GINETTA SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP 2010
SPORTING & TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

1.	The Championship shall be known as THE GINETTA OWNERS CLUB SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP
	(hereinafter called "the Championship")

2.	The Championship is organised and administered by The Ginetta Owners Club in accordance with   
	the General Regulations of the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (incorporating the    
	provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA)and these Championship Regulations.

3.	The Championship shall have the following MSA permit details:
		Permit Number               TBA
		Status:		National B MSA Championship Grade

4.	Competitors eligible for the Championship must conform to the following:

	(a)	Entrants must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members of The Ginetta                                             	               Owners Club and in possession of a valid 2010 MSA Entrant's Licence.                                                                      
	(b)	Drivers and Entrant/Drivers must be fully paid up valid membership card holding members  
	               of The Ginetta Owners Club,be registered for The Championship and be in possession of a         	               valid MSA Competition (minimum National B) Licence .
           (c )         A competitor shall not take time off school to participate in motor sport without the prior 
                         written approval of their school. If participation in the Championship requires absence from
                         school , Drivers in full time school education are required to have approval of their head 
                         teacher and a letter stating such approval from his/her school in order to fulfil registration 
                         for the Championship.

5.	Registration
	Registration should be made on the appropriate form and sent to: Nick Stephens, 47 New Street,
           Cubbington, Leamington Spa, CV32 7LA not later than 31st January 2010.
	There will be a £25 registration fee and cheques should be made payable to "The Ginetta Owners
	Club".  The registration fee will cover the cost of results bulletins, Championship registration car 
	sticker and Championship awards.

6.	Events
	The following events will count as qualifying rounds of The Championship:-

           Sun 4th April                  Loton Park H/C                                 Hagley &DLCC
           Mon 5th April                 Loton Park H/C                                 Hagley &DLCC
	Sun 11th April                Harewood H/C                                   BARC (Yorks)
           Sun 18th April                Gurston Down  H/C                           BARC (SW)
           Sun 25th April                Wiscombe H/C                                   Woolbridge MC
           Sat 1st  May                   Anglesey Sprint                                  Lancs & Cheshire
           Sun 2nd May                  Anglesey Sprint                                  Lancs & Cheshire
           Sun 9th May                   Curborough Sprint                              NSCC
           Sat 29th May                  Prescott H/C                                        Bugatti OC
           Mon 31st May                Llandow Sprint                                   Bristol MC
           Sun 6th June                   Harewood H/C                                    BARC (Yorks)
           Sat 26th June                  Goodwood Sprint                                Tunbridge Wells MC
           Sat 3rd July                     Shelsley Walsh H/C                            MAC
           Sat 10th July                   Lydden Sprint                                     SEMSEC
           Sun 18th July                  Gurston Down H/C                             BARC (SW)
           Sat 31st July                   Kames Sprint                                      East Ayreshire CC
           Sun 1st August               Kames Sprint                                      East Ayreshire CC
           Sat 14th August              Mira Sprint                                          MAC
           Sun 12th September       Brands Hatch Sprint                            Tunbridge Wells MC                                   
           Sat 18th September         Shelsley Walsh H/C                            MAC    
           Sun 3rd October              Debden  Sprint                                    Herts CA&AC

	

7.	Scoring

	(a)	Points will be awarded towards the Championship subject to finishing.

	(b)	A total of eight events will count towards the Championship total points score.

(c)	The points scoring system. In order to even out the variances between long and short 
distance events points will be calculated on the following basis:

		(i)	Target times will be established for each class at each venue based on the fastest 
official time (not practice) achieved in previous Ginetta Championship events (where available) for each class. Target times will be set for both dry and wet events (where available)

		(ii)	Competitors’ best time of the day will firstly be expressed as a percentage of target 
			time i.e. best/target time x 100 .

		(iii)	Equating the target time as being 100 points, the points will be calculated by 
			100 / % of target time x 100. 
			 
		(iv)	 In order to make comparison with previous years Championship scoring where the 
			target time was equated to 30 points, the calculation in (ii) above will be  
			multiplied by 0.3.

		(v)	The maximum score attainable at any event where target times are set shall be 33
			points.  In the event of more than one entrant scoring maximim points, the full points 
			will be awarded only to the fastest entrant and points for the remainder will be 
			calculated by subtracting the difference in time between the fastest entrant and the 
			other(s) from 33 points.

		(vi)	The maximum score attainable at any new venue where target times are not available
			shall be 31 points.  Full points shall be awarded only to the fastest entrant in each 
			class and points for the remainder will be calculated by subtracting the difference in 
			time between the fastest entrant and the other(s) from 31 points.

		(vii)	If the event is declared "wet" adjustments will be made by the Championship Scorer.
			Full points (31) being awarded to the fastest entrant in each class etc. [as item (vi)].

		(viii)	If the event organisers are not running to Ginetta Owners Club classes or if
			amalgamation takes place, competitors will be reclassified by the Championship
			Scorer purely for the awarding of Championship points.

			(ix)	At the last round of the Championship priority entries will be given to those
				Competitors who have a chance of a top three Championship placing or
				Championship Class award.  Subject to agreement with that Event's Organising Club.

			(x)	In the event of a tie between two or more competitors at the end of the season, the 
				following tiebreak procedure will be adopted, in the sequence shown, until a result is 
				obtained.

				(a)	the best seven results will count;
				(b)	the best six results will count;
				(c)	the best five results will count.

