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PROTEST and INSPECTION
1. UARA reserves the right to inspect any car at any time.
2. All protest and inspection will be done at the discretion of and handled by UARA officials. Any car is subject to inspection at any time by officials. This includes but is not limited to internal engine components as well as chassis, fuel and safety inspections.
3. Protest shall be made to the competition director or head tech inspector. All parties involved will be notified after the completion of the race and protest is filed. Protest will be limited to the top 5 finishers and only the car that finishes directly behind protested car. Any protest must be filed within 15 minutes from the completion of a race. A car must finish in order to file protest. Only the car owner or driver of the race and the division in which they participate may file a protest. The UARA reserves the right to inspect the car filing protest for the same infractions.
4. Any car or cars determined illegal would receive no money. Points are lost on the race in which any car is disqualified.
5. Protest fee will be as follows:
6. Bore Stroke $400.00
7. Crank $500.00
8. One head $400.00
9. Check flywheel and clutch assembly $100.00
10. Oil pan (includes flywheel and clutch assembly $200.00
11. Check fuel $100.00
12. Check wheelbase and engine set-back $100.00
13. Check carburetor $100.00
14. Check left side weight $100.00
15. Check suspension $200.00
16. No more than 2 of the above items may be protested at one time.
17. Electronic Firing Module Claimer $350.00 for a new box, $100.00 protest fee.
18. All other protest carry no monetary value. UARA will retain 20% of all protest fees to cover additional expenses incurred regardless of outcome.
17. All visible protest, including body, must be made before the race and allow reasonable time for protested party to make repairs.
18. Any part or measurement that is accessible by removal of above-mentioned parts also may be inspected and ruled upon by speedway officials.
19. Speedway officials and management will resolve any disagreement over technical questions or decisions. A written appeal, accompanied by a $100 filing fee, may be filed with the UARA Competition Committee before leaving the speedway, in which case, the part in question will be confiscated and sent to UARA headquarters for final decision. When their decision is rendered it is final and binding and no further discussion or appeal will be allowed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once the item in question leaves the inspection area it can not re-enter and be submitted for appeal. The items in question must be left with the head tech official at the speedway and the official must be notified that an appeal will be filed before any involved parties leave the speedway grounds.
20. Track officials reserve the right to limit the number of people that may be present for protest proceeding. Under normal circumstances only those affiliated with the protest are expected to linger during the process. Anyone causing an undo disturbance during the protest proceedings will be suspended as determined by track officials.
21. At the discretion of the Technical Director certain variations may be allowed on cars running for the first time under these rules. However any variations may incur an additional weight penalty.
22. No equipment will be considered as having been approved by reason of having passed through inspection unobserved. Any equipment that does not conform to specifications or tolerances contained in this rulebook will not be eligible.
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