The Steam Packet Company

SOUTHERN 100 INTERNATIONAL

ROAD RACE MEETING

Promoted by

Southern 100 Motor Cycle Racing Ltd -Isle of Man.

AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Held under the National Sporting Code of the Auto-Cycle Union Fourth (4^th) Edition

And the 2008 Standing Regulations for Road Races of the Auto-Cycle Union

Permit No. ACU 21785 IMN 191/041 and these Supplementary Regulations

ON

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

7^th, 8^th, 9^th & 10^th JULY 2008.

TO BE HELD ON

THE BILLOWN CIRCUIT, near CASTLETOWN

ISLE OF MAN.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

OFFICIALS

A.C.U. Steward: John Quilleash

I.O.M. Centre Stewards:Peter Cain and Roger Hurst, Club Steward: Des Evans

Clerk of the Course: Phil Taubman

Deputy Clerks of the Course: Andy Clark and Peter Oates

A.C.U. Timekeeper in Charge: Kevin Brookes (Group 1)

Chief Technical Official: Mike Chapman Sound Inspector: John Ridout

Official Measurer: John Ridout Chief Marshal: Willy Clucas

Incident Officer: Peter Oates Chief Medical Officer: Dr. David B. Stevens MBE

Media Officer: Philip Edge

Secretary of the Meeting and Child Protection Officer; George Peach

(Ellerslie, 128 Malew Street, Castletown, Isle of Man IM9 1LT)

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

(a) The promoting Club is Southern 100 Motor-Cycle Racing Ltd., Castletown, Isle of Man, herein termed

the club.

(b) The Title of the Event is the 2008 Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Race Meeting.

(c) The Meeting will be held on the Billown Circuit, Castletown, Isle of Man

(d) On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 7^th, 8^th, 9^th & 10^th July 2008.

The Meeting will consist of the following races:

Race 1	Senior Solo Founders Race. For Solo Machines of over 451cc to 1010cc Class 1 – 451cc to 600cc. Class 2 601cc to 1010cc on Tuesday 8^th July starting at 8-10pm and followed by
Race 2	Junior 250 Race For Solo Machines of 175cc to 250cc
Race 3	Senior Race. For Solo Machines of over 451cc to 1010cc For 451cc to 1010cc on Wednesday 9^th July starting at 6-20p.m and followed by:-
Race 4	Classic Race.- For Solo Classic Machines of over 175cc to 850cc For solo machines (as defined in the Appendix of these Regulations) This Race will be divided into 3 Classes- Class 1 – 175cc to 350cc. Class 2. 351cc-500cc Class 3. 501cc to 850cc and followed by:-
Race 5	Junior Solo Founders 125/400 Race. For Solo Machines of up 125cc and up to 400cc Four strokes Class 1 – 120cc to 125cc. Class 2 – 251cc to 400cc Four strokes n.b. Split Start. And followed by
Race 6	Formula 2 Sidecar Race. Category B1, B2. For Formula 2 machines complying with ACU F2 Standing Regulations.
Race 7	600cc Race For Solo Machines of over 450cc but not exceeding 600cc four cylinder, four stroke, 675cc three cylinder four stoke and 750cc twin cylinder four stroke machines on Thursday 10^th July at 11.20 a.m.
Race 8	250cc Race For Solo Machines of 175cc to 250cc on Thursday 10^th July at 1.40p.m. and followed by
Race 9	Classic Race.- For Solo Classic Machines of over 175cc to 850cc For solo machines (as defined in the Appendix of these Regulations) This Race will be divided into 3 Classes- Class 1 – 175cc to 350cc. Class 2. 351cc-500cc Class 3. 501cc to 850cc and followed by:-
Race 10	125cc/400 Race For Solo Machines of up 125cc and up to 400cc Four strokes Class 1 – 120cc to 125cc. Class 2 – 251cc to 400cc Four strokes n.b. Split Start. And followed by
Race 11	Solo Championship Race For solo machines of over 175cc to 1010cc Made up by invitation of the quickest 28 competitors from Races 1, 2 & 3 together with four competitors nominated by the Club. And followed by:-
Race 12	Formula 2 Sidecar Championship Race. Category B1, B2. For Formula 2 machines complying with ACU F2 Standing Regulations :-

(e) Held under A.C.U. Permit No 21785. and IMN Permit No191/041

(f) Permanent Course Licence No. 028.

