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2013 P1 SuperStock USA Championship Pahokee – Round 3 Race Instructions Date: 19th – 21st July 2013 Venue: Lake Okeechobee Resort 190 North Lake Avenue Pahokee, FL 33476 Lakeokeechobeeresort.com Event Co-ordinator: Azam Rangoonwala Azam.rangoonwala@powerboatp1.com Approved by: APBA Organised By: Powerboat P1 USA LLC, 101 Staton Ct. Greenville, NC 252-493-1038 P1 SuperStock Race Administrator: Amanda Stephens superstockusa@powerboatp1.com 813-928-1465

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RISK STATEMENT Powerboat Racing is by its nature a dangerous sport and therefore inherently involves an element of risk. By participating in or becoming involved with Powerboat Racing organised by RYA Affiliated clubs either as a participant, team member or otherwise individuals agree and acknowledge that: They are aware of the inherent risk involved in the sport and accept responsibility for exposing themselves to such inherent risk, including risks to their person, their property, drowning, hypothermia, collision injuries burns and other physical injuries as well as possible death they have satisfied themselves that they have the necessary skill and knowledge to take part in the event and deal with the conditions that may arise in the course of a race they will not participate in the event whilst under the undue influence of alcohol, drugs or whilst otherwise unfit to participate they are responsible for the safety of themselves their crew their boat and their property whether afloat or ashore the management of their boat including insurance is solely their responsibility scrutineering does not constitute a condition survey of the boat and it is solely their responsibility to decide whether or not to start or to continue in any powerboat race. Ensuring the efficiency and suitability of the helmets and racing vests worn is solely their responsibility the provision of a race management team, patrol boats and other volunteers by the event organisers does not relieve them of their responsibilities the provision of patrol boat cover is limited to such assistance particularly in extreme weather conditions as can be practically provided in the circumstances to be bound by the conditions of the Race Entry Form, Racing Instructions and the General Competition Rules of the UIM and the APBA they will accept the decisions of the organising committee and officials nominated by the organising committee. INDEMNITY Participants in the event will be required on signing on to the event to save harmless and keep indemnified: (a) The owners of the premises at which the event is held; (b) The organising club, the sponsors and the APBA and their respective officials, servants and agents; and, (c) The other boat owners, drivers, passengers or mechanics engaged in the meeting, (Together with the “Indemnified Parties”) AGAINST all actions, claims, costs, expenses and demands in respect of loss of or damage to the property of or personal injury sustained to the Indemnified Parties to the extent caused by the participants, their crew, their boat, their mechanics, support team, representatives or agents. IMPORTANT NOTE: Persons under the age of 18 must have written authority signed by either Parent or Guardian. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A TEAM’S DECISION TO PARTICIPATE IN A RACE OR TO CONTINUE RACING IS THEIRS ALONE

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1 EVENT APPROVAL This Event has been approved by the APBA, the National Governing Body for Offshore Powerboat Racing in the USA.

2 COMPETITORS RESPONSIBILITY

Competitors must read the Risk Statement and Indemnity at the front of these race instructions. It is the competitors sole responsibility to decide whether or not to start or continue in a race once passed inspections.

3 P1 EVENT SECRETARY Amanda Stephens: 813-928-1465

superstockusa@powerboatp1.com Websites: www.p1superstock.us

4 RACE OFFICIALS Chief Referee/Risk Manager Mike Tomlinson 817-360-7494 Assistant Referee John Kenyon 305-933-3995 Inspector/Starter Gene Stephens 813-731-8389 Scorer Amanda Stephens Assistant Scorer Paula Sadlon Medical and Safety Director Mark Austin 321-388-1101 Medical Supervisor Shawn Steinart 407-619-3367 5 P1 STAFF Managing Director Martin Sanborn 252-258-4557 Championship Manager Azam Rangoonwala 252-702-2771 Chief Marshal Mike Sadlon 734-777-1878 P1 Commissioner Lisa Barsby Photographer Danielle Gav Operations and Logistics Kyle Sanborn 252-917-3828 AquaX Chief Marshal Glyn Ovens 5 RACE JURY Martin Sanborn, Lisa Barsby, Azam Rangoonwala 6 RACE STATUS NATIONAL 7 RULES AND REGULATIONS:

The races will be run under current rules as stated in the APBA Offshore Rulebook together with these Race Instructions and any other instructions issued before or at Drivers' Briefings or in Race Bulletins. The Organisers reserve the right to change these Instructions at any time for safety reasons, provided that any change will be in accordance with the current rules. Any changes will be notified to competitors at Drivers’ Briefing.

