[News] 03.03.10 Newsletter - Rule Modifications

[2010 ARP Mailing List]

ARP Teams and Drivers,

As we get closer to the start of the 2010 race season, we’ve taken a few
hard looks at a few things that we felt needed some tweaking. Here they
are:

1. CHANGE: Junior 1, Novice Junior Sportsman Champ, Novice Junior
Speedway, and Junior Sportsman Champ Purple. The 2010 WKA Technical Manual
allows the three-hole (.225”) purple restrictor plate in the Briggs &
Stratton Animal engine in these classes. If you only have a two-hole
restrictor plate it will be allowed to use them.

2. CHANGE: Swap Junior 3 and Junior Champ in the
practice/heat/qualifying/race order. All other classes will remain the
same.

3. CHANGE: RR-4: Race restart. All restarts will be single-file. The order
of the restart will be determined by the last completed full lap according
to the scoring system. Following a caution, lead lap karts will be placed
at the front while lapped karts will be placed behind them in their
respective running order as scored on the last completed lap. The penalty
karts (if any) that caused the caution will be placed behind the other
karts on the track. If the penalty kart is on the lead lap, that kart will
be placed at the tail end of the lead lap karts but in front of the lapped
karts. If the penalty kart is a lapped kart, that kart will be placed at
the rear of the lapped karts. When the caution slows the race, the first
kart not on the lead lap (one or more laps down) will be declared the
“Lucky Dog” and be awarded one lap back and will restart behind the last
lead lap kart even if that kart was the cause of the caution. If one of
the penalty karts was the first kart a lap down, then there will be no
"lucky Dog" on that particular caution.

4. CHANGE: RR-2: Transponders. If the entrant fails to obtain a
transponder for qualifying/heat race, the kart will automatically be
placed at the rear of the feature starting lineup. If the entrant does not
obtain a transponder for a feature race, the entrant will be allowed to
obtain and install the transponder but will relocate to the rear of the
starting lineup.

Rule RR-4 is better explained in the rule book. An updated Rule Book will
be published on the site later today.

I will be at the track today and tomorrow around 4pm to work on the
stands. If anyone wants to come out and help, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Friday night practice
 we may practice Friday night. We should know more
tomorrow but if we do, it will be from 5-8pm. We’ll let you know as soon
as we are sure we can safely conduct practice – so be ready!

Safe and Fair.

And as always, if you have question, comments, or whatever, email me at
Frank.Ashe at Atoka-Raceway-Park.com and I’ll get back with you. Remember,
nothing will change if you don’t speak up.

Thank you.

-Frank Ashe