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FS East 2023 Rules Formatted v1.0
FS East 2023 Rules Formatted v1.0
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2. General ............................................................................................................................................ 9
2.1. Competition Dates and Place .................................................................................................. 9
2.2. FS East Rules 2023 ................................................................................................................... 9
2.3. Categories and Scoring ............................................................................................................ 9
2.4. Rule Category Clarification .................................................................................................... 10
2.5. Rules Questions ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.6. Official Language ................................................................................................................... 11
2.7. Official Time........................................................................................................................... 11
2.8. FS East Registration ............................................................................................................... 12
2.8.1. Important dates ............................................................................................................. 12
2.8.2. Team Registration - getting your unique IDs for the quiz ............................................. 13
2.8.3. Event Registration Quiz Forms (CV, EV and DV) ............................................................ 14
2.8.4. Regions .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.8.5. Event Registration Slots and Lists .................................................................................. 16
2.8.6. Invited Teams ................................................................................................................ 17
2.8.7. Event Registration Periods ............................................................................................ 18
2.8.8. Registration Fee............................................................................................................. 18
2.8.9. FS East Registration Required Contact Information ...................................................... 22
2.8.10. Team Members ............................................................................................................. 22
2.8.11. Faculty Advisor .............................................................................................................. 22
2.9. Event Handbook .................................................................................................................... 22
2.10. Unsportsmanlike Conduct ................................................................................................. 22
2.11. Testing and Work Safety ................................................................................................... 22
2.12. [CV only] Fuel Type Order ................................................................................................. 23
2.13. [EV only] Electrical System Officer(s) Declaration ............................................................. 24
2.14. [DV only] Autonomous System Responsible(s) Declaration.............................................. 24
2.15. Technical Documents ........................................................................................................ 24
2.16. Engineering Design Documents......................................................................................... 24
2.16.1. Engineering Design Report ............................................................................................ 24
2.16.2. Design Spec Sheet ......................................................................................................... 25
2.16.3. [DV only] Autonomous Design Report .......................................................................... 25
2.17. Cost Report Documents .................................................................................................... 25
2.17.1. Electronic Copy .............................................................................................................. 25
2.17.2. Written Copy ................................................................................................................. 25
2.18. Business Plan Documents .................................................................................................. 25
2.18.1. Business Plan Pitch Video .............................................................................................. 25
2.18.2. Business Plan Presentation - Electronic Copy ............................................................... 25
2.19. Team Member Designation and Health Insurance Certificate .......................................... 26
3. Technical Rules .............................................................................................................................. 27
3.1. General Vehicle Requirements and Restrictions ................................................................... 27
3.1.1. Tires ............................................................................................................................... 27
3.1.2. Inspection Holes ............................................................................................................ 27
3.1.3. Firewall Protection ........................................................................................................ 28
3.1.4. Gas cylinder/tank and the pressure regulator protection ............................................ 28
3.1.5. Wire mounting in battery packs .................................................................................... 28
3.1.6. Vehicle Identification..................................................................................................... 28
3.2. Special requirements and restrictions for Internal Combustion engine vehicles ................. 28
3.2.1. Engine Lubrication System ............................................................................................ 28
3.3. Special requirements and restrictions for Electric vehicles .................................................. 29
3.3.1. TSAC Evening Storage .................................................................................................... 29
3.3.2. Li-Ion Specific Fire Extinguisher ..................................................................................... 29
3.3.3. TS Accumulator installation........................................................................................... 29
3.3.4. TS Accumulator in team’s pit......................................................................................... 30
3.3.5. TS Accumulator charging ............................................................................................... 30
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3.3.6. Data Logger.................................................................................................................... 30
3.3.7. Current and Voltage limit violations.............................................................................. 30
3.3.8. Grounding Checks.......................................................................................................... 30
3.3.9. HVD removal.................................................................................................................. 30
3.3.10. TSAL attachment ........................................................................................................... 31
3.3.11. Device to be used for checking cell temperature ......................................................... 31
3.4. Technical Inspection - General Requirements ...................................................................... 31
3.4.1. Inspection & Testing Requirement ................................................................................ 31
3.4.2. Car weighting................................................................................................................. 31
3.4.3. Brake test....................................................................................................................... 31
3.4.4. BOTS test ....................................................................................................................... 32
3.5. Technical Inspection Procedure ............................................................................................ 33
3.5.1. Static Technical Inspection ............................................................................................ 33
3.5.2. Dynamic Technical Inspection ....................................................................................... 34
3.5.3. Maintenance during Technical Inspection .................................................................... 34
4. Static Events .................................................................................................................................. 35
4.1. Business Plan Presentation Event ......................................................................................... 35
4.1.1. Business Plan Documents .............................................................................................. 35
4.1.2. Deep Dive Topic ............................................................................................................. 36
4.1.3. Finalists’ Deep Dive Topic .............................................................................................. 36
4.1.4. Judging Sequence .......................................................................................................... 36
4.1.5. Business Plan Presentation Scoring Formula ................................................................ 36
4.1.6. Scoresheet for initial judging ......................................................................................... 37
4.1.7. Result Revision .............................................................................................................. 37
