Track Rules

1. PULLERS MUST BE REGISTERED
½ HOUR BEFORE START TIME.

 2. CONTEST WILL BE GOVERNED BY TWO JUDGES PROVIDED BY PULLING ORGANIZATION, WITH DECISIONS OF THESE JUDGES BEING FINAL. JUDGES HAVE THE RIGHT TO STOP AND/OR DISQUALIFY ANY VEHICLE OF DRIVER IF THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED IN SUCH MANNER AS WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE OF UN-SPORTSMANLIKE.
 3. ALL PULL VEHICLES MUST BE OPERATED IN A SAFE MANNER AT ALL TIMES IN THE PIT AREA AS WELL AS ON THE TRACK. ANY VIOLATIONS WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ENTRY FEES AND REMOVAL FROM PREMISES. ALL PULLING VEHICLES AND DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE SCALES TO REGISTER, BE CLASSIFIED, WEIGHED AND HAVE HITCH CHECKED BEFORE CLASS STARTS.
 4. ALL PULL VEHICLES MUST GO TO SCALES TO BE REWEIGHED AND/OR INSPECTED BY TECH PERSONNEL DIRECTLY AFTER THEIR PULL HAS BEEN MADE.
 5. IF JUDGES OF TECH MAN FEEL ANY DRIVER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD SUCH DRIVER MAY BE BARRED FROM THE PULLING CONTEST. A QUALIFIED SUBSTITUTE DRIVER MAY DRIVE VEHICLE IN QUESTION.
 6. WHILE VEHICLE IS ON THE TRACK DRIVER MUST FOLLOW FLAGMAN’S INSTRUCTIONS AT ALL TIMES.
 7. THE ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF THE PULL HAS THE RIGHT TO SET THE PRICE OF ADMISSION AND THE NUMBER OF HOOKS PER CLASS AND MAY PULL ADDITIONAL CLASSES BUT MUST PULL TRI-COUNTY’S, CHAPANOKE AND NEWLAND PULLER CLASSES AT LEAST ONCE.
 8. ONLY THE TRACK OFFICIALS AND CONTESTANTS SHOULD BE ON THE TRACK DURING A PULL. NO RIDERS ALLOWED IN OR ON PULLING VEHICLES AT ANY TIME INCLUDING IN THE PITT AREA.
 9. A MINIMUM OF THREE VEHICLES IS REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE A CLASS.
 10.  VIOLATION OF ANY RULE SHALL CONSTITUTE DISQUALIFICATION AND/OR DISMISSAL FROM THE PREMISES.
 11.  ALL DRIVERS MUST BE LICENSED OR APPROVED BY THE JUDGES.
 12.  NO DUAL WHEELS, CHAINS, TRACKS OR STUDDED TIRES ALLOWED EXCEPT STOCK TRUCK CLASSES THAT ARE FACTORY DUELS.
 13.  NO PORTION OF PULLING VEHICLE OR HITCH CAN INTERFERE WITH THE SLED OR HITCHING DURING THE PULL.
 14.  A PULL IS MOVING THE SLED FORWARD TO A DISTANCE OF 100 FT OR MORE. IF FOR ANY REASON THE SLED DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD 100 FT, THE VEHICLE MAY IMMEDIATELY REPULL AFTER REPOSITIONING THE SLED OR DROP TO THE 3RD POSITION OR DROP TO THE REAR OF THE CLASS ON THE 1ST HOOK OR RE-PULL BUT NOT IN THE PULL OFF. THIS APPLIES TO EACH PULLING VEHICLE.
 15. ALL PULLS MUST START WITH THE TIGHT HITCH TO THE SLED. NO JERKING OR
SNATCHING.
 16. EACH VEHICLE MAY HAVE TWO PULLS PER CLASS. VEHICLE MAY ONLY PLACE
ONCE PER CLASS.
 17. EACH ENTRY WILL GO THROUGH TO THE FOLLOWING STAGES.
A. IN THE HOLE (SECOND IN LINE TO PULL)
B. ON DECK (NEXT TO PULL)
C. PULLING (VEHICLE PULLING AT THE PRESENT TIME)
18. WHEN VEHICLE IS CALLED FROM THE ON DECK POSITION TO PULLING IT HAS
THREE MINUTES TO BE BACKED INTO THE PULLING POSITION READY TO BE
HOOKED.
 19. IF FOR MECHANICAL REASON TRUCK IS NOT READY WHEN CALLED TO THE LINE,
DRIVER CAN DROP TO THE LAST POSITION UPON NOTIFICATION OF TRACK OFFICIAL. ON LAST CALL FOR MECHANICAL FAILURE, DRIVER HAS THREE MINUTES TO HOOK OR BE DISQUALIFIED. MISSED CALLS WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ENTRY FEE FOR THAT PULL.
 20. IF ANY PART OF VEHICLE TOUCHES BOUNDARY LINE WHILE HOOKED TO THE
SLED, THE PULL IS DISQUALIFIED.
 21. ALL PULLS MUST BE MADE FROM STATIONARY DROP HITCH OR A SECURE REAR
BUMPER.
 22. TRI-COUNTY PULLERS INC. CHAPANOKE TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULLERS AND
NEWLAND TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULLERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING THE PULL ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY FOR ACCIDENTS, THEFTS, AND OR DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PERSONS AND OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES.
 23. PROTEST: ANY CONTESTANT THAT FEELS ANOTHER CONTESTANT IS ILLEGAL
MAY PROTEST IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
A. PROTESTER MUST NOTIFY HEAD JUDGE AND MAKE DEPOSIT OF $200 AT
THAT TIME AND SPECIFY WHAT ONE PART THEY WANT CHECKED BEFORE INSPECTION CAN BEGIN.
B. WHEN VEHICLE IS RULED LEGAL, DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE
PROTESTEE. IN THE EVENT THAT SAID VEHICLE IS RULED ILLEGAL, THE PROTESTER WILL RECEIVE FULL DEPOSIT BACK. ALL COST OF DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY WILL FALL ON THE OWNER OF PROTESTED VEHICLE.
C. SHOULD THE OWNER OF PROTESTED VEHICLE REFUSE INSPECTION, THE
VEHICLE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. PLACES FOR THAT CLASS WILL BE ADJUSTED AND VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL ACCUMULATED POINTS. ALL PROTESTS MUST ARISE FROM SAME CLASS IN WHICH PROTESTED VEHICLE IS ENTERED. ALL PRIZE MONEY OR TROPHIES WILL BE HELD UNTIL AFTER THE JUDGES DECISION IS MADE ON THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. ALL PROTESTS MUST BE MADE BY THE END OF THE CLASS IN QUESTION. ALL MATTERS WILL BE SETTLED AT THE END OF THE PULLING EVENT.
 24. ANY WEIGHT LOST WHILE HOOKED TO SLED WILL BE CAUSE FOR
DISQUALIFICATION. IF WEIGHTS TOUCH THE GROUND ALTHOUGH THEY MAY STILL BE ATTACHED TO PULLING VEHICLE, THE PULL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
 25. ANY VEHICLE NOT MEETING SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS OR REGULATIONS
WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PULL ONCE AND MUST BE APPROVED BT THE TECH PERSON. MUST MEET REGULATIONS BY NEXT EVENT.
 26. ANY VEHICLE THAT IS FOUND ILLEGAL IN ANY WAY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED
FROM THAT PULL AND WILL BE BANNED FROM PULLING FOR ONE YEAR! ALL JUDGES DECISIONS WILL BE FINAL.
 27. ALL TRUCKS MUST HAVE FRONT TOW HOOK.