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General Rules and Regulations Covering All Events A—PLANE ELIGIBILITY (1) All airplanes with any type of Department of Commerce license shall be eligible to enter all events. (2) Foreign airplanes from foreign countries are eligible to enter any events provided they have been registered or licensed by their respective governments, and meet the proper license requirements as set forth by the Department of Commerce. (3) Any type of engine, with or without supercharger, may be used, subject to the approval of the Contest Committee and provided the aircraft entered is eligible for the type of license displayed. (4) License card must be prominently displayed in all aircraft entered in order to be eligible to start in any event for which it is entered. (5) Qualifying speed dashes will beheld, and contestants must compete and qualify in these speed dashes in order to be eligible for the Closed Course Events. (a) Motors with 200 cu. in. displacement or less entered in the Closed Course Events, must make a qualifying speed of 125 miles per hour. (b) Motors with 375 cu. in. displacement or less entered in the Closed Course Events, must make a qualifying speed of 175 miles per hour. (c) Motors with 550 cu. in. displacement or less entered in the Closed Course Events, must make a qualifying speed of 200 miles per hour. (d) Motors with 1,000 cu. in. displacement or less entered in the Closed Course Events, must make a qualifying speed of 200 miles per hour. (e) Motors with unlimited cu. in. displacement entered in the Closed Course Events, must make a qualifying speed of 225 miles per hour. B—RULES OF THE RACES (1) Method of Starting—If "Race Horse Start" proves practical, it will be continued throughout the entire series of Closed Course Races. (a) Planes entered in any Closed Course Race will be lined up on the starting line with engines idling, from left to right in order of qualifying speed established in Qualifying Speed Dashes. At a given signal, all planes will take off together. (b) In taking off in the "Race Horse Start," no plane shall cut in front of another until a safe distance has been gained. Any plane passing another plane must keep at least 150 feet to the right, or 50 feet above the plane being overtaken. (2) All pylon turns must be made to the left and outside of the pylon. (3) A plane overtaken must hold its true course in order that it may not in any way impede or interfere with a faster, overtaking ship. (4) A plane overtaking a slower plane shall never attempt to pass between that plane and the pylon. (5) After crossing the finish line, all planes shall continue on their course until they have attained an altitude of 1,000 feet, then they may turn and return to the airport and land in the part of the field assigned for landing and in so doing shall not cross the course of the finish line. (6) Pilots shall pass all turning points in plain view of the observing officials, stationed at each turning pont, and at an altitude of not over 500 feet. (7) Cancellation of a race in progress—The referee shall have the power to cancel or declare finished a race in progress. If the race has ben 60% or more completed at the time that a red flag is displayed at the start and finish line, the race shall be declared finished. If it is not 60% completed it shall be declared cancelled and run over at a later date. Responsibility of seeing the cancellation flag rests with the contestants. (8) Pilots must at all times be on the lookout for transport airplanes in the vicinity of the Cleveland Airport and in taking off and landing. Transports are to have the right-of-way at all times in the vicinity of the Cleveland Airport. CUTTING OF PYLON—A pilot who has cut the pylon (turning inside or having any part of the plane over, the pylon constitutes "cutting") may validly continue in the race provided he makes a complete turn around same pylon in proper direction of the race before continuing his course, otherwise, he is automatically disqualified from the event. C—FINISH OF THE RACE (1) The finish of all Closed Course Races will be made by passing over the finish line in front of and at right angles to the grandstand, after completing the required number of laps allowed in the Closed Course or other prescribed course. D—WINNER OF THE RACE (1) The winner of first place, in any event where speed is the determining factor, shall be the pilot who has completed a full race in the shortest elapsed time, and of second place, the second best time, etc., provided the pilot is no disqualified. (2) The National Contest Committee reserves the right to interpret these rules and regulations and make any changes they deem necessary. General Rules and Regulations Governing Parachute Jumping Contest (1) Each contestant will be required to jump from a minimum of 2,000 feet landing as near as possible to a predetermined point marked on the airport. (2) This contest is opened to all experienced jumpers. Each jumper must furnish his own airplane and parachute. (3) Contestants will be disqualified for pulling second chute in case of emergency. (4) A parachute jumper landing outside of the landing area of the Airport will be disqualified. 1934 NATIONAL AIR RACES PAGE 37
