PORSCHE ESPORTS SPRINT CHALLENGE GB 2023
REGULATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION AND INCORPORATION
OF TERMS
2. ORGANISATION OF THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
3. REGISTRATION
4. OPERATION OF EVENTS –
GENERAL
5. OPERATION OF EVENTS –
Qualifying session
6. OPERATION OF EVENTS –
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
7. SETUP AND TYRES
8. AWARDING OF POINTS
AND PRIZES
9. JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
AND PENALTIES
10. COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS
11. GOVERNING LAW AND
DISPUTES
APPENDIX 1 –
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.
INTRODUCTION
AND INCORPORATION OF TERMS
1.1
These
Regulations set out the rules and regulations for the staging of the
Championship and apply to each Participant.
1.2
The
Championship is staged on the Platform, and accordingly the Official Sporting
Code of the Platform (the “Sporting Code”), Terms of Use and End User
Licence Agreement the Platform and Broadcast Policy of the Platform (together
the “Platform Documents”) are incorporated into these Regulations and
apply to each Participant.
1.3
In
the event of a conflict between these Regulations and any of the Platform
Documents, these Regulations shall take priority.
1.4
Please
note that in respect of the processing of personal data in connection with the
Championship:
1.4.1 the
Privacy Policy of the Platform describes how personal data is collected and
processed on the Platform; and
1.4.2 the
Privacy Policy of the Championship describes how personal data is collected and
processed by the Organiser and Porsche in connection with the operation of the
Championship.
2.
ORGANISATION
OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
2.1
The
Championship consists of four Championship Events, with each Championship Event
consisting of one Qualifying Session and two Races, as further detailed in
Regulations 5 and 6. The Championship shall have two separate Classifications,
the pro Classification and the amateur Classification.
2.2
The
dates and virtual circuits for each Championship Event are as follows:
Races
Date
Virtual
Circuit
1&2
8 October 2023
Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix)
3&4
22nd October 2023
Donington GP
5&6
5 November 2023
Snetterton 300
7&8
12 November 2023
Brands Hatch GP
2.3
The
Organiser reserves the right to cancel or relocate a Championship Event or
individual Events without any liability to any Participant.
2.4
The
Organiser is solely responsible for all aspects of the staging and operation of
the Championship and all questions and queries regarding the Championship
should be directed to the Organiser at: [email protected].
Accordingly, each Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
2.4.1
Porsche
shall have no liability in respect of the Championship and its operation (save
for any breach by Porsche of the licence set out in Regulation 10.3);
2.4.2
each
Participant’s sole recourse in respect of any matter arising out of or relating
to the Championship and these Regulations (save for any breach by Porsche of
the licence set out in Regulation 10.3) shall be to the Operator; and
2.4.3
nothing
in this Regulation 2.4 shall affect Porsche’s ability to rely on the licence
set out in Regulation 10.3.
3.
REGISTRATION
Registration Process – Championship
Events
3.1
In
order to participate in the Championship Events a Driver must:
3.1.1
be
a legal resident of the United Kingdom;
3.1.2
be
at least 18 years of age;
3.1.3
not
have ever competed in either the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup or Porsche
Esports Carrera Cup GB;
3.1.4
own
at the time of registration and continue to own throughout the Championship, a
Motorsport UK Esports paid membership (£24.99 for a 12-month membership);
3.1.5
complete
and sign the Application for Driver Entry (on behalf of themselves and any
other members of their team) and submit it to the Organiser at [email protected]
on or before 23.59 on Monday 2nd October (or, in respect of Waiting
List Drivers and Guest Drivers, such time and date as is notified by the
Organiser to the applicable Waiting List Driver or Guest Driver);
3.1.6
Complete
the ‘Register’ process for the Championship on the SimGrid Website. This
includes choosing either the pro or amateur Classification in accordance with Regulation
6.1;
3.1.7
ensure
that the Application for Driver Entry is provided complete with full car design
and livery specifications, designed within the Platform and compliant with
Regulation 10.1, as a vector file (.eps or .ai);
3.1.8
have
registered an account on the Platform (and include their Platform ID within
their Application for Driver Entry);
3.1.9
not
have an iRacing licence lower than Class D 2.0;
3.1.10
not
be persons designated by OFAC as Specially Designated Nationals; and
3.1.11
have
been invited to particate in the Championship Event under Regulation 3.2.