4.2. Cost and Manufacturing Event .............................................................................................. 38
4.2.1. Cost Report Documents ................................................................................................ 38
4.2.2. Judging Sequence .......................................................................................................... 39
4.2.3. Cost and Manufacturing Scoring Formula ..................................................................... 39
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4.2.4. Result Revision .............................................................................................................. 40
4.3. Engineering Design Event ...................................................................................................... 40
4.3.1. Engineering Design Documents..................................................................................... 40
4.3.2. Judging Sequence .......................................................................................................... 42
4.3.3. Engineering Design Scoring ........................................................................................... 42
4.3.4. Result Revision .............................................................................................................. 42
5. Dynamic Events ............................................................................................................................. 43
5.1. Skidpad Event ........................................................................................................................ 43
5.1.1. Skidpad Track Layout ..................................................................................................... 43
5.1.2. Skidpad Procedure ........................................................................................................ 43
5.1.3. Skidpad scoring.............................................................................................................. 44
5.2. Acceleration event ................................................................................................................ 44
5.2.1. Acceleration Track Layout ............................................................................................. 44
5.2.2. Acceleration Procedure ................................................................................................. 45
5.2.3. Acceleration scoring ...................................................................................................... 45
5.3. Autocross Event ..................................................................................................................... 45
5.4. Endurance and Efficiency Event ............................................................................................ 45
5.5. Driverless Events ................................................................................................................... 46
5.5.1. Additional FS East-specific remarks............................................................................... 46
5.5.2. Driverless Event Track Layout ....................................................................................... 47
5.5.3. Track Marking ................................................................................................................ 47
5.5.4. Driverless Autocross Procedure .................................................................................... 49
5.5.5. Driverless Autocross Scoring ......................................................................................... 49
5.5.6. Driverless Trackdrive Procedure ................................................................................... 49
5.5.7. Driverless Trackdrive Scoring ........................................................................................ 50
5.6. Special addition to the FSG Rules 2023 ................................................................................. 50
5.6.1. Passing ........................................................................................................................... 50
5.6.2. Endurance waiting queue .............................................................................................. 50
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5.6.3. Endurance track length ................................................................................................. 51
5.6.4. Fuel ................................................................................................................................ 51
5.6.5. Timekeeping .................................................................................................................. 52
5.6.6. Driving back to the Driver Change Area ........................................................................ 52
5.6.7. Flag usage in case of burning cars ................................................................................. 53
6. Changelog ...................................................................................................................................... 54
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Formula Student East (hereafter FS East) is a FSAE style Formula Student engineering competition in
Hungary, organized by the Association of Automotive Engineers (AAME) since 2016.
Formula Student East 2023 will allow vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines
(gasoline or ethanol fuelled) and electric powertrain. Furthermore Formula Student East welcomes
the participation of driverless vehicles (both with internal combustion or electric powertrain). The
three categories will be evaluated separately:
These specific rules are additions to the Formula Student Rules 2023 document (hereafter “FSG Rules
2023) published by Formula Student Germany (https://www.formulastudent.de/) and FS CV Hybrid
Rules Extension 2023 published by Formula Student East (https://fseast.eu/) and other competitions.
In case of a conflict between the above mentioned documents and the FS East Rules 2023, the FS
East Rules 2023 supersede them.
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Abbreviations used in this document
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FS East 2023 will be held in summer 2023, exact date and location will be published later.
The Formula Student East 2023 competition is compliant with the ‘Formula Student Rules 2023’
document (hereafter ‘FSG Rules 2023’) published by Formula Student Germany
(https://www.formulastudent.de/fsg/rules/) and ‘FS CV Hybrid Rules Extension 2023’ document
(hereafter ‘CV Hybrid Rules 2023’) published by Formula Student East (https://fseast.eu/) and other
competitions.
The here presented FS East Rules 2023 and all additional rule updates are additions to the above
mentioned documents. In case of a conflict between those documents and the FS East Rules 2023,
the FS East Rules 2023 supersede the other two documents.
Additionally, all guidelines and clarifications posted in the 'Rules and Important Documents' section
on the FS East website (https://fseast.eu/) for the current season are considered as official
documents and therefore are applicable to the teams competing at FS East 2023.
Formula Student East 2023 will allow vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines
(gasoline or ethanol fuelled) and electric powertrain. Furthermore Formula Student East welcomes
the participation of driverless vehicles (both with internal combustion or electric powertrain).
The competing teams and vehicles will be evaluated in the following three categories separately:
The vehicles with a hybrid powertrain system built according to CV Hybrid Rules 2023 are competing
in the CV category.
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CV & EV DV
Static Events:
Dynamic Events:
[EV Only] rules are applied to vehicles with electrical drivetrain, [CV Only] rules are applied to
vehicles with internal combustion engines, regardless of whether or not these cars have driverless
capabilities.
[DV Only] rules are applied to the driverless vehicles with autonomous system defined according to
T14 in FSG Rules 2023 regardless of the drivetrain and they are registered for the DV category in FS
East 2023, however they are still obligated by the drivetrain specific rules. Vehicles with an
autonomous system that are only participating in EV or CV category do not need to be compliant
with [DV Only] rules.
Any rule clarification questions or rule ambiguities concerning the rules for FS East will be resolved by
the FS East Rules Committee. The Rules Committee will answer both FS East Rules 2023 and FSG
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Rules 2023 questions, but the decisions and clarifications given are only valid for the FS East
competition and only for the present competition year.
Rules questions should be submitted to [email protected]. Do not ask about more than one rule per
mail.
1 day equals 24 hours. `One day later` is 24 hours counted from the defined deadline time or from
the reply time of an official.
To convert CET or CEST to your local time you can use following website:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
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Good luck for the FS East 2023 registration!
Since 2016 the FS East Event intends to organize a simple, and clear registration procedure, keeping
in mind that overseas teams may have disadvantages caused by internet latencies. Different regions
of the world will have a dedicated number of slots during the first period of the registration
procedure.
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The Team Registration Form will be available at: http://login.fseast.eu
Registration process:
Multiple team registration (i.e.: registration with the same vehicle, with the same team to the same
category) is prohibited. Each team should be registered by the team captain only once.
Team Registration closes on the 20th of January 23:59 CET. Only teams who created a valid team
account until the deadline are able to participate in the quiz.
We are going to validate the registered teams after the quiz. Those participating in the quiz under
multiple accounts will be penalized or disqualified.
