Division E — Operations · 2002

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E3.3 AVESCOOPERATIONSMANUALRULES DIVISIONE"-OPERATIONSRULES CONTENTS RULE No. TITLE PAGE No. E1 MEETING OPERATIONS RIDES E2 MEDIA ACTIVITIES E 2.1 VSC Sprint Rounds. E4 E 2.2 Endurance Rounds.. E4 Non Attendance.. E2.3 E4 E 2.4 Series' Promotional Requirements. E3 E 2.5 Television Facility. E3 E 2.6 Television Presentation. ..E3 E 2.7 Sponsors' Presence.. E3 E 2.8 Corporate Activities.. .E4 E3 COMPETITION NUMBERS E 3.1 Allocation and Register. .E6 E 3.2 Application.. ..E6 E3.3 Conflict.. E 1.1 .E6 E 3.4 Reservation... E6 TRANSFER OF CAR E 3.1 Allocation and Register. .E6 E 3.2 Allocation and Register.. .E6 E 3.3 Allocation and Register... ..E6 E3.4 Allocation and Register.. .E6 E5 SERIES' SPONSORS & CAR IDENTIFICATION E 3.1 VSCS Identification.. E9 E 3.2 KVSS Identification. E9 E6 V8SUPERCARTRANSPORTERIDENTIFICATION E9 AVESCO -Feb. 2002 Updated 22/8/02 DIVISION“E"-OPERATIONS RULES E 1 RIDES E 1.1 Definitions "AMM" means the AVESCO Media Manager. "AOM" means the AVESCO Assistant Operations Manager. E 1.2.1 "Group" bears the same meaning as in Rule D 1.1.2. “Rides" are where a Team uses a Car to carry a passenger solely in connection with: 1.1.1 the commercial or media activities of the Team or Group; or 1.1.2 the commercial or media activities of a Team's or Group's sponsor/s; or 1.1.3 any commercial or media activities required of a Team or Group by AVESCO; or 1.1.4 any public competition winner. E 1.2 Types of Rides 1.2.1 "Corporate Rides" are those undertaken independent of any Meeting. E 1.3.4 1.2.2 "Meeting Rides" are those undertaken at and as part of a Meeting. E 1.3 Prohibitions 1.3.1 No Ride of any type is to be also used by any Team or Group in any way for testing (as defined in Rule D 1.1.3) of a Car. 1.3.2 passenger in a Car. 1.3.3/ At any Meeting Ride it is forbidden to jack up any part of a Car without the express prior permission of the CTM. 1.3.4 At a Ride of any type, no adjustment - other than as necessary to safely fit a passenger in a Car - may be made to any Car used for Rides, uniess the express E 1.5 prior permission of the CTM has been obtained. 1.3.5 During Meeting Ride sessions, Cars taking part in Meeting rides must remain in pit lane and may only be removed once that Car's allocated rides are completed or with the permission of the CTM. E 1.4 Indemnity Form for Passengers Any person, intending to be a passenger in any Ride, before entering a Car must read and sign, and have read to them, an official Indemnity Form, and failure of the person to do so will E 1.5 Requirements of Passengers E 1.5.6 At any type of Ride, at all times the Car is on the race track, only one passenger at a time is permitted and that person must be: 1.5.1 correctly restrained in the passenger's seat with the safety harness (Rule C 14.2) properly fastened, 1.5.2 protected by a window net conforming to Rule C 14.3; 1.5.3 1.5.4 wearing clothing conforming to Rule C 18.3; 1.5.5 wearing closed shoes (no thongs, sandals, or similar footwear), and 1.5.6 not carrying any hand-heid objects such as a camera of any type. E 1.7.1 E 1.6 Warm-up At any Ride session and before carrying the first passenger in a Car, the Team may have the Car to be used for the Ride undertake no more than one 'flying' lap (defined in Rule E 1.7.2) of the race track to check and warm up the Car which must contain the driver only. C AVESCO Feb. 2002 - Division “E" Page E 1 Updated 5/3/02 E 1.7 Number of Laps 1.7.1 At any Ride, unless otherwise specified in regulations or authorised by the AVEsCO Operations Manager, each Car is permitted to undertake only one (1) “"flying lap” of the E 1.8.1 race track for each individual passenger carried. 1.7.2 A "flying lap" is one in which a Car carrying a passenger is permitted only to: 1.7.2.1 start/finish line, and then 1.7.2.2 complete a whole lap (the “flying lap") which must finish when the Car crosses the start/finish line again; and then 1.7.2.3 complete that part of a further lap which is necessary to return to the pit lane. 1.8 Speed and Conduct At any Ride, at all times while being used to carry a passenger: 1.8.1 at no time must a Car be driven at full racing speed, it is suggested the Car be driven E 1.9.3 at no more than eighty per cent (80%) of the Car/driver potential; and 1.8.2 the driver must not lose control of the Car. 1.9 Meeting Rides - Allocations AMM, and all such Rides will be conducted only if permitted by, and subject to any ensure a fair and equitable availability of Rides at Meetings. 