7.3 7.3.1
Autocross Procedure There will be two (2) Autocross-style heats, with each heat having a different driver. Two (2) timed laps will be run (weather and time permitting) by each driver and the best lap time will stand as the time for that heat.
7.3.2
The car will be staged such that the front wheels are 6 m (19.7 feet) behind the starting line. The timer starts only after the car crosses the start line.
7.3.3
There will be no particular order of the cars to run each heat but a driver has the option to take a second run immediately after the first.
7.3.4
The organizer will determine the allowable windows for each heat and retains the right to adjust for weather or technical delays. Cars that have not run by the end of the heat will be disqualified for that heat.
7.4
Autocross Penalties The cars are judged on elapsed time plus penalties. The following penalties will be added to the elapsed time:
7.4.1
Cone Down or Out (DOO) Two (2) seconds per cone, including any after the finish line.
7.4.2
Off Course a) Driver must re-enter the track at or prior to the missed gate or a twenty (20) second penalty will be assessed. b) Penalties will not be assessed for accident avoidance or other reasons deemed sufficient by the track officials. c) If a paved road edged by grass or dirt is being used as the track, e.g. a go kart track, four (4) wheels off the paved surface will count as an "off course". Two (2) wheels off will not incur an immediate penalty; however, consistent driving of this type may be penalized at the discretion of the event officials.
7.4.3
Missed Slalom Missing one or more gates of a given slalom will be counted as one "off-course" per occurrence. Each occurrence will incur a twenty (20) second penalty.
7.5 7.5.1
Stalled & Disabled Vehicles If a car stalls and cannot restart without external assistance, the car will be deemed disabled.
7.5.2
Disabled cars are scored DNF for that attempt.
7.5.3
Disabled cars will be cleared from the track by the track workers. At the direction of the track officials team members may be instructed to retrieve the vehicle. Vehicle recovery may only be done under the control of the track officials.
7.6 7.6.1
Corrected Elapsed Time The elapsed time plus any penalties from that specific run will be used as the corrected elapsed time.
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