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Supplementary Regulations Page 1 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2003 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – ROUND 2 CAMS PERMIT NUMBER: 802/1404/01 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR V8 SUPERCARS CHAPTER 1 – STANDARD REQUIREMENTS 1.1. EVENT TITLE, DATE &VENUE The event will be known as the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 2, hereinafter referred to as “the Meeting”, and will be held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 11 - 13 April 2003. 1.2 ORGANISATION & STATUS 1.2.1 The Meeting will be held under the International Sporting Code of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), any applicable National Competition Rules of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd (CAMS) which are not in conflict with the Rules of the AVESCO Operations Manual, the AVESCO Operations Manual Rules (“the Rules”), the Supplementary Regulations, any Further Regulations or instructions and any Bulletins issued. 1.2.2 The Meeting will be a Major National Meeting. 1.3. ADMINISTRATION & EVENT STAFF 1.3.1 Promoter: Phillip Island Motor Sports Pty Ltd (ACN 006 435 623) RMB 500GP, Back Beach Road, Cowes, Phillip Island, Vic 3922 Telephone: (03) 5952 2710 / Facsimile: (03) 5952 3160 1.3.2 Organiser: Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Ltd (ACN 004 351 446) 1.3.3 Organising Committee: Fergus Cameron, Christine Cameron, and Peter Nelson 1.3.4 V8 Supercar Stewards: Garth Wigston (Chief), Peter Svensson and Keith McKay 1.3.5 V8 Supercar Race Director: Tim Schenken 1.3.6 V8 Supercar Category Technical Manager: Paul Taylor 1.3.7 V8 Supercar Driving Standards Observer: Colin Bond 1.3.8 V8 Supercar Operations Manager: Tony Manson 1.3.9 V8 Supercar Assistant Operations Manager:Ray Robins 1.3.10V8 Supercar Media Manager: Martine Cousins 1.3.11 Secretary of the Meeting: Geoff Bull 1.3.12 Clerk of Course Henk Duncan 1.3.13 Asst. Clerk of Course(s): Colin Smith (Operations) Ken Smith (Administration) 1.3.14 Judges of Fact: (1) Start: Henk Duncan, Tony Van den Dungen (2) Finish: Alf Pearce Supplementary Regulations Page 2 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO (3) Pit Lane Speed: Ken Benham and Doug Reid (4) Noise: Geoff Helliwell and TBA (5) Pit Lane Penalty: Vin Borgia, Paul Taylor, Steve Brow and Ray Robins 1.4 CIRCUIT DETAILS 1.4.1 Track Length: 4.45 Kilometres 1.4.2 Direction: Anti-clockwise 1.4.3 Track density: V8 Supercars – 35 1.4.4 Notice Board: Located on the ground floor, Northern outside wall of the Race Control Building. 1.5 ENTRIES 1.5.1 Competitors must have completed the AVESCO 2003 Entry/Registration Form, the Series Entry Form and the AVESCO Tyre Order & Payment Form to confirm entry to this Meeting. 1.5.2 No change of drivers will be accepted later than 17:00 on Thursday 10 April 2003, unless exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Series Stewards, warrant a change after that time. 1.6 V8 SUPERCAR RACE 1.6.1 The Meeting is only for cars complying with Division “C” of the Rules. 1.6.2 There will be 1 Race of 67 laps, including two Compulsory Pit Stops. 1.6.3 Awards and conditions for the Meeting are those contained in the Rules. 1.7 LICENCE REQUIREMENTS Drivers must hold a current CAMS C4 Competition Licence (Driver) or higher, and all Competitors must have a current CAMS Competitor Licence. 1.8 ACCESS TO CIRCUIT Teams will be permitted to enter the Circuit from 1200 hours until 1900 hours on Thursday 10 April and from 0700 hours on Friday 11 April to set up in the paddock area. 1.9 GARAGE ALLOCATION Pit Garages will be reserved for V8 Supercars, and allocation will be made pursuant to Rule D2 which will be the AOM, in conjunction with the Organisers. 1.10 ACCREDITATION CARDS (PASSES) 1.10.1 The Series Accreditation Cards will be recognised by the Organisers. 1.10.2 Where any Team has accepted one or more blank Series Accreditation passes, the Team must ensure that the AVESCO 2003 V8 SUPERCAR SERIES ACCREDITATION CARD SUMMARY FORM is completed in full and signed by the holder of the blank pass. 1.10.3 The completed forms must be handed in to the AOM 1.10.4 Vehicle passes will be available for collection at the circuit accreditation office. Each race car will be allocated the following passes: 1 x Paddock Car pass; and Supplementary Regulations Page 3 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 4 x VIP Car passes – 2 x Blue Paddock and 2 x Car Park “A”. 