1.9.3/ Any Team intending to utilise a Meeting Ride it has been allocated, must give the AMM written notice of such intention no less than fourteen (14) working days prior to the scheduled first day of the Meeting at which it is intended to conduct the Meeting E 1.10.4 Ride. E 1.10 Corporate Rides - Conditions of an intention to hold, and providing full particulars of, proposed Corporate Rides; and costs of the attendance of the appointed AVEsCO Official who must be present to supervise the Ride on behalf of AVESCO; and 1.10.3 On the day arranged, at the track the appointed AVESCO Official carrying out an inspection of the Car/s to be used before the Car/s are permitted onto the racing track; 1.10.4 While participating in Corporate Rides neither the Car/s nor their components may be E 1.10.6 adjusted or ‘fine-tuned' for racing in any way and no computer or electronic data download or connection is permitted; and 1.10.5 Should some safety related item on a Car require adjustment, this may be permitted only by the appointed AVESCO Official present at the track, and 1.10.6 Before any Corporate Ride session, a Car's engine must not be started for any reason before the arrival at the Ride venue of the AVESCO official appointed to supervise the Ride, and who must give approval before a Car's engine can be started. E 1.10.8.2 1.10.7 Subject to compliance with all this Rule E 1.10, Corporate Rides will not constitute a test day for the purposes of Rule D 1. 1.10.8 The Corporate Ride being conducted only at: CAVESCO Feb.2002-Division“E" Page E 2 1.10.8.1 the relevant Team's nominated test track (Rule D 1) at any time; 1.10.8.2 one other motor racing circuit which hosts a round of the relevant series, but only after the round of the relevant series has been conducted at that circuit intherelevantSeason; E 2.1.2 1.10.8.3 at any other motor racing circuit which does not host any round of the Manager. CAVESCOFeb.2002-Division“E" Page E3 E 2 MEDIA ACTIVITIES E 2.1 VSC Sprint Rounds 2.1.1 Unless otherwise advised in Supplementary/Further Regulations, the top 10 drivers from qualifying are to attend a “Meet the Public" activity at a place and at a time which will be advised Supplementar/Further Regulations or directly to the relevant Team by the AVESCO Media Manager ("AMM"). 2.1.2 The first five drivers from qualifying, plus other drivers as directed by the AMM are E 2.1.5 required to attend a media conference at a time which will be advised in Supplementary/Further Regulations. 2.1.3 On Sunday at the conclusion of racing, and immediately after the dais ceremony, the drivers of the Cars placed first, second, third overall will be taken to the media room where they may be interviewed by the media. 2.1.4 All drivers at these presentations must be suitabiy attired - ie, driving suits must remain 'done up' to the neck, not opened to the waist. 2.1.5 All drivers may be reguired to attend Public and Media activities. the details of the E 2.3 activities reguired of drivers will be published in Supplementary/Further Regulations or directly to the relevant Team by the AMM. E 2.2 Endurance Rounds All drivers will be required to attend Public and Media activities, the details of the activities required of drivers will be published in Supplementary/Further Regulations or directly to the relevant Team by the AMM. E 2.3 Non Attendance Failure by drivers to attend as required in this Rule E 2 will result in the matter being referred E 2.4.3 to the Stewards. E2.4 Series'Promotional Requirements 2.4.1 Television organisers, promoters and circuit managers in the promotion of the series. 2.4.2 Merchandising only be made from licensed locations approved by the Organisers. 2.4.2.2 Selling of Team merchandise within the paddock area is strictly forbidden unless with the prior written permission of AVESCO. 2.4.3 Garages -Public Viewing Access As a part of the AVESCO public awareness program, at all times when crews are in E 2.5.2 attendance, Teams must keep their pit and paddock garages open to allow the public constant viewing access. Teams wanting to keep anything within their pit or paddock whole garage from view. E 2.5 Television Facility 2.5.1 A Meeting, or such part of it as is determined by AVESCO, will be broadcast by the Ten Network. 2.5.2 By undertaking to enter any Meeting, the Competitor agrees to relinquish any claim or right to the broadcast (Rule E 2.5.1), or any other material related to that broadcast. E 2.5.4 AVESCO Feb.2002-Division“E" Page E 4 Updated 22/8/02 2.5.3 No Competitor, driver or Team member will be permitted to access the television OB van or gain access to race footage directly from the broadcaster, without obtaining the expressed permission of the Race Director and the broadcaster's Executive Producer. 