Organisers have the right to refuse any boat which they consider unsuitable and/or which does not conform to the requirements of the present Rules.

Any infringement of the Rules or of the Race Instructions, or instructions issued at Drivers' Briefings or in race Bulletins may lead to disqualification or other penalties being applied by the organising club. Chief Referee has final say in any racing infraction. If an appeal to this decision is made it will then be taken to the race Jury.

8 CANCELLATION

The Organisers may cancel or postpone the event or a race at any time in the event of bad weather, equipment failure or otherwise. The entry fee is not refundable unless specified by event organisers

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9 TIMETABLE

Thursday 18th July From Until Location

P1 SuperStock Truck Arrival 10.00am 11.00am Lake Okeechobee Resort

P1 Set Up 12.00pm 5.00pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

Friday 19th July From Until SuperStock PITS Open 10.00am - Lake Okeechobee

Resort

SuperStock Registration 1.00pm 4.30pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

Inspections 1.00pm 4.30pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

Mandatory Drivers Briefing 6.00pm 7.00pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

Staff Briefing 7.00pm 7.30pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

Saturday 20th July From Until Race Time

Safety Briefing – STAFF ONLY 7.00am 7.30am Lake Okeechobee Resort

Physicals 8.00am 9.00am Lake Okeechobee Resort

Mandatory SuperStock Briefing 9.00am 9:30am Lake Okeechobee Resort

SuperStock Practice 10.00am 10.30am Race Course

SuperStock Qualifying 10.30am 11.00pm Race Course

Lunch 12.30pm 1.30pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

SuperStock Race 1 and 2 1.30pm 2.30pm Race Course

SuperStock Race 3 and 4 3.30pm 4.30pm Race Course

Sunday 21st July From Until

Safety Briefing – STAFF ONLY 8.00am 8.30am Lake Okeechobee Resort

Physicals 8.00am 9.00am Lake Okeechobee Resort

Mandatory SuperStock Briefing 9.00am 9.30am Lake Okeechobee Resort

Superstock Race 5 and 6 12.00pm 1.00pm Race Course

Lunch 1.00pm 2.00pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

SuperStock Race 7 and 8 2.30pm 3.30pm Race Course

Podium 4.30pm 5.00pm Lake Okeechobee Resort

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11 RACE ADMINISTRATION/REGISTRATION

This will all take place on Friday 14th June at the Lake Okeechobee Resort. All teams must have all approved paperwork. Please make sure to have contacted Amanda Stephens prior to the race weekend.

12 RACE SITE MAP

13 PIT AREA

You will be assigned a parking space for your trailer and vehicle. In the SuperStock Dry Pits as shown in the site map.

15 FUELLING ARRANGEMENTS

There will be a fuel truck present – there is no fuel in the marina – details of this to be announced closer to the race. You MUST weigh before you fuel IF you fuel in between races. You MUST weigh after each race BEFORE Refueling. Location of Crane to be confirmed but it will be close to the launch ramps.

16 BUOANCY BAGS

If you do not have buoyancy bags please let Azam or Gene know ASAP and we can let you know where to get these.

17 INSPECTIONS

Inspections will all take place on Friday. See timetable for times. Gene Stephens is the Chief Inspector and he MUST sign your boat off before the end of the Inspection time scheduled.

i) Minimum Weight: 1665 Kg – additional weight in the boats can either be in fuel OR must be secured to an acceptable level.

ii) Boatwrench will also be on site to check each engine. - IF you have issues with your engine prior to the race we recommend you

call before hand. You can call Boatwrench who are based near Orlando – ask to speak with Angel Astacio: 407-767-2026

- Please note that any work outside of our Race Tech checking will be charged to the team directly

18 LAUNCHING

Launching is the boat crew’s responsibility and should not be undertaken before inspections, unless otherwise stated. There are two boats at the marina.

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19 OFFICIAL PRACTICE ARRANGEMENTS Official practice will be directly before qualifying as can be seen on the schedule. Any changes will be discussed at the driver’s briefing on Friday evening.

20 PHYSICALS Mandatory Physicals will take place each morning at the pits before briefing – see timetable for timing.

Penalty for absence may be disqualification from starting the race or other penalties as defined in Class Rules or by the race organisers.

Breathalyser and Drug tests may be given.

