SJR 2008 Solo (AutoX) Worker Rules

Safety First!!! And second and third…... Get it?!

Each person needs to work both heats he/she is not competing. Failure to work an assignment is grounds for disqualification from the day's event. You've been warned.

In order to get as many runs as possible, changeovers between heats need to happen quickly. That means reporting for your work assignment as quickly as possible after the previous heat is finished. If you have a question about your assignment, ask the worker chief sooner rather than later.

Station rules

  1. One worker (experienced in AutoX) holds the red flag and the walkie-talkie. This person does not run after cones unless absolutely necessary.
  2. The red flag should be unrolled, but held in a closed position - not flapping in the wind.
  3. The runner(s) need to be aware of the course layout and avoid cars on course at all costs.
  4. Cones knocked out of their box count against the driver and should be called in.
  5. Cones still standing with some part still in the box do NOT count against the driver.
  6. Any cone knocked over does count against and should be called in.
  7. Pointer cones do NOT count against the driver.
  8. The worker calling the cones must identify the car by number and class when calling in.
  9. Any time there is an unsafe condition on-course, the red flag should be displayed prominently to the car(s) on-course. Don't run out in front of a moving car to display it!
  10. If a car becomes disabled on-course, red flags must be displayed and the situation called in. When it is safe, course workers can aid the driver of the disabled car to remove it from the course.

Access Road Rules

  1. All access roads will be blocked with a line of cones. Do not send any vehicles without explicit permission from control.
  2. When you leave the access road for worker change over between heats, pick up the cones so traffic can get through. When you arrive at the gate to work, replace the cones.
  3. If a car comes to the gate, ask them if they know an alternate route to where they are going on campus. If they do, please explain an event is taking place and ask them to use the alternate route. If they do not know an alternate route, please call in and ask to have the event stopped.
  4. If a New Jersey Transit bus comes to the gate, it has priority. Immediately call in to have the event stopped, and as soon as control tells you the event is stopped and the bus can be sent through, send the bus.
  5. All cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc, need to be held at the cone line at the access road and called into the timing trailer to await further instructions. Be polite but firm when dealing with the waiting people. Again, try to get them to take an alternate route, but if they do not know an alternate route, call in to have the event stopped.
  6. Once approval to send the waiting vehicle is given, remove a cone to allow the vehicle to pass and then replace the cone so that access is again blocked. Weather it is a bus or other vehicle, do not send it until control tells you to do so, even if it appears the event has stopped.
  7. Bikes and pedestrians often come to the gates. It is not uncommon for people on foot or on a bike to ignore the cones and come through. Be prepared for this and use the same procedure as used for cars coming to the gate.

Staging rules

  1. Max speed in the paddock is 5 mph. It's your job to enforce this.
  2. Do not stage cars in such a way that it blocks an access road or it makes it difficult for cars to return to the paddock and/or return to the rear of the staging line.
  3. No "tire warming" on-site at all. If you witness any unsafe behavior, you must call it in.
  4. Paddock violations are grounds for disqualification and expulsion from the event.

Timing and Cone Call Confirmer rules

  1. Workers need to follow instructions of the timing chief.
  2. Please ask for clarification from stations calling in cones, etc.
  3. Confirm all calls when received.

Starter and Car Number Caller rules

  1. Ensure all cars are spaced safely on-course before sending another car.
  2. Clearly call in the car number and class after the car is aligned at the start.
  3. Pay attention to the timing chief calling for holding the start and ensure the driver on the line is aware they are being held until you give the signal to start.
  4. Inform timing of instructor runs clearly before the run starts.

Any problems or questions? Talk to Chief Safety Steward, the event organizer, the heat Safety Steward or the worker chief.