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V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 1 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 2004 KONICA MINOLTA V8 SUPERCAR SERIES – ROUND 3 CAMS PERMIT NUMBER: 804/1804/1 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR V8 SUPERCARS CHAPTER 1 – STANDARD REQUIREMENTS 1.1 EVENT TITLE, DATE &VENUE The event will be known as the “2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series – Round 3”, hereinafter referred to as “the Meeting” and will be held at the Winton Motor Raceway on 16-18 April 2004. 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), the AVESCO Operations Manual Rules (“the Rules”), any applicable National Competition Rules of CAMS not in confliction with the Rules, these Supplementary Regulations and any Further Supplementary Regulations and instructions that may be issued. 1.2.2 The Meeting will be a National Championship Meeting. 1.3. ADMINISTRATION & EVENT STAFF 1.3.1 Promoter: Winton Motor Raceway Pty. Ltd. P.O. Box 249, Benalla, Victoria, 3671 Phone: (03) 5766 4235; Facsimile: (03) 5766 4249 1.3.2 Organiser: Winton Motor Raceway Pty. Ltd. P.O. Box 249, Benalla, Victoria, 3671 Phone: (03) 5766 4235; Facsimile: (03) 5766 4249 1.3.3 Organising Committee: Michael Ronke, Bruce Robertson Heather Wallace 1.3.4 V8 Supercar Stewards: Keith Morris (Chief), Peter Svensson & Keith McKay 1.3.5 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Race Director: Steve Preece 1.3.6 V8 Supercar Category Technical Director: Paul Taylor 1.3.7 V8 Supercar Driving Standards Observer: Colin Bond 1.3.8 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Operations Manager: Kurt Sakzewski 1.3.9 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Media Manager: Angela Edwards 1.3.10 Secretary of the Meeting: Heather Wallace 1.3.11 Clerk of Course: James Taylor 1.3.12 Judges of Fact: (1) Start: Ian Craven, James Taylor (2) Finish: Ian Craven (3) Pit Lane Speed: Frank Wellman (4) Noise: Ken Willmott (5) Pit Lane Penalty: Vin Borgia, Kurt Sakzewski, & Ray Robins V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 2 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 1.4 CIRCUIT DETAILS 1.4.1 Track Length: 3.0 Kilometres 1.4.2 Direction: Clockwise 1.4.3 Track density: Konica Minolta V8 Supercars – 40 1.4.4 Official Notice Board: Located at the rear of the Race Control Building, V8 Supercar Paddock Area. 1.4.5 Stewards Office: Located 1st Floor of the Race Control Building, V8 Supercar Paddock Area. 1.5 ENTRIES 1.5.1 V8 Supercar competitors must have completed the AVESCO 2004 Entry/Registration Form, the Series Entry Form and the AVESCO Tyre Order & Payment Form to confirm entry to this Meeting. Entries will close as per the date on the tyre order form. 1.5.2 No change of drivers will be accepted later than 1700 on Thursday 15 April 2004, unless exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Series Stewards, warrant a change after that date. 1.6 V8 SUPERCAR RACES 1.6.1 The Meeting is only for Cars complying with Division “C” of the Rules. 1.6.2 There will be 2 Races of 14 laps each and 1 Race of 24 laps. 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. All Competitors must have a current CAMS Entrants Licence. 1.8 ACCESS TO CIRCUIT Teams will be permitted to enter the Circuit from 0800 on Friday 16 April or on an earlier day with the prior agreement of the Organisers. 1.9 GARAGE ALLOCATION Pit Garages will be reserved for V8 Supercars, and allocation will be made pursuant to Rule D2 which will be administered by the KOM. 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 2004 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 KOM. 1.10.4 Vehicle passes will be available for collection at the circuit accreditation office. Each race Car will be allocated the following passes: One (1) Paddock Car Pass per Car 1.11 TEAM PARKING As advised to teams by the KOM, in conjunction with Organisers. V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 3 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 1.12 TYRE SELECTION Control tyre selection will take place at 1000 on Friday 16 April at the Dunlop facility located in the paddock area. 1.14 MEETING RIDES 1.14.1 Competitors that have been allocated corporate or media rides at this Meeting (see Rule E 1) are reminded that they must give the Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Media Manager, Angela Edwards, fourteen (14) days notice in writing of their intention to use their allocation. 