3.2
An
Application for Driver Entry shall be determined by the Organiser in its sole
discretion and the Organiser will provide a confirmation email to any person
whose Application for Driver Entry is successful and who is accordingly invited
to participate in the Championship Events. Each Championship Event will have
up-to twenty (20) registered Drivers (for the avoidance of doubt, this is twenty
(20) Registered Drivers in each of the professional and amateur Classifications).
3.3
Please
note that the Organiser reserves the right to invite Guest Drivers to any of
the Races or Events that take place during the Championship.
Entry fees for the Championship
3.4
There
will be no registration/entry fees for Participants for competing in the
Championship, but, as per Regulation 3.1.3, all Registered Drivers are required
to have a paid Motorsport UK Esports membership.
4.
OPERATION
OF EVENTS – GENERAL
4.1
League
Each Championship Event shall be
staged as a ‘Hosted Session’ (“Session”) within the Platform with the
overall Championship taking the form of a league. All Registered Drivers shall
receive invites to join Sessions and/or the league.
4.2
Conduct
of Races
Each Race shall be conducted in
accordance with, and shall be subject to the rules of, the Sporting Code and
the Motorsport UK Race with Respect Code of Conduct
4.3
Race
timing and weather
All Races will be staged using
automatically generated weather and dynamic sky. The date will be set to the
date of the Race plus six months, while the time of day will be set as follows:
Race 1: Morning
Race 2: Afternoon
4.4
Setup
All cars in
the pro and amateur Classification will have fixed setups. All Drivers will be provided the fixed set up (as well as
confirmation of any adjustable settings) reasonably in advance of a
Championship Event.
5.
OPERATION
OF EVENTS – Qualifying session
5.1
General
5.1.1
The
Qualifying Session for each Championship Event shall take place before the
first Race of a Championship Event. The Qualifying Session shall consist of one
lone session of 10 minutes in duration, whereby the Driver shall have 10
minutes to set a qualifying time over a maximum of two laps.
5.1.2
Each
Qualifying Session shall have a maximum of 20 Drivers in each Classification,.
5.1.3
The
qualifying time from the Qualifying Session shall determine the grid order for
the first Race of a Championship Event. For the second Race of each Championship
Event the grid positions will be determined by the finishing grid order of the
first Race of the Championship Event. For example, if a Registered Driver
finishes third in the first Race, he shall start the grid from third position for
the second Race.
6.
OPERATION
OF EVENTS – CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
6.1
Commitment
to participate
6.1.1
Each
Registered Driver shall use all reasonable endeavours to fully participate in
each Championship Event.
6.1.2
If
a Registered Driver is unable to participate in a Championship Event for any
reason then they must (where it is possible to do so) notify the Organiser at
least 24 hours in advance of the Championship Event. In such circumstances the
applicable Registered Driver shall be replaced by a Waiting List Driver on the Waiting
List at the time of the disqualification or by a Guest Driver (at the
discretion of the Organiser).
6.1.3
Please
note that Regulation 8.3.2 shall apply where a Qualifying Driver is unable or does
not participate in two or more Championship Events.
6.2
Classifications
A Driver will be classified in the professional Classification
if, on the day of registering, they have ever reached
an iRating on iRacing of 3,500 or more. If a Driver has never reached an
iRating on iRacing of 3,500 or more, they shall be classified as an amateur.
6.3
Start
times
All Championship Events are held on a
Sunday and will start at 18:00 UK time.
6.4
Championship
numbers
Each Registered
Driver participating in the Championship Events will be allocated a Championship
number by the Organiser, which will apply for all Championship Events. Where a
Driver has requested that they be allocated a specific Championship number in
their Application for Driver Entry, the Organiser shall consider such request
but shall ultimately determine the number to be allocated in its sole
discretion. Each Registered Driver is responsible for the proper configurating
of their Championship number within the Platform prior to the start of the
first Championship Event in which they participate. Registered Drivers will also
be assigned start numbers for each Championship Event.
6.5
Minimum
and maximum number of cars
Each
Championship Event shall feature a maximum of 20 cars (with the 20 cars being
Cup Cars for the professional Classification and GT4 Cars for the amateur Classification).
6.6
Event
Settings
Every Championship
Event’s free practice sessions will be staged using the same in-game date and
time of day as the Race session.
6.7
Free
Practice Session
There will be
a four-hour free practice session on two days prior to the Race day – on the Wednesday
and Saturday from 18:00 to 22:00 UK time. Registered Drivers are allowed to
enter and exit the pitlane as they please or jump directly to the pits when
stopping safely on track.
