LEGENDS RULE STATEMENT AS SET OUT BY 600 RACING U.S.A.

There seems to be some doubt about the non-contact rules in Legends. It must be emphasised therefore that NON CONTACT MEANS NON CONTACT.

Intentional front to back bumper contact is not permitted. Stewards will watch out for offenders who will be punished either by being docked places. Excluded or even loaded up. Penalty points will automatically be deducted for each of these punishments.

In addition please note the following excerpt from the Legend rules at Lowes’s Motor Speedway at Charlotte.

"Rough Driving" – If anyone is observed causing other drivers to spin or lose control of their car, that driver will be warned, penalised or disqualified at the officials discretion depending on severity. Please respect other competitors equipment.

"Passing" – It is the responsibility of both the overtaking and overtaken driver to assure safe passing at racing speeds. A driver being overtaken must give the overtaking driver a lane to race. A driver travelling alone may use the full width of the track but once he/she is challenged, they must select a lane to race in. Passing may be either right or left depending on the conditions of the moment (not through that car), except on initial starts.

Cars that are being lapped should do their best to allow the lapping cars to overtake i.e. they should choose a racing lane, either outside or inside and stick to it, until the lapping cars have passed.

Where there are two cars racing side by side being lapped, the car on the outside MUST give up his position and drop back behind the inside car, thus allowing the lapping cars to overtake.

 

 

 

 

 

UK OVAL TRACK RACING RULES

(TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH CURRENT 600 RACING RULE BOOK)

update - 1st MARCH, 2009

UK OVAL TRACK LEGENDS RACING RULE CHANGES AND UPDATES FOR JANUARY 2009 HAVE BEED INCLUDED AND APPEAR IN RED COLOURED TEXT.

POINTS SYSTEM

All heats and finals score points as follows

^{1st - 200, 2nd – 175, 3rd – 155, 4th – 140, 5th – 130, 6th – 120, 7th – 110, 8th – 100, 9th – 90, 10th – 80, 11th – 70, 12th – 60, 13th – 50, 14th – 40, 15th – 30.}

^{20 points for all other finishers.}

^{10 points for all other starters but non-finishers}

^{There are no Championship points for Last Chance or Grand National races.}

^{Non-starters do not score and any disqualified driver does not score.}

^{In the event of a tie on points in respect of the final grid for the direct qualifiers, then either the highest points scored first counts or the fastest lap time in the first race counts.}

 

 

^{CHAMPIONSHIPS}

^{No points will be awarded for the following Championship meetings-}

^{The National Championship}

^{The European Championship}

^{The British Championship}

^{The Long Track Championship (if applicable)}

^{Championship meeting grids to be drawn "from the hat" with reverse grids.}

 

 

 

^{RACING DIVISIONS}

^{In accordance with the INEX Rule Book drivers will be classed as either being}

^{"pro", "semi-pro" or "masters" division.}

^{Masters Drivers aged 40 years and over.}

^{Pro Division. Experienced drivers with the approval of the Race Director}

^{Semi-pro division. Novice drivers and all other drivers not deemed as "pro"}

^{by the Race Director.}

^{All points scored in meeting finals and Championships are recorded by INEX for the annual Pro, Masters and Semi-pro Championships.}

 

 

 

^{DISCIPLINARY POINTS}

^{Disciplinary points are awarded as follows:}

^{5 points for a race disqualification}

^{10 points for a "load up".}

^{If a driver reaches 20 disciplinary points in a rolling period of 12 months,}

^{then an automatic ban of 2 meetings is instigated, attaining thirty points within twelve months will attract a further three meeting ban.}

^{NOTE A twelve month period is a full twelve months and does NOT re-commence with zero at the start of each season}

^{A ten meeting ban for retaliation will be applied part of which may be suspended.}

 

 

 

^{NOVICE DRIVERS}

^{Prior to being accepted for their first meeting a driver must have attended an official Incarace practice session witnessed by an Incarace appointed official and have their licence signed accordingly. [Practice sessions are available at Northampton International Raceway on Wednesday and Birmingham Wheels on Wednesday evening]}