1.14.2 Passengers carried in all Meeting Rides must comply with the conditions set out in Rules E 1.4 and E 1.5 1.14.3 Meeting Rides will be conducted between 1600 and 1630 on Saturday 17 April. 1.14.4 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 will be conducted between 1000 and 1600 on Friday 16 April at the AVESCO Transporter for those attending their first round of the series for the year or that need to change or add any details contained in their 2004 Entry and Registration form. 2.1.2 Scrutineering will be conducted between 1000 and 1600 on Friday 16 April and will be carried out at each Competitors assigned paddock area. 2.2. BRIEFINGS 2.2.1 A briefing for all Competitors’ Team Managers will be held at 1630 on Friday 16 April in the briefing room on the ground floor of the Race Control Building, V8 Supercar Paddock Area. 2.2.2 A briefing for all Competitors and Drivers will be held at 1745 on Saturday 17 April in the briefing room on the ground floor of the Race Control Building, V8 Supercar Paddock Area. 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 QUALIFYING 2.3.1 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 2.3.2Any driver whose best qualifying lap exceeds 115% of the fastest V8 Supercar qualifying time achieved during the qualifying sessions will not be permitted to start in any Race; unless either Rule D 5.1.2 or Rule D 5.1.5 applies. 2.4 RACE GRID POSITIONS 2.4.1 Grid positions for Race 1 will, subject to Supplementary Regulation 2.4.4, be determined solely by the fastest time achieved by each driver in either the Upper 50% or Lower 50% qualifying session, whichever session is applicable. V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 4 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 2.4.2 Grid positions for Race 2 will be the reversed finish order of all cars that were classified finishers in Race 1. The effect of this regulation means that the last placegetter in Race 1 will be allocated grid position 1, the second last placegetter will be allocated grid position 2 and so on (Rule D 6.2.2). 2.4.3 Grid positions for Race 3 will be based on aggregating the finishing results of Race 1 and Race 2 pursuant to Rule D 6.2.3. 2.4.4 Unless otherwise determined by the Stewards; 2.4.4.1 any drivers who do not finish Races 1 or 2 may be permitted to start in the subsequent Race from the rear of the grid in an order based upon their fastest qualifying or Race time (whichever is applicable); and 2.4.4.2 Drivers who had qualified to start in any Race but were unable to so start, may be permitted to start in any subsequent Race from the rear of the grid behind those drivers (if any) permitted to start in the relevant Race pursuant to Supplementary Regulation 2.4.4.1, in an order based on their fastest qualifying or Race time (whichever is applicable). 2.5 ADDITIONAL SIGNALLING POINT In addition to the flag signals shown at the control line, the following flag signals will be displayed from the flag point at Turn 9: the Black Flag and the Black Flag with Orange Disc. 2.6 PIT LANE PENALTIES 2.6.1 No Pit Lane Penalty (PLP) may be commenced while the Safety Car Board is being displayed. 2.6.2 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. 2.7 PODIUM PRESENTATION No beverages other than the official champagne, the official sports drink or “unbranded” bottled water, are permitted on the Podium during any presentation. 2.8 TEAM RADIO FREQUENCIES Any Competitor that has changed its radio frequencies from those nominated on its yearly entry, must notify McCall Communications by 1300 on Friday 16 April. All Competitors are reminded of the provisions of Rule C17.1. 2.9 RACE MANAGEMENT CHANNEL RMC for this meeting will be 489.7 MHZ. V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 5 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO CHAPTER 3 –MARKETING 3.1 MEDIA CONFERENCES – Media Centre 3.1.1 Saturday 17 April – (top 5) Immediately following Qualifying 3.1.2 Sunday 18 April – (top 3) Immediately following Podium Presentation CHAPTER 4 –SPECIFIC CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS 4.1 MINIBIKES/SCOOTERS The use of unregistered minibikes and scooters is prohibited within the boundaries of the Winton Motor Raceway. 4.2 RACE VEHICLES All competing vehicles must be located in the Paddock Area when not on the race track. Unregistered or unroadworthy vehicles must not be driven in the public areas. Any breaches of this Regulation will be referred to the Stewards who may impose penalties up to exclusion from the Meeting. 