Rules and Race Procedures for 2007

Mopar93 · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject:

Hi Ed,

Gusey Racing · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Charlotte MI

I-96 is going to have the same 4 cylinder rules as Crystal's and they run Friday nights.

http://www.i96speedway.com/rules.asp

Mopar93 · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject:

One thing I forgot to mention that we decided on at the rules meeting concerns the points championships, and it concerns all classes.

Prior to championship night, you will throw out your two worst nights. This can also be two nights that you were not able to show up.

You can't throw out championship night. That night counts no matter what.

Go ahead and schedule your vacation time without worrying about the points battle. Likewise, don't be too worried if you have a couple of bad nights of racing.

-Maurice

Mopar93 · Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject:

There are a lot of new documents posted for 2007. Go to the home page of spartanspeedway.com and click on "Info". You'll find a lot of new stuff there.

Also, the 2007 rulebook will be posted in the Info section sometime this weekend. Keep an eye out for it.

Here's a new rule from the rulebook:

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If you are found to be racing one quarter second under your qualifying time for any 2 laps in any event, you will be penalized one lap at that point in time. You will be allowed to continue racing and will not receive any further penalty. However, you will start the remainder of your day's events from the rear of the starting field. Top four qualifiers are exempt from break out times.

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Here's a typical scenario which will help explain how this works:

Let's say a driver shoots into the lead and then breaks out. He gets one lap
taken away at that point and the second place car becomes the leader.
The driver is not really a lap down, but with one lap taken away, he is
actually just in front of the leader and not quite a lap down. He would be
the last car on the lead lap.

Because of this infraction, he is now exempt and may continue racing as fast
as he wants just like the top four qualifiers.

If a yellow comes out, the field will bunch up and the driver will come
around to the tail end of the field. If he's fast enough, he still has a
chance to drive through the field to challenge the leaders.

At this point, he would be in the same position as if he had scratched his
qualifying time and started at the rear.

The nice thing about this is the driver gets to race rather than having to
go to the pits.

-Maurice

lansingsportsrage.com · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 1082

Now that is a GREAT rule..

Mopar93 · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

The 2007 rulebook is now online.

Go to the spartanspeedway.com home page and click on "Info". There you'll find two versions, one is a PDF file that you can download and view on screen or print out. The other is a "clickable" online version that allows you to navigate around the rulebook.

-Maurice

Russ Potter · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 97 Location: Mason, Michigan

I see that the battery location rule was not changed for FWD Pure's. Was this just overlooked or is this rule going to stand. Having to relocate the battery may interfere with the electrical operations. Please allow FWD Pure's to leave the batteries in the stock location. See you at the meetings.

Russ

Mopar93 · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

If I remember right, we had talked about the battery location and I think we decided to allow it to remain in the original stock location on FWD cars. I'll check with Jim and Chuck to verify that and if so, I'll see that it gets edited into the rulebook.

There could still be further edits to the rulebook to fix typos and omissions or to clarify portions of it, but basically it's all there and correct.

-Maurice

Jim Leasure · Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 873

I would like to thank our staff and in particular Maurice for all of their time and commitment in getting these updated rules and misc. forms out before the end of the year. In my mind the season starts when the necessary information for the upcoming season is made available. I think the format Maurice chose for the rules is as good as I have seen. The ability to click where you want to be instead of searching is a very nice improvement. Every one associated with Spartan is entitled to accurate, clear and timely info. and I think that has been provided. As far as the schedule, we hope to have that available around the end of January. From Paul, Jim and our entire staff, Merry Christmas.

Mopar93 · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject:

The battery rule for FWD and RWD Pure Stocks and the Pony Stocks has been rewritten to allow for the battery to remain in the factory location provided it is a safe location.

-Maurice

Russ Potter · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 97 Location: Mason, Michigan

Thank you Maurice for your quick response.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Russ Potter
Potter Racing Team, LLC