RPM RACING ENTERPRISES, LLC
1803 Morgan Lane, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 318-4012 rossdbos26@yahoo.com
BLUEWATER CASINO ?300? ENDURO
OCTOBER 20, 2007
OFFICIAL RULES
REGISTRATION- Pits shall be assigned by postmark date of entry.
The earlier the registration is received the better the pit assignment. Money must accompany registration. Starting positions within divisions may also be assigned by post mark date. All boats must be registered and properly inspected by Friday prior to the race on Saturday.
Entry fee for the BWRC 300 ENDURO is $300.00 and must be postmarked by September 30, 2007. All entries postmarked after September 30, 2007 shall be $350.00. All entries and checks must be made payable and must be sent to:
RPM Racing Enterprises
1803 Morgan Lane
Redondo Beach, Ca. 90278
Note: The entry blank must be filled out completely and the check must specify driver?s racing division and boat number.
Checks will only be refunded in the event of cancellation. Once received, all money becomes non-refundable and property of RPM Racing Ent. Entry Blanks may be found on APBA website.
APBA MEMBERSHIP- All contestants must be APBA members. A one day membership can be obtained for approx. $50.00 and will provide SECONDARY INSURANCE ONLY!
PERSONAL INSURANCE- It is recommended that all competitors have their own primary medical insurance in addition to the insurance provided by APBA.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT- All HELMETS and LIFEJACKETS must meet APBA standards (eg. Ski-type life jackets will not be acceptable). Each pit shall have one 40BC FIRE EXTINGUISHER fully charged and readily available. All boats shall have a 20 foot TOW LINE attached to the bow. All boats shall have a PADDLE secured safely inside the cockpit. Auxiliary FUEL tanks, added to the boat, must be properly secured and will be subject to inspection. All boats must be equipped with a THROTTLE return device (bungees on the hand throttle will be an acceptable return device). All boats must be equipped with a KILL SWITCH, automatically actuated should the driver unintentionally leave the seat of the boat.
COMPETING BOATS shall be of a ?production type? as judged by the race committee. There shall be no ?full race? type boats such as SST, Formula, Mod U,Champboat, Inboard Hydroplane etc. or classes requiring capsules included in any of the Divisions. All boats shall have identification NUMBERS, not to exceed 3 digits, attached firmly and in a manner that can be seen from either side of the boat., The numbers must be at least 12 inches in height, in contrasting colors and legible. In case of duplicated numbers, the earliest posted entry fee shall have the right to ?the number? and the later entry shall be required to change numbers.
DRIVERS must be 18 years of age or older. A competing boat may have as many drivers as desired. All driver changes only may be completed at either ramp under the supervision of a race official. Drivers may drive more than one boat, however the driver must commit to that boat prior to final registration/drivers meeting and must let the judges stand/chief scorer know when changing boats during the event.
DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION
LENGTH OF BOAT- shall be measured from bow to transom. Maximum length shall be 24 feet.
WEIGHT- boat shall be weighed ?dry? without driver and fuel. If fuel is in boat it will be ?weighed? at 6.7 lbs per gallon.
DIVISION I:
(A)Outboards (B) Crackerboxes & Jersey Speed Skiffs (C) Inboards (D) Jet Boats (Naturally Aspirated)
***START TIME: 0 PLUS 0 MINUTES - Approximately 10:00 A.M.
A. OUTBOARDS:
1. Engine: Maximum horsepower 175 in stock configuration (carburetors will be subject to inspection) no EFI type engines. Pump Gas only.
2. Boat: Minimum length 16?. Boat may be a flat bottom, V-Bottom, ModV-P or Tri-hull.
3. Weight: (dry) 1050 lbs minimum
4. Drive: shifter type with working fwd, neutral & rev. Either Club type (round nose with water intake approximately 5 inches above prop shaft & on the drive shaft housing ) or Pointy Nose (as in CLE/nose cone etc.)lower units shall be permitted. The Club type, round nose lower units must be left completely stock except for the water inlets which may be modified. Blow out rings may be used. The Pointy nose units may not run the center of their prop shaft higher than 1 inch below the planing surface of the boat with the shaft parallel to that planing surface at time of measurement. Engine Jacks shall be disabled and sealed for the duration of the race.
B. CRACKERBOXES & JERSEY SPEED SKIFFS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH APBA CLASS RULES
C. INBOARDS
1. ENGINE: any four (4) or (6) cylinder engine (two or four bbl carb allowed.) Any small block 8 cylinder engine (2bbl carb only).
