Rules

                                                                      2011

                                                  Dixie Pro-mod Association

                                                      Requirements & Rules

• Membership Dues are $150 per season, each car in competition must be either owned by or driven by a paying member. Membership fees cover one competitor or single car/driver “team”; if you wish to have more than one vehicle in competition there must be dues paid for each.
• There will be no gate fee at Dixie events for participants; Association drivers, cars and up to 3 crew members per team will be granted admission for participation.
• All cars must be full-bodied Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Sportsman, or Super Comp style cars; No Minimum weight or C.I.D. limits capable of running 4.99 et or quicker.
• Naturally Aspirated Carbureted and Fuel Injected Combinations with Nitrous Oxide; mechanically crank driven superchargers are not approved for competition, turbocharged entries are allowed on a temporary basis...
• Must have appropriate IHRA or NHRA competition licensing.
• NHRA P/M approved safety equipment including engine and transmission ballistic safety and  oil containment systems are required and will be inspected when racing at NHRA facilities and are required.

• Anyone meeting the rules and regulations of the association are welcome to join however, all memberships are subject to approval.

• Any car or competitor found to be unsafe shall not be allowed in competition.

                                                               Points

Points will be awarded to each driver attending any race,  a possibility of 8 points can be earned at each race; points will be earned as follows:

Ø   Show for race but DNQ; 3 points

Ø   1st Round Loss; 4

Ø  2^nd Round Loss; 5

Ø  Runner Up; 7

Ø Win ; 8

Ø  3 points will be awarded for attending all races in the season.

• Points are awarded to the team which may involve more than one driver of a particular car during the season or a driver that uses more than one car during a season or if a driver competes in two cars during one event each car will have points assigned.
• The points fund consists of membership dues and funds from each race; top five point earners for the season will be awarded by a trophy and a split of remaining funds; minus costs for the annual championship awards and banquet.   
• The championship payout percentages are as follows:

Ø   First Place; 40

Ø   Second Place; 20

Ø   Third Place; 17

Ø   Fourth Place; 13

Ø Fifth Place; 10

                                                       Qualifying Procedures

• All racers will make qualifying runs as assigned and consecutively during qualifying without exception.
• Any runs made outside of the scheduled qualifying session will not count toward qualifying. All runs will only be valid for qualifying if the attempt is made in your pairing as drawn or completed ASAP during qualifying. If the tree is activated, this is considered a run. If a driver has a problem and backs out of the beams before the tree is activated it will not count as an attempt and will be considered as aborted if unable to re-stage in a timely manner. Approvals of all aborted re-attempts are subject to member review for validity.
• Numbers will be drawn prior to the first round of qualifying to determine the qualifying order. Odd numbers run left lane and even numbers run right; vice versa for second round.
• DPMA uses the same pro qualifying ladder as IHRA and NHRA events with cars pairing up for elimination as follows; 1/8, 2/7, 3/6, and 4/5. (This ladder will be adjusted in the same format for a 16 car field.)  

                                                               Break Rules

• If a qualified competitor is unable to make eliminations due to breakage the ladder will be adjusted allowing the next capable un-qualified car to move up to the 8th position, adjusting the ladder accordingly.
• The car moving into the 8th position will receive $100.00 of qualifying money which was earned by the broken car during qualifying.
• If a car breaks during elimination, that driver’s competitor who was previously eliminated may return to competition in the broken competitors’ spot; if unable, the fastest competitor from the previous round may re-enter. The car that was broken, will receive all the round money and points for that round, the car that re-enters the race will receive all monies and points for future round advancement.

                                                          Disqualifications

• Any car crossing a boundary line during eliminations will be disqualified. The starting line official will make the FINAL call.
• Un-sportsman like conduct from ANY  member and associated team members will not be tolerated. Each individual track also has uses their own codes of conduct which we must do our best to respect.