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(b) Flying over grandstands at any time.

(c) Failure of airplane, motor or pilot to be qualified to compete in any race in which entry is sought or has been made.

(d) Airplane, motor or pilot being in an unsatisfactory condition to compete, having due re-gard for the safety of airplane, motor,, pilot, mechanic, public, or other contestants.

(e) Unfair or reckless competition; resorting to methods in competition that are unsportsman-like.

(f) Disobedience of F.A.I. Rules or National Aeronautic Association Rules, or the pub-lished Rules of the National Air Races or the Department of Commerce Air Traffic Rules and Regulations.

(g) Any race or races which is overcrowded. In the exercise of such authority, selection will be made in the order of the entrant's qualify-ing speed. Those to be rejected will be he entrants with the lowest speed in the qualify-ing race for that race.

3. The right to exclude any contestant in any race is vested in the Contest Directors, acting for the Contest Committee and will be exercised at the starting point of any of the races. The Chief of the Technical Committee will act for the Contest Directors in exercising this authority.

I--MARKINGS ON AIRPLANES

1. Each airplane shall have a racing number assigned to it by the Entry Chief which number shall be assigned in the order of receipt of entries. However, if you have a number painted on your airplane, the Entry Chief will assign that number to you, if possible.

Same shall be painted by the contestant on the top of the upper left wing and on each side of the fuselage, clear of the wing, in characters at least 36 inches high, and in highly contrasting colors. It shall have no other numbering over 12 inches in height.

2. Airplanes enter in the Bendix Trophy Race shall also have their racing number painted on the bottom of the lower wing and on both sides of the fuselage in characters at least 36 inches high, clear of the wing, and in highly contrasting colors.

3. Entrants will be permitted to have advertising on their airplanes, provided that such advertising does not in any way obscure the racing number or the Department of Commerce number, and meets with the approval of the Contest Directors.

J-PROTESTS

1. The right to protest is possessed by pilots only; except that the Contest Committee of the National Air Races may always act by virtue of their office, even when no protest has been filed.

2. Protests will be considered only when presented in writing and accompanied by the sum of $10.00 which amount shall be returned only if the protest shall be deemed to have been well founded, or if so directed by the Contest Board of the National Aeronautic Association.

3. Protest on eligibility of airplane, motor or pilot must be filed before the start of the race. This does not prevent the National Air Races Contest Committee from disqualify-ing on the grounds of ineligibility after the start of the race.

4. The prize won by a contestant who is involved in a protest shall be withheld 48 hours after a final decision has been rendered concerning such protest.

5. The parties involved in a protest must be duly sum-moned and given a hearing within a period of time de-termined by the National Air Races Contest Committee. If they fail to present themselves at the time fixed, they may not plead such absence against the decision that was rendered in the case.

6. Notice of rejection of a protest shall be given immediately in writing to the protestant at the address which must be set forth in the protest itself-or such notice be immediately delivered to the protestant in person.

7. Pilots may appeal from decision of Local Contest Committee to the National Aeronautic Association whose decision shall be final. This appeal must be in writing and accompanied by $10.00 which amount shall not be refunded unless validity of protest is recognized and must be made within 48 hours after the decision of the local Contest Committee is announced.

8. The National Contest Board reserves the right to officially interpret all rules.

K-EXPENSES OF PILOTS AND MECHANICS,ETC.

1. The National Air Races will not pay the hotel, transportation or living expenses of any contesting pilots, visiting pilots, passengers, mechanics, or others.

2. The National Air Races will not pay the expense of storage, mechanical expense, or gas, oil, etc. for contesting or visiting pilots, etc. Further, the National Air Races as-sume no responsibility for gas, oils, etc., purchased during the National Air Races by contesting or visiting pilots, etc.

3. The National Air Races assume no responsibility or liability in case of accident or damage to any participating pilot, mechanic, official, employee, or airplane.
L-RULES OF THE RACES

1. Method of Starting-If "Formation Start" (Race Horse) proves practical, it will be continued throughout the entire series of free-for-all closed course races.

(a) Airplanes eligible for the Qualifying Races will be lined up with motors idling, on the starting line from left to right, in the order of their qualifying speed, established in the Speed Trials. At a given signal all airplanes will take off together.

(b) Airplanes eligible for the Feature Races (397 CUBIC INCH FEATURE RACE, LOUIS W. GREVE TROPHY RACE and the THOMPSON TRPOHY RACE) will be lined up, with motors idling, on the starting line, from left to right, in the order of their qualifying