General regulations

The BSSO  Regulations 

This page contains three sets of regulations that cover;
1 - MACHINE 
2 - CHAMPIONSHIP 
3 - SUPPLEMENTARY.

1 - Machine Regulations

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2 - Championship Regulations

2010 ACU BRITISH SCOOTER ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP REGULATIONS 

THESE REGULATIONS WILL FORM THE BASIS OF HOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE DECIDED.

QUALIFYING EVENTS: All events held during 2010 will count towards the championship. The BSSO reserve the right to vary the number of events, without notice, should any meeting be cancelled, postponed, abandoned or otherwise not completed.

ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE: Points will be awarded for each race, up to the first three races on any day to count, in accordance with the POINTS SCALE below. All points will be totalled and the results determined by subtracting the lowest scoring events in accordance with the EVENTS SCALE - see below. The winners will be the competitors with the highest totals.

The solo and sidecar championship will be decided by transferring the solo and sidecar class points to an overall listing, and the winners will be the competitors with the highest points total. This table will form the “top-ten” and will allow those competitors to display the relevant position as their competition number during the year 2008.

POINTS TABLE: Per event (race):

1st = 30; 2nd = 27; 3rd = 25; 4th = 24; 5th = 23; 6th = 22, then onwards reducing by one point for each subsequent position, down to one point for each finisher after 27th.

For the Overall Championship only, bonus points will also be added to each race on the basis of one extra point per finisher beaten in that class, up to a maximum of five points for beating five finishers. For example if three riders finish a race the winner will receive 30 + 2 points, second place would receive 27 + 1 points, and third just 25 points. However if 10 riders finish a race 1st would receive 30 + 5 points, 2nd 27 + 4 points, 3rd 25 + 3 points, 4th 24 + 2 points, 5th 23 + 1 points, and 6th just 22 points, all other finishers would receive their normal number of points with no bonus points.

EVENTS SCALE:

Qualifying events: 12-17 18-23 24-29 30-35 36-41 42-47
Events to drop: 2 3 4 5 6 7

GENERAL REGULATIONS: Except in the case of genuine newcomers, any rider who either changes classes or enters a class in any event coming within the last third of the qualifying championship events, that he/she has not previously scored points in during the season, will not be included in the points results for the purpose of the championship. They will however be included in the “on the day” results for the purpose of any prize presentation.

TIES: In the case of a points tie, after the specified number of events have been deducted, then the winner will be the rider with the highest individual event score from the races that were deducted, if necessary working back until an individual event score margin is reached. If a margin is not reached using this method then the winner shall be the competitor that has competed in the class with the highest average number of starters over the duration of the championship.


3 - Supplementary regulations


ANNOUNCEMENT

The British Scooter Sport Organisation (BSSO) will promote a series of meetings to be included in the 2010 ACU British Scooter Championship for both solos and sidecars. These events will be held under the National Sporting Code and Standing Regulations of the ACU, these supplementary regulations and any final instructions that may be issued.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all direct members of the BSSO riding any make of scooter solo or combination, and having a current competition licence for road racing issued by the ACU, SACU, or MCUI for the following classes.

PLEASE NOTE FOR ALL CLASSES, FRONT AND SIDE NUMBER PLATES ON ALL MACHINES, ARE TO BE:

GROUP COLOUR OF NUMBER BACKGROUND
Standards upto 210cc White Blue

Specials upto 160cc White Green

Specials upto 260cc White Red

Combinations upto 260cc White Red

Classic Sidecars upto 260cc Black Yellow

Formula 125 White Black

Automatics upto 70cc White Black

Automatics over 70cc upto 185cc Black Yellow

Automatics over 185cc upto 260cc White Red

Please note: 11 year old riders will be allowed to ride production based automatics upto 125cc only. The age limit for all other solo classes is 16 years, sidecar drivers 17 years old and sidecar passengers 16 years old. For BSSO purposes, if insufficient entries are received to constitute a viable class, the lower capacity limit will be waived and competitors will ride in the next available class.

AWARDS

Awards will be made in each class for 1st subject to a minimum of 5 starters, 2nd subject to a minimum of 10 starters. Further awards may be made at the discretion of the organisers. The points system will be 1st=30, 2nd=27, 3rd=25 and so on down to one point. One bonus point will be added per finisher beaten per race, to a maximum of five bonus points per race. See separate Championship Regulations.