21 NOISE AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS

Competitors must obey all local regulations and Bye Laws relating to excessive speed and noise. All competitors are requested to refrain from starting their engines unless absolutely necessary before proceeding to the race or official practice sessions. Failure to observe local regulations will result in penalties being applied.

22 ROLLING STARTS Full details of the starting procedure will be given at Drivers Briefing.

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23 COURSE DETAILS

Course Marks A full description of the course and marks will be given at Drivers’ briefing, including the start run and any Exclusion Zones.

Race Mark Description of Race Mark Co-ordinates Co-ordinates PA-1 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 49.520 W80 40.439 PA1A 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 49.526 W80 40.480 PA1B 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 49.553 W80 40.482 PA2 5 ft Green Tetrahedron Buoy N26 50.042 W80 40.203 PA3 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 50.042 W80 40.440 PA3A 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 50.070 W80 40.434 PA3B 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 50.076 W80 40.398 PA4 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 49.950 W80 40.038 PA5 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N26 49.815 W80 39.917

Race Distance (subject to change): 2.17m lap

RACE COURSE

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24 FLAG SIGNALS Competitors must have a full understanding of all flag signals. If a competitor misses 2 red flags in any one race they will immediately be Black Flagged and Disqualified with no appeal and referred to the Chief Referee for further disciplinary action.

25 POST-RACE INSPECTIONS

Crewmembers must be available with their craft and all relevant mandatory equipment required by class rules for post-race scrutineering if required up to one hour after the posting of the Results. One or more engines may be checked and fuel sampling may take place. First 3 finishers may be weighted again.

26 PENALTIES

Race Organisers may apply penalties referred to in class rules as well as additional penalties 27 PROTESTS

A Mandatory pre protest arbitration session with Chief Referee or appointed person is to be held with drivers only before any formal protest will be accepted.

28 PRIZE GIVING

See timetable for podium timings. All competitors are required to attend wearing their race overalls. Non Attendance at Prize Giving may result in Penalties.

29 TROPHIES

Trophies, flags and medals will be presented.

30 KEY LOCATIONS HOST HOTEL: Holiday Inn Express Hotel 1024 W Sugarland Hwy Clewiston FL, 33440 Telephone: 863-983-5100 Special Rates: $89.99 – to get this rate please quote P1 Races

LOCAL HOSPITAL: Closest Hospital TBC Ambulance to be on site at all times during racing. Feel free to contact Mark Austin for more details.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE RESORT: 190 North Lake Avenue Pahokee FL 33476 USA

31 KEY CONTACTS

Coastguard Contact: Mike Maldonado Telephone: 772-464-6100 RV Rental – Cruise America RV Rentals: Contact: Kenya Telephone: 954-448-0754 Enterprise Car Rental Please quote: Powerboat P1 USA Code: XZ41H26 for special rates

Lake Okeechobee Resort

Telephone: 561-924-7832 Email: reservations@lakeokeechobeeresort.com Website: http://lakeokeechobeeresort.com/

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Boatwrench (BRP Rep): Contact: Angel Astacio Telephone: 407-767-2026

(Please note that any work outside of our Race Tech checking will be charged to the team directly)

SAFETY INFORMATION

SAFETY TAKES PRIORITY OVER RACING AT ALL TIMES

All Race Boats must observe the International Rules for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea when encountering any other Non racing craft

A) Swimmers, board sailors, private and commercial craft of all types of may be

encountered. Competitors are reminded to keep a sharp look out at all times and to take the necessary action in accordance with the IRPCS Rules.

B) Competitors are reminded to keep a sharp lookout at all times for any marine wildlife

that may be in encountered in the vicinity of the race course and take the necessary avoiding action.

C) Competitors are warned to remember their speed and the fact that other craft may not

be fully aware or able to keep clear. D) Competitors are asked to bear in mind that Official Patrol & Rescue boats have no power

to insist that any craft or swimmer keep clear of the course of the race. Advice can only be given for the safety of other craft and swimmers.

E) International Code Flag “A” denotes “DIVERS”. Competitors must give a wide clearance

of at least 100mtrs.

F) The Course will be patrolled by Official Patrol &Rescue Boats with official Observer boats in the vicinity of certain race marks, other race marks may be observed from the shore

G) Any Official Patrol/Rescue boat may wave a yellow flag to give warning of imminent

danger in its vicinity. Competitors seeing this signal are to acknowledge the signal, slow down and keep clear of the danger area.