BRITISH AUTOGRASS SERIES RULES 2010

1 Any reference to “BAS” or “the British Autograss Series” shall mean the series of race meetings and events for which points will be taken by “The British Series Limited”, who shall be referred to in the following rules as “The company.”

2 Any competitor who registers to take part in the BAS or who takes part in any race meeting that is part of the BAS and any club or league that undertakes to run an event as part of the BAS shall recognise the authority of The company in respect of all matters covered by these rules and any other matter directly or indirectly affecting the BAS, its promotion, perpetuation and correct procedures. Competi­tors and clubs/leagues and officials should be aware that the terms “BAS” and “British Autograss Series” should only be used in a context that does not bring the BAS into disrepute or cause damage to the events in any way. If in doubt, permission for use of the terms mentioned above should be sought from The company. The terms “BAS” and “British Autograss Series” may not be used in any commercial manner without the permission of The company.

3 The company acknowledges that the National Autograss Sport Association Ltd (NASA) has full authority in respect of all matters of discipline relating to the sport of Autograss. In addition, the Company has powers to deduct points, impose bans from events and exclude competitors from the BAS altogether in the event of breaches of BAS and/or NASA rules. The company also reserves the right to stop a driver from participating at any BAS round for a given period. Any BAS disciplinary action will be notified in writing within seven days of the decision.

4 Any disciplinary action can be the subject of appeal, with the exception of Rule 13, provided the appellant makes their appeal in written form, to be received by The company within 14 (fourteen) days of the disciplinary decision. The appeal will be heard within 21 (twenty one) days of receipt of the written notice by a panel of three, comprising two members of the The company and a Drivers' Rep.  The appeal panel shall have the power to overturn the original decision or reduce the penalty, but also can uphold the decision and increase the penalty. The decision of the panel shall be final regarding all matters relevant to the BAS. Appeals must be in writing to Simon Bentley, 20 Hungerford, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 8HG.

5 Only the results of the heats and finals as recorded by the organising clubs/leagues at each event shall be used to calculate the championship points for the BAS. Any queries on points must be notified to the BAS Points Co-ordina­tor within 21 days of the event at which they were awarded. Any driver who fails to sign-on by the end of day one to race on day two of a BAS meeting may miss the third qualifying heat.

6 The championship will be run and points awarded for Mens classes One to Ten, Ladies Classes One to Ten and Juniors (Saloons and Specials).

7 Only competitors who have completed the registration form and paid the registration fee in full (in advance of racing) will be eligible to score championship points. A driver can only be awarded points for a race number that is registered in the BAS to him/her and only if driving a car bearing that number. A driver cannot score points for another driver or number in the BAS, notwithstanding that he/she may be registered in the BAS under their own number. A driver cannot score points for themselves or their number unless the car they drive bears that number. The scores from all five rounds of the BAS count towards the class championship. Any ties for positions in the class championship will be decided in favour of the competitor who has the highest score in any single event;  if that does not resolve the tie, the second highest score will be counted, and so on, until the tie is broken. A competitors best total score for one round will be doubled.

8 Points will be awarded in Heats and Finals as below.

In the event that only two sets of qualifying heats are run, points for a notional third heat will be calculated by averaging those points scored from the two heats run and rounding down to the nearest whole number. In the event of Finals not being run points will be awarded according to qualifying positions after the heats. It is the responsibility of competitors to check their results at championship rounds.

In the event of an event being abandoned before two sets of heats have been completed, those classes which have completed two heats will receive championship points as above. The event will be considered null and void for all other classes and, for those classes only, the number of rounds in the championship shall be reduced by one (i.e. a four-round championship with three scores to count). In the event of this happening, the overall championship shall also be contested over one round less.

9 The registration fee will be £35 per competitor for the first registered driver in each car and £15 per competitor for each subsequent competitor registered to drive the same car number. If a driver registers a second car the registration fee is £15 per driver (second registrations do not include Supergrass magazine). A family membership (up to a maximum of 4 people living at the same address) may be made. All of the family members must register at the same time to take advantage of this. The family will receive only one copy of Supergrass and Registration will be £35 for the first member and £15 each for any other member(s). In addition there is a 95pence processing fee (to cover the return of registration cards) per application (not per individual competitor).

10 Trophies will be supplied by The company and awarded as follows: Eight or more registered competitors in the class – trophies 1st to 4th; five to seven registered – trophies 1st to 3rd; three to four registered – trophies 1st and 2nd; up to two registered – 1st place trophy only. The above applies to Juniors and all Mens and Ladies Classes. There are additional trophies for the Mens and Ladies highest overall points score (all rounds counted).

11 Registered championship contenders must display the British Autograss Series championship decals on each side of their car at all BAS events.

12 The host club is responsible for the running of each event, which shall be done in compliance with all NASA rules, but also in a format and manner agreed with The company. The host club is responsible for providing trophies and awards for their round of the BAS.

13 Black Flags will be recorded. Any driver, BAS registered or not, who receives two black flags for offensive driving in one year will be banned from competing in the next BAS event of that season. There will be no appeals, the Chief Track Marshal's decision is final.

14 By entering and registering for the BAS, a competitor agrees to be subject to an engine strip and full examina­tion of their car if deemed appropriate by The company.  The manner of examination is at the discretion of The company, but all relevant NASA rules will be complied with. Any competitor suspecting an infringement of the construction rules may request that The company arrange an examination, including engine strip. Any such request must be made in writing to The company accompanied by a deposit of £100. If no irregularity is found, the deposit shall be forfeit to cover the cost of the examiner’s time and the other competitor’s reassembly costs (which may be reimbursed to a maximum of £60). If an irregularity is found the complainant’s deposit will be returned in full and the registered driver of the examined car will be liable to pay the cost of the examination, to a maximum of £40, also the irregular driver/car will be excluded from the current year’s BAS and all points up to the date of examination will be forfeited.

15 If a registered driver’s car is found to be illegal by any means other than the above procedure, the registered driver will be excluded from the current year’s BAS and all points will be forfeited.

16 If a car is deemed illegal by the NASA board of Directors at a NASA authorised meeting at any time during the season all BAS registered drivers of the car may lose all BAS points gained prior to the date of the infringement.

17 Where any class has an engine capacity limit, provision must be made for engine sealing in accordance with NASA rules.

18 There is no closing date for registrations. However for  points from a round to count for the season, a registra­tion must be received at least seven days prior to the round taking place.

19 Drivers can register for no more than two classes each.

20 The company reserves the right to amend any rules as necessary.

21 Race dates

Round 1 South Wales May 1 -2

Round 2 Cwmdu June 19-20

Round 3 Gloucester League July 17-18

Round 4 Scunthorpe August 21-22

Round 5 Invicta Kent September 18-19

Reserve  October 2-3

 

The company reserve the right to substitute the venue of any round. A reserve date will be included in the fixtures two weeks after the scheduled final round and this will be available if required to replace any cancelled round with the earliest round to be cancelled getting first option.

 

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