1.11 TEAM PARKING As advised to teams by the AOM in conjunction with Fergus Cameron from Phillip Island. 1.12 TYRE SELECTION Control tyre selection will take place at 0900 on Friday 11 April at the Dunlop facility located in the paddock area. 1.13 MEETING RIDES 1.13.1 Competitors that have been allocated corporate or media rides at this Meeting (see Rule E 1) are reminded that they must give AVESCO’s Media Manager, Martine Cousins, fourteen (14) days notice in writing of such intention. 1.13.2 Passengers carried in all Meeting Rides must comply with the conditions set out in Rules E 1.4 and E 1.5 1.13.3 Meeting Rides will be conducted between 1600 and 1630 on Saturday 12 April. 1.13.4 Teams permitted to undertake Meeting Rides are restricted to one flying lap (as defined in Rule E 1.7). CHAPTER 2 – SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS 2.1. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION & SCRUTINEERING 2.1.1 Document Verification for all Competitors will be conducted between 0800 and 1200 on Friday 11 April at the AVESCO Transporter 2.1.2 Scrutineering will be conducted between 0800 and 1300 on Friday 11 April and will be carried out at each Competitor's assigned garage. 2.2. BRIEFINGS 2.2.1 A briefing for all Competitors’ Team Managers will be held at 16:00 on Friday 11 April in the catering outlet located adjacent to Race Control. 2.2.2 A briefing for all Competitors and Drivers will be held at 17:00 on Saturday 12 April in the catering outlet located adjacent to Race Control. Note: The above personnel must attend at the time for, and for the duration of, the relevant briefing/s (Rule D 4), unless excused by the Stewards in exceptional circumstances. 2.3 FRIDAY PRACTICE 2.3.1 There will be a practice session on Friday 11 April for V8 Supercars conducted between 1400 and 1530. 2.3.2 Each Car will be permitted to complete a maximum of 28 laps during this session, with the exception of any lap on which the red flag is shown. 2.3.3 Any Car that completes more than the laps specified will be penalised 2 grid positions for the Race. Other penalties may also be applied by the Stewards. 2.3.4 All lap times achieved during this practice session will not be used to determine the qualifying split as detailed in Supplementary Regulation 2.4. 2.3.5 For this session only, the requirements of Rule C15.9.3 will not apply and a Car may use any tyres that have been previously allocated to that Car. Supplementary Regulations Page 4 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.4 QUALIFYING 2.4 .1 Qualifying will be split into two sections, an Upper 50% and a Lower 50%, based on practice times, subject to Rule D 5.3. 2.4.2 Any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 105% of the fastest V8 Supercar qualifying time achieved during the qualifying sessions will not be permitted to start in either race for the V8 Supercars; unless either Rule D 5.1.2 or D 5.1.5 applies. 2.5 TOP TEN SHOOTOUT 2.5.1 The combined results of both the Upper 50% or the Lower 50% qualifying sessions will determine the starters and the starting order for the Shootout unless otherwise determined by the Stewards. 2.5.2 The Shootout will be regarded as a qualifying session for those drivers who achieve the ten fastest times in either the Upper 50% or the Lower 50% qualifying sessions. 2.5.3 The Shootout will determine the first ten places on the starting grid for the race. 2.5.4 The starting order for the Shootout will be from tenth to first as established by the fastest time achieved by a driver in the qualifying sessions. 2.5.5 Each Car will be released on one warm-up lap from Pit Lane, as the Car crosses the control (timing) line, the driver will be shown a green flag which will signal the start of that driver’s timed lap. 2.5.6 When the Car crosses the control (timing) line at the end of its flying lap, the driver will be shown a chequered flag indicating the end of the timed lap, whereupon the driver must reduce speed, complete an almost full “cool-down” lap and re-enter Pit Lane via the pit entry lane. 2.5.7 During the “cool-down” lap, Cars must be driven at a reasonable pace and drivers must not interfere with, baulk or cause obstruction to any other Cars which may be on the track at the same time. 2.5.8 It is the responsibility of the Competitor to ensure their Car is at Pit Lane Exit at the appropriate time for it to take part in the Shootout. 