Peter Hall 6-Hour Regularity Relay
The annual 6hr Regularity Relay is an endurance team event promoted by the Marque Sports Car Association Inc. This event is held at the 2.6km long circuit at Mallala Motor Sport Park – Owen Road, Mallala – approx. 70 km north of Adelaide – allow 1 hour. Venue map. The Relay is almost always held on the first Sunday in May.
Teams consist of a minimum of 3 cars with 4 drivers and a maximum of 6 cars with 6 drivers. Individuals not able to form a team may apply for vacancies within other teams. Currently there is an overall maximum of 30 teams or 180 drivers.
The goal for competitors is to drive and maintain a precise time that has been personally nominated by every driver, in advance. Results are determined by the variation from this nominated lap time.
Scoring is calculated by averaging the lap times nominated for a team, dividing this into the 6hr race duration and then doubling this value to arrive at ‘Goal Laps’ for the team. Bonus Laps are added and Penalty Laps are subtracted from the actual laps to arrive at ‘Achieved Laps’. Achieved Laps is then expressed as a percentage of Goal Laps and the team with the highest percentage is the winner.
Racing can be undertaken in marque sports cars, street sedans and/or sports cars. No open wheel cars. Other categories of cars are at the discretion of the organisers.
The overall goal is to be as close as practicable to your nominated lap time. Simple?
There are a few constraints, such as:
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Only one driver from a team on the track at once and the current driver must wear a sash.
- Each driver must complete a minimum of 10% and no more than a maximum of 30% of the teams nominated laps. (e.g. 4 drivers in a team = 1.5 hours on track for each driver).
- No electronic radios or communications equipment is allowed in the driver’s cars, however, pit crew can advise a driver of the times being achieved by using signs hung over the pit wall.
- Drivers must be a financial member of a car club affiliated with the MSCASA (the MX-5 Club is an affiliated club).
- drivers must have a Motorsport Australia 2S licence, which can be issued by MSCASA or the Sporting Car Club of S.A.
The document entitled General Supplementary Regulations outlines the full details:
- Administration
- The nature of the event and awards
- Entry details, composition of teams and fees
- Vehicle and driver criteria
- Scrutineering requirements & driver briefing
- Sash change over procedures
- Arrangements an Information Night
