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Yay for more classes.....

I'm surprised this is still in the rules.

TIME-OUT: It is the competitor’s responsibility to notify the Grid Official of the
need to take a “time-out” delay. The reason for the time-out is at the
competitor’s option (mechanical, emotional, psychological, astrological, etc.)
A competitor is allowed a single seven (7) minute time-out per Heat in Class
competition and a single two (2) minute time-out during Challenge
competition The time-out can be called from the time the competitor is
directed from Grid to the Stage Lanes and up to the time when they are
required to enter the Stage Area for the first time in each Heat to stay
properly paired. If a competitor has mechanical or other problems after
entering a Stage Lane for the first time and cannot stay paired with their
original Grid “partner”, they will forfeit that run and any remaining runs.

This is also interesting.


For Index based classes (L1, L2, L3, L4, R1, R2, RTF, RTR, RTA), the driver
has entered that particular Index Class and NOT the class used for the Index
factor (AS, EP, etc.). Therefore, they can change the vehicle and related
Index factor within a particular Index based class without being considered
having entered a new class, just as a driver within a traditional class (ES,
BSP, STF, etc.) can change to any vehicle legal for that particular traditional
class without starting over in their accumulation of points for that class.

Yay, Toby is still paying attention to Solo stuff!

Eric Clements wrote:Yay, Toby is still paying attention to Solo stuff!

Toby Larsson wrote:http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/ass ... oRules.pdf

Yay for more classes.....

I'm surprised this is still in the rules.

TIME-OUT: It is the competitor’s responsibility to notify the Grid Official of the
need to take a “time-out” delay. The reason for the time-out is at the
competitor’s option (mechanical, emotional, psychological, astrological, etc.)
A competitor is allowed a single seven (7) minute time-out per Heat in Class
competition and a single two (2) minute time-out during Challenge
competition The time-out can be called from the time the competitor is
directed from Grid to the Stage Lanes and up to the time when they are
required to enter the Stage Area for the first time in each Heat to stay
properly paired. If a competitor has mechanical or other problems after
entering a Stage Lane for the first time and cannot stay paired with their
original Grid “partner”, they will forfeit that run and any remaining runs.

This is also interesting.


For Index based classes (L1, L2, L3, L4, R1, R2, RTF, RTR, RTA), the driver
has entered that particular Index Class and NOT the class used for the Index
factor (AS, EP, etc.). Therefore, they can change the vehicle and related
Index factor within a particular Index based class without being considered
having entered a new class, just as a driver within a traditional class (ES,
BSP, STF, etc.) can change to any vehicle legal for that particular traditional
class without starting over in their accumulation of points for that class.

Good thing you don't have to worry your pretty little head about this stuff anymore....

I think the rule should be re-written to say:

TIME-OUT: It is the Grid Official's responsibility to notify the competitor of the
need to take a “time-out” delay. The reason for the time-out is at the
Grid Official's option determined by the competitor's behavior (emotional, psychological, stupidity, etc.)
A competitor can be given single seven (7) minute time-out per Heat in Class
competition and a single two (2) minute time-out during Challenge
competition The time-out can be called from the time the competitor is
directed from Grid to stop acting like a fool and at any time by any other event official.
If a competitor refused to take the time out her/she will be locked in a Porta Potty
for 15 minutes.

When you call a time out, do they pull your partner out of line with you?

I like John's interpretation better.

Steve Lepper wrote:When you call a time out, do they pull your partner out of line with you?

I like John's interpretation better.

No...there's only enough room in the Porta Potty for one idiot at a time. And I will probably be the first to test-drive it.

John Coffey wrote:I think the rule should be re-written to say:

TIME-OUT: It is the Grid Official's responsibility to notify the competitor of the
need to take a “time-out” delay. The reason for the time-out is at the
Grid Official's option determined by the competitor's behavior (emotional, psychological, stupidity, etc.)
A competitor can be given single seven (7) minute time-out per Heat in Class
competition and a single two (2) minute time-out during Challenge
competition The time-out can be called from the time the competitor is
directed from Grid to stop acting like a fool and at any time by any other event official.
If a competitor refused to take the time out her/she will be locked in a Porta Potty
for 15 minutes.

That kind of authority to the grid official would add stress to their job and eventually start a debate on wheather time outs are sufficient or something more harsh is required. Wouldn't want to go there.

Arthur Grant wrote:...and eventually start a debate on wheather time outs are sufficient or something more harsh is required.

Swirly in the porta potty? :barf: