Tough Tracks 2008 Round EVENT RULES Now Attached

[STIKA]

If you are going to be compete in round 1 please fill out the entry form below and returned it to the club with your entry fee.

Entries will be limited to 30 in each class, your entry will not be secured untill you entry fee is paid in full.

Make all cheques/ money order payable to

Tough Tracks 4x4 Club

and send them to

The Treasurer
Tough Tracks 4x4 Club
PO Box 3174
Newstead Qld 4006

P.S. Don't forget your 3rd Part Extensions


TOUGH TRACK 4X4 CHALLENGE
RULES AND SPECIFICATIONS


CONTENTS

1. DEFINITIONS 3
2. GENERAL EVENT RULES 3
2.1. Protest Process 3
2.2. Protest Committee/Group 3
2.3. Registration Certificates 3
2.4. Head Protection 3
2.5. High Visibility Clothing 3
2.6. Gloves 3
2.7. Competitor Safety Equipment 3
2.8. Recovery Straps or Ski Ropes 3
2.9. Driver Leaving Vehicle 3
2.10. Abusive or Offensive Language 3
2.11. Touching of Moving Vehicles 3
2.12. Outside Assistance 3
2.13. Competitor or Official 3
2.14. Officials 3
2.15. Persons on Track 3
2.16. Photographer/Media 3
2.17. Third Party Extension 3
2.18. Sponsors 3
2.19. Consumption of Alcohol 3
3. SCORING 3
3.1. Scoring 3
3.2. Cease of Competing 3
3.3. Rock Stacking 3
3.4. Unsportsmanlike Behaviour 3
3.5. Track Markers 3
3.6. Signing Off of Score Sheets 3
3.7. Penalty Points 3
3.8. Attempts 3
3.9. Bump Steering 3
4. VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL VEHICLES 3
4.1. Vehicle Registration 3
4.2. Windscreens 3
4.3. Rollover Protection/Roll Cages 3
4.4. Fire Extinguisher 3
4.5. First Aid Kit 3
4.6. Window Nets 3
4.7. Tyres 3
4.8. Recovery 3
4.9. Loose Equipment in Vehicle 3
4.10. Vehicle Doors 3
4.11. Battery Isolator 3
5. TROPHY CLASS VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS 3
5.1. Tyres 3
5.2. Wheels 3
5.3. Axles and Hubs 3
5.4. Brakes 3
5.5. Differentials 3
5.6. Gearbox 3
5.7. Transfer Case 3
5.8. Steering 3
5.9. Suspension 3
5.10. Engine 3
5.11. Electrical 3
5.12. Exhaust Systems 3
5.13. Chassis 3
5.14. Body 3
5.15. Lights 3
5.16. Fuel 3
6. CHALLENGE CLASS VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS 3
6.1. Tyres 3
6.2. Wheels 3
6.3. Axles and Hubs 3
6.4. Brakes 3
6.5. Differentials 3
6.6. Gearbox 3
6.7. Transfer Case 3
6.8. Steering 3
6.9. Suspension 3
6.10. Engine 3
6.11. Electrical 3
6.12. Exhaust Systems 3
6.13. Chassis 3
6.14. Body 3
6.15. Lights 3
6.16. Fuel 3
7. AMENDMENTS TO RULINGS 3



1. DEFINITIONS

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[STIKA]

Team No ………………………………….

Member of ……………………………………….…………..……club
….
Vehicle Description ………………………………………………

Vehicle class CHALLENGE/TROPHY
Team Name__________________________________________________


Driver name _________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________

License No __________________________________________________

Emergency contact ___________________________________________


Navigator name______________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________________

License No __________________________________________________

Emergency contact ___________________________________________

Disclaimer: promoters, staff and volunteers of this event take no responsibility for any damage or injury incurred while competing in this event. All competitors enter at their own risk. All decisions made will be final. The promoters and organizers of the event have the right to remove anyone from the event.

[green4x4]

hi all, we have the tracks almost ready for round 1, you can send in entrys from now. janowen hills is doing a special entry deal for drivers and navis only, $5 per nite, for all pre nominated teams only, so we will require all entrys to be in by 02 feb, all others at normal park rates.any questions pm me , any one with vehicles who need to have vehicle scruitineed, should contact pete at redlands to arange a time, thanks

[huub]

count me in entry fee still $50 ?

[Bruceh]

Can someone please confirm price or give me a phone number or place to call for entry fee. Tough Tracks web site still down.
Someone has said $50.00 and others I have heard have said $75.00.

Thanks

[Willy Hilux]

In the past it has been $50 for Tough Tracks members and $75 for non members.

[Willy Hilux]

Brett,
In the rules it said that Hydro assist is NOT allowed. What is the go if the Hydro has been blue plated??

[Bruceh]

In the past it has been $50 for Tough Tracks members and $75 for non members.

Thanks Willy.

[BIG GQ]

Brett,
In the rules it said that Hydro assist is NOT allowed. What is the go if the Hydro has been blue plated??

I think you've probably answered your own question mate

[Willy Hilux]

Not really as there were people with it in the last round. But it states that Hydro Assist is NOT allowed.

[sloshy]

Not really as there were people with it in the last round. But it states that Hydro Assist is NOT allowed.

It is if its plated

[Kirby]

Can we have our car scruitineed on comp day, or does it have to happen before hand...

[mickyd555]

Can we have our car scruitineed on comp day, or does it have to happen before hand...

Get it scrutineered beforehand or at least call Peter and talk to him about your car. No one wants to wait around on Saturday morning for you to be scrutineered as there is no time set aside specifically for scrutineering.

[rob lawrence]

im a first time competitor. do i just type up my own entry form, print it and send it?