◼ Teams are virtually treated as two separate Teams in the scoring and results.
◼ Teams have to register as one team and mark that they intend to attend as an EV-DV or a CV-
DV
◼ Teams need to pass the quiz in both categories
◼ Both registration fee have to be paid
◼ They have to pass the DV technical inspection process to participate in the dynamic events
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o If the DV technical inspection fails, but the EV or CV is passed, and scrutineers state
that the autonomous system can be safely disabled, the car can participate in non-
autonomous driverless events.
◼ Configuration change in the car after technical inspection is prohibited.
◼ For the Static and Dynamic Events the schedule is not guaranteed to be convenient.
◼ All Dynamic events will be available and scored separately for the DV and the CV/EV category
as well.
◼ For the Static Events the following apply:
o Business Plan Presentation Event
▪ The team needs to have only one business presentation, presenting once for
both categories.
o Cost & Manufacturing Event
▪ The team needs to attend one time for the Cost and Manufacturing Event
with questions both for CV/EV and DV category.
o Engineering Design Event
▪ The team needs to attend one time for the Engineering Design Event with
questions both for CV/EV and DV category.
The Event Registration Order will be determined by the results of the Event Registration Quiz.
Separate Event Registration Quiz Forms will be available for Internal Combustion (CV), Electric
Vehicle (EV) and Driverless (DV) Teams.
The links of the Event Registration Quiz Forms will be available at: http://quiz.fseast.eu &
http://fseast.eu/registration
IMPORTANT:
After you finish, you must click the “Submit” button at the end of the Event Registration Quiz Form.
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The system will log the timestamp, which will be used to create the registration order.
Every wrong answer will add 120 seconds to the registration timestamp.
NOTE: After the Event Registration you will get a confirmation message: “Your response has been
recorded.”
Definition of region A:
Countries of the following list: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State.
Definition of region B:
Definition of region C:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Estonia, North Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey,
Ukraine.
Definition of region D:
Countries in standard time zones from 0 to +12 (international date line), except countries of region A
and C.
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FS East 2023 competition opens slots for 24 combustion 36 electric and 24 driverless teams. The
organisers will handle the documents of maximum 6 combustion 8 electric and 6 driverless waiting
list teams.
List A - cv 3 slots
List A - ev 6 slots
List A - dv 5 slots
List B - cv 2 slots
List B - ev 3 slots
List B - dv 2 slot
List C - cv 5 slots
List C - ev 6 slots
List C - dv 4 slots
List D - cv 2 slots
List D - ev 3 slots
List D - dv 1 slot
List ABCD - cv 12 slots
(A-B-C-D additional joint list)
List ABCD - ev 18 slots
(A-B-C-D additional joint list)
List ABCD - dv 12 slots
(A-B-C-D additional joint list)
Waiting list - cv ---
Waiting list - ev ---
Waiting list - dv ---
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Based on the results of 2022, the following teams are invited to Formula Student East 2023 as pre-
registered teams: the top three teams per category of Formula Student East 2022, the highest ranked
Hungarian team per category of Formula Student East 2022 and the top three teams in Formula
Student Online 2022.
The pre-registration opportunity is open until 20th of January (Friday), 23:59 CET for the listed
teams above. To confirm the pre-registered status, the team must send an email with subject
"TEAM NAME - Pre-registration confirmation" to [email protected] until the given deadline. The
registration will be accepted only if they pay the registration fee until 26th of January (Thursday),
23:59 CET. For registration fees and banking information see 2.8.8.1
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2.8.7.1. EVENT REGISTRATION PERIOD 1
During the 1st Period teams will compete to get on their own (dedicated) lists. For example an
electric team from the Region C will be able to get on the List C - ev.
If one region’s list gets full, the additional joint lists (List ABCD - cv, List ABCD - ev, List ABCD - dv)
will be filled.
If one of the List ABCD - cv, List ABCD - ev or List ABCD - dv gets full, further teams will get on the
waiting lists (Waiting list - cv, Waiting list - ev, Waiting list - dv ).
Besides this, in the 3rd period the first 6 CV teams of the Waiting list - cv, the first 8 EV teams of the
Waiting list - ev, and the first 6 DV teams of the Waiting list - dv will be asked to pay a part of the
registration fee (see 2.8.8.3.)
During the season the organizer will handle the documents of the starter and the waiting list teams
together. Corrections, e-mailing and documents upload deadline system will be active for all of the
teams that are accepted or are in the top teams of the waiting list.
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Teams which would like to apply for multiple categories (EV-DV, CV-DV) must pay both of those
categories’ complete registration fee.
Registration fee:
CV: 2100 EUR + VAT (+27%)
EV: 2250 EUR + VAT (+27%)
DV: 2500 EUR + VAT (+27%)
VAT-free payment is only acceptable from the following teams (otherwise transfer the 27% VAT as
well)
◼ Teams with a valid EU VAT number (make sure you have filled it correctly in your team
profile)
◼ Those teams which are located outside the European Union thus do not have an EU VAT
number but do have VAT number and its validity can be proven by sending us a certification
electronically, then we can issue the invoice with a net amount of registration fee. Contact
your finance department about a certification and send it to us via email with your request
for a proforma invoice (if you need a proforma). If your country has a public website which
contains authenticated data of organizations/companies and it includes VAT numbers as
well, a website link can be sufficient as a certification.
In case your team does not have a VAT number or is located in Hungary, please transfer the full
amount of registration fee including 27% VAT.
After the quiz results are fixed, every team on the starter list has 2 workdays to pay the
registration fee via bank transfer. A payment receipt document provided by the account holder’s
bank should be submitted to [email protected] as a confirmation. Please mind the deadline, that you
can be moved to the end of the waiting list due to late payment.
