ARTICLE
8 PENALTIES
8.1 Any driver, entrant, official or other participant who a.) violates the code or the SR of an event, b.) attempts to bribe anyone connected with a SPORTS CAR event or activity, or c.) is party to a fraud or other act prejudicial to SPORTS CAR or to the interests of any competitor or to the interests of Motorsports generally may be penalized according to the nature of the offense by SPORTS CAR or the Race Director of an event. Drivers may be penalized for technical and other violations committed by their Entrant.
8.2
SPORTS CAR shall have the right to publish notice that it has
imposed a penalty and the reasons therefore, and a person or body
referred to in such notice shall have no right to act against SPORTS
CAR or the person publishing the notice.
8.3
RANGE OF PENALTIES
Penalties
which may be imposed, in order of their severity, are:
8.3.1
Probation.
8.3.2
Fine.
8.3.3
Time/Lap.
8.3.4
Loss of race points.
8.3.5
Disqualification.
8.3.6
Suspension.
8.3.7
Loss of accrued points.
8.3.8
Expulsion.
8.3.9
More than one penalty may be imposed for the same offense.
8.4
PROBATION
The
Race Director or SPORTS CAR may impose a definite or indefinite period
of probation.
8.5
FINE
8.5.1
A fine of up to $50,000 may be imposed.
Fines must be paid within one week, and a member’s
competition privileges are automatically under suspension until the
fine is paid. All fines
shall be remitted to: Professional Sports Car Racing, Inc., 14175 Icot
Boulevard, Suite 300, Clearwater, Florida 33760.
8.5.2
SPORTS CAR may withhold prize monies owed to entrants
responsible for outstanding fines, until such time as fines are paid
in full.
8.6
TIME/LAP
A
lap penalty during or after a competition, or time penalty during a
competition by calling a car into the pits and/or by holding a car
already in the pits may be imposed.
8.7
LOSS OF RACE POINTS
Loss
of championship driver, team and/or manufacturer points may be
imposed.
8.8
DISQUALIFICATION
A driver, an entrant or an automobile may be disqualified from competition, in which case his/her rights to any award in the competition are forfeited, and the official results will advance the next competitors accordingly.
8.9
SUSPENSION
A
member’s privilege to take part in competition may be suspended for a
definite or indefinite period.
8.10
LOSS OF ACCRUED POINTS
Loss
of accrued points earned by a competitor may be imposed.
8.11
EXPULSION
SPORTS
CAR or a court appointed by SPORTS CAR may expel a member for serious
offenses.
8.12
STANDARD PENALTIES
Except
when the Race Director determines that there are extenuating
circumstances, the following standard penalties will be assessed for the
following rules violations:
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VIOLATION |
PENALTY
FOR FIRST INFRACTION |
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Violations of Article 6.5.4 during pit stops as follows: |
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More
than one person over the pit wall before the car stops |
20
seconds |
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More
than the permitted number of people working on the car |
20
seconds |
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More
than the permitted number of people over the pit wall |
20
seconds |
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Working
under the car during refueling |
20
seconds |
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Working
under the car without jack stands |
20
seconds |
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Exiting
the pit box with a hose, tool, etc. still attached to the car |
Stop
and go |
|
Running
over your own hose, tool, part, etc. under power |
Stop
and go |
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Equipment
over the pit wall before the car stops |
20
seconds |
|
Pit
lane speed violation |
Stop
and go |
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Violations
of Article 6.5.2 during refueling in the pits as follows: |
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Inoperative
or improper deadman valve |
60
seconds |
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Exposed
facial hair on the refueler |
20
seconds |
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Goggles
not in place on the refueler or visor up |
20
seconds |
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Fire
extinguisher bottle not manned properly |
20
seconds |
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Person
over pit wall not properly attired |
20
seconds |
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Violation
of Article 9.3.4 as follows: |
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Refusal
to allow inspection of the car or participate in official teardown
in a timely manner |
Disqualification |
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Miscellaneous
violations as follows: |
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Failure
to abide by the red flag/red light at pit exit during a race
caution period |
Being
held in the pits for two laps under “green” |
8.12.1
The Race Director will assess these standard penalties.
Repeat infractions will result in greater or cumulative penalties
at the discretion of the Race Director.
8.12.2 This article shall in no way be construed to limit the authority of SPORTS CAR or the Race Director to assess additional or different penalties for these or other violations of the SPORTS CAR Code or SR.
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