NEZ
RALLYCROSS
CHAMPIONSHIP
11-12-2011
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2012
NEZ RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
1. General prescriptions.
2. Organization of event.
3. Program.
4. Participants, team entries, administrative checking.
5. Eligible vehicles, drivers safety equipment.
6. Scrutineering (technical checking).
7. Free practice.
8. Common regulations for heats, order of start, finish
9. Order of heats.
10. Finals.
11. Parc Ferme
12. Individual and team results of the Championship.
13. Prize giving.
14. The main technical regulations
15. Penalties.
16. Protests, appeals.
1. General prescriptions.
1.1 These regulations prescribe NEZ (North European Zone) Rallycross Championship 2012 organization, procedure and order of judge, requests for participants and prescriptions for Championship classification.
1.2 Questions not covered by these regulations are authorized to be decided by:
- Stewards, if decision is made during the time of event;
- NEZ Rallycross commission (NEZ RC) if decision is made in another time.
Supplementary regulations will be announced by dated and numbered bulletins and will be sent by post and e-mail to all the participating countries.
1.3
The NEZ RC Championship will consist of 4 events with
2 events on each side of the Baltic Sea.
Organizers, who do not have an event on the calendar the year
before, must have a candidate event or an FIA event before an
official NEZ event. The candidate event must be observed of 2 RC
Commission members (ref. §2.2 RC regulations) who will make an
observers report for the NEZ RC Commission
2. Organization of event.
2.1
Event will be organized in accordance with NEZ RC regulations by the
Organizer of the Championship Event in cooperation with National
Automobile federation (ASN) and Rallycross Commission.
2.2 The event will be refereed by a panel of Stewards. Two of its members (including the chairman), of a nationality different from that of the organizing country, will be designated by the NEZ RC and one by the ASN of the organizing country. The cost for the Stewards must be paid by the organizer. The stewards must send observer’s rapport to NEZ RC within 4 days from event.Only officials with grade as Clerk of the course (int.), member of national offrod commissions and NEZ RC can be nominated as Stewards.
Supplementary regulations must have a list of officials:
- Chairman of Stewards
- Stewards
- Clerk of the Course
- Assistant of C.o.c.
- Secretary of the meeting
- Chief Scrutineer
- Chief Timekeeper
- Safety officer
- Drivers liaison officer
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Judges:
Circuit
Jumpstart
Joker lap
Finish line
The supplementary regulations should always be sent to the Chairman of the Stewards for inspection before publishing - the very latest six weeks prior to the event.
2.3 The Championship will be held in rallycross circuits approved by ASN. The asphalt must be min 30% from total length of the circuit. After the ASN approval of the circuit, the NEZ RC commission must take note of the observers report from 2011, if available, before circuits are approved for a NEZ event.
2.4 For covering the regular costs of Championship organization:
Event registration payment from the ASN if the country has a NEZ Rallycross event: 500€
Countries without NEZ Rallycross events: 100€
to NEZ Rallycross Championship found in Danish Automobile Sporting Union (DASU), and must be paid before 28.02.2012.
The calendar will be confirmed after NEZ RC has received the fee.
If a championship event are cancelled more than 2 months before the RC event, the organizing ASN will have 200€ refund from NEZ registration account.
3. Program.
3.0 Program of event
Wednesday before event date:
18:00 Entry list must be send by mail to mail@nez-rallycross.eu
Recommended:
Saturday.
13:00 – 16:30 Registration of participants, administrative checking
13:00 – 16:30 Scrutineering (technical checking)
15:00 – 16:45 Free practice
16.40 1.Stewards meeting
17.00 – 17.15 Drivers briefing
17:25 -- 18:15 Official timed practice
18:30 – 19:30 1. heat
Sunday.
9:00 – 10:00 Free practice
11:00 – 11:30 Official opening of the Championship
12:00 – 13:15 2.heat
13:30 – 14:30 3.heat
after 3.heat 2.Stewards meeting
15:30 - 17:00 Finals
After A-finals 3.stewards meeting
18:00 - 18:30 Prize giving ceremony
Before Monday 09.00 Entry list and result of the event must be send by mail to mail@nez-rallycross.eu
3.1 Following programme of the event, depending on number of drivers, weather conditions and other reasons is prescribed by Clerk of Course and announced in drivers briefing and posted on official notice board on the day of the event.