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Banking information
◼ If there will be any governmental restrictions applied for events above 1500 people (FS East
reserves the right to limit the number of participants per team, details will be published in
the Event Handbook or in later versions of FS East rules.)
◼ If at least 70% of the starter list teams overall are not able to travel to the event due to
border crossing restrictions
◼ If at least 70% of the starter list teams overall have withdrawn for any reason
Teams on the waiting list who cannot participate at the event due to any reason can get the
registration fee back, if they have already paid only the first part of the registration fee (see 2.8.8.3)
and do not want to use any of the services provided by the organizers of Formula Student East (for
example document review and correction etc.).
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2.8.8.3. PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR TEAMS ON THE WAITING LIST
The first part of the registration fee for the (top 6 combustion, top 8 electric, and top 6 driverless)
teams on the waiting list will be
CV: 600 EUR + VAT (27%)
EV: 700 EUR + VAT (27%)
DV: 900 EUR + VAT (27%),
which also has to be paid within 2 workdays, or you will be moved to the end of the waiting list.
When they get on the starting list, they will have to pay the rest of the registration fee.
CV: further 1500 EUR + VAT (27%)
EV: further 1550 EUR + VAT (27%)
DV: further 1600 EUR + VAT (27%)
VAT-free payment is only acceptable from the following teams (otherwise transfer the 27% VAT as
well)
◼ Teams with a valid EU VAT number (make sure you have filled it correctly in your team
profile)
◼ Those teams which are located outside the European Union thus do not have an EU VAT
number but do have VAT number and its validity can be proven by sending us a certification
electronically, then we can issue the invoice with a net amount of registration fee. Contact
your finance department about a certification and send it to us via email with your request
for a proforma invoice (if you need a proforma). If your country has a public website which
contains authenticated data of organizations/companies and it includes VAT numbers as
well, a website link can be sufficient as a certification.
In case your team does not have a VAT number or is located in Hungary, please transfer the full
amount of registration fee including 27% VAT.
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During the team registration process the team has to add all the necessary informations: team data,
university data, billing information, and car data
All participants have to register on login.fseast.eu, and have to submit all necessary data about
themselves (Health Insurance Certificate, etc.). The Team Captain’s responsibility is to make sure all
team members have registered and the uploaded data and documents are correct.
All team members (including the team captain) must adhere to the A4.2 section of the FSG Rules
2023. Professional drivers with an FIA license are not allowed to be registered as drivers.
FS East 2023 allows all participating teams to have a Faculty Advisor present with them at the
competition. Any Faculty Advisor being registered as such must be a valid member of the faculty
he/she is representing and can not be a student.
The FS East Event Handbook may contain special event procedures and restrictions for example
regarding working on the car etc. It has to be read and understood by all event participants.
FS East is not responsible for the use of the cars other than at the event.
Furthermore, the organizers of the FS East dissociate themselves from all activities of the teams
besides FS East and associated events.
Nevertheless, all teams are advised to follow common practices and common sense when working
on the vehicle and when operating the vehicle, also before and after the FS East event.
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Cars designed and manufactured for the participation of Formula Student events should not
participate in events not suitable for Formula Student vehicles like hill climbs, drag races or similar
events. Teams should never use their cars for wheel-to-wheel races.
The following listed requirements should at least be met to qualify as a safe testing/driving
environment, but does not mean that following these guidelines guarantees safety under all
circumstances.
FS East reserves the right to disqualify a registered team in case of unsafe driving behavior, especially
if the reputation of Formula Student organizers, sponsors and other teams is compromised. The
decision to remove a team from the FS East competition has to be made unanimously by the FS East
rules committee and will be made public on the FS East website.
NOTE: This rule has not been established to annoy you, but to ensure that we experience a safe and
accident-free Formula Student season.
The teams must inform FS East of the type of fuel they intend to use. The fuel type can be chosen
after registration at FS East website. The fuel types provided are expected to be 100 octane (RON
100) gasoline and MOL Racing Fuel DRX (ethanol 85%, with 15% RON 106 maingrade gasoline).
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All EV teams and DV teams with electric traction systems must declare Electrical System Officer(s).
Please note the responsibilities of the ESO in A4.3 of the Rules 2023. The ESOs have to be nominated
by the team captain on login.fseast.eu (details will be announced later). The number of ESOs are
limited to 5 per team.
No diploma or degree will be required, but a liability statement needs to be received and signed on
the event.
All DV teams must submit an Autonomous System Responsible(s) Form. Please note the
responsibilities of the ASR in A4.4 of the Rules 2023. The number of ASRs are limited to 5 per team.
The ASRs have to be nominated by the team captain on login.fseast.eu (details will be announced
later). No diploma or degree will be required, but a liability statement needs to be received and
signed on the event.
The technical documents count as SES & SE3D, IAD, ESF, ASF and HSD.
SES & SE3D, IAD, ESF, ASF must be uploaded through the FSG website. Teams who will be
participating in multiple competitions (FS East, FSG, FSA, FSN, FSCH) need to upload each document
only to this website to be eligible for participating in every competition. Teams who will be only
participating at FS East also need to register their team on the FSG website and take part in the FSG
registration quiz to be able to upload these documents.
Teams who are either on the waiting list or on the withdrawn list or on the participating list for FSG
2023 can upload this document. If your team can not be found on one of these lists please do not
hesitate to contact us
Teams with a hybrid drivetrain must submit their HSD through the login.fseast.eu.
All teams must submit the Engineering Design Report on the FS East website no later than the
specified deadline (the deadline will be published in the FS East Rules 2023 version 1.1, beginning of
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February, 2023). Once the organizers accept the document, the submission is considered to be
complete.
All teams must submit the Design Spec Sheet on the FS East website no later than the specified
deadline (the deadline will be published in the FS East Rules 2023 version 1.1, beginning of February,
2023). Once the organizers accept the document, the submission is considered to be complete.
