Region
5 Point Series Guidelines
(Revision:March 3, 2008 )
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2008 Region 5 point series will consist of 5 events, one
at each of the region tracks (one of the events will be
the States Race). Each event will consist of qualifying,
and racing. Points will be awarded for signing-in, qualifying
and racing. Unless specific notations are made.
The events are as follows:
I-70 QMA |
April 26 & 27 |
MSLQMRA (States
Race) |
May 17 & 18 |
CCQMA |
June 7 & 8 |
ALQMA |
August 23 & 24 |
THQMA |
September 20 & 21 |
Sign-ins for each event will be Friday 6 – 8 pm and Saturday
7:30 – 8:30 am. On Friday and Saturday, if the hosting
club has staff available sign ins and safety may start
earlier. This will be handled at the hosting clubs discretion.
Late sign ins will receive a no time and will not be allowed
to qualify. No one will be allowed to sign in after all
qualifying is over. Exception; if a late sign in calls
in they must have an approved safety sheet on file to
be signed in.
Handlers Meetings will be Saturday
and Sunday 9:00 am.
Safety inspections will
be conducted by Region 5 Safety Director, Darrick Scott
prior to the regionals (if possible). Safety ties will
be used by Region 5 in lieu of individual safety inspections
at each event and the original safety sheet will be kept
on file and updated at each regional. A tie may be placed
on a car anytime throughout the season after a car passes
safety inspection. Cars that do not pass inspection initially
will not be given a tie at that event and must be re-inspected
at the next event. Only when a car passes the initial
safety inspection of an event, will it qualify for a tie.
Note: Brake and arm restraint
checks must be conducted prior to every race by the
pit steward. All deficiencies must be corrected before
a car will be allowed on the track. Races will not be
held up to correct deficiencies. The Regional Safety
Director may request a zip tie to be removed at any
time deemed necessary.
QMA ID Badge
QMA ID badges will be mandatory this year to be in the
hot chute or on the track. Armbands will only be used
in particular situations as a last resort.
Bikes & Scooters are prohibited at all events. This includes motorized
and non-motorized types. Violators are subject to disqualification
from the event; leave them at home.
Golf Carts and ATV's may only be operated by persons with a valid driver's
license. Violators are subject to disqualification from
the event.
Gasoline will be supplied
by the hosting club and must be used for qualification
and racing. Methanol will not be supplied by the hosting
club. It is up to each club to have either fueling at
the trailers or at a fueling station.
Curfew for all
races will be 10 pm. Racing may continue past 10 pm, however
no race will start after 10 pm.
Notes: Racing on Saturday
will continue up to the “A” mains or until
10 pm which ever comes first.
Regional Board meetings
will be held Friday evening at 7:00 pm.
No practice before qualifications
(cars packing the track will get 5 green flag laps; a
maximum of 20 cars can pack the track).
Sealing of motors will
be done on Friday night and Saturday morning. If your
motor is not sealed before qualifying it will be the handler’s
responsibility to see that it is done and done correctly
after qualifying before the car leaves the tech area.
Fuel tanks will not be
sealed. The fuel will be tested.
Qualifying Order within
a class will be determined by pill draw with the lowest
number being the first to qualify and the highest being
the last to qualify. Pill drawing shall be done at sign-in.
Qualification will be
“hot out of the chute” and will consist of
two green flag laps. Each qualifier will be on green the
second time past the flagman, except for B, AA and ½'s
who will be given the green 3rd time past the flagman.
Race and Qualification Order will be as follows:
- Jr. Novice
- Sr. Novice
- Jr. Honda
- Sr. Honda
- Hvy. Honda
- Jr. Stock
- Sr. Stock
- Lt. Mod
- Hvy. Mod
- World Formula
- Lt.“B”
- Hvy. “B”
- Jr. Half
- Lt. “AA”
- Hvy. “AA”
- Lt. 160
- Hvy. 160
(Changes in the race line-up are the regional boards
decision if needed)
Note : Order of lower
mains, “D” and lower, may vary slightly
to prevent back-to-back racing in a class. This will
be at the discretion of the Tower Director and will
depend on the number of mains in specific classes (i.e.,
Jr Honda, Sr Honda, etc).
Warm ups will not be allowed for the lower mains. A-mains will
be allowed a 2-minute warm up period where pitting is
permissible without giving up starting position.
Points for 2008 Region
5 events will be awarded as follows:
- Sign – in points -- -- Each entrant
will receive 33 points per regional event and 38 points
for the states race.
