INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SPORTS CAR · PDF file2014 ICSCC Competition Regulations i INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SPORTS CAR CLUBS 2014 COMPETITION REGULATIONS - Table of Contents

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

OF

SPORTS CAR CLUBS

2014 COMPETITION

REGULATIONS

2011 International Conference of Sports Car Clubs

Bar beside paragraph indicates rule has changed since last year

or is a new rule for this year.

C Letter beside paragraph denotes

E responsibility as designated

E/C in Appendix O

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2014 ICSCC Competition Regulations i

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SPORTS CAR CLUBS

2014 COMPETITION REGULATIONS

- Table of Contents

HOW THE CONFERENCE WORKS ................................................................................ 1 SECTION 1 JURISDICTION .......................................................................................... 2 SECTION 1A - RULE CHANGES .................................................................................... 4 SECTION 2 - SANCTIONS and INSURANCE.................................................................. 6 SECTION 3 LICENSING ............................................................................................... 8 SECTION 4 - RACE ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................ 13 SECTION 5 - CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS ....................................................................... 18 SECTION 6 - ALL PARTICIPANTS, ENTRANTS and DRIVERS ................................... 21 SECTION 7 RACES .................................................................................................... 25 SECTION 8 PENALTIES ............................................................................................. 30 SECTION 9 PROTESTS ............................................................................................. 32 SECTION 10 APPEALS .............................................................................................. 35 SECTION 11 - TECHNICAL and SAFETY INSPECTIONS ............................................ 37 SECTION 12 - ADVERTISING and PUBLICITY ............................................................. 47 SECTION 13 - CLASSIFICATION of CARS ................................................................... 48 SECTION 14 - PRODUCTION CARS: Specifications and Allowable Modifications ....... 97 SECTION 15 - RULES of the ROAD ............................................................................ 106 SECTION 16 - PADDOCK and PITS ............................................................................ 111 SECTION 17 - RACE OFFICIALS DIVISION ............................................................... 113 APPENDIX A MAJOR and MINOR TEARDOWN PROCEDURES ............................. 114 APPENDIX B APPLICATION of FIA APPENDIX C to ICSCC SPORTS RACING CARS ....... 115 APPENDIX C 2014 ICSCC EVENT SCHEDULE ........................................................ 117 APPENDIX D 2014 ICSCC OFFICERS ....................................................................... 118 APPENDIX E 2014 ICSCC MEMBER CLUB PRESIDENTS ....................................... 120 APPENDIX F 2014 ICSCC EXECUTIVE BOARD REPRESENTATIVES ................... 120 APPENDIX G 2014 RACE REGISTRARS................................................................... 121 APPENDIX H 2014 RACE CHAIRS ............................................................................ 121 APPENDIX I 2014 ICSCC AFFILIATE CLUBS ............................................................ 122 APPENDIX J 2014 ICSCC CONTEST BOARD REPRESENTATIVES ....................... 123 APPENDIX K 2014 ICSCC COMPETITION COMMITTEE .......................................... 124 APPENDIX L SAFETY PRECAUTION GUIDELINES for COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ..... 125 APPENDIX M COURSE LOCATIONS and COURSE MAPS ...................................... 126 APPENDIX N HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER BAN .................................................... 139 APPENDIX O COMPETITION REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY ............................. 140 APPENDIX P HAND SIGNALS ................................................................................... 142 APPENDIX Q CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES ................................................................. 143 APPENDIX R ICSCC PARTICIPANT CODE OF CONDUCT ..................................... 145

2014 ICSCC Competition Regulations 1

HOW THE CONFERENCE WORKS

E The International Conference of Sports Car Clubs, Inc. is an association of

independent sports car clubs in the United States and Canada. It is a regulatory and

administrative organization providing the basic guidelines for organized sports car

racing in its membership area.

E It is the goal of Conference to supervise and regulate competition in accordance with

the wishes of the majority of the Conference license holders.

E Clubs which sponsor and conduct races are represented on the ICSCC Executive

Board, which deals with scheduling, general regulations, financial matters and basic

Conference policy. All clubs are represented on the Contest Board. Member clubs

are represented on the Executive Board. Both boards are responsible for racing

regulations and car specification rules. The Executive Board designates which

sections of the Competition Regulations are the primary responsibility of the Contest

Board, the Executive Board, or a combination of the Contest Board and Executive

Board. The Executive Board meets at least twice annually, in the spring and fall. The

Contest Board meets once a year, at the Fall Meeting.

E Every Conference driver is represented in affairs of ICSCC through his/her clubs

representative on the Contest Board. Drivers are involved at the club level in

formation of the meeting agenda, and representatives participate in Contest Board

meetings under specific instructions which assure that their drivers opinions are

reflected in discussion and voting. Each club has one vote on the Contest Board for

every driver licensed with the club.

E The President of Conference is elected every year at the Fall Meeting by the

Executive Board. The incumbent is automatically nominated for a second term. The

nomination and election meeting is held at a closed meeting of the Directors,

immediately following the conclusion of all other business on the first day of the fall

meeting. Any member club may nominate a candidate for President, which must be

presented at the nomination and election meeting by an Executive Board

Representative. The candidate must meet the requirements set forth in the Corporate

By-Laws (Article III, Section 5 of the Policy and Procedures manual). If the By-Laws

requirements are met and the candidate has been formally presented at the

nomination and election meeting he/she will officially become a nominee. All

nominees will be interviewed during the election meeting. At the conclusion of all

interviews the Executive Board representatives will vote and the nominee with the

most votes will become the next President of Conference. The chosen nominee will

be announced as the incoming President at the ICSCC banquet. The official duties of

the President can be found in section 3.1.2 of the Policy and Procedures manual. As

an overview, the Presidents job is to coordinate all Conference business, appoint the

necessary officers, preside over the Executive Board and generally expedite all

Conference policies. (Spring 2010)

E The Race Steward is elected annually by the Executive Board. His/Her job is to

provide consistent interpretations of the racing regulations. He/She polices the rules

concerning participants and sees that consistency is maintained regarding procedures

at the various race courses. He/She also chairs the Contest Board. His/Her tenure of

office is one year.(Spring 2010)

E While this book is principally concerned with racing rules it also contains regulations

which describe the organization of the Race Officials Division.

2014 ICSCC Competition Regulations 2

SECTION 1 JURISDICTION

E 101. These Competition Regulations become effective January 31 of the

current year, and supersede all previous rules, bulletins and

supplementary regulations.

E 102. These Competition Regulations shall apply to every ICSCC sanctioned

event.

A. Organizing member clubs conducting races may publish

SUPPLEMENTAREGULATIONS provided that the supplemental

regulations do not conflict with these Competition Regulations. In

the event that a supplemental regulation conflicts with or changes

the meaning or application of an ICSCC Competition Regulation,

the supplemental regulation is deemed void.

B. EXCEPTION - LOCAL CONDITIONS: Where local conditions

require that a supplemental regulation take precedence over an

ICSCC Competition Regulation, the supplemental regulation will

apply and be controlling, PROVIDED that the ICSCC Competition

Regulation contains the language, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY

THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS (e.g. see Competition

Regulation 709 and 1112).

E 103. The Conference shall reserve the right to authorize and supervise

automotive competitions and tests of any kind; to make and construe rules

and to render decisions concerning them; to grant, refuse or withdraw

licenses, sanctions and approvals; to assign and cancel dates for

competitions; to appoint and rescind the appointment of officials; to im