Official 2026 Ultra4 Rulebook procedures for technical rule changes, driver voting, safety rules and the Competition Review Board.
Section 14 • Competitor Board
14.1.1 RULEBOOK PUBLISH DATE
All technical rule changes will be announced by official bulletin published on the official website of the series. Bulletins will be incorporated into the following years rule book no later than September 15 of the previous year.
14.1.2 PROPOSE RULE CHANGE
For a proposed rule change, the appointed class representative must present the potential change to the series. The series will manage the vote and report the results publicly. If the proposed rule change receives the required 75% of eligible drivers votes, it will be sent to the series for review. All proposed rule changes must be ratified by the series.
To be a driver that is eligible to vote in proposed rule changes, said driver must have been the driver of record in a series event and class within the last calendar year.
14.1.3 SAFETY RULES
The Series reserves the right to unilaterally impose penalties for violation of safety rules or unsafe actions at an Ultra4 event that may include a DNF or disqualification.
14.1.4 COMPETITION REVIEW BOARD (CRB)
A panel composed of the Race Director and/or USAC representative and two representatives from each racing class shall be required to meet when a competitor files a red card against another competitor or in protest to a penalty imposed by a race official.
CRB members shall be selected randomly at the drivers meeting from a list of all registered drivers.
If chosen driver is unable to attend post-race CRB meeting it is that driver’s responsibility to find a replacement CRB member. Failure to appear for your duty as a member of the CRB may result in your disqualification.
The CRB shall meet at the finish line approximately 30 minutes after the close of the finish line, and before the event awards ceremony.
Both parties involved with the conflict shall have the right to testify on their own behalf (share their side of the story).
The CRB will use a majority vote to determine if a rule has been broken and shall use the guidelines provided within this rule book to determine penalties that may be imposed. Drivers from the class in which the red card was filed will not be eligible to vote.
When a CRB is used to determine a red card decision, the resulting outcome is final and cannot be overturned or modified.
A penalty of DNF or DQ imposed by the Race Director must be ratified by a majority vote from the CRB unless penalty was imposed under Race Director’s unilateral authority outlined in section 12.1.1.
