D1nz National Drifting Championship 2020
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D1NZ NATIONAL DRIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 D1NZ NATIONAL DRIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 INDEPENDENT DRIVERS RULES 1 2020 DRIVERS D1NZ DRIFTING RULES THE D1NZ NATIONAL DRIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2020 SEASON These Judges Rules shall be read in conjunction with Appendix Two Schedule A, Appendix Five, Schedule DR, D1 and C of the New Zealand Motorsport Manual and the Motorsporting code. 1) ANNOUNCEMENT AND JURISDICTION These rules have been compiled by D1NZ in conjunction with feedback from drivers in relation to changes for the 2020 Season. A) The D1NZ Organising Committee consists of: Track Operations Brendon White 021 274 5580 / [email protected] Chief Series Technical Advisor Brendan Duncker [email protected] Publicity and Media Kenny Ruddell [email protected] Grid and Operations Jo Maulder 021 142 7174 [email protected] Live Scoring and Google Docs: Phil Coleman 021 265 3626 [email protected] VENUE, DATES AND TIMING 2020 D1NZ National Drifting Championship Pro Series Calendar: R1 – Teretonga Motorsport Park Invercargill 24-25 January 2019 R2 – Pukekohe Park Raceway 8 - 9 February 2020 R3 - Bay Park Arena, Tauranga 28 - 29 February 2020 R4 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato 27 - 28 March 2020 R5 – The Grand Final, Pukekohe Park, Auckland 8 - 9 May 2020 2019-2020 D1NZ National Drifting Championship Pro-Sport Series Calendar: R1 - Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupō 16 - 17 November 2019 R2 - Bay Park Arena, Tauranga 28 - 29 February 2020 R3 - Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato 27 - 28 March 2020 R4 – The Grand Final, Pukekohe Park, Auckland 8 - 9 May 2020 3 1) Judges Role Descriptions: LINE The line judge has 35 points total to award to each driver during each qualifying pass. The point division and allocation will be determined by the Line judge at each course prior to competition and conveyed to the drivers during the driver’s briefings. Points will be allocated to outside zones and inner clips. Drivers will be judged on their ability to adhere to the line stipulated by the line judge during the driver’s briefings. ANGLE The angle judge has 35 points total to award to each driver during each qualifying pass. The point division and allocation will be determined by the Angle judge at each course prior to competition and conveyed to the drivers during the driver’s briefings. Points will be allocated to outside zones and inner clips. Drivers will be judged on their ability to achieve and maintain a high level of angle, as described by the angle judge during the driver’s briefing. STYLE The style judge has 30 points to award to each driver during each qualifying pass. His 30 points are divided into 3 categories. FLUIDITY – (10pnts) Fluidity refers to how smooth the vehicle’s movements are as it completes the course. As the driver transitions between turns, the vehicle should flow from high angle in one direction to high angle in the next without any hiccups, bobbles or shaky movements. Fluidity is based on the vehicle’s movements on its rotational axis. The vehicle should flow smoothly throughout the entire run without visually breaking the course up into sections. IMPACT – (10pnts) Impact refers to how aggressively the driver attacks the outside zones and inner clips, how close to the edge of control the driver gets and how high-risk the run looks overall. Drivers will be judged on their overall boldness and confidence in the vehicle’s abilities, as well as their own. COMMITMENT/SPEED – (10pnts) Commitment refers to how confident and aggressive the driver is setting up for outside zones, inner clips and initiation. Drivers will be judged on their ability to use momentum, measured speed and throttle to approach the scored areas while using minimal e-brake to position their vehicles. 2) Driver Behaviour: • A professional level of presentation and behaviour must be maintained at all times. • Any contact between competitor’s Vehicles outside of the judged section will result in disqualification at the COTC’s • discretion. • Drivers who repeatedly contact other Vehicles and are deemed dangerous by the Judges and/or Clerk of the Course will be disqualified from the event and potentially fined. • During testing, warm up and qualifying, drive according to your own skill (i.e. do not pass on the straights and then slow right down in front of other Drivers into the corners). No burnouts or speeding in pit lane (circuits pit lane speed limits to be obeyed – usually 20kph). • Any person or persons behaving in a manner deemed unsportsmanlike or engaging in acts of aggression as defined by track officials, hosting entity and/or