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19. All racers must use caution when entering the Dummy Grid and Pit Entrance. Excessive speed, wheelies and burnouts will not be allowed.

20. All racers (and Parent or Legal Guardian of a junior) are required to attend a Pre-Race Riders Briefing to explain the track, flagging and racing regulations.

21. Any racer (and Parent or Legal Guardian of a junior) who fails to attend the riders briefing will be made to start at the rear of the grid for each race.

22. All racers must sign indemnity forms at the time of registration and must pay race fees prior to riding on the racetrack surface

23. All minors must have a Parent or Legal Guardian present to sign all waivers in order to participate. That Parent or Legal Guardian must remain at the venue for the total time of the competition for that Junior.

24. All Marshals and Race Officials must be in place before the Clerk of Course will allow any racing to commence.

25. No racer or official may be under the influence of alcohol or a drug. The consumption of Alcohol or drugs by all racers and officials is prohibited.

26. Racers and official will be subject to random breath tests.

27. Riders and officials with a documented medical condition requiring the Use of a Prohibited Substance, must make this aware to the meeting organisers prior to the race day in writing.

28. Riders and official having special medical needs must make this situation aware to the meeting organisers in writing. This is to allow for the medical need to be addressed and arrangements made if necessary.

29. At no time is Pit Crew or Racers not competing in the current event, allowed on the racetrack without permission from the Clerk of Course. Doing so will be regarded as grounds for disqualification of the racer.

30. It is the responsibility of each rider/racer to fully understand the rulebook and all information contained.

31. All decisions made by the Clerk of Course cannot be protested.

32. All racers (Parent(s) or Legal Guardian of a junior) that participate in an event give the organizers and track owners the rights to use all photos, interviews, video and the like for promotional needs without further permission from the racers

Overtaking

1. All riders must be considerate and respectful when overtaking another racer and being overtaken by another racer.

2. All riders must be aware of all other racers while on the track.

3. Riders must not deliberately, knowingly or recklessly causes another rider to create a Yellow or Red flag situation while attempting to overtake, overtaking or after overtaking another rider.

4. Riders must not leave the racetrack surface to attempt or initiate a pass. This may be judged to be corner cutting.

5. Riders failing to observe the above rules will be considered to have breached above rules and be subject to penalties.







Competitor Behaviour.



If during a race a rider deliberately, knowingly or recklessly causes another rider to create a Yellow or Red flag situation.

The rider that caused the incident may be subject to being penalised.

In the case of a Yellow Flag incident, the rider may be given the Black Flag requiring them to report to the Pit Area for a penalty.

In the case of a Red Flag incident resulting in the stopping of a Race,

· Juniors: The offending racer will be re-grided at the Rear Of The Field (ROF).

· Seniors: See Re-Running and Stopping of Events

Repeat offenders may be subject to severe penalties.

All competitors maybe penalized due to the behaviour of their Pit Crews, Parent or Legal Guardian



Re-Running and Stopping of Events



Where an incident causes an event to be stopped, the Clerk of the Course may declare the event complete if more than 75% of the event distance has been run. The results will be declared based on the placings at the finish line of the last full lap completed before the incident but may exclude those competitors who:

* Caused the incident; or
* Having been involved in the incident and could not continue in the event.



The Clerk of the Course who has excluded a competitor for unfair conduct and considers that such conduct has jeopardised the chances of one or more of the other competitors in the event, may declare the event void and order a re-run.

If the event continues, any competitor unable to cross the finish line as a result of such behaviour on the part of the excluded competitor may be deemed to have finished the race in the place:

· they held immediately before such conduct; or

· having regard to any advancement in placing following the exclusion, in some other place.



The Clerk of the Course may stop an event and order it to be re-run if it would be dangerous for it to continue.

In any Re-Run:

Any competitor who:

· fell in the stopped event as a result of another competitor

· intentionally laid down their machine in the interests of safety

· left the course in the interests of safety

May participate.



Any competitor who:

· Deliberately caused or contributed to the event being stopped.(Red Flagged)

· Failed to start in the initial race

· Retired from the initial race

· Or was excluded from the initial race.

May not participate

Flags



Flags and/or lights are used as official communications during a race or practice session. It is the responsibility of every racer to know and understand the flag commands.



Green Flag:

Displayed at Start/Finish: Indicates a race start and/or to resume normal racing after a Yellow Flag



Yellow Flag:

Caution-Danger: Ride slowly, no overtaking.

Riders must hold their position and keep the same distance behind any rider in front. Under NO circumstances can a rider gain an advantage by moving up on another rider when under a Yellow Flag.



Red Flag:

Race or practice stopped. Competitors must slow down, must not overtake and must slowly proceed to the pit area, or other area indicated to them by officials.



Blue Flag:

Indicates that a rider is soon to be lapped by another rider.
The rider being lapped should hold line and make room for the overtaking rider to pass safely.

The use of this flag is at the discretion of the event Organisers.



Black Flag:

Informs a racer of a Safety or Racing violation. The Flagged rider must immediately move off the race line and proceed to the pit area, or other area indicated to them by officials.



If the racer has a mechanical problem, without causing a hazardous condition for other racers, must wait trackside away from the racetrack until the Clerk of Course or a representative is able to address the situation.



Last Lap Board:

Displayed at Start/Finish Line to indicate that a racer is starting the final lap of a race.



Black and White Chequered Flag:

Displayed at Start/Finish Line: Indicates the end of a race or practice session.



OFFICALS AND OTHER RACING RULES



THE HEAD OFFICAL ON THE DAY HAS THE “FINAL SAY”.



Flag marshals, pit marshals, start and finish line officials shall be drawn from volunteers on race day. The Clerk Of Course is responsible for allocation of duties and instruction of volunteers. Where possible volunteers will rotate during the course of their stint, and in all cases the club may provide lunch and drinks for volunteers.

RACES MAY BE VIDEO TAPED FROM AS MANY ANGLES AS POSSIBLE TO STOP UNSPORTMANSHIP BEHAVIOUR…

ANY RIDER BEING FOUND TO BE UNSPORTSMAN-LIKE MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THAT EVENT AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER PENALTY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.


Clerk Of Course

The Clerk of Course is in overall control of all race events. All other Race Officials, Flag marshals, Grid marshals, Lap Scorers and First Aid attendants work with the Clerk of Course to maintain an orderly and safe Race Event. Clerk of Course’s decisions are FINAL.



The Clerk of Course may at anytime revoke the racing privileges of any racer, or have a team owner, team manager or crew member removed or barred from any or all competition for acting improperly, being abusive, fighting, disobeying instructions or doing anything else to disrupt orderly procedures or affecting the flow of race operations. Racers are responsible for the conduct of the members of their crew, team or family.


Starter

The Starter reports to the Clerk of Course and is responsible for the starting and finishing of each Race. The starter is also responsible for griding the bikes on the starting grid in the correct positions and using the appropriate flags during the running of the race.


Grid Marshal

The Grid Marshal reports to the Starter and is responsible for organising the competing bikes correctly on the “dummy” or formation Grid. The Grid Marshal is also responsible for ensuring all riders about to race are wearing all of the correct safety equipment correctly.


Lap Scorers

Lap Scorers report to the Clerk of Course and are responsible for recording all riders’ positions at the end of each racing lap.


Technical Inspectors

The Technical Inspector reports to the Clerk of Course and is responsible for ensuring that all machines are prepared properly and in accordance with Class Specifications. Inspections that locate a fault will be noted in the drivers log book and it’s the discression of the machine examiners to determine how soon the item needs to be rectified and noted thusly



Penalties