This information is for drivers wanting to enter any of the Drift South Rounds. Please read carefully and abide by the following rules and regs. Each round is run by the hosting car club therefore regulations and entry forms may change slightly.

To enter you must be a paid up member of a Motorsport NZ affiliated car club
CCC club membership: http://www.canterburycarclub.co.nz/pdfs/Membership%20Application%20Form.pdf
SCCC club member ship: http://www.southcanterburycarclub.org.nz/pages/info/Membership%20App%20Form.pdf

and have a club sport competition licence or higher
Clubsport licance app form: http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Pdf/A001.pdf

You must abide to the safety regulations set out in Motorsport NZ schedule DR
schDR: http://motorsport.org.nz/Pdf/Manual%20Amdmt%2033028.pdf

ENTRY FORMS:
Will be posted on this forum within the month leading up to each round. Entry forms are to be sent to the hosting car club and a postal address will be provided with the entry from. All entries must be in 5 days before the event. Entry Fee is $70 unless otherwise stated

RACE NUMBERS:
You can choose your own race number at the start of the season. This number can be any number including 2 or 3 digit numbers and will remain your number throughout the whole season. You can create your own number sticker as long as it is placed in clear veiw on both sides of the car. If you need to remove your number it is up to you to organise a replacement sticker. If there is a double up on numbers you will be notified once entries are in and may need to choose another number. First in first served.

EVENT SCHEDULE:
The events will usually be run under the following time frame:
7:30 scruitineering and documentation- main pits
10:00 drivers breifing. Drift Pits on back straight. All drivers must attend
10:30 practise starts
12:00 qualifying starts
1:30-2:00 top 16 announced/ pit walk
2:30 top 16 battles
5:00 finish up

JUDGING
Judging will be done by at least 2 Judges with a minimum of 3 years drifting/judging experience using the following system.
The 10 POINT System:
Qualifying
Judges will score each driver as they drift through the judged section out of 10 based on speed, angle and style. Half points may be used. A spin or two wheels off the track will result in 0 points for that pass. At the end of both qualifying sessions judges calculate each drivers average score for all passes and the top 16 average point scorers will advance to the battle rounds. Note- a driver must have been scored on a minimum of 5 passes. I.e. a driver cannot do one 10 point pass then return to the pits to achieve a 10 point average
Drift Battle
The top 16 drivers are paired up for drift battles using a seeded system 1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th..... When battling the driver who is positioned in the left lane will lead the first pass. During each pass 10 points will be divided between the two drivers based on their performance. I.e a perfect lead and an equally as good chase will result in a 5-5 score. A vehicle spinning out or two wheels off the track will result in a 10-0 score. The driver with the highest total points after the two runs wins the battle. Equal scores will result in a re-run

NB: A spin- defined as either the driver noticeably losing control of vehicle during a judged drift, the competitor vehicle coming to a halt on the circuit or two wheels off the tarmac at any time in the judged section) during a Drift Battle.

Driver misbehavior or rule breaking may result in disqualification, a fine and/or point deduction. A driver who is black flagged 3 times during the day can also be disqualified.

Also any suggestions will be taken on board

Thanks and enjoy the seaon!

Whats the dealeo with cages ??
Do we need a full cage to enter competitions, or just to be able to battle ??
Im not sure where 'Advanced' side of things comes into place.

Thanks

Chris, the jury is still out on that one. i have requested a response to the remit i submitted to MSNZ'z AGCM, but have not yet had a reply.
at this stage, you can still qualify without a cage, but you cannot battle.

Drifting is an advanced status clubsport event, due to having 2 cars in the same piece of track deliberately at once, and thus requires a membership and licence. a brave man could run the events as a single car event where the chase car 'accidently' catches up.

Um no... An extraordinarily stupid man that wants to NEVER run a sanctioned event in this country again could run the event as a single car event where the chase car 'accidentally' catches up.

Cheers - N

i think the fang was being sarky....................

I'm actually sure you are right, but I have met event organisers in the past that would have thought that it was a great way around the regs!

Cheers - N

actually, i was being serious
whilst i would like to see some aspects of the remit go through, i honestly can't see it happening. the clubsport commission spent over 18 months mulling over the regs for Sch.DR, and in a frenzied haste, approved something that many do not agree with just before the AGCM, in a show of faith that they were in fact working on them.

so whats going on with the cages and gear like race suit boots and gloves? i'd be sluted if i get all that stuff for no reason.

You've be even more slutted if you hit a kerb going sideways quickly and rolled without a cage

See this:



Although you can't see if from the static image, that car was bouncing along totally sideways and out of control across big ripple strips... No rollcage. It would not have taken a lot to grab and flip it.

Just because you're not required to have this safety equipment doesn't mean you shouldn't...

I've been fortunate enough never to have had a crash, but my dad crashed his twin engined 4wd mini at an event that didn't have a mandatory rollcage requirement. He would definitely not have lived if he didn't have a cage. I'm building a lotus 7 replica with my dad, and it's getting not only a proper half cage, but also the front brace to passenger footwell for if I ever decide to race it - even though that's not required.

Cheers - N

Unless you here otherwise, Schedule DR will be what we will be running to. Getting your car to this level will also allow you to enter any drift event in the country and will keep you nice and safe. You can still enter without a cage but will have to forfit your battles if you make top 16 and end up with an automatic top 16 placing. This still could be an option for people as there aren't a lot of practise days anymore and you are usually gauranteed 4 practise/ qualifying sessions.

Hey man I was just playing up for the camera's. Sorry I didn't get my hand out the window though

Chuckle... Was it as hairy on the inside as it looked from the outside? I remember wincing when I was shooting it as I could see there was no cage there...

Cheers - N

You can see from the static image, that car was bouncing along totally sideways and out of control across the grass...Lucky he had a roll cage!!!




Sorry bout the HUGE size..

Nah I don't remember being too worried about it, the ground is fairly hard in that area. I have a full cage now.

Sophie, the arguement for cages to be compulsory can be worded into Supp. Regs. for the event.
We all know that coming unstuck at Pukekohes sweeper is going to have dire effects due to entry speed, therefore cages should be compulsory there. But down in the south, most configurations are more technical and have far lower speeds, therefore it should be up to the Safety Officer/COC as to whether or not they should be mandatory.