Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-28
CONTEST RULES
ARE PUBLISHED
BOARD OF A. A. A. ANNOUNCES
AMENDMENTS
Classification OF Cars and Penalties
for misrepresentation Among
Most Important In List
of the Rulings


directors of the American Automobile
association and the Manufacturers
Contest association at Chicago, Feoru-
Status of stock Car and stock
C,hassis'-To insure the competition OF
bona fide stock cars, manufacturers al
required to file with the contest boaru
a complete description of their various
stock models intended for competition,
their status as stock cars pelng pdseu
on the ratio which the quantity pro-
auction of the individual model bears
to the total annual output of the maker,
as given in the table. Promoters VIII
he furnished by the contest board with
COMES of these official descriptions, ana
cars when examined by technical COM
,,oittees throughout the country must
conform to such description to be ellgl-
bile to start in any stock car or STOCK
chassis event.
CIassifcations
Class IA" price classification-Th
numbering of the divisions in TINS class
has been reversed, division Ia pelng
made the lowest priced cars ana seven
divisions are provided in this class IN
stead of six as heretofore.
Glass "B," piston displacement ana
minimum weight stock cars-The num-
herring of the division in this class mas
been reversed, division 1B being made
+he smallest piston displacement, $50
cubic inches and under, and a slXth
division has been added for the larger
cars. J.. 4h,.
n should also be noted that in this
v,iston disnIacement class it is 1ntendeu
that cars should compete at their nor
NAL minimum chassis weights the
adding or attaching of any dead Welsnt
to the car as ballast to enaple IL 70
compete in any other division than tnat
to which its normal chassIs "elsA'S
entitle 1t being prohibited. -,
To meet this prohibition against bal
last the minimum chassis weights nave
been reduced 100 pounds in each OF the
six divisions. ,4,
C1ass G. Piston displacement with
o,,t minimum weight restrictions or
stock car oualification-This class mas
been added to afford an opportunity
for competition between motors OF ap-
proximately equal size, SIX dlVlslOliS
heing provided according to piston as
placement. but without stock car quail
ifcation or minimum weight restrlc-
tions. .Lo
This class might be considered the
experimental or development class
General Rules
Contest board national Organization
First-Provisions have been mace loI
the appointment by the contest ooaru i
of the referee for every contest from
a selected list of men of undoupted
standing, familiarity with and ability
to administer the contest rules, located
in every locality where contests will pc
held and known to the promoting CLUBS
and associations in those localities.
Second-To the further end Of estao-
fishing and maintaining the strict COM
pliance of all entrants with the stock
ca1. requirements of the rules, a tech
nical committee is provided, of when
the associate member OF the A. A. A.
technical committee in the district
where the contest is held shall be chair
man, together with such other technl-
cal members as the promoter may ap-
point, technically to inspect all cars
offered for competition and to prevent
the entrance of other than bona tlde
stock cars.
Third-The third element to complete
the organization of the contest board
is found in the official representative OF
the board previously provided for VINO
will be in attendance at every contest
TO cooperate with the referee and Inc
technical committee in tn strict en-
forcement of all the contest board
rules. ,,z
Entries-The promoter is prohlplted'
under main of disqualification, from ad-
vertising the proposed competition of
anv entrant in a contest until his entry
has been actually made. The promoter
is also required to secure signed en-
trv blank and entry fee from a pro-
posed entrant, III order to bring such
entrant within the jurisdiction of the
contest boards discipline in case Of his
failure to appear.
supplementary regulations-In order
that the governmental functions and
s1pervision of the contest board may
extend to every form of contest, pro-
moter desiring to make regulations Tor
some particular form of contest not
included in the published rules OF the
contest board, may do so upon sub
hitting such supplementary regulations
TO and receiving the approval of the
contest board.
Certified trials-To put the stamp OF
authenticity upon any special form OF
road trial or test of an indtYldual motor
car or accessory, the maker, owner,
agent or dealer may secure from the
contest board an official sanction Tor
such trial, which VIII be carried on
under the supervision OIL a represeitao ,. "a
tive of the contest board under the
general rules and the special rules or
the hoard in such case provided.
Advertising-To prevent the holding
of contests which could not, in any
way. rebound to the benefit OF the sport
and industry, the following rule has
been adopted; s.,,o.
"Any owner, manufacturer uedleI'
agent or driver taking part in or direct
Iy connected with any contest other
Wise than under these rules, and OBJ
tanning extensive advertising there
from. shall be deemed to be guilty OF
breach of these rules.
Records-To prevent the indiscrimi-
nate advertising and improper com
narison or performances or alleged
records. all claims for records must be
made to the contest board within ten
davs of their accomplishment, and no
record shall be advertised until ac-
cepted and allowed by the contest
board. The board may reject any claim
which in its opinion would not promote
the best interests Of the sport.
No claim for a record at a distance
under one mile and up to five miles
will he allowed unless taken with a
recording automatic timing device and
the actual recorded evidence submit
ted. -.
Provision is made for register OF
records to be kept by the contest board.
Amateur definition-The definition of
an amateur is amended by adding an
additional restriction so that mo one
who is actively engaged in the auto
mobile or accessory industry" may
compete as an amateur.
Amateur entries-An amateur shall
neither enter for nor drive in any con-
test car which is the property of any
person or corporation actively engaged
in the automobile or accessory in
dustry.
powers of referee-For the safety of