RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL COMPETETIVE DRILL
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHRINE MOTOR CORPS
ELIGIBILITY
All members Corps of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps in
good standing and in compliance with Article IV Section 2-A of the
International Association of Shrine Motor Corps By-laws.
SIZE OF COMPETITION AREA
Requirement for the competitive area will be 150x300 ft. In the event an area
of this dimension is not available, the contest committee will notify each member
Corps at the Captains’ meeting before competition.
ENTRY
A letter signed by an authorized officer of a member corps of the IASMC
stating its desire to enter the contest will constitute entry. The Contest
Committee should receive all entries as soon as possible, or they can be
turned in at the Captains’ meeting prior to competition; however, all will be
permitted to compete who comply with the rules.
ENTRANTS
A minimum of four (4) riders/drivers will constitute a team for drill competition.
No Corpsman may participate with any other corps other than his own, nor
more than two weight classifications within his own Shrine Center. All officers,
drillmasters, and color guards taking part in the contest are subject to judging
and all other requirements, including Corps members.
CONTEST COMMITTEE
The President of the IASMC will appoint the contest committee and they shall
be members of the IASMC in good standing. The number of members
comprising the committee shall be at the discretion of the President.
MEETING OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
The time and place for the preliminary meeting of the Captains’ or designated
officers of the participating Corps will be announced to the Corps upon their
arrival at the Imperial Council Session. At this meeting, the contest rules
will be explained and the times for order of appearance of the respective
Corps in the drills will be assigned.
JUDGES
The contest committee shall select the judges, preferably military or police
personnel who have had motorcycle-riding experience. There shall be one
(1) Head Judge for each drill field. Competition will be held on one or more
fields and each drill field shall be under the control of a Head Judge and five
(5) Competition Judges. Upon completion of the competitive maneuvers,
the scoring sheets from each Judge will be collected, bound together, and
submitted to the Chief Scorer and qualified assistants for tabulation.
No Corps member or spectator shall approach, interfere, or question Judges
on the field at any time. Two (2) Judges shall judge appearance on the score
sheets as follows: (Contestants must wear Fez at inspection.)
INSPECTIONS
I. Personal Grooming (Possible 5 points)
A. Haircut
B. Shoe Shine
C. Shave
II. Uniforms (Possible 10 points)
A. Uniformity
B. Neatness and Cleanliness
C. Position of Fez
D. General Appearance
III. EQUIPMENT (Possible 10 Points)
A. Cleanliness
B. Uniformity
C. Mechanical Fitness
D. Good Presentation
Written declarations or declarations of items other than those incurring
en-route to competition are prohibited. All vehicles must be aligned in a
manner that will allow the inspection officers ample room to walk between
all vehicles.
HEAD JUDGE RESPONSIBILITIES
IV. TIMING (Possible 5 Points)
1. Time on Field a. Late start (deduct no more than 2 ½ points)
b. On field under five minutes or over ten minutes (deduct no more than
2 ½ points.)
VARIETY OF DRILL (Possible 10 points)
FIVE (5) Judges shall judge riding/driving ability on the score sheets
as follows: (ITEMS V, VI, VII, VIII)
V. Ease Of Handling (Possible 10 points)
VI. Interval And Distance (Possible 15 points)
VII. Execution Of Drill (Possible 15 points)
VIII. Difficulty Of Maneuvers (Possible 10 points)
IX. VARIETY OF DRILL (Head Judge Responsibility)
Each judge is to be specially qualified for that portion of the contest
that he is to judge, and the contest committee shall brief the judges
on the rules for competition.
No scores will be available or announced until the contest is terminated,
at which time all scores will be announced and the winners presented
with IASMC permanent trophies. First, second, and third place trophies
will be awarded. The contest committee shall give careful attention to the
selection of the judges, taking into consideration their qualifications as to
the knowledge of Motor Corps activities, and shall have their selection of
judges approved by the President. It is recommended that the announcement
of the winners, and presentation of trophies, be made at the Awards’
Presentation Banquet, where practical, and only proper authority, as
exercised by the contest committee, announce the decision of the judges.
The President shall present all awards and trophies.
TIME AND TIMEKEEPERS
A maximum time limit of ten (10) minutes will be allowed each corps drilling
on the field. Any Corps drilling less than five (5) minutes or more than
ten (10) will be penalized. (SEE PENALTIES) The Head Judge is required to
use a stopwatch and/or other suitable signal devices to assure accurate timing.
Timing commences when the first vehicle enters the competition area and ends
when the last vehicle leaves the competition area.
COLORS AND STANDARDS - IASMC BADGES
Any Corps may use its standards and/or colors in the contest. The use of
any or all is optional and there will be no penalty or credit given for their use
or non use. IASMC badges may be worn on shirt, as long as all members of
the same unit are uniform. Contestants must wear a DOT approved motorcycle
helmet on the Drill Field, whether a two (2) or multi-wheeled rider/driver.
PENALTIES
Any Corps violating any of the above requirements will be penalized two
and one half (2 ½) points for under time or over time during the competition.
