Welcome to the Zone 8 Rules Proposals page. The purpose of this page is to provide an avenue for Zone 8 members to suggest new rules and changes to existing rules. You will also find all the permanent links to all zone competition & driving rules and regulations. All rules comments and concerns are catalogued and compiled to give a real reflection of member inputs for year-end rule modifications.

Suggestions for improving these rules are encouraged. The process is as follows:

  • Propose rules and send them to the Z8 staff
  • Comment on rules proposed by others
  • The Z8 Rules Committee meets and creates the draft official proposal
  • Comment further on any deviations in the draft official proposal from the original proposals
  • Possible revisions to the draft official proposal by the Z8 Rules Committee
  • The official proposal is distributed to the presidents for review
  • At the Presidents Meeting, the presidents vote to accept or reject proposals

Timeline for 2014

  • Proposal & Comment Period: February 1 to June 30, 2013
  • Comment Only Period: July 1 to August 31, 2013
  • Rules Committee Meets: September 7, 2013
  • Second Comment Period: September 15 to October 31, 2013
  • Final Proposal to Presidents: November 7, 2013
  • Presidents Approve: November 24, 2013

 

 
Rule Proposals for 2014
 
Round 2
 
Rule Proposals for 2014 - Round 2 (PDF) (updated: October 08, 2013)
What Happened to My Proposal for 2014 (PDF) (added: Oct 8, 2012)
 
Round 1
 
Rule Change Proposals (PDF) (updated: August 14, 2013)
 
 
Comment Submission Guidelines

Please comment! Please let us know if you agree or disagree with proposed changes. Do they increase fairness and fun? Do they make us safer? Or...? Please explain why you think what you think.

Submit comments on the proposed changes to the Rules Coordinator at: rules@zone8.org

 
Proposal Submission Guidelines

Submit proposals to the Rules Coordinator at: rules@zone8.org

When submitting rule change proposals, please use the following format:

Current Rule and the Problem
In this section please tell us what rule you would like to see changed and what the problem with it is. The most important concepts the Rules Committee needs are: What is going wrong. What is unfair, unsafe or otherwise broken. Who does it effect and how does it effect them. What is the situation as you perceive it. It doesn't do any good to give us a solution without telling us the problem.

Proposed Change
In this section, if possible, please give us a suggested new wording for the rules.

Rationale
Here it is important for you to describe your intention, how the proposed new rule fixes the problem or addresses the situation. In addition to clearly stating what you see is a problem, you must clearly demonstrate how and why your proposal resolves the situation.

Most rule proposals that are rejected are rejected because the Rules Committee does not understand the author's description of the problem or what the proposal is trying to do or change. Another frequent cause of rejection is when the proposed change doesn't appear to address the issue presented.