CHAPTER 10 CIRCUITS AND VENUES Appendix 2- Specific Regulations for Race and Speed and Temporary Drag Strip Events
1. Race and Speed Events
1.1. Only competing Vehicles are allowed on the Track / Course during an Event except as instructed by the Clerk of the Course to deal with a serious emergency when Flag Marshals must warn competing Drivers. The Clerk must be satisfied that the Driver of any Vehicle allowed on the Track / Course knows the Track / Course Regulations in operation.
1.2. The recommended positioning of Emergency Vehicles will be indicated on the Track Licence should one be issued. For Events running without a Track Licence the recommended positioning of any Emergency Vehicles should be indicated in the Event Regulations.
1.3. The holder of the Track Licence is responsible for maintaining a register of best performances achieved on the Track and a permanent medical record book detailing all incidents involving injury.
1.4. Circuit and Venue owners must inform the Local Environmental Health Officer of any serious incidents( see RIDDOR 95 or contact the ASN Technical Department).
2. Enclosures
2.1. All Enclosures at Race Circuits must be protected by a substantial barrier capable of preventing a car entering that Enclosure and preventing access from any Enclosure to the Track by any unauthorised person.
2.2. Enclosures at Speed Events( if permitted at all) not protected by a permanent barrier must be a minimum 60m from the edge of the Course unless otherwise authorised by the ASN. Adequate measures must be taken to prevent access from any Enclosure to the Track / Course. The ASN may impose conditions on any Event Permit granted.
2.3. Spectators shall be allowed at corners only when there is ASN approved protection between them and the Track / Course and preventing any access to the Track / Course by any unauthorised person.
2.4. In special circumstances the protection at Art. 2.3 above may be given by multiple rows of securely banded tyres straw bales and / or or other material approved by the ASN.
2.5. Any place where spectators may congregate( eg grandstands the start and finish line opposite the pits etc) shall be protected by a substantial barrier capable of preventing a car entering that place / Enclosure and preventing access from such place / Enclosure to the Track / Course by any unauthorised person.
2.6. Ideally there should be a clear space of at least 6m between any barrier and the spectators.
2.7. Where practicable there should be a verge of at least 3m between the edge of the Track / Course and any safety barrier.
2.8. No vehicle parked in a spectator Enclosure should be less than 10m from the front of the Enclosure.
2.9. If an unauthorised person or persons penetrate beyond the authorised Enclosure the Event programme must be suspended until they have been removed.
3. Race Events
3.1. At Race Circuits all posts for Officials outside of the pits and normal Enclosures shall be adequately protected and provide dry hard standing.
3.2. Each post should have an Observers’‘ hut’ from which to observe write reports and telephone Race Control.
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