Kearney Raceway Park, Inc Rules &
Guidelines 2009
Rule Book Disclaimer
The rules
and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the
orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable
requirements for such events. These rules govern the conditions of
all events, and by participating in these events participants are deemed
to comply with these rules.
NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANT OF
SAFETY WILL RESULT FROM PUBLICATION OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES
AND/OR REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide
for the conduct of the sport of Drag Racing and are in no way a
guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or
official. NO
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH
ALTERATION OF SPECIFICATIONS. Any
interpretation of deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of
the officials.
The Management of Kearney Raceway Park,
Inc (KRPI).
General Rule Statement
Vehicles
participating in drag racing event will be presentable at all times.
Vehicles that are improperly prepared may be rejected by the Tech
Official. Any rider/driver or crew member or person in association
with a rider/driver or crew member who is considered to be under the
influence of any drug, alcohol, or any other judgment impairing
substance will be expelled from the race and escorted off the premise
together with the entire crew and vehicle associated with the offender.
Alcoholic beverages of any kind are prohibited from being consumed by
any racer or crew member prior to the completion of their racing for
that day. Speed limit in the pit area, return road, and other
areas is 10 MPH and no burnouts or trans brake tests are allowed
anywhere except the burnout box. Violators endangering others with
reckless and inconsiderate driving habits (whether it is in/on a race
vehicle or pit vehicle) will be expelled from the race facility and
aforesaid rules and that all interpretation of rules, questions and
protests are left up to the starter, staging official, tech personnel or
track manager and may be changed if the situation warrants such actions.
KRPI is an NHRA Member Track. We recommend that you purchase a
2009 NHRA Rule Book which contains a complete set of rules.
Release and Waiver of Liability Forms
Anyone entering the
KRPI facility must sign the Release and Waiver of Liability form.
Minor Competitor’s or authorized Minor pit crew members must sign the
Minor Release and Waiver of Liability form. It must be signed by
participant and parents and/or guardians.
Again these rules exist for your safety as well
as the safety of your crew and the fans that support the sport of drag
racing. Please follow these rules to prevent any problems.
Pit Parking Stalls
ONE vehicle
(Tow Vehicle) will be allowed as long as it is parked in front of their
trailer/race vehicle. This vehicle must display the racers
competition number on the windshield at all times. All Vehicles in
the pit area need to remain in their pit area. They are not
to be used a general transportation in the pit area. All other
vehicles may park in the Spectator Parking area. You may picnic on
the grass, but please do not damage or leave trash on it.
Absolutely NO Dumping of oil or any other product on the grounds!!
Used oil barrels are located though out the facility. Use them,
NOT the trash cans!!
No one under 16 years of age is permitted to operate a
motorize vehicle with-in the racing facility. (pits, staging,
return roads, ect.) Your corporation is greatly appreciated!!!
ATV’s Scooters and Tow Vehicles
Again NO ONE UNDER 16 is allowed to operate these vehicles at any time.
These vehicles must also display the car number of the vehicles and it
is supporting and is only to be operated on the drag strip grounds.
If no car number is displayed, the support vehicle will have to be
parked immediately. ATV’s and scooters are not to be used as
recreational vehicles in the facility. Anyone doing so will be asked to
park the vehicle or leave the facility.
Anyone
UNDER THE AGE OF 14 must be in the tow
vehicle (in cab) in the staging lanes or at any point beyond.
Tech & Tech Cards
Every driver
must fill out a tech card for each class he or she participates in.
All tech cards must be completely filled out, or it will not be accepted
by the tech official. All tech cars must be signed by the driver.
Our tech personnel have the final say in any technical matters. He
or she is specially trained in this area.
Staging Lanes
The Staging
Lane Offical has control over the staging lanes. They will draw
UNO cards for lane assignments for 1st and 2nd; round’s unless other
wise notified. From 3rd round on cars will be laddered unless
otherwise notified. If one of the lanes empties then the cars at
the back end of the other lane will be required to mover over into the
empty lane until they even out. Except of a car with a BYE that
car will always have lane choice. In the final round if both cars
want the same lane they must either agree on lanes or it will be
determined by the Staging Lanes Offical with a coin toss. It is
the contestant’s responsibility to listen to the PA system or the radio
on 91.5 FM for
the classes being called.
Any unauthorized persons (12 years old or younger) in the staging lanes
or any restricted areas will be asked to leave those areas, and return
to the spectator area. If they have to be asked a second time, it
will be cause for ejection from the facility and a 25 point deduction
from competitors season points total.
Dial-Ins
Dial-ins and car numbers must be on the left side (driver’s
side) of the car. Poorly written dial-in’s will not be accepted.
Tower personnel must be able to read dial-ins at all times. One
warning will be given if the dial-ins or car numbers are to small or not
legible. The next infraction will be grounds for disqualification.
If you do not have a permanent number from NHRA, you will receive a
track appointed number the first time you enter a race. Please use
this number for the rest of the season unless you acquire one from NHRA.
This will help tower staff as they enter racers into the computer.
KRPI contestant may change dial-ins between rounds. Contestants
may not dial times that are out of their class time breaks. All
dial-ins must be on your car and cannot be changed once you are motioned
out of the staging lane into the water box. The competitors
dial in will be visible on the scoreboards.
If you feel a dial-in is entered
incorrectly DO NOT PRE-STAGE YOUR CAR until you are sure the dial-in is
entered correctly. Once you have pre-staged your vehicle you are
accepting that dial in “as is”! After this point on it cannot be
changed!
