Blairsville Speedway LLC General Regulations

Listed below are our General Regulations, Fees & Payout, Tech Info, Classes, Points, Procedures etc. Money, points or special event. In the event a race gets canceled and rescheduled, in order to participate in that race you must be registered and class paid for, along with pit pass. If you were not signed up for a class the day of cancellation, you can not race in the rescheduled race.

Burris Tires Only!!

Chest Protectors

JR 1 and Jr 2 must wear a chest protector and it is highly recommended for JR 3.

If you have any questions or concerns with this rule please contact Pete @ 412-551-1400 or email petemillerjr@icloud.com

General Responsibility: Competitors are independent contractors, not employees of the Speedway, and assume full responsibility for any and all taxes or charges on any funds received from the Speedway.

Proof of Age : Any driver ages five (5) through seventeen (17) must show proof of age if requested.

Driver : Driver must be a minimum of 5 years of age. All drivers must satisfactorily demonstrate driving capability to Raceway officials when requested to do so.

Knowledge of the Rules : Competitors are responsible to know policies, rules and regulations set forth herein and those which may be added during the season. Information contained in periodically distributed update sheets becomes effective immediately upon distribution unless otherwise noted. Driver and/or kart owner assumes full responsibility for their kart and the conduct of their pit crew, and shall be the sole spokesperson thereof.

Participation : Competing karts shall be inspected by the Speedway. Such inspection does not deem a kart safe and free from defects. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with these rules. Anyone may inspect the race course. By participating you deem the race course acceptable for competition.

Inspection : Any kart is subject to full inspection by a Track Official at any time prior to receipt of payoff by that karts owner for the days events. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. Post-race disqualification does not require inspection of additional karts.

Conduct : The following will be reason for immediate ejection from the Raceway

* Abusive language, fighting, arguing with race officials and un-sportsman-like conduct.

  This includes EVERYONE - Drivers, Pit Crews and Spectators.

* Possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage by anyone in the pit area during

  an event.

* Any person on the premises who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or any

  other substance.

* Anyone entering the pits without a pit pass will be ejected from the property for two (2)

  race days. If they are a part of a pit crew, or family member of a driver, the driver will

  forfeit all points and be ejected from the property.

* Anyone approaching the Flagman or Scorer during a race will be automatically

  disqualified for the day. This includes drivers, pit crews, family members and spectators.

* Unauthorized entry into the pit area is not permitted. This includes other people’s pit

  areas as well. For your safety and the safety of others, stay in your designated pit area.

  If there is a problem, the outsider will be blamed and ejected per above rules.

* Any unauthorized use of the Speedway is strictly prohibited. Anyone using the

  Speedway without written permission from current management will be prosecuted to

  the fullest extent of the law.

* ALL DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PIT CREWS.

* Posting any videos with abusive language.

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QUICK RULES:
RACE FORMAT WARM UP LAPS
10 LAP HEAT RACE
20 LAP FEATURE

1. START OF RACE 2 ATTEMPTS AT A DOUBLE FILE START, THEN SINGLE FILE.
    

2. WITH MY LAPS TIMING SYSTEM, IT WILL RECORD YOUR POSITION, EXCEPT A YELLOW, IN THAT CASE YOU WILL GO TO THE REAR OF FIELD, IN ORDER OF YOUR ORIGINAL POSITION. EXAMPLE IF 3 KARTS ARE INVOLVED AND WAS RUNNING 6-7-8 POSITION, YOU WILL GO TO REAR OF FIELD, LAST 3 KARTS BEING 6-7-8.
    

3. 3. IF FLAGMAN OBSERVES ROUGH DRIVING, YOU MAYBE WARNED, PUT TO REAR OF FIELD OR BLACKED FLAGGED FOR THAT EVENT.
   
    

4. 4. IF YOU SPIN THE LEADER, YOU WILL GO TO THE REAR, AND LEADER WILL GET LEAD SPOT BACK. Also, a leader cannot over drive over another kart, because a kart is in his lane.
    