- Qualification Points – –
Top 5 Sr.’s and top 4 Jr.’s will receive
qualifying points. Top Sr. will receive 5 points,
and then down one point for the next 4 places. The
top Jr. will receive 4 points, and then down one point
for the next 3 places. Any driver qualifying out of
order will receive no points.
- Novice Points – There will be no
points awarded for the Novice Class each driver participating
in at least three Regional events will receive the
equal awards at the Regional Banquet. The Novice Class
is not considered a competitive class and is considered
a learning class. This should encourage families to
move up to the next class. If Drivers are 6 years
old and 3 months they will be moved up unless they
have a waiver signed off by the Novice Committee and
the Regional Director.
Note : Those not making an attempt
to qualify will get a No Time and receive 0 qualification
points. All other “No Times” will receive
points in accordance with the qualifying position. A
car must be on the track with the signed in driver at
the specified time to be considered an attempt to qualify.
- Racing Points – “A”
main winners will receive 150 points. Points for each
subsequent position down through the lowest main will
be reduced by 3 with all participants receiving at
least 1 point. Receiving a technical DQ or refusal
to weigh will result in 0 points. You must be present
and attempt to race to receive racing points.
Example: 1st – 150, 2nd – 147, 3rd - 144,
4th - 141, 5th -139, etc.
Year End Banquet Awards will be given to participants that have raced at least
3 or more races in a particular class.
Racing Line-ups will be based on the qualifying order. Fast
time will start on the pole of the A-main. Second fast
will start second and so forth. Main placement will be
separated by 4 for Juniors and 5 for Seniors.
Examples:
• Top 4 Junior qualifiers will be in the
A –main, next 4 in the B-main, etc.
• Top 5 Senior qualifiers will be in the
A –main, next 5 in the B-main, etc.
Lower main transfers will include
top 4 for Juniors & top 5 for Seniors to the next
main and start in the order of their finish.
Examples:
• Jr. Classes - Winner C-main
will start 5th in B-main, 2nd will start 6th, etc.
• Sr. Classes - Winner C-main
will start 6 th in B-main, 2nd will start 7th, etc.
Laps for
Junior lower mains will be 20 and 25 for Seniors. A –
mains will be 30 laps for Juniors and 40 for Seniors.
Novice will run 15 laps for lower mains and 20 laps for
A-mains.
Time limit for all races
is 20 minutes (exclusive of red flag periods). The checkered
flag will be given at the end of the time limit regardless
of the laps completed. A race may end while under yellow
flag conditions.
Special Notes
- 1. At times it may be necessary to run in a higher
grove on dirt tracks. This will be done at the discretion
of the local track committee with oversight by the
Regional Board.
- The Regional Board reserves the right to adjust
any of the guidelines above as necessary to fit the
situation at the track.
- In all cases where the event is shortened or cancelled,
points will be awarded for sign-ins, qualification
(if entire class is complete), and racing for classes
in which the A-main was completed.
- The hosting track shall be closed on the day before
the scheduled Regional or States Race. Additional
days for track preparation will be at the discretion
of the hosting club and Regional Board.
- Unless otherwise noted above, all other QMA rules
apply.
- Lt. AA, Heavy AA, Half will not fuel after warm
ups they will refuel after 80 laps including warm
up laps.
- In the event of inclement weather, if qualifying
can not begin by 2:00 pm on Saturday, the line ups
will automatically be changed to be run in order of
point standings and racing will begin as soon as possible.
Ex. top 5 Sr.’s and top 4 Jr.’s to the
A-main, 2nd 5 Sr.’s and 2nd 4 Jr.’s to
the B-main and so on. In the event that there is a
rain delay at the first regional, line-ups will be
prepared according to pill draw. Lower mains must
be started by 10:00 am on Sunday. If A-mains are the
only thing left they must be started by 12:00 pm on
Sunday. If these time limits can not be met the race
will be cancelled. Exception #1: I-70 which will be
allowed an extra hour; Exception #2: Qualifying is
mandatory at the State’s race.
- There will be an 8:00 pm curfew on Sundays.
2008 REGIONAL OFFICERS
| Regional Director: |
Tony Verardi |
| Assistant RD: |
Tom Davis |
| Secretary: |
Karen Adams |
| Treasurer: |
JR Van Gilder |
| Safety: |
Darrick Scott |
| Tech: |
Mike Graybeal |
| Publicity: |
Rod Johnson |
Regional
Fees
| $33.00 regular Regionals |
$38.00 States Race |
| $19.00 to Club |
$18.00 to Club |
| $14.00 to Region |
$14.00 to Region |
| $0.00 to National |
$6.00 to National |
Participation
Awards will be eliminated. |
