Competition Rules

1. Driver must be a N.E.T.O. member in good standing.
2. A $60.00 annual competition fee must be paid prior to competition.
3. Membership dues are $ 40.00 per year, due in January. A $10.00 late fee will be assessed after April 1st on late renewal dues.
4. Two eliminators will be run at all point events.
   • Competition 7.00-9.75 in .25 second increments dial in on a handicap .400 pro tree.
   • Nostalgia 10.00 and slower any dial in.500 full tree.
5. Points will be awarded as follows:
   1. 50 to sign in at a race event with a race ready car;
   2. 50 for breaking Stage beam on first round.
   3. 50 to the winner of each round.
   4. 25 to the driver with the best reaction time in each eliminator during eliminations. Driver must present time slip to the race coordinator on race day. NO EXCEPTIONS will be allowed
   5. 50 to those attending a N.E.T.O. supported non-race point event, with a race car.
6. Total points will be your best half of races run, plus 5A and 5E. If an odd number of races are run add 1 to the number of races run and divide by 2.
7. A race ready car is one that has paid the entry fee and passed track tech inspection.
8. In case of a tie, positions will be decided by the total number of rounds won for the year.
9. All race cars will be inspected yearly by the Competition committee and then stickered for competition.
10. The Competition Committee must approve any changes to a stickered car prior to its racing.
11. Any one found with an illegal device during a race event will lose ½ of accumulated points, to date on the first offense; all points will be forfeited on subsequent violations.
12. Concerns over rules or cars in competition will be presented to the Competition Committee for their review and decision.
13. Points can not be carried over from one eliminator to another.
14. Rain dates will be first possible date rescheduled by track.
15. There will be no show up points to any racer on inclement weather days when scheduled race/event is cancelled.
16. A sign-in sheet will be posted at a designated location near the staging lanes, you must sign in before competing. All drivers must check in with the event Director before 2nd round of time trials or pay a $25.00 penalty. At that time draw a number...The ladder will be made as numbers are drawn. Listen for your class to be called. Find your opponent so when the 1st round is called you can proceed to the staging lane together. Do not leave your car unattended in the staging lanes.
17. Race cars must have a car number; proceeded by C, or N to designated class. The official white N.E.T.O. stickers must be affixed to the race car on both left & right side for the timing tower to see and the front for staging lane. Also, on the tow vehicle.
18. If you are not able to make 1st round notify the Race Director IMMEDIATELY so the ladder can be adjusted.
19. If there are only 3 cars left in the class eliminations, and 1 breaks, the two remaining cars will race each other for the final. You will receive 100 points each for that round, plus winner will receive 50 points for the win.
20. Only one bye run per competitor per event based on number drawn at sign in. Lowest number drawn gets first bye run second lowest gets next bye run etc.
21. To eliminate multiple single runs in the same round, if a car can't make the call, the opponent will get a "Competition Break Run" and if there is a "Bye Run" in that round they will run together both cars returning for the next round. A "Competition Break Run" is not considered a "Bye Run".
22. In nostalgia eliminator, only cars without front brakes may burn past the starting line.
23. On a double breakout, running under the eliminators quickest index or dial-in time is a worse foul than the breakout amount.
24. A driver may race any car but must race all rounds of the car he raced in round one.
25. If your dial-in or index is not correct on score board DON'T STAGE!!!, back out and let starter know, but DON'T STAGE!!!
26. A race event consists of time trails and eliminations

EQUIPMENT RULES

1. Cars must be 1974 and older to be eligible for competition. Exceptions may be voted in at a scheduled club meeting or by Competition Committee vote.
2. All cars have to pass a N.H.R.A. or I.H.R.A. racetrack tech inspection.
3. Cars must make a good appearance
4. Any size slick will be allowed.
5. No cubic inch limit.
6. Trans brakes will be allowed.
7. Shift lights will be allowed.
8. Line locks will be allowed.
9. Nitrous will be allowed only when activated by a single pole type switch such as a throttle or push button switch.
10. Electronic or CO2 shifting devices allowed only when manually operated by driver.
11. Nostalgia eliminator cars allowed one max RPM rev limiter.
12. Nostalgia eliminator cars equipped with a 2 step for non NETO events must display a 2 in a circle next to car number and class. As supplied by N.E.T.O.
13. Competition eliminator cars allowed 2 step rev limiters or CO2 launch control operated by the trans-brake, clutch, or throttle.
14. 10.0 and faster cars must have braided steel lines to the trans cooler.
15. If a driver feels a car may have  illegal electronic devices in use. The driver may have the comp. Committee inspect the racecar in question that day
16. The intent of these rules is governed by the discretion of the Competition Committee.
17. These rules and regulations have been up dated for the 2008 competition year.

RACE DAY PROCEDURE

1. Tech Card- fill out- "Class"- NETO/N or NETO/C "Car #"- use NETO assigned #
2. Look for NETO table try to pit in the same area.
3. Go to track tech.
4. Sign in at NETO table. Draw number to establish ladder. Low number will establish bye run in first round, if there is an odd number of competitors.
5. After each round return to NETO table. If you win fill in ladder for next round. If you lose, put your points in the Race Sign in Book & sign your name. If you think you may have best reaction time for the day during the eliminations write it in the book.
6. BYE runs are determined by number drawn at sign in. Lowest number gets first bye, second lowest gets next bye run, etc. Competition break run does not count as a bye run.
7. Any complaints; Please see NETO club officer. Don't go to tower or track official.
8. Listen to track and radio station or speakers for call to staging lanes.