BREAKING NEWS; Rule Changes for the 2013-14 AASBD Racing Season The FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby is announcing three rule changes that will go into effect immediately for the 2013-2014 racing season. The Board of Directors ratified the rule changes at its meeting September 12, 2013. The rule changes, including the prior rules, are listed below. 1. The age group for Super Stock and Masters Divisions will now include 18 year olds. Current Rule: A-3.02 Participants in the Super Stock Division must be nine (9) years of age by July 31 in the race year that they participate. They must not turn eighteen (18) years of age on or before July 31. Proof of age is required. A-3.03 Participants in the Masters Division must be ten (10) years of age by July 31 in the race year that they participate. They must not turn eighteen (18) years of age on or before July 31. Proof of age is required. New Rule: A-3.02 Participants in the Super Stock Division must be nine (9) years of age by July 31 in the race year that they participate. They must not turn nineteen (19) years of age on or before July 31. Proof of age is required. A-3.03 Participants in the Masters Division must be ten (10) years of age by July 31 in the race year that they participate. They must not turn nineteen (19) years of age on or before July 31. Proof of age is required. 2. Begin the new Rally racing season the day after the United States Memorial Day. Current Rule: A-1.01 The AASBD Racing Season begins on August 1 and ends on July 31. New Rule: A-1.01 The AASBD Local Racing Season begins on August 1 and ends on July 31. A-1.02 The AASBD Rally Racing season begins the day after the United States Memorial Day and ends on the following United States Memorial Day. 3. Clarify Rule C-4.03 to require first time Rally Champs to race their Local. Current Rule: C-4.03 A participant in the Rally Program is eligible to race in the AASBD World Championship Race as a Rally Champion a second time in each division if the following criteria are met: a. They are age appropriate for the Division in which they are competing b. If eligible, they must race in their Local race in the stock or super stock division regardless of the rally division in which they are competing. Exceptions to this would be if they are not age appropriate for a division, they already won their local race in stock and/or super stock, or they are rally racing in the Masters division and have not won a Local race in the Masters Division (as they must race in a Local Masters Race). c. Participants must use a car that meets all current rules and building specifications. Cars that have been used in a previous AASBD World Championship race in Akron, Ohio may continue to be used by the SAME participant as long as it meets all other current rules and building specifications. New Rule: C-4.03 A participant in the Rally Program is eligible to race in the AASBD World Championship Race as a Rally Champion a first or second time in each division if the following criteria are met: a. They are age appropriate for the Division in which they are competing b. If eligible, they must race in their Local race in the stock or super stock division regardless of the rally division in which they are competing. Exceptions to this would be if they are not age appropriate for a division, they already won their local race in stock and/or super stock, or they are rally racing in the Masters division and have not won a Local race in the Masters Division (as they must race in a Local Masters Race) c. Participants must use a car that meets all current rules and building specifications. Cars that have been used in a previous AASBD World Championship race in Akron, Ohio may continue to be used by the SAME participant as long as it meets all other current rules. Why the rule was changed: The previous rule was ambiguous about requiring first time rally champs to race in their local race. The updated rule clarifies that both first and second time rally champs need to race in their local race in order to qualify for the FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby Championship race. Rally champs who previously won their local race in the same division are exempt from racing their local.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:32:49 +0000
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