Code of Conduct
GEAR Club Inc is managed specifically to provide members with the opportunity for the sheer enjoyment and pleasure of their old racing and sports vehicles in a safe, affordable, regulated and social motor sport environment. It is therefore the personal responsibility of each and every member and participant to ensure that all of their fellow members share equally in the enjoyment of the day, regardless of the age and/or performance of their respective vehicles and/or the track skills and/or circuit experience of their fellow participants.
In order to encourage these important aims and noting that safety is our prime criteria, the Club has adopted, and will enforce, the following Participants’ Code of Driving Behaviour:
A3.1 At all times the safety and well-being of fellow participants and the preservation of their historic
vehicles shall be the predominant consideration.
A3.2 Club Days will include a Participant Training Period with experienced observers offering advice
and guidance to participants.
A3.3 If directed by the committee, or event secretary or Clerk of the Course acting on the
committee’s behalf, participants will undertake this training opportunity/
A3.4 Vehicles will be scrutineered for safety. A participant should only participate in an event if
his/her vehicle is fully mechanically prepared and he/she is personally fit and of a sound
temperament.
A3.5 Club Days are not race days. Overdriving or baulking will not be tolerated under any
circumstances.
A3.6 The Clerk of the Course has overall responsibility for the general conduct and control of an
event in accordance with the Supplementary Regulations, Programme and Organising Permit. At
GEAR events the Clerk of the Course is responsible for monitoring driver behaviour and ensuring
sub-standard driving behaviour is adjusted by the driver.
A3.7 Participants should continually observe their mirrors for faster and overtaking vehicles. The
faster vehicle must be permitted to pass in safety, with the participant of the slower vehicle
signalling and moving to open the line for the faster vehicle. The participant of the faster vehicle
should likewise then respond and acknowledge the gesture.
A3.8 Approaching a corner, the leading “on-line” vehicle shall have the right to that corner. The
following vehicle shall not “dive under” into the corner, but must concede and wait until the exit
before passing the slower vehicle.
A3.9 Any participant considered to be offending under the Code of Conduct may be immediately
excluded from an event and may not be invited to future events.
A3.10 Unlike formal Race Meetings with paid Officials or otherwise, the running and success of our
days depends entirely on the input of members and volunteers. To ensure the full enjoyment of
all members, particularly those of the Committee who organise the event but also wish to drive
their cars, it is incumbent on all participants to freely volunteer of their time for some period to
assist in the manning of flag points, recovery vehicles, grid marshalling and similar.
In order to encourage these important aims and noting that safety is our prime criteria, the Club has adopted, and will enforce, the following Participants’ Code of Driving Behaviour:
A3.1 At all times the safety and well-being of fellow participants and the preservation of their historic
vehicles shall be the predominant consideration.
A3.2 Club Days will include a Participant Training Period with experienced observers offering advice
and guidance to participants.
A3.3 If directed by the committee, or event secretary or Clerk of the Course acting on the
committee’s behalf, participants will undertake this training opportunity/
A3.4 Vehicles will be scrutineered for safety. A participant should only participate in an event if
his/her vehicle is fully mechanically prepared and he/she is personally fit and of a sound
temperament.
A3.5 Club Days are not race days. Overdriving or baulking will not be tolerated under any
circumstances.
A3.6 The Clerk of the Course has overall responsibility for the general conduct and control of an
event in accordance with the Supplementary Regulations, Programme and Organising Permit. At
GEAR events the Clerk of the Course is responsible for monitoring driver behaviour and ensuring
sub-standard driving behaviour is adjusted by the driver.
A3.7 Participants should continually observe their mirrors for faster and overtaking vehicles. The
faster vehicle must be permitted to pass in safety, with the participant of the slower vehicle
signalling and moving to open the line for the faster vehicle. The participant of the faster vehicle
should likewise then respond and acknowledge the gesture.
A3.8 Approaching a corner, the leading “on-line” vehicle shall have the right to that corner. The
following vehicle shall not “dive under” into the corner, but must concede and wait until the exit
before passing the slower vehicle.
A3.9 Any participant considered to be offending under the Code of Conduct may be immediately
excluded from an event and may not be invited to future events.
A3.10 Unlike formal Race Meetings with paid Officials or otherwise, the running and success of our
days depends entirely on the input of members and volunteers. To ensure the full enjoyment of
all members, particularly those of the Committee who organise the event but also wish to drive
their cars, it is incumbent on all participants to freely volunteer of their time for some period to
assist in the manning of flag points, recovery vehicles, grid marshalling and similar.
- Do the right thing
- Get into the spirit of GEAR
- Enjoy the vehicles – Soak up the atmosphere
- Relax and be social – Have a great day
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