2.5.4 Any filming or any other means of recording images for commercial purposes at a Meeting by any Participant is strictly forbidden unless with the prior express permission of the AMM. E 2.7.1.1 E 2.6 Television Presentation 2.6.1 At the conclusion of each series' round, a television presentation will be undertaken by and the promoter. 2.6.2 All drivers at this presentation must be suitably attired - ie, driving suits must remain 'done up' to the neck, not opened to the waist, and Dunlop caps must be worn. on the podium other than Dunlop, but any other corporate cap is permitted. E 2.7 Sponsors' Presence 2.7.1 Start Line Activities 2.7.1.1 On the starting grid, subject to the requirement of the promoter, there is no E 2.7.2 prohibition on sponsors' promotional personnel being present, but all such personnel are subject to the requirements in these Rules for clearing the grid, and must vacate the grid no later than at the 2-Minute signal. 2.7.1.2 Team Sponsor umbrellas are permitted. 2.7.1.3 The use of banners or flags will require prior written approval from AvVESCO. 2.7.1.4 An appropriate dress code will apply at the direction of AVESCO. 2.7.2 PresenceatPodiumPresentations Without the prior permission of AVEsCO's Media or Operations Manager, commercial E 2.8.21 and promotional personnel are not permitted in the vicinity of the podium presentation, apart from those persons directly concerned with the actuai Team (ie. drivers and Team members ). E 2.8 Corporate Activities 2.8.1$ Supplementary/Further Regulations may provide for corporate and/or commercial activities to be undertaken on or adjacent to the race track at times other than times prescribed for on-track competition. 2.8.21 Without limiting the general nature of Rule E 2.8.1, Supplementary/Further E2 Regulations may permit passengers to be carried around the race track in specifically designated vehicles, and in such an eventuality, may provide the conditions under which such activities will take place. 2.8.3 failure by any person to comply with the terms of such regulations will be referred to the Stewards. E2.9KvSRounds All drivers may be reguired to attend Public and Media activities, the details of the activities reguired of drivers will be published in Supplementary/Further Regulations or directly to the E 3.2.2 relevant Team by the AMM. CAVESCO Feb.2002 -Division “E" Page E 5 Updated 22/8/02 E3COMPETITIONNUMBERS E 3.1 Allocation & Register The allocation of all competition numbers for Cars is solely the responsibility of AVESCO, which will maintain a register of all competition numbers allocated to, or reserved for, any Car. E 3.2 Application in writing to AVESCO for a competition number to be issued. 3.2.2 The application may include the preferred competition number, and may also list up to E 3.3.2 five alternative numbers nominated by the applicant Team in case their preferred number is unavailable. 3.2.3 In the event of none of the numbers nominated being available, AVEsCO will so advise the applicant and allocate a new number to the Team. E 3.3 Conflict 3.3.1 Subject to Rule E 3.3.3 below, where two or more Teams make application for the same unallocated number, AvEsCO will generally allocate the competition number to the more senior of the contending Teams. 3.3.2 For Rule E 3.3.1, the "more senior of the contending Teams" will be determined firstly E 3.4.1 by reference to the TEGA Teams' Agreement Level of the contending Teams, and then by the date order in which the contending Teams lodged their application with AVESCO. 3.3.3 AVESCO may vary the application of Rule E 3.3.1 only if, in its sole discretion, it is in the best interests of the Category so to do. E3.4Reservation 3.4.1 Competition number "1" is always reserved for the current VsC driver's champion who has sole rights to that number for the duration of the Season which follows that in E 3.4.4 which the VSC was won. 3.4.2 In the event that the current vsC driver's champion elects not to take competition number "1", that number will not be allocated until a new VsC driver's champion elects to take up that number. 3.4.3 Allocation of competition number “1" will automatically entail reservation of the vsC driver's champion's previous competition number for such period as that driver retains the status of the VsC champion. 