MSA BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP - BTCC

Regulations – BTCC 2012
1.18.4.c. The BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer - Shall be the Eligibility Scrutineer of the Championship and shall
have and exercise all the rights, powers and duties of a Scrutineer specified in the General
Regulations of MSA and of the BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer in these Sporting Regulations (as
amended from time to time). The BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer will work in conjunction with the
BTCC Chief Scrutineer and the BTCC Technical Commissioner. When working in conjunction
with the BTCC Chief Scrutineer and/or the BTCC Technical Commissioner the BTCC Eligibility
scrutineer shall be a Judge of Fact on all matters relating to eligibility.
1.18.4.d. Whenever possible any eligibility inspection should be by two of the three BTCC technical
personnel listed above. They will then be considered as Eligibility Judges of Fact.
1.18.5. The BTCC Clerk - Shall be the Clerk of the Course of the Championship and shall have and
exercise all the rights, powers and duties of a Clerk of the Course specified in the General
Regulations of MSA and of the BTCC Clerk in these Sporting Regulations (as amended from time
to time).
1.18.6. Championship Stewards - Have the rights, powers and duties specified in the General
Regulations of MSA. The Championship Stewards shall exercise their function by sitting as a
panel.
1.18.7. The BTCC Doctor - Shall be the sole nominated medical delegate for the Championship and shall
work in conjunction with the Chief Medical Officer at each circuit.
1.18.8. The BTCC Stewards - Shall exercise all of the functions of the Stewards of the Meeting specified
in the General Regulations of the MSA (as amended by these Sporting Regulations) and all of
the additional duties and powers specified in these Sporting Regulations. Shall exercise their
judicial function by sitting as a panel with three of the persons named in Sporting Regulation
1.2.6. present and one of the MSA Appointed Stewards being Chairman of that panel. In the
event of the absence of a BTCC Steward a replacement may be co-opted to act.
2. SPORTING REGULATIONS: JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
2.1. In accordance with Section C of the 2012 MSA Yearbook as amended by these Sporting
Regulations in accordance with MSA General Regulations C2.2. and C2.2.1.
2.2. Endorsement of Drivers’ Licences:
2.2.1. Should a driver be attributed a total of eight or more penalty points by the BTCC Clerk and/or the
BTCC Stewards during the current Championship, the BTCC Clerk may deduct up to a maximum
of 8 Championship points from the total score of that driver even if this results in a minus score.
In addition, the BTCC Clerk will refer the matter to the Administrator who may impose any of the
additional Championship penalties set out in 4.4.
Should a driver subsequently be attributed a total of 12 or more penalty points by the BTCC Clerk
and/or the BTCC Stewards during the current Championship, the BTCC Clerk may deduct up to a
maximum of 23 Championship points from the total score of that driver even if this results in a
minus score. In addition, the BTCC Clerk will refer the matter to the Administrator who may
impose any of the additional Championship penalties set out in 4.4.
The deduction of Championship points in this way will only apply to the Drivers’ Championship,
the Independents Trophy for Drivers Championship and will not apply to the
Manufacturers/Constructors or Teams Championship or Independents Teams Championship.
2.3 Any Appeal against the decision of the BTCC Clerk will be heard by the BTCC Stewards. Any
Appeal against the decision of the BTCC Stewards and/or the Administrator shall be to the MSC
National Court in accordance with the procedures set out in the General Regulations of the MSA
C7.1.
3. SPORTING REGULATIONS: CHAMPIONSHIP RACE MEETINGS & RACE PROCEDURES
3.1. Entries:
3.1.1. The BTCC Entry Form is contained within these regulations.
3.1.2. Competitors are responsible for forwarding to the Co-ordinator their correct and complete entries
prior to 12 noon on Friday, February 24th, 2012.
3.1.3. The entry fees for all Rounds are included in the Driver Registration Fee.
3.2. Briefings:
3.2.1. Drivers and team managers (or other appropriate nominated team representatives) will be
required to attend a Drivers Briefing in the Championship Race Centre at 09.00hrs on the Official
Qualifying day unless advised otherwise prior to the Meeting. Failure to attend may result in a
fine a minimum of £150 being imposed by the BTCC Clerk.
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