2016 NSW CAMS Motor Racing Championships - Round 4

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2016 NSW CAMS Motor Racing Championships - Round 4 July 2-3, 2016 Further Regulations Permit No: 216/0307/02 CHAPTER 1 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 1

Officer: Chief Timekeeper: Chief Scrutineer: Judges of Fact Start Judge of Fact Finish Judge of Fact Noise Judge of Fact Pit Lane Speed Emergency

1 2016 NSW CAMS Motor Racing Championships - Round 4 July 2-3, 2016 Further Regulations Permit No: 216/0307/02 CHAPTER 1 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 1 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 1.1) STEWARDS OF THE MEETING Stewards of the Meeting: John Buckley, Linda Walker and Allan Denney. CHAPTER 2 - FURTHER REGULATIONS 2.1) ADMINISTRATION AND EVENT STAFF Senior Race Officials: Meeting Director: Clerk of Course: Deputy Clerk of Course: Secretary of the Meeting: Chief Medical Officer: Chief Timekeeper: Chief Scrutineer: Judges of Fact Start Judge of Fact Finish Judge of Fact Noise Judge of Fact Pit Lane Speed Emergency Controller: Matthew Baragwanath Jessica Nicholson Nick Goring Lou Hallam Dr. Asher Livingston Lance Smith, Steve Dymock Matt Baragwanath Simon McMahon 2.2) ADMINISTRATION CHECKING/SCRUTINY Place: Control Tower Friday 1 July 2016 from 3:00pm. Control Tower Saturday 2 July March 2016 from 7:15am Further Regulations Page 1 of 5

2 When presenting for admin checking the following documents must be presented - CAMS Entrants Licence, CAMS Drivers Licence and the CAMS Vehicle Log Book. Current Cams affiliated Club Membership Card must also be presented. As your car must be in the Targeted Scrutiny system, please note that your safety equipment, (helmet, suit etc) may also be requested to be seen by the scrutineers. After administration checking, the Chief Scrutineer will check your logbook and a decision will be made as to whether an audit is required if so, a time will be agreed. A safety check will be done on all cars on both Saturday and Sunday; this will be done in the pits, prior to each category practice/races. Entrants must ensure that all pit crew members complete a Pit Lane Disclaimer Form (see Pit Crew rule 2.4 below) 2.3) DRIVERS BRIEFINGS Attendance is compulsory and failure to be present, on time or sign on at the drivers briefing may result in a $ fine, unless negated by the Stewards of the Meeting in exceptional circumstances. All drivers briefings will be held in the WP corporate centre (garages 1 7 in pit lane). Drivers Briefing for all competitors will be on Saturday 3 July at 8.30am. 2.4) PITCREW MEMBERS Following a requirement by CAMS Public Liability Insurers, all persons entering or stationed in pit lane during the time the track is closed for competition (hot pit lane) will be required to have completed and signed a Pit Lane Disclaimer form relating to the exclusion of liability, release and indemnity. The requirement applies to bona fide team members (the definition of which includes mechanics/pit crew/signalling crew) who are actually required to be in the hot pit lane to undertake their duties. Anyone who has not completed the disclaimer will not be permitted to enter the hot pit lane. Pit Lane Disclaimer forms are available at administration checking. Additional forms will be available at the Secretary of the Meeting Office. It is the responsibility of the Entrant to ensure that all persons stationed in the Hot Pit Lane have completed and submitted the forms to administrative checking for inclusion and attachment to their entry form. All persons working as pit crew in pit lane must wear closed in shoes with socks, neck to ankle covering including at least a short sleeve shirt. The organizers reserve the right to refuse entry to the pit lane and marshalling area any persons considered to be unsuitably dressed. 2.5) PIT LANE 1. Smoking is not permitted in the pits at any time during the meeting, furthermore NSW Health regulations BAN smoking in all sporting grounds in NSW. 2. Any person entering the pit lane must have the appropriate pass and must be attired in accordance with the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport. Wakefield Park Motorsport does not permit shorts in pit lane. 3. No person under the age of 16 years will be permitted in pit lane. Further Regulations Page 2 of 5