^{All new drivers irrespective of experience must complete three meetings starting at the rear of the grid for their heats but are entitled to take up their rightful position in the final based on points scored in the heats.}

^{Novice drivers to display a black cross on the rear of their car and this should remain for their three meeting probationary period during this period a novice driver cannot compete in an official Championship}

 

 

^{AGREED CAR NUMBERS AT SPECIFIC TRACKS}

^{TRACK Maximum number for finals}

^{BIRMINGHAM 26 cars}

^{HEDNESFORD 30 cars}

^{IPSWICH 28 cars}

^{NORTHAMPTON 26 cars}

^{BOVINGDON 24 cars}

^{ALDERSHOT 24 cars}

^{SKEGNESS 24 cars}

^{WARNETON 40 cars}

^{BUXTON 26 cars}

^{ARENA ESSEX 26 cars}

^{Where car numbers exceed the maximum allowed for the final, race results would be taken into consideration to calculate the qualifiers, however as the above table in only a guideline, the Steward will be given the final responsibility of capping the final numbers.}

 

 

 

^GRADING

^{RED Top eight drivers}

^{BLUE Next eight drivers}

^{YELLOW Next ten drivers}

^{WHITE All remaining drivers that are not Rookie status}

^{ROOKIE Those drivers in their first three POINTS scoring meetings}

^{NOTE Rookie status drivers cannot compete in any official Championship.}

^{The Race Director retains the right to amend the number of cars in each grade.}

^{Drivers can only move up a maximum of two grades in each grading period.}

^{A driver can only ever drop one grade per grading period.}

^{The grading will be based on Race Average.}

^{Re-grading will take place every meeting.}

^{Returning drivers, unless they are returning after five years or more will return at the grade they left the formula; those returning after five years will compete at one grade lower.}

^{In addition to this the average of a driver will not be allowed to go above 150% of his previous years average for the first three grading meetings. This means that for grading calculations if a driver has an average above 150% of the previous years average then the 150% figure will be used to determine the grade.}

^{New drivers will be allocated Rookie Status and will start from the rear of the field for the first three point scoring meetings. When graduating from Rookies the first meetings grading will be calculated on their points from their first three meetings. Following that meeting, their average will be calculated from the fourth meeting, i.e. for grading purposes their first three meetings will be discounted, however, the driver will retain Championship points from all meetings.}

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^STARTS

^{Format for starts is as follows}

^{There will be one rolling lap}

^{Rolling lap to be dictated by Pace Car}

^{All cars to start off at the same time when rolling lap commences}

^{Cars are not allowed to accelerate/decelerate whilst on rolling lap}

^{The front inside car of each grade should maintain the gap from the grade ahead}

^{There must be NO ACCELERATION until the green flag drops at which point the cars should "burst into life".}

^{Starts will be further controlled by instruction from the Raceceiver}

^{Any car deemed to have "jumped the start" may be disqualified by the Steward of the Meeting however this disqualification will not attract "bad boy" points.}

^{If, in the opinion of the Steward of the Meeting a driver is out of position on the rolling lap then he may be disqualified and there can be no appeal.}

 

 

 

^{RACE FORMAT}

^{Heats will be lined up in graded order with a pre-drawn grid that reverses start positions within grade.}

^{The final will be started based on points gained in the heats with the higher points scorers gridding from the front.}

^{The line-up will be gridded in packs of six, from the front, with the final pack of drivers gridding the remaining cars. This system will also apply in Championship events when the grid is drawn out of a hat with four car gaps between each block of cars.}

^{Drivers cannot swap programmed heats under any circumstances. Drivers must compete in their allocated heats irrespective of situation as per the published grids.}

 

 

 

^{LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER}

^{In the event that a Last Chance Qualifier is run the top point scorers will automatically qualify for the meeting final - the number designated for automatic qualification will be decided by the Race Director on the day of the meeting.}

^{The last chance qualifier will be gridded in points scoring order from the heats with the highest points scorer from the heats not automatically qualifying for final starting on pole.}

