TVQMA RCP’s

November 30, 2009

Race Rules

1. Present Wording: Section: 4.6 - Displaced Transponders

Proposed Wording: Add: After call for line-up a car will be directed to
pits transponder installation. Car will be moved
to the back of the pack. If the displacement is the
result of an accident the car will be directed to pit
area for replacement of transponder. No position
penalty unless additional work is done to car.
Reason for Change: Clarify transponder rules.

2. Present Wording: Section: 2.1 - Qualify Format

Proposed Wording: Half of the races will be qualify format. Half of
the races will be heat race format. Even number
races will be qualify (2, 4, 6, 8). Odd number
races will be heat format (1, 3, 5, 7)
Reason for Change: Allow for more actual racing

3. Present Wording: Section: 6.2

Fuel will be tested at random and for track record
breaking cars.
Proposed Wording: Replace track record breaking to fast time.
Reason for Change: Consistent check for fuel
4. Present Wording: Section: 6.1 Tech
All engines will be sealed.
Proposed Wording: All engines and fuel tanks will be sealed.
Reason for Change: None given.

5. Present Wording: Article 9, Section: 9.1

Tri-Valley must be your home club
to be eligible for year-end awards (2008 RCP)
Proposed Wording: Tri-Valley membership (Active or Associate) to be
eligible for year-end awards.
Reason for Change: This will hopefully encourage other club members
to also run our points series. This will help
increase fees we collect at the races.

6. Present Wording: Article 5, Section 5.4

DNF: Did not Finish. A driver black
Flagged from a driving incident (3 DOT’s, 2 Calls,
parts or liberating fluid, signaling working on the
car on the track and tech DQ that does not result
in a 30 day suspension) will receive points for the
position they are
Scored in at the time of DNF. This includes any
 driver that does not finish the race voluntarily
(broken car/parts). The driver must take at least
one lap under his or her own power to be scored
as a DNF.
Proposed Wording: DNF: Did not Finish. A driver black flagged from a
driving incident (3 DOT’s, 2 Calls, parts or
liberating fluid, signaling working on the car on
the track and tech DQ that does not result in a
30 day suspension) will receive points for the
position they are scored in by lap count after the
finish of the race in the order they left the track.
This includes any driver that does not finish the
race voluntarily (broken car/parts). The driver
must take at least on lap under his or her own
power to be scored as a DNF.
Reason for Change: The current wording on this rule implies that if a
car is in first place and has to leave the race etc.,
the car will get first place points even though
they didn’t finish the race. The proposed wording
will change tins to the original meaning that the
car leaving the track will be scored in the position
that they left the track.

7. Present Wording: Article 2. Club race format, Section Rules and

Schedules
Proposed Wording: Add: Races cancelled due to rain will be re-
scheduled to the 1st Saturday or Sunday following
the rain out that is not in conflict with a Regional,
States, Grands, or Monza (Mostek) race.
Reason for Change: Put the schedule into clubs hands rather than
Regional Director.

8. Present Wording: None

Proposed Wording: Add: 5 points will be given for each sign-in in
which the participant attempts to qualify. These
points are not part of the race day points and
cannot be thrown out.
Reason for Change: To encourage people to run all eight races in the
series.

9. Present Wording: Article 2. Club race format, Section 2.1

(8) Qualify format
Proposed Wording: (4) Qualify format (4) Heat format and Main
Reason for Change: Increasing the number of races that they can
compete will allow the races to gain more
experience.

10. Present Wording: Article 3. Section 3.1

Qualifying order will be decided by a random pill
 draw.
Random pill draw will be completed by MOSCORE
or actual pill draw upon system failure or tower
decision.
Proposed Wording: Qualifying order will be decided by random pill
draw. Random pill draw will be completed by
MOSCORE or actual pill draw upon system failure or
tower decision. The order of racing will be
determined by a random pill draw during the pit
meeting of the first race. The order will then rotate
throughout the race season in QMA order. (i.e. Sr.
Honda is drawn for race 1 then Heavy Honda would
start 2nd, Junior Stock would start race 3, etc.)
Reason for Change: Allow classes to qualify and run at different times
of the day.

11. Present Wording: Article 8. Section:1

During driver sign-ins, each family is required to
select a race position (flag person, scorer, judge,
track director, etc.) to fill for at least one class
during the event.
Proposed Wording: During driver sign-ins, each family is required to
select a race position (flag person, scorer, judge,
track director, etc.) to fill for at least one class
during that event. If a family does not sign in for
a position the driver will start at the back of the
first heat.
Reason for Change: This will help us have a smother race day and not
have to always be waiting on workers.

12. Present Wording: Article 6. Section: 6.2

TVQMA specifies that the Chevron station at 1025
Vasco Rd. in Livermore as the recommended
location for fuel purchase.
Proposed Wording: TVQMA specifies that the ARCO station at Vasco
Rd. and North Front Rd. as the recommended
location for fuel purchase.
Reason for Change: The Chevron station is to hard to get in and out
of with a trailer.