2024 NWR Solo Supplemental Rules
1. RULES
Regional Series events will use the current SCCA National Solo Rules and the PCS, GTCS, and GCR as they apply.
2. DRIVER QUALIFICATIONS
All competitors must possess a current valid driver’s license and must be at least 16 years old on the day of the event. (Exception: A driver with a valid WA learner permit may drive with a parent/guardian.) Drivers under age 18 must have written parental permission to compete, AND a parent or guardian must sign the appropriate minor waiver.
3. DOUBLE ENTRIES
Double entries may be allowed at the discretion of the Event Chair. The second entry at an event will be entered as “Time Only” (TO), is not eligible for event trophies or series points, and must run during the second half of the day. Double entrants must work two work assignments, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Chief of Workers assigns double entrants to an afternoon run group as necessary to balance out worker needs.
4. PASSENGERS
If allowed by the National Solo Rules, a passenger is permitted on any run during the event provided:
- The driver is an event entrant and the car has passed Tech Inspection;
- If the driver is inexperienced, the passenger is a Novice Instructor approved by the Novice Chair or the Event Chair;
- The passenger is no younger than 12 years of age and at least 57” in height.
- All necessary waivers have been completed for the passenger;
- The required safety equipment (see National Solo Rules, Section 4.3) is in place for the passenger and fits properly; and
- The car has an adequate passenger seat.
5. REGIONAL COURSE SETUP
During course setup, the course designer, designated course setup person, the Chief of Course, and/or the attending Solo Safety Steward are permitted to pre-run any section of the course without being considered a conflict of interest. Other drivers may be chosen to pre-drive the course. If they are a competitor, Time Only entrants (in lieu of drivers competing for points) are preferred. The course should be pre-driven in sections at approximate competition speeds, exiting each section before continuing, rather than driving the entire course. Course sections run at approximate competition speeds must be done in a car that has passed annual tech, and all persons in the car must be wearing appropriate safety gear. A Solo Safety Steward (SSS) must be present for pre-running. Abuse of this allowance, such as driving in a manner to attempt to gain competitive advantage, will be grounds for protest. Course design start will have a significant maneuver before timing lights are engaged.
6. SPEED LIMITS
The off-course speed limit is 15 MPH. This applies to all pit areas and to any on-site entry/exit roads. VIOLATORS MAY BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION AND REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE EVENT SITE.
7. INTOXICANTS
Absolutely no alcoholic beverages or drugs are permitted at the event site during the event. Any additional site requirements must be obeyed as well. Drivers are not allowed to compete under the influence of such substances. VIOLATORS WILL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION AND REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE EVENT SITE.
8. CHILDREN AND PETS
The grid and course areas are OFF LIMITS to children and pets during competition. All pets MUST be leashed or otherwise restrained.
9. CONVEYANCE METHODS
Bicycles, skateboards, scooters and all other non-disabled-persons personal transportation devices are specifically prohibited from use in the active grid area. The use of such transportation devices in permitted areas of an event site shall be conducted in a safe and courteous manner. An adult or child whose activity is deemed unsafe, or in a manner not congruent with this allowance, may be prohibited from such activity at the discretion of the event’s designated Safety Steward.
10. TIMING VEHICLE
The timing vehicle is ABSOLUTELY OFF LIMITS to all persons except event administrators.
11. SITE FACILITIES
Fuel, air, and helmets may not be readily available at the event site. Competitors are advised to be prepared accordingly.
12. CARS PREPARED TO WWSCC RULES
Cars prepared to the WWSCC Improved category rules (only) may compete legally in their appropriate SCCA Solo Street Prepared class at Regional events. Similarly, cars prepared to the WWSCC Prepared category rules may compete in their appropriate Solo Prepared class, and cars prepared to the WWSCC Open Street class rules may compete in their appropriate Solo Street Modified class at Regional events.
13. WORK REQUIREMENT
Entrants must complete a work assignment as part of their participation in the event. Failure to complete a work assignment may result in revoking event awards and/or Regional Series points, and may also result in restriction from future events at the discretion of the Assistant RE/Solo.
14. RUN/WORK SCHEDULE
Competitors will be assigned a work group during the same half of the day as their run group. Day-halves generally swap times at alternating events. Thus, a class that runs and works during the morning at one Regional event will usually run and work during the afternoon at the next Regional event. NWR SCCA reserves the right to revise class/day-half assignments to adapt to participation patterns, event administration, and scheduling as necessary.
15. OUT-OF-GROUP RUNS
Competitors needing to run outside of their assigned group run time MUST request to do so in writing, to the Event Chair, prior to the close of registration. Adequate justification (e.g., work conflict) is required. Out-of-group run requests shall be posted at the scoreboard. If a weather change influences class results in favor of an out-of-group competitor, an ad hoc committee composed of the Event Chair, Chief of Tech, and Chief of Timing will determine an appropriate time penalty, such as assigning a time 0.001 sec. slower than the slowest time in the class. No more than three out-of-group requests will be honored for an individual during a single season.
