Sound Control Guidelines for Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Autocross Site
Kentucky Region SCCA
5/6/2010
1.An announcement will be made at the driver's meeting and will include the following:
Sound control is in effect for this site and is necessary to prevent loss of use of the site. A reading of 93 dB or greater will constitute a sound violation. The sound meter will be placed at the end of row U/V closest to the train tracks and next to the curb.The settings of the meter will be “A” weighting and “slow” response.Sound readings are, by nature, variable with temperature, humidity, wind direction / velocity, course design, etc. Efforts will be made by the region to minimize variation in sound readings due to course design and location of the sound measuring station. Sound readings at this event are not per the Solo Rules guidelines.Due to site specific needs these readings should not be used if your car meets sound requirements at a Divisional or National event. Sound readings at this event will likely be at least 3 - 5 db lower than if measured at a Divisional or National event.
2. Competitors with readings of 90, 91, or 92 dB will be notified immediately after their run. The competitor will be advised of the rules/penalties regarding violations and advised of methods of how to potentially reduce sound levels. A sound level reading of 92 is not a violation. If the meter reads fractional dB, the reading is rounded down to the nearest whole number (92.8 = 92 dB, 88.7 = 88 dB).
3. Any run with a sound violation will be scored as a DNF. The competitor will be advised of the rules/penalties regarding violations and advised of methods of how to potentially reduce sound levels.Any/all runs prior to the violation stand as originally scored. After a sound violation, the competitor must demonstrate a sincere effort to make the car quieter before another run can be attempted.
4. If a competitor has a sound violation, has made a sincere effort to quiet the car, is still in violation and has no scored runs then the entry fee will be refunded to the competitor.If the competitor has scored at least one run without a sound violation then no refund will be awarded.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:55
Change of Venue & YEP Change
Written by Julia Aebersold
Friday, 11 May 2012 02:39
I received a call from the management of Papa Johns that we will not be able to use the lots for our fun from May 21st until the end of June. The lots will be used to park overflow vehicles being built locally. While I applaud the newly invigorated automotive industry we had to consider a change in venue to keep our autocross season intact. Therefore, we will be returning to UPS for our June 3rd Points Event, Driver's School and the June 10th points event.
Since we can only set up one course at UPS we will be limiting the school to 25 people. The list of folk is down below. If you wish to receive a refund as a result of the change of venue, you must let us know by May 18th. After May 18th refunds will not be given.
On another note, since we have tentatively added an event and have moved an event from Papa Johns to the Fairgrounds the qualifications for Year End Points have changed. A Kentucky Region member or associate member must compete in one class for a minimum of five (5) events to be eligible for a year-end award. The best five (5) results by a Kentucky Region member or associate member will count toward the year-end awards. Last year the minimum qualification for a Year End Trophy was 4 events. This has been changed since we will now have 9 points events this season.
Even
though it’s starting to warm up, it’s time to start thinking about the driver's
school for this year. The event will happen on Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at Papa
John's Cardinal Stadium.
The cost
for the school is $75 and includes Driver Instruction and lunch on Saturday
along with your registration fee for Points Event #2 on the following day.
There will be (2) courses set up for the day along with a karting school for
the kids.
Below is a
schedule of the day's events.
7:00 am:
Instructors meeting, empty trailer, course set up. 8:00 am: Students on site, register, present cars for tech inspection. 10:00 am: Driver Instruction begins
Noon:
Lunch (provided) 1:00 pm: More Driver Instruction 4:00 pm: Clean up the site and get ready for Points Event #3 on Sunday.
Participants wishing to help out and getting to know how an autocross event
comes together, are invited, and encouraged to join us at 7am.
In order
to reserve a spot for the school send your payment via Pay Pal to
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or send a check payable to KYSCCA for $75 to:
Mike
Spence
c/o
KYSCCA
4 Oak
Tree Lane
Louisville,
KY 40245
There are
only 40 slots available for the school, so sign up soon to reserve your spot. Participants are listed below:
1. Matthew Cole
2. Bret Combest
3. Joshua Dennison
4. Jeremy Hess
5. Justin Jones
6. Stephen Lee
7. Christopher Luckett
8. & 9. Alex Lustenberg (2 slots)
10. Brent Miller
11. Robin Murphy
12. Aaron Peterson
13. Chris Powell
14. Ron Riffle
15. Andrew Scott
16. Jeff Smith
17. Adam Strange
18. & 19. Samual Wibbels (2 slots)
20. John WillettScott Wright
Cheers!
Julia Aebersold
RE,
KYSCCA
Last Updated on Friday, 18 May 2012 21:24
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT - We have a new site!!!!!
Written by Julia Aebersold
Friday, 13 April 2012 20:12
I want to inform everyone that we have successfully added the Kentucky Fairgrounds to the list of autocross sites. We have tentatively added (2) events to the season on Sunday, July 15th and Sunday July 22nd. We will be canceling our Saturday, Papa Johns event on July 21st. The lot we will be running on is E2 or the area sandwiched between I-65 and Cardinal stadium. This site will not have the same sound restrictions as Papa Johns (regular SCCA sound limitations) and the Fairgrounds has waived the $8 parking fee per competitor for our group.
We will be using this year to get familiar with the site and then add a full compliment of events for the site next year. The pavement is aged asphalt with a good rock aggregate that is meant to support heavy trucks. So, the grip should be pretty decent, even in the rain. It will cost the club a bit more to run at the Fairgrounds, but we decided to take the plunge for good sites are so difficult to acquire. Things are still preliminary, so there may be some changes, so keep your eyes open.
