DB1. One-piece, all-wood construction. Any type of lamination will result in disqualification. No add-ons such as body strengtheners, fenders, plastic canopy, exhausts, or air foils may be attached to or enclosed within the vehicle. Fiberglass or shrink wrap are considered body strengtheners and cannot be used on car body or wheels for any reason. Two (2) or more like or unlike pieces of wood glued together are not considered one-piece, all-wood construction.

A. Upon arrival at the conference, report to the CRC room and check the contents of the coordinator's box. Review the event guidelines and check to see that enough evaluators/assistants have been scheduled.

B. Inspect area(s) in which the being held for appropriate set including room size, chairs, tables, outlets, etc. Notify the event manage any potential problems.

C. Check in the entries at the time stated in the conference program. Anyone reporting who is not on the entry list may check in only after official notification is received from the CRC chairman. Entries turned in late are NOT considered unless the lateness has been caused by the oversight or negligence of the conference coordinators. Secure the entries in the designated area.

D. One (1) hour before the event is scheduled to begin, meet with your evaluators/assistants to review time limits, procedures, regulations and all other details related to the event. If questions arise that cannot be answered, speak to the event manager before the event begins.

E. Begin the event at the scheduled time by closing the doors and checking the entry list. All participants and event evaluators should be in the room at this time. Any participant not present is disqualified. In order to compete, participants must be on the entry list or must have approval of the CRC chairman.

F. Position the drawings and cars for viewing by the event evaluators and assist the event evaluators during the evaluation of the design, drawing, and construction categories.

G. After testing all race-worthy cars in the time trials, event evaluators verify that the top sixteen finalists meet Section E specifications. Only raceable cars, as determined by the event evaluators, are allowed to compete in the finalist category. Cars that are damaged or broken during the qualifying rounds are deemed non-raceable and are not allowed to run in a finalist position. Eliminated entries not meeting specifications are removed. Lower qualifying cars are moved up until sixteen legal cars are determined.

H. Each car is timed in the same lane, one at a time. Cars are timed only once. It is very important that each car is positioned as well as possible in the starting gate. If, in the opinion of the event evaluators, a car misfires or a timing error occurs, the race may be rerun.

I. The operator's preliminary times are recorded on the official vehicle time sheet. Each vehicle is ranked according to fastest time first, second fastest time second, and so on. The top sixteen cars that meet specifications are run in the finals. Their times are not a factor in their final placement, with the exception of positioning them in the brackets of the double elimination bracket chart.

J. Position the top sixteen cars in the double elimination bracket by placing the fastest car in bracket 1, the second fastest car in bracket 2, and so on. Position one evaluator at the starting gate to check to see that all cars are positioned in the starting gate as well as possible. If the evaluator feels there is any sort of a misfire, a rerun can be ordered. Position one evaluator at the finish gate to rule on the finish of a race in case of failure of the finish lights or very close finish. If the evaluator feels there is any sort of timing error, a rerun may be ordered.

K. Secure the event evaluators' signatures on their discussion process, the event evaluators break any ties that affect the top three placements.

L. Submit the finalists report, including a ranking of the ten (10) finalists, and all related forms in the results envelope to the CRC room.

M. At the designated time and after the races have been concluded, the cars and drawings may be picked up by the student owners.