6.8
Qualification
The qualifying
session for each Championship Event, to determine the starting positions of
each Qualifying Driver in Race 1, will last for 10 minutes and a maximum of two
laps. The session will be set to lone-qualifying. Qualifying Drivers are
allowed to enter and exit the pitlane as they please or jump directly to the pits
when stopping safely on track.
6.9
Races
6.9.1
Each
Championship Event will consist of two Races. Each Race is time-based and set
to a duration of 40 minutes. Drivers will be shown the white flag at the start
of their last lap, once the Race leader has crossed the line with insufficient
time remaining to complete more than one lap before the time expires.
Race 1:
(a)
Championship Points awarded
for finishing order in Race 1.
(b)
Race 1’s finishing order will
determine starting order of Race 2.
Race 2:
(a)
Grid determined by finishing
order from Race 1.
(b)
Champions Points awarded for
finishing order in Race 2.
6.10
Event
Timetable.
The following
table shows the typical timetable for each Championship Event (with both Classifications
taking place simultaneously). All times are UK time. The Organiser will notify
all Registered Drivers by email and/or Discord if there is a material change to
any of the timings set out below.
- Practice - 6:00pm BST
- Qualifying - 7:00pm BST - (Lone Qualifying, 2 Laps, 10 Minutes)
- Race 1 - 7:15pm - 7:45pm BST
- Race 2 - 8:00pm - 8:30pm BST
7.
SETUP
AND TYRES
7.1
Tyres
7.1.1
Each
Registered Driver will have an unlimited number of tyres for each Championship
Event.
7.1.2
In
respect of free practice and Qualifying Sessions, Registered Drivers will be
able to leave the pits with a fresh set of tyres and an undamaged car every
time they leave the pitlane.
7.1.3
In
respect of Races, each Registered Driver will start each Race with a fresh set
of tyres and may elect to change their tyres, refuel and/or repair the car
during a Race (but the car will not, unless it is repaired, leave the pitlane
with any damage sustained prior to the pitstop having been repaired). In both Classifications,
all Drivers will be allocated one fast repair to use during each Race.
8.
AWARDING
OF POINTS AND PRIZES
8.1
The
winner
The winner of
each Race is the Driver who is in first position at the end of the Race (once
it is completed in accordance with Regulation 6.9.1), taking account of all penalties.
8.2
Table
of points: Overall ClassificationChampionship Points will be awarded for the position of each Registered Driver (taking account of any penalties incurred) at the end of each Race as follows:
Position
Points
1st
25
2nd
20
3rd
17
4th
14
5th
12
6th
10
7th
9
8th
8
9th
7
10th
6
11th
5
12th
4
13th
3
14th
2
15th
1
16th or lower
0
Championship Points will be awarded for the position of each Registered Driver (taking account of any penalties incurred) at the end of each Race as follows
1st 25
2nd 20
3rd 17
4th 14
5th 12
6th 10
7th 9
8th 8
9th 7
10th 6
11th 5
12th 4
13th 3
14th 2
15th 1
16th or lower 0
So, for
example, a Registered Driver who finished first in Race 1 and third in Race 2
in a particular Championship Event would receive a total of 42 Championship
Points for such Championship Event (subject to any penalties).
Additionally,
one Championship Point is awarded to each Registered Driver who sets the
fastest lap time in each of the Qualifying Session, Race 1 and Race 2,
respectively (meaning an additional three Championship Points in total are
available during each Championship Event).
8.3
Driver
Classification
8.3.1
All
results of the individual Championship Events count towards the Overall
Classification, and there are no void or ‘dropped’ results. The Overall Classification
is listed separately from the classification of each Race and represents the
aggregate of all Championship Points awarded to each Registered Driver over the
course of the entire Championship. The winner of the Championship is the Registered
Driver with the highest number of Championship Points in the Overall
Classification after the completion of the final Championship Event.
8.3.2
The
Registered Driver named in the Application for Driver Entry must take part in a
single Championship Events in order to be included in the final Overall
Classification for the Championship.
8.4
Overall
winner
The winner of
the Championship is the Registered Driver with the highest number of Championship
Points in each Classification after the completion of the final Championship
Event and they will be awarded the title: “Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge GB
Champion2023”.