2.5.9 The Car nominated to start the session must be at the Pit Lane Exit at the scheduled start time of the session. 2.5.10 Each following Car must be at the Pit Lane Exit prior to the preceding Car receiving the green flag to commence it’s timed lap. 2.5.11 Any Competitor that fails to have their Car at the Pit Lane Exit prior to the preceding Car receiving the green flag, the Stewards may exclude that Car from the session. 2.5.12 A driver will be permitted to qualify only one Car in the Shootout, and that Car must be the Car that driver will drive in the race. 2.6 TYRES – TOP TEN SHOOT-OUT 2.6.1 At the end of the Top Ten Shootout, the tyres used will be marked and may be impounded by the CTM and, subject to any damage to the tyres and/or weather conditions at the commencement of the Race, must be used to start the race. 2.6.2 Failure of any Competitor to comply with the foregoing will incur one (1) Pit Lane Penalty per marked tyre used in the Top Ten Shootout but not used to start the Race, unless the penalty is set aside by the Stewards in exceptional circumstances. Supplementary Regulations Page 5 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.7 COMPULSORY PIT STOPS (“CPS”) 2.7.1 During the Race there will be two (2) compulsory pit stops for each Car. 2.7.2 At one of these CPSs, each Car must have all four wheels/tyres changed; the replacement wheels/tyres must be other than those removed from the Car at the CPS except where Rule D11.1.4 applies. Refuelling is strictly forbidden during this CPS. 2.7.3 At the other CPS, each Car must be refueled. It is strictly forbidden to change any wheels/tyres during this CPS. 2.7.4 Subject to the preceding Supplementary Regulations 2.7.2 and 2.7.3, any other work may be carried out on a Car during a CPS. 2.7.5 Each CPS must be commenced within the following ‘window’ expressed as laps completed by the leading Car: lap number 2 and lap number 48. 2.7.6 A Car will be deemed to have commenced a CPS when it crosses the line (real or imagined) that separates the race circuit from the Pit Lane access road. A Judge of Fact will be appointed to determine when a Car so commences a CPS. 2.7.7 After the CPS window is opened, a Car must cross the Control Line on the race circuit before entering the Pit Lane access road to commence a CPS. The leading Car will be deemed to have complied with this requirement as it crosses the Control Line to open the window. 2.7.8 Competitors are reminded that, at any pit stop at which a Car is refueled, Rule D 11.9 will apply and must be obeyed. 2.8 PIT BAY BOOMS 2.8.1 A maximum of one only Pit bay boom is permitted for any multiple-Car Team during any Race. Three-Car Teams will be permitted to use two booms at any other time, subject to the approval of the AOM. 2.8.2 Single Car Teams “paired” together at this Meeting must place their Pit bay booms next to each other. Any such arrangement must be constructed to the approval of the AOM. 2.8.3 All other regulations in regard to multiple Car Teams will apply to single Car Teams “paired” together at this Meeting. (eg. Rule D11.5.9.3 will apply to 2 single Cars “paired” together at this Meeting.) 2.9 USE OF REFUELLING TOWERS The use of refuelling towers is only permitted during the Warm Up and Race on Sunday 13 April 2003. At all times during the warm up and race on these days, the requirements of C18.4.4 must be complied with by all team members in Pit Lane. 2.10 ADDITIONAL SIGNALLING POINT In addition to the flag signals shown at the control line, the following flag signals will be displayed from the Turn 11 flag point (on driver’s left): the Black Flag and the Black Flag with Orange Disc. Supplementary Regulations Page 6 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.11 KERB INFRINGMENTS During any Practice or Qualifying Session: 2.11.1 First reported breach – Black flag and drive through penalty plus loss of the fastest lap time recorded up to and including the lap on which the breach occurred, in that session. 2.11.2 Second reported breach – Black flag and drive through penalty plus loss of the fastest and second fastest times recorded at any time during that session. 2.11.3 Third reported breach – Black flag and Car held in Pit lane for the balance of the session and loss of all times recorded in that session. 2.12 PIT LANE PENALTIES 2.12.1 No Pit Lane Penalty (PLP) may be commenced while the Safety Car Board is being displayed at the flag point for Turn 13. 