General Rules:

 The speed limit in the pits is 10 MPH.

   No burnouts in the pits.

 Anyone riding a pit vehicle (ATV, 4-wheeler, golf-cart, moped, bicycles, etc) must have a valid driver’s license.  Parents, please keep the kids off the vehicle in the pits.  Pit vehicles are allowed for the purpose of supporting the racing team.  Any vehicle judged to be operating in an unsafe manner by track officials is eligible to have their team disqualified for the day the offense.

 No glass bottles or containers of any kind allowed in the pits.

 NO alcohol is permitted in the staging lane.

Any driver  while in competition CANNOT consume alcohol.   Any driver that violates this rule will be disqualified for the race and forfeit all monies/points that were earned on that day.  If you are drinking and  driving you will be suspended from the track for 30 days, for the first offense if  caught 2^nd time it will be for  the remainder of  the season..   This rule will be strictly enforced.

Misconduct- Profanity, recklessness, fighting etc will not be tolerated.  This is a family oriented track and we would like to keep it that way.  Any violations of these rules are grounds for immediate disqualification and removal from the grounds.  No monies will be refunded for the event in which the infractions occurred.

DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE for the behavior of their crewmembers as well as themselves. If your crewmember is drinking in the staging lanes he will be asked to leave the staging lanes or get rid of the alcohol., if he DOES NOT  this will cost the drives his points, money and he will be ban from the track for 30 days.   Any driver deemed by the track officials to be operating their vehicle in an unsafe or reckless manner, will be disqualified on the day of the event.  Repeat offenders may result in a permanent ban from the track.

Track Procedures:

 DIAL INS -  Cars are required to display dial-ins on the right side of the windshield and the right side window.  Competition numbers must also be displayed in the same fashion.  Colonial Beach point members must also have their competition number displayed on the left side of their vehicle.  If you do not have windows, you may use some other part of the vehicle like the scoop or a dial-in display on the right side of your car, which can be visible to the tower while in the burnout box.  Dial-ins must be displayed to the hundredth of a second (including zeros) before you cross the head of the staging lanes.  The only exception to this is after a track clean up or long delay, the pair in the waterbox may change their dial by first notifying a track official.  It is the driver’s responsibility to verify that your dial-in is correct on the dial-in boards and the scoreboard down the track.  If you find that your dial in is incorrect, DO NOT STAGE your car until you notify an official and it is corrected.  Once a driver stages their vehicle for competition, they have accepted the dial-in displayed on the scoreboard.  ABSOLUTELY NO RE-RUNS for wrong dial-ins, even if your opponent agrees.

 STAGING LANES – All odd number lanes (1,3 & 5) are for competion in the right lane.  All even numbered lanes (2,4 & 6) are for competition in the left lane.  Once you have selected a lane to run in and crossed the entrance to the staging lanes, you are committed to run that lane.  There will be NO lane switching after this point.  You cannot move in front of or behind another racer for any reason.  Once the bye run is pulled, cars will be paired side by side.  If we run out of cars in one lane, then they will be run front to back with the front car having lane choice.  Once you are paired and your opponent breaks, you are given a broke-bye run.  **Absolutely no one under the age of 14 will be allowed in this area** Do not come to the staging lanes before your class has been called or your will be asked to return to your pits.

BURNOUTS – Burnouts can be performed  by any car.  Cars with slicks must pull through the waterbox and then performs their burnout.  There will be no excessive pulling through and backing up repeatedly in the waterbox which results in excessive water being pulled from the box to the tree.  Crewmembers are prohibited from holding onto a car while the car is performing a burnout.  Only vehicles without front brakes (dragsters and altereds) and Pro Cars are permitted to do a burnout across the starting line.  All racecars (including Pro-Cars) are allowed to have ONE (1) crewmember with them from the waterbox to the starting line.  Any violations of this one crew person rule can be disqualified from the race.  Drivers are responsible for the actions of their crew.

STAGING -  When the first driver has fully staged and the second driver has pre-staged, the second driver has 15 seconds to fully stage or he/she will result in a foul.  If a driver has fully staged and then backs out, they are disqualified.   If both drivers turn on their pre-stage and each refuses to take the next step to fully stage then the starting line official will motion both drivers to go in.  Once asked to move in, the drivers are given 15 seconds to comply.  The starting line official can red light and disqualify both drivers if their request is not complied with.  If this is deemed an on-going problem with any one driver, that driver may be banned for the remainder of the season.

BYE-RUNS – Bye runs are determined by six die.  Each die has a number on it.  The dice are shaken in a container and one die is rolled out to determine lane first. (one die has #1 on it, one die has #2 on it etc.)  That die is placed back in container and the same procedure is done again to determine which car in the lane that was just picked.  The first 6 cars are eligible for the bye.  That car will be pulled from the lanes as soon as there is an opening and moved to the side of the head of staging.  That car will receive that bye run if there is an odd number of cars in competition.  That car can get only one bye per event unless all cars remaining have had a bye.  Byes will be pulled every run unless there are 8 cars or less in the lane or if there is an odd number of cars.  If  you are the bye car and you have to run the bye run you will get Lane Choice there will be NO coin toss.

BYE BACKS –Bye Backs will run By Back cars, the only way they will not is if there is an odd number  of  cars someone may have to run a 1^st round winner.

LANE CHOICE-We will be flip flopping for lane choice when it gets down to 8 cars or less so you will not know which lane you are running if everyone is lined up in the same lane.

DEEP STAGING – If you choose to deep stage, you do so at your own risk.  Deep staging is not guaranteed.  You should be fully deep-staged before your opponent is fully staged.  You must write “DEEP” on the front windshield and both side windows.

