENTRIES
These open with the publication of these regulations. Entries are to be made on the correct form and to be deemed valid must be complete in all details and accompanied by the appropriate fees. Acceptance will be at the organising committee’s discretion and as a result of scrutineering requirements. The organisers reserve the right to refuse any entry in accordance with the prescribed provisions of the National Sporting Code and these regulations.
Entry is available by emailing Roger Barnes (
barnesroge@student.vuw.ac.nz). The entry fee can be paid to the following account:
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) account # 02 0464 0002784 00
FEES: The entry fee is $30.00 (which includes GST) and MUST accompany the official entry form. Cheques shall be made payable to Mitsubishi Motorsport Club INC. You are not entered until the entry fee is received!!
NUMBER OF STARTERS: The organisers reserve the right to abandon the event if less than 25 entries are received. The maximum number of starters will be 40. Any additional entries will be placed on the reserve list in order of receipt.
COMPETITOR REQUIREMENTS: in signing the entry forms competitors are deemed to fully understand the relevant articles and regulations as contained in the NZ Motorsport Manual, No 34. This is also a declaration that the vehicle they are competing in is up to all required standards.
All Vehicles shall comply with Schedule A, of Motorsport Manual 34.
Further to the provisions of Schedule A, vehicles in this event if fitted with roll protection, must be either homologated or fitted by the Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Please note; Slicks type tyres are not permitted.
8. SCRUTINEERING / DOCUMENTATION
Scrutineering and documentation as per Schedule A of the NZ Motorsport Manual No 34. Scrutineering and documentation will be the day of competition (11th May), at the venue.
ALL DRIVERS MUST POSSESS AND PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING FOR INSPECTION AT DOCUMENTATION:
• Current Motorsport NZ Affiliated Car Club Membership card (not required if this is your first or second event)
• Tyres intended for use at the events
• Log Book (if required)
• Entrant /Driver declaration of vehicle compliance with Schedule A.
• The vehicle which the competitor intends to compete in
All vehicles must be presented in a clean tidy condition
9. PRACTICE / OFFICIAL RUNS
The number of runs each competitor makes will depend on the number of rounds that can be run during the day.
A competitor’s fastest time will count solely to the results. Competitors will be informed of the course at drivers briefing. Any competitor not completing the course correctly will have their time for that run discarded.
PASSENGERS
Passengers will be permitted as per the conditions of Schedule C, Part 1. Please let the Start Line Marshals know whether you intend to carry passengers so that they can sign an indemnity form. It is the competitors responsibility to inform their passenger of basic event safety procedures, and how to correctly wear and subsequently uncouple the safety harness.
10. PROTESTS
Protests shall be in accordance with the National Sporting Code and directed to the Clerk of Course on the day.
11. PROVISIONAL / FINAL RESULTS
Results will be posted on the MMC club website (
www.MMC.org.nz). In addition competitors will be emailed the results if an email address is provided. No results will be posted at the event.
12. BEHAVIOUR
Competitors are requested to drive considerately to and from the event. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted. All competition numbers must be removed while the competition car is outside the venue.
Competitors are requested to refrain from familiarising themselves with the course prior to competition commencing, we remind you that venues are not easy to obtain and any abuse of this privilege will not be tolerated.
13. CLASSES
The class structure will be used for calculation of the results and are as follows:
CLASS A EOD (engine over driven wheels)
CLASS B ENOD (engine not over driven wheels)
CLASS C 4WD
14. PRIZEGIVING
Following the conclusion of the competition a prize giving will be held. Only spot prizes will be given.
VENUE: At the competition venue.
TIME: Approx 20min after last car finishes (provided we receive help from competitors to clean up)
N.B. To be eligible, competitors must be present at prize giving
15. EVENT CANCELLATION
In the event that the event is cancelled then all pre-entered competitors will be contacted on the phone number provided before 9.45am on the day of the event. An organiser will also be stationed at the venue for those competitors who are not pre-entered.
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