16. OUT-OF-GROUP WORKING
Out-of-group work requests must be submitted in writing to the Chief of Workers prior to the first affected work time.
17. STREET TIRES
Street tires are defined in section 13.3 of the National Solo Rules, which specifies a minimum UTQG treadwear grade of 200.
18. NWR SCCA CLASSES
Cars will be classed according to the current National Solo Rules. To provide better competition for lightly subscribed classes, certain classes are grouped together based on class similarity and National Solo Rules Appendix J (Bumping Order) to form the following Regional classes:
Street 1 (S1): SS, AS, BS, FS
Street 2 (S2): CS, DS, ES, GS, HS
Street Tire 1 (ST1): All Street Touring classes, SSC
Street Tire 2 (ST2): CAM, XA, XB, XS, EVX
Ladies Street (LS): All Street tire classes
Race Tire 1 (RT1): SSP, CSP, DSP, ESP, FSP, All Street Mod
Race Tire 2 (RT2): KM, FSAE, All Prepared, All Modified
Ladies Race (LR): All Race tire classes
Finishing position within each of these Regional classes will be determined using the current National PAX/RTP Index method (Rule 28), as adjusted. Cars entered in these Regional consolidated classes will display their appropriate National Solo Rules class designation (AS, CSPL, etc.), not the Regional class designation.
The following classes will run as standalone classes, not in one of the Regional combined classes: PAX Classes (Rule 19), and Street Challenge Classes (Rule 20).
19. PAX CLASSES
Four PAX Index-based classes will be offered: Open PAX, Open PAX Ladies, Race Tire PAX, and Street Tire PAX. All cars are eligible to compete in Open PAX and Open PAX Ladies. Race Tire PAX is limited to indexed classes where tires below 200TW are allowed. Street Tire PAX is limited to indexed classes where tires are restricted to a minimum of 200TW. Class designation is an “X” following the normal class letters (e.g., ASX, CSPLX). The PAX/RTP Index values (Rule 28) will be used to compute times for scoring. For OPAX and OPAXL, only the first three runs will count towards event and season scoring.
20. STREET CHALLENGE CLASSES (NOVICE)
Two Street Challenge classes will be provided: one Open and one Ladies. Class designation will be SC (or SCL). These are intended to be transitional classes for new drivers. A new driver is an individual competitor who has participated in Autocross (Solo) for less than one calendar year, with any club, determined at the beginning of the qualifying competition year. Participation is additionally at the discretion of the Solo Chair, and Novice Chair. A competitor who has more experience must move to a regular class. Vehicles must be licensed and street legal, compete on street tires as defined in Rule 17, and pass the safety and tech inspection. Times will not be indexed. Event trophies will be awarded per Rule 24 (Awards), as well as year-end class trophies.
21. EV & HYBRID ELECTRIC CLASS
A class open to all electric plug in and hybrid electric cars. All cars must run street tires with 200 treadwear or greater and must follow guidelines of street class. They will not be given a PAX index. The class designation will be S3.
22. INDEXED TIME ONLY CLASSES
Two Indexed Time Only classes will be available in each half of the day. These classes are intended for instructional and testing purposes and to accommodate entrants who do not desire to compete for series points. Entrants must complete a regular work assignment. Entrants running the event for the first time will be classified as ITO1. Entrants running the event for the second time will be classified as ITO2. No awards accrue to Indexed Time Only entries. Event results will include a class listing for ITO1 and ITO2. Indexed Time Only cars will display no class markings other than “ITO1” or “ITO2”.
23. TIME ONLY CLASS
A Time Only class will be available in each half of the day. The class is intended for instructional and testing purposes and to accommodate entrants who do not desire to compete for series points. Entrants must complete a regular work assignment. No awards accrue to Time Only entries. Event results will include a class listing for Time Only, but may suppress the class from the Top Time and Top Index Time listings. Time Only cars will display no class markings other than “TO”. This class shall be used for all entrants running for the second time (see Rule 3, Double Entries).
24. AWARDS
Trophies may be awarded at all events according to participation levels as follows: One trophy for every three competitors in a class, rounded to the next whole number. For example, for seven competitors, three trophies will be awarded. To be eligible for a year-end award in a class, a competitor must have competed in the required number of events in the class. To receive a Regional Champion award a competitor must have competed in a class which has 2 or more competitors eligible for year-end awards. A Class Winner of an uncontested class will receive a lesser trophy than a Regional Champion. The number of year-end awards in a class will be based on the number of competitors eligible for year-end awards in that class, calculated as one trophy for every three year-end eligible competitors. The required number of events is determined by the following formula: (no. of events)/2 + 2, rounded to the next whole number. Thus, the best 6 events are counted for an 8-event series, 7 for a 9-event series, and 7 for a 10-event series. In addition to year-end class awards, a Worker of the Year and Novice Driver of the Year will be selected.