Violation of the bona fide Corps membership rule will automatically
disqualify the offending Corps. Failure of a Corps to report on the inspection
line at the scheduled time for its performance will be penalized two and one
half (2 ½) points and position forfeited and assigned as the last unit to perform.
In addition to the trophies won by the first, second, and third place teams
of the competition, each member of the winning Corps will be entitled to wear
a championship insignia on his uniform and/or his motor incorporating the
date and occasion of the winning of such an award. The officers of the
IASMC must approve such insignia’s.
DRILLS
They must be executed in a manner recognized by all Field Judges.
It is illegal to stand on the seat of any vehicle while on the competitive drill
field. Standing on the footrests of a two (2) wheel vehicle is acceptable as
long as the rider has full control of the vehicle. Kill switches are not
a requirement of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps.
It is a Federal Law that this feature be installed at the factory.
The number and types of drill maneuvers by each competing unit shall
be at their discretion, but must contain a minimum of four (4) basic
maneuvers. They are TWO’S, FOUR’S, FIGURE EIGHT’S, and DOUBLE
CIRCLES WITH INSIDE VEHICLES WHEELS MATCHING. These required
maneuvers may be performed in conjunction with optional maneuvers.
Other maneuvers will be considered by the Head Judge under Category IV,
Variety of Drill. All drill maneuvers must be executed in a manner clearly
recognized by the Head Judge. A list of the maneuvers that a unit is
performing may be presented to the Head Judge prior to competition in
order to facilitate their recognition. Only the number of optional maneuvers
performed is counted, not the number of times they are done.
2 WHEEL CLASSES
1. Scooters and 0-90cc with 15" wheels or less, “Mini-Bikes”
2. 0 – 360cc
3. 361cc - 850cc
4. 851cc and over
5. Matched Harleys
6. Unclassified Touring Bikes
MULTI-WHEEL CLASSES
7. Miniature Antique Cars: i.e., “T Models”, “1901 Oldsmobiles”
8. 0 - 500 lbs. Lightweight
9. 501 - 1500 lbs. Middleweight
10. 1501 lbs. and over, Heavyweight
11. 3-Wheel - maximum weight 500 lbs.
12. 3-Wheel - 501 lbs. and over
13. Novelty: i.e., Planes, Boats, Combines, Helicopters
An Overall High Point Trophy will be awarded on each field of competition;
one for two (2) Wheel and one for Multi-Wheel.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL OBSTACLE COURSE
COMPETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHRINE
MOTOR CORPS
1. Course to be run on time.
2. A team shall consist of at least two (2) riders/drivers from the same
Corps. Any number of riders/drivers from the same Corps may compete.
The total team score shall be computed by adding together the two (2)
lowest individual total time scores posted by each rider/driver from the
same Corps. No rider/driver shall be allowed to compete with more than
two (2) weight classifications within his Shrine Center.
3. The same vehicle cannot be ridden/driven by more than one rider/driver
that are contestants. There must be two riders/drivers and two vehicles,
and are the same two vehicles used in drill competition.
4. Each rider’s/driver’s time will start as the front wheel crosses the starting
line and end as the front wheel crosses the finish line.
5. There will be no penalty if a foot touches the ground.
6. One second will be added for each cone or pylon that is moved or
knocked over and has to be replaced by the judge on the field.
7. If the rider/driver leaves the course pattern as laid out, he must re-enter
at the place where he left the course.
8. No contestant may ride the obstacle course before the start of competition.
Anyone doing so will be disqualified. He may walk the obstacle course prior
to the start of the competition.
9. If the obstacle course rider/driver is other than a competing member of his
Corps, he and his equipment must stand inspection with his Corps.
10. Following Corps inspection, no equipment shall be removed. Contestants
must wear a DOT approved motorcycle helmet on the Obstacle Course Field,
whether a two (2) or multi-wheeled rider/driver.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JUDGES
It is not the intention of the IASMC to tell the judges how to appraise each
Corps for the scores they think it is entitled to or has lost because of something
they see. We believe that a Corps should not be discounted because of minor
chips in paint or bluing of exhaust pipes, so long as they are polished and neat.
This could happen to a motor just coming to the drill field.
If it is their desire to award the Corps all points it is allowed, then they will leave
the score sheet space blank. However, if they wish to discount a Corps points,
they will put down only the amount they want to penalize the Corps for each
part on the score sheet. A penalty of 1/10 of a point per violation will be given
on inspection. Deducting points for each mistake made on the competition
field as per the score sheets will score riding/driving competition. Five judges
will be used. The high and low scores of these judges will be discarded, and
the remaining three will be averaged. This score, plus the score for inspection,
time and maneuvers, and variety of drill is their total score.
It is not the desire of the IASMC to interfere with the nomenclature or types of
maneuvers that a Corps performs. The number of maneuvers (other than
required) is counted as an objective count of variety. The highest number of
optional maneuvers performed in each classification is used as the denominator
for each other Corps in the classification, and that number multiplied by ten
(10) determines the score for Variety of Drill. The Chief Scorer will perform that function.
Revised July 2, 2007