| Alernate Boat |
Page Number: 72 |
| The boat(s) with the lowest legitimate E.T. which failed to qualify into a class field.
This boat(s) is eligible for insertion into the eliminations program as described in “Eliminations / Ramp Call / Launch.” |
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| APBA |
Page Number: 72 |
| American Power Boat Association, Inc. |
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| Breakout |
Page Number: 72 |
| A term indicating that a bracket format class boat has run an E.T. that is quicker than is
allowed in its particular class. |
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| Bye Run |
Page Number: 72 |
| A single boat run brought about during the first round of eliminations and during various
rounds thereafter within a class eliminations due to the class having an uneven number of boats. |
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| Crew Member |
Page Number: 72 |
| Any person, or persons, who attend a sanctioned event to directly or indirectly support
, help with, or work on a race boat which has been registered for competition at said event. |
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| Disquailifed
(disqualification) |
Page Number: 72 |
| The boat and driver are prohibited from any further runs of any type for the remainder
of the race. Under no circumstances will either the boat or its driver be reinstated into the program. |
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| DOT |
Page Number: 72 |
| U.S. Department of Transportation. |
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| Driver |
Page Number: 72 |
| Any person, or persons, who registers at a sanctioned event to drive, as well as have full
operational control of the race boat while in competition at said event. Although driver is singular in context, when used within this rule book, the term driver shall be considered to mean each driver individually when more than one driver is registered to drive a single boat. |
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| E.T |
Page Number: 72 |
| Elapsed time (the length of time that it requires a boat to travel from the starting line to the
finish line as measured in thousandths of a second). |
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| Eiliminated
(elimination) |
Page Number: 73 |
| The boat is prohibited from further competition, unless reinstated into the racing program
pursuant to the break rule. |
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| Eliminations |
Page Number: 73 |
| A single elimination tournament wherein competitors are matched up in competing
brackets. Each winner goes out to the next bracket on the tournament chart, and runs the winner of the pairing below him, unless a bye run is awarded. This continues until one winner remains. |
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| Event |
Page Number: 73 |
| A single elimination tournament wherein competitors are matched up in competing
brackets. Each winner goes out to the next bracket on the tournament chart, and runs the winner of the pairing below him, unless a bye run is awarded. This continues until one winner remains. |
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| FAA |
Page Number: 73 |
| U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. |
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| Falilure to Prove
Capability |
Page Number: 73 |
| A term indicating that an E.T. format class boat has run an E.T. which is
slower than the minimum for the class. |
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| Flat (flat bottom) |
Page Number: 73 |
| A type of boat hull, the bottom of which is relatively flat with a minimum
length of sixteen feet, with no horizontal breaks. |
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| Foul (foul start) |
Page Number: 73 |
| The boat has broken the beam of the starting line light sensor prior to
receiving a solid green light. |
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| Hydro (hydroplane) |
Page Number: 73 |
| A conventional type of boat hull designed with a tunnel between the front
sponsons for the purpose of trapping air and lifting the bottom of the hull to ride all or in part above the surface of the water. |
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| IHBA |
Page Number: 73 |
| International Hot Boat Association, Inc. |
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| Jet (jet boat) |
Page Number: 73 |
| A type of boat hull, which in lieu of a propeller, uses a propulsion system
which pumps water under extreme pressure and expels it through a nozzle at the rear of the boat. |
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| Legal Single |
Page Number: 73 |
| A single boat run which occurs when a scheduled competitor fails to
show up for the elimination round, fails to proceed to the starting line holding rope when so instructed, breaks on the way to the starting line holding rope, or is unable to start his engine in order to make his eliminations run when so instructed. |
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| M.P.H. |
Page Number: 73 |
| Miles per hour (the speed attained by the boat in the quarter mile course)
as measured in the speed traps at the end of the race course. |
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| Member Divison
Chapter |
Page Number: 74 |
| Any drag boat racing association which has formally adopted and agreed
to adhere to the rules, regulations, conditions, and other provisions contained herein this RACING RULES and SAFETY REQUIREMENTS booklet, and uses same to sanction and conduct drag boat races accordingly. |
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| NDBA |
Page Number: 74 |
| National Drag Boat Association, LLC |
