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1. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ALL EVENTS 1935 NATIONAL AIR RACES A - Plane Eligibility-General 1. Foreign-built airplanes are eligible to enter any event, 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. 2. License cards must be prominently displayed in all aircraft entered in order to be eligible to start in any event entered. 3. The Race Technical Committee reserves the right to inspect or check the characteristics and condition of any plane entered. Entrants are required to answer under affidavit all questions listed in the official entry blank regarding planes entered. B - Plane Eligibility-Free-for-all Races 1. Airplanes with any type of Department of Commerce license shall be eligible for entry in free-for-all events. 2. Any type of engine with or without supercharger may be used, subject to approval of the Race Contest Committee and provided the aircraft entered is eligible for the type of license displayed. 3. Qualifying speed dashes will be held and contestants must compete and qualify in these speed dashes in order to be eligible for the closed course events. (a) Motors with 200 cubic inch displacement or less entered in the closed course events must make a qualifying speed of 115 m.p.h. (b) Motors with 375 cubic inch displacement or less entered in the closed course events must make a qualifying speed of 175 m.p.h. (c) Motors with 550 cubic inch displacement or less entered in the closed course events must make a qualifying speed of 200 m.p.h. (d) Motors with unlimited cubic inch displacement entered in the closed course events must make a qualifying speed of 225 m.p.h. 4. In a closed course event the entrant having the fasted qualifying speed will start in pole position. The entrant with the second fastest time will start in No. 2 position, etc. 5. The qualifying speed dashes for the 200 and 375 cubic inch displacement groups will be held on Wednesday, August 28. All ships must qualify on this date to be eligible for the closed course events for these groups. 6. The qualifying speed dash for the 550 cubic inch displacement group will be held on Thursday, August 29. All ships must qualify on this date to be eligible for the closed course events for this group.