3.4.4 Teams may request AVEsCO in writing that any other unallocated number be E 3.4.4 reserved for their use and, if that request is granted, such number will be so reserved until the expiration of the calendar year in which the application was made, after which time if the number is not taken up by the requesting Team, it will become available for reallocation. The absolute total of competition numbers held by any team will not exceed the number of Cars that team is entitled to run in V8 Supercar competitions. A reservation fee of $500 will apply per number reserved by any team. The reservation E 4.1.2 fee will be refunded in the event that a team uses that number in competition in the year in which it is reserved. AVESCO Feb.2002 -Division"E" Page E 6 E4TRANSFEROFACAR E4.1Definitions 4.1.1 A "transfer" means to part with the possession of a Car by way of sale or lease, or the loan of a Car for more than one calendar month, to another person or entity whether or not the transferee has executed a Teams' Agreement with TEGA. 4.1.2 A “transferee" means that person or entity to whom a Car is transferred. E 4 4.1.3 A “transferor" means that person or entity who transfers a Car. E 4.2 Notify AVESCO 4.2.1 A Team who transfers any Car must notify AVESCO within five (5) working days from the date of the transfer in writing by way of the Transfer Form appended to this Rule. 4.2.2 All particulars on the Transfer Form must be completed by the transferor who will be held responsible by AVESCO for providing such information. E 4.3Tyres If a transferor, at the time of transferring a Car, has any control tyres which have been E 4.4 allocated to the Car the subject of the transfer, the transferor must: 4.3.1 where the transferee is not a current party to a Teams' Agreement, return all the control tyres to Dunlop as provided in Rule C 15; or transferee the control tyres allocated to the Car as detailed in item 5 of the Transfer Form (Rule E 4.2.1); 4.3.3 In any case in which Rule E 4.3.2 applies, upon such transfer being made, the transferee will be bound by Rule C 15. 4.4 Notify CAMS It is the responsibility of the transferee, upon taking possession of a Car, to notify CAMs of E 4.4 the completion of the transfer by applying for a change to the ownership details as included in the Car's CAMS Log Book and, if necessary, to obtain from CAMS a Competitor's Pass Book/Licence for the Car so transferred. AVESCOFeb.2002-Division“E" Page E 7 RULE E 4.2.1 TRANSFERFORM NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF A CAR (Nameof TEGAFranchiseholder) hereby advise AvVESCO that this entity has transferred a V8 Supercar on ......./2002. (Transfer Date) 2A. The transferee is (Name of transferee) E 4.4 2B. whose address is: (Fulladdress oftransferee) 2c. and whose contact numbers are: (Phone & fax numbers) 3. As far as is known, the transferee is*/is not* a party to a Teams Agreement. (* Delete as applicable) 4. Details of the Car which has been transferred are: 4A. Make:. (Ford/Holden) ..(e.g. AUNT).. 4B. Model:. .(Year) 4C. Chassis Number:. 4D. Roll Cage Number: 4E. CAMS Log Book Number:. 5. Disposition of Control Tyres. 5A. At the time of the transfer, this entity had in possession (number of) .......... tyres which E5 had been allocated to the Car being transferred. 5B. The Serial Numbers of those tyres are:.. *5C. The above-identified tyres have been*/will be* returned to Dunlop Australia; OR *5c. The above-identified tyres have been passed to the transferee. (* Delete as applicable) 6. Signed for the transferor:. (Authorised person) 7. Date of this Notification:. This Form must be lodged with AvESCO within 5 working days of the transfer date. @AVESCO-Feb.2002.Division"E" Page E 8 E5.SERIES'SPONSORS E 5.2 E 5.1Vsc Series ldentification 5.1.1 By entering any round in the VsC, Entrants and their sponsors agree to refer to it by its full title, "The V8 Supercar Championship Series". 5.1.2 Any advertising material must include the full title, and it is the responsibility of the Competitor to ensure that this requirement is met. 5.1.3 An abbreviated term "2002 V8 Supercar Series" may also be used provided the full title is used at least once. E 5.2 Konica Championship Series ldentification E 5.1.3 5.1.1 By entering any round in the KvS, Entrants and their sponsors agree to refer to it by its full title, "The 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series". 5.1.2 Any advertising material must include the full title, and it is the responsibility of the Competitor to ensure that this requirement is met. 5.1.3 An abbreviated term "2002 Konica Series" may also be used provided the full title is used at least once. E6V8 SUPERCAR TRANSPORTER IDENTIFICATION At all times Team race transporters must carry the V8 Supercar identification decals. as E 5.1.3 Supplied by the AVESCO AOM. on both sides of the trailer. CAVESCO Feb.2002 -Division "E Page E 9 Updated 22/8/02