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7. Noseover Structure — substantial protection for pilot must be provided either fore or aft of pilot cockpit. Structure must not obstrcut forward visibility.
8. Fuel Tanks — must have a minimum capacity of 15 gallons. Any type of fuel may be used.
9. Parachutes, safety belts, shoulder straps and crash helmets are compulsory.
10. Materials and Workmanship — must conform to aircraft standards or equivalent.
11. Inspection — winners of the first three places in the heats of each series of races will be impounded immediately following the race and will be inspected by a committee of three, consisting of: Chairman of the National Air Races Technical Committee, Representative of the Professional Race Pilots Association and a Representative of the engine manufacturer. Ships with engines altered will be disqualified.
12. Entries or ships from countries other than United States built by private enterprise and using a United States built engine, holding an A.T.C., are eligible.
13. There is no minimum altitude requirement; however, the maximum altitude is 500 feet.
14. Entries are subject to inspection and approval by the National Air Races Technical Committee following which owners become eligible for a construction compliance approval certificate issued by the Professional Race Pilots Association. This certificate will attest to compliance with airworthiness demonstrations and will be effective for the life of the aircraft or until airworthiness modifications have been made.
15. Thirty-two (32) entries, based on the fastest qualifying speeds will make up the field for the Goodyear Trophy Race. These 32 entries will be divided into four (4) heats of eight (8) planes each for races on the opening day.
Selection of planes for heat races will be as follows:
1st Heat
Planes Qualifying in Positions 1-5-9-12-17-21-25-29.
2nd Heat 
Planes Qualifying in Positions 2-6-10-14-18-22-26-30.
3rd Heat 
Planes Qualifying in Positions 3-7-11-15-19-23-27-31.
4th Heat
Planes Qualifying in Positions 4-8-12-16-20-24-28-32.

F — PILOT ELIGIBILITY — All Races
1. Pilots must be certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and hold F.A.I Certificate and Annual Sporting License issued by the Contest Board of the National Aeronautic Association — 1025 Conecticut Avenure, Washington, D.C.
2. Pilots must have had at least 500 solo hours, unless they can show certified time of 10 hours in the ship they propose to race for every 100 hours short of the 500 hours, but in no case shall they have less than 200 solo hours, 10 of which must have been in the six months prior to the race in question.
All pilots must have had at least two (2) hours in the ship to be flown in the race or another ship of identical design and have made at least 5 takeoffsand 5 landings, prior to qualification attempt but not earlier than 90 days before the race in question. Certification of the above is necessary unless witnessed by a committee of the Professional Race Pilots Association. 
In case a pilot has had no previous closed circuit racing experience he must fly the ship to be used in the race at least five (5) consecutive laps of the prescribed course, at least two (2) of which shall be made at high (race) speed.
3. Pilots must fly solo in all closed circuit races. Crash helmets, parachutes and safety belts are compulsory.
4.The pilot who flies in any closed circuit race must be the same pilot who flew the identical airplane in the qualifying trials. (The only exception to this rule will be a written statement from the official physician, in case of sickness or accident, that a pilot is not in condition to fly, in which case, an alternate pilot can be used, but the alternate pilot must be one who meets all the requirements outlined above for the first pilot.)
5. The National Air Races Management will appoint a Doctor who will give each pilot a physical examination before taking part in any race. This examination must be made not to exceed six (6) hours before the start of each race. The Contest Directors reserve the right to disqualify any pilot who is not physically fit to participate.
6. Pilots who fly airplanes in the Bendix Trophy Race will be allowed to fly airplanes in the Thompson and other closed circuit races provided they have personally qualified the airplane entered. Pilots will not be allowed to qualify any airplane entered in the Thompson or other races after they have finished the Bendix Trophy Race.
7. Pilots entering the Bendix Trophy Race must be qualified to fly the type airplane they have entered and must be qualified in the type of cross country flying involved. In case of question on eligibilty qualification, final decision rests with the Contest Committee for the Bendix Race. This Committee reserves the right to require any pilot to prove he is qualified to fly the airplane he has entered under the conditions required by the race rules.
8. Entrants (airplane owners) not holding a National Aeronautic Association Annual Sports Registration for their airplane for the current calendar year must procure this from the National Aeronautic Association — 1025 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C., before submitting entry. This license will bear the "race number" assigned by N.A.A. to the aircraft for the current calendar year.

G — ENTRIES AND ENTRY FEE
1. Entries must be made on the official entry blanks supplied by the Race Conest Committee of the National Air Races. Closing date for all entries will be midnight, August 9, 1948. Postmark on the envelope will be considered official time of mailing.
2. On entry blanks filed before closing date, midnight, August 9, 1948, an entry fee of $75,00 for each airplane is required other than Goodyear Trophy Race entries for which the fee is $25.00. This fee will cover all races for which any one airplane is eligible. Entry fee will not be returned, except to nonqualifiers reporting in Cleveland for the Goodyear Trophy Race.
3. Pilots entering an airplane after the official closing date must pay an entry fee of $150.00 for each airplane they enter (Goodyear — $50.00) none of which will be returned except to nonqualifiers reporting in Cleveland for the Goodyear Trophy Race.