^{The cars will be gridded in packs of six and there are no points scored in this race. Any car that fails to finish will have failed to qualify for the final.}

^{A maximum of two reserves may be seeded to the back of the grid for the final if required.}

 

 

 

^{DROPPED ROUNDS}

^{There will be no dropped rounds in the Points Championship}

 

 

 

^GRIDS

^{If a driver is missing from the heat grid the following car may move up and take that place only if instructed by the Race Director.}

^{The Steward of the meeting has the right to move outside gridded cars to the inside if the grid is imbalanced due to missing drivers in the heats only.}

^{Drivers should not move unless instructed by the Steward.}

 

 

 

^{YELLOW FLAG CAUTIONS}

^{All cars to single file themselves; there must be NO OVERTAKING WHATSOEVER. This is irrespective of your race position. Lapped cars are not allowed to unlap themselves, just stay in position. The lead car should slow down and stop at the start line when safe to do so.}

^{Drivers should also raise a hand out of the window to further enhances that the yellow flag has been instigated.}

^{Drivers that are not on the lead lap are NOT ALLOWED to unlap themselves under yellow flags. Any driver that does this will be excluded from the rest of the race}

^{The Pace Car will be deployed – ONE SLOW rolling lap, with one car gap used. Cars must keep up and must keep single file until the exit of turn 4, again a disqualification will be given for any driver who disobeys; the green flag will indicate that start at which point all cars can re-commence racing.}

^{Cars that are a lap down may move to the outside such that they do not impede cars behind them on the lead lap.}

^{Any driver that overtakes under a yellow flag will automatically be EXCLUDED from the rest of the race.}

^{If a driver exits his car under a yellow flag he will automatically be EXCLUDED from the rest of the race.Cars that are caught up in an incident that are NOT deemed to be the primary cause of the stoppage will be allowed re-join at the rear of the field provided they have not received outside assistance .}

 

 

 

^{RED FLAG}

^{Following a red flag incident the re-start of the race will be in race order at the last completed lap as recorded by the transponder system.}

^{WHEREVER POSSIBLE this will be in race order with lapped cars at the rear of the field.}

^{In all cases the Steward of the Meeting’s decision will be FINAL.}

 

 

 

^{BLUE FLAGS}

^{If a driver receives two consecutive blue flags and continues to ignore this warning he will receive a BLACK FLAG and an automatic disqualification from the race.}

 

 

 

^{CHEQUERED FLAG}

^{Drivers must continue to keep at racing speed after the chequered flag until the red flag is shown.}

 

 

 

^{THREATENING BEHAVIOUR}

^{Threatening and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated by either a driver or his team members, the driver is responsible for the behaviour of his team members at all times.}

^{Both the Steward and the Promoter have a duty of care and threats to other drivers and/or teams will result in exclusion or possibly a ban.}

 

 

 

^CONTACT

^{Avoidable contact will mean an automatic black flag. A driver receiving the black flag must leave the track at the earliest, safest opportunity.}

^{Any driver who ignores the BLACK flag will be EXCLUDED from the meeting without appeal; with the Raceiver information and flag system there can be no question that you have been black flagged – it is not permissible to appeal the black flag by continuing racing and talking about it afterwards.}

 

^BOOKINGS

^{All drivers must book in with Incarace five days prior to each meeting.}

^{Drivers who turn up to race without booking must start at the back of their grades in BOTH heats, if this is repeated during the season the driver will start both heats at the back of the GRID}

^{Drivers are allowed to book in for ALL meetings of the season but must cancel ONE WEEK in advance if they are unable to attend.}

^{NOTE. Booking in using e-mail will generate a written confirmation of your}

^{booking which can be used to verify your booking if required}

 

 

TECH INSPECTION

^{An official INEX appointed tech inspector can ask any driver to make his car available for inspection at any time during the course of a meeting. At the time the tech inspector is checking a car the DRIVER AND ONE MECHANIC only should be present.}

^{Drivers are reminded that the tech inspector is an appointed official and must be treated with respect. Failure to do so will be dealt with at the Race Directors discretion and may incur a penalty.}

