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2013 P1 SuperStock USA Championship Space Coast – Round 4 Race Instructions Date: 16th – 18th August 2013 Venue: Bluepoints Marina 726 Scallop Drive Cape Canaveral FL 32920 Bluepointsmarina.com Event Co-ordinator: Azam Rangoonwala Azam.rangoonwala@powerboatp1.com Approved by: APBA Organised By: Powerboat P1 USA LLC, 2320 Clark Street Apopka, FL 252-258-4557 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 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 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Thursday 15th August From Until Location

P1 SuperStock Truck Arrival 10.00am 11.00am Bluepoints Marina

P1 Set Up 12.00pm 5.00pm Bluepoints Marina

Friday 16th August From Until SuperStock PITS Open 10.00am - Bluepoints Marina

SuperStock Registration 2.00pm 3.00pm Bluepoints Marina

Inspections 3.00pm 5.00pm Bluepoints Marina

Mandatory Drivers Briefing 6.00pm 7.00pm Radisson Hotel

Staff Briefing 7.00pm 7.30pm Radisson Hotel

Saturday 17th August From Until Race Time

Safety Briefing – STAFF ONLY 8.00am 8.30am Radisson Hotel

Physicals 9.00am 10.00am Dry Pits

Mandatory SuperStock Briefing 10.30am 11:00am Bluepoints Marina

SuperStock Practice 12:00pm 12:30pm Race Course

AquaX SuperPole 12:30pm 1:00pm Race Course

Lunch 1.00pm 2.00pm Bluepoints Marina

SuperStock Qualifying 2:00pm 2.30pm Race Course

SuperStock Race 1 2:30pm 3:00pm Race Course

AquaX Race 1 3:00pm 3:30pm Race Course

SuperStock Race 2 3:45pm 4:15pm Race Course

Sunday 18th August From Until

Safety Briefing – STAFF ONLY 8.00am 8.30am Bluepoints Marina

Physicals 8.00am 9.00am Bluepoints Marina

Mandatory SuperStock Briefing 11.00am 11.30am Bluepoints Marina

Superstock Race 3 12.00pm 12:30pm Race Course

AquaX Race 2 12:30pm 1.00pm Race Course

Lunch 1.00pm 2.00pm Bluepoints Marina

SuperStock Race 4 2.30pm 3.00pm Race Course

AquaX Race 3 3.00pm 3.30pm Race Course

Podium 4.30pm 5.00pm Bluepoints Marina

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11 RACE ADMINISTRATION/REGISTRATION

This will all take place on Friday 16th August in the Dry Pits as was done in Daytona. All teams must have all approved paperwork. Please make sure to have contacted Amanda Stephens prior to the race weekend. There is only an hour allocated for this since you should all have your necessary paperwork.

12 RACE SITE MAP

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13 PIT AREA

See the dry and wet pits in the diagram below:

15 FUELLING ARRANGEMENTS

There is fuel available on site at the marina. Weighing to be discussed at the driver’s briefing. We will be using the Fork Lifts at the Marina with our scale and straps. This has been discussed with the Marina manager.

16 BUOYANCY BAGS

Please contact Azam for 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. Please see the diagram above for directions to the ramp from the pits. You can then bring the trailers and vehicles back to the dry pits. There is a gate which leads directly from the dry pits to the wet pits.

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.

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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.

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 Distance (subject to change): 2m lap Distance from Course to Pits: 2.67m

RACE COURSE

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.

Race Mark Description of Race Mark Co-ordinates Co-ordinates CB1 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 24.395 W80 35.157 CB2 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 24.399 W80 34.964 CB3 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 24.286 W80 34.813 CB4 5 ft Green Tetrahedron Buoy N28 24.062 W80 35.103 CB5 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 23.718 W80 35.066 CB6 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 23.671 W80 35.238 CB7 5 ft Orange Tetrahedron Buoy N28 23.785 W80 35.407 CB IS/F 2.5ft Green Tetrahedron Buoy N28 24.312 W80 35.191 CB O S/F 2.5ft Green Tehtrahedron Buoy N28 24.331 W80 35.254

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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 HOTELS: 1. Ron Jon’s Resort 1000 Shorewood Drive, Cape Canaveral FL 32920 2. Radisson Resort at the Port 8701 Astronaut Blvd. Cape Canaveral FL 32920 321-784-0000 3. Hilton Cocoa Beach 1550 N Atlantic Ave. Cocoa Beach FL, 32931 321-799-0003 4. International Palms Resort Cocoa Beach 1300 N Atlantic Ave. Cocoa Beach FL, 32931 321-783-2271 (quote P1 Races for special rates)

LOCAL HOSPITAL: 1. Holmes Regional Medical Center (Level II Trauma Center) Melbourne 2. Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach Ambulance to be on site at all times during racing. Feel free to contact Mark Austin for more details. PITS: Bluepoints Marina 726 Scallop Drive Cape Canaveral FL, 32920

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31 KEY CONTACTS

RV Rental – Cruise America RV Rentals: Contact: Kenya Telephone: 954-448-0754 Enterprise Car Rental Please quote: Powerboat P1 USA

Code: #  41WT106 for special rates 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.