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BRP
CanAm Series
Race Procedures - 2009
- It is expected that
all members of all race teams will act in a
professional manner at all times. Race car drivers
and race car owners are responsible for the actions
of their pit personnel.
- Any race car driver
or race car owner who takes physical action against
an individual or personal property will forfeit all
winnings and points and may be suspended from future
participation in BRP CanAm Series race programs.
- Heat race starting
position is determined by draw. It is the
responsibility of each team to ensure that someone
has drawn for the team at least 30 minutes prior to
the advertised start of the race program. Late
arrivals and those who fail to draw will start in
the rear.
- B-Main[s] starting
position is heads-up from the heat races based on
car and driver. Any driver who changes cars for
B-Main will start last.
- A-Main starting
positions 1-12 or 1-10 are determined by redraw.
Top four heat race finishers redraw if three heats
are required, top three heat race finishers redraw
if four heats are required, top two heat race
finishers redraw if five heats are required.
- A-Main starting
positions 13-20 or 11-20 are heads-up from the heat
races.
- A-Main starting
positions 21, 22,(23, and 24) are for the B-Main
qualifiers.
- A-Main provisional
starting positions (final two spots) will be awarded
to the highest eligible Series point earners who
attempted but did not qualify.
- The standard number
of starters for an A-Main will be 26; however, that
number may be increased / decreased at the
discretion of Series Officials.
- Drivers will be
eligible for a maximum of two provisional starting
positions per race season.
- Driver must start
the car that he/she last attempted to qualify.
- Alternates [bubble
cars] will be used. Alternates must report to the
A-Main staging area and be ready to race. Alternate
eligibility will be determined based on Series
points just as Provisionals; not on race finish.
Alternates will count as Provisionals [two per
season].
- All cars must take
the original green flag to compete in a race.
- All cars must start
on demand without aid in staging area; cars
requiring aid must start in rear.
- It is the
responsibility of each team to work with Series
Officials to status their race readiness.
- No passing under
caution, no racing under caution, no racing to the
yellow flag is allowed. When caution flag / lights
are displayed, cars must slow and maintain position.
- If there is a
caution before the first lap is completed, there
will be a complete restart with cars in original
starting positions other than those creating the
caution. Car[s] creating the caution may restart in
the rear.
- After the first lap
is completed, cars will lineup where they were
running at the time of the caution. In the event of
questionable restart positions, those cars will
restart as they were running on the last scored
green flag lap.
- Cars that take
evasive action to avoid the situation that caused a
caution will not be penalized. Those cars will
restart where fall into the lineup.
Note: There is no perfect way to handle these
scoring situations with our process capability.
- Any driver that
intentionally causes a caution will not be allowed
to continue in the race.
- Restarts will use
the “Delaware procedure.” Behind the leader will
generally be double file up to the halfway point of
the race. Second place driver has lane choice.
However, restarts may be single file at Series and
Track Official’s discretion if conditions warrant.
After halfway, restarts will be single file.
Lapped cars are to fall into the position they were
running when the caution was displayed.
- Each driver must use
a RACEceiver at all times that he/she is on the race
track.
- Points are awarded
to the driver or car owner based on A-Main finishing
positions. Point allocation is 100, 95, 90, 85,
80, 76, 72, 68, 65, 62, 60, 58, 56, 54, 52, 50, 48,
46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41,40 thru last and DNS; 35
points per driver that attempts, but fails, to
qualify for the A-Main. Bonus point events may be
scheduled.
- It will be assumed
that points go to the driver; however, based on a
declaration when drawing for heat race / time trial
order points may be awarded to the car owner.
- Home track bonus
points will be determined by averaging the points
earned by a driver’s best five finishes at any one
of the member tracks (Black Rock, Genesee, Little
Valley, or Woodhull). The BRP CanAm point
allocation will be used. Total points will be
divided by five regardless of number of events
entered.
- Series points, point
fund, bonus programs will be awarded only if defined
Series Marketing Partner decals are properly
displayed on the race car.
Note: BRP CanAm Series
Race Procedures will supercede and supplement host track
rules. It is the responsibility of all BRP CanAm Series
race team members to work within the rules, procedures,
and expectations of the Series and each host track.
06/03/09
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