2.12.2 A Car will be deemed to have commenced a PLP when it crosses the line (real or imagined) that separates the race circuit from the Pit Lane access road, a Judge of Fact will be appointed to determine when a Car so commences a PLP. 2.13 PODIUM PRESENTATION No beverages other than the official champagne, “unbranded” bottled water or as supplied by the organisers, are permitted on the Podium during any presentation. CHAPTER 3 – MARKETING 3.1 MEDIA CONFERENCES - All held in the circuit Media Centre 3.1.1 Saturday 12 April - (top 5) Immediately following Qualifying. 3.1.2 Sunday 13 April - (top 3 Overall) Immediately following the Race. 3.2 AUTOGRAPH SESSION – Venue TBC (Melbourne) 3.1.1 Thursday 10 April 3.1.2 Time - Teams to be advised by Martine Cousins under separate cover 3.1.3 Drivers – Group “A” CHAPTER 4 – SPECIFIC CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS 4.1 POST EVENT TRAFFIC PLAN To ensure that traffic congestion is minimised at the conclusion of Sunday’s racing a detailed traffic plan has been formulated in conjunction with Victorian Police and Vic Roads. To assist with the implementation of this traffic plan all transporters, which normally exit the circuit via Gate 3A (opposite the Turn 9 Hayshed) will be held at the circuit until 1800 hours on Sunday 13 April. Supplementary Regulations Page 7 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO CHAPTER 5 – MEETING PROGRAM 5.1 FRIDAY 11 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0800 1200 V8 Supercar 4 hours Document Checking 0800 1300 V8 Supercar 5 hours Scrutineering 0900 V8 Supercar Tyre Selection 1000 1020 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1030 1050 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1100 1120 Sports Sedans 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1130 1150 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Practice 2 10 minutes 1200 1220 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 2 1200 V8 Supercar Organisers’ Meeting 10 minutes 1230 1300 Carrera Cup 30 minutes Practice 10 minutes 1310 1340 Sports Sedans 30 minutes Qualifying 1 20 minutes 1400 1530 V8 Supercar 90 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1540 1600 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 3 1600 V8 Supercar Team Managers Briefing 10 minutes 1610 1635 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 25 minutes Qualifying 1 5 minutes 1640 1700 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Meeting Rides Supplementary Regulations Page 8 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 5.2 SATURDAY 12 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0900 0915 Safety Car Rides 15 minutes 5 minutes 0920 0935 Formula Ford 15 minutes Qualifying 1 15 minutes 0950 1025 V8 Supercars 35 minutes Practice 2 10 minutes 1035 1100 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 25 minutes Qualifying 2 15 minutes 1115 1130 Formula Ford 15 minutes Qualifying 2 15 minutes 1145 1220 V8 Supercars 35 minutes Practice 3 15 minutes 1235 1305 Carrera Cup 30 Minutes Qualifying 1 10 minutes 1315 1335 VB Challenge 20 minutes 10 minutes 1345 1405 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 Minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1420 1440 V8 Supercars 20 minutes V8 Qualifying (Lower 50%) 5 minutes 1445 1505 V8 Supercars 20 minutes V8 Qualifying (Upper 50%) After Qualifying V8 Supercar Media Conference 15 minutes 1520 1540 Carrera Cup 20 Minutes Race 1 10 minutes 1550 1620 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Meeting Rides 10 minutes 1630 1700 Sports Sedans 30 minutes Qualifying 2 1700 V8 Supercars Drivers Briefing Supplementary Regulations Page 9 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 5.3 SUNDAY 13 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0900 0915 Safety Car Rides 15 Minutes 10 minutes 0925 0945 V8 Supercars 20 minutes Warm Up 15 minutes 1000 1020 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Race 2 5 minutes 1025 1040 VB Challenge 15 minutes 10 minutes 1050 1105 Sports Sedans 15 minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1120 1135 Formula Ford 15 minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1150 1220 V8 Supercars 30 Minutes Shoot Out 15 minutes 1235 1255 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Race 3 15 minutes 1310 1330 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Race 2 30 minutes 1400 V8 Supercars 67 laps Race Race End V8 Supercars Podium Presentation After Podium V8 Supercars Media Conference 15 minutes 1605 1620 Formula Ford 15 minutes Race 2 15 minutes 1635 1650 Sports Sedans 15 minutes Race 2 Geoff Bull Secretary of the Meeting. Supplementary Regulations Page 1 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2003 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – ROUND 2 CAMS PERMIT NUMBER: 802/1404/01 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR V8 SUPERCARS CHAPTER 1 – STANDARD REQUIREMENTS 1.1. EVENT TITLE, DATE &VENUE The event will be known as the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 2, hereinafter referred to as “the Meeting”, and will be held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 11 - 13 April 2003. 