8.5
Prizes
Overall Classification
8.5.1
Prizes
are awarded following the final Championship Event for the Qualifying Drivers
with the first, second and third-highest Championship Points scored in the
Overall Classification as follows:
Pro Classification - Position in Overall
Classification
Prize
1st
90 minute 911 Driving Experience (further
information can be found at:
https://www1.pec.porsche.com/silverstone/en/pde/sst_pde_911carrera4/)
2nd
As above
3rd
As above
Amateur Classification - Position in Overall
Classification
Prize
1st
90 minute Cayman Driving
Experience (further information can be found at: https://www1.pec.porsche.com/silverstone/en/pde/sst_pde_cayman/)
2nd
As above
3rd
As above
9.
JUDICIAL
PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES
9.1
Race
Review
9.1.1
All
Race results are preliminary until the Stewards have reviewed the Race start(s)
and all protested incidents. Following this review, the Stewards will apply penalties,
when appropriate, and will accordingly adjust the Race result if applicable.
9.1.2
Stewards
may award warnings, time penalties, qualifying bans (meaning that the
applicable Qualifying Driver must start a Race at the back of the grid) as well
as disqualifications and exclusions from future Championship Events (or from
the Championship altogether).
9.1.3
The
Stewards have absolute discretion to issue penalties according to the severity
of the incident in question and, in respect of time penalties, the list of
further sanctions set out in Regulation 9.5 shall also apply.
9.2
Incident
Points
9.2.1
Every
Race will utilise the Platform’s incident monitor, and will impose an Incident Point
Limit to monitor track limits as well as driving standards in general. If a Registered
Driver incurs more than 20 Incident Points in all Races in any single
Championship Event this will result in an automatic drive through penalty. A
drive through penalty will also be incurred every 10 Incident Points after the
first drive through penalty.
9.3
Protests
9.3.1
Any
Driver that is involved in or affected by an incident that occurs during an
Event may file a protest to the Stewards using the Protest Form. Every protest
must be submitted via the Protest Form and must include the car number of the
protesting Driver, the car number of the Driver (or Drivers) in respect of whom
the protest is being made, the Session and (in the case of a Race) lap in which
the incident occurred as well as a brief description of the incident itself.
9.3.2
The
deadline to submit protests is 22:30 UK time on the date of the applicable
incident (the “Protest Submission Deadline”).
9.3.3
By
participating in the Championship, every Participant agrees to accept the
decisions of the Stewards, which are final. In particular, there is no form of
appeal to Porsche or any other body.
9.4
Incident
Summary Report
9.4.1
After
being reviewed by the Stewards, the outcomes of all protests, potential
penalties as well as the official Race results will be published in the form of
an incident summary report. This report will be published no later than 24
hours after the Protest Submission Deadline.
9.4.2
All
protest outcomes published in the incident summary report are final and may not
be appealed.
9.5
Penalty
System
9.5.1
In
addition to their ability to issue a qualifying ban and/or disqualify Drivers,
the following penalties may be used by the Stewards depending on the severity
of the incident:
(a)
Warning
(b)
5 second time penalty added to
Race time
(c)
10 second time penalty added
to Race time
(d)
15 second time penalty added
to Race time
(e)
20 second time penalty added
to Race time
(f)
25 second time penalty added
to Race time
(g)
30 second time penalty added
to Race time
9.5.2
In
addition to the time penalties set out in Regulation 9.5.1 that will apply to a single Race, all time penalties are
tracked over the course of the Championship and additional sanctions may be
imposed where a Registered Driver’s cumulative time penalties over the course
of the Championship (including all Events) meet or exceed certain thresholds,
as follows:
Accumulated time penalty threshold Sanction
30 seconds or more Qualifying ban / end of grid for next Championship Event
60 seconds or more Qualifying ban / end of grid for next Championship Event & -10 championship points
90 seconds or more Ban for next Championship Event
120 seconds or more Ban for next Championship Event & -10 championship points
150 seconds or more Disqualified from the entire Championship
10.1.1
Registered
Drivers must submit their own liveries for their cars (“
Liveries”) to
the Organiser via the Livery Upload Folder in the Motorsport UK Esports Discord
on or before 11:59pm GMT September 28th
2023 (the “
Livery Deadline”). The Organiser provides no guarantee that
any Livery submitted after the Livery Deadline shall be considered for
inclusion in the Championship.
Any Driver who submits their Livery late or in a manner that is not compliant
with these Regulations may be required by the Organiser to use a car that
includes no branding other than that provided by the Organiser.
