6.2. RULES OF THE PADDOCK
6.2.1. Paddock Area Defined
The area where a car parks when not participating in its sessions is the Paddock. Event Supplemental Regulations
may delineate the Paddock location and assignment of equitable amounts of space to each competitor.
6.2.2. Retiring to the Paddock
A car that retires to the paddock during its qualifying session, and then returns to the track automatically
forfeits qualifying times earned before retiring. A car that retires to the paddock from the pits or the track
during its race may not return to the track unless the Supplemental Regulations or the Race Director or Chief
Steward specify.
6.3. RULES OF THE PITS
6.3.1. Pit Area Defined
The area that is part of or connects with the access roads leading to and from the racing surface is the hot
pit lane, which is where competition vehicles park when not on course during their sessions. There must be
a protective barrier between the hot pit lane and the area where support equipment and crews are located.
6.3.2. Required Equipment
There must be fire extinguishers with a nominal 10 pound dry chemical agent capacity and a minimum UL
60 BC or ABC rating placed at 50 foot intervals along the pit wall. If there will be refueling in the pits during
the race, each team must provide 1, minimum 10 pound /60 BC or ABC rated fire extinguisher for each car.
6.3.3. Fueling
Fueling is not permitted in the pits unless authorized by the Supplemental Regulations or the Race Director
or Chief Steward.
6.3.4. Authorized Personnel in the Pits
Crew members in the hot pits must be event credentialed SCCA licensed members.
6.3.5. Number of Crew Members in the Hot Pit Lane
Unless the Supplemental Regulations or the Race Director or Chief Steward provide otherwise, no more than
4 crew plus the driver or drivers may attend to any car in the hot pit lane.
6.3.6. Control
Pit crews are under the control of the Pit Marshal at all times.
6.3.7. Pit Barrier
Crew may only cross the pit barrier when their car is in the hot pit, except to signal the driver, when no more
than 2 crew may cross the barrier.
6.3.8. Overshooting the Pit
If a car overshoots its pit location, the car must either be pushed back into the pit location by hand, or else
continue for another lap. No car may be pushed back to the pit location if doing so would create an undue
hazard.
6.3.9. Air Bottles/Gas Cylinders
All compressed air bottles/gas cylinders with a pressure in excess of 200 psi must have a protective structure
around their gauges and valves when in the pit area.
6.4. THE GRID
note: In section 6.4, the field is defined as all segments.
6.4.1 General
A. 1 car in a class shall constitute a class. A car may not compete in more than one race class in the same
race group.
B. Number of Cars allowed on Course
A maximum of 25 cars per mile may be on the course or started simultaneously in any type of session.
The Division’s Executive Steward may increase or decrease the 25 car limitation for any or all race
groups
6.4.6. Fueling
Fueling is not permitted on the grid unless authorized by the Supplemental Regulations or the Race Director
or Chief Steward as specified in 6.3.3.
6.4.7. Air Bottles/Gas Cylinders
All compressed air bottles/gas cylinders with a pressure in excess of 200 psi must have a protective structure
around their gauges and valves when in the grid area as specified in 6.3.9.
Speeds in the event site administrative areas will be limited to 15 MPH and 5 MPH in the paddock,
and grid areas.
The consumption of alcohol anywhere on the event site at anytime is strictly prohibited. In order to
prevent a nill-conceived perception, alcoholic beverages should not be visible anywhere on the site
during competition.
Inventive, annoying, and potentially dangerous techniques to clean or warm tires, test brakes or
suspension systems, or other real or imagined needs, have in the past been employed in the paddock
area, on the road between paddock and grid, and even in grid. This situation has caused spectators to be
less than attentive to the movement of other traffic and generated the risk of an incident due to car or
driver failure, or inattentive actions by a spectator. The use of quick and/or frequent stop and go
actions, the rapid and frequent application of brakes and/or gas, and/or other unusual driving techniques
with the intent of cleaning or heating tires, testing brakes, etc., is prohibited throughout the event site.
Cars moving between the paddock area and the general area of the grid or course will be moved in a
slow, “steady,” and safe manner.
Personnel will not crawl under (partially or completely) any vehicle that is held up by jacking
equipment. In the event it is necessary to “get under” a vehicle, serviceable jack stands will be
employed to stabilize the vehicle. As the paddock area consists of fairly fresh asphalt, all jacking
operations must employ boards under the jack to provide a stable platform, and to prevent damage to
the surface area.
PADDOCK
The event chairman is responsible for the posting of fire fighting equipment in the paddock area to
handle fuel, or other type fires.
The disposal of hazardous materials is not authorized on the event site. The owner must remove oils,
fuels, tires, batteries, etc., from the site. Oils and fuels will not be disposed of in the site drainage
systems or garbage containers.
A first aid capability (for minor injuries) will be provided at the Registration Tent. At a minimum,
this capability will include water for cooling heat injuries, general materials for minor first aid (cuts
and scrapes), sunburn prevention, and first aid lotions/creams. Additionally, the personnel manning this
area must be able to summon emergency medical and fire assistance. It is recommended that CPR
qualified personnel (at least one) man the Registration Tent and be provided with the needed equipment
and supplies to perform CPR. The personnel manning the Registration Tent will document all first aid
actions, regardless of how slight the injury. This documentation, at a minimum, will include, name,
address, age, sex, SCCA member number, location and type of injury, first aid provided, time, date, and
cause of injury. This data will be provided at the end of each day to the Chief Safety Steward, who,
following review, will provide the data to the event chairman for filing with the event waivers.
GRID
The organization of the grid area must provide for the safety of personnel and the easy movement of
competing cars. This will require clearly marked grid lanes and grid parking areas, that are wide
enough to allow single turning movement entrance or exit. Generally, a 15×15 ft space is recommended
fora grid parking space. Organization of the grid area will consider the location of fixed objects, deep
depressions (drain grates), and other fixtures that impact on the easy movement of competing cars into,
or out of the gird. These conditions generate safety impacts that must be avoided.
It is recommended that competitors voluntarily reduce the amount of fuel within the grid area. Hot
cars, smoking and fuels/fueling operations in a congested area generate all the right conditions for a
very serious situation. Competitors that must conduct fueling operations in grid should have someone
standing watch with a fire extinguisher of at least 5BC rating and be removed a safe distance from
other cars.
Non-competing motorized vehicles are prohibited from entering and/or parking in the grid area.
Competitors who elect to stock their grid space with large amounts of equipment and social amenities,
must do so without the aid of a motorized support vehicle. Grid areas must remain as clear as possible
to support the safe movement of competing cars, competitors, and crews.
Grid marshals will be employed to control and direct the movement of competing cars and maintain
order in the grid area.The gird marshals will have immediate access to fire extinguishers and absorbent
materials for the containment and clean up of oil or fuel spills.
During movement from grid to the starting line, no tire spins will be allowed. This includes all
movement techniques that generate a loss of traction on the drive wheels.