SCCA RACE EXPERIENCE - RACING ENVIRONMENT
SCCA Race Experience Drivers should be able to participate in competition in a car at high speeds for extended periods of time and should be able to handle the physical and mental demands below for the length of a session for each session of an event and must not have any known medical conditions that would cause them or others undue risk.
Drivers who do not believe they can, or have further questions, should not enter an event or consult with their doctor before entering.
The functional suggested requirements of a driver in a competition automobile are:
- Ability to rapidly operate acceleration, braking, and steering mechanisms/systems.
- Vision: distant vision correctable to 20/40 each eye, ability to distinguish basic colors, and peripheral vision to 70 degrees in the horizontal median for each eye.
- Should have minimal chance of sudden incapacitation from any disease process.
- Ability for rapid mental activity, problem solving, and decision-making.
- Ability to maintain an aerobic level heart rate for extended periods of time, and in Endurance Races, up to multiple hours.
The environment the driver may operate in is:
- Temperature extremes from 0 degrees (F) to 120 degrees (F) for long periods of time.
- Smoke, fumes, vapor, caustic chemicals, and dust.
- Loud noise and vibration.
- Increased potential for exposure to fire.