3.2 Official language for briefings and information – English.
4. Participants, team entries.
4.1 Any person holding NEZ National license or International license valid for autocross and (or) Rallycross in year 2012 is eligible.
4.2 Individual and team entries must be sent to organizer not later than 7 days before event.
4.3 Entry fee for each driver 120 € in each Rallycross Championship event.
4.4 Entry fee should be paid during administrative checking
4.5 During administrative checking driver reports his official and team.
4.6 All information concerning event participants must be on the official notice board.
4.7 Only driver or his team officials are eligible to apply to
Championship officials for lodging announcements, protests etc.
5. Eligible vehicles, driver’s safety equipment.
5.1 The Championship is open to vehicles of following divisions:
NEZ 1600
– cylinders capacity does not exceed 1600 cm3, 2WD -
front wheel drive, the driver min 16 years old.
NEZ 2000
- cylinders capacity does not exceed 2000 cm3. 2WD. Driver min.18 years
old. Only cars homologated for 4 passengers.
NEZ Open
– over 2000ccm without limits for cylinders capacity; 2WD, the driver
min 18 years old.
NEZ 4WD - cylinders capacity does not exceed 3500 cm3 (2058 cm3 with turbo) (4WD) – the driver min 18 years old. Only cars homologated for 4 passengers
5.2 Cars eligible to compete must be prepared in accordance with Technical Regulations approved by National Rallycross Commission and National Technical Commission for year 2012. If the drivers country don’t have regulations for this division, the car must correspond to the Technical Regulations in one of NEZ countries. Start is refused if the car does not correspond to Technical Regulations.
5.3 Competition numbers for divisions:
NEZ 4WD 101 - 199
NEZ 2000 201 - 299
NEZ Open 301 - 399
NEZ
1600 401 - 499
5.4 Competition numbers for NEZ Rallycross Championship 2012 are regulated by NEZ Rallycross commission in accordance to the results of NEZ Rallycross championship 2011. The first 6 competition numbers are reserved for the best 6 drivers, others – to be given by NEZ Rallycross commission after receiving the entry form (not later than 7 days before the event)
5.5 There will be only one driver per car in one class. The same driver in another class may compete with another car.
5.6 During the Championship between events, competitor may freely replace the car. If changing class, driver may not combine points obtained in different classes.
5.7 Additional fee 100 € has to be paid by a competitor who refuses to carry the organizer’s sponsor’s advertising.
5.8 Each driver must use safety equipment in accordance with Technical Regulations approved by his National ASN Technical regulations
6. Scrutineering.
6.1 Any car taking part in the event must be presented to scrutineering which will be held at organizer’s indicated place in accordance with the time schedule for the actual event. Competitor, who arrives after the closing of scrutineering, may pass it in 1 hour time, by decision of the clerk of the course, and being applied financial penalty 20 €. No car will be allowed to start unless it has passed scrutineering and noise control.
6.2 Scrutineers must provide equipment for weighing of cars and noise control. Organizer must provide suitable covered working place.
6.3 Additional scrutineering may be carried out at any time during the Event after Chief Scrutineer’s decision.
6.4 At scrutineering the competitor must present drivers card, Technical Passport obtained by National Rallycross commission, English version of his national technical regulations and driver’s safety clothing.
7. Free practice.
7.1 Free practice gives opportunity for driver to acquaint with circuit. Free practice is not obligatory.
7.2 Cars from different classes are not divided.
7.3 Drivers start individually after distance regulated by start judge. There will not be more than 8 cars in each practice group. Each driver is allowed to complete 3 laps in one session. If a driver has the time and the track is vacant, he may drive for the next time.
7.4 Driver must undergo administrative control and scrutineering before entering on free practice.
8. Common regulations for heats, order of start, finish.
8.1 The NEZ event can be held together with national event.
8.2 It is recommended that NEZ FINALS are held separately from national finals.
8.3 The Steward may assign introducing lap before start. Introducing lap is not obligatory.
8.4 The starting grids for FINALS will consist of not more than 8 cars in three rows divided up into 3-2-3.
8.5 In all heats drivers are allowed to choose their starting places, in the heat they have been arranged in – the best qualified driver is able to make his choice first; the second best driver is able to choose one of the remaining places in the heat. This possibility of choice will also operate in the finals. The chosen start place may not be changed afterwards.
