2013 Series Rules

• All rules per Hot Rod in the IHRA Rulebook apply except:

                 -No weight minimum       -Open bodied cars welcome only if LH drive

• MINIMUM winner payout is $600 regardless of car count
  • see PURSE/AWARDS page for complete payout details
• Series decal must be displayed on both sides of racecar or you will only receive 80% of your winnings
• Payouts made at Performance Improvements trailer only after all eliminations are completed
• Racer entry fee is $60 to be paid at Performance Improvements trailer prior to first your first qualifying run (You must pay spectator entry at track gate – in addition to $60 TNTSS entry)
• $40 points registration fee per driver (once annually)
• All participants must be registered for points series to race at an event
• Points are awarded to driver, not car
• Co-drivers ARE allowed
  • Only ONE co-driver per points member
  • Co-driver fee is $40
  • Deadline to register co-driver is RACE 3 (May 25)
• Lane choice goes to better qualifier
• Ladder beginning with first round - determined based on qualifying – In order to be placed on the ladder, you must make a run in at least one qualifying session
• Courtesy stage rule in effect (Deep staging not permitted)
• All run field
• .500 heads-up pro tree
• Tech inspection to be completed by track prior to qualifying runs
• In the case of a bye run, vehicle must stage under its own power
• If minimum of one round is complete, the race is considered complete and payouts will be made UNLESS there are 4 or less cars remaining.  Then those cars will finish eliminations at the NEXT race during qualifying...regardless if it is different track or distance (1/8 vs 1/4)
• If a round is incomplete (rainout, etc), then winnings revert to previous round
• If all rounds of qualifying are complete and event is cancelled for any reason (rain, etc), reasonable efforts will be made to re-schedule.  Otherwise, qualifying points & prizes are awarded as if event was complete.
• For points calculations – if an event is not contested (rain, etc), points will be best 4 out of 5 instead of 5 out of 6, etc
• If scheduled events on either side of border cannot be completed for any reason, events may be re-scheduled to either Canada OR United States depending on track availability
• If for any reason you have a problem with any aspect of the TNTSS, you are to take it up with the Series Director immediately. Any outbursts in front of other racers will NOT BE TOLERATED and could lead to disciplinary action from the TNTSS.
• Disciplinary action for rule infractions:
     First offense - 2 race suspension
     Second offense - 1 year suspension
     Third offense - permanent suspension
• Any disputes are left to the discretion of TNTSS officials with final decision in the hands of the Series Director

2013 Race of Champions Rules

• Entrants must have won a previous TNTSS event
• No entry fee
• Field will be laddered from first round - No qualifying runs
• All regular TNTSS events completed up to and including Saturday August 3rd will count as ROC qualifiers

2013 Driver of the Year Rules

• To be eligible, drivers must participate in at least 10 TNTSS events in 2013
• Only elimination runs that are green on the tree and are on the "good side" of the index will count
• Any red-light wins will be excluded
• Any break-out wins will be excluded

2013 Points System

Points earned as follows with the addition of qualifying points as below:

Qualifying Points awarded at each event:

1st - 16            9th - 8

2nd - 15          10th - 7

3rd - 14           11th - 6

4th - 13           12th - 5

5th - 12           13th - 4

6th - 11           14th - 3

7th - 10           15th - 2

8th - 9             16th -1

ALL drivers are allowed TWO mulligans.

ie.  Your worst two points days will be removed from the yearend calculation