2018 CEMCA MINI CUP SERIES PROTEST & INSPECTION PROCEDURE:
1. The technical official at all CEMCA Mini Cup Series events for 2018 will be Ronnie Barfield. Mr. Barfield may have other technical officials helping on the inspection but his decision is final.
2. All protest and inspection will be done at the discretion of and handled by the CEMCA officials. Any car is subject to inspection at any time by officials. This includes but is not limited to internal engine components as well as chassis, fuel and safety inspections. CEMCA reserves the right to inspect any car at any time. Once the protest fee is handed to the CEMCA Technical Director, the protest is binding and cannot be reversed regardless of the reasons.
3. Protest shall be made to the CEMCA Technical Director. All parties involved will be notified after the completion of the race if a protest has been filed. Protest will be limited to only lead lap finishers. A car can be protested that finished in a position in front of you. There may be multiple protests in one race. A car must finish the race on the lead lap in order to file protest. Only the car owner or driver of the race car in the division in which they participate may file a protest. Protested driver may back protest the driver that protested his vehicle. A driver on the lead lap may protest any car that finishes ahead of him that is also on the lead lap.
4. Any protest must be filed within 10 minutes from the completion of a race by the driver or car owner. After the 10 minutes from the dropping of the checkered flag all requests will be denied. CEMCA reserves the right to inspect the car filing protest for the same infractions.
5. Only 2 crew members of the car protested and 1 person from the protester can be allowed in the protest area. No one from another competitor's car may inspect, or measure any competitor's car. The protester can only observe but cannot touch or measure any parts of the car protested.
6. Any car or cars determined illegal would receive no money. Points are lost on the race in which any car is disqualified. If during a protest inspection, an item is found to be illegal, inspection may cease at that point and the vehicle will be determined illegal. Claim rules are not considered a protest item. When a car refuses to tear down the driver will receive no points or money for the race night and the car will be disqualified.
7. Protest acceptance fee: The protested driver must put up 25% of the protested acceptance fee stating that his/her vehicle meets the rules requirements. If the protested driver wins the protest he/she will be refunded the acceptance fee back and the protester will lose the protest money. If the protested driver loses the protest because your car is illegal you will lose the acceptance fee.
8. CEMCA Mini Cup Series Protest Fee:
No protest will be accepted after 10 minutes from time of race completion. Motor Protest $250, Car and Motor Protest $350. The track will retain 25% of the protested money to pay the tech personnel.
9. All visible protest, including body, must be made a minimum (30) minutes before race time in which you are to compete. Items which do not require disassembly will be considered a visual protest and are to be protested before race. Any item that is visual (does not require disassembly) is not protest able nor will it be considered illegal after an event, should a protest then be lodged. Visual Protest tech fee $25.00. All visual protest must be made 30 minutes to the tech before race time takes place. This will allow reasonable time for protested party to make repairs.
10. During protest the officials will confiscate any illegal part. If during a protest inspection, an item is found to be illegal, inspection may ceases at that point and the vehicle will be determined illegal. If research needs to be done on a part a inspection may be moved to the next business day if needed. This will be determined by the tech official
11. Any car that does not meet the minimum or maximum speedway rules or specifications may be allowed to participate with a weight penalty. The amount of additional weight will be determined by the DMS tech official before the vehicle enters the event. The vehicle cannot be protested for any item that weight was added for the rules infraction.
12. DMS Speedway officials and CEMCA management will resolve any disagreement over technical questions or decisions. When their decision is rendered it is final and binding and no further discussion or appeal will be allowed. CEMCA/DMS Speedway Officials reserve the right for starting field. OFFICIALS DECISIONS ARE FINAL
13. Once the item in question leaves the inspection area it can not re-enter and be submitted for appeal. The items in question must be left with the head tech official at the speedway before any involved parties leave the speedway grounds. No equipment will be considered as having been approved by reason of having passed through inspection unobserved.
2. All protest and inspection will be done at the discretion of and handled by the CEMCA officials. Any car is subject to inspection at any time by officials. This includes but is not limited to internal engine components as well as chassis, fuel and safety inspections. CEMCA reserves the right to inspect any car at any time. Once the protest fee is handed to the CEMCA Technical Director, the protest is binding and cannot be reversed regardless of the reasons.
3. Protest shall be made to the CEMCA Technical Director. All parties involved will be notified after the completion of the race if a protest has been filed. Protest will be limited to only lead lap finishers. A car can be protested that finished in a position in front of you. There may be multiple protests in one race. A car must finish the race on the lead lap in order to file protest. Only the car owner or driver of the race car in the division in which they participate may file a protest. Protested driver may back protest the driver that protested his vehicle. A driver on the lead lap may protest any car that finishes ahead of him that is also on the lead lap.
4. Any protest must be filed within 10 minutes from the completion of a race by the driver or car owner. After the 10 minutes from the dropping of the checkered flag all requests will be denied. CEMCA reserves the right to inspect the car filing protest for the same infractions.
5. Only 2 crew members of the car protested and 1 person from the protester can be allowed in the protest area. No one from another competitor's car may inspect, or measure any competitor's car. The protester can only observe but cannot touch or measure any parts of the car protested.
6. Any car or cars determined illegal would receive no money. Points are lost on the race in which any car is disqualified. If during a protest inspection, an item is found to be illegal, inspection may cease at that point and the vehicle will be determined illegal. Claim rules are not considered a protest item. When a car refuses to tear down the driver will receive no points or money for the race night and the car will be disqualified.
7. Protest acceptance fee: The protested driver must put up 25% of the protested acceptance fee stating that his/her vehicle meets the rules requirements. If the protested driver wins the protest he/she will be refunded the acceptance fee back and the protester will lose the protest money. If the protested driver loses the protest because your car is illegal you will lose the acceptance fee.
8. CEMCA Mini Cup Series Protest Fee:
No protest will be accepted after 10 minutes from time of race completion. Motor Protest $250, Car and Motor Protest $350. The track will retain 25% of the protested money to pay the tech personnel.
9. All visible protest, including body, must be made a minimum (30) minutes before race time in which you are to compete. Items which do not require disassembly will be considered a visual protest and are to be protested before race. Any item that is visual (does not require disassembly) is not protest able nor will it be considered illegal after an event, should a protest then be lodged. Visual Protest tech fee $25.00. All visual protest must be made 30 minutes to the tech before race time takes place. This will allow reasonable time for protested party to make repairs.
10. During protest the officials will confiscate any illegal part. If during a protest inspection, an item is found to be illegal, inspection may ceases at that point and the vehicle will be determined illegal. If research needs to be done on a part a inspection may be moved to the next business day if needed. This will be determined by the tech official
11. Any car that does not meet the minimum or maximum speedway rules or specifications may be allowed to participate with a weight penalty. The amount of additional weight will be determined by the DMS tech official before the vehicle enters the event. The vehicle cannot be protested for any item that weight was added for the rules infraction.
12. DMS Speedway officials and CEMCA management will resolve any disagreement over technical questions or decisions. When their decision is rendered it is final and binding and no further discussion or appeal will be allowed. CEMCA/DMS Speedway Officials reserve the right for starting field. OFFICIALS DECISIONS ARE FINAL
13. Once the item in question leaves the inspection area it can not re-enter and be submitted for appeal. The items in question must be left with the head tech official at the speedway before any involved parties leave the speedway grounds. No equipment will be considered as having been approved by reason of having passed through inspection unobserved.
