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MSDRA General Safety Rules |
1) All drivers are required to wear a full coverage helmet with eye protection. 2) All drivers in Improved Stock and up are also required to wear a safe-jac. 3) All drivers in Pro-stock and above are required to wear a safe-jac. Knee/shin guards are recommended. 4) All Sleds will have an operational tether. Tethers are required to be attached to an individual whenever sled is running. 5) All jack stands are required to have a back plate, and side shields securely attached, if used for warm-up. Tech may disallow any jack stand not deemed safe. 6) Any running /idling sled is to be attended at all times - see Rule #4. 7) Sleds moving in the pit area are to run at a prudent (slow) speed so not to endanger others. 8) No sled shall be lifted for the purpose of cleaning out the track, anywhere on the racing premises without using a proper jack stand, EVER. 9) Any person in the starting line area will be required to wear safety eye wear. 10) Sleds in general pit area warming up are to be revved no more than ¼ throttle. 11) When provided, sleds are to be cleaned out for racing in the designated clean-out area only. This area is not the starting line in this case. 12) Driver must have feet on running boards or foot pegs at all times. 13) Crew may be in starting line area only when your sled is racing. 14) No sled will be allowed to race that does not meet basic safety compliance. Any infraction of the safety rules or other dangerous act by crew and/or driver can mean disqualification at any time during the event. The Head Tech will have final say in any sled classification or technical rule infringement issue. The Race Director's decisions are final in all other matters. General Sled Requirements: 1) Any sled moving up to the next class will be allowed to compete as it did in its own class unless it is modified between classes. If modified it must then meet the higher class' requirements. Example: Stock sled bumped into Imp. Stock - adding modified pipe to stock sled, sled would now have to meet Improved Stock requirements. 2) Clutch covers for Imp. Stock and up must be separate of cowl configuration and cover clutches down to center of clutch bolt or below. Must be .090" inch 6061 T6 aluminum or better. Belting added is recommended. 3) Clutch covers for Open Mod chassis sleds must have full facial coverage and 360 degree elliptical coverage in the direction of the clutch or belt travel. Same material specs as above. 4) Duel limiter straps are required in all classes - on the front arm of rear suspension. 5) All sleds Improved Stock and up must be equipped with stab wheels on the front of the slide rails to prevent rails from piercing track. 6) No aftermarket stutter boxes allowed below Imp. Stock 1000 class. 7) Tether cord will be attached to driver any time sled is running/operated. 8) Tracks cannot be reversed. 9) Studs may not protrude any more than ¾" above the highest point of the track lug in MSDRA stock and above, or ½" in Trail stock class. Outlaw is only exception. 10) Cleated tracks are not allowed. Period. 11) Oil tanks are not to be used as fuel tanks. 12) In stock class track width is as produced for the model. All other classes there is no minimum width. All Tracks must be commercially available. Track width must remain as produced by the molder of the track. 13) Stock, Imp. Stock, and Pro-Stock are not allowed to use foot pegs. Running board foot stops are allowed but must not be wider than the running board at the position of their placement. 14) Rear Tunnel enclosures required for Imp. Stock and above. Must be .063" or better aluminum sheet, must cover the sides and rear of the tunnel. The bottom of the enclosure shall be no higher than 1 inch above the rear wheel center and extend 14 inches forward (min.). 15) MSDRA Stock and above will follow ISR guidelines unless an exception is noted in MSDRA basic class outline. 16) If using cool down systems must use environment friendly RV antifreeze. Protest Fees and Procedures 1) All protests against another racer are subject to a $100 (cash only) protest fee. 2) Race officials must deem the protest valid prior to accepting the protest fee. 3) Protestor must specify exactly what the protest is about and submit in writing. Protest form will be available from Tech. 4) If protest is found to be valid, the protest fee will be returned. Sled in violation will be disqualified in every class violation is subject to. 5) No protest will be accepted after 15 minutes of the completion of the class or event. 6) No protesting the race's finish order or an Official's decisions unless an equipment malfunction has occurred that may have affected the results. MSDRA / Race Host reserves the right to rerun the race to determine the winner in such an instance. 7) If a participant is disqualified for any reason MSDRA / Race Host reserves the right to keep all entry fees associated with the class or classes the participant was disqualified from if this occurred after the race was run. 8) Any sled found illegal will be subject to a thorough tech inspection to determine legality before being allowed to compete at the next event. |