8.6 If a flag, which informs about technical problems (black flag with orange circle), are displayed for driver, he must go to the paddock for repairing of technical problems within one lap time.
8.7 If two or more cars stop during a heat, they are classified according to the number of laps covered or, if it is the same, the order in which they last crossed the finish line. The grid positions are decisive if the cars stop during the 1st lap.
8.8 If a car stops on a course, driver must immediately leave his car and go to a safe place behind track edges. Returning to the car or any action near the car until the end of the heat is prohibited.
8.9 Driver who has not started will be classified the last in the heat. If more than one driver has not started, they are classified according to their starting grid positions.
8.10 The start procedure begins with the showing of a “5 seconds” board. After this, the start will be given when the green light is switched on.
8.11 All competitors participating in the particular heat must be present on the start zone immediately after the start of previous heat, for 1st start of event and for starts after breaks – 10 minutes before the start time. In case of technical interruption Drivers’ liaison Officer informs competitors about the time of next start. If a driver is not present at the time he will be given 2 min. If the driver is not present after 2 min. he could be excluded from the heat.
8.12 Only drivers who are about to start are allowed to be on the starting grid.
8.13 If the driver is not ready for the start in time, the start signal is given without him.
8.14 If a driver is unable to start a heat, his place in the start grid will remain empty and cannot be occupied by a driver from another grid.
8.15
When a false start occurs in a Heat, the driver(s)
concerned will be warned by means of a warning flag meaning that a
3-second penalty will be added to the
time set in the Heat concerned and the
starting procedure will begin again. During the same Heat, if the same
driver makes a second false start he will be
credited with 95 points for that Heat and not allowed to start.
When a false start occurs in a Final the driver will not be allowed to
start in that Final, and will be classified before the non-starters.
A false start will be declared if a car leaves its starting place before
the start signal. False start is determined by the Clerk of the Course
or by a person entitled by him - judge of false start, or by electronic
start system.
8.16 The decision about ignoring the flag signals is made by the Clerk of the Course in accordance with “About applying penalties, lodging protests and appeals in autocross and rallycross” rules.
8.17 The end-of-race signal is given by Finish line Judge. After the finish of leading car, all other cars must finish not depending on the number of laps completed.
9. Order of heats
9.1 All drivers from all divisions are after the qualification in the one start list together.
9.2 The maximum number of starters in qualifying heats is 5 cars, starting from one grid.
9.3 The qualifying heats must be min. 3000m.
9.4 The first round of qualifying heats – the start grid is made up according to the results of the timed practice.
Dividing in heats (example, 28 drivers in total):
28 27 26 25 24
23 22 21 20 19
18 17 16 15 14
13 12 11 10 9
8 6 4 2
7 5 3 1
9.5 All the qualifying Heats will be timed and the fastest driver in each Heat will be awarded 1 point, the second fastest 2 points, and so on. Those drivers who
did not complete the Heat will be credited with 80 points; those drivers who did
not start the Heat will be credited with 90 points; those drivers who were
excluded from the Heat will be credited with 95 points.
9.9 The second round of qualifying heats – the start grid is made up according to the results or the first round.
9.10 The third round of qualifying heats – the start grid is made up according to the results of the second round.
9.11 If the driver is not going to participate in the heat, he has to inform 30 min before the heat.
9.12 The corrections in the heat start list can be done not later, than 15 min before the heat.
9.13 The sum of two best rounds points determines the result of qualification for the finals.
9.14 If two or more competitors have the same sum of points, the competitor with the fastest time gets higher position in qualification.
9.15 In case of following tie the next best time in qualification is ruling.
10. FINALS.
10.1 The NEZ FINALS must be held OBLIGATORY in accordance with following regulations (formula).
10.2 It is recommended that NEZ FINALS should be held separately from national finals. But if the finals are held together with other championship finals, the NEZ regulations are obligatory.
