1.0 Sevenoaks Speed League 2004 is organised and administered by the Sevenoaks & District Motor Club Ltd. in accordance with the General Championship Prescriptions of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (MSA) and these Championship Regulations.

1.1 MSA Championship Permit No. CHS04038 MSA Championship Grade C Status National B

1.2.1 Championship Co-ordinator & Registrar is Karen Webber 35 Chestnut Close Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4FP. e-mail: kes.web1@tesco.net

1.2.2 Eligibility Scrutineer is David Clark 56 Sidney Road Borstal Rochester Kent ME1 3HG.

email  david.j.clark@lineone.net

1.2.3 Championship Stewards are:

Steve Pattinson : Iain Gibson: Colin Billings

1.2.4 Championship Scorer is Ian Crocker, 33 Sandhurst Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3S

e-mail ian.crocker@btinternet.com

1.3.1 Entrants must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of Sevenoaks & District Motor Club and in possession of valid MSA Entrants Licences. Random Checks will be made.

1.3.2 Drivers and Entrant/Drivers must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of the Sevenoaks & District Motor Club, be registered for the Championship and in possession of a valid 2004 MSA Competition Licence (minimum Non-race national B)

Members must display at least one Championship sticker on their competing cars In order to recognize our sponsors who are The Marketing Machine and Verdant.

1.4.1 In order to score points, members must register with the Championship Registrar.

1.4.2 This is free to members.

1.4.3 Registration will be allowed on the day of a championship round but members will only score points from that event onwards.

1.5.1,2 Championship Calendar

If any rounds are lost, the Championship Co-ordinator will try to find a suitable replacement in good time (B.8.4 (c)). If that is not possible, the championship will be decided on ‘Best 10 scores less one for each round lost”. (Thus, best 9 from 17; best 8 from 16, etc.)

1.5.1 Obtaining regulations for championship rounds is the responsibility of the registered contender and neither the club or its officials will be held responsible for a competitor’s failure to secure an entry. Please note that reserved places are not held open by organisers. A list of addresses for Secretaries of Meetings will be sent to all registered contenders.

1.6.1 Members can only score points in one car per event. It is up to the member to advise the Championship Scorer which vehicle is to score, (if more than one is entered, before the start of the event.)

Points will be awarded based on class position (regardless of class size) as follows:

1^st in class 10 points; 2^nd 9 points; 3^rd 8 points; 4^th 7 points; 5^th 6 points; 6^th 5 points

All other finishers will be awarded 4 points. (To be a finisher, competitor must complete one timed run)

A competitor making FTD will receive 12 points, regardless of class size.

One extra point will be awarded for each class competitor beaten up to a Max of 5pts.

[E.g. class of 10 places 1st to 5^th will get 5 points, 6^th – 4pts, 7^th – 3pts, 8^th – 2pts, 9^th – 1pt, 10^th – 0 pts.

Class of 14 places 1st to 9th will get 5pts, 10^th – 4pts, 11^th – 3pts, 12^th – 2pts, 13^th – 1pt, 14^th – 0pts.

class of 4 1^st – 3pts, 2^nd – 2pts, 3^rd – 1pts, 4^th – 0pts,]

(Any driver who starts practice, but fails to complete a timed run, will be considered as a ‘competitor beaten’ by a finisher. Competitors must advise the Scorer where this occurs, as such cars may be shown as DNS in the results.)

FTD winners will score the extra points against their regular classes.

2 points will be awarded to contenders starting practice but not completing a timed run.

7 bonus points will be awarded to a registered competitor who marshals or acts as an official at any of the 7Oaks organised speed events in lieu of competing. It is the responsibility of the competitor to in form the Championship Coordinator when and where this occurs on the form provided. (Also see 1.7.3.)

1.6.2 In the event of a tie the MSA standard method will be used, as defined in J 3.4 of the MSA 2004 Yearbook.

1.6.3 Appeals arising out of the Championship classification or points must be made in accordance with Section O6.3.1 of the MSA Yearbook 2004.

2.1 Rounds - in accordance with Section O of the MSA Yearbook 2004.

2.2 Championship - in accordance with Section O of the MSA Yearbook 2004

3.1 Eligible Vehicles are those complying with the Technical and Safety Regulations laid down by the MSA and with the class requirements of each individual event. Eligibility protests should be made in writing to the Championship Co-ordinator. In the event of a protest the onus is on the competitor to satisfy the organisers of the validity of the protest and not the organisers to prove non-compliance.

3.2 Competitors will run in Classes as defined in the SR’S for each round.

All cars must comply with the current MSA Noise Regulations, and any special requirements applicable to a particular venue. Stated in the SR’S of each Round.