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2015 Hot Wheels Rattle-Snake Roundup  

 1/64th  Scale Diecast Race Derby

  Race Rules & Guidelines

Ø  Car Eligibility:  All 1/64 Scale Hot Wheels Mainline Cars / Matchbox Cars / Johnny Lightning / Etc are eligible

RACE CLASS CATEGORIES

Class 1:  1/64 Mainline Cars        Class 2: Hot Wheels Haulin Tractor Trailers        

Class 3: Hot Wheel Railroad Train Connectibles     Class 4: Hot Wheel Specialty Haulers

NO RACE CLASS COMBINATIONS

Ø  Team Registration is Encouraged but not Mandatory.

o   Father / Son   -   Mother / Daughter  -  Father / Daughter   -   Mother / Son  -   Brother / Sister

Ø  All cars must be Stock out of the box / unaltered – NO Modifications allowed – Maximum Weight: 2.0 Ounces

Ø  NO Lubrication of any kind is allowed.

Ø  NO Practice Rounds Prior to Qualifying

Ø  Registration / Tech Inspection will consist of 

o   Drivers Name / Model Of Car / Weigh-In /

o    Physical Inspection / Number Assignment

Ø  Following Registration and Inspection, all cars will be placed in a Secure Holding Area and only the Driver can Pickup their car for their run and then immediately returned to the Holding Area.

Ø  RACE QUALIFYING PROCEDURE  (Lane -1 First Qualifying Run & Lane 2 Second Qualifying Run)

v  Each Car Will RUN Individually -  Distance measured from  a Minimum of 2 different Starting Gate Elevations

§  Each Qualifying Run will be recorded in a Distance in Inches -  Measured to the nearest  ¼  Inch)

ü  The Car that is used to qualify must be run in the Championship Finals.

v  No Do-Overs.

§  Wherever your car stops will be your Qualifying Score for that round.

·      Measured to the nearest  ¼  Inch completed.

§  If a Car leaves the track during Qualifying, you will be allowed one (1) retry.

§  If a car leaves the track on the second run, it is declared a DNF.

·         A DNF is a (Did Not Finish) and NO QUALIFYING SCORE for that Round

§   All measurements will be announced and recorded for each car/driver by Race Officials

§  A Minimum of the Two (2) Qualifying Distances will determine the Starting Position in the Finals.

§  There will be One (1) Gold, Silver or Bronze CARDS for the TOP THREE Qualifying Cars

§  The Top 3 Qualifying Gold, Silver or Bronze CARDS will represent Lane Choice priority.

·         This Card is a  Lane Choice Race Preference  in the Championship Final Race Series

o   Lane Choice Card can only be used ONCE during that Days Final Race Series.

v  The Top 24 Qualifying Cars  will move on to race for the Weekly / Monthly Hot Wheels Championship.

Ø  CHAMPIONSHIP   RACE PROCEDURE. 

v  Cars used during Qualifying must be used in the Championship Race

v  Championship Racing will be Head to Head Downhill Race  from a Designated  Elevation

v  Lane Choice for each Championship Race will be determined by a Coin Toss.

§  Unless the Top 3 Qualifying Drivers Choose to use their Lane Choice Card  “Before Coin Toss”.

·         Lane Choice Card can only be used Once  during the Championship Race Finals

Ø  ROUND-UP HOT WHEELS RACE AWARDS

v  1st Place:  Gold Medal   1st Place Trophy  /  2nd Place:  Silver Medal   /  3rd Place: Bronze Medal