This paragraph is lifted from another post:
"IMPOUND - The impound area is in the pits adjacent to where the technical inspections are conducted. If any
vehicle has qualified to make the second segment of a record run the next morning by exceeding the existing
record, the vehicle and timing slip MUST be taken directly to the impound area within one hour of the
qualification run. Check in to impound, by presenting your timing slip to the impound officer, who will note your
arrival time and attach the slip to a "Record Certification Card." There is a time limit of up to four hours for
working on your race vehicle while in the impound area. However, the work done must comply with the current
rules. Your time limit begins when you check in. If the race vehicle successfully sets a new record as a result of a
second segment performance (morning run), it must be taken within one hour to the certification area (at the
technical inspection lanes) for engine measurement, body certification and record certification. Give the
certification officer your timing slip to note the arrival time and speeds."
The paragraph contains good info but, lets expand a bit.
To qualify for a return record run you must exceed the current record by .001 MPH. There are no minimums at SW, however there are minimums for the Bonneville 200 MPH Club. Please check with the club at the compound near the pit exit if you are planning for a Red Hat this year.
When you check into Impound please present your timing slip and the white coy of your Entry Form. The official will log you in and place your form in a pile. The tech crew will handle your vehicle as soon as they can. MOTORCYCLE entries, bypass the trailer at the gate and proceed directly to the Motorcycle Tech Trailer.
You have 1 HOUR to check in based on the time stamp on the timing slip. You have 4 HOURS to perform any maintenance needed on your vehicle, this time is based on the check in time. A small sticker will be placed on your vehicle with the stop time noted.
While in Impound your vehicle will be checked for a gas tank seal, if entered in a gas class. The body will be certified and cannot be changed or altered in any way prior to the second run the next morning. IF you have any correspondence from an official concerning modifications to you vehicle be sure to have it available during the certification process. IF YOU WILL NEED GAS for the return run you will have to take an empty gas container to the ERC trailer, purchase the need fuel(gas) and they will seal the container. Back in Impound an official will observe you adding the fuel(gas) and reseal your tank. DO NOT remove any seals unless an official is present.
Please plan ahead for your fuel(gas) consumption.
Please be courteous to your Impound neighbors, it can get very crowded in the area.
If you can perform major engine work, change heads, replace a piston, etc. within the 4 hour period you can do that. You CANNOT change the engine block you qualified with.
The next morning:
Everyone waits for me at Lands End. I will arrive approx. 5:30 - 5:45. We will enter the salt as a group. It is very dark at that time of the morning and I do not want anyone getting lost. You will have 1 hour to prepare your vehicle for the second run, 6 - 7 AM. All times are Utah time, Mountain time. We all proceed to the staring lines(you must run the same course you qualified on unless instructed). The gate will be closed at 7 AM sharp. If you are not out of the gate or moving to it at 7 AM you have lost your opportunity and must qualify again. If you have completed your preparation prior to 7 AM you may leave the Impound and line up in the designated area. Please do not block the gate!
Following your second run you have 1 HOUR to arrive at the tech area under the inspection canopies. . DO NOT return to the Impound area. Depending on the layout you will informed on the correct path to tech area. There will be an official at the end of the line to mark you arrival time on the time slip. Once this has been done send a crew person to the front of the line so that paperwork can be started. MOTORCYCLE competitors will return to the Impound area and proceed directly to the Motorcycle Tech Trailer.
When in final certification the gas tank seal will be checked if you are in a gas class. the body will be checked to see if any modifications have been performed. It is here that the engine will be checked for proper displacement. Please refer to section 1.H for the info concerning measurement. If you do plan on competing in other classes a wire seal can be placed on the engine for later verification. Please have somewhere on the TOP of the engine prepared for a seal. If you do seal for later verification ALL paperwork will be given to you and it then becomes your responsibility. NO paperwork = NO record. No records are valid until the engine displacement is verified. This means that others in your class will qualify on the old record or that no Red Hat can be presented.
When going to the staring line you can leave tarps, tools, jacks, etc. in the Impound. Please pick up any left items by 10 AM. DO NOT leave any vehicles in the area. It will be TOWED. The area cannot accommodate your Uncle's rental.
That pretty much covers the Impound procedure. Please contact me on this site or by email or phone.
Good luck to all, I wish I could just give everyone a record but, it does not work that way.
Dan Warner
Record Certification Officer
SCTA-BNI
dwarner230@yahoo.com
818-998-4435 hm
818-689-4418 cell
