Rules and Information

General

1. Everyone entering Motorsport Ranch is required to sign the insurance waiver at the gate, both days.
2. Only paid entrants are allowed on the track and skid pad, with the exception of touring laps during the lunch breaks.
3. The only passengers allowed on the track will be students with instructors, or instructors with students.
4. The speed limit in the paddock is 15MPH for all vehicles.
5. Draining fluids in the paddock area must be with the use of approved catch pans. All spills must be cleaned up immediately.
6. No stakes will be driven into the asphalt in the paddock area.
7. Please use the trash barrels provided.
8. No alcoholic beverages may be consumed until after the final session of the day.

Communications

1. We will do our best to adhere to the published schedule. Activity reminders, and changes, will be announced on the public address system. Please listen.
2. Groups will be called to the grid, via the PA system, ten and five minutes prior to the session start time.
3. On-track communication will be via your Miata's FM radio. Please tune your radio to 88.9 prior to reporting to the grid. A radio check will be conducted for each group, immediately prior to the start of the session. Ensure that the volume is high enough to be heard, and understood, while at speed on the track.
4. While on the track, follow all instructions from the control tower, IMMEDIATELY. Possible instructions you might hear are:
   a. Car XX, you are blocking traffic. Please signal to allow the faster drivers to pass.
   b. Caution on the track exiting Ricochet. Red Miata XX has spun and is off on drivers left.
   c. Track is clear.
   d. Car XX, please bring your car to the hot pit for a safety check.
   e. Attention all cars. We are in a red flag condition. Come to a safe stop on the edge of the track and await further instructions.
   f. This is your checked flag lap. Please take a cool down lap and return to the paddock.
5. In the event of radio failure, one of the following flags will be shown in Rattlesnake (esses) from the pit wall:
   Yellow - Caution on the track. NO PASSING.
   Red - Come to a safe stop on the edge of the track and await further instructions.
   Black - Complete the lap and enter the hot pit. The Grid marshall wants to talk to you!
   Checkered - The session is over. Take a cool down lap and return to the paddock.

Grid Procedures

1. Please wait until your group is called before going to the grid.
2. Enter the grid on either side, taking the next available slot, parking at a diagonal toward the front, center of the grid, as directed by the grid workers.
3. There will be a three minute and one minute warning by the grid marshall. Prepare for your session and signal acknowledgment to the warnings and subsequent radio check.
4. Follow the grid marshall instructions for entering the track.

On-track Rules

1. Drive within your ability.
2. The control tower is in control of the track at all times. Follow instructions as quickly and safely as possible.
3. Corner names will be used to indicate problem areas on the track. Please become familiar with the names and locations prior to your first track session (see track map).
4. Track direction will be counter-clockwise.
5. If you have to exit the track surface, do it in a straight line under control, with clutch in and heavy braking to get the car stopped as safely as possible. Wait for instruction from the tower before re-entering the track.
6. Uncontrolled spins and four wheels off are cause for a visit to the hot pits and a talk with the session chief. Excessive visits may result in track privileges being suspended.
7. Passing is only allowed on the three longest straights (see track map), after a signal from the overtaken driver. Signals will be out the drivers window, arm straight out to pass on left, arm over the top to pass on right. When possible, signal in the preceding turn to allow the overtaking driver to maintain their momentum. Red group does not require signals.
8. If a driver continues to block faster traffic, ignoring warnings from the tower, he/she will be black flagged and have a discussion with the session chief.
9. Passes must not be started before the apex cone of the preceding corner and must be completed prior to the turn-in cone for the next corner.
10. Safe entry and exit to/from the hot pit is the responsibility of the driver leaving/entering the track. Yield to drivers on the track and signal your intentions.

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