Section III.
At each event there should be a designated pit area, judging/check-in area, drivers area and the actual track. The event will always have these specified areas. The course will be where drivers will practice, qualify, and compete in tandem drift battle.
A. Track lanes will be defined by walls and/or corner dots, and any particular or unique track detail will be addressed by the event staff if needed.
B. When possible, a track layout diagram or photo will be posted online prior to the event date.
C. Scoring zones must be marked with corner dots and zone marks (*if applicable).
D. The start/finish line(s) and the scoring zones will be marked with a chalk line or tape if necessary.
E. During morning practice, there may be minor adjustments to the track layout if it will make the flow of the course better for the drivers.
F. A qualifying layout is finalized once the event qualifying begins – no track layout changes will be allowed until after qualifying has been completed.
G. A tandem battle layout is finalized once the tandem battles begin – no track layout changes will be allowed until after tandem battle has been completed.
H. Course modifications may be required between qualifying and tandem battle, or between tandem battle and any other special events:
1. A layout may be modified after all qualifying is complete, if the modification encourages better tandem drifting for tandem battle. For example, an S-turn that works for single-car qualifying would be modified into a medium sweeper for the purpose of giving tandem battles more room.
2. No layout change between qualifying and tandem battle will be made that increases the overall difficulty of a complete lap.
3. A layout may be modified after all tandem battles are complete, if any “special events” done after the main bracket requires certain modifications to the course layout.
I. The surface of the track will be sweeped/dusted off as much as possible before the event begins, and the course layout will be simple yet challenging.
J. Track direction of running will not switch directions for the entire event.