5. ONCE A KART ENTERS THE TRACK, YOU WILL HAVE 3 LAPS TO JOIN THE FIELD, OR YOU WILL BE DENIED ENTRY TO TRACK, AND THE EVENT WILL PROCEED.
    

6. IF YOU BRING OUT THE CAUTION ON THE START OF RACE, LAP 1 , YOU WILL GO TO REAR OF FIELD AND THE RACE WILL BE RESTARTED.
    

7. YOU MUST SCALE EACH TIME YOU RUN A HEAT, IF NOT YOU WILL START AT REAR OF FEATURE. IF YOU DONT WEIGH AFTER FEATURE, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO POINTS, AND PAY OUT
    

8. ON A DOUBLE FILE START THE FLAGMAN WILL CONTROL THE START- ON A SINGLE FILE START LEADER CONTROLS TE START BETWEEN 2 PAINTED OFFFICAL LINES. IF THE LEADER DOES NOT TAKE THE START, THE FLAGMAN WILL THROW THE GREEN ON THE SECOND LINE.
    

9. ON A CAUTION IF YOU STOP, YOU WILL GO TO THE REAR. IF YOU KEEP MOVING YOU CAN ASSUME YOUR POSITION. (NO STOP-THEN GO CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT)
    

10. IF YOU INTENTIONALLY BRING OUT THE YELLOW YOU WILL BE BLACK FLAGGED FOR THAT RACE, HEAT OR FEATURE.

Participation: Competing karts shall be inspected by the Speedway. Such inspection does not deem a kart safe and free from defects. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with these rules. Anyone may inspect the racecourse. By participating you deem the racecourse acceptable for competition

Inspection: All karts are subject to full inspection by a Track Official at any time prior to payoff for the day’s events. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. Post-race disqualification does not require inspection of additional karts.

Conduct: The following will be reason for immediate ejection from the Speedway:

• Abusive language, fighting, arguing with race officials and unsportsman-like conduct. This includes EVERYONE - Drivers, Pit Crews and Spectators.
• Possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage by anyone in the pit area during an event.
• Any person on the premises who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or any other substance.
• Anyone entering the pits without a pit pass will be ejected from the property for two (2) race days. If they are a part of a pit crew, or family member of a driver, the driver will forfeit all points and be ejected from the property.
• Anyone approaching the Flagman or Scorer during a race will be automatically disqualified for the day. This includes drivers, pit crews, family members and spectators. A second offense will result in ejection for two (2) race days.
• If you get out of your kart on the race track because you are upset, you will be Black Flagged and could also face other penalties or ejection from the speedway.
• Unauthorized entry into the pit area is not permitted. This includes other people’s pit areas as well. For your safety and the safety of others, stay in your designated pit area. If there is a problem, the outsider will be blamed and ejected per above rules.
• Any unauthorized use of the Speedway is strictly prohibited. Anyone using the Speedway without written permission from current management will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
• ALL DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PIT CREWS.
• Posting any videos on any platform with abusive language will not be tolerated.

Decisions: All decisions concerning scorekeeping, suspension, disqualification, and interpretation of rules, by the Speedway are final and subject to change at the Speedway’s discretion. Questions regarding race procedure or other decisions will not be discussed while the race program is in progress. Anyone not adhering to this rule will be penalized at the Speedway’s discretion which may include but not be limited to ejection, suspension, or forfeiture of points.

Disposal : Absolutely no oil to be dumped on the ground. All used oil must be disposed of in designated barrels provided by the Speedway. Disposal of tires is the responsibility of the kart owner.

Fees and Payoff :

Entry Fees and Registration: Registration begins 90 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time of the event. Registration ends 30 minutes before the scheduled time for the driver’s meeting. Any driver not registered by the official registration completion time will start scratch in any and all qualifying events. Entry fees for special events may differ.