				In the unlikely event of a tie still existing after this procedure has been followed the 
				Championship Organisers will decide a winner based upon the number of different
				venues at which points were scored in the following sequence
                                     	
                                     (a)          the best results at eight different venues	
                                     (b)          the best results at seven different venues
                                                    etc,etc
7.	(d)	The Championship Scorer for 2010 will be:

			Sheila Campbell, 23 Thornton Avenue, Ashby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire,
			DN16 2BA     Tel:  01724 352801.

	(e)	Any protests regarding inaccuracies in the scoring system must be notified to the 
			Championship Scorer within 7 days of receiving the results.

8.	Awards

8.1	Awards will be presented in each event:

	(a)	By the Organising Club in accordance with Their Regulations.

	(b)	By the Championship Organisers to the Competitor who shows the best improvement over 
			timed runs (not practice) at each event regardless of class.

8.2	Championship Awards will be made as follows:

	(i)	First in Championship - Challenge Trophy to be kept for 1 year + replica.

	(ii)	Second in Championship - Challenge Trophy to be kept for 1 year + replica.

	(iii)	Third in Championship - Challenge Trophy to be kept for 1 year + replica.

	(iv)	Each individual class winner will receive an award provided that there have been  at least
			2 entrants to the class both completing at least 8 events.

	(v)	An additional "Spirit of the Championship" award + replica will be made to the competitor
			who, in the opinion of the Championship Organisers, has been outstanding in maintaining
			characteristic quality to the benefit of the Championship and fellow Competitors.

9.	Technical Regulations

	Cars registered for the Championship must comply with Sections J & S.10  MSA Motor Sports 
           Yearbook 2010 General Technical Regulations and the following to qualify for Championship 
           Points 

9.1	Classes:

	Class 1 - Roadgoing Ginetta Imp engined up to 1040cc.
	Class 2 - Roadgoing Ginetta cars over 1040cc up to 1600cc.
	Class 3 - Roadgoing Ginetta cars over 1600cc up to 2000cc.
	Class 4 – Roadgoing Ginetta cars over 2000cc.
	Class 5 - Modified (non road-going) Ginetta cars up to 1400cc – Excluding bike engines.
	Class 6 – Modified Ginetta cars over 1400cc up to 1700cc and all motorcycle engined cars irrespective of capacity
           Class 7 – Ginetta Single-seater racing cars / Sports racing cars and Modified over 1700cc

9.2	Roadgoing Cars ( Classes 1 – 4 )
                  
           Cars in these classes must conform to the MSA regulations for Roadgoing Production Cars and
           Roadgoing Specialist Production Cars S11 with the following exceptions :

	(a)	Wheels are free but must fit within the confines of  the bodywork
                          or wheel arch extension as supplied by the manufacturer.

			Tyres are to List 1A or 1B.

(b)	Suspension configuration must remain as standard. Spring rates and dampers may be
changed.

	(c)	Gearbox ratios may be altered and limited slip differentials may be fitted.

9.3	Modified Cars (Classes 5 & 6)

	Cars in these classes must conform to the MSA Modified Production Car regulations S12 with 
	the following exceptions:-

		Ginetta Cars eligible for these classes are G2, G3, Fairlite, G4, G5, G10, G11, G12, G15,
		G20, G21, G23, G24, G4-4, GRS, G26, G27, G28, G30, G31, G32, G33, G34 and G50                                                                                                                                     

9.4      Racing Cars / Sports Racing Cars / Modified over 1700cc (Class 7)

	 Cars in this class must conform to the MSA Racing Cars regulations S15/ HillClimb 
            Supersports Cars regulations S13 / Modified Production Car regulations S12 as 
            Applicable.

	Ginetta Cars eligible for this class are G8,G12, G16, G17, G18, G22,G27, G29 and G50.

10	Safety

	The following safety criteria of Section K of the 2010 MSA Yearbook shall apply to cars in the 
	Championship.

	(a)          Vehicle Categories Covered - ROLL CAGES - Roll cages are recommended for 
		roadgoing cars and are mandatory for cars in Classes  5 - 7.

	(b)	K2 – SEATS,  SEAT BELTS and HEADRESTS.

	(c)	K9 - OVERALLS

	(d)	K10 - HELMETS

	(e)	K14 - GENERAL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS.

11.	Officials

	The following will be officials of the 2010 Championship.
	
	Championship					Eligibility
	Co-ordinator/Scorer				Scrutineer

	Sheila Campbell				Stephen Walker
	23 Thornton Avenue				36 Terence Road
	Ashby						Liverpool
	Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire			L16 8NW
	DN16 2BA				
	Tel:  01724 352801				Tel:  01517 371177

	Championship Stewards

	Reg Dixon			Martin Grundy		Dave Holroyd
	83 Summerhayes		Haglin Cottage		8 Cinnamon Hill Drive South
	Great Linford			Penton                                Walton-le-Dale
	Milton Keynes	                             Cumbria   		Preston, Lancashire
	MK14 5EX			CA6 5RZ		PR5 4QL
	Tel:  01908 670922		Tel:  01228 577171  	Tel:  01772 312571

12	Sporting Regulations

	Competitors should note that as the Championship will be run under the regulations of the 
	MSA for hillclimbs and sprints, the 2010 MSA Yearbook should be read carefully.

	Judicial procedures concerning the Championship and rounds will be run in accordance with
	Section  K of the 2010 MSA Yearbook.