2009 Manual of Motorcycle Sport - Motorcycling Australia

2009 MANUAL OF MOTORCYCLE SPORT17 MOTOCROSS AND SUPERCROSS17.8.1.7 Unless otherwise determined in the SR:a) All competitors must be called to thestart line at least 2 minutes beforeeach start,b) At the end of the 2 minutes, andwhen the starter is ready, the starterwill hold up a 15 second sign for afull 15 seconds,c) At the end of 15 seconds, a 5 secondsign will be displayed,d) The gate will drop between 5 and 10seconds after the 5 second sign isshown.17.8.2 No Jump Signals17.8.2.1 Yellow fl ags will be waved in Motocrossevents to indicate immediate danger,17.8.2.2 When yellow fl ags are waved, competitorsmust not:a) Jump,b) Overtake other competitors.17.8.2.3 During the fi rst lap of practice, yellow fl agswill be displayed stationary indicatingthere will be no jumping.17.8.3 Stopping and Rerunning of Events whereelectronic timing is used.17.8.3.1 Where the Steward or the Clerk of Coursehas stopped a race due to danger thefollowing will apply:a) If no more than 2 laps of the stoppedrace were completed.i The stopped race will be declarednull and void,ii The race may be rerun,iii The rerun race will be for the fullrace distance,iv The original grid positions will beused,v The place of any machine unableto take part in the rerun race willbe left vacant,vi Machines may be repaired orreplaced providing this has beenapproved by the Clerk of Course.b) If more than 2 laps, but less than75% of the race distance has beencompleted:i The race may be restarted ifpossible, but only once,ii The restart must occur no morethan 1 hour after the race hasbeen stopped,iii The re-started race distance willbe equal to the balance of thestopped race distance,iv Selection of grid positions for there-started race will be determinedby the order of competitors at thefi nish line of the last full lap of thestopped race,v Only competitors who havecompleted at least 75% of thelaps completed by the leadingcompetitor at the time of stoppingwill be permitted to participate inthe re-started race,vi Machines may be repaired orreplaced providing this hasbeen approved by the Clerk ofCourse,vii The stopped race and any rerunwill be deemed to be parts of 1race,viii The winner will be the competitorhaving the highest number oflaps at the fi nish,ix Where 2 or more competitorscomplete the same number oflaps the winning order will bedetermined by the time taken byeach to complete those laps,x If more than 15 laps of thescheduled race distance iscompleted full points will beawarded,xi If less than 75% of the scheduledrace distance is completed halfpoints will be awarded.17.8.4 Finishing17.8.4.1 The fi nish line must be:a) Marked with a fl exible post at eachside of the track, andb) Clearly visible to the judge.17.9 COMPETITION RULES - SUPERCROSS17.9.1 Supercross Licence Conditions17.9.1.1 No person may compete in a Supercrossrace unless they:a) Are at least 12 years of age,b) Have a current national competitionlicence which is endorsed under thefollowing rules.149 149