2019 IHRA Rulebook

60 IHRA The Executive Committee shall have authority to suspend or expel permanently. Authority to suspend or expel is not confined to rule infractions which may occur during a race, but is extended to cover any and all infractions on or off a drag strip. Any suspended or expelled party may appeal to the Executive Committee within 30 days after the rendering of a penalty, and must fully set forth the facts of the case. A non refundable filing fee of $500 must accompany all appeals. All appeals must be submitted to IHRA in writing. The appeal must contain specific information pertaining to the process and the reason for consideration of reinstatement. IHRA Motorsports shall determine in its sole discretion if an appeal is to be granted. If an appeal is granted, the hearing must be conducted in the IHRA corporate office. IHRA shall determine the parties that shall be allowed to participate in the appeals process and reserves the right to not permit parties that are not directly related to the case. Participants contesting non-technical disqualifications or suspension may not participate during the appeal process. The parties concerned shall be given adequate notice of the hearing of any appeal and shall be entitled to call witnesses. The Executive Committee may affirm, increase, decrease or waive any suspension or expulsion. IHRA shall have the right to publish the results of any appeal without liability to any person involved, who shall have no cause of action against IHRA. In the event a person files litigation against the IHRA or one of its sanctioned facilities, that person, crew or family member will be suspended from competition and from entering restricted areas at all IHRA sanctioned facilities until a settlement can be reached. If there is any amount of money owed to the IHRA by any racer, the IHRA has the right to suspend the license of any such racer until all monetary obligations are fully satisfied. IHRA has the right to offset any sum owed to IHRA from any future prize monies the racer may be entitled to receive. The IHRA is entitled to suspend any member from competition if that member issues a check that is returned as “insufficient funds” and that amount remains outstanding for more than ten (10) days. Once the IHRA is notified that the outstanding balance has paid in full, the member’s competition rights will be reinstated. Protest and appeal procedures may be revised from time to time. Any revisions will be issued in a tech bulletin on IHRA.com. Any contestant disqualified for Infraction may lose all points for that particular event. Any car found illegal will be suspended from the event immediately. The period of suspension will be determined by the nature of the rule infraction, and will be set forth by the Competition Director. Any competitor who does not adhere to the IHRA mandated safety regulations within this publication will be disqualified from the event, as well as lose all related points. Additional penalties may be imposed based on the severity of the infraction. Passing technical inspection does not exempt competitors from these stipulations. Some examples are as follows: Protective clothing and related equipment, restraint systems, fire systems and containment devices. Grounds For Disqualifications And Rank Of Worst Offenses (the lower the number, the worse the offense) 0. Burnouts in the staging lanes or in the pit area, or on return road. 0. Use of other than proper crewman or driver credential. 0. Displaying advertising for, or promoting a product without permission of an IHRA official. 0. Use of Alcoholic Beverages by driver, owner, or crewman. 0. A junior dragster competitor running quicker or faster than permitted with his or her current license. 1. Failure to report to staging when called or entering closed staging lanes. 1. Loose or illegal ballast after a run will be suspended from the event. 1. Leaving race car after approaching starting line, leaving car unattended at starting line, water box, or staging area. 1. Refusing an official re-run. 1. Running a vehicle on the track before the vehicle has been approved by tech director at each event. 1. Unsportsmanlike conduct, improper language or conduct detrimental to racing. 1. Any condition considered to be unsafe or unfair by the race director and/or the Technical Committee. 1. Utilization of Delay Box in a clas in which it is prohibited.