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Sport (Note the VSCCWA encourages all car to have secondary fastenings). Pre 1973 cars with front opening
bonnets (i.e. rear hinged) must have an auxiliary bonnet restraint. It must be rigid and not be elastic.
17.
VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRINTS AND HILL CLIMBS
The general requirement for vehicles is defined in the CAMS Manual General Requirements for Automobiles
Schedules A & B and the CAMS Standing Regulations for Speed Events. Vehicle log books, Club or CAMS, are
preferred, and if a log book exists, it must be presented at scrutineering. Non log-booked vehicles are not acceptable
for Club Championships or trophies.
18.
COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS
18.1.
Failure to follow the direction of any Official will render a competitor liable to exclusion from the Event
and future Events.
18.2.
Any driver whose vehicle makes contact with the primary barrier on any VSCCWA course must report
to the Clerk of Course of the day, as soon as possible thereafter, and provide an explanation of the circumstances
that led to the contact. If the contact is considered as being avoidable or reckless the Clerk of Course may exclude
the competitor from the remainder of the Event. The decision of the Clerk of Course of the day on such a matter
shall be final.
If the vehicle damage is minor, and subject to being checked by the scrutineers, the vehicle may be allowed to
participate in further events on the day.
18.3.
The Clerk of Course may refer a competitor or official to the Ambulance / First Aid Post in attendance
should the Clerk of Course form the opinion the competitor or official is unfit to take part in the Event. The Clerk
of Course may, on the medical advice of the Ambulance / First Aid post personnel, exclude a competitor or an
official from taking any further part in the Event.
19.
PENALTIES:
19.1.
Any entrant or competitor in breach of the National Competition Rules of CAMS or the 2016 VSCCWA
Standing Regulations or Supplementary Regulations for that event may be charged by the Clerk of Course of the
Meeting and regardless of any penalty that may be imposed by the Stewards of the meeting, be penalised by being
excluded from the Event and subsequent Events until such time as the offending party has completed, and had
recorded, that he/she has officiated at another significant VSCCWA event.
19.2.
A Regularity Trial is NOT A RACE against another car, but is a test of driving skill to lap at a consistent
pre-nominated time. Drivers not participating in the Events in manner consistent with the principles of regularity
may be black-flagged and may face penalties, as determined by the Clerk of Course.
19.3.
Any Entrant/driver possessing a logbook (CAMS or VSCC) must bring the book to each event and be
prepared to present it to an Event Official on request.
19.4.
Any driver observed cutting corners, dislodging corner markers or spraying gravel or dirt onto the track
surface may have five seconds added to the time for the lap/run relating to the incident. The Clerks of Course and
their assistants, and other officials appointed at the Event by the Clerk of Course shall be a Judge of Fact for such
incidents.
20.
PROTESTS
Any protest must be lodged in accordance with the Provisions of Part XII of the NCR's.
21.
HILLCLIMB / SPRINT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
The VSCCWA Club Championship will be held over 5 rounds as detailed in the attached Appendix 1.
Club Championship Points will be allocated on an event by event basis. These will be awarded on class & capacity
on the basis of 10 points for 1st, 9 points for 2nd, 8 for 3rd etc. All vehicles will require a current logbook to be
eligible for Championship points. One additional point will be allocated for the fastest time of the day.
A competitor is only eligible for a Club Championship Trophy where a competitor has competed in 3 or more
Club Championship events in the same vehicle. Points may be substituted for one event at the discretion of the
Competition Secretary.
The Peter Briggs Club Hill-climb Champion Trophy
will be presented to the person who scores the highest
aggregate points.
The Pre 1960 Hillclimb Champion Trophy
will be presented to the Driver competing in a pre-1960 vehicle that
scores the highest aggregate points.