2. BOAT: minimum length 15?, flat bottom, V-Bottom, Mod V-P or Tri-hull.
3. WEIGHT: unrestricted
4. DRIVE: straight shaft, V-drive or I/O with working fwd, neut., & rev.
D. JET DRIVE BOATS (naturally aspirated)
1. ENGINE: NATURALLY ASPIRATED
2. BOAT: minimum length 16 ft., any type bottom
3. WEIGHT: unrestricted
4. DRIVE: must be equipped with a rudder that extends a minimum of four (4) inches below the bottom of the jet nozzle and has a minimum surface area of sixteen (16) square inches. Jet-O-vator types adjustable nozzles may be used but must be limited to 5 degrees above the planing surface of the boat and shall remain in the full down position at all times when operating in or near pit row. Upon departure from pit row, the nozzle shall remain in the full down position until safely on the race course. (safety item: violation subject to disqualification.)
DIVISION II:
(A) Jet Boats (Blown) (B) Inboard V-Drive ( as in GN type Boats)
***START TIME: 0 PLUS 15 MINUTES - Approximately 10:15 A.M.
A. JET DRIVE BOATS (blown or turbo charged)
1. ENGINE: may be blown or turbo charged
2. BOAT: minimum length 16 ft. Any type bottom
3. WEIGHT: unrestricted
4. DRIVE: in accordance with DIV. I. D.4.
B. INBOARD V-DRIVE
1. ENGINE: 502 max. cu. in. , naturally aspirated
2. BOAT: minimum length 17 ft., Modified V, V-Bottom, or Flat Bottom
3. WEIGHT: unrestricted
4. DRIVE: V-Drive only
DIVISION III:
(A) Outboard (stock gear-case) (B) Inboard Endurance Tunnel (C) Inboard I/O?s
***START TIME: 0 PLUS 30 MINUTES - Approximately 10:30 A.M.
A. OUTBOARD
1. ENGINE: any outboard engine
2. BOAT: Minimum length 18 ? with a V or mod. V bottom
3. WEIGHT: (dry) 1250 lbs minimum
4. DRIVE: round nose only as described in DIV 1.A.4. (stock gear case, water inlet holes only may be modified
Water pick-up must remain approximately 5 inches above the center of the shaft. L/U housing may not be grooved, tunneled, material added nor taken away.
B. INBOARD ENDURANCE TUNNEL
1. ENGINE: 502 max. cu. in.
2. BOAT: minimum length 18? (tunnel or tunnel type).
3. WEIGHT: unrestricted
4. DRIVE: straight drive or V-drive only
C. INBOARD OUTDRIVE
1. ENGINE: any naturally aspirated small block engine.
2. BOAT: flat, V-bottom or mod v bottom, minimum length 18ft. WEIGHT: unrestricted
3. DRIVE: out drive with lower unit as described in DIV.I.A.4.
DIVISION IV:
(A) V-Bottom Ski Boats
***START TIME: 0 PLUS 40 MINUTES - Approximately 10:40 A.M.
A. V-Bottom ski boats
1. ENGINE: Any outboard engine
2. BOAT: V-Bottom. Minimum length 19ft.
3. WEIGHT: weight (dry) 1300 lbs. minimum
4. DRIVE: In accordance with DIV. 1.A.4. EXCEPT: center of prop shaft may be set no higher than the bottom of the planing surface of the boat.
DIVISION V:
(A) Outboard Mod V-P
***START TIME: 0 PLUS 50 MINUTES?APPROXIMATELY 10:50
A. OUTBOARD MOD V-P.
1. ENGINE: any outboard engine
2. BOAT: mod. V Bottom minimum length 19 ft.
3. WEIGHT: (dry) 1350 lbs minimum
4. DRIVE: in accordance with DIV.1.A.4.
DIVISION VI:
(A) Single engine (a) outboard, (b) Inboard,& (c)Turbine. (B) multi-engine(a)outboards , (b)Inboards, & (c) Turbines
***START TIME 0 PLUS 60 MINUTES - Approximately 11:00 A.M.
A. SINGLE ENGINE OUTBOARD, INBOARD, TURBINE
1. ENGINE: any single engine, blown, turbo-charged etc.
2. BOAT: a. outboard tunnel; min. length 19 ft. b. inboard; minimum length 16ft. (eg. KRR), c. turbine; minimum length 20 ft.
3. WEIGHT: a. outboard 1350 lbs (dry), b; inboard; unrestricted, c. turbine; 1600 lbs (dry)
4. DRIVE: a. outboards or out-drives shall comply with DIV. 1.A.4., b. Inboards; may be V or straight drive, c. turbine; may be V, straight or out-drive (see DIV 1.A.4.)
