Post by prancingdawg on Jun 25, 2007 13:26:29 GMT -5
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1.3 COMMON SENSE AND SOLO COURSES
Although Solo events are non-speed events under the SR of the
SCCA, speed alone is not the operative factor in determining what is
and is not a proper Solo event. Hazard is the operative word, and
hazards must not exceed those encountered in legal highway travel.
Generally, maximum speeds in the mid 50’s to low 60’s (mph) are
contemplated for Stock and Street Prepared category vehicles, and
WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1,
MUST BE OBSERVED, since these are speeds with which the
average driver is familiar from everyday road driving. But it is quite
possible to set up a course on which speeds do not exceed 45 mph,
but which is more hazardous than another course on which 65 mph
is attainable.
The same sort of reasoning must be applied to cornering speeds. If,
for example, there are two identical 30 mph turns, one bordered by
a 50-foot drop off or a solid row of trees, and the other by 50 feet
of flat, obstacle-free asphalt, the hazards involved are much
different. The former is clearly not permissible in a Solo Event and
the latter clearly is.
Each event chairman is cautioned to remember that entrants and
workers that are not SCCA members in Solo events ARE NOT
covered by catastrophic insurance, and to take appropriate
precautions. Furthermore, by definition a Solo event is open to a
total novice in any car that can pass safety inspection, and courses
must take this into consideration.
It would be possible to set extremely strict and rigid limits on Solo
events regarding speed and/or course dimensions. However, it is
not the intent of these rules to outlaw event sites which cannot
accommodate a course of certain stated dimensions, or create the
impression that, so long as some magic speed limit is not exceeded,
these rules are adhered to.
Basically, Solo event speeds are limited to what is “reasonable and
prudent for the conditions encountered”, SUBJECT TO THE
CONSTRAINT THAT TOP SPEEDS BE WITHIN AN ALLOWABLE
RANGE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1. Laying out a course to
comply with the safety requirements of these rules calls for the
exercise of prudent good judgment and common sense. Failure to
do so may subject an SCCA Region to severe sanctions.
1.3 COMMON SENSE AND SOLO COURSES
Although Solo events are non-speed events under the SR of the
SCCA, speed alone is not the operative factor in determining what is
and is not a proper Solo event. Hazard is the operative word, and
hazards must not exceed those encountered in legal highway travel.
Generally, maximum speeds in the mid 50’s to low 60’s (mph) are
contemplated for Stock and Street Prepared category vehicles, and
WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1,
MUST BE OBSERVED, since these are speeds with which the
average driver is familiar from everyday road driving. But it is quite
possible to set up a course on which speeds do not exceed 45 mph,
but which is more hazardous than another course on which 65 mph
is attainable.
The same sort of reasoning must be applied to cornering speeds. If,
for example, there are two identical 30 mph turns, one bordered by
a 50-foot drop off or a solid row of trees, and the other by 50 feet
of flat, obstacle-free asphalt, the hazards involved are much
different. The former is clearly not permissible in a Solo Event and
the latter clearly is.
Each event chairman is cautioned to remember that entrants and
workers that are not SCCA members in Solo events ARE NOT
covered by catastrophic insurance, and to take appropriate
precautions. Furthermore, by definition a Solo event is open to a
total novice in any car that can pass safety inspection, and courses
must take this into consideration.
It would be possible to set extremely strict and rigid limits on Solo
events regarding speed and/or course dimensions. However, it is
not the intent of these rules to outlaw event sites which cannot
accommodate a course of certain stated dimensions, or create the
impression that, so long as some magic speed limit is not exceeded,
these rules are adhered to.
Basically, Solo event speeds are limited to what is “reasonable and
prudent for the conditions encountered”, SUBJECT TO THE
CONSTRAINT THAT TOP SPEEDS BE WITHIN AN ALLOWABLE
RANGE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2.1. Laying out a course to
comply with the safety requirements of these rules calls for the
exercise of prudent good judgment and common sense. Failure to
do so may subject an SCCA Region to severe sanctions.