1. Course
TrackSprint is a format where a portion of a track is run from a standing start for time. When approved, TrackSprint “runs” may use portions of the track including chicanes and layouts not normally used in Lapping or Time Attack sessions, and/or running sections of a track backwards.

A. Cones
Cones may not be used as features or obstacles (E.g., Lane changes, slaloms) as part of TrackSprint but may be used at the discretion of officials for safety reasons or to define a course in a non-traditional location or area of the course.

1. Organizers may assign penalties for the displacement of cones or missing sections of the course; any penalties to be assigned should be noted in the Supplemental Regulations.

2. Grid
Vehicles shall be staged in a grid area near the course.

3. Start
Vehicles will be released from a grid to the start line. A driver’s run is considered to have started when they are released by the Starter. A driver’s time starts when they trip the timing light, and the start line shall be clearly indicated.

4. Track Limits/Loss of Control
Drivers are expected to keep all four tires fully inside track limits at all times. Drivers deemed to have exceeded track limits will have that run/lap disqualified. A second offense may result in disqualification from that session. Further offenses may result in exclusion from the event. Track limits are defined as paved track surface and adjacent curbing. Exceptions may be made if the off-course resulted from controlled avoidance of an unsafe situation.

5. Session Interruption
Drivers deemed to have caused a Red Flag condition or cause another driver to slow because of mechanical difficulty or loss of control will have their single fastest run from that session disqualified but may complete all runs in that session. A second offense may result in exclusion from the session or event.

6. Finish
The Finish is defined as the timing line where the recorded competition time stops and will be clearly indicated. Drivers are expected to slow their vehicle to pit-lane speed and proceed back to the grid area. Drivers who do not slow to pit-lane speed may lose their fastest run.

7. Re-Runs
A re-run may be granted to a driver who has had to slow for a Yellow Flag, debris on course or for catching the car in front of them. If a driver has already had an issue on that run, that driver may not be granted a re-run.

A. Re-runs will be granted only for timing failure, object on the course, Red Flag, catching the car in front, or other situations at the discretion of the Competition Director for that group and will not be given because of mechanical or other failure of the competitor’s car.

B. Re-runs should be taken as soon as practical, subject to the discretion of Event Officials.

C. If a competitor has had an issue on course which would disqualify that run (such as an off-course), no re-runs shall be given to that competitor for that run.

D. In the case in which a flag condition or slower car disrupts a competitor’s run, the competitor must thereafter continue through the remainder of the course at a reasonable pace, below competition speed, and will be granted a re-run if appropriate. Delaying the event by failing to complete the remainder of the course in a timely fashion, or incurring ad­ditional penalties, may result in forfeiture of the re-run.

E. Being caught by a competitor (having a car appear in your mirrors) is not grounds for a re-run, but any driver who catches another is cautioned not to cause a distraction to the driver ahead of them by staying too close. Passing is strictly prohibited unless the car ahead is having mechanical difficulty or has gone off course. Aggressive or distracting behavior behind a driver you have caught may result in penalties.