NEW Rules

[Fbody383]

Think of it like NFL and the challenge rule of video vs the ref's on the field.

Not the right analogy. A pro-series recording for broadcast, etc., etc., would be more analogous.

I agree that everyone needs to run video to help in these situations, but personally disagree that a penalty should be assessed due to a failure to record the entire outlay, race, cook down lap...

Which is it; everyone NEEDS to run or SHOULD/COULD run a camera? I perceive a difference depending on which hat - Series Director or racer - you have on.

"Effective January 1, 2018 all racing vehicles will provide an autonomous drone chase cam, recording continuously in color at no less than 1080P which will remain within 50' of the vehicle, at a height no less than 20' above the track surface, beginning with the 'group on grid' command by Race Control and ending with the 'group checker' command. Cars failing to maintain a chase drone for the entire session will be repositioned to last in the order they become non-compliant. An event cloud service storage URL will be provided by the Organizer not less than one week prior to the event and competitors are to upload video for each session a)immediately after a session if involved in contact, b) no later than 3 calendar days after the last day of the event otherwise. Failure to provide required video will result in a reposition to last place with a subsequent adjustment of any contingencies. If multiple competitors fail to furnish the required video, they will remain in their original finishing order upon being repositioned to last place unless repositioned for other causes."

I did a quick scan of BMWCCA/SCCA/PCA and don't find a similar camera "must run" requirement.