3 4. No equipment may be placed on the pit wall during the event. 5. A speed limit of 40km/h will apply in pit lane at all times. If this limit is exceeded during the race, the Clerk of Course may apply a drive thru penalty and/or the driver may be referred to the Stewards of the Meeting. 6. During the start of the warm-up lap and the start of any race, only race officials and television crews specifically authorised by the Clerk of Course are permitted at the signalling wall. 7. The pit lane is divided into two lanes and it is defined as the area in which the speed limit applies (indicated by the 40km/h and de-restriction sign). Outside this area is considered to be part of the track. a. The lane closest to the pit signalling wall is the through lane. b. The lane closest to the paddock area is the inner lane and is the only area where any work may be carried out on a car. c. The central corridor separates these two lanes and is reserved for officials only. 8. It is the responsibility of the entrant to hold their car until it is safe to move from its pit. 9. Re-entry to the Circuit will be controlled by an official. 10. Competitors must not paint lines on any part of pit lane. 11. A maximum of three (3) personnel for all categories may be present in pit lane for repairs during any event in which the vehicle is entered. 12. Only two (2) persons per participating vehicle and essential officials are permitted at the pit signalling wall during the event. No one is to be on the wall during race starts except for race officials. 13. Signalling is permitted in the area that has Armco/pipe railing protecting pit crew members from vehicles in pit lane. Signalling is also permitted at the raised concrete pit lane signalling area located opposite pit lane garages 28 to 36. Under no circumstances are persons permitted to stand against the pit wall in unprotected areas. Any team not adhering to this rule may be referred to the Stewards of the meeting and may be excluded from the event. 14. Pit crew members are not permitted to proceed to the pit signalling wall until all vehicles have departed the grid at the start of the race. 15. There will be no refuelling permitted in pit lane at any time during this meeting. 16. Tender vehicles and race vehicles are to be removed from pit lane before the commencement of the following qualifying session or race. 17. There must be a clear access along the rear of pit lane garages for emergency vehicles 24/7 immediately behind the pit lane garages. Support vehicles must be parked no closer than 6 metres from the rear of pit lane garages to allow emergency response. Equally, no temporary structures, vehicle parts or components can block access in this 6 metre exclusion zone. Further Regulations Page 3 of 5

4 18. No person other than event officials may be on the wall during a race start and no person should approach the pit lane wall until after the emergency vehicles following the last competition vehicle passes the start line. 2.6) PROGRESSIVE GRIDS Unless otherwise stated in the category sporting regulations, for the first race for each category the grid will be decided by qualifying times. For subsequent race(s) grid positions will be determined by the finishing order of the preceding race, followed by the non-finishers in the order of the number of laps completed. Any competitor failing to start the first race may start the subsequent race(s) from the rear of grid. Should more than one competitor be affected in this way then their starting order will be determined from qualifying times for the first race. 2.7) GRID CONFIGURATION A 2 x 2 grid configuration will apply. Pole position is furthest from the pit wall. Racing is in a clockwise direction. 2.8) STARTING PROCEDURE 1. The start procedure shall be as per the Race Meeting Standing Regulations in the CAMS Manual of Motorsport with the exception that the 3 minute board, the two minute board and 30 second board will not be shown. The one minute board will be shown in the marshalling area and entry to the marshalling area will be closed at the one minute board. 2. Once the grid is set drivers will receive a 5 second warning followed by the red light held for 3 5 seconds, ONCE THE RED LIGHT GOES OUT DRIVERS ARE TO COMMENCE RACING. 3. No person other than event officials may be on the wall during a race start and no person should approach the pit lane wall until after the emergency vehicles following the last competition vehicle passes the start line. 2.9) SAFETY CAR 1. A safety car will be used in accordance with the 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport. 2. All laps conducted under Safety Car shall be counted as race laps unless otherwise specified in the relevant Category Sporting Regulations. 3. No person other than event officials may be on the wall during a race restart and no person should approach the pit lane wall until after the last competition vehicle passes the start line. 2.10) LAST LAP BOARD The last lap board will be used during this event. 2.11) RED FLAG In the event of a red flag being displayed during either practice or racing, all competitors are to make their way into pit lane. Directions will be given from there. If a race is red flagged, at the discretion of the Clerk of Course, the following race may be conducted prior to the completion of the race that was red flagged. This will allow for the vehicles to be remarshalled before the restart and help to prevent major delays in the program. (Refer CAMS Manual of Motor Sport) 2.12) MARSHALLING AREA Further Regulations Page 4 of 5

5 All pit crew members are to move to the back of the marshalling area prior to the race vehicles departing to enter the race track when directed to by Marshals. Crew members are not to return to any vehicle experiencing difficulty departing the marshalling area until all other vehicles have departed the area. 2.13) PENALTIES The Clerk of Course may impose a drive thru penalty and/ or timed penalty for breaches of the NCR s. 2.14) CANCELLATION OF THE EVENT The organisers reserve the right to postpone or cancel this event. In the event of the meeting being cancelled due to force majeure, a credit of entry fee, less an administration fee of $50 will be made to a future event. 2.15) ENQUIRIES We are here to ensure you have a safe, fun weekend. As venue owner and operators, this is of paramount importance to us. If you have problems or questions, please contact the Event Secretary Office at the base of the Control Tower. 2.16) TRAILER/TRANSPORTER PARKING No private cars, car trailers or transporters are to be left outside paddock carports or garages. They are to be parked in the designated parking areas. There MUST be a 6 metre clearance between the rear wall of Pit Lane and any support vehicle or temporary structure for emergency vehicle access. Matt Baragwanath Meeting Director Further Regulations Page 5 of 5

2017 NSW CAMS Motor Racing Championships - Round 6

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