INTRODUCTION

The rules, regulations and specifications set forth in the Wiscasset Raceway web site rules have been compiled around careful considerations of guidelines that will best insure safe, competitive and affordable race events.  At any time, should it become necessary in the interest of fair competition, economy, race promotion, or in the interest of the race show itself, the Raceway reserves the right to modify, add or delete and rule, regulation or specification.

DISCLAIMER

The rules and/or regulations and specifications set forth herein are designed to       provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events.  These rules will govern all Wiscasset Raceway events, and by participating in these events all competitors and their associates are required to comply with these rules.  No express or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of, or compliance with, these rules, regulations and specifications.  The rules within this book are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way any guarantee against injury of death to participant

The race director shall be empowered to permit minor deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that, in his opinion, do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements.  Any interpretations or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials.  Their decision is final.  In addition, Wiscasset Raceway holds the rights to fine, suspend, eject and/or withhold purse and points from anyone who violates these rules.

GENERAL RULES

Anyone who performs an act or participates in actions deemed by Wiscasset Raceway officials to be detrimental to the sport or to Wiscasset Raceway including, but not limited to verbal abuse of any Wiscasset Raceway official, the consumption of or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages in the pit area during a race meet, the use of or being under the influence of drugs in the pit area during a race meet, fighting- which is defined as making or attempting to make physical contact or reckless operation of a race car or other vehicle in the pit area shall be disciplined appropriately by track management..  Any person entering another pit area and causing conflict will be disciplined accordingly.  Each car owner/driver is responsible for their crew members and their guest’s actions. Wiscasset Raceway holds the rights to fine, suspend, eject and/or withhold purse and points from anyone who violates these rules.

Any driver involved in a race accident on the race track and needs to be hauled or pushed into the pit area is required to stay with their racecar at all times.  Only a track official or medical team may release driver from his racecar.  Failure to comply with race track rules may result in disqualification of event, with loss of all nightly points and purse.

Any fines imposed during a race event must be paid in full before entering the pit area for another race event.

When entering the pit area, each person must appear at the ticket window and sign the appropriate waiver and release.  You will be assigned a pit bracelet and that bracelet must be visible at all times.  Any person that attempts to use another persons pit bracelet to obtain entrance to the pit area is subject to arrest and prosecution and will be suspended from attending up to the next three race meets.

Any person under the age of 18 that enters the pit area must have a signed and notarized minor release form on file.

The pit area is for race cars and their haulers only and personal vehicles will not be allowed in the pit area at any time.

Drivers and drivers only must sign their car in at the sign in table set up before you enter the pit area.  Failure to do this will result in starting the heat and feature race in the rear of the lineup.

The driver and car owner shall be the only spokesmen for the team in any matters pertaining to a race event.  Crew members, sponsors, spouses and other associates may not represent the team in any concerns.

At any inspection of a car in the tech area, only the driver and 1 crew members will be allowed to be present unless other wise directed by the tech official.  Any other crew members or other persons must remain in their pit area.  Any person causing a disturbance in the tech area is subject to removal from the pit area, and fine and/or suspension from further race events.

The Raceway reserves the right to conclude any feature race after 30 minutes if sufficient progress is not being made toward the conclusion of the race.

Any car spinning by itself three (3) times in one race is subject to disqualification from that race.

PIT TOWER ATTENDANT MUST BE NOTOFIED OF ANY DRIVER CHANGES OR BORROWED CAR DURING A RACE MEET AND ATTENDANT MUST BE NOTIFIED OF SAID CHANGE PRIOR TO THE RACE MEET failure to do this will result in forfeit of purse, points and position.  Management will review and decision will be made accordingly.

If you are involved in an accident involving injury to yourself, advise the racing officials immediately so that the necessary insurance reporting will be accomplished.  No claims will be considered after you leave the raceway.

Points are awarded to the driver, Purse money is paid to the person listed on the information sheet.

