Updated provisional Calendar and Regulations for 2013 SPEED EuroSeries season

The planned regulation changes  have been submitted for approval via the MSA to the FIA.The SPEED EuroSeries association with Honda Motor Europe has helped elevate the CN sports prototype racing formula from national club racing to an international series but we strive to maintain the great atmosphere that strong club racing creates, says Oli McCrudden, SPEED EuroSeries organiser.

My aim is to build towards a European 2ltr sportscar championship. 2013 will see 8 events in 8 countries with high profile meetings such as the FIA WTCC shows; the Nurburgring FIA Truck GP will see some 150,000 spectators over the weekend. Were tightening up on regulations and policing; the Sabre Sport-developed Cougar rev monitoring system which has been successfully trialled in 2012 will be mandated on all cars in 2013 and, with an eye on the Le Mans 24hrs ethos that is very much within our philosophy, each car will have 2 drivers.I want to give drivers and teams the chance to race on some of the great circuits, in a great atmosphere and for manufacturers to have a competitive platform on which and through which to sell these fantastic chassis.Dates:Round/Date/Circuit/Event/Races

1 /2223 March /Monza /FIA WTCC /400km 2 & 3 /2628 April /Slovakiaring /FIA WTCC /2 x 90 mins 4 & 5 /1719 May /Salzburgring /FIA WTCC /2 x 90 mins 6 & 7 /2830 June /Nurburgring /FIA TGP /2 x 90 mins 8 & 9 /2728 July /Brands Hatch /MSVR /2 x 90 mins 10 /68 Sept /Dijon /AVD /180 mins 11 /27 - 29 Sept /Spa /RACB /180 mins 12 & 13/ 1013 Oct /Navarra /SRO /90 + 180 mins

2013 Regulation UpdatesDrivers:Entries must include a minimum of two drivers per car.

Drivers will be SPEED rated Gold, Silver or Bronze. The series stewards will have discretion to determine the SPEED rating of a driver at time of entry. An entry in the SPEED EuroSeries may not feature more than one SPEED gold-rated driver in any race.Races:The inclusion in the SPEED EuroSeries of races of 180 minutes or greater duration will attract double points.Stewards:A list of Stewards of the Series will be published on the SPEED website. Any three SPEED Official Series Stewards will constitute a quorum. In the event of any of the Championship Stewards listed being unavailable or being unable to consider any particular matter due to a perceived conflict of interest, SPEED organisers reserve the right to appoint an alternative championship Steward or, if deemed to be necessary, more than one alternative Steward. Additional specific Series penalties are at the discretion of the Stewards of the Series, who reserve the right to impose further penalties on competitors proven by the Officials of any meeting to have behaved, on or off the track, in a manner considered likely to bring the Series into disrepute. Penalties may include individual race bans and/or forfeiture of awards. In the case of repeated offences the Series Stewards reserve the right to exclude a competitor for a fixed number of races or from the Series. In such cases no other competitors scores shall be adjusted. The Decision of the Series Stewards will be issued publicly.Points:One extra point is awarded to the manufacturer of the car taking pole position.Tyres:A maximum of four sets of new slicks may be introduced per race weekend.Rev limit:The installation of a SPEED specified  data logging system and installation loom to provide inspection of the 8,200 rpm limit is mandatory and must be working at all times. The installation loom must be purchased from SPEED. The data logging system will be provided to entrants at each event upon payment of a deposit. Competitors must return data logger to SPEED organisers upon request during the event and at the end of the meeting. Failure to return the logger at the event will result in forfeiture of the deposit. The logger remains the property of SPEED.Engines:Rocker cover fixings and oil sump fixings must be drilled to allow scrutineering seals to be fixed.Cars:Other category vehicles (non CN) may be accepted in invitation classes. Invitation Category cars will not be allowed to score points for the Championship title, but will retain their place in the classification at the end of each Championship Event while being "invisible" for the overall classifications.  Drivers of invitation class winning cars may be awarded trophies.Further regulations amendments may be considered prior to FIA approval.Final regs will be published on www.speedeuroseries.com


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