1.2 ORGANISATION & STATUS 1.2.1 The Meeting will be held under the International Sporting Code of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), any applicable National Competition Rules of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd (CAMS) which are not in conflict with the Rules of the AVESCO Operations Manual, the AVESCO Operations Manual Rules (“the Rules”), the Supplementary Regulations, any Further Regulations or instructions and any Bulletins issued. 1.2.2 The Meeting will be a Major National Meeting. 1.3. ADMINISTRATION & EVENT STAFF 1.3.1 Promoter: Phillip Island Motor Sports Pty Ltd (ACN 006 435 623) RMB 500GP, Back Beach Road, Cowes, Phillip Island, Vic 3922 Telephone: (03) 5952 2710 / Facsimile: (03) 5952 3160 1.3.2 Organiser: Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Ltd (ACN 004 351 446) 1.3.3 Organising Committee: Fergus Cameron, Christine Cameron, and Peter Nelson 1.3.4 V8 Supercar Stewards: Garth Wigston (Chief), Peter Svensson and Keith McKay 1.3.5 V8 Supercar Race Director: Tim Schenken 1.3.6 V8 Supercar Category Technical Manager: Paul Taylor 1.3.7 V8 Supercar Driving Standards Observer: Colin Bond 1.3.8 V8 Supercar Operations Manager: Tony Manson 1.3.9 V8 Supercar Assistant Operations Manager:Ray Robins 1.3.10V8 Supercar Media Manager: Martine Cousins 1.3.11 Secretary of the Meeting: Geoff Bull 1.3.12 Clerk of Course Henk Duncan 1.3.13 Asst. Clerk of Course(s): Colin Smith (Operations) Ken Smith (Administration) 1.3.14 Judges of Fact: (1) Start: Henk Duncan, Tony Van den Dungen (2) Finish: Alf Pearce Supplementary Regulations Page 2 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO (3) Pit Lane Speed: Ken Benham and Doug Reid (4) Noise: Geoff Helliwell and TBA (5) Pit Lane Penalty: Vin Borgia, Paul Taylor, Steve Brow and Ray Robins 1.4 CIRCUIT DETAILS 1.4.1 Track Length: 4.45 Kilometres 1.4.2 Direction: Anti-clockwise 1.4.3 Track density: V8 Supercars – 35 1.4.4 Notice Board: Located on the ground floor, Northern outside wall of the Race Control Building. 1.5 ENTRIES 1.5.1 Competitors must have completed the AVESCO 2003 Entry/Registration Form, the Series Entry Form and the AVESCO Tyre Order & Payment Form to confirm entry to this Meeting. 1.5.2 No change of drivers will be accepted later than 17:00 on Thursday 10 April 2003, unless exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Series Stewards, warrant a change after that time. 1.6 V8 SUPERCAR RACE 1.6.1 The Meeting is only for cars complying with Division “C” of the Rules. 1.6.2 There will be 1 Race of 67 laps, including two Compulsory Pit Stops. 1.6.3 Awards and conditions for the Meeting are those contained in the Rules. 1.7 LICENCE REQUIREMENTS Drivers must hold a current CAMS C4 Competition Licence (Driver) or higher, and all Competitors must have a current CAMS Competitor Licence. 1.8 ACCESS TO CIRCUIT Teams will be permitted to enter the Circuit from 1200 hours until 1900 hours on Thursday 10 April and from 0700 hours on Friday 11 April to set up in the paddock area. 1.9 GARAGE ALLOCATION Pit Garages will be reserved for V8 Supercars, and allocation will be made pursuant to Rule D2 which will be the AOM, in conjunction with the Organisers. 1.10 ACCREDITATION CARDS (PASSES) 1.10.1 The Series Accreditation Cards will be recognised by the Organisers. 1.10.2 Where any Team has accepted one or more blank Series Accreditation passes, the Team must ensure that the AVESCO 2003 V8 SUPERCAR SERIES ACCREDITATION CARD SUMMARY FORM is completed in full and signed by the holder of the blank pass. 1.10.3 The completed forms must be handed in to the AOM 1.10.4 Vehicle passes will be available for collection at the circuit accreditation office. Each race car will be allocated the following passes: 1 x Paddock Car pass; and Supplementary Regulations Page 3 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 4 x VIP Car passes – 2 x Blue Paddock and 2 x Car Park “A”. 