All DV teams must submit the Autonomous Design Report on the FS East website no later than the
specified deadline (the deadline will be published in the FS East Rules 2023 version 1.1, beginning of
February, 2023). Once the organizers accept the document, the submission is considered to be
complete.
The upload of the Cost Report Documents (BOM, CBOM, DBOM, Cost Explanation File, Supporting
Material) to the FS East website must be done according to the Static Rules chapter no later than the
specified deadline (the deadline will be published in the FS East Rules 2023 version 1.1, beginning of
February, 2023). Once all steps have been completed, the submission of the Cost Report Documents
is considered to be complete.
Do not send the Written Copy by post; it must be present at the Cost and Manufacturing Event of the
team.
Teams who would like to submit a video should upload it to Youtube as a Public or Unlisted video,
and the link of the video should be submitted to the FSEast website.
The Business Plan Presentation - Electronic Copy of the slides must be submitted at the FS East
website at the above specified deadline.
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All team members must register at login.fseast.eu (details will be announced later).
In order to get added to the team's profile, team members must select their team from the given list,
which will be accepted by the team captain. The actual participating team members must be
designated prior to the event by the team captain at login.fseast.eu.
During the team member registration at login.fseast.eu, all team members must upload a Health
Insurance Certificate in .jpg or .png format, as well as provide the document's expiration date. In case
the health insurance data of one or more team members is incorrect, FS East will decline the
designation of the team member(s) in question. Only designations of team members with complete
and correct health insurance information will be accepted.
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Specific FS East addition to Rules 2023 T2.6.4
Using a special agent on a tire for any dynamic event will result in a complete exclusion from the
Dynamic events.
Inspection holes must be located so that the outside diameter can be measured ACROSS the
inspection hole with a vernier caliper, i.e. there must be access for the vernier calliper to the
inspection hole and to the outside of the tube one hundred eighty degrees (180°) from the
inspection hole.
For a fully laminated front hoop a cutout must be made so the outer dimensions (tube or square
cross section) can be measured as well i. e there must be access for the vernier caliper to the hoop
without touching any laminate.
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Specific FS East addition to FSG Rules 2023 T4.8.4
At the contactpoint of the floor of the cockpit and the firewall no gap is allowed up to a height of
20mm. Fire resisting tapes or non rigid materials are allowed to seal minor gaps but it is not allowed
to replace structural elements.
The gas cylinder/tank and the pressure regulator must be located at least 50mm from any exhaust
system component.
The LV and HV wiring have to be mechanically unloaded and tension free, no additional weight is
allowed to be attached to the cables except coatings and bonding. Relays, switching devices have to
be mechanically fixed to a rigid surface.
The FS East technical inspection sticker will be placed on the nose of the car directly in front of the
cockpit opening. A space 100 mm tall x 180 mm wide must be made available for this sticker.
Vehicles that are being entered into multiple competitions in the FSAE series must allow sufficient
space along the nose centerline for all inspection stickers.
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The lowest point of any lubrication system can only be lower than the line between the lowest point
of the main hoop and the lowest chassis member behind the lubrication system if it is protected from
hitting the ground by a structure mounted directly to the chassis. Both the lowest chassis member
used as reference point, and the mounted structure must meet T 3.2.
TSAC will not be stored in the team’s pits during the evening. The TSAC will be stored in open-air in
front of the team’s pit on the handcart. The team must bring their own weatherproof container/box
to provide protection of the TSAC (on the handcart) from weather events during the evening. The
quality of this item will be checked during the TS Accumulator Inspection.
One of the fire extinguishers mentioned in T13.4.1 could be replaced by a gel based (Class A) fire
extinguisher dedicated for lithium battery fires.
One of the fire extinguishers - preferably a gel based one - must always accompany the TSAC
whenever it is outside of the car.
Whenever the TS Accumulator is installed in the car, the car shall be on the ground with wheels
mounted and shall be easily moveable to remove it from the pits.
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Whenever the accumulator is inside the team's pit on the hand cart it has to be stored by the
UNOBSTRUCTED pit exit at all times, with the handle facing outside.
A mandatory resting area will be available at the event and after charging 60 minutes must be spent
there before the TS Accumulator can be installed to the car.
The Data Logger will be provided by FS East. Data Logger Specification will be available on the FS East
website.
Besides the power limit stated in the FSG rules the Data Logger data will be checked against the
maximum accumulator charge and discharge currents stated in the ESF,
The data will also be checked for the maximum tractive system voltage.
All parts that are conductive or may be conductive, that the driver can touch, and all conductive parts
that may be in contact with a pedestrian must be grounded.
An untrained person wearing proper high voltage insulating gloves must be able to remove the HVD
within 10 s when the vehicle is in ready-to-race condition. The gloves must not be damaged during
the process.
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Specific FS East addition to FSG Rules 2023 EV4.10.7
Before passing all parts of technical inspection, the car may only be moved around on the event site
with all detachable keys of the Master Switches [all vehicles] and HVD [EV and DV-EV only] removed,
ASMS and TSMS locked.
Broken seals must only be replaced by a scrutineer, but scrutineering may be requested by the
scrutineer due to the broken seal.
If the car weight changes by more than 5 kg, the car must be presented for tech inspection and then
re-weighed. Re-weighing is not possible after entering the first dynamic event with the car. It is the
team's responsibility to have the car re-weighed before entering a dynamic event after changing
parts.
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The brake system will be dynamically tested and must demonstrate the capability of locking all four
(4) wheels at the same time and stopping the vehicle in a straight line at the end of an acceleration
run specified by the brake inspectors.
Side of the tyres may be marked by the inspectors for better visual identification.
