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Download Regulations for the 2011 Midland Speed Championship

Notes for Competitors
These notes are written chiefly for the benefit of competitors who are new to hillclimbing and sprinting. They give an introduction to how the championship works, and hints on how to make the championship work for you.

Midland Speed Club / Championship Entries
In order to enter the Midland Speed Championship you must become a member of the Midland Speed Club. The entry form at the back of the regulations allows you to apply for membership of the club and registration in the championship at the same time.
When I receive your entry, I will send you a club membership / championship registration card and a set of championship decals. The decals must be affixed to your car in order for you to qualify to score championship points. You may be required to present your championship registration card when signing in at events which are qualifying rounds of the championship.
I will also send you a list of names, addresses and telephone numbers of the competition secretaries for each qualifying round of the championship. You should keep this for future reference in case you need to contact any of the organizing clubs directly during the season.

Qualifying Rounds
The Midland Speed Club is not directly responsible for the organization of any of the qualifying rounds of the championship. Registering as a contender in the Midland Speed Championship means that you will be invited by the local organizing motor clubs to submit an entry for each of the qualifying rounds of the championship.
We talk to all of the organizing clubs, and try to arrange that the classes run at each event are as close as possible to the Midland Speed Championship classes. At some events, this is not possible, and the classes run on the day will differ significantly from the Championship classes. In any case, the scores calculated for the Midland Speed Championship will be based on the Championship classes, and not the classes run on the day.
If you find yourself competing in a class against a car that you believe should be excluded for the calculation of Midland Speed Championship scores, fill in one of the exclusion forms provided and give it to a committee member or send it to the Championship Coordinator.

Event Regulations
Almost all clubs now make their regulations available on their web-sites, so that these can be downloaded and printed by interested competitors. Some clubs will send out regulations to drivers who have competed at an event recently, or who specifically request regulations.

Some organizing clubs publish the event regulations for the coming season as early as February. Others may not appear until about 8 weeks before the event. You should regularly check the club web-sites for all of the events in which you wish to compete so that you get hold of the regulations as early as possible.

Event Entries
In past years, the Midland Speed Championship has proved very popular, with up to 150 competitors registered, although the economic downturn reduced this to around 100 in 2010. With most events having a maximum capacity of around 120 competitors, and the Midland Speed Championship being only one of several clubs and championships invited, events may be oversubscribed, and some entries will be refused.
There is no way to guarantee that your entry will be accepted for any individual event, however there are some simple actions that you can take to reduce the chances of your entry being refused:

Apply early. With some events having part of the entry accepted on a first-come first-served basis, sending your entry off as soon as the regulations allow (which is often as soon as you receive the regulations) may get you an entry on this basis. Be aware that regular contenders in the Midland Speed Championship know about this and do it as a matter of course.
Fill in the entry form correctly. This seems a bit obvious, but the club competition secretaries tell me that the first entries to be rejected when an event is oversubscribed are those where the entry form was not correctly filled in, or the wrong class was entered.
Remember to include your cheque and return address labels (if required). Again, don't give the competition secretaries an easy excuse to reject your entry.

Results
I normally receive the official results within a week of the completion of each event. When I receive the event results, I will calculate the Championship scores as soon as I can, and the scores and standings will be posted on the Championship web-site.

Summary
Briefly, the main things you need to know to get the best out of the championship are:

It is a good idea to register for the Championship early.
Send your event entries in early.
Take care filling in the entry forms, and remember to include cheques and address labels if required.
Results will be posted on this web-site.
If you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact the committee. We will be glad to help in any way we can.
Have fun!