1.11 TEAM PARKING As advised to teams by the AOM in conjunction with Fergus Cameron from Phillip Island. 1.12 TYRE SELECTION Control tyre selection will take place at 0900 on Friday 11 April at the Dunlop facility located in the paddock area. 1.13 MEETING RIDES 1.13.1 Competitors that have been allocated corporate or media rides at this Meeting (see Rule E 1) are reminded that they must give AVESCO’s Media Manager, Martine Cousins, fourteen (14) days notice in writing of such intention. 1.13.2 Passengers carried in all Meeting Rides must comply with the conditions set out in Rules E 1.4 and E 1.5 1.13.3 Meeting Rides will be conducted between 1600 and 1630 on Saturday 12 April. 1.13.4 Teams permitted to undertake Meeting Rides are restricted to one flying lap (as defined in Rule E 1.7). CHAPTER 2 – SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS 2.1. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION & SCRUTINEERING 2.1.1 Document Verification for all Competitors will be conducted between 0800 and 1200 on Friday 11 April at the AVESCO Transporter 2.1.2 Scrutineering will be conducted between 0800 and 1300 on Friday 11 April and will be carried out at each Competitor's assigned garage. 2.2. BRIEFINGS 2.2.1 A briefing for all Competitors’ Team Managers will be held at 16:00 on Friday 11 April in the catering outlet located adjacent to Race Control. 2.2.2 A briefing for all Competitors and Drivers will be held at 17:00 on Saturday 12 April in the catering outlet located adjacent to Race Control. Note: The above personnel must attend at the time for, and for the duration of, the relevant briefing/s (Rule D 4), unless excused by the Stewards in exceptional circumstances. 2.3 FRIDAY PRACTICE 2.3.1 There will be a practice session on Friday 11 April for V8 Supercars conducted between 1400 and 1530. 2.3.2 Each Car will be permitted to complete a maximum of 28 laps during this session, with the exception of any lap on which the red flag is shown. 2.3.3 Any Car that completes more than the laps specified will be penalised 2 grid positions for the Race. Other penalties may also be applied by the Stewards. 2.3.4 All lap times achieved during this practice session will not be used to determine the qualifying split as detailed in Supplementary Regulation 2.4. 2.3.5 For this session only, the requirements of Rule C15.9.3 will not apply and a Car may use any tyres that have been previously allocated to that Car. Supplementary Regulations Page 4 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.4 QUALIFYING 2.4 .1 Qualifying will be split into two sections, an Upper 50% and a Lower 50%, based on practice times, subject to Rule D 5.3. 2.4.2 Any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 105% of the fastest V8 Supercar qualifying time achieved during the qualifying sessions will not be permitted to start in either race for the V8 Supercars; unless either Rule D 5.1.2 or D 5.1.5 applies. 2.5 TOP TEN SHOOTOUT 2.5.1 The combined results of both the Upper 50% or the Lower 50% qualifying sessions will determine the starters and the starting order for the Shootout unless otherwise determined by the Stewards. 2.5.2 The Shootout will be regarded as a qualifying session for those drivers who achieve the ten fastest times in either the Upper 50% or the Lower 50% qualifying sessions. 2.5.3 The Shootout will determine the first ten places on the starting grid for the race. 2.5.4 The starting order for the Shootout will be from tenth to first as established by the fastest time achieved by a driver in the qualifying sessions. 2.5.5 Each Car will be released on one warm-up lap from Pit Lane, as the Car crosses the control (timing) line, the driver will be shown a green flag which will signal the start of that driver’s timed lap. 2.5.6 When the Car crosses the control (timing) line at the end of its flying lap, the driver will be shown a chequered flag indicating the end of the timed lap, whereupon the driver must reduce speed, complete an almost full “cool-down” lap and re-enter Pit Lane via the pit entry lane. 2.5.7 During the “cool-down” lap, Cars must be driven at a reasonable pace and drivers must not interfere with, baulk or cause obstruction to any other Cars which may be on the track at the same time. 2.5.8 It is the responsibility of the Competitor to ensure their Car is at Pit Lane Exit at the appropriate time for it to take part in the Shootout. 