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The expected costs for participating in the Car Club Challenge are as follows:

CCCA Membership - Yearly ......Price covers both tracks................$10.00
Pacific Raceways—Tech Card (each time) ....................................$60.00* Crew $20.00
Bremerton Raceways—Tech Card (each time) ...............................$45.00*
The fun you’ll have ..................................................................Priceless!
* Note: Track Prices are 2023 prices. It is up to racers to verify current prices, as prices may change.

Race Rules

· No alcohol consumption by participants.

· No Rainout makeup races.

· A CCCA number is required to compete.

· Staging lanes are closed when the first car crosses the line at the front of the staging lanes.

· If there is a bye in a round, the racer with the better reaction time in the previous round will receive the bye run (even if this results in teammates racing against each other).

· Races completed through the quarter-finals that are canceled by rain or curfew
Trophy positions for that race shall be decided on reaction time from quarter-finals. If racers involved both have the same reaction time, then the CCCA officers on hand will make a determination.

· NHRA "Street Legal" cars or trucks only (no motorcycles).

· DOT approved tires and race slicks are allowed (bare cords not permitted).

· Exhaust must route through mufflers. Cutouts are allowed if full exhaust is retained.

· No Electronics (per NHRA definition) and no G-tech timing devices.

· Transmission brakes, two-steps and line-locks are okay.

· Only racers of CCCA member car clubs may receive trophies.

· Current NHRA and track safety rules apply at all times.

· Vehicles must be registered for street use in any state or province (no trip permits) Registration must match the vin# of the vehicle and tabs must be current.

· For 1/4 mile, no cars faster than 10.00 seconds or 135.00 MPH.  For 1/8 mile, no cars faster than 6.40 seconds or 110.00 MPH. This applies to any Elimination round and will result in disqualification.

· Any rules disputes are to be handled by the Race Director and representatives from at least 3 member clubs.

· The Race Director may exclude racers in violation of CCCA, NHRA or Track safety rules.

· 36" crank height applies (no Monster Trucks please).

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LANE CHOICE – The team with the highest car count, receives the first choice of lane to race from. If 2 teams have same car count. the race director shall, do a coin flip with the team captains or a representative of the teams involved. The race director shall choose which team gets to call the coin. The race directors should be mindful of the teams involved. if the race director’s team is involved, offer the call to opposing team. if all 3 teams have same count the race director shall make the determination on 1st flip, and 2nd flip. per both track rules, race director has the final say.
Lane choice shall be determined after the first Test-N-Tune run.

· If there is a tie for a trophy position at the last race at a given track, the tiebreaker shall be whichever racer went onto the higher round. If the tied racers are eliminated in the same round, then the Race Director is to determine which racer had the best package (reaction time and closest to their dial time) This is to determine the track champion and the runner-up.    This process also applies to a 3-way tie, and so on.
If the issue is still unresolved, the CCCA officers available shall make a final determination.

LADDERING INTO SEMI-FINALS - for clarification and continuity to ensure 4 racers proceed into semi, keeping in mind, that it is in the best interest of the racers to limit racing teammates, competition singles will be based on reaction times. Note: Bremerton and Pacific rules have a flip of a coin for lane choice. If time is limited, race director can permit races to continue per track elimination standards. (pairing) which may result a less than 4 car semi. reaction times still dictate singles or races. 8 - random pairing 7 - 1 single, 3 race, random pairing 6 – 2 singles, 2 races 3-6 4-5 reaction times 5 – 3 singles, slowest 2 reactions race for semi semi-final clarification:: best reaction 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3

These are only some of the race rules. Please contact the NHRA Tech Department at
360-698-4858 with NHRA related questions.

Your CCCA number will be the number that you enter on your tech card.
Proceed to your car and get in line for Tech Inspection. Once you've passed Tech return to pits and listen to loud speakers for Car Club time trials announcement.
Post your CCCA number on windows as follows:

Front Window Drivers side, top, horizontal, at least 6" tall Side Window Drivers side, top, towards back, horizontal, at least 6" tall Back Window Drivers side, top, horizontal, at least 6" tall

Wait for Car Club to be called for time trials.
Proceed to staging lanes for your time pass-one pass per call.
Once you've established your dial-in time, wait for call for elimination rounds.
Post your dial time on windows below your CCCA number, at least 6" tall.
Once called for elimination runs, proceed to staging lanes (usually 1-4). Be sure to line up in same lane as your team so that you're not racing against your team members. Depending on attendance, race director may direct you to a different lane, please follow all instructions.

Purchase your CCCA membership card for ($10) if you haven't already done so that you can accumulate points. Sign in and get your CCCA number.
Membership is good for all CCCA races regardless of track.

Get in line for Tech Inspection.
 
Once you've passed Tech find pit spot- Listen to loud speakers or your radio (channel tba) for Car Club time trials announcement.
Remove any loose items from the interior of your car (no loose ballast).
Post your CCCA number on windows as follows:

Front Window Passenger side, top, horizontal, at least 6" tall Side Window Passenger side, top, towards back, horizontal, at least 6" tall Back Window Passenger side, top, horizontal, at least 6" tall

Wait for Car Club to be called for time trials.
Proceed to staging lanes for your time pass-one pass per call.
Once you've established your dial-in time, wait for call for elimination rounds.
Post your dial time on windows below your CCCA number, at least 6" tall.
Once called for elimination runs, proceed to staging lanes (usually 6-8). Be sure to line up in same lane as your team so that you're not racing against your team members. Depending on attendance, race director may direct you to a different lane, please follow all instructions.

IMPORTANT FACTS TO REMEMBER No glass bottles or alcoholic beverages allowed. Speed Limit is 10 mph in the pits. No racers will pit right (north) of the ticket booth. No spectator parking in the pits NO pets allowed. NO open fires.

HAVE FUN! BE SAFE! GET POINTS FOR YOUR TEAM! WIN THAT TROPHY!