4.3 WASTE OIL All waste oil is to be placed in the waste oil receptacle provided, which is located midway along the back fence of the V8 Supercar Paddock Area. Oil must not be tipped into rubbish bins or onto the ground anywhere. 4.4 MARQUEES Due to contractual arrangements in place at Winton Motor Raceway, teams who require a marquee at this meeting need to contact the circuit to make arrangements for its construction. Hire companies not contracted to the raceway will not be permitted to put up Marquees or tents or supply hire equipment on the property. Marquees may be erected on the 10 metre wide grassed area behind the service lane of the garages in the paddock area. No pegs are permitted to be driven into the bitumen. 4.5 CORPORATE HOSPITALITY Corporate hospitality is not permitted in the Paddock Area. All corporate catering must be arranged through the Winton Motor Raceway office. 4.6 ACCOMMODATION Staying overnight in any of the garages, carports or transporters is not permitted during the period of the Meeting. 4.7 ENGINE NOISE Racing engines are NOT permitted to be started before 0800 or be started or in operation after 1830 each day of the meeting. V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 6 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO CHAPTER 5 – MEETING SCHEDULE 5.1 Friday 16 April Start Finish Category Duration Session 1000 1600 V8 Supercars 6 hours Document Check 1000 V8 Supercars Tyre Selection 1000 1600 V8 Supercars 6 hours Scrutineering 1000 1025 Saloon Cars 25 minutes Practice 1 5 minutes 1030 1055 Improved Production 25 minutes Practice 1 5 minutes 1100 1125 Mo Pro Cup 25 minutes Practice 1 5 minutes 1130 1155 Porsche 944 25 minutes Practice 1 Lunch Break 20 minutes 1215 1240 Saloon Cars 25 minutes Practice 2 5 minutes 1245 1310 Improved Production 25 minutes Practice 2 5 minutes 1315 1340 Mo Pro Cup 25 minutes Practice 2 5 minutes 1345 1410 Porsche 944 25 minutes Practice 2 5 minutes 1415 1440 Saloon Cars 25 minutes Practice 3 1500 V8 Supercar Organisers Meeting 5 minutes 1445 1510 Improved Production 25 minutes Practice 3 5 minutes 1515 1540 Mo Pro Cup 25 minutes Practice 3 5 minutes 1545 1610 Porsche 944 25 minutes Practice 3 1630 V8 Supercar Team Managers Briefing V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 7 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 5.2 Saturday 17 April Start Finish Category Duration Session 0900 0920 Commodore 20 minutes Non-Qualifying 5 minutes 0925 0945 Saloon Cars 20 minutes Non-Qualifying 15 minutes 1000 1035 V8 Supercar 35 minutes Practice 1 10 minutes 1045 1110 Mo Pro 25 minutes Qualifying 1 5 minutes 1115 1140 Porsche 944 30 minutes Qualifying 1 20 minutes 1200 1235 V8 Supercar 35 minutes Practice 2 20 minutes 1255 1315 Improved Production 20 minutes Qualifying 1 5 minutes 1320 1335 Commodore cup 15 minutes Qualifying 1 5 minutes 1340 1400 Saloon Cars 20 minutes Qualifying 1 15 minutes 1415 1435 V8 Supercar 20 minutes Qualifying (Lower 50%) 5 minutes 1440 1500 V8 Supercar 20 minutes Qualifying (Upper 50%) After Qualifying V8 Supercar Media Conference 10 minutes 1510 1535 Mo Pro 25 minutes Qualifying 2 5 minutes 1540 1555 Commodore Cup 15 minutes Qualifying 2 5 minutes 1600 1630 V8 Supercar 30 minutes Meeting Rides 5 minutes 1635 1655 Saloon Cars 20 minutes Qualifying 2 5 minutes 1700 1730 Porsche 944 30 minutes Qualifying 2 1745 V8 Supercar Drivers & Competitors Briefing V8 Supercar Supplementary Regulations Page 8 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Round 3 – Winton Motor Raceway © AVESCO 5.3 Sunday 18 April Start Finish Category Duration Session 0830 0850 Improved Production 20 minutes Race 1 – 6 laps 5 minutes 0855 0920 Saloon Cars 25 minutes Race 1 – 10 laps 15 minutes 0930 0950 V8 Supercar 20 minutes Warm Up 10 minutes 1000 1020 Commodore Cup 20 minutes Race 1 – 12 laps 5 minutes 1025 1050 Porsche 944 25 minutes Race 1 – 10 laps 35 minutes 1125 V8 Supercar 14 Laps Race 1 1200 1220 Mo Pro 20 minutes Race 1 – 10 laps 5 minutes 1225 1250 Improved Productions 25 minutes Race 2 – 10 laps 30 minutes 1320 V8 Supercar 14 Laps Race 2 (Full Reverse Grid) 1350 1410 Commodore Cup 20 minutes Race 2 – 12 laps 5 minutes 1415 1440 Saloon Cars 25 minutes Race 2 – 10 laps 30 minutes 1510 V8 Supercar 24 laps Race 3 Race End V8 Supercars 15 minutes Podium Presentation After Podium V8 Supercars Media Conference 1600 1620 Mo Pro Cup 20 minutes Race 2 – 10 laps 5 minutes 1625 1650 Porsche 25 minutes Race 2 – 10 laps 5 minutes 1655 1710 Improved Production 15 minutes Race 3 – 6 laps 5 minutes 1715 1735 Saloon Cars 20 minutes Race 3 – 10 laps Heather Wallace Secretary of the Meeting