10.1.2
A
Livery must comply with the following principles (and any further principles
set out in the Application for Driver Entry):
(a)
the official Championship
livery decal layer will be applied to all competing cars. Therefore, no logos
or branding should clash with the decal layer. The decal layer can be found in
the Motorsport UK Esports Discord server;
(b)
the Registered Driver must
have written permission from the property owner for use in the Championship of any
logo or copyrighted material on a livery;
(c)
all liveries used must adhere
to the iRacing Paint Policy found here (https://bit.ly/iracing-paint-policy); and
(d)
any political, offensive,
defamatory, harmful or otherwise indecent material on a custom livery will result
in the Registered Driver being banned from the Championship.
10.2
Promotional
Obligations
Each Driver
shall participate in such promotional obligations relating to the Championship
as reasonably requested by the Organiser from time to time.
10.3
Grant
of licence
10.3.1
Each
Participant grants to the Organiser and Porsche a worldwide, irrevocable,
perpetual, sub-licensable, transferable, royalty-free right and licence to use:
(a)
such Participant’s name,
nickname, image, likeness, biography, signature, voice and film and
photographic portrayal, virtual and/or electronic representation, reputation,
replica, relevant racing statistics and all other characteristics and
attributes of the Participant;
(b)
in the case of Drivers, the
Livery provided by them for use in the Championship (and any logos, trade
marks, service marks (including of sponsors) or other material incorporated in
such Livery); and
(c)
any audio, visual or
audio-visual materials produced during or after the Championship that feature
the Participant and/or any of the materials listed above in this Regulation 10.3.1,
in each case for the following
purposes.
(d)
in connection with the
transmission (via any medium) of coverage of the Championship;
(e)
in advertising and promotional
material for Porsche, the Championship, the real-world Porsche Sprint Challenge
GB (the “RW Championship”) or future championships operated in
association with the Porsche brand (such as television promotions, posters and
advertising);
(f)
in advertising and promotional
material produced by or on behalf of the commercial partners of the
Championship and/or Porsche, the RW Championship and/or future championships operated
in association with the Porsche brand from time to time (such as print
advertising, outdoor advertising, point of sale advertising, trade-on-trade
promotions, programming and website material) to promote their association with
the Championship, Porsche, the RW Championship and/or future championships
administered by Porsche, in each case provided always that no such use shall suggest
individual endorsement by that Participant of the products or services of any
of such commercial partners;
(g)
on merchandising or other
marketing material relating to the Championship or future championships
administered by Porsche; and
(h)
in connection with (and
including within) interactive computer games and/or video games (including for
the purposes of esports activities in any media).
10.3.2
For
the avoidance of doubt, the licence granted in Regulation 10.3.1 shall survive the termination or expiry of the
relevant Participant’s participation in the Championship.
10.3.3
Each
Participant hereby represents and warrants that:
(a)
the exercise of the rights
under Regulation 10.3.1 by the Organiser and/or Porsche
(and any other third parties that the Organiser and/or Porsche licenses such
rights to) shall not infringe the rights, including the intellectual property
rights, of any third party; and
(b)
it has all rights, licences
and permissions necessary from the relevant third parties in order to grant the
rights set out in Regulation 10.3.1.
11.
GOVERNING
LAW AND DISPUTES
11.1
These
Regulations shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
11.2
Any
dispute arising out of or in connection with these Regulations shall be referred
to Sport Resolutions (UK) (a trading name of The Sports Dispute Resolution
Panel Ltd – Company No. 3351039) for final and binding arbitration in
accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 and Sport Resolutions (UK)’s
Arbitration Rules, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference to
this Regulation 11.
12.
APPENDIX 1 – DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.
