A little "rules" quiz

[Benni]

Hello DragHeads,

as we are in the middle of the off-season, I think of some rule-based questions.

1st : A racer is on a by-run into next round, he goes all-out for lane choice,

and crosses center line before finishing, no time is recorded.

Will he/she still make it into next round, as the lane violation has endangered no other racer ?

[Benni]

I saw that on the semi finals of "Manufacturer´s Cup" in November at Valdosta in TF Bike.

The racer was DQ´d, the final was a solo, I was quite surprised.

But then, some of the US rules in different organizations and associations seem to vary a bit

from the European rules that I -more or less- know.

I don´t know if ManCup rules allow a "just staging" for making a round,

maybe it´s "once you start a run ( leave under power) , you have to finish it in your lane" ?

[Benni]

Follwing the lane crossing problem, I have another question where I don´t know the answer :

If a racer has a bye-run into next round,

in which classes he/she is required to "leave the line under own power" ,

as opposed to "just taking the stage bulb" in order to enter next round ?

I *think* MSA rules differ a bit from german DMSB rules.

[Benni]

Nitro Wars : Thanks for the quick clearing of that one.
Is it allowed to push the vehicle into the beams without engine running ? Blue line not important then ?
Could be good if a competitor needs pit time to check/repair before next round with an opponent.

[Benni]

There still are some small differences between UK and GER racing rules,

in this case according to DMSB the vehicle has to LEAVE the beams under own power, staging is not enough.

In the last years, euro rules have been evened out by the national associations, which is a good thing,

so this may be addressed in the future.

I doubt Pro ET will go down from 9:00 to 8:50 in Germany, though, at least not in the near future.

In Germany, there are two legal ways of red light rules : "first is worst", and "worst is worst",

both may be used by event-organizing race clubs, so better read the small print in the entry form,

although I have not seen a race yet with "worst is worst".

[Benni]

Another question, based on an incident in France last year :

SuProET Final, two cars, one redlights and the other breaks during the run.

The driver had to get out of the car and push it to the finish line, as only then he was declared winner.

Would that happen in UK, too, or is it "First is Worst" rule and the broken car does not need an ET at all ?

[Benni]

Camaro : My view, too, the "First is worst" rule applies here, the red light driver would be losing,

only if the not-redlighting opponent touches / crosses lane boundaries the redlighter will win.