POST RACE INSPECTION
THE TOP THREE FINISHING CARS IN THE HEAT RACES AND THE TOP 5 IN THE FEATURE EVENT, IN ALL DIVISIONS, ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE SCALES FOR WEIGHING AND THEN TO THE TECH BUILDING FOR POST RACE INSPECTION. ONE CAR FROM EACH DIVISION WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR POSSIBLE FURTHER TECHNICAL INSPECTION.
PROTEST PROCEDURES (ALL DIVISIONS)
1. TO PROTEST A CAR, YOU MUST FINISH IN THE POSITION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAR YOU ARE PROTESTING OR YOU MUST PROTEST ALL THE CARS IN BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE CAR YOU WISH TO PROTEST. BACKWARDS PROTESTING IS NOT ALLOWED. ONLY THE DRIVER OR THE CAR OWNER OF THE PROTESTING CAR MAY FILE THE PROTEST AND MUST COMPLETE ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE PROTEST FORM OR THE PROTEST WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. ALL MECHANICAL WORK ON THE CAR BEING PROTESTED WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE CARS CREW ONLY, UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE ELS TECH PEOPLE.
2. ONLY CARS THAT ARE ON THE LEAD LAP MAY BE PROTESTED.
3. VISUAL PROTESTS ARE $25. THEY MUST BE DONE AFTER HEAT RACES ONLY, AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF RACE
4. PROTESTING DRIVER HAS 5 MINUTES FROM THE TIME THE CHECKERED FLAG FALLS ON THE FEATURE EVENT TO BRING THE EXACT CASH PROTEST FEE AND A LIST OF PROTESTED ITEMS, (3 ITEMS MAXIMUM), TO THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR.
5. ANY PROTESTED ITEM MUST BE AN ITEM THAT IS COVERED IN THE RULE BOOK.
6. ONLY THE PROTESTING OWNER OR DRIVER WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE TECHNICAL AREA DURING TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION. OTHER PERSONS MAY BE ALLOWED AT THE TECHNICAL DIRECTORS DISCRETION. THE TECH STAFF WILL ASSIST WITH TEAR DOWN AS TIME AND MANPOWER PERMIT.
7. THE PROTESTED CAR WILL HAVE ONE AND A HALF HOURS TO COMPLY WITH TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL TIME MAY BE GIVEN TO THE PROTESTED CAR TO COMPLY, IF OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES DELAY THE PROCESS. THIS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND IS NOT ARGUABLE.
8. THE PROTESTED CAR OWNER OR DRIVER HAS THE RIGHT TO COUNTER PROTEST THE PROTESTING OWNER OR DRIVERS CAR UP TO THE LEVEL THAT HE OR SHE IS BEING PROTESTED TO, FOLLOWING CURRENT RULES. ANY COUNTER PROTEST MUST BE FILED WITHIN 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CHECKERED FLAG FALLS ON THE MAIN EVENT.
9. IF, DURING THE TEAR DOWN PROCESS, THE PROTESTED CAR IS FOUND TO HAVE
ITEMS THAT ARE NOT LEGAL, THAT WERE NOT ON THE LIST OF UP TO THREE
PROTESTED ITEMS, THE PROTESTED CAR WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES AND WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
10. ANYONE, BEHAVING IN AN INAPPROPRIATE MANNER IN THE TECHNICAL AREA, CAN AND WILL BE EJECTED FROM EAST LINCOLN SPEEDWAY AND THAT PERSON, (OR PERSONS), CAR WILL BE DISQUALIFIED!
11. ANY PART THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE ILLEGAL, CAN AND WILL BE CONFISCATED BY AND BECOME, THE PROPERTY OF EAST LINCOLN SPEEDWAY.
12. IN THE EVENT THAT A PARTICULAR PART OR PARTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED TO BE LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, THE PART OR PARTS WILL BE CONFISCATED BY THE TECHNICAL STAFF, AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO VERIFY THE STATUS OF THE PART OR PARTS BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.
PROTEST FEES- APPLIES TO ALL CLASSES EXCEPT FWD
1. $300.00 FEE FOR THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE AND AREAS OF THE CAR. $100.00 WILL BE RETAINED FOR TRACK FEE.
2. AN ADDITIONAL $600.00 FEE FOR TECH OF THE LOWER END OF V8 ENGINES WHICH INCLUDES REMOVAL OF THE OIL PAN, AND OR, REMOVING AND WEIGHING THE CRANKSHAFT. AN ADDITIONAL $600.00 FEE FOR TECH OF THE LOWER END OF 4 CYLINDER ENGINES, TO WEIGH OR CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT. $100.00 WILL BE RETAINED FOR TRACK FEE.
3. IF THE PROTESTED CAR IS FOUND TO BE LEGAL, THE PROTEST FEE GOES TO THE PROTESTED CAR, MINUS THE TRACK FEE.
4. IF THE PROTESTED CAR IS FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL, THE PROTEST FEE GOES BACK TO THE PROTESTING DRIVER, MINUS THE TRACK FEE.
PENALTIES
1. FOR CARS FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL DURING ROUTINE TECHNICAL INSPECTION;
2. FOR CARS FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL DURING PROTESTS;
3. FOR ANYONE WHO REFUSES INSPECTION OR TEAR DOWN FOR ANY REASON.
OFFENSE:
LOSS OF THE WIN, MONEY AND POINTS FOR THE NIGHT.