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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 the protest must be duly summoned and given a hearing within a period of time determined by the Race 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 the protest shall be given immediately in writing to the protestant at an address which must be set forth in the protexst itself, or such notice may be delviered to the protestant in person.

7. Pilots may appeal from decision of local Race Contest Committee to the N. A. A. Contest Board whose decisions will be final. This appeal must be in writing and accompanied by $25.00 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 Race Contest Committee is announced.

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

L - DISQUALIFICATION
1. No entrant or pilot or mechanic shall have any claim for damage or expense of any type against the National Air Races or its officers, managers, trustees, underwriters, sponsors, City of Cleveland, assigns or the Race Contest Committee or the National Aeronautic Association or their officers, agents or representatives, by reason of disqualification of either airplane or the pilot.

M - EXPENSES OF PILOTS AND MECHANICS, ETC.
1.  The National Air Races assume no responsibility and will not pay the hotel, transportation, storage, gas, mechanical or living expenses of any contesting pilot, visiting pilot, passenger, mechanic or airplane.
2.  The National Air Races and those listed in L-1, assume no responsibility or liability in case of accident or damage to any participating ilot, mechanic, official, employee or airplane.

N - RULES OF THE RACES
1.  Method of Start–formation starts will be used for all closed circuit races with the exception of the Sohio Handicap Trophy Race.
(a) In these events, the airplanes eligible for each race will be lined up with engines idling on the starting line from left to right in the order of their positions established in the qualifying trials as covered in the Rules and Regulations for the 1948 National Air Races under "C–QUALIFYING and ELIMINATION SPEED TRIALS."
(b) For formation starts, starting time for all airplanes will be taken from the time the first airplane crosses the starting line or when necessary, upon drop of starting flag.  Finish time will be taken as each plane passes the finish line in flight.
(c) In taking off in formation start, no airplane shall cut in front of another until a safe distance has been gained.  Any airplane passing another airplane must keep at least 150 feet to the right or 50 feet above the airplane overtaken.
2.  All pylon turn must be made to the left and outside of the pylons.
3.  An airplane overtaken must hold its true course in order that it may not in any way impede or interfere with a faster, overtaking airplane.
4.  An airplane overtaking a slower airplane shall never attempt to pass between that airplane and the pylon.
5.  After crossing the finish line, all airplanes 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 that part of the airport assigned for landing and in so doing shall not cross the course or the finish line.
6.  Pilots shall pass all turning points in plain view o the observing officials stationed at each turning point and at an altitude of not over 500 feet.
7.  CANCELLATION OF A RACE IN PROGRESS. The Contest Directors shall have the power to cancel or declare finished a race in progress.  If the race has been 60% or more than 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 contestant.
8.  Pilots must at all times be on the lookout for transport airliners in the vicinity of the airport.  In taking off and landing, transports are to have the right-of-way at all times.
9.  The Race Contest Committee reserves the right to change the length of any race course or the length of any race.
10.  FINISH OF THE RACE.  The finish of all closed circuit 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 in the closed course or other prescribed course.
11.  The National Contest Board reserves the right to interpret these Rules and Regulations and make any changes they deem necessary.

O - PYLON TURN DURING RACE-WHAT CONSTITUTES CUTTING OF PYLON
1.  A pilot who has cut a pylon (turning inside or having part of the airplane over the pylon constitutes "cutting") may validly continue the race provided he pulls up to a minimum altitude of 500 feet and makes a complete turn around same pylon in the proper direction of the race before continuing his course; otherwise he is penalized one lap and therefore must make an additional complete lap for each cut pylon during the race.

P - WINNER OF THE RACE
1. The winner of the first place in any race where speed is the determing 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 not disqualified and no protest has been filed.

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