[rob lawrence]

so im just trying to get my third party extension worked out.i was told that u just ring up your ctp insurer and they sort the extension for u there n then for free. can someone tell me if this is in fact true? because my insurer is telling me its gonna cost me $10 per day and i have to organise it each time i compete. or is this standard practise? forgive my ignorance, any help would be appreciated.

[RV80]

Rob it sounds like your with Alliance. If so thats what you have to do. When your rego is due again change it over to suncorp as its free with them...

[mickyd555]

yep, RACQ charge $10 a day too otherwise id enter the wegon

change to suncorp, free, free free

[Bruceh]

im a first time competitor. do i just type up my own entry form, print it and send it?

Hi Rob. Mate that's what I am doing. I have filled out the form and will post it in the next day or so. I have been told that I can pay my Fee's on the Sat morning (Please tell me someone if that is correct)

Yep suncorp all the way

[BIG GQ]

Not really as there were people with it in the last round. But it states that Hydro Assist is NOT allowed.

It is if its plated

Anyone effected by this rule may wish to clarify this before going to the trouble of transporting a vehicle up there because as far as I read it rules state

6.8.3. Non standard factory hydraulic assisted steering shall not be used.

and

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[The Big Green Meany]

Not really as there were people with it in the last round. But it states that Hydro Assist is NOT allowed.

It is if its plated

Anyone effected by this rule may wish to clarify this before going to the trouble of transporting a vehicle up there because as far as I read it rules state

6.8.3. Non standard factory hydraulic assisted steering shall not be used.

and

“Shallâ€

[BIG GQ]

Daz that is just the I way read the rules mate and I could be wrong but it seems to read pretty straight forward.

All I was saying is anyone that may be effected be this rule (either way) should probably check it out further

[The Big Green Meany]

Daz that is just the I way read the rules mate and I could be wrong but it seems to read pretty straight forward.

All I was saying is anyone that may be effected be this rule (either way) should probably check it out further

Thats how I read it too.

[bowtie landie]

Hell again to all.

It is difficult at times to write rules. What you think is straight forward and understandable can be interpreted in different ways by people who were not involved with the original discussion. This means that sometimes the rules have to be clarified - just as Linc has suggested.

So time for some clarity:-

1. Hydro assist IS allowed provided that it is DOT Approved. Full hydro IS NOT allowed.

2. High steer conversions are allowed provided, again, that it is blue plated. I have included this one because rule 6.8.1 says that steering boxes shall be retained in the original location - so before anyone queeries this one - High Steer IS allowed.

The intention of the rules was not to exclude these modifications. I can see how the rules relating to steering can be confusing so we will try to re-write them more clearly.

Darren - we DO NOT make up the rules as we go. That is why we went to so much trouble to detail the rules before the last round. However rules are never going to suit every situation. At that point the committee will have to make a decision which will then result in the rules being updated.

But we are not relaxing any rules. The same rules apply this round as they did in round 3 2007. The same people are even enforcing and, where necessary, clarifying the rules. Nothing has changed.

We, as members of the committee, have stepped up and taken on the roles to run this event. We keep on saying that anyone who would like to be part of the decision making process should join the club (if not already a member) and nominate for a position.

There are quite a few new and existing competitors signing up for round 1 and I am looking foreward to catching up with everyone at Janowen. This is a club event and is meant to be fun - let's keep it that way.

Peter K.

[The Big Green Meany]

Doop

[The Big Green Meany]

Hell again to all.

Darren - we DO NOT make up the rules as we go. That is why we went to so much trouble to detail the rules before the last round. However rules are never going to suit every situation. At that point the committee will have to make a decision which will then result in the rules being updated.

But we are not relaxing any rules. The same rules apply this round as they did in round 3 2007. The same people are even enforcing and, where necessary, clarifying the rules. Nothing has changed.

We, as members of the committee, have stepped up and taken on the roles to run this event. We keep on saying that anyone who would like to be part of the decision making process should join the club (if not already a member) and nominate for a position.

There are quite a few new and existing competitors signing up for round 1 and I am looking foreward to catching up with everyone at Janowen. This is a club event and is meant to be fun - let's keep it that way.

Peter K.

Peter understand that... however it does say NO HYRO.. MEANS NO HYDRO ..... DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING about full or part assist..

as in links post No deviations means NO DEVIATION... Yes Pete is supposed to be fun..But I dont think it is any more...

[WICKED]

Peter understand that... however it does say NO HYRO.. MEANS NO HYDRO ..... DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING about full or part assist..

as in links post No deviations means NO DEVIATION... Yes Pete is supposed to be fun..But I dont think it is any more...

Whats doin Darren?
You'd meet all the rules don't ya?
It's just a cab swap isn't it?

[The Big Green Meany]

Whats doin Darren?
You'd meet all the rules don't ya?
It's just a cab swap isn't it?[/quote]

Yeah over it Ben...........I think its how the person on the day interpurits the rule.... But no sleep lost ....

I was told its all about 3rd party.. fair enough .. however I dont think ANY of the cars would comply if there was a serious accident and they looked closly at the cars..... Come on . you dont evenhave to look too close at all... 6'' lift 37''s they are only kidding them selves....

yeah Ben , I might even drop in and have a look at the comp alot of good peolpe there they know who they are..

And if the others want to call me , Well they know how to get hold of me.

[GUGQ]

Hi all,
I am interested in entering rnd 1, i would like to know if you have to be a member of a club to compete.

thanks.

[RV80]

Hi all,
I am interested in entering rnd 1, i would like to know if you have to be a member of a club to compete.

thanks.

No you dont.

[Willy Hilux]

I think you are!