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The TireRack BMW CCA Club Racing Series 2021 RULES Q2 Copyright 2021 BMW Car Club of America, Inc. Copyright 2021 BMW Car Club of America, Inc. Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 A. CLUB PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 B. INTENTION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 C. CAR CLASSIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 D. INTERPRETATION OF RULES ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 E. RACERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) ..................................................................................................................................... 2 II. GENERAL RULES ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 A. PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 C. 13/13 RULE OF VINTAGE RACING............................................................................................................................................ 3 D. DRIVER ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 E. VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY, IDENTIFICATION, AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 4 F. INCIDENT REVIEWS ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 III. SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 A. TECHNICAL INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 B. EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 C. PASSENGERS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 IV. RACING RULES....................................................................................................................................................... 24 A. CHARACTERISTICS OF A RACE ................................................................................................................................................. 24 B. PIT STOP AND PIT LANE ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 C. DRIVER CHANGE ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 D. ENDURO RULES .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 V. PROTESTS AND APPEALS ............................................................................................................................................ 34 A. PROTESTS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 B. APPEALS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 37 VI. RULES PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 A. THE BMW CCA CLUB RACING RULES BOOK IS MAINTAINED ONLINE ON THE BMW CCA CLUB RACING WEB SITE. ............................... 39 B. RULES CLARIFICATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 C. RULE CHANGES .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 D. ACCEPTANCE OF RULE CHANGES ............................................................................................................................................ 40 E. CLUB RACING RULES COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................................................... 40 VII. CAR CLASSIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 42 A. NON-BMW CCA CLUB RACING CLASSIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................... 42 B. SPORT, PREPARED, SPEC E36, SPEC E30, SPEC MINI, E30 M3 TOURING CLASSES ......................................................................... 42 C. SPORTS CLASSES ................................................................................................................................................................. 44 D. PREPARED CLASSES ............................................................................................................................................................. 54 E. MODIFIED AND SUPER MODIFIED CLASSES .............................................................................................................................. 57 F. SPEC 36™ CLASS ................................................................................................................................................................ 61 G. E30 M3 TOURING CAR CLASS .............................................................................................................................................. 61 H. SPEC E30 CLASS ................................................................................................................................................................. 71 I. SPEC MINI ......................................................................................................................................................................... 71 J. SPEC E46 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 71 BMW CCA Club Racing Rules 2021 Q2 – 7/13/2021 Page i of iii Copyright 2021 BMW Car Club of America, Inc. APPENDIX A: ROLL CAGE SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 72 A. GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................................................... 72 B. BENDS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 72 C. MAIN HOOP ...................................................................................................................................................................... 72 D. DIAGONAL BRACE ............................................................................................................................................................... 72 E. HOOPS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 72 F. REAR BRACES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 73 G. DOOR BARS/SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION ............................................................................................................................... 73 H. FOOT PROTECTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 73 I. MOUNTING POINTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 73 J. MOUNTING PLATES ............................................................................................................................................................. 73 K. TUBE/MOUNTING PLATE SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................................