 

 

 

^{PRE-MEETING DRIVERS BRIEFING}

^{It is compulsory that a driver personally attends the pre-meeting drivers briefing and does not send a representative except with prior permission of the Steward.}

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^{SWAPPING CARS}

^{A driver cannot swap cars – the rule is one car, one driver per meeting which means that a driver cannot swap cars at the point that a car has been used at a meeting. The point of use is the point that the car is driven onto the raceway for OFFICIAL pre-meeting practice or racing.}

 

 

 

^{RADIO TRANSMITTERS & RACECEIVERS}

^{All drivers MUST use an official Raceceiver.}

^{Any driver who’s Raceceiver is not working when forming the grid prior to a race will not be allowed to race.}

^{It is strongly recommended that you carry a spare battery either in your overall pocket or taped inside your car.}

^{It is against the Rules to use any other radio transmitters than the official Raceceivers as this contravenes Inex Rule 57 and an automatic driver ban will be issued immediately and reported of OFCOM – the U.K. licensing body.}

 

 

^TYRES

^{It is prohibited to use traction compounds or any substance that might alter the physical properties of a tyre as supplied by the manufacturer. Tyre cleaners, shiners, softeners, track adhesives, brake fluid, diesel fuel etc. will not be permitted on the tyre. Any tyres with signs of these products on them will be DESTROYED IMMEDIATELY and that driver will be disqualified immediately and a lifetime ban will be implemented.}

^{The most significant test for this will be with the durometer and any tyre found to be below the rule book minimum of 58 points will be deemed to have been softened and will be destroyed.}

 

 

 

^{MANDATORY RACE PROCEDURE CONCERNING BUMPERS}

^{The INEX Rule Book states " if a bumper comes completely off the car or has an part of it touching the ground, or is in a dangerous position, that car may be black flagged by the track officials and removed from the race. The Technical Inspector does not have the authority to disqualify a driver after the race for violation of the race procedure."}

^{The word may in the rules regarding being black flagged means SHOULD in English – this is a typical American way of writing the rules.}

^{If the Steward does no see the trailing bumper and the driver is not black flagged, then the rule does state that post race exclusion is not allowed.}

^{OPTIONAL Tethers may be fitted to REAR bumpers only}

 

 

 

^{CAR PURCHASING}

^{New cars can only be supplied by Derek Hales Ltd as the official European Racing Dealer for UK Oval Track Legends.}

^{It is prohibited to import from America or to purchase from the Long Track Dealer a new or second hand car and transfer it to a short Oval.}

^{In terms of second hand cars, from 1st July 2004 it was implemented that only Short Track second hand cars can be purchased, you cannot purchase a car from the Long Circuits. There is one exception to this where a current Long Track Legend driver wishes to transfer and race on Short Ovals with his current long track car. In this instance the driver must apply to the Committee who will consider his application for transfer of the chassis.}

^{[This is to help protect the investment you have made in your car]}

^{All car parts as manufactured and supplied by 600 Racing must be purchased from the official UK Oval Track legend dealer.}

 

 

 

^{ADDITIONAL COMPULSORY CAR MODIFICTIONS TO UK OVAL TRACK LEGENDS CAR SPECIFICATION}

^{FUEL PIPE}

^{1. 5/16" i.d. metal braided fuel pipe must be fitted from fuel tank to carburettors.}

^{FUEL TANK PROTECTION PLATE}

^{Fuel tank protection – An aluminium fuel tank protection plate must be fitted to the rear of the tank protection frame.}

^{Minimum size to be 330mm x 330mm x 3mm thickness.}

^MIRRORS

<sup>External rear view mirrors must be fitted to both sides of the car with a minimum viewing area of 65mm 100mm.

DOOR MIRRORS

2 x door mirrors must be fitted externally and must be a minimum size of 65mm x 100mm.</sup>

<sup>BRAKE LIGHTS

A fluid operated rear brake light (Mini brake light switch fitted directly to the brake master cylinder) must be fitted to the rear of the car just below the rear window aperture.</sup>

^{NOTE. LED lights are not permitted.}

A brake light must be fitted in the rear of the car.
It must be of the standard rear fog light design and use a standard 21 watt bulb.
All brake lights must be clearly visible.

