Alright, everyone. We've got a few changes and a defined system regarding contact and penalties.
Penalty for contact:
1. First offense. Race DQ plus five points if the victim loses any positions on the race track.
2. Second offense. Race DQ plus ten points if the victim loses any positions on the race track.
3. Third offense. Race DQ plus twenty points if the victim loses any positions on the race track.
4. Fourth offense. DQ from the entire night if the victim loses any positions on the track plus a one week suspension from all SNAIL activities.
These offenses can stack over several weeks' time. These of course only apply to incidents that are deemed to be poor racecraft and not unavoidable contact. Incidents would also "fall off" after 6 sundays raced by the offending driver. In all of these instances the race DQ would be dropped if the driver made a contact concession but the point penalty would still apply. The fourth offense would not drop the night DQ penalty if a contact concession was made.
Ghosting violations
Passing through a ghosted car when it is avoidable:
1. One point for the first position gained. Each subsequent position adds double the penalty points: 1, 2, 4, and so on. This infraction will not incur a suspension at any time unless it gets way out of hand. The driver would avoid any penalty if a concession is made on track.
Corner cutting and four wheels off course
Much the same as the ghosting issues. 1, 2, 4, 8 and so on for corner cutting that is deemed to gain an advantage. The driver could avoid this penalty by reducing speed or if it is deemed that nothing is gained.
Reporting procedure
Contact penalties will remain the same as they are now and should be reported via PM to the offending driver and the Division Steward.
Ghosting violations could be reported by any driver directly to the Division Steward after the night's races. You do not need to PM the reported driver.
Corner cutting/Four wheel off course could be reported by any driver directly to the Division Steward. You do not need to PM the reported driver.
As usual, please note the driver, race, lap, corner, and elapsed time of the issues that you report.
Stewards have the ability to review anything that we may run across while doing these race reviews. This is not to say that a steward will watch all of the races all of the time, but if we notice something in the course of working a reported issue, we will adress it as well even if there is no complaint.
Finally, these points are a guideline for us and display the minimum penalties. More points may be assessed if it is deemed necessary.
Thanks for reading. Have a good (clean) race!
Canadians here will understand 
