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NMCA GENERAL REGULATIONS 2008

A. GENERAL REGULATIONS

A.2 ASSUMPTION OF RISK

Drag racing is a dangerous sport for participants. For the purpose of this rulebook, participants will be defined as any persons directly or indirectly associated with any vehicle that has been permitted to enter the event site for the purpose of competition, racing, or car show, including, but not limited to owner, crew, driver, sponsors, family, and/or any other people involved with said vehicle. In addition, any person or persons engaged in selling or displaying products will be defined as participants as well.

Participants may suffer bodily injury, death, loss, or damage to property during a NMCA event. Participants who enter a NMCA event are acknowledging that the event site is safe and suitable for racing and that they understand and assume the risks that relate to drag racing events.

Participants must acknowledge that by participating in the events that they may suffer injury, death, loss, or damage to personal property. The participants voluntarily assumes the risk of such losses and agrees to indemnify ProMedia Companies, NMCA Officials, NMCA Staff, event sponsors, the track, the race track officials, and other participants and/or officials for such losses and agrees to not sue such persons for such losses.

All participants are required, as a condition of entering the track; to sign all required forms, including such releases as determined by the NMCA and track procedure. The NMCA makes no representation, or express or implied warranties, that the compliance with the rules and regulations posted in this rulebook or the safety requirements published by the host track sanctioning body (NHRA or IHRA), will prevent or guarantee against injury or death to spectators or participants or damage to personal property. The rules and conduct guidelines set within this rulebook, and the safety rules set forth by the tracks sanctioning