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S1000 Technical Regulations 2008
Super 1000 technical regulations 2008
INTRODUCTION
The following Technical Regulations are set out in accordance with the MSA specified format and it should be clearly understood that if the following text does not clearly specify that “you can do it”, you should work on the principle that you cannot
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CAR IS LEGAL IN ALL RESPECTS AT ALL TIMES.
Failure to accept these rules will invalidate your Super 1000 challenge status. Remember, your fellow competitors will also “police” your eligibility.
The “committee” referred to in these regulations is the elected committee of the Formula 1000 Rally Club for 2008 or the technical sub committee thereof.
MSA refers to the Motor Sports Association whose regulations must be read and understood.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
The challenge aims to encourage competition for cars of less than 1000cc engine capacity with far more freedom of tuning than permitted in Formula 1000.
Exceptionally the committee reserve the right to change any of these rules, at any time in order to facilitate safe and fair competition, publicising the changes by email or post to all registered competitors. Details will also be posted on Formula1000.co.uk A time of 14 days will be allowed from initial notification to implementation. There will be no lenience in this time interval.
CLASSES
There are no sub classes. Super 1000 is a class within its own right.
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS IN DETAIL.
The following text is in addition to rally technical regulations as written in the 2008 edition of the MSA Competition Yearbook (BLUE BOOK)
The committee may require any engine or transmission part or parts to be stripped for inspection. Sealing may be carried out with a view to stripping at a later date. Refusal to allow this will result in all challenge points up to and including the date of the request being forfeited. The cost of any stripping will be borne by the competitor.
ENGINES. (For all classes)
1.1 Engines must be less than 1000cc capacity. Reboring is permitted as long as the rebored engine still falls within the 1000cc limit.
1.2 It is permitted to transplant a sub-1000cc engine into an originally higher specification car. E.g. Nova GTE with 993 cc Vauxhall engine.
1.3 Diesel engines are permitted
1.4 Rotary (Wankel) engines are not allowed
1.5 Forced induction is allowed subject to MSA regulations ie a maximum capacity of 588cc. (1.7 rule)
1.6 Air filters must be fitted, open “ram pipes” are not allowed.
1.7 Engine tuning is free with the exception of non original equipment steel crankshafts which are not permitted.
1.8 It is permitted to fit any make of engine to any car as long as MSA regulations allow this.
1.9 Manifolds, induction and exhaust systems and all external engine ancillaries are free whether they affect performance or not.
1.10 Motorcycle engines are not permitted.
BODYSHELLS
2.1 Bodyshells are free within the limits of MSA regulations
2.2 Strengthening is allowed
2.3 Panel materials may be changed
2.4 Apart from the windscreen all other glass areas may be replaced
2.5 ‘Kit’ or modified wheel arch bodies are allowed.
BRAKES
3.1 Brakes are free
3.2 Hydraulic handbrakes are allowed
3.3 Bias braking is allowed by any chosen method
TRANSMISSIONS + DIFFERENTIAL
4.1 Sequential gearboxes are not permitted
4.2 Other than 4.1 and 4.7 transmission is free
4.3 Uprated gear linkages are permitted
4.4 Replacing Automatic Gearboxes with Manuals are permitted
4.5 Limited slip or torque biasing differentials are permitted.
4.6 Four wheel drive is permitted
4.7 Active transmissions are not allowed
STEERING
5.1 Steering racks of differing ratio from standard are permitted
5.2 Power steering may be added or removed
5.3 Conversion from right hand drive to left and left to right is permitted.
SUSPENSION
6.1 Bushes may be changed for similar polymer material.
6.2 All metal rose joints or similar are allowed
6.3 All mounting points MUST be kept in the same position as standard showroom specification but may be strengthened.
6.4 Top mounting hole movement is permitted to optimise caster, camber, tracking angles.
6.5 Springs and Dampers are free, Remote reservoir systems are NOT PERMITTED
6.6 Struts may be changed for an up rated version, but MUST be attached to the original fittings.
6.7 Heavy duty/ fabricated strut top mounts or similar are permitted. These MUST fit the standard bodyshell location.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
ALL CARS MUST comply with MSA safety and noise requirements.
WHEELS
FREE. Competitors are reminded however that wheel/tyre assemblies must not exceed 7 inches in width as per MSA technical regulations.