LICENCES

These must be produced when signing on. Any driver or passenger unable to produce his/her licence will only be permitted to start at the discretion of the Stewards of the meeting and will be liable to a fine.

ENTRIES

All entries must be made on the appropriate entry form and sent, together with the correct entry fee, to the relevant address for that meeting Cheques and Postal Orders should be crossed and made payable to the relevant organisation - please check each entry form. The promoters reserve the right to refuse an entry without stating a reason but any fee paid by such a person will be refunded.

For mixed motorcycle meetings entries will be accepted up to the relevant circuit grid limit. If an event is over subscribed then priority will be given to the current top five championship placed riders and the top five finishers from the previous championship round, provided entries have been received before closing date. We will accept reserves and will notify reserves at the time.

The BSSO reserves the right to refuse any entry without giving a reason. The organisers undertake to insure each driver and passenger, indemnifying him against any third party claims made arising out of the races or official practice, excluding claims by other drivers or passengers, entrant, sponsor or mechanic. Entry fees will only be returned if the meeting is cancelled.

USE OF MOTOR SCOOTER

No competitor will be permitted to use more than one motor scooter within any class for the duration of any individual meeting. A complete change of engine will be permitted.

SCRUTINEERING

All machines, helmets and clothing must be passed by the scrutineers before being allowed onto the track and must conform to the regulations laid down by the ACU for the class for which the scooter is entered. Competitors must ensure that they are acquainted with the ACU National Sporting Code and standing regulations, copies of which are available from the ACU.

The decision of the Clerk of the Course will be FINAL in regards to whether a meeting is declared "WET". No RECUT tyres are permitted whatsoever. All tyres that a competitor is likely to use during the course of each meeting must be presented, with the machine, at scrutineering on that day.

ANTIFREEZE: Antifreeze is not permitted in any liquid cooled machine.
IGNITION SWITCH: To aid the marshals, this must be positioned within a 200mm radius from the top of the fork stem. It must be a positive two-way operational type toggle switch,clearly marked OFF.
FUEL TAPS: Where not in the standard position for the machine, must be clearly marked 'FUEL'. ALL machines must have the OFF position clearly indicated.
DRAIN PLUGS: All drain plugs must be wire-locked or screwed, or plugged and welded in position.
NOISE METERING: The bore and stroke of the engine should be clearly marked in letters of approximately 10mm high, adjacent to or if necessary on the right hand number background.

On all matters appertaining to scrutineering the decision of the Clerk of the Course is final.

PRACTICE

Practice times and numbers of laps required will be notified in the final regulations and/or race programme or by announcements on the day. All riders MUST practice on EACH machine entered. All competitors must be reminded that practice sessions are intended to be exactly what they say. The aim is to familiarise the rider with his machine and the circuit and not to engage in competition with other riders. Drivers must be prudent and remember that there are others on the circuit who are less experienced and who could easily make a mistake if surprised or "cut-up".

ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE

ROAD RACING The winner of each class will be the person with the highest aggregate points. Ties will be decided on an elapsed time basis.To qualify as a finisher in a road race you must finish with two minutes of the first rider to cross the finish line whilst the chequered flag is displayed, whilst under normal mechanical power.

STARTING

Clutch start for all classes.

GRID POSITIONS

Grid positions will be allocated by the BSSO race co-ordinator and published in the programme or at some other convenient place ON THE DAY. These will be determined by each competitor’s performance at the previous championship round from entries received before the closing date. Grid positions may be drawn by ballot at the discretion of the BSSO.

GENERAL

Entrants will be notified of their signing on and scrutineering times in the final instructions. Anybody riding slowly or waiting on the track is a danger to others and offenders will be removed from the track. Anybody racing in the paddock area will be excluded. This is a condition of entry.

Refuelling with the engine running or smoking whilst refuelling, will automatically exclude a competitor from the meeting.

ALL competitors are required to carry a 2 Kg (minimum) dry powder fire extinguisher at all times on any transport vehicle while in the paddock. Non-compliance with this regulation will incur a fine of £25.

NO DOGS, MINI BIKES OR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ARE PERMITTED AT BSSO

MEETINGS

A competitor may be required to strip down their machine after an event for a specification check. This is a condition of entry.

INSUFFICIENT ENTRIES FOR THESE EVENTS WILL RESULT IN CANCELLATION.