Rulebook Test

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Rulebook Mastery Quiz

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The TMI submission criteria will be made available on the competition two months prior to the event. No new team member entries shall be allowed past the deadline or on-site.

True

False

The EDP is a _________ minute recorded video presentation which should contain a brief description of the overall vehicle's engineering design with a review and derivation of the team's design objectives.

Minimum 20

Maximum 20

Minimum 10

Maximum 10

Scatter shields for chains and belts must be centered on the centerline of the chain or belt and may be aligned with the chain or belt under some conditions.

False

True

Which of the following statement is FALSE ?

Crankcase breathers that pass through the oil catch tank(s) to exhaust systems, or vacuum devices that connect directly to the exhaust system, are prohibited

In a double-lug joint each lug must be 4.5 mm thin and the pin or bolt must be 10 mm metric grade 8.8 minimum.

Both a and b

None of the above

The driving path is the _________ wide path between the inner and outer circles. The vehicles enter and exit through gates on a _______ wide path that is tangent to the circles where they meet

3mm,3mm

3m,3mm

3m,3m

3mm,3m

The tab or bracket to which any harness is attached must have :

A minimum thickness of 1.6 mm.

A minimum cross sectional area of 30 m2 of steel to be sheared or failed in tension at any point of the tab.

Where brackets are fastened to the chassis, two fasteners of 8 mm metric grade 8.8 fasteners or stronger must be used.

Both a and c

All parts and modules of the TSAC that are not currently being worked on must be covered at least according to IPxxB while working on the accumulator container.

False

True

Violation of the rules concerning safety or the environment (e.g. BOTS, safety harness issues, ground clearance, fluid leaks, noise) results in a Disqualified (DQ) for that particular run.

True

False

The autocross track layout is a handling course built to the following guidelines

Constant Turns: up to 50 mm diameter

Miscellaneous: Chicanes, multiple turns, decreasing radius turns, etc. The minimum track width is 3 m.

Slaloms: Cones in a straight line with 7.5 m to 12 m spacing

Both b ands c

The fuel rail must be securely attached to the engine cylinder head with mechanical fasteners. The fastening method must be sufficient to hold the fuel rail in place with the maximum regulated pressure acting on the injector internals and neglecting any assistance from in-cylinder pressure acting on the injector tip

False

True

_______ points are awarded to every team that finishes at ______ run without DNF or DQ.

4.5, at most two

3.5, at least two

4.5, at most one

3.5, at least one

The officials reserve the right to prohibit the use of parts that could pose a safety risk to drivers, track marshalls or the environment

True

False

Which of the following is FALSE ?

Any alternative material used for the front bulkhead must have a perimeter shear strength equivalent to a 1.5 m thick steel plate.

The “OFF” position of the switch must be in the horizontal position and must be marked accordingly. The “ON position of the master switch must also be clearly marked

Both a and b

None of the above

The firewall must cover any line of sight between the parts and any part of the tallest driver below a plane ________ above the bottom of the helmet.

100cm

100mm

100m

10m

When seated normally and restrained by the driver's restraint system, the helmet of a 95th percentile male and all of the team's drivers must

Be a minimum of 50 m away from the straight line drawn from the top of the main hoop to the top of the front hoop.

Be a minimum of 50 m away from the straight line drawn from the top of the main hoop to the lower end of the main hoop bracing if the bracing extends rearwards.

Both a and b

None of the above

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