2.5.9 The Car nominated to start the session must be at the Pit Lane Exit at the scheduled start time of the session. 2.5.10 Each following Car must be at the Pit Lane Exit prior to the preceding Car receiving the green flag to commence it’s timed lap. 2.5.11 Any Competitor that fails to have their Car at the Pit Lane Exit prior to the preceding Car receiving the green flag, the Stewards may exclude that Car from the session. 2.5.12 A driver will be permitted to qualify only one Car in the Shootout, and that Car must be the Car that driver will drive in the race. 2.6 TYRES – TOP TEN SHOOT-OUT 2.6.1 At the end of the Top Ten Shootout, the tyres used will be marked and may be impounded by the CTM and, subject to any damage to the tyres and/or weather conditions at the commencement of the Race, must be used to start the race. 2.6.2 Failure of any Competitor to comply with the foregoing will incur one (1) Pit Lane Penalty per marked tyre used in the Top Ten Shootout but not used to start the Race, unless the penalty is set aside by the Stewards in exceptional circumstances. Supplementary Regulations Page 5 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.7 COMPULSORY PIT STOPS (“CPS”) 2.7.1 During the Race there will be two (2) compulsory pit stops for each Car. 2.7.2 At one of these CPSs, each Car must have all four wheels/tyres changed; the replacement wheels/tyres must be other than those removed from the Car at the CPS except where Rule D11.1.4 applies. Refuelling is strictly forbidden during this CPS. 2.7.3 At the other CPS, each Car must be refueled. It is strictly forbidden to change any wheels/tyres during this CPS. 2.7.4 Subject to the preceding Supplementary Regulations 2.7.2 and 2.7.3, any other work may be carried out on a Car during a CPS. 2.7.5 Each CPS must be commenced within the following ‘window’ expressed as laps completed by the leading Car: lap number 2 and lap number 48. 2.7.6 A Car will be deemed to have commenced a CPS when it crosses the line (real or imagined) that separates the race circuit from the Pit Lane access road. A Judge of Fact will be appointed to determine when a Car so commences a CPS. 2.7.7 After the CPS window is opened, a Car must cross the Control Line on the race circuit before entering the Pit Lane access road to commence a CPS. The leading Car will be deemed to have complied with this requirement as it crosses the Control Line to open the window. 2.7.8 Competitors are reminded that, at any pit stop at which a Car is refueled, Rule D 11.9 will apply and must be obeyed. 2.8 PIT BAY BOOMS 2.8.1 A maximum of one only Pit bay boom is permitted for any multiple-Car Team during any Race. Three-Car Teams will be permitted to use two booms at any other time, subject to the approval of the AOM. 2.8.2 Single Car Teams “paired” together at this Meeting must place their Pit bay booms next to each other. Any such arrangement must be constructed to the approval of the AOM. 2.8.3 All other regulations in regard to multiple Car Teams will apply to single Car Teams “paired” together at this Meeting. (eg. Rule D11.5.9.3 will apply to 2 single Cars “paired” together at this Meeting.) 2.9 USE OF REFUELLING TOWERS The use of refuelling towers is only permitted during the Warm Up and Race on Sunday 13 April 2003. At all times during the warm up and race on these days, the requirements of C18.4.4 must be complied with by all team members in Pit Lane. 2.10 ADDITIONAL SIGNALLING POINT In addition to the flag signals shown at the control line, the following flag signals will be displayed from the Turn 11 flag point (on driver’s left): the Black Flag and the Black Flag with Orange Disc. Supplementary Regulations Page 6 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 2.11 KERB INFRINGMENTS During any Practice or Qualifying Session: 2.11.1 First reported breach – Black flag and drive through penalty plus loss of the fastest lap time recorded up to and including the lap on which the breach occurred, in that session. 2.11.2 Second reported breach – Black flag and drive through penalty plus loss of the fastest and second fastest times recorded at any time during that session. 2.11.3 Third reported breach – Black flag and Car held in Pit lane for the balance of the session and loss of all times recorded in that session. 2.12 PIT LANE PENALTIES 2.12.1 No Pit Lane Penalty (PLP) may be commenced while the Safety Car Board is being displayed at the flag point for Turn 13. 