(g) The Meeting, which is of International status, will be held under the National Sporting Code and Standing Regulations of the A.C.U., the Supplementary Regulations and any further instructions or official announcements made Each entry, if accepted, will form a contract between the Club and entrant/competitor, which will be governed by and construed in all respects in accordance with Isle of Man Law. Each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the Isle of Man Courts in respect of any legal action or proceedings arising out of the contract or the participation of the entrant/competitor in the meeting.

3. ELIGIBILITY

Open to holders of a 2008 International/National Licence with a minimum age of 18 years issued by theACU/SACU. Federations (FMN) whose countries are members of the European Union need an FIM Non Championship Licence this includes members of the MCUI.

4. ENTRIES AND ENTRY FEES

(a) All entries must be made on the Official Entry Form and sent to the Secretary of the Meeting

(b) Entries will be made on the form supplied with these regulations to the Secretary of the Meeting at the following address. George Peach, Secretary of the Meeting, Ellerslie, 128 Malew Street, Castletown, Isle of Man.IM9 1LT. Tel. 01624- 822546 Fax No. 01624-823771 Mobile 07624-471301 email georgepeach@manx.net

(c) With the appropriate fees, which are as follows:- Please note all Non ACU/SACU the entry fee will not include

Third Party Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance, which must be provided by the competitors FMN/MCUI

Races Solo	Entry Fee ACU/SACU Non ACU		Races Combined Entry Fee ACU/SACU Non ACU
1 2 3 7 & 8	£60-00	£35-00	4 & 9 Classic £80-00	£45-00
5 & 10	£50-00	£30-00	6 & 12 Sidecar £120-00	£70-00
Race 11 No Entry Fee Entry is by invitation of the club

An additional Insurance surcharge of £10-00 per competitor for the first race entered has had to be levied.

(d) Cheques and postal orders to be made payable to Southern 100 Motorcycle Racing Ltd. The Club reserves the right to refuse any entry, and abandon, cancel or postpone the meeting or alter the programme of events and awards.

(e) Entry fees will be refunded in full only if an entry is refused or the meeting is cancelled or postponed for more than 24 hours.

(f) No entry form will be accepted if the current Competition Licence No .is omitted, or the words “applied for” inserted.

(g) Current Competition Licences must be produced when signing on. Any competitor who fails to do so may only be permitted to take part in the meeting at the discretion of the Stewards of the Meeting and may be liable to a fine not exceeding £10-00.

(h) (1) The organisers undertake to insure each competitor indemnifying them against any third party claim made, arising out of the races or the official practice excluding claims by any other competitor or passenger, entrant, sponsor or mechanic

(h) (2) All ACU/SACU riders will be covered by personal accident cover (n.b. no weekly benefits) during practice and races. All other competitors must produce a Start Permission from their own federation (this includes MCUI members), together with confirmation that they hold insurance cover to The FIM minimum benefits

(i) In the interest of safety, the Club would like to make it clear that entries have to be of a standard equal to the status of the meeting. The Club reserves the right to withdraw any competitor/machine it considers not to be of the standard required to make the meeting as safe as possible.

5. LIMITATION OF ENTRIES

(a).For all solo races up to a maximum of 45 entries will be accepted but for the races the grid will be the fastest 28 qualifiers in practice with the final four grid positions being at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course

For the sidecar races up to a maximum of 25 entries will be accepted but for the races the grid will be the fastest 17 qualifiers in practice with the final three grid positions being at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course

(b) Entries will be considered in order of receipt as received by the Race Secretary, before the Official closing date of entries, on June 8^th

(c) The Club reserve the right to refuse any entry.