25. SCORING
The fastest of the timed trophy runs, plus any penalty seconds applied, will be used to determine a competitor's place in class. Unofficial results will reflect the raw time plus all cones (2 seconds per cone) and gates (10 seconds per gate).
ALL timed runs at any given event will be considered “competition runs” for all classes. All competition runs are scored for the event and year-end season awards.
A Competitor’s score should be posted as soon as practicable after the run and should be posted prior to the start of the competitor’s next timed run. The posting of class standings should be regularly updated during the Run Group. Final class standings must remain posted for a minimum of 30 minutes to satisfy time limits for filing any timing and/or competitor Protests.
The “performance index” system will be used in awarding season points to competitors, as follows:
Points = (Fastest time in class / Competitor’s best time) x 100
26. PYLON PENALTIES
The following excerpt from the National Solo Rules shows examples of situations for which a penalty is or is not assessed:
27. EVENT RESULTS
Results will not be mailed to each competitor. They will be available from the Region Web site (www.nwr-scca.org).
28. PAX/RTP INDEX
The PAX/RTP performance index developed by Rick Ruth will be used for any classes requiring an index to be applied. The current PAX/RTP will be used. The indexed time is calculated as follows:
Time = [(scratch time) x (PAX index)] + penalties
29. TIMING EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL PENALTIES
Competitors are expected to drive on course in a fashion which does not directly threaten the integrity of the timing system components (e.g., not spin through the finish gate or get lost and drive over the timing cables or into an antenna). To enforce this requirement, a financial penalty (fine) will be assessed for the following incidents:
Impact by a competitors car with:
- The timing light head
- or the receiver wireless head or
- or the associated cables, antennas, and tripods.
The fine for all such listed incidents is $100.00. Payment of the fine is due immediately at the time of the incident. Competitors subject to a fine can request terms for payment from the Assistant RE/Solo on a case-by-case basis, but it is expected that all fines will be cleared prior to competition in future events. Failure to pay a fine will result in suspension of the privilege to participate in future events until the fine is paid.
30. NUMBER OF DRIVERS PER CAR PER RUN GROUP
No more than two drivers may drive the same car in any single Run Group, except in the event of a mechanical DNF after the Run Group has begun. If the mechanical failure happens during a race weekend, then the exception will carry over to the next day of competition. The Run Groups will be structured so that the corresponding Open and Ladies classes will not compete in the same Run Group (e.g., S1 and S1 Ladies will not run in the same group).
31. ORDER OF RUNNING
A minimum of five (5) minutes must have elapsed between runs for any car during Regional Championship Series events. This includes reruns or runs for another driver of the same car. A grid marshal will be specifically assigned to handle two-driver cars and will keep a time log to assure compliance with the five-minute minimum between runs. The time shall be measured from the time the car leaves the finish area of the course until the time it leaves the start line.
32. COURSE DEVIATIONS
If a car deviates from the course so that all four wheels are off the paved surface, that driver will be disqualified (DSQ) from further driving participation in the event. However, all previous run times will remain and be used for final scoring, and the driver must complete his or her work assignment. The final decision to apply a DSQ from the event may be overridden with complete agreement between the Solo Chair, Event Chair, and Safety Steward. Circumstances that may be considered in overriding the DSQ are weather conditions, the control the driver had been exhibiting prior to the off-course, and the extent of the off-course, among others. However, the driver’s run in which he or she had all four wheels off the paved surface will always be scored as a DSQ.
33. COURSE APPROVAL
A course map for each event must be presented for review, revision, and approval at a Solo Committee meeting or meeting of the assigned Solo Safety Steward(s), prior to course setup. Adequate time shall be allowed for onsite review, revision, and approval by the Solo Safety Stewards prior to the start of the event. When possible, the course shall be set up the day prior to the event, and review and approval conducted at that time. The Event Chair is responsible to assure the course review and approval process is implemented. The Event Chair must be alert to incidents and changing weather conditions, and work with the course designer and SSS to make course changes if necessary.
34. INCIDENT RESPONSE
When an incident occurs that involves personal injury, or property damage to the site or participant cars/equipment, the Event Chair and Solo Safety Steward(s) shall consult to determine if/what actions need to be taken regarding the driver/participant, the course design, or event operating procedures before the event continues.
35. SOUND
The “SOUND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES AT SCCA® NATIONAL SOLO® EVENTS” from the current year SCCA National rule book will be used for sound enforcement with the below additions and changes:
- The sound limit will be 105.0 dBC
- The sound warning level will be 100.0 dBC
- Where “or representative” is stated this shall include the Event Chair and Chief of Sound.
- Any run which exceeds 100.0 dBA shall result in immediate disqualification of the vehicle from any subsequent run, which may include any additional drivers.
- It is the responsibility of the NWR Chief of Sound to ensure measuring methods are equivalent with the methods used at SCCA Solo National Events.
- Sound Readings should be taken at every event including practice events, sound measurements will be reviewed during monthly club meetings.