D4.2 Single Heat Limit

An individual may not drive in both heats of any event. It is the team’s option to participate in any

event.

D4.2.1 The team may forfeit their second heat in any performance event.

Note: At competitions where Endurance and Fuel Efficiency is run with one (1) heat a minimum of four (4) drivers are required to participate in all heats of the dynamic events. At competitions where Endurance and Fuel Efficiency is run with two (2) heats a minimum of five (5) drivers are required to participate in all heats of the dynamic events.

ARTICLE 5: ACCELERATION EVENT

D5.1 Acceleration Objective

The acceleration event evaluates the car’s acceleration in a straight line on flat pavement.

D5.2 Acceleration Procedure

Course Layout – The acceleration course length will be 75 m (82 yards) from starting line to finish

line. The course will be at least 4.9 m (16 ft) wide as measured between the inner edges of the bases of the course edge cones. Cones are placed along the course edges at intervals of about 5 paces (roughly 20 feet). Cone locations are not marked on the pavement.

D5.2.1 Staging - The foremost part of the car will be staged at 0.30 m (11.8 inches) behind the starting line.

Cars will accelerate from a standing start.

D5.2.2 Starting - A green flag will be used to indicate the approval to begin, however, timing starts only when the vehicle crosses the starting line as measured by the timing system.

D5.2.3 Second Run Option - A driver has the option to make a second run immediately after his/her first run.

D5.3 Acceleration Heats

D5.3.1 There will be two (2) heats. Each heat must have a different driver and each driver can have two (2)

runs.

D5.3.2 Starting order will be based upon time of arrival to the staging area.

D5.3.3 Heat one (1) and heat two (2) will not be run sequentially, but simultaneously. Heat 1 drivers will have starting priority over heat 2 drivers.

D5.4 Tire Traction – Limitations

Special agents that increase traction may not be added to the tires or track surface and “burnouts” are

not allowed.

D5.5 Acceleration Scoring

The acceleration score is based upon the corrected elapsed time. Elapsed time will be measured from

the time the car crosses the starting line until it crosses the finish line.

D5.6 Acceleration Penalties

D5.6.1 Cones Down or Out (DOO)

A two (2) second penalty will be added for each DOO (including entry and exit gate cones) that occurred on that particular run to give the corrected elapsed time.

D5.6.2 Off Course

An Off Course (OC) will result in a DNF for that run.

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