2012 Series Rules

** RED = New for 2012 **

• All rules per Hot Rod in the IHRA Rulebook apply except:

                 -No weight minimum       -Open bodied cars welcome only if LH drive

• Round money $40 for EVERY ROUND WIN.  Finalists do not receive round money
• MINIMUM winner payout is $600 regardless of car count - see RACER PRIZES page for complete payout details
• Entry fee and payouts are Canadian dollars at Canadian tracks and US dollars at US tracks
• Payouts made at Performance Improvements trailer only after all eliminations are completed
• Racer entry fee is $60 to be paid at Performance Improvements trailer prior to first qualifying run (You must pay spectator entry at track gate – in addition to $60 TNTSS entry)
• $40 points registration fee per driver (once annually)
• All participants must be registered for points series to race at an event
• Series decal MUST be displayed on both sides of racecar for both yearend payouts and for event win/runner-up minimums to be paid
• Points are awarded to driver, not car
• Co-drivers ARE allowed
  • Only ONE co-driver per points member
  • Co-driver fee is $30
  • Deadline to register co-driver is the third race (May 26)
• Lane choice goes to better qualifier
• Ladder beginning with first round - determined based on qualifying – In order to be placed on the ladder, you must make a run in at least one qualifying session
• Courtesy stage rule in effect (Deep staging not permitted)
• All run field
• .500 heads-up pro tree
• Tech inspection to be completed by track prior to qualifying runs
• In the case of a bye run, vehicle must stage under its own power
• If minimum of one round is complete, the race is considered complete and payouts will be made UNLESS there are 4 or less cars remaining.  Then those cars will finish eliminations at the NEXT race during qualifying...regardless if it is different track or distance (1/8 vs 1/4)
• If a round is incomplete (rainout, etc), then winnings revert to previous round
• If all rounds of qualifying are complete and event is cancelled for any reason (rain, etc), reasonable efforts will be made to re-schedule.  Otherwise, qualifying points & prizes are awarded as if event was complete.
• For points calculations – if an event is not contested (rain, etc), points will be best 4 out of 5 instead of 5 out of 6, etc
• If scheduled events on either side of border cannot be completed for any reason, events may be re-scheduled to either Canada OR United States depending on track availability
• Any disputes are left to the discretion of TNTSS officials

2012 Race of Champions Rules

• Entrants must have won a previous TNTSS event
• No entry fee
• Field will be laddered from first round - No qualifying runs
• Ladder determined by most event wins. Tie-breaker will be most event runner-ups, then most overall points
• ROC will be run at pre-determined time on Saturday September 1, 2012 at Cayuga Dragway
• All TNTSS events in 2012 completed prior to September 1 are ROC qualifiers

2012 Points System

Points earned as follows with the addition of qualifying points as below:

Qualifying Points awarded at each event:

1st - 16            9th - 8

2nd - 15          10th - 7

3rd - 14           11th - 6

4th - 13           12th - 5

5th - 12           13th - 4

6th - 11           14th - 3

7th - 10           15th - 2

8th - 9             16th -1

ALL drivers are allowed TWO mulligans.

ie.  Final standings are based on your best 11 races

 - out of a possible 13 -