Cobra Nationals in Goulburn

[750hp]

17. EVENT SCHEDULE AND TEST FORMAT
Event One; 1.8 mile Drags
Will be held at Wakefield Park on Saturday 6th October at 12.15pm.
Entries open with the publication of the event regulations and close at 12 midday on the day of the event at the venue. The entry fees and conditions are as per supplementary regulation 10.
Classes as per supplementary regulation 15 and Awards as per supplementary regulation 16.
Vehicles and drivers that have not attended the Pre-Event scrutineering, will need to be scrutineered from 11.15am to 12 midday on the day during the photo shoot at Wakefield Park. All competing vehicles must be presented to the scrutineers and bear their “OK” before being permitted to compete.
Timing will be electronic to the 1/100 second. Electronic timing starts and finishes when the beam is broken. At the start all drivers will come under the starters’ order and must commence their run within 10 seconds of receiving such order.
There will be only one run over the1/8 mile, with the winner recording the lowest time.


Event Two; 1.2km Hillclimb
Will be held at Wakefield Park on Saturday 6th October following Event One.
Entries open with the publication of the event regulations and close at 12 midday on the day of the event at the venue. The entry fees and conditions are as per supplementary regulation 10.
Classes as per supplementary regulation 15 and Awards as per supplementary regulation 16.
Vehicles and drivers that have not attended the Pre-Event scrutineering, will need to be scrutineered from 11.15am to 12 midday on the day during the photo shoot at Wakefield Park. All competing vehicles must be presented to the scrutineers and bear their “OK” before being permitted to compete.
Timing will be electronic and recorded to the 1/100 second. At the start all drivers will come under the starters’ order and must commence their run within 10 seconds of receiving such order.
There will be only one run over 1.2km, with the winner recording the lowest time.


Event Three; Go-to-Whoa
Will be held at Wakefield Park on Saturday 6th October following Event Two.
Entries open with the publication of the event regulations and close at 12 midday on the day of the event at the venue. The entry fees and conditions are as per supplementary regulation 10.
Classes as per supplementary regulation 15 and Awards as per supplementary regulation 16.
Vehicles and drivers that have not attended the Pre-Event scrutineering, will need to be scrutineered from 11.15am to 12 midday on the day during the photo shoot at Wakefield Park. All competing vehicles must be presented to the scrutineers and bear their “OK” before being permitted to compete.
Timing will be hand held to 1/10 second. Hand held timing commences when the non-driven wheels move and finishes when the most forward part of the vehicle crosses the front of the finish garage. Competitors will be timed from a stationary position in the start garage and will proceed to navigate the test, driving pass a marker on the drivers’ side of the vehicle, then stopping completely within the second garage, then driving forward through the second garage and passing a marker on the passengers’ side of the vehicle before stopping their vehicle in a completely stationary position within a marked finishing garage. The test will start and finish with vehicles facing a forward direction.
There will be only one run with the winner recording the lowest time. Lane Officials will be Judge of Fact.
Penalties as per supplementary regulation 18.


Event Four; 2.2km Super-Sprints
Will be held at Wakefield Park on Sunday 7th October at 9.00am.
Entries open with the publication of the event regulations and close at 12 midday on Saturday at the venue. The entry fees and conditions are as per supplementary regulation 10.
Classes as per supplementary regulation 15 and Awards as per supplementary regulation 16.
Vehicles and drivers that have not attended the Pre-Event scrutineering, will need to be scrutineered from 11.15am to 12 midday Saturday during the photo shoot at Wakefield Park. All competing vehicles must be presented to the scrutineers and bear their “OK” before being permitted to compete.
Timing will be electronic and recorded to the 1/100 second. At the start all drivers will come under the starters’ order and must commence their run within 10 seconds of receiving such order.
There will be only one run over 2.2km, with the winner recording the lowest time.


N.B. More than one run of the above events will be determined by time permitting.


18. PENALTIES:

The following penalties will be applied to all four events

Vehicle not fully garaged - plus 5 seconds
Knocking down or driving over a marker - plus 5 seconds per marker
Crossing garage boundary - plus 5 seconds
Wrong direction (WD) - plus 10 seconds
Failing to halt completely at the finish - plus 10 seconds
Finishing completely outside a garage - plus 10 seconds
Failure to complete test - plus 10 seconds
Lane officials will be Judge of Fact on any penalties applied.



19. ALCOHOL AND DRUGS:

The consumption of alcohol or drugs by drivers and officials is forbidden on the day until the conclusion of the Events, while spectators are forbidden to consume alcohol in the pit and paddock areas.



20. EXCLUSIONS:

The Clerk of Course or Stewards may exclude from further competition and driver who:

after leaving the circuit, rejoins the track at speed considered dangerous to themselves, to any other competitor, or to an official.
Disobeys the direction of an official.
Exceeds 20 kph in the paddock / pits area.
No ‘burn-outs’ are allowed on the any bitumen surfaces. Anyone found guilty will be immediately excluded from that event and will also be excluded from all event results.





21. TIMING:

Electronic and/or manual hand held stop watches timing will be used. See Event Schedule and Timetable for procedures.



22. CHILDREN:

Parents have the total responsibility of their children. Children must be controlled at all times.



23. MEDICAL FACILITIES:

A Medical Response Plan has been devised for the event and an ambulance will be in attendance during the sprint events.



24. SPECTATOR FACILITIES:

Spectators must remain behind any barriers, markers, and bunting and obey any directions given by an official.


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