All monetary transactions with Wiscasset Raceway must be paid for separately.  EX:

Admission, you must use a check or cash, Tires, you must use a different check or cash, Fuel, you must use a different check or cash.  Be prepared you must use three different checks or cash for paperwork purposes.

If a race event is rained out after the completion of 4 heat events, no rain checks will be issued.  If a race event is rained out before 4 heat events the pit bracelet you received will be valid for admission to the rescheduled event only.  NO CASH REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY REASON.      

NUMBER RULES

All numbers will be assigned.  For numbers call the raceway at (207) 632-7322.

Three digit numbers and fractions are not allowed.  No new numbers will be issued with any number/letter combination.

All numbers must be kept in easily readable condition.  If they are damaged in an accident they must be fixed before the next race meet.  Inability of the scorers to read numbers can result in the car being barred from competition.

LINE-UPS

Opening day at Wiscasset Raceway every class will draw for position. Heats:

There will be one heat for 19 or less cars, 20 or more cars will be divided into 2 heats.

Heat line ups will be determined by points, lowest to highest.

Top 3 from the week before will go to the rear

Anyone that has missed ONE week will go behind top 3

New cars will go behind anyone that has missed a week

All Disqualified cars will go to the rear

Features:

Feature events will line up by the results of the heat races

Top 3 from previous week will go to the rear

New cars will go behind top 3 of previous week

All disqualified cars from the previous week will go to the rear.

Feature events shortened by unusual conditions will have been completed under green flag conditions.  If the event is called while being run under caution, the last full lap scored will be used to determine finishing positions.

No Cars or Drivers will be allowed to compete in more than one race under any circumstances unless they have entered and paid the fees required by the raceway.  Drivers must need to get raceways approval prior to the race event.

POINTS

Opening day at Wiscasset Raceway, 10 extra points will be awarded for all participants.

Heat points will be awarded as follows:

Heat winners in each division are awarded 10 points for winning, and each position back receives 2 points less than the previous position.  No points are awarded for 6^th place and back.

Feature winners in each division are awarded 100 points for winning, and each position back receives 2 points less than the previous position.

No points will be awarded for and car that gets disqualified.

At the end of Wiscasset Raceways season to be fair to our weekly competitors, with 3 events left no new cars will receive points for heats or features.

To qualify for points purse at the end of the year, driver or car owner must be present at the banquet.  No exceptions

Non point events may have competition blanket points.  This is where a driver will receive 50 (fifty) points for competing in a selected race event approved by the raceway.  These points will go toward you r weekly competition points.

TRACTION CONTROL DEVICES

So called traction control devices of any design of any kind are not permitted in any division at Wiscasset Raceway. 

PENALTY FOR ANY TYPE TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE IS:

1)    DISQUALIFICATION FROM EVENT

2)    LOSS OF PURSE

3)    LOSS OF TAOTAL POINTS ACCUMULATED TO DATE

TIRE POLICY

Each competitor at the Raceway agrees to run the tires specified by the rules of their division.  Each competitor further agrees that he will run tires that are the same hardness as the other competitors in their division and specifically agrees that he will be disqualified and further penalized if such tires are, in the sole opinion of Raceway Management, softer than others in the division.  The competitor agrees to allow Raceway personnel to examine their tires, haulers and vehicles at any time when on raceway property.  Any tires in question will be confiscated by Raceway official.

WISCASSET RACEWAY STRICTLY PROHIBITS THE USE OR POSSESION OF TIRE CONDITIONER OR TIRE SOFTENER IN ALL OF OUR RACING DIVISIONS AND ON RACEWAY PROPERTY. 

***PENALTY FOR TIRE SOFTENER OR TIRE CONDITIONER IS:

1)    DISQAULIFICATION FROM EVENT

2)    LOSS OF PURSE

3)    LOSS OF TOTAL POINTS ACCUMULATED TO DATE

SAFETY RULES FOR ALL DIVISIONS

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