CHAPTER 4- CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. General
This Chapter is separated into the following appendices: App. 1 Championship Officials. App. 2 Conditions applying to all Car and Truck Race, Kart Race and Speed Event Championship Permits. App. 3 Car and Truck Race Championships. App. 4 Stage Rally Championships. App. 5 Speed Event Championships. App. 6 Kart Racing Championships.
1.1. The Appendices to this Chapter comprise the Regulations applicable to the Application to the ASN for Championship Permits and Series Registrations.
1.2. A Championship is defined in Ch. 1 App. 1 as:
“ an Event or Series of Events organised for the purpose of establishing the right to an individual or collective title. Such a Competition may also be referred to by other titles e. g. Challenge, Trophy or Cup”.
Within the context of this Chapter and the NCR as a whole all are referred to as“ Championship”. 1.3. A Series is defined as:
“ a Series of individual Events organised to a common set of Sporting and or Technical Regulations with no accumulative overall or Class winner( s) or title award”.
1.4. The ASN may designate as“ Commercial” any Championship which it considers as being publicity oriented.
1.5. A Competitor shall not take time off school to participate in motor sport without the prior written approval of their school.
1.6. There are 4 grades of Championship as provided at Art. 2 below
1.7. The Conditions for the issue all Championship Permits other than Race, Kart and Speed are mandated in Chapters 3, 5 and 21.
1.8. A Championship or Series application must be submitted to the ASN by the Registered Club and / or coordinating organisation on the prescribed ASN form and must be issued with a Championship Permit or Series Registration before entries are accepted. These entities shall be jointly or severally known as‘ Championship Organisers’. The Championship Organisers are solely responsible for ensuring that they are not infringing any third party intellectual property rights. When making an application, the Championship Organiser must confirm that they have addressed any and all issues relating to third party IP rights. Any IP issues that subsequently arise may result in the withdrawal of any Championship Permit with immediate effect. Notwithstanding the above, the ASN shall not be responsible for any IP infringement by a Championship Organiser.
1.9. A Permit and / or facility fee may be charged for such approval. 1.10. The ASN reserves the right to charge a Promoter’ s Permit fee.
1.11. The organisation and control of a Championship or Series shall always rest with the relevant Permit holder subject to these Regulations.
1.12. Championships for Autotests, any form of un-timed Trial, Navigational Rallies, 12 Car Rallies, Scatters and Internal Club Challenges( unspecified Events on unspecified dates) which are confined to bona fide members of the Organising Club are exempt from registering with the ASN. These Championships do not need to comply with Art. 1.19 below.
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