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Event Rules:

1. Events shall have a minimum of three hours of practice immediately preceding the event. Practice shall be run in a series of 3 to 5 minute heats. Drivers are encouraged to marshal while waiting to practice.
2. All cars shall pass Technical Inspection prior to entry.  Technical inspection involves the following:

Checking the car's width using a block or gauge. The same block or gauge shall be used for all cars.

Checking that the car does not drag on the track and that all four wheels touch and roll on a known flat surface or track section having either low or no rails.

Checking the front axle for excessive lateral play.

Inspection of the car for visible rule violations.

Removal of the body and internal inspections are not performed at this time.  The driver is solely responsible for the legality of his car.  The technical inspector cannot make adjustments required to bring a car into compliance. Cars will be returned to the driver following inspection for any repairs or modifications.  Following inspection cars may be impounded or returned to the drivers at the race director's discretion.

1. Each event shall have a qualifying and a main race.  Qualifying races may be round robin events or heats with a duration of 1 to 3 minutes per lane. Main events may be round robin or heats with a duration of two to five minutes per lane. Events shall be structured such that all racers have a chance of becoming the overall winner.  European lane rotation method is encouraged.
2. Time between segments of each race shall be no shorter than 30 seconds and no longer than 1/2 of the segment duration.
3. The heat begins when power comes on. Power on starts (i.e. Trakmate Formula 1) are not acceptable.
4. The lap counter is considered correct unless the driver and a witness indicate otherwise.
5. Track may be called for the following reasons only:

Deslots resulting in a car beyond the reach of the marshals.

Damage to a car as a result of a marshalling incident or by a bystander.

Failure of the track, power supply or lap counter.

An unfair or dangerous situation.

Track should not be called for multiple deslots in the same corner or area of the track or if the marshal is in the process of retrieving a car that is off of the table.

6. Only the marshals are allowed to call track. Drivers that call track or marshal cars by reaching across the track section immediately in front of their driver’s stand may be subject to lap penalties.
7. If a car is damaged during a race as a result of a marshalling incident or by a bystander then track shall be called and the driver given a reasonable period of time to perform repairs.
8. Track segments and/or position of each car should be recorded after the race. Drivers shall leave their cars on the track following the race until their position is recorded. In the event of a tie then a) track position, b) order of qualifying and c) order of entry shall be used to resolve the tie.
9. Races and/or segments shall be run over only for track or lap counter malfunctions beyond the control of the driver resulting in an unfair situation.
10. Drivers are required to marshal the race immediately following theirs. For example if C, B and A Mains were to be run in that order, then the drivers running in the A Main would marshal the C Main. Drivers in the C Main would marshal the B Main and the drivers in the B Main would marshal the A Main.
11. Drivers behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner shall receive lap penalties. A warning is issued following the first offense. The second offense results in a 1-lap penalty. Additional offenses result in a 5-lap penalty per occurrence.
12. The entrant may be disqualified from a race or excluded from the event with forfeit of all entry fees and prizes for a single severe offense (e.g. threatening another driver or causing damage to the track or race site) or for chronic unsportsmanlike behavior. Drivers excluded from the event must leave the race site.
13. Only the race director, track owner and host may impose lap penalties and exclude drivers from an event.
14. The NITRO organizers reserve the right to exclude individuals from the series for the good of the organization.

1. The top finishing Fray cars shall be disassembled following the race for internal inspection.  The number of cars to be torn down shall equal the number of lanes on the track. (e.g On a 4-lane track the first, second, third and fourth place cars shall be inspected).
2. Post race technical inspection is not required for support classes.
3. All cars shall pass Post Race Technical Inspection.  Post Race Technical inspection involves the following:

Checking the car's width using a block or gauge. The same block or gauge shall be used for all cars.

Checking the front axle for excessive lateral play.

Inspection of the car for visible rule violations.

Visual inspection of armatures and checking of armature pole to pole resistance after a minimum five-minute cool down period.

Inspection of chassis, magnets, gears, chassis and any part that can not be inspected without body removal.

The driver is solely responsible for the legality of his car.  Cars failing post race technical inspection will be disqualified and awarded last place points.  

Drivers may protest an unfair situation or disqualification.  Protests must be made prior to the start of the next race or heat.  Protests involving the main event and/or the top 4 cars must be made no later than the end of post race technical inspection.  The race director may grant the protest or dispute it.  Disputed protests or protests involving disqualification will be heard immediately by the technical committee who will rule on the protest.  The judgment of the committee is final.

The technical committee shall consist of the race director for the event and up to four elected NITRO members.  All committee members present at a race are part of the committee.  Four at-large committee members shall be elected for the duration of the season by consensus of the other racers.  A committee member is excluded from voting in the event that a protest or incident involves themselves or their car.  Decisions of the committee are by consensus and/or simple majority vote.  In the event of a tie then the decision is awarded to the driver or entrant who is the subject of the protest or incident.