Staging Procedure
Once you are motioned out of the staging lanes by the Staging
Lanes Official you have two (2) minutes to move into the water box for
your burn out. Once
you are at the head of the staging lanes and paired the race is set.
If for some reason you or your opponent cannot move to the water box in
the allotted time (2 Minutes) when motioned out by the Staging Lanes
Official, that driver will be disqualified. The other driver will
then receive a mechanical BYE.
Once you are motioned to stage by the starter you have
a reasonable amount of time to move into the pre-stage beam. This
time limit will be determined by the started as to not disrupt the
normal flow of the race.
If you do not stage in the amount of time determined by the starter you
will be disqualified and your opponent will receive a BYE run.
Choosing of the BYE
BYES will be chosen randomly out of the 1st 10 cars in the
lanes by a number drawn in the tower. If there are more than 10
cars in a class a BYE will be picked, that car will race last and if
there is an opponent the BYE has lane choice. It is possible for a
car to have more than one BYE during completion. If a car receives
a BYE in 1st or 2nd round it is possible to receive another BYE after
the cars are laddered. If the cars are not laddered then you
cannot not receive another BYE unless all remaining cars in competition
have also received a BYE.
Auto Start System
Our starter is in control of the starting line PERIOD!! His or her
decisions are FINAL !
KRPI has the latest state of the art Comp-U-Link fiber optic
timing system. This system uses an auto start system, once both
cars pre-stage the starter will then arm the auto start. From that
point on the system will automatically start the tree after a specified
delay once both cars have staged. If the car in the other lane has
lit their stage bulb and you are pre-staged you have a per-determined
time to stage your car. This time is different for various
classes please check with the tower to determine the delay for your
class. If you fail to stage your car in the allotted time they
system will start the tree and you will receive a RED LIGHT (Foul) and
will be disqualified.
Cross Talk
KRPI uses CROSS TALK (Xtalk) in S/pro and all other classes using a
delay box. If Xtalk is not wanted you must place an “N” behind
your dial in. NOTE: This is only effective if you are the faster
car. When Xtalk is disabled you will see a dash (“-“) in front of
your ET displayed on the scoreboard. The “N” must be clearly
visible behind the dial in. If it is not legible it will not be
entered in the system and Xtalk will not be disabled.
Time Trials
Every effort will be made to provide a fair amount of times trials for
each racer before eliminations. There is no guarantee on the
number of sessions offered.
Re-Runs
From time to time problems may occur that require a re-run in
eliminations. It is the sole discretion of KRPI to allow re-runs.
It is the policy of KRPI to re-run pairs in the event of a computer
malfunction or other uncontrollable circumstances when ever possible.
Each situation is different and will be dealt with in the most fair and
expeditious manner possible. The cars involved in a Re-Run cannot
change their dial-ins or lanes.
Disqualifications
Should a driver receive a red-light foul start and the opposing driver
cross the center line or contact the guard wall, before the finish line.
The opposing driver will be disqualified as crossing the centerline or
contacting the guard wall is considered to be worse events than red
lighting. The driver who red-lighted would then be
reinstated in to the next round. Anytime it has been determined
that excessive braking which has resulted in the loss of control that
results in crossing the center line or contact the guard wall or any of
the on track equipment will also be deemed grounds for disqualification.
Intentional cross of the track boundaries to leave the track or avoid
depositing debris on the track is not ground for disqualification.
Buy Backs
1st round losers may buy back into competition at a price determined by
the track manager or board of directors. Buy backs will go into
2nd round there will no be a separate round for them. Buy backs
must be purchased prior to being called for 2nd round.
Any participant that makes a pass (accepts the tree) without having paid
to buy back will be disqualified from the event and have 25 points
deducted from their season point totals. Two such incidents
of the above action will result in the participant losing racing
privileges at future KRPI events.
Points
Points are awarded for any driver who signs up for KRPI's points
program. We award points for all of the classes listed below.
To join the points for your class you are required to come to the tower
and sign up. The cost is the class entry fee for your particular
class. You must sign up before elimination begin on the race day
you join. You will receive 20 points for each round you win, 10
points for the round that you loose in. You will also receive 5
points for participating in the Saturday Jackpot race. If
you loose 1st round you will receive 10 points but if you buy back you
will only be racing for the purse money. You will not receive any
more points. Points totals will be displayed on web site
and at the bulletin board at the concession stand.
Class Rules
KRPI is a NHRA Member track and follows the guidelines laid out in the
NHRA Rule book for the NHRA Summit Racing Series for E.T. Handicap
Racing for our normal points meets. We have the option to set our
own selection of class titles and E.T. breaks and they will be posted on
the bulletin board at the concession stand if different from NHRA’s.
We run the following classes at our normal point’s races:
Super Pro:
6 .00 to 11.99 Electronics Permitted as per NHRA Rules.
Pro:
7.00 to 13.99 Non Electronics, Trans Brakes permitted as per NHRA Rules.
Sportsman:
12.00 & slower Non Electronics, No Trans Brakes per NHRA Rules.
Street Legal:
No time breaks must comply with NHRA class rules.
High School:
10.99 & Slower non electronics, no trans brakes
Jr. Dragster:
8 & 9 Year Olds Novice no faster than 12.90
10 to 18 Year Olds Intermediate no faster than 8.90
13 to 18 Year Olds Advanced no faster than 7.90
*Note times are for 1/8 racing only*
Please refer to the current NHRA Jr.
Drag Racing League for current rules and regulations.
Any special events such as a NHRA National Open or Divisional
will be governed by NHRA rules as stated in the current rule book.
Other events that depart from these rules will be explained before that
event starts. Rule books are available in the concession stand.