10.3 The NEZ FINALS for different divisions will be held separately.
10.4 The maximum of starters in NEZ finals (A, B, C) is 8, the start grids 3-2-3.
10.5 The finals must be min. 5000m.
10.6 For qualifying to finals (A, B or C) the driver must complete at least one heat.
10.7 The 6 best competitors from qualifying, with lowest points sum enter directly to A final.
10.8 The holders of qualifying places 7 - 12 - to B final.
10.9 The holders of qualifying places 13 - 20 - to C final.
10.10 Two best from C final enter B final.
10.11 Two best from B final enter A final.
10.12 If there are only two drivers in B or C final, the finals will not be held and the Competitors enter to the next final.
10.13 The order of finals must be clear at the beginning of the event; drivers must be informed about the order in 1st Drivers Briefing.
10.14 Starting grid for A – final
………………… Start line …………………
1 2 3
4 5
6 1B 2B
11. Parc ferme (closed area).
11.1 Immediately after the finals all cars must be parked in the parc ferme.
11.2 If a car is not parked in parc ferme due to fault of driver – he will be excluded from the meeting. The cars shall remain in the parc ferme until released by decision of the Clerk of the Course.
11.3 Only Scrutineers and competitors invited by Chief Scrutineer are allowed to be in parc ferme.
12. Individual and team results of the Championship.
Event:
12.1 There will be a minimum of 8 starters in each division in the event for including in Championship classification with full points. The official entry list gives the numbers of drivers.
12.2 At least one heat must be completed in the heats to be placed and score points.
12.3 Points in the Championship event will be awarded:
1-st. place -20 points, 9 – 8
2 – 17 10 – 7
3 – 15 11 – 6
4 – 13 12 - 5
5 – 12 13 - 4
6– 11 14 - 3
7 - 10 15 - 2
8 – 9 16 - 1 point
Full point scale will only be in divisions with 8 drivers or more.
If the number of starters is less than 8, according to 4.2 +12.1 the points are decreased by number of missing drivers – by 2 points for each missing driver. For example, there are 6 drivers (2 missing), the winner gets 20-2x2 =16 points, second place 17-2x2=13 points, third place 15-2x2=11 points e.t.c.
12.4 Points for the team in the event is the sum of the 4 best results (in 4 different divisions) one best result from each division.
Championship:
12.5 Points for the team in Championship total results – the points sum of all Events included in Championship classification.
12.6 Points for the individual Championship total results - the point’s sum of all Events included in Championship classification.
12.7 In case of a tie, the number of total higher places (1.+2.) in the Championship events will be the decisive. In case of further tie the highest position in last event in which at least one driver of the tie situation has started, is decisive.
12.8 The Champion title in division is awarded, if at least 4 (four) Championship Events are included in the Championship classification
12.9 In Drivers Championship following drivers will be awarded:
- First six places, if 12 or more drivers have participated in at least 1 event in the Championship,
- First three places, if less than 12 drivers have participated in the Championship.
12.10
First three teams will be awarded in the Teams Championship.
12.11 Prizes for the winners of NEZ Championship are: official NEZ medals and cups. They will be given in Gala ceremony in driver's country or common NEZ RC prize giving ceremony.
13. Prize-giving.
13.1 The prize-giving in the event will take place at organiser’s appointed place not later than 1 hour after finish of the last final heat, if no protests that can change prized places are lodged during this time, or after the protests are considered and the decision is made.
13.2 Prizes for the Championship event are:
- Cups
13.3 The best team of the event will be awarded with a cup.
14. The main technical regulations.
14.1 Technical regulations – according to National technical regulations.
14.2 Safety – according to National technical regulations.
14.3 Weight:
Weights in divisions NEZ 1600 + NEZ 4WD:
According to FIA European Rallycross Championship table:
up to 1000 cm3: 770 kg
over 1000 cm3 and up to 1400 cm3: 860
over 1400 cm3 and up to 1600 cm3: 1000
over 1600 cm³ and up to 2000 cm³ 1100
over 2000 cm³ and up to 2500 cm³ 1130
over 2500 cm³ and up to 3000 cm³ 1210
over 3000 cm³ and up to 3500 cm³ 1300 kg
Weights in divisions NEZ 2000 +
NEZ OPEN:
According to table:
Engine volume up to FWD RWD Wankel
1150cc 740kg 860kg 960kg
1300 750 890 990
1600 810 940 1040
1800 840 960 1060
2000 870 980 1080
2100 880 980 1080
2200 890 980 1080
2300 900 1000 1100
2400 920 1020 1120
2500 940 1040 1140
2600 960 1090 1190
2700 990 1120 1220
2800 1020 1150 1250
2900 1040 1170 1270
3000 1060 1190 1290
4000 1200 1330 1430
5000 1290 1500 1600
Over 5000cc 1370 1500 1600
14.4. The weight of the car is measured with the driver on board wearing his/her full racing apparel, and with the fluids remaining at the moment at which the measurement is taken.