TYRES
FREE
FUEL
ONLY commercially available pump fuel will be permitted. This includes petrol, diesel and bio ethanol.
LIGHTS
FREE
IF THE REGULATIONS DON’T SAY YOU CAN DO IT, THEN YOU CANT!!!
Technical Officer
Mike Storrar
m.storrar@formula1000.co.uk
Eligibility Scrutineer
Ronnie Roberts
01492 64 1688
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S1000 Championship Regulations 2008
There will be 1 challenge:
Super 1000 Rally Series 2008
These Regulations will be administered in accordance with the MSA competition regulations, together with these supplementary regulations.
Permit Number:
Eligible Competitors
- All competitors MUST be a member of the Formula 1000 Club in order to score points.
- The membership will be valid from the 1st January 2008 until the 31st December 2008.
The following fees apply:
Club Membership |
£5 |
Championship Registration for Driver |
£25 |
Championship Registration for Co-Driver |
£10 |
ALL members MUST pay the £5 club membership fee. Championship registration for Driver/ Co-Driver DOES NOT cover this fee.
Challenge Format
The Super 1000 Rally Series will consist of a number of events, of which some are multi-use stage rallies on sealed surfaces and others are of both forest and sealed surface type multi-venue rallies. For details of events see separate leaflet.
A registration card, bearing the “Formula 1000 Rally Club” registration number will be issued to all members.
Classes
There will be NO classes.
There will be 1 award to the highest beginner. A beginner is someone who prior to January 2008 has never driven on a stage rally. The same applies for co-drivers (a person who prior to January 2008, has not competed on a stage rally as a co-driver).
Points
Points will be scored based on performance on each event. No points will be awarded for events tackled before registration.
Points will only be scored on the designated challenge rounds.
Overall: 30pts for 1st, 28pts for 2nd, 26pts for 3rd, 25pts for 4th, and so on down to 1pt for 28th.
All competitors who start will score 1pt.
Registered championship contenders who officiate on a qualifying round instead of competing, may claim a score of 20 points.
Championship contenders may claim these points no more than ONCE during the championship year.
Those who intend to claim officiating points MUST provide proof of having officiated to the championship results official. This MUST be done within 24 hours of having officiated.
Number of scores to count is as follows:
9 or 8 events – best 5 scores
7 or 6 events – best 4 scores
The minimum events required to constitute a championship is 6 events.
If the number of events available fails to reach the minimum numbers above then the committee reserve the right to cancel or adjust the championship as deemed necessary.
If an event is cancelled or unable to meet our requirements a suitable replacement may be found. All members will be informed of this by email or post.
In the event of a tie, a tie decider may be used. There are 3 steps to deciding who wins.
Step 1 – The contender with the highest number of wins is the champion.
Step 2 – The first contender to win an event in the calendar year will be deemed champion.
Step 3 – If steps 1 & 2 fail then the person who scored most first in the calendar year will be champion. To clarify, if Contender A finishes 2nd on the opening event and Contender B finishes 3rd then Contender A is the champion.
Please note that the tie decider is used to separate people on the same score and does not mean that if you have won more events you are automatically Champion. You MUST be one of the contenders on the same points.
Results
Results will be published after each round as soon as possible on the website.
The final championship results will be published once the championships are complete and will be posted as provisional for two weeks to allow any enquires or disputes to be handled.
Awards
All competitors MUST have started a minimum of 3 challenge events in order to be eligible for an award.
Awards may be added or removed at the committee’s discretion.
Awards will be awarded to both drivers and co-drivers.
Provisional list of awards:
1st o/a
2nd o/a
3rd o/a
“Spirit of the Championship” - To be decided by the championship organisers
Disputes
In the event of any dispute a written query must be addressed to the championship stewards who shall be any three from current Chairman, Secretary, Championship Co-Ordinator, Treasurer or any other member of the F1000 committee.
Advertising and Sponsorship
In order to score championship points competitors are required to display decals promoting both the championship and club supporters. These decals must be fixed in specific locations details of which will be notified to all registered competitors by post. Failure to display correctly positioned decals at any time during a championship round may result in loss of points for that event.
Competitors are advised to send all press releases, video clips or any other form of media coverage to the website administrator so that they can be put up on the website.
Championship secretary
Alistair Dodd
a.dodd@formula1000.co.uk
01490 460 529 |
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