B. MULTI ENGINE OUTBOARD, INBOARD TURBINE
1. ENGINES: Unrestricted
2. BOAT: minimum length 18 ft.,
3. WEIGHT: minimum weight 1800 lbs (dry).
4. DRIVE: outboards or out-drives shall comply with DIV.1.A.4., inboards shall be V, straight Drive, or Out-drive (I/0).
NOTE: all turbine entries shall consult with rules chairman well in advance of the race for further instructions concerning jet fuel controls etc. Turbines will be restricted so that their speeds are in parity with Division VI.
DEFINITIONS:
DRY WEIGHT: Weight of boat and engine, less driver and fuel.
JACKS: An engine lifting device used to raise and lower the engine.
I/O: A drive unit located outside of the transom of a boat, driven by an engine located inside the boat.
START TIMES: Handicap start times are based on the top speeds the particular Divisions are expected to run. Boats that are able to run the predicted speeds should be able to finish the race (300 miles) around 2:00 barring accidents or late starts. (2006 race ran as predicted with winning boat finishing at about 2:10.)
DIVISION I: START TIME 00:00 (PLUS 0)
DIVISION II: START TIME 00:15 (PLUS 15 )
DIVISION III: START TIME 00:30 (PLUS 30)
DIVISION IV: START TIME 00:40 (PLUS 40)
DIVISION V: START TIME 00:50 (PLUS 50)
DIVISION VI: START TIME 00:60 (PLUS 60)
RACE COURSE: The race course shall consist of sixty (60) laps of an approximately five (5) mile course with three (3) buoy turns at either end. (Due to the width of the Colorado River, expect the North turn to be rather tight. This should be a consideration when preparing your boat for the race.) The start of the race will be at the Bluewater Casino, running up river to a point past Badenoch?s. There will be an entrance to pit lane/ row running the length of the pits and beyond which all boats shall enter and exit ?off plane? making MINIMUM WAKE (approximately 5 mph.)
RED ZONES: There shall be two (2) RED ZONES on the course. One has to do with an area around each competing boat, the second has to do with the turn buoys, pit lane, entrance and exit.
A. BOATS: Each boat shall have a ?red zone? established around it when on the course. The ?red zone? shall be an area of one hundred (100) in front, one hundred feet behind, & twenty (20?) on either side. (A passing boat may not enter the ?red zone? of a competing boat.)
B. Turn Buoys: The red zone with regard to turn buoys shall be one hundred (100) feet prior to the turn, continuing through the entire turn, until one hundred feet past the exit buoy. All competing boats shall establish a lane prior to entering the red zone (established one hundred feet prior to the entrance buoy) and shall maintain that lane until exiting the red zone, one hundred feet past the exit buoy. EG. If you enter the red zone of a turn, in lane five (5) you must control the speed of your boat so that you remain in lane five throughout the red zone associated with the turn.
IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, IT IS FELT THAT A 300 MILE MARATHON ON A FIVE MILE COURSE OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PASSING SAFELY OUTSIDE OF ANY RED ZONE.
LANES: A lane shall be considered to be 20 foot wide in accordance with the dimensions of the ?RED ZONE?. A passing boat shall be responsible for establishing the clearance, and remaining out of the red zone of the boat being passed. The boat being passed shall maintain a steady course in his/her established lane . The turn within the red zone shall be made in a ?gentlemanly manner? and all boats shall control their speed so that they can maintain their lane around all of the buoys.
(The referee shall be the final authority on reported lane changes within the red zones)
PENALTY BOX: An area that a competitor who has been black flagged for a violation of the rules shall proceed to and remain for a period of time established at the time of the violation. The penalty box shall be in the vicinity of the judges stand as designated by the referee. No maintenance, including re-fueling shall be done while the boat is in the penalty box. A driver change while in the penalty box shall be permissible.
FIELD: A minimum of four (4) boats shall be considered a ?field?. If there are less than 4 boats registered for a division start, the required ?field? shall not be met and boats will automatically be placed in the next division, forfeiting their start/handicap time.
PIT STOPS: There shall be two (2) mandatory pit stops of at least ten (10) minutes each. All pit stops shall require trailering of the boat at the out ramp, proceeding to the assigned pit area for refueling/maintenance, the boats shall then be allowed to go to the launch ramp.
PIT LANE/ROW: Boats entering the designated pit lane shall slow to a no wake condition (approximately 5 mph). Boats traveling in excess of the pit lane speed may be ?docked? one lap or assigned to the penalty box depending upon the magnitude of the violation.
PIT AREA: An area assigned by the Race Chairman, based on the date the entry fee is received. This is the only area the boat may be fueled or maintenance performed. NO SMOKING/ALCOHOL IN PIT AREA!
FUELING: Fueling may be performed using approved overhead fueling rigs with double safety valves, one at the fueling tank and one at the nozzle. The fueling nozzle shall be of the gas station type with a maximum of one inch opening. All fueling rigs must be properly grounded. NO SMOKING IN PIT AREA
ELECTRIC fuel pumps must have a shut off valve at the nozzle and must be properly grounded.
