Competition Rules and
Site Regulations

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Goal: To avoid any conflicts and to ensure that all competitors and their guests to CPR-SCCA understand the operations of our events. Some of these procedures may be different from other regions. Most importantly our goal is to have fun.

Mid-State Regional Airport: All competitors and non-competitors (General Public; family, friends, guests) must remember that this is an active airport and planes will be coming in and out during the course of the day for refueling or to tie down. This is an airport first and an event site second. Please keep this in mind when delays occur. There are specific areas at the airport that non-competitors and workers are allowed to be in. Please do not wander around the airport. Many buildings and all towers are off limits.

Conduct: We are guests at the airport. Please act accordingly. We have worked hard to secure this site and we don't want to lose it. Please do not exceed the posted speed limits or drive recklessly on any of the roads leading to or from the event site. We also ask you to respect the airport property. While driving on the event site keep speeds at a walking pace. If anyone is deemed to be in violation of our policies they may be asked to leave the site and not return.

Waivers and Wrist Bands: Everyone who enters the area of a CPR event must sign a waiver and get a wrist band. They can be found at registration or when possible, at the entrance to the event site.

Registration: Registration is open from 8:00am to 9:30am. Competitors must show a valid drivers license to compete. If you do not have one, you cannot compete so please bring it with you. If you are new and have any questions, the people working registration can direct you to another member that can help you. They are very busy and often do not have the time to answer many questions.

Tech. Inspection: Tech inspections start at 8:00am and end at 9:30am. All vehicles competing must go through Tech. Please remove any and all loose items from your car prior to tech (this includes floor mats and wheel covers). Make sure the battery is securely fastened, there are no fluids leaking from the engine, basically the vehicle is in good working condition.

Drivers Meeting: The driver’s meeting is mandatory for all competitors. If you are not present at the driver’s meeting you cannot compete. Club rules and regulations will be covered during this meeting. The drivers meeting will take place at 9:45am.

Competition Runs: They are divided into 2 or 3 heats. You are only allowed to sign up for one heat and you must work during one of the heats. If you don't work you don't run. If you run and then skip your work assignment, you will do a double work assignment before you run the next time you come to an event.

Non-Competition Runs: Our region offers these runs for a discount to those who want to participate. Only Competition participants may drive in non-competition runs.  Non-Comps take place after all of the competition heats are finished and awards for the day are presented. The number of participants is divided into 2 heats. You run one and work one. The number of runs depends on the time available. 

Passengers: Our region allows passengers during all runs, with one exception: DURING COMPETITION RUNS at Summer Series Events, COMPETITORS CANNOT BE PASSENGERS.  Non-competitors can ride as a passenger with those who are participating. If you are a competitor and it has been observed that you have been a passenger during the Summer Series competition runs, you will forfeit your times for the day.

Work Assignments: These are very important, if we don't have workers we don't have an event. When you register for a competition heat you must sign up to work during one of the other competition heats. Remember which heat you work. There will be announcements over the PA system on when workers for a specific heat should report to the timing van. You must take work assignments seriously. The event depends on you for smooth operation. Work assignment will be covered in greater detail at the drivers meetings. Again, if you skip your work assignment, you won't be allowed to run.

Grid: The grid will be clearly marked with cones and spaces will be numbered. When your heat is called to move your cars into grid, please go to the appropriate grid space (ex: car #104 will park in grid space #4). Please return to your space after each run. While in grid you must keep speeds at a walking pace, this is a heavily trafficked area. Only the cars that are running in that specific heat are to be in grid at that time.

The Course: The course will be open for walking from 8:00am to 9:30am. The start of the course will be marked with green cones and may be on either side of the terminal. Our region asks that anyone who does not regularly run with our region, walk the course. The area that we have to work with may cause some confusion on course layout. All novice drivers must walk the course. The course will be lined when possible. No race line or part of the course will be through the grass. If all four wheels of your vehicle are in the grass simultaneously, it will be counted as an Off Course (OC) and your run will not count.

Novice Drivers: Our region makes it mandatory for all novice drivers to walk the course as to avoid any confusion on the direction of the course. A novice meeting and walk will run from 9:30 to 9:45. Experienced members will be available throughout the morning to walk along and explain key elements of the course.

Novice Class: This is an optional class for all first time competitors to Solo. To be eligible competitors must be in their first season of Solo competition or have competed in 4 or less events in the prior year and must be running on street tires. Standings for this class will be based on the PAX (an equalizer) of their normal running class.

Novice Drive Through (optional): Our region offers this to FIRST TIME competitors to Solo events. This is a slow drive through the course with an experienced driver designated by the club Officers. These take place after the drivers meeting and before the start of competition runs.

Loaner Helmets: These are available to competitors and their passengers if needed. They are typically located near the start of the course. When your run is completed please return the loaner helmet to the designated area. We only have limited numbers and sizes and someone may be waiting for one in order to start their run.

See Also: Central Pennsylvania Region Solo Supplemental Rules - Amendments to the SCCA Solo Rule book.

Rev. 03/13/07
Rev. 10/09/07