Half rotation difference between the front and rear axle allowed
Brake pumping is forbidden. The tyres must stay locked up until the car is fully stopped
In case the actuation of the BOTS during a failure of the brake system is not apparent and not
documented (video, CAD cinematic, pictures) sufficiently, a brake failure will be simulated during
technical inspection.
This will be tested by opening the brake bleeder nipple at the brake caliper in one of the two brake
circuits. If the brake circuit is opened, the brake pedal must actuate the BOTS in every situation (e.g.
balance bar position).
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The following steps need to be passed during the technical inspection, according to classification of
the car.
EV CV DV
Brake Test X X X
EBS Test X
The Static Technical Inspection is done in the Technical Inspection Tent. During the Static Inspections
only team members with the provided identifier can participate. An exact number of these
identifiers will be provided to each team by the organizers.
Photographers from the teams are not allowed to enter the Technical Inspection Tent. Official media
content will be provided by FS East.
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3.5.1.2. TS ACCUMULATOR INSPECTION [EV ONLY]
Technical inspection of the TS Accumulator and Charging systems of the car. Can be done
independently from EV1. Teams also have to present all safety equipment and high voltage
rated tools.
The Dynamic Technical Inspection is done in the Dynamic technical inspection Area. During the
Dynamic Inspections only team members with the provided identifier can participate. An exact
number of these identifiers will be provided to each team by the organizers.
Photographers from the teams are not allowed to enter the Dynamic technical inspection Area.
Official media content will be provided by FS East.
If the team decides to fix any found issue during the inspection, they have a total 15 minutes
maintenance time in the technical inspection pit, which is measured cumulatively. The team may be
instructed by the scrutineers to leave the area if the found issue is deemed not fixable in 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes the team must leave the area, exception can be given if there is no queue for the
scrutineering slot.
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During all static events (both initial and final judging) a team member may participate only in that
team’s event, which she/he is registered in. Universities participating with multiple vehicles are
considered as separate, individual teams and each participant must be a member of one and only
one team. Active participation on other teams’ static event will be penalized. Enforcing this principle,
the distinct static events of these teams will be scheduled in parallel, in the same time slot.
Universities participating in multiple categories with the same vehicle are counted as one team and
their team members can participate in the events of both categories.
Teams cannot submit the same business plan that they presented in a previous FSEast Event,
regardless of the category. (E.g. 2022’s DV business plan cannot be an EV business plan in 2023)
The Business Plan Presentation Event’s documents consist of the following documents:
◼ Pitch Video
◼ Business Plan Presentation Electronic Copy
All teams must submit the final version of their presentation no later than the given deadline. Teams
cannot change their presentation (except: correcting typos) for the initial judging after their
electronic copy is submitted.
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All teams will receive the same specific Deep Dive Topic from the organizers prior to the competition,
which has to be part of the ten minute presentation.
The topic with further information will be published on the FS East website no later than 4 weeks
before the event.
Finalist teams will receive an additional Deep Dive Topic on the Finalists’ Briefing that they should
incorporate into their presentation on the Finals.
At FS East Business Plan Presentation judging will consist of two parts for each category:
The judges have the right to determine the number of teams participating in the final judging zero
(0), ergo no teams will participate in the final. In this case the results are determined based on the
initial judging.
Teams participating in the Business Plan Presentation Final will be informed about their participation
during the event.
There is a maximum of seventy-five (75) points from the FS East Business Plan Presentation Judging
Score Sheet. The final score of a team is based on the average of the Judges’ scoring sheets.
NOTE: If rounding - down or up - the average is needed, it will be decided by Judges in the given
Judge Group on spot, before the Static Day ends.
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The scoring for the non-finalist is calculated as followed:
Pmax is the highest score awarded to any team not participating in the finals
The scoring of the BPP finalists will vary from 75 to 71 points and is scored immediately after the BPP
finals.
Pitch video 5
Novelty 5
Content 20
Finances 20
Delivery 10
Q&A 15
General impression 5
SUM 100
After the initial evaluation the judges will review all cost reports and given scores. In case of
debatable/questionable situations the final decision falls within the competence of the Business Plan
Presentation Event Leader. The same rule applies for complaints.
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The Cost Report Documents (CRD) consist of the following documents:
◼ The BOM including DBOM and CBOM created online on the Formula Student Germany
website
◼ The supporting material file uploaded as a pdf file to the competition website
◼ The cost explanation file uploaded as a pdf file to the competition website
Two hard copies or a splittable folder of the CRD is allowed to be used at the discussion.
Without submitted electronic any of the Cost Report Documents a team will not be allowed to take
part in the corresponding events (Discussion, Real Case presentation and Cost Understanding) and
will receive a score of 0 (zero) for the Cost and Manufacturing Event.
For the creation of the BOM, the teams have to use the CBOM tool available on the
www.formulastudent.de website. This tool provides a printable *.pdf version of the BOM.
All the three (3) CRD should be uploaded as separate documents in *.pdf file. For submission all the
CRD files must be compressed into one (1) *.zip file.
Filename nomenclature:
◼ CAR#_CRD.zip (e.g. 01_CRD.zip) for the zip archive.
◼ CAR#_BOM.pdf (e.g. 01_BOM.pdf) for the Bill of Materials.
◼ CAR#_SUP_MAT.pdf (e.g. 01_SUP_MAT.pdf) for Supporting Material.
◼ CAR#_COST_EXPL.pdf (e.g. 01_COST_EXPL.pdf) for the Cost Explanation.
NOTE: Incomplete submissions (e.g. only the BOM) will be counted as not submitted. Only with all
three (3) parts accomplished the submission of the Cost Report is complete. A team can decide not
to submit a Supporting Material at the price of losing points, in which case they should upload an
empty *.pdf file with the correct nomenclature.
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NOTE: Failure to meet the nomenclature requirements results in a maximum of minus three (-3)
points.