Racing Program: A normal racing program will consist of 1 qualifying event and 1 feature event per class. Junior classes will run 8 lap heat and 15 lap features. Senior classes will run 10 lap heat and 20 lap features.

Pit Area: No driving of karts while under power in the pit area.

Payoff Procedure: Payoff will be at the completion of the day’s last events. Only driver or designated agent of the driver is permitted to receive payoff. No payoff distribution until technical inspections are completed

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Year-End Awards: In order to receive year-end awards in a class or series, the participant must have been registered for a minimum of 70% of the events available for that class or series.
 

Oil and Fuel:
Oil and Fuel may be teched at any time during race day. No flammable or dangerous additives of any kind are allowed in the crankcase. Any means of testing may be used. No masking agents are permitted in fuel. If we smell it, we will assume you are hiding an illegal additive and you will be DQ’ed.

** Anyone disqualified for oil or fuel infractions will forfeit all points for the day plus 25 additional points.

Other Items:
Anything not covered in the rules will be up to the discretion of the tech inspector and Speedway management without recourse from any owner, driver, crew member, or spectator.
The rules and regulations set forth and contained herein are designed to provide for the orderly and SAFE conduction of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable standards and requirements for said events. Anything not covered by the rules will be acted upon by the track officials as situations arise and will be added to the rules.
 

Substitution drivers: 14 and under may have 2 substitute drivers providing being in same age group 5/7, 8/10, 10/12, 12/14. (Not class raced) any 15 and up can sub any age, any class 15 up. (age determined Jan 1 of current race year)

Cheating: If you are caught cheating for any reason, you will not be paid or receive any rewards. You may also lose all accumulated points. You may also be suspended indefinitely

Medical exemption: If a driver has a medical exemption due to injury he may have a substitute driver for the remainder of the season, unless the medical exemption is lifted
 

Flag Descriptions and Race Procedures
There will be seven colored flags used by the flagman to control the races. They are green, yellow, red, white, blue & yellow, checkered, and black. It is the flagman’s job to relay information regarding the status of the race to the drivers by waving the various flags. It is the responsibility of the drivers to observe the flagman’s motions each time he passes by during the race.

Green Flag: Begin racing. When it has been determined that all Karts are lined up in the proper position and the track is clear, the flagman will wave the green flag when the Karts pass by the start/finish line. On caution lap restarts, the race will resume immediately when the leader starts the race between turns three and four.

Yellow Flag: Caution on the track - slow down and hold your position. The yellow flag is also known as the caution flag. The caution flag will not be thrown unless there is a dangerous situation on the track. This is usually the result of a disabled Kart or a multi-Kart collision. If you’re involved in a caution and keep going you can rejoin the field. If you are stopped you will go to the rear of the field. You must have continuous movement, no stop and then go.

Red Flag: Signifies automatic halting of the race. Karts must come to a complete stop in a safe and orderly manner. The race is scored according to the last complete lap under green.

White Flag: Signifies 1 lap remaining in the race or 1 lap remaining in caution lap before "going green" again.

Blue Flag: Signifies competitor is about to be lapped. You must move to the outside without changing order until lapping kart has passed. Violators are subject to penalty during or after the event.

Checkered Flag: End of the race. The checkered flag is waved when the person leading the race crosses the start/finish line at the completion of the last lap. The first person to complete the designated number of laps for the race is declared the winner.

Black Flag: Pull off the track immediately in a safe and cautious manner. If the flagman waves the black flag and points to you while you are racing, you must slow down using caution as not to interfere with the other racers and exit the track in a safe manner. Reasons to be black flagged could be: an unsafe situation has developed with your Kart while racing, your speed is off pace to the point where it is a danger to other drivers, reckless driving, unsafe or unsportsman-like conduct.

Track Officials: All practice and competition activity on the track are under the immediate control of the Race Director, Starter, Pit Steward, Flagmen and Scorers. All competitors shall adhere to their directions.

Line-Up Procedure: When the flagman signals the field to line-up, the Kart on the pole (first) position has one lap to slow down, raise his/her hand and start the line-up.