(d) Competitors will be notified within fourteen days of receipt of entry whether they have been accepted, held in abeyance, accepted as a reserve or refused. Reserve competitors so nominated are offered the opportunity to withdraw, but if they elect nomination as same, they must accept in writing within 48 hours of receiving such notification. Any reserve competitor who attends the meeting, and is not called to ride in any race will have the entry fee refunded, less any Insurance Premium incurred to cover practising.

6. PRACTICE

All competitors must be in attendance for the Monday Evening Practices. (Unless by prior arrangement with the Clerk of the Course via the Secretary of the Meeting on or before the 4th of July.) Practising on the Course, which will be closed to the public, will be regulated and supervised by the Club and will be allowed only during the times set out hereunder, and practice when indicated, will be timed to help determine grid positions. All newcomers must complete 2 laps of the circuit, Solos and Sidecars will each set off behind separate Travelling Marshals at an interval to familiarise themselves with the circuit. It is expressly forbidden to overtake the Travelling Marshals on these laps Competitors who have two machines that can both be ridden in the same practice session, can apply for permission from the Clerk of the Course to practice in another session. Under exceptional circumstances and with the permission from the Clerk of the Course a solo competitor may be allowed to practice out of class. Any such laps may be counted as qualifying laps but would NOT BE TIMED to help determine grid positions.

N.B. for Tuesday’s races only Monday’s practice times will be used to help determine grid positions

PRACTICE FOR MONDAY EVENING 7^th JULY

All Circuit Newcomers Solo and Sidecar commence familiarisation laps 6-10 pm to 6-18 pm,
Class	Timed Practice	Timed Practice
1000cc Red Plates	6-20 pm to 6-34 pm	8-19 pm to 8-31 pm
250cc Green Plates	6-39 pm to 6-53 pm	8-36 pm to 8-48 pm
600cc Yellow Plates	6-58 pm to 7-12 pm	8-53 pm to 9-05 pm
125/400cc Black/Blue Plates	7-17 pm to 7-31 pm	9-10 pm to 9-22 pm
Sidecars	7-41 pm to 7-55 pm
Classics	8-00 pm to 8-14 pm

PRACTICE FOR TUESDAY EVENING 8^th JULY

All Circuit Newcomers Solo and Sidecar commence familiarisation laps 6-10 pm to 6-18 pm,
Class	Timed Practice
1000cc Red Plates + 600cc Yellow Plates n.b. Split Session	6-23 pm to 6-46 pm
250cc Green Plates + 125cc/400cc Black/Blue Plates n.b. Split Session	6-54 pm to 7-17 pm
Classics	7-27 pm to 7-39 pm
Sidecars	7-45 pm to 7-57 pm

Unless varied by further instructions which will be announced

Before commencing each practice every competitor shall present their motorcycle at the Paddock for preliminary examination as is stipulated in A.C.U. N.S.C.

6 b QUALIFYING

Practice laps will be recorded only when completed within the times specified. A competitor/driver will not be allowed to start a race unless they have ridden at least four laps of the Course in practice, and a minimum of two practice laps on each machine entered by them one of which must be completed in the qualifying time which is 120% of the quickest competitor in the same class. (Please note Regulation 5a). A Passenger must qualify by accompanying the driver he intends to race with for at least four laps during the practice periods. Passengers may only race with the driver with whom they have qualified. Under exceptional circumstances, and when a competitor/driver has previous knowledge of the course, permission to race may be granted by the Clerk of the Course, any competitor failing to achieve the qualifying time or the requisite number of laps may appeal to the Clerk of the Course before 10 am on the day after the practice session, for permission to start

7. CHANGE of MACHINE and/or COMPETITOR

As in A.C.U. N.S.C. 7. 16 Applications must be made to the Clerk of the Course in writing, c/o The Secretary of the Meeting at least 1 hour before the race.