ROUND ROBIN -  You will return to your pits after each round until you reach the third round.  All third round winners should report directly back to the staging lanes.  All winners after the third round should follow the same procedure until the conclusion of the race.  Any variations from this due to excessive cars still in competition will be announced from the tower.

TRACK CREDIT POLICY – If you break before first round a track credit can be issued at the tower.  The amount of the credit will be the amount of the entry fee less the cost of that event’s spectator fee and the dollar that goes to the points fund.

ELECTRONICS – Electronics are permitted in Top E.T. cars only.  Absolutely no electronics are permitted in footbrake.  “Electronics” include delay boxes, trans brakes, two steps (unless manual transmission), air or electric shifters, dual line locks, and throttle stops etc.  No throttle stops or down track stutters will be allowed in Top.   Use of throttle controls/stops by Top E.T.  cars is permitted for starting line use as a RPM control device, however they may not be used as a means to excessively reduce ET down track.    These starting line controls are NOT allowed in modified.  If you have electronics but wish to run in the modified class then delay boxes must be removed from the car, pill removed from two steps, trans brake button cannot be in a car or wires must be disconnected and exposed near the button for other drivers to see clearly.  Any driver caught intentionally using an illegal electronic device in Mod will be disqualified from the event.  If the driver is a Colonial Beach points member, they will lose all points for the season on the first infraction.

SAFETY CLOTHING – All drivers must wear a fire jacket during competition.  Any vehicle traveling at 5.50 E. T or faster must have fire jacket and pants.  Helmets are required for all competitors.  No shorts are allowed in competition.

PROTESTING – If you see a delay box or anything illegal in a car, bring it to the attention of the track personnel and it will be investigated immediately.  If you would like an official protest then you can pay a protest fee of $100 to the track director/owner.  You would take the fee to the director/owner and give the drivers name and what specific device you are protesting and why.  This information will be kept confidential until the protested racer is finished competing.  At that time, the director/owner will stop the car on the return lane and move them to an area of the director/owners discretion and inspect the vehicle for the protested device.  If it is deemed the racer does not have the device, the 100.00 fee will be given to that protested racer.  If it is deemed that the racer does have the illegal device then they protester will have the fee refunded to them.  Furthermore, the driver that violated the rules will be banned for the remainder of the year and lose all season points.

POINTS MEMBERS

Number assignment – We will hold all registered numbers from the previous year until the 2^nd points race of the season.  At that point, your number can be used for another driver.  The cost to join the points program is $40.00 for top, mod and motorcycles.  The cost for Jr. Dragsters is $30.00.  The first points race is the 1^st Sunday in April.

TECH INSPECITONS – The track personnel has the right to inspect any car, dragster, motorcycle or jr. dragster at any point during the year.  If the tech inspectors finds something wrong with your car you are to have it fixed as he ask, You will not get points until it is corrected and non-points people will  not be allowed to race if it deemed by the inspector that you can not..

Points – A driver will receive 5 points for showing up at the race and purchasing a tech card.  Each driver will receive 5 points for each round they are present in.  (1^st round loser will get 10 points-5 to show up and 5 for the 1^st round)  You will continue to get 5 points for each round you are in.  You will receive an additional 5 points for winning the race. (If you win a race in the 6^th round then you will receive 40 points 5 for showing up, 5 for each of the 6 rounds and 5 for winning the race)

 Driver entries-  One driver signs up for the points program in the beginning of the year and lists a primary vehicle that they will be racing.  .  There will not be any alternate drivers only the primary driver can accumulate points for his car and number.

   VACATION POINTS – 3 vacation points worth 10 points each will be given to each driver/number.  You may not use a vacation pass until you have raced in one points race.  Vacation passes cannot be used on the last day of racing for the season or the last race day before qualifying for the bracket finals.

 BREAK POINTS – If you attend a points race and break before 1^st round starts then you will receive 5 points for showing up as long as a tech card has been turned in.  You can opt to use a vacation pass and receive 10 points instead of the 5 break points.  You must notify the points keeping official on the day that you break if you want to use a vacation pass.  Otherwise you will only receive the 5 points.

 QUALIFYING FOR THE BRACKET FINALS – The primary driver is the only driver that will be allowed to qualify and race at the bracket finals.  Each team consists of 55 racers and 2 alternates.  The top 25 in top and mod will go to the bracket finals.  The track owner will decide by September 1^st which class to pull the remaining 5 racers and 2 alternates from.  They will be the next racers eligible in that class to qualify.  (Example- owner states 4 of the 5 will come from mod and 1 of the 5 will come from top and the two alternates will come from top-----Mod will be top 29 qualifiers and top will be top 26 qualifiers with 27^th and 28^th position going as alternates.  We will allow you to use an alternate driver ONLY if there is a death in the immediate family after you get to Waynesboro.

RACING AT THE BRACKET FINALS -  This is a team event.  Racers will be expected to follow all safety/behavior rules that are recognized at our home track.  In the event a racer breaks with their primary vehicle and cannot compete with that combination, it is up to the track owner to decide if that racer can substitute another vehicle or if he will allow the alternate to take their place.  The bracket finals contests on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  You must compete a minimum of Saturday to be eligible for Sunday’s free race.  If you are a no show on Saturday morning, then an alternate driver will replace you.

PARKING SPOTS – Reserved parking must be paid each year by March 15^th.  It will become available for others to reserve if the date is not met.

 AMENDMENT TO THE RULES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 12, 2007

In footbrake (non-electronics) you are not allowed a button on the steering wheel, if you are caught you

Will be asked to remove it before 1^st round, if you  DO NOT REMOVE IT  you will not be allowed to

Run,  you will not be given a refund and will not be allowed to race for 30 days.