SECTION 7: Penalty Examples and Additional Penalty Definitions
The examples and definitions used in this section are intended to help explain rules in previous sections, not override them.
7.1 – Back Up/ Reverse Examples:
– 7.1.1 – If the driver intentionally drives the vehicle in reverse, a reverse penalty will occur.
– 7.1.2 – If the vehicle stops on an incline and then rolls backwards a reverse penalty will occur.
– 7.1.3 – If a vehicle is climbing an obstacle and is bounced backward by the terrain but the tires are still moving forward, no reverse penalty will occur.
– 7.1.4 – If a vehicle flips over backward, without the driver reversing, no reverse penalty will occur.
– 7.1.5 – Once a reverse penalty has been assessed, no further reverse penalty can be assessed until the vehicle makes forward progress.
– 7.1.5.1 – Example: Reversing, stopping, and then reversing again will only result in one reverse penalty.
– 7.1.6 – Reverse penalties are assigned at the Judge’s discretion if the actions performed by the Vehicle/driver is not clearly defined by the rule.
7.2 – Clearing of a Gate Examples:
– 7.2.1 – A gate is considered progressed when at least one front and one rear wheel passes between the two gate markers, and all four tires are past the gate in the intended direction of the gate.
– 7.2.2 – One wheel from the front axle and one wheel from the rear axle passes between two gate markers to considered it progressed gate. This however will result in a Gate Marker penalty of +10 points and the -2 gate progression points are awarded.
– 7.2.3 – All gates must be cleared in the intended sequence of the course layout (gate 1, then gate 2, then gate 3 and so on).
– 7.2.4 – A vehicle may travel through a gate while it is in reverse and still clear that gate as long as it only travels though in the intended direction (reverse penalty(s) will be assessed as necessary).
– 7.2.5 – If all four wheels of a vehicle must pass between two gate markers that gate is considered a progressed gate with no penalties and a gate progress bonus is awarded.
– 7.2.6 – If one wheel only from the front axle or one wheel only from the rear axle passes between two gate markers that gate is not considered a progressed gate.
7.3 – Gate Marker Penalty Examples:
– 7.3.1 – At any time a gate marker is touched by a vehicle, a Gate Marker penalty is assessed.
– 7.3.2 – A driver can only continue with the course when a gate is cleared or 20 pts (if optional by pass rules are used) at that gate is accumulated.
November 17, 2022