2020 Regulations RELEASE A Jan 31, 2019 Organized by Innovators Educational Foundation ASC 2020 2 of 83 Contents SECTION 1 - ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................... 10 1. Purpose .................................................................................................... 11 1.1 Fundamental Vision .................................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Missions .................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Administration ......................................................................................... 11 2.1 American Solar Challenge Organizers ...................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Headquarters............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Officials ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3.A Event Director .................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3.B Regulations Manager ......................................................................................................................... 11 2.3.C Chief Inspector / Clerk of Course ....................................................................................................... 11 2.3.D Head Timekeeper .............................................................................................................................. 11 2.3.E Technical, Safety and Fairness Officials ............................................................................................ 12 2.3.F Jury .................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Application of Regulations ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.5 Supplemental Documents ......................................................................................................................... 12 2.5.A Additional Documents ........................................................................................................................ 12 2.5.B Conflict ............................................................................................................................................... 12 2.6 Acceptance of Regulations ....................................................................................................................... 12 2.7 Interpretation of Regulations ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.7.A Interpretation ...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.7.B Official / Unofficial Interpretations ...................................................................................................... 13 2.7.C Prior to Scrutineering ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.7.D During and after Scrutineering ........................................................................................................... 13 2.8 Advertising, Promotion, and Publicity ....................................................................................................... 13 3. Safety ........................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Team Safety .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.A Team Safety Officer ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.B Team Safety Kit ................................................................................................................................. 14 4. Entries ...................................................................................................... 15 4.1 Entry Registration ...................................................................................................................................... 15 4.1.A Registration - Initial Registration Package ......................................................................................... 15 4.1.B Registration – Track Registration Package ....................................................................................... 15 4.1.C Registration – Road Registration & Fee ............................................................................................ 15 4.1.D Grants ................................................................................................................................................ 15 4.1.E Donations ........................................................................................................................................... 15 4.1.F Team Members .................................................................................................................................. 15 4.1.G Supporters and Additional Team Members ....................................................................................... 15 4.2 Team Data ................................................................................................................................................. 16 4.2.A Team Photo ....................................................................................................................................... 16 4.2.B Data Sheets ....................................................................................................................................... 16 4.3 Registration Deadlines .............................................................................................................................. 16 4.3.A Registration Dates ............................................................................................................................. 16 4.3.B Late Penalties .................................................................................................................................... 16 4.3.C Entry Fee Payments .......................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 University/College Advisor ........................................................................................................................ 17 4.4.A University/College Advisor ................................................................................................................. 17 4.5 Communication between ASC Headquarters and Teams ........................................................................ 17 4.5.A Team Members .................................................................................................................................. 17 4.5.B Emails ................................................................................................................................................ 17 4.6 Insurance ................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.7 Withdrawals and Exclusion ....................................................................................................................... 18 4.7.A Voluntary ............................................................................................................................................ 18 4.7.B Not Meeting Requirements ................................................................................................................ 18 4.7.C Exclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 18 4.8 Solar Car Numbers: .................................................................................................................................. 18 4.9 Participant Registration ............................................................................................................................. 18 ASC 2020 3 of 83 5. Technical Documentation ....................................................................... 19 5.1 Preliminary Vehicle Design Report (PVDR) .............................................................................................. 19 5.1.A PVDR Contents .................................................................................................................................. 19 5.2 Vehicle Design Report (VDR) ................................................................................................................... 19 5.2.A Document Format .............................................................................................................................. 19 5.2.B Mechanical Technical Report............................................................................................................. 19 5.2.C Electrical System Technical Report ..................................................................................................