2010 RULE BOOK
SECTION 9 - PENALTIES & PROTESTS
9.1 PENALTIES:
Disqualification = Loss of all points and awards for that days event.
Suspension = Violator will not be allowed on premises during the suspension.
Fine = Monetary penalty assessed to an individual for unsportsmanlike conduct. Anyone ordered to pay a fine and refusing to do so will not be permitted to attend future WVMP events until fine is paid. If it is a car owner or crew/family member, their driver will not be allowed to compete again until fine is paid. ALL FINES MUST BE PAID IN CASH! Fine money will go into the point fund for that competitors division.
Failure to report to scales (top 5 finishers only): Penalized to rear.
Failure to make weight (NO TOLERANCE!): Penalized to rear.
Loss of a weight during a race: Sent off the track immediately if officials saw conclusively which car lost it. Penalized to the rear whether sent off track or not (we can tell after race which car lost the weight by their number on it).
Acts of Violence (Punching, kicking, shoving, or otherwise assaulting another individual anywhere on the premises): Immediate disqualification and suspension for a minimum of one event.
Failure to allow tech on any component of one's machine at any time: Immediate disqualification, unable to return to competition until same tech has been performed.
Failure to pass tech: Immediate disqualification unless other penalty is listed in the WVMP rule book.
ALL OTHER INFRACTIONS OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE TO CASE BASIS DEPENDING UPON CIRCUMSTANCES, PAST HISTORY OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED, PAST PRECEDENCE SET BY PAST PENALTIES IN SIMILAR INSTANCES. Some of these issues may include:
1. Fighting/Striking another individual
2. Maliciously damaging another’s property
3. Excessive profanity
4. Obscene gestures/Taunting others
5. Speeding/Wreckless operation of ANY vehicle in the pit or parking areas
6. Refusing to follow the order of any WVMP official
7. action not mentioned that WVMP officials deemed detrimental to racing at our facility.
THESE PENALTIES MAY BE IMPOSED IN THE FORM OF FINES, LOSS OF POINTS, SUSPENSIONS, OR DISQUALIFICATION. PENALTIES IMPOSED BY WVMP TRACK OFFICIALS ARE FINAL AND NON-NEGOTIABLE! PENALTIES MAY BE ASSESSED IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER THE FACT, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE OFFICIALS FIND IT NECESSARY TO REVIEW VIDEO, PHOTOS, OR INTERVIEW WITNESSES TO GATHER INFORMATION. WVMP OFFICIALS WILL ATTEMPT TO GIVE EVERY DRIVER THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, BUT HABITUAL “PROBLEM INDIVIDUALS” WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. BE FOREWARNED, WHEN DEALING WITH THESE SITUATIONS, YOUR ATTITUDE AND LEVEL OF RESPECT AND CONDUCT WILL HAVE AN INFLUENCE! POOR SPORTSMANSHIP WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND PENALTIES WILL BE HARSH! THIS INCLUDES EXCESSIVE PROFANITY AND VERBAL ABUSE!
9.2 PROTESTS:
9.2.A Claims: No racer may claim another's engine. Only the track may claim an engine (Clone Engines only, see clone engine rules section).
9.2.B Engine Tech Protests: Protest fee is $200 and must be paid in cash. Protest must be submitted to the weighmaster BEFORE EITHER DRIVER LEAVES THE SCALES and/or TECH AREA! Only a driver or car owner may protest the engine of another for a complete tear down. Driver must be in the same division. A driver may only protest one engine per night, 2 engines per season. Protesting driver must also submit their engine for tear down. If the protested driver's engine is legal, they take the protest fee. If their engine is illegal, the protesting driver gets the protest fee returned to them. If either engine is illegal, that driver will be disqualified.