14.5 Engine – free, in original department.
Turbocharged engine has coefficient 1,7 for example turbocharged engine 2000 cm3 is equal 3400 cm3 (2000 x 1,7) Turbo restrictor according to FIA regulations.
14.6 Transmission – free.
14.7 Suspension - free.
14.8 Steering – free.
14.9 Tyres.
Only rallycross and rally tyres are allowed.
Special autocross tyres KX or similar to them are forbidden.
14.10 The heating (mechanical and electric) of tyres is prohibited.
14.11 Noise – max 100 dB (at 4500 rpm).
14.12 Catalytic converter – not needed.
14.13 Starting numbers on sport cars – black, min height 400 mm.
14.14 Validity term for seat belts and seats – not longer than 5 years after homologation.
14.15 Drivers safety equipment according to international regulations.
15. Penalties.
15.1 The following list of examples is not exhaustive. The Stewards of the meeting have overall authority concerning the penalties imposed.
INFRINGEMENT PENALTY
01 Entry of a car not admitted under Article 5 of the Regulations:
Start refused
02 Absence of valid licenses:
Start refused
03 Absence of the ASN's permission on the entry form (where applicable):
Start refused
04 Failure to pay entry fees (where applicable):
Start refused
05 Failure to submit the homologation form:
Start refused
06 Vehicles failing to conform to the Safety measures:
Decision of the Stewards
07A Reporting late to the starting grid of the Heat, if the Clerk of the Course deems that this hinders the running of the Event:
Exclusion from the Heat
07B Lack of Reporting the non starting before the start of his/her Division
Decision of the Stewards
08 Absence of the identification marks affixed by the Scrutineers:
Exclusion from the meeting
09 Moving the track markers or driving outside the circuit in order to gain time:
Exclusion from the Heat.
10. First false start in a Heat:
3 seconds
10a Second false start in a Heat:
Exclusion from that Heat
10b: False start in a Final:
Classified last in that Final (before the non starters)
11 Failure to respect instructions given by the flag signals
Decision of the Stewards
12 Driver failing to conform to the safety measures
Decision of the Stewards
13 Any tampering with or attempt to tamper with the identification marks
Exclusion from the meeting
14 Infringement of the "Parc Fermé" rules
Decision of the Stewards
15 Reporting late to scrutineering EUR … (to be specified by the organiser –maximum of 250 EUR)
16 Not-taking a Joker Lap - In a Heat:
30 seconds
- In a Final:
Classified last in that Final, before non-starters
Taking a Joker Lap more than once
- In a Heat or in a Final:
Decision of the Stewards
17 Incorrect temperature of the tyres:
Decision of the Stewards
18 Any deliberate contact between drivers/cars after the finish:
Decision of the Stewards
19 Incorrect use of engines and/or turbo:
8 places backwards in start position
Finals
Moreover, the Stewards of the meeting, either themselves or upon the proposal of the Clerk of the Course may decide on any point which is not provided for in the Regulations and apply penalties in conformity with the criteria of the Code, of the NEZ Championships Regulations and of the Supplementary Regulations of the event.
16. Protests and appeals.
16.1 All protests will be lodged in accordance to national rules witch will be published in the Supplementary regulations of the event. The protest time will be 10 min after heats and 30 min after A-finals.
All protests must be made in written form in English and handed to the clerk of course.
16.2 Competitors have the rights to appeal the decision of stewards to organizing ASN in accordance to national rules, which are published in the short version of the event. Information. Appeal must be made in written form (English) and handed to the steward included a registration fee. Copy of the appeal must be addressed to NEZ RC together with stewards’ report.
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