HAND OPERATED pumps may pump directly into the tank with no nozzle required.
FUEL SPILLS, each team is responsible and must clean up any fuel spills immediately. There shall be appropriate equipment for fuel clean-up in each pit.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER: One 40 BC fire extinguisher shall be required in each pit and shall be manned during all fueling operations.
STARTS: MODIFIED LEMANS:
DIVISION I: (ASSUMING A FIELD OF AT LEAST FOUR (4) BOATS) (If there is not a ?field?, Division I shall join Division II and all starts shall be adjusted accordingly). The first start shall be of a modified LeMans start. One or more holders per boat shall be responsible for holding the boat in a proper position parallel to the other boats on the starting line. Upon receiving the start signal these drivers should start their engines, accelerating and angling out to the center of the race course.
DIVISIONS II THROUGH VI ( assuming division I and II have not been combined.) shall start their engines upon a ?start? signal from the officials stand and will proceed in a orderly manner down pit row. Once clear of pit lane, the boats may accelerate unto the course remaining clear of all boats that have been previously started and are already on the course.
FINISH: The first boat to complete sixty (60) laps shall be declared the overall winner. All boats following the winner shall be allowed to complete the lap they are on when the checkered flag is given to the winning boat. (eg. A boat in front of the boat receiving the checkered flag shall be allowed to complete the lap and will be scored for that lap. A boat behind the boat receiving the checkered flag will be scored as he crosses the finish line and may not continue in the race. ) Simply stated, every competitor that crosses the finish line while the checkered flag is flying will be finished racing and will be scored for laps completed! A Boat on the course has 15 minutes to finish the race after the checkered flag has been flown (to be scored for that lap). If a boat is not running at the end of the race, the boat will be scored on laps completed. It is not necessary for a boat to be running in order to be scored.
RE-STARTS: All restarts shall be modified Le Mans starts with positions based on laps completed at time of race stoppage.
THE PARKER 300 shall be considered finished when the first boat has completed 60 laps, or after 6 hours and 30 minutes after the first start, at which time all boats shall be scored based on laps completed at time of race stoppage.
RACE STOPPAGE: If the race must be stopped due to weather or circumstances beyond the control of the Race Committee, the ENDURO will be considered complete and a winner shall be declared if there has been at least five (5) hours of racing after the start of the first class. If there is a stoppage prior to five hours, an attempt to complete the race will be made on Sunday. All boats competing in the re-start shall receive front start positions based on laps completed at time of race stoppage. The restart shall be of a modified Le Mans start.
NON-CONTINUANCE: If for any reason the race cannot be completed over the week-end, Division Winners will be declared based on laps completed. There will be no OVERALL winner. Trophies and monies shall be adjusted accordingly.
SCORERS: Each competing boat shall provide at least one (1) scorer per boat at their own expense.
INFACTIONS: Depending upon the severity of the infraction committed by the Driver, Member of the Pit Crew, or immediate Associates (friends/relatives etc) of the team involved, the boat shall be black flagged and assigned to the penalty box or disqualified. If a driver ignores the Black Flag, scoring for that boat shall stop immediately and the penalty shall be ?served? at the next pit stop. An additional penalty may be assessed at this time.
JUDGES: Shall be placed in every patrol/safety boat and shall be responsible for reporting all violations to the Chief Referee who shall, in conjunction with the Race Committee reach a rapid decision as to the severity of the violation. The violator shall be black flagged, assigned to the penalty box or receive a loss of laps already completed.
PATROL/SAFETY BOATS: shall be equipped with flags and upon receipt of orders from the Chief Referee shall attempt to fly the appropriate flag.
NOTE: There is no further need to express our desire for a SAFE RACE! This race will not be won in the first turn, nor will it be won by a ?hairy pass? violating any of the RED ZONES. The OFFICIALS would like to remind you that they will do everything to keep you legal but have no choice in the matter should a driver or team exhibit unsafe/unsportsmanlike practices while on or off the course. Our theme of ?LET NO BOAT BE LEFT BEHIND? and THE PARKER ?300? will continue as long as we can keep it FUN & SAFE!
PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE OFFICIALS SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE INDIANAPOLIS OF BOAT RACING!
THE REFEREE?S DECISION IS FINAL IN ALL MATTERS!
Race Chairman: Ross Wallach
Please refer technical questions to Ross Wallach or Rod Zapf
RACE CHAIRMAN: ROSS WALLACH (310) 704-3243
RULES COMMITTEE CHAIR: ROD ZAPF (310) 488-3563
TECH COMMITTEE: TED KOLBY (310) 413-4301
RULES SUBMITTED 3/5/07