At FS East Cost and Manufacturing Event Judging will consist of two parts for each category:
The judges have the right to determine the number of teams participating in the final judging zero
(0), ergo no teams will participate in the final. In this case the results are determined based on initial
judging.
Teams participating in the Cost and Manufacturing Event Final will be informed about their
participation during the event.
The overall Cost and Manufacturing Event maximum scoring is 100 points.
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20 Real case
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Non-finalist
Where:
“Pmax” is the highest score awarded to any team in the given category not participating in the finals
“Pyour” is the score awarded to your team
“n” is the number of finalists in the given category (NOTE: n can be 0 as well)
Finalists
Where:
“n” is the place achieved in the Cost and Manufacturing Event Final
After the initial evaluation the judges will review all cost reports and given scores. In case of
debatable/questionable situations the final decision falls within the competence of the Cost and
Manufacturing Event Leader. The same rule applies in case of complaints.
These documents must be uploaded to the FS East website no later than the given deadline.
Without the successful submission of all documents (2 for CV and EV, 3 for DV) a team might not be
allowed to take part in the Engineering Design Event and might be given a score of zero (0) for the
whole event. The submission is considered to be successful if the organizers have checked if the
documents fulfill the formatting and content requirements and they have accepted them.
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In case of formatting and naming errors in the documents penalty can be applied up to a maximum
of -10 (minus ten) points for CV/EV and -20 (minus twenty) points for DV, which will be deducted
from the Engineering Design score after the Engineering Design Final.
Filename nomenclature:
◼ CAR#_EDR.pdf (e.g. 01_EDR.pdf) for the Engineering Design Report.
◼ CAR#_ADR.pdf (e.g. 01_ADR.pdf) for the Autonomous Design Report. [DV only]
◼ CAR#_DSS.pdf (e.g. 01_DSS.pdf) for the Design Spec Sheet.
The EDR must not exceed ten pages, consisting of not more than seven pages of content (text, which
may include pictures, graphs, tables, etc.) and three pages of drawings. The three EDR drawings must
show the vehicle from front, top and side views. Additional detailed views, cross-sections can appear
on the drawings. Each of the three drawings must appear on a separate page. Pay attention to the
quality of the drawings, follow the general rules of engineering drawings. Photos, renders,
screenshots of the CAD software are not meeting the requirements. The function of the EDR is to
provide information from one engineer (the designer) to another engineer (the judge), the content
and the drawings must serve this function. For further formatting directives see FSG Rules 2022
Articles S3.2.2 - S3.2.8.
The size of the document must not exceed five megabytes (5MB). A properly sized document will be
much smaller than five megabytes in file size. Please ensure that graphs and photos within the
Acrobat file are of an appropriate resolution.
The ADR should contain a description of the autonomous system with a review and derivation of the
team’s design objectives. Any information to scope, explain or highlight design features, concepts,
methods or objectives to express the value and performance of the autonomous system to the
judges shall be included at the team’s discretion.
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The size of the document must not exceed five megabytes (5MB). A properly sized document will be
much smaller than five megabytes in file size. Please ensure that graphs and photos within the
Acrobat file are of an appropriate resolution.
At FS East Engineering Design Judging will consist of two parts for each category:
The judges have the right to determine the number of teams participating in the final judging zero
(0), ergo no teams will participate in the final. In this case the results are determined based on initial
judging.
Teams participating in the Engineering Design Final will be informed about their participation during
the event.
The overall Engineering Design Event maximum scoring is 150 points for CV/EV and 300 points for
DV. Each category is evaluated separately.
NOTE: All categories as mentioned in FSG Rules 2023 Article S3.7.2 will be evaluated, but the score-
sheet structure and the content of it will differ from FSG Rules 2023, as it will be prepared by the FS
East organizers prior to the Event.
After the initial evaluation the judges will review all cost reports and given scores. In case of
debatable/questionable situations the final decision falls within the competence of the Engineering
Design Event Leader. The same rule applies for complaints.
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As defined in the FSG Rules 2023 Part D.
Only those people can enter the Dynamic Area during the Event, who are wearing long trousers
(excluding stretch and nylon pants) and closed shoes on their legs, due to safety reasons. Only 4 team
members per team are allowed to enter the Dynamic Area, including the driver.
This means that the skidpad layout will be the original 8 - shape layout.
As defined in the FSG Rules 2023.D4.2 for EV and CV vehicles and FSG Rules 2023 D4.3 for DV vehicles
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For CV and EV vehicles as defined in the FSG Rules 2023 D4.4 except D4.4.3.
If a team’s run time including penalties is below Tmax, additional points based on the following
formula are given:
For DV vehicles as defined in the FSG Rules 2023 D4.5 except D4.5.3.
If a team’s run time including penalties is below Tmax, additional points based on the following
formula are given:
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As defined in the FSG Rules 2023.D5.2 for EV and CV vehicles and FSG Rules 2023 D5.3 for DV vehicles
For CV and EV vehicles as defined in the FSG Rules 2023 D5.4.1 and the following:
If a team’s best time including penalties is below Tmax, additional points based on the following
formula are given:
If a team’s best time including penalties is below Tmax, additional points based on the following
formula are given:
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The calculation of the points for the endurance scoring are the following:
Driverless Autocross Event takes place on the same track as Driverless Trackdrive Event.
Driverless Autocross and Driverless Trackdrive Event will be the same in the Event Schedule, teams
can choose, whether they start their Autocross or their Trackdrive Run, when entering the track.
Previously collected data must be deleted before the Autocross and Trackdrive Event.
Every team has 5 minutes to prepare the car, where the marshalls measure the time. If the vehicle
cannot start its run in 5 minutes, the team must leave the area, no DNF awarded. If the car moves,
then suddenly stops, DNF will be awarded.