 

^{EXHAUST BOX}

^{The current exhaust box specified is an MR400. This has been superseded by the MROA400 which is the same specification as the MR400 but is oval shaped not round.}

^{Any damaged exhaust box that needs to be replaced must now be a Micron MROA400.}

EXHAUST/SILENCER

For 2009 and onwards we must use a new,bigger silencer (available frm Derek Hales).

EXHAUST SYSTEM LAYOUT

The exhaust system must run along the lefthand side of the car, parallel with the main chassis rail and exit under the rear of the rear wing.
The lower edge of the wing may be modified to allow clear exit of the new silencer.
No holes can be drilled in the rear wings.

 

^{ENGINE NUMBERS & SEALS}

^{Car owners with 1250 sealed engines must provide the current engine number and seal number for the tech inspector’s records.}

^{If any work is carried out by an approved sealed engine builder which requires replacement engine seals being fitted to an engine the new seal numbers must be given to the tech inspector.}

^{This rule also applies when a complete engine change is involved.}

^{Any driver found to be running engine seals and numbers that do not correspond with the number provided will be suspended from racing until a satisfactory reason is provided.}

^ISOLATORS

^{A manual switch to isolate all electrics on the car must be mounted in an accessible position.}

^{NOTE. If this is wired incorrectly the engine will still run when the engine is switched off through the isolators.}

BATTERY ISOLATOR/CUT OFF SWITCH

All cut off switches must be of the competition type.
They mus be 2 position only.
The switch must not be able to be turned 360 degrees in one direction i.e. on-off-on-off.
All switches must cut electrics (including fuel pump).

POSITION OF SWITCH
All switches must be fitted on the rear parcel shelf behind the driver on the nearside of the car above the battery or as close to that point as possible.
The switch must be clearly marked ''ON'' and ''OFF'' and be easily visible.

 

 

^{DRIVERS FUND}

^{The UK Oval Track Legend Series supports a self-administered fund.}

^{Each driver competing in the series must pay their contribution to the fund annually before the season commences.}

^{[Amount to be decided by the UK Oval Track Legend Steering Committee]}

^{This fund supports the annual stewards fees, administration, trophies if required, etc.}

RACE NUMBERS

Race numbers should be of the correct size in order to be easily read from the Control Box.
Foil and reflective numbers will only be allowed if they have a wide outline and can be easily read.
This rule is not mandatory but it assists the Steward and Lap Scorers with car recognition should the transponder fail.

FIBREGLASS PANELS

All cars must start the meeting with a full set of fibreglass panels intact and fitted securely.
If a car is involved in any incident that damages the fibreglass panels, the Technical Inspector must be informed.
No car will be allowed back out on track until the Technical Inspector has checked that car and given the all clear.
Cars will not be able to race with panels missing unless the Technical Inspector has authorised it.

SECURITY STICKERS

Security stickers for Legends wings will be fitted by the Technical Inspectors at the begining on the 2009 season.
They will be fitted externally to all four wings.
Any spare wings that drivers have must also be presented to the Technical Inspectors to have stickers attached.
All new wings must be supplied by 600 Racing and have stickers attached.
Cars without the new security stickers will not be allowed to race.

TECH BAY

A fixed area Tech Bay will be a clearly defined area in the pits (usually close to Derek Hales trailer).
Drivers will be informed on the day as to the Tech Bay position.
As usual, the first three cars from each race will be checked.  These cars must go straight to the Tech Bay after each race.
The driver and one other person (i.e. Mechanic) will be allowed in this area when the car is being checked.
Drivers not presenting their cars or inspection at the Tech Bay will be disqualified from that race.
Scruitineering of cars will be done as before (i.e. will come and find you prior to the start of the meeting).
All drivers must be signed on before cars can be scruitineered.  You will not be allowed out on track until this has been done.

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