Anyone passing the pole sitter after his/her hand is raised will be sent to the tail of the line-up. If the pole sitter does not comply with the line-up rules, he/she will be sent to the tail.

The pole sitter will set the pace for the start of the restart between lines in turn 3 & 4 .

The Flagman will control the start of the race at the start/finish line. Once the green Flag is displayed the race officially started.
 

Caution Flags: The caution flag will not be thrown unless a DANGEROUS SITUATION is created.

In cases of multi-Kart collisions causing a caution flag, racers who stall will be permitted, in a timely manner, to restart and rejoin the field. After the field is reformed any Kart not ready to race will be given two (2) laps to join the field. If you are not ready, move to a safe location and let the race resume. You will be scored appropriately based on the number of Karts remaining in the race.

Once a Racer exists on the Speedway during an event, you will not be permitted to restart the event.

If you spin out and are still under power and capable of continuing, the caution flag will not be thrown. Single kart spins where kart is ruled NOT to be in a dangerous position WILL NOT cause a caution to be thrown. Anyone charged with three (3) cautions in any race will be black flagged.

Black Flags: If you are black flagged for any reason you MUST leave the track within two (2) laps. You will be scored in last place based on the number of Karts starting the race.

If you do not leave the track in the specified time, you WILL NOT be scored and will forfeit all points for the day. Any unsportsman-like actions resulting from this situation could also result in suspension from the track for several events.

Restarts: Anyone charged with "jumping" the start two (2) times in the same race may be disqualified (black flagged) from that race. The leader may restart the race anywhere between the entrance of turn 3 and the 2nd line. Once the leader goes the race is restarted. In the event the leader does not go by the time he/she reaches the start 2nd line, the flagman may wave the green flag and start the race.

Race Procedure

Practice: No practice without flagmen.

Line Up: Lineup is based upon the number drawn for the driver at the time of registration. Any entry not in the lineup area when previous race has ended is subject to start scratch for the race. It is the driver’s responsibility to know their starting position and be on the grid and ready to go before the race on the track is over. If the driver is not lined up and ready, they will start last. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!

Start: All karts must stay in line and maintain pace. No acceleration until reaching the designated starting line. All karts must stay outside of cone if placed at the start/finish line. Karts attempting to pass before this point or driving to the inside of cones will be black flagged and put to the back of the pack. Inside pole kart sets the pace. Before completion of 1 lap, the original position is assumed except karts involved in incident which will start in the rear of the field. If virtually the whole field is involved in the incident, a complete restart with original positions will occur. A single file restart may be signaled at Speedway’s discretion.

Restart: Lineup is in the order in which the karts were scored on the last completed green flag lap. After 1 lap, restart is single file.

Incident: Any kart causing a caution or deemed to be part of the caution, will be considered involved in the incident and will restart at the rear of the field.

Taking out the Race Leader: If it is determined by any of the track Officials that the second place kart intentionally took out the Race leader, the race will be put under caution, the leader will get his/her spot back, and the second place kart will either start at the rear of the field or may be Black Flagged.

Completion of a Race: Once the white Flag is waved signaling the last lap and a caution flag comes out. The race will be restarted and we will run a green, white and checked flag laps. In the event the leader takes the checker flag and crosses the start finish line the race will be considered complete, even if the caution flag comes out after the leader has crossed the finish line.

Time Limit: Blairsville Speedway Management reserves the right to impose a time limit on a race.

Rainouts: In the event racing is cancelled because of rain during practice.
We will run double features, the following week. ENTRY FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. (The insurance Company requires that if only one kart enters the track, even for practice, the insurance MUST BE PAID AS IF IT WAS A COMPLETE EVENT) As far as the points go, an event will be considered complete if one qualifying events have been run. Points will be allocated based on the calculated feature lineup..

For more information call:

Pete Miller 412-551-1400

Email: petemillerjr@icloud.com