2.12.2 A Car will be deemed to have commenced a PLP when it crosses the line (real or imagined) that separates the race circuit from the Pit Lane access road, a Judge of Fact will be appointed to determine when a Car so commences a PLP. 2.13 PODIUM PRESENTATION No beverages other than the official champagne, “unbranded” bottled water or as supplied by the organisers, are permitted on the Podium during any presentation. CHAPTER 3 – MARKETING 3.1 MEDIA CONFERENCES - All held in the circuit Media Centre 3.1.1 Saturday 12 April - (top 5) Immediately following Qualifying. 3.1.2 Sunday 13 April - (top 3 Overall) Immediately following the Race. 3.2 AUTOGRAPH SESSION – Venue TBC (Melbourne) 3.1.1 Thursday 10 April 3.1.2 Time - Teams to be advised by Martine Cousins under separate cover 3.1.3 Drivers – Group “A” CHAPTER 4 – SPECIFIC CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS 4.1 POST EVENT TRAFFIC PLAN To ensure that traffic congestion is minimised at the conclusion of Sunday’s racing a detailed traffic plan has been formulated in conjunction with Victorian Police and Vic Roads. To assist with the implementation of this traffic plan all transporters, which normally exit the circuit via Gate 3A (opposite the Turn 9 Hayshed) will be held at the circuit until 1800 hours on Sunday 13 April. Supplementary Regulations Page 7 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO CHAPTER 5 – MEETING PROGRAM 5.1 FRIDAY 11 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0800 1200 V8 Supercar 4 hours Document Checking 0800 1300 V8 Supercar 5 hours Scrutineering 0900 V8 Supercar Tyre Selection 1000 1020 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1030 1050 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1100 1120 Sports Sedans 20 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1130 1150 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Practice 2 10 minutes 1200 1220 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 2 1200 V8 Supercar Organisers’ Meeting 10 minutes 1230 1300 Carrera Cup 30 minutes Practice 10 minutes 1310 1340 Sports Sedans 30 minutes Qualifying 1 20 minutes 1400 1530 V8 Supercar 90 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1540 1600 Formula Ford 20 minutes Practice 3 1600 V8 Supercar Team Managers Briefing 10 minutes 1610 1635 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 25 minutes Qualifying 1 5 minutes 1640 1700 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Meeting Rides Supplementary Regulations Page 8 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 5.2 SATURDAY 12 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0900 0915 Safety Car Rides 15 minutes 5 minutes 0920 0935 Formula Ford 15 minutes Qualifying 1 15 minutes 0950 1025 V8 Supercars 35 minutes Practice 2 10 minutes 1035 1100 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 25 minutes Qualifying 2 15 minutes 1115 1130 Formula Ford 15 minutes Qualifying 2 15 minutes 1145 1220 V8 Supercars 35 minutes Practice 3 15 minutes 1235 1305 Carrera Cup 30 Minutes Qualifying 1 10 minutes 1315 1335 VB Challenge 20 minutes 10 minutes 1345 1405 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 Minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1420 1440 V8 Supercars 20 minutes V8 Qualifying (Lower 50%) 5 minutes 1445 1505 V8 Supercars 20 minutes V8 Qualifying (Upper 50%) After Qualifying V8 Supercar Media Conference 15 minutes 1520 1540 Carrera Cup 20 Minutes Race 1 10 minutes 1550 1620 V8 Supercars 30 minutes Meeting Rides 10 minutes 1630 1700 Sports Sedans 30 minutes Qualifying 2 1700 V8 Supercars Drivers Briefing Supplementary Regulations Page 9 V8 Supercar Championship Series 2003 - Round 2 Phillip Island © AVESCO 5.3 SUNDAY 13 APRIL Start Finish Category Duration Session 0900 0915 Safety Car Rides 15 Minutes 10 minutes 0925 0945 V8 Supercars 20 minutes Warm Up 15 minutes 1000 1020 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Race 2 5 minutes 1025 1040 VB Challenge 15 minutes 10 minutes 1050 1105 Sports Sedans 15 minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1120 1135 Formula Ford 15 minutes Race 1 15 minutes 1150 1220 V8 Supercars 30 Minutes Shoot Out 15 minutes 1235 1255 Carrera Cup 20 minutes Race 3 15 minutes 1310 1330 Kuhmo MGF Trophy 20 minutes Race 2 30 minutes 1400 V8 Supercars 67 laps Race Race End V8 Supercars Podium Presentation After Podium V8 Supercars Media Conference 15 minutes 1605 1620 Formula Ford 15 minutes Race 2 15 minutes 1635 1650 Sports Sedans 15 minutes Race 2 Geoff Bull Secretary of the Meeting.