The
following terms shall have the following meanings when used in these
Regulations:
“Application for Driver Entry” the application
form for entry into the Championship provided by the Organiser;
“Championship” means the Porsche Esports Sprint
Cup GB 2023;
“Championship Event” means each round of the
Championship consisting of one Qualifying Session and two Races, the format of
which is set out in Regulation 6.10;
“Championship Points” means points allocated
depending on a Qualifying Driver’s finishing position at the end of a Race, as
further detailed in Regulation 8.2;
“Classification” means, as the context requires, the
professional classification and/or the amateur classification;
“Driver” means any person who competes in the
Championship from time to time as a driver of a sim-racing car;
“Event” means, as the context requires, a Qualifying
Session and/or a Race;
“Guest Driver” means any Driver who is invited by
the Organiser to participate in the Championship (or any Championship Event)
without having applied through an application for Driver Entry;
“Incident Points” means the system within the
Platform that identifies incidents of poor or dangerous driving and allocates
penalties accordingly;
“Incident Point Limit” has the meaning given in
Regulation 9.2.1;
“Livery” has the meaning given in Regulation 10.1.1;
“Livery Deadline” has the meaning given in
Regulation 10.1.1;
“Organiser” Motorsport UK Association Limited;
“Overall Classification” means, in relation to
each classification, the overall Championship Points standings for the
Championship in aggregate across all Championship Events;
“Participant” means any Driver and any member of
their support team, as detailed on the Application for Driver Entry;
“Platform” means the iRacing sim-racing platform;
“Platform Documents” has the meaning given in
Regulation 1.2;
“Protest Form” means the protest form available
from the Organiser on request;
“Porsche” means Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd, a
company registered in England with its registered address at Bath Road, Calcot,
Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SE (and any other affiliates of Porsche Cars Great
Britain Ltd and/or members of its group of companies);
“Protest Submission Deadline” has the meaning
given in Regulation 9.3.2;
"Qualifying Session” means the qualifying
session to determine the starting grid order for the first Race of each
Championship Event, which shall take before the first Race of the Championship
Event;
“Registered Driver” means a Driver who has been
invited by Porsche to participate in the Championship and subsequently
registers for the Championship on the SimGrid Website;
“Regulations” means these rules and regulations
for the Championship, including the Appendices;
"Race” means a race which forms part of a
Championship Event;
“RW Championship” has the meaning given in
Regulation 10.3.1(e);
“Session” has the meaning given in Regulation 4.1;
"SimGrid Website” means the following
website: https://www.thesimgrid.com/
“Steward” means an official steward of the
Championship and/or a Championship Event, as appointed by the Organiser from
time to time in its sole discretion;
“Waiting List” means the waiting list of drivers
who were unsuccessful in their application to participate in the Championship but
who were selected to be on a waiting list of Waiting List Drivers; and
“Waiting List Driver” means a Driver who is
invited by the Organiser to participate in the Championship having been on the
Waiting List.
2.
The
following rules of interpretation apply to these Regulations:
2.1
any obligations imposed on a "Driver" in these Regulations
include an obligation on that Driver to procure such obligation is complied
with by any employees (direct or indirect), consultants, agents, team members
or third parties acting on that Driver’s behalf (including any other
Participants named on such Driver’s Application for Driver Entry), and that
Driver shall be primarily liable for any breach of any of these Regulations by
any of the foregoing;
2.2
use of the singular includes the plural and
vice versa and words importing any particular gender shall include all other
genders;
2.3
any reference to a statute, statutory
provision, subordinate legislation, code or guideline ("legislation") is a reference to
such legislation as amended and in force from time to time and to any
legislation that re-enacts or consolidates (with or without modification) any
such legislation;
2.4
any reference to a document, agreement,
regulation, code or equivalent shall be to that document, agreement,
regulation, code or equivalent as amended, varied or restated from time to
time;
2.5
any phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include", "such as" "in particular" or any similar
expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of
the words preceding those terms;
2.6
in writing includes by email unless otherwise
indicated; and
2.7
the Appendices form part of these Regulations
and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of these Regulations
and any reference to these Regulations includes the Appendices.
3.
Any
notice to be provided to a Participant in writing shall be sent by email to the
email address for that Participant set out on the Application for Driver Entry.
Any such email shall be deemed delivered on the date and at the time it is
sent.
4.
Any
references in these Regulations to consent or approval to be given by the Organiser
shall be determined by the Organiser in its absolute and sole discretion and no
decision shall be considered to be setting a precedent for any future decision
of the Organiser.
(a) If any provision of these Regulations shall be found by any court or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable,
such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of
these Regulations, which shall remain in full force and effect. (b) If any provision of these Regulations is
so found to be invalid or unenforceable but would be valid or enforceable if
some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply
with such deletion(s) as may be necessary to make it valid. (c) In the circumstances referred to in
paragraph (a) and if paragraph (b) does not apply, the Organiser shall attempt
in good faith to substitute for any invalid or unenforceable provision a valid
or enforceable provision that achieves to the greatest extent possible the same
effect as would have been achieved by the invalid or unenforceable provision.