For DV Autocross, the last team must enter the area before 15 minutes to Event Closing. After their
run, the event will be closed, even though there are minutes from Official Event Closure.
For DV Trackdrive, the last team must enter the area before 20 minutes to Official Event Closure.
After their run, the event will be closed, even though there are minutes from Official Event Closure.
The schedule for the dynamic events will be shown in the Event Handbook. The last team that is
allowed to start the run is the one that stands at the starting line before the scheduled time is over.
This team is allowed to finish its runs. Teams standing in the row at closing time are not allowed to
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start their run. At the entrance of the test tracks, the skidpad, acceleration and autocross track, a
CLOSED sign will be placed with the scheduled ending time.
For Driverless Teams, preparation must finish at least 5 minutes before the scheduled closing time.
Vehicle must be in a running state 5 minutes before the closing time. These teams are allowed to
finish their run, no other teams are allowed to participate.
The Trackdrive layout is a closed loop circuit built to the following guidelines:
The markings of all dynamic events will have the following characteristics:
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The cones used at the competition are equal to the cones listed in Table 3 despite that there will be
letters “FSG” on the black/white band of the cones (white/black respectively).
The manufacturer WEMAS6 does not sell the cones to end customers, but they may be purchased
from baustellenabsicherung24.de7.
There are the following limitations mainly resulting from the Hungaroring track conditions and
organizational/authorizational issues:
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There will be a track walk prior to the autocross. During the track walk no equipment (e.g. antennas,
sensors, cameras, etc) other than analog measurement devices (i.e. measurement wheel or
measurement tape) is allowed.
At the Autocross Event each team has at least two runs consisting of one single lap. The final number
of runs will be published before the start of the event.
The starting order is based on the time the team arrives at the autocross event. Teams on their first
run will receive priority.
Staging - The vehicle is staged such that the front wheels are 6m in front of the starting line on the
track.
Starting - A go-signal from RES is used to indicate the approval to begin. Timing starts after the
vehicle crosses the starting line.
After the run the vehicle must come to a full stop within 30m behind the finish line on the track and
enter the finish-state described in T14.10.
Starting order may be defined by the officials, based on previous dynamic event results.
Before starting a run, each vehicle with a fuel tank (CV), must be filled to the fuel level line (see
CV2.6.3, “Fuel Level Line”) at the fueling station. During fueling, once filled to the
scribe line, no shaking or tilting of the tank, the fuel system or the entire vehicle is allowed.
There will be a maximum of two runs, each run consisting of ten laps. The number of runs and the
starting order procedure will be announced before the start of the event.
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Staging - The vehicle is staged such that the front wheels are 6m in front of the starting line on the
track.
Starting - A go-signal from RES is used to indicate the approval to begin. Timing starts after the
vehicle crosses the starting line.
After ten laps the vehicle must come to a full stop within 30m behind the finish line on the track and
enter the finish-state described in T14.10.
There will be no last lap signal i.e. the vehicle should count laps itself.
The team must proceed directly to the fueling station (vehicles with internal combustion engine
only).
The passing rules do not apply to vehicles that are stopped on track or vehicles that have spun out
and are not moving. When passing a stationary vehicle, it is critical to slow down, drive cautiously
and to follow the instructions from the track marshals.
NOTE: Overtaking on any section of the track except passing zones is still not allowed.
NOTE: If you notice any problem causing that you have to stop, please leave the ideal line.
Important: In order to have equal and fair conditions during the Endurance event at least 3 cars have
to be on the track during the whole time of the Endurance event.
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Therefore the Organisers will maintain a waiting queue of 3 teams. It is the team’s responsibility to
arrive in the waiting queue before the deadline -which will be announced for each team in the
loudspeakers 15 minutes before the deadline. A delay will be penalised with 2 minutes penalty and
the team will be able to start only at the end of the endurance event.
NOTE: According to experience of earlier years Formula Student events, it is expected to have sudden
need for new teams in the waiting queue in the first section of the endurance event due to early
DNFs. Please be prepared to attend the queue on time!
The Endurance and Autocross track will be laid out with cones. In the straights, the distance between
two cones will be 8-10 m in driving direction, and in some straights, the track width could be 3-8 m.
Teams should come to the FS East 2023 event with empty fuel tank. It is not possible to empty the
fuel tank in the FS East Pits. Measuring the ethanol ratio of the fuel is not allowed at the event site,
further details of the provided fuel can be found at www.fseast.eu.
In case of the suspension of the endurance, teams are allowed to have the engine heating procedure
again. In this case, the fuel must be fueled top before the endurance starts again.
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Transponders will be provided by FS East Event.
Transponders have to be mounted by the teams and it must not be removed until the competition
ends, since it is vital for the timekeeping system
Transponders must be placed safely (securely attached, protected from debris and hot surfaces) on
the left side of the vehicle (preferably on the nose cone, sidebox or diffuser) for timekeeping.
Important: Transceiving surface of the transponder must not be faced to the ground, but point to the
left parallelly to the ground and perpendicularly to the centerline of the vehicle. The transceiving
surface must not be obscured by any parts of the vehicle.
Cars, that finish Endurance / Autocross Event or coming to the Driver Change Area to change drivers,
shall drive to the Driver Change Entrance line with race - speed, without holding up any other racing
participants. Cars shall reduce their speed at the Driver Change Area entrance. Drivers, who does not
obey this rule (determined on the Race Leader Officials viewpoint), will get a 15 second time penalty
in addition to their sum Endurance / Autocross Time.
In case of obvious slowing - down of any race car, when slow speed reducement can be harmful for
other cars’ racing, officials have the right to show Meatball flag for the slow car, in order to examine
it in the Driver Change Area.
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In case of track marshals notice major failure with the vehicle , yellow flags and STOP tables will be
shown by the organisers. Drivers must stop the vehicle at the side of the track in a safe place.
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