The following amendments to the current Formula 500' Australia Inc. Supplementary Racing Regulations were passed at the Annual General Meeting held at Rockhampton on 6th April 2015 -
Rule 41 – (end of current page 16) – Change first sentence from “The highest point scorer in championship heats shall be allocated pole position at the grid in the final.”
To: (i) The highest point scorer in championship heats shall be allocated choice of front row positions (either position 1 or position 2) in the Final prior to entering the track.
RULE 42 Page 17 – Delete entire rule.
SPECIFICATIONS RULE 1 (c) Page 23 After: Wheel rims to be no greater than 10 inch (254mm) diameter. Controlled right Rear tyre compound, Hoosier D25 or American Racing SD48 Add: or harder.
RULE 1 (f) - Weight Rule 2) Page 24 Delete the number “3” from the sentence (i.e. 3 and 4 cylinders) and change wording to 4 stroke engines Rule to read as follows; This section applies to 4 cylinder 4 stroke engine powered cars. Minimum 340 kg weight of car and driver at any time and applies to 4 cylinder 4 stroke engine powered cars.
RULE 2 - Engine. Page 24 Remove Para - a (iii)
RULE 2 - Engine. Page 24 Delete and Replace (e) All 600cc engines meeting these specification requirements are to be sealed. Must be sealed by the relevant state approved engine sealer/’s using approved seals and documentation.
RULE 7 - Ignition. Page 25 (c)- add to end of.....between the battery and the ignition switch, eliminating function of all ignition and starter switched when fusible link is removed.
RULE 9 (e) - Seats Page 27 After: No Fibreglass seats allowed. Add: If no containment seat is used a head support is required on Right hand side.
RULE 15 - Aerofoils etc Page 28 Delete Rule (j). Measurement on page 30 will also need to be removed.
RULE 15 Page 28 Insert: Para (k) (k). All Formula 500's shall only race with a top wing. Front wing is optional.
RULE 18 (a) Page 35 Remove: 2 & 3 Remove: This also applies to cars who display their State numbers 2 and 3.
Page 37 - 38. Remove: Pages referring to Rear Wing / Rear engine/Older stylecars in total. NOTE: The removal of these 2 pages will require a 2 year phase in period so that if there are any older cars they can be modified/upgraded over a 2 year period.
Page 44 - The infringement section of the rule book be removed and issued separately to drivers when applying for licence.