8. PRIZE AWARDS -

Place/Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1st	£450	£450	£450	£300	£350	£400	£850	£500	£300	£400	£3,200	£1,300
2^nd	£300	£300	£300	£200	£225	£300	£600	£350	£200	£250	£1,700	£800
3^rd	£225	£225	£225	£125	£175	£200	£400	£250	£125	£200	£900	£500
4^th	£175	£175	£175	£100	£125	£150	£300	£200	£100	£150	£550	£400
5^th	£150	£150	£150	£90	£100	£125	£225	£150	£90	£100	£425	£300
6^th	£125	£125	£125	£80	£75	£100	£175	£125	£80	£75	£340	£200
7^th	£100	£100	£100	£70	(x2)	£90	£125	£100	£70	(x2)	£275	£150
8^th	£90	£90	£90	£60	Class	£80	£100	£90	£60	Class	£225	£125
9^th	£75	£75	£75	£50	Awards	£70	£90	£80	£50	Awards	£200	£100
10^th	£65	£65	£65	£40		£60	£80	£70	£40		£175	£75

In addition, special cash awards will be made as follows:-

(a) Competitor completing the fastest lap in Each Race - £75

(b) The first three competitors in Class 1 in Race 1 –

1st £50 2nd £30 3rd £20

(c) The first three competitors finishing in each class of Races 4 & 9

1st £50 2nd £30 3rd £20

(d) The first six competitors in classes 1 & 2 in Race 5 &10

will receive the money as listed in the awards including fastest lap and best newcomer in each class

(e) The first three competitors finishing on machines of up to 350cc - and 351cc up to 600cc in Race 11

1st £75 2nd £50 3rd £30

(f).The highest placed newcomer in each race will receive £75

(g) The three overall highest placed newcomers gaining points from Races 1,2,3,5,7,8,10& 11

will receive 1^st £250 2^nd 150 3^rd £100

Total Prize Money paid in each Race is as follows

Race	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	£2,005	£1,905	£1,905	1,565	2,400	£1,725	£3,095	£2,065	£1,565	£2,650	£8,450	£4,100

+ (g) £500 = £33,930

Trophies will be awarded to the winners of each race and the winners of Special Awards/Classes.

The first three finishers will receive a commemorative hat, except for Races 4 & 9 where the three class winners will each receive a hat.

Trophies will be awarded to the highest placed newcomer in all races

The first three finishers in each race will receive a replica and all competitors flagged as finishers will receive a Finishers Plaque, provided that they have completed at least two-thirds of the total number of laps for that race and finished within five minutes of the winner.

Only one Finishers Plaque will be awarded irrespective of the number of races in which a competitor has finished.

It is incumbent that all competitors collect their finisher’s awards at the Prize Presentation on Thursday

10th July at 7-30 in Castletown Square. If you are unable to attend it is imperative that you inform the

Secretary of the Meeting as soon as possible and arrange for someone to collect the awards on your behalf.

9. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Race 1	Senior Solo Founders Race	9 laps	38.25 miles
Race 2	Junior 250cc Race	9 laps	38.25 miles
Race 3	Senior Race	9 laps	38.25 miles
Race 4	Classic Race 1	6 laps	25.5 miles
Race 5	Junior Solo Founders 125cc/400cc Race	6 laps	25.5 miles
Race 6	Formula 2 Sidecar Race	6 laps	25.5 miles
Race 7	600cc Race	8 laps	34.0 miles
Race 8	250cc Race	8 laps	34.0 miles
Race 9	Classic Race 2	6 laps	25.5 miles
Race 10	125cc/400cc Race	6 laps	25.5 miles
Race 11	Solo Championship Race	10 laps	42.5 miles
Race 12	Formula 2 Sidecar Championship	8 laps	34.0 miles

10. THE COURSE

The Course is 4.25 miles in length and has an average width of 25 feet with right and left hand bends. The road surface is tarmacadam. All races will be run in a clockwise direction of the course

11. NUMBER PLATES

Plastic FRONT number plates and numbers will be supplied by the Club and must be used. As follows

Front Plate	Red	Yellow	Blue	Green	Black	White	Red
Machine	1000cc/750cc	600cc	400cc	250cc	125cc	Classic	Sidecar

12. FLAG SIGNALS

As per Final Instructions. In the interest of course safety the following apply

(a) Red Flags mean immediate stop.

(b) Yellow Flags either waved or motionless riders must slow down there will be no overtaking .

(c) Yellow and Red Striped Flags means lack of adhesion on the track

(d) White Flag with diagonal red cross