Illegal exhaust will not lead to confiscation of motor. A full motor teardown is required if an illegal part is found. Second offense within one calendar year-One year suspension from handling any car participating in any Honda class or division. Suspension is open to review by the QMA National Board. For the purposes of this rule only, if a handler has multiple cars competing in the Honda class at one race event and more than one engine is found to be illegal at that event, it will be considered to be one offense.
Calendar year is one year from the date of infraction.
The novice program and its implementation fall under the Regional Directors. Therefore illegal Honda engine parts will be confiscated but the suspensions will not be levied against handlers or drivers for the first offense only.