West Coast Corvette Challenge
Rules
Since we cannot be sure when the last time was that you read these rules, please read them all. The rules are designed to promote Safety and Fairness. The rules for participation are as follows:
Your Car: Must be a Corvette. Any year. Any model. It can be stock or highly modified, "bone to blown".
Electronic Gadgets: There will be NO electronics allowed. This means:
- NO delay boxes may be used.
- NO shutter boxes may be used.
- NO two-steps may be used.
Anyone found using an electronic aiding device will be banned from running in the The Corvette Challenge for a period of no less than one (1) year. The items mentioned above are not all-inclusive but are intended as samples of electronic devices designed to give a driver an advantage over other drivers.
Note: If you have these types of electronic devices you MUST inform a WCCC official and state so plainly on your Registration Form. You can participate in WCCC events if you let us know that you have them on board your car.
Permanent Competition Number: Each car must have a number assigned by WCCC in order to race. This number identifies the racer. Drivers can receive a competition number at any WCCC event. Each driver must place this number on his or her car upon completing the registration process at the track and BEFORE you stage for your first race. This number should be placed on your car with either shoe polish (usually available at local tracks) or with adhesive numbers that can usually be purchased at some tracks and most hardware stores.
If you already have a competition number, make sure that you tell a track official that you already have your WCCC number.
Drivers who have competition numbers from sanctioned drag racing associations such as the NHRA may also use their competition number for WCCC drag racing events.
Again, make sure that you get a Competition Number BEFORE you stage.
Safety: Please read this very carefully. Participating in a WCCC drag race, or any sanctioned drag race is a PRIVILEGE - not a right. To earn and maintain the privilege of racing each driver will be required to comply with ALL safety rules. Period. We emphasize this point above all others because ALL members of The Challenge are dedicated to the goal of running drag races that emphasize SAFETY first.
A helmet must be worn. The helmet must be approved by the tech inspectors at the host track. We may run events at more than one track. Each track may have different criteria for what type of helmet is acceptable. Currently the NHRA is requiring that all participants must wear at least a SNELL 2000 safety helmet. If you obtain a helmet that complies with SNELL 2000 standards (it will say so inside the lining of the helmet) then you can safely assume that you have been sold a helmet that will comply with standards at all tracks we will likely run at.
Drivers must also wear long pants and a shirt with sleeves (except where a fire jacket is required - 11.99 and faster) when on the track. During hot summer days many racers just wear shorts under gym pants and take off the gym pants between runs. Then you can thro the gym pants on for the run.
Cars running faster than 12.00 seconds will require a roll bar and the driver to wear a fire jacket. You will also need a five-point restraint system. Convertibles must have a roll-bar if they run faster than 14.00 seconds. However, if the convertible has a hardtop, it can run down to 12.00 seconds without a roll-bar.
Additionally, if you r car is required to have a roll-bar, it is also required for the driver to wear a 3" wide 5-point safety harness and fire-jacket. Cars running quicker than 10.00 (whoa!) must comply with appropriate NHRA safety standards. See the current NHRA Rule Book for details.
Keep in mind, we are a group of Corvette drivers having fun AND the host track has the right to impose ANY rule for the safety of participants. Please also note that it is NOT the West Coast Corvette Challenge that determines what safety equipment and procedures to follow while at a track. It is the host track that makes these determinations. Please take the time to log on to the website of a host track and familiarize yourself with THEIR safety requirements.
The above information is not intended to be a complete rules list but, rather, a guideline for those that may be new to drag racing and somewhat unfamiliar with general drag racing rules.
The Race: (getting to the fun part!)
- Starting Position and Driver Pairings:
1st Round pairings will be determined by where you are in the Staging Lanes - this is referred to as random pairings. You will race the person next to you unless we are using a single lane. Lanes are designated as left and right. A track official will guide you to the spot where he or she will want you to go. Hint for new racers: simply watch where the cars in front of you in your lane go and following in their tracks when directed by a Race Official.
2nd. Round pairing and on, will be determined by "The Ladder". The ladder will be created by the track. The second round ladder is determined by who ran closest to their dial. You must see a track official, a WCCC official, or simply look to see where the ladder is posted. Look for your competition number on the ladder and find who you are paired with.
- Bye Run:
A "bye run" is basically a run in which only one car participates. This will happen if we have an odd number of cars. If a 1st. Round bye-run is needed, usually the last driver in the lanes will get the bye-run.
If a bye run is needed after the 1st. Round and up to the Semi-Final Round, it will be awarded to the driver with the best Reaction time in the previous round provided that the racer with the best Reaction Time did not have a bye run in ANY of the previous rounds. If the best reaction time was posted by a racer already receiving a bye, then the next best Reaction Time will get the bye.
- Lane Choice:
1st. . Round lane choice will be determined by the Staging Lane that you enter.
2nd.. Round and on, the paired drivers will determine lane choice by either mutual agreement or by the flip of a coin. It is YOUR responsibility to know what lane you are racing in BEFORE you leave the staging lanes.
- Multi-Car Drivers:
A driver is able to compete in more than one car per event. A separate tech-card and entry fee must be purchased for each car. If a driver cannot make the "round call" and misses his/her turn to race, He/She will be DISQUALIFIED and his/her opponent will receive a competition bye. Hint for new drivers: if you get a "bye run" for ANY reason, pretend that you still have an opponent in the lane next to you and try to cut the best light you can and drive as you would to the end of the track as though you had a competitor. The reason to do this is so you have gained one more round of experience is cutting a good reaction time and you also get another e.t. to help you figure out your dial for the next round. The beauty of a bye run is that you can "red light" - see Todd's overview of drag racing - and you still win that round! Yeah, good stuff!
- Multi-Driver Cars: (yeah, we know, it gets a bit confusing)
A car can be raced by more than one driver. A separate registration/tech card must be purchased for each driver (entry fee). If a driver cannot make a "round call" and misses his/her turn to race, He/She will be disqualified and his/her opponent will receive a competition bye.
These are the basic rules. They are designed for your safety and enjoyment as well as the other drivers. They are reasonable and ALL rulings by track and WCCC officials are final. Or, as the Borg would say, "Resistance is futile!"
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