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| Own Power |
Page Number: 74 |
| When used to define forward motion of a boat, own power shall mean
movement powered only by the boat’s internal combustion engine. It specifically excludes, but is not limited to, battery powered starting motor, paddling or other means of propulsion by the driver, or wind and water currents. It does not, however, exclude the coasting which results from the original motion that had been generated by the internal combustion engine of the boat. |
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| Owner |
Page Number: 74 |
| Any individual, person, group, club, corporation, association, partnership, or other entity which actually owns or
holds title to a race boat which is registered for competition at any sanctioned event. Although owner is singular in context, when used within this rule book, the term owner shall be considered to include any or all of the individuals, persons, groups, clubs, corporations, associations, partnerships, or other entities, either individually or collectively, which own said boat. |
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| Participant |
Page Number: 74 |
| Each owner, driver, or individual crew member of any boat which has been
officially registered for competition at any sanctioned event. |
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| Pro Racer |
Page Number: 74 |
| A racer who participates in any Professional or Sportsman category,
and races the entire circuit in pursuit of the Championship Series Points. |
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| Promoter (event
promoter, race promoter) |
Page Number: 74 |
| Any individual, person, group, club, corporation, association, partnership,
or other entity with whom NDBA or one of its sanctioning divisions or chapters has executed either a verbal or written race agreement. |
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| Propeller |
Page Number: 74 |
| A device used to propel flat and hydro hulls through the water. |
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| Race Director |
Page Number: 74 |
| The individual responsible for the overall flow and operation of the race;
calls classes as needed; observes water conditions; manages the timing tower. |
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| Red Lights |
Page Number: 74 |
| Course is closed for safety reasons. Boats must come to an immediate
stop. |
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| Rudder |
Page Number: 75 |
| A mechanical device extending into the water (to at least the bottom tip
of the propeller) which is used to steer the boat. |
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| SDBA |
Page Number: 75 |
| Southern Drag Boat Association, Inc. |
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| SLDBA |
Page Number: 75 |
| St. Louis Drag Boat Association, Inc. |
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| Saety Inspector |
Page Number: 75 |
| The individual(s) who performs safety/technical inspections of each
boat prior to its being allowed to register; resolves technical questions; performs fuel checks as needed or requested. |
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| Safety Pass |
Page Number: 75 |
| A single lane pass which is intended to determine the safety of the boat
and/or driver for further participation. E.T.s and M.P.H. are not provided to any participant on a safety pass. |
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| Sanction Supervisor |
Page Number: 75 |
| The ultimate authority at a sanctioned event; interprets rules; oversees
safety inspections and fuel checks; receives, evaluates, and responds to any protests. |
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| Sanctioning Division
/ Chapter |
Page Number: 75 |
| The individual member division or chapter which sanctions a specific
event and assumes full responsibility for the conduct of said event as well as the enforcement at said event of all rules, regulations, conditions, and provisions contained herein this RACING RULES and SAFETY REQUIREMENTS booklet. |
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| Sponsor
(event sponsor, race sponsor) |
Page Number: 75 |
| Any individual, person, group, club, corporation, association, partnership,
or other entity who has contractually or otherwise agreed with NDBA or one of its sanctioning divisions or chapters, or the event promoter to contribute financially to the production of a sanctioned event. The sponsor may or may not be the same individual person, group, etc. as the promoter. |
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| Starter |
Page Number: 75 |
| The official responsible for starting all of the boats; ensures that no boat
violates any safety rules or procedural rules while in the area of the starting line. |
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| Timing Offical |
Page Number: 75 |
| The official responsible for starting all of the boats; ensures that no
boat violates any safety rules or procedural rules while in the area of the starting line |
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| Unblown |
Page Number: 75 |
| Naturally aspirated; either carbureted or fuel injected. |
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National Drag Boat Association (NDBA)
American Drag Boat Association (ADBA Div 1)
Central States Drag Boat Association (CSDBA Div 2)
Southern Drag Boat Association (SDBA Div 3)
St Louis Drag Boat Association (SLDBA Div 4)
Columbia Drag Boat Association (CDBA)
Delaware Drag Boat Association (DVDRC)
International Hot Boat Association (IHBA)
Kentuckey Drag Boat Association (KDBA)
National Jet Boat Association (NJBA)
Outboard Drag Boat Association (ODBA)
Victorian Drag Boat Club (VDBC) |