12. OLR - Rules Governing Car Contact: A: Racing is a No-Contact Sport. • The old adage ‘Rubbing is Racing’ will not be tolerated. o Nudging or Moving another car off their race line is Strictly Prohibited. o Pushing another car Off-Track is Strictly Prohibited. o Leaning on another car is Strictly Prohibited. • Contact and Collisions must be avoided, at all costs. o If this means turning your car into a wall or off the track to avoid contact, then that’s what you are expected to do. B: The car ahead of you, as the Right-Of-Way, and is free to choose their race-line without any contact. The leading car has the responsibilities of; • The leading driver must not do any malicious or inappropriate braking or slowing. • The leading car Must Not 'brake check' the car(s) behind them, for any reason. • The leading car is entitled to be slower or use longer & earlier braking zones than others. • The leading car entitled to turn in earlier or later and/or apex earlier or later. • The leading driver should not make a drastic or sudden change to their line through a turn. C: It’s the responsibility to every driver to maintain control of their car. • It is the responsibility of the car behind, to make passes cleanly & safely – Without Contact. • It’s the responsibility of car behind to avoid contact with other cars. D: Some contact may be deemed "Incidental" should it not appear to affect the likely outcome of the section in question. • There are only a couple of situations where this rules does not apply. • The Race Stewards reserve the right to enforce the rule to fit the situation, as needed. E: Should Car-Contact occur: • See Section ‘Contact Concessions’ for more information.