venue staff, will be removed from the premises without refund. • In the case of a collision, Vehicle malfunction, or other reasons causing an inability to move the Vehicle while on course, the Driver is asked to wait in the Vehicle with seatbelts on and helmet worn until directed or assisted by a course marshal (exception to this rule will be any pending or visible fire or chemical hazards that threaten the Driver, then the Driver is advised to exit the Vehicle and proceed to a safe area away from the track). • 3) Use of Multiple Cars a) Multiple cars in Free Practice b) The use of a second car in the free practice sessions is permitted. Qualification and Twin Battles: a) Once a driver is lined up at the qualifying start line for their first pass a driver cannot change cars. b) A car once on the start line must start under its own power. There will be no assistance or rolling starts from a standing start line. 4) Line Up & Scrub Drivers will be lined up on a Dummy Grid awaiting scrub before battle commencement. If a driver is not present on Dummy Grid when asked to scrub for battle- they will forfeit that battle. A maximum and minimum allocated time to return to the starting line after a run shall be allotted and if the maximum time is exceeded, this will result in disqualification. For this event, this time is 1 minute, timed from the moment the other competing Vehicle has lined up and is ready to go. The event organisers may disqualify any Driver for deliberate, on or off track, time wasting. All timeouts will be timed and at the discretion of the COTC. Scrub prior to a run may not exceed 30 seconds, or the driver may be disqualified from that battle 5) Starting Flag and Procedure Flags will be in compliance with Schedule DR 6) Qualifying Judging System – Single Pass • D1NZ Qualifying is Single Pass. During this time, Judges will select either a Top16, 24 or 32 standout drifters (according to the judging categories) to compete in the Drift Battle elimination heats. The Dummy Grid will be run in a marble draw format for Pro (Pro Sport will be in Reverse) so drivers with higher competitor numbers will start first and then it will proceed in reverse order from the Championship standings Post R1. • Each Driver will receive two non-consecutive single passes the highest scoring run will be counted as your scoring run. • Drivers can choose to only do 1 qualifying pass. • If a driver fails to attend the start line when required in the qualifying order that has been advised. The driver will forfeit that pass and not be awarded the 1 point for attendance of that pass. • Test runs - After a crash, the driver or a team member of the car(s) involved may ask the judges, through a COC, if he can test the car for a maximum of 1 run before his qualification run(s). 5 7) Qualifying Scoring • Each Judge will receive one criterion to judge. The judged section will be broken down into (usually 2) smaller sections, each section will be worth a portion of the allocated points. The breakdown is as follows. Line 35. Angle 35. Style 30. D1NZ reserves the right to change this allocation on a per event basis and will send an amendment to drivers no later than two weeks prior to the round date. Drivers will be allocated 1 (one) point per qualifying run once their vehicle is positioned on the start line (on time) and can leave the line under their own power whether or not they complete the judged section. 8) Spinouts /Straight lines • Anytime a Driver spins out or experiences major under-steer or straight line during a run, a zero score will be awarded. A Low score will be awarded for minor straight lines/bobbles . A zero scored straightline is defined as ‘all 4 wheels gripped up and moving in the same direction for at least 1foot (30cms). 9) ReInitiation/Opposite Drift • Drivers will be deducted points for a reinitiation on entry to a judged section. If a driver has to reinititate during a run (without straightlining, and not due to the other driver) points will be deducted. If a driver performs opposite lock drift to that required in a judged course (without straight lining, and not due to the other driver) heavy points deduction will occur. Multiple opposite lock drift may result in a Zero. 10) Off Course • Unless otherwise specified during the judging meetings: -One (1) wheel off the track at once = minor set deduction points for that track. -Two(2) wheels off the track at once = major set deduction points for that track. -Three/Four wheels off the track at once = Zero. - In the event of a heavy wall collision it is at the judges discretion if the line carried; (1)how many wheels would have resulted off track and (2) the appropriate deduction. 11) Clipping Zones • Cones or other similar sign markings will denote all clipping points and zones, either inner or outer.