NRRA RULES AND REGULATIONS

2027 NRRA Rules

Regulations

By submitting a Driver Registration, you are hereby agreeing to all rules and regulations below.

The following rules and regulations are solely applicable to National Rock Racing Association, SRRS, NRRS, and CRRS events.  These rules are intended as a guide for the conduct of NRRA events and is in no way a guarantee against injury or death to participants, spectators, or employees.  Please direct any questions to NRRA event coordinators.  For questions directly related to the rules, safety, or tech, please reach out to NRRA at Info@SouthernRockRacing.com. Please give 72 hours for response time.

General Rules and Guidelines

1. Interpretation and Application - If there is a disagreement regarding the meaning or application of the NRRA rules, the interpretation and application by the NRRA officials at the event shall prevail. This decision is final and non-appealable.

2. Finality of Interpretation and Application - All participants, including but not necessarily limited to competitors, team owners, sponsors and officials, expressly agree that determinations by NRRA officials as to the application and interpretation of the rules are non-litigable, and covenant that they will not initiate or maintain litigation of any kind against NRRA or anyone acting on its behalf with respect to such determinations. In the event that a participant violates this covenant and initiates litigation, it is agreed that the participant will reimburse NRRA for all litigation costs and that the right to a trial by jury will be waived. NRRA reserves the right to take any other action hereunder, including suspension, termination, or loss of any/all points earned for violation of this covenant not to sue.

3. General Agreements - By submitting an entry and/or participating in any activity related to a NRRA event, a participant agrees to the following:

A. All rules set forth in the NRRA rules and its amendments are applicable and will be followed.

B. All decisions of NRRA officials are final, non-appealable, and non-litigable.

C. All participants voluntarily assume the risk of damage to their vehicle, the driver, pit crew, or any other person and have no claim for said damages against NRRA, track owners, officials, agents, or employees of NRRA.

D. Neither NRRA nor the track owner will be responsible for the adequacy of a participant’s vehicle or equipment.

E. All participants assume full responsibility for any and all injuries sustained, including death and property damage, anytime they are in the event, pit, or competition areas or to or from the event, pit or competition areas.

F. All participants understand the risk of serious injury or death, which may result from competing, and that participants solely assume that risk when choosing to participate in a NRRA event. No entrant, pit crew member or vehicle sponsor shall have any claim for damages, expenses, lawsuits or otherwise against the owners, promoters, track builders, event operators, NRRA officers, agents or directors arising from damage to any vehicle, personal injury or death, or monetary loss of any kind whatsoever. All entrants, pit crew members or vehicle sponsors who voluntarily participate in any competition activities conducted under these rules, waive any claim they may have against the owners, promoters, track builders, event operators, NRRA officials, agents, vendors, employees, volunteers, or directors.

G. Any person who performs an act or participates in actions deemed by NRRA as detrimental to UTV/SXS/Rock Bouncer competition or to the landowner’s facility: a disqualification and/or loss of run, and/or loss of finishing position(s) in the event. This includes postings/comments on all social media platforms.

H. Force Majeure - NRRA assumes no responsibility whatsoever for delays, postponements or cancellations of all or part of an event for any reason, including inclement weather, acts of God, or unsafe course conditions.

I. NRRA reserves the right to refuse entry to any applicant, team, competitor, entrant, participant, or any other person, to any event for any reason.

J. No participant may enter the competition areas (to include the pit area) unless he/she has personally signed all required entry forms, waivers, release of liability forms, and pit permits if applicable to the event.

K. Advertising and Promotion Release - Each participant, by entering a NRRA event, grants to NRRA and authorized agents, assigns a license to use and sub-license on an exclusive basis with regard to the products/services of the event sponsors, and otherwise anon-exclusive basis, his/her name, likeness and performance, including photographs, images and sounds of the participant and/or any of the participant’s competition vehicles in any way, medium, or material for promoting, advertising, and publicizing any NRRA event or related telecast, programming, video games, or any other form of promotional items. Each participant hereby relinquishes to NRRA in perpetuity all rights there to for such purposes.

4. Substance Abuse - No NRRA participant (driver or crew member) may use or be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or any other controlled substance while competing. Failure to comply with these policies, may include but is not limited to immediate ejection from an event, denial of further entry to any NRRA event, and is at the sole discretion of the NRRA officials and director.

5. Entry Approval - Acceptance of any entry is at the discretion of NRRA. A participant is not eligible to compete until registration is received and approved by NRRA regardless of fees submitted. 

7. Safety - Off road competitions are dangerous events. Each participant assumes the risk of bodily injury, death, or property damage when he/she participates in an event. Although safety is a top concern, NRRA cannot be held responsible for the safety of participants.

A. NRRA considers safety a top priority and works with competitors, track owners, manufacturers, and outside experts to exchange useful information regarding safety designs, products, practices, and procedures and to publish and amend rules to reflect the latest safety practices as needed. NRRA is not and does not claim to be an expert in safety standards, designs, practices, or procedures.

B. All officials and participants are obligated to inspect the course facilities, safety personnel, equipment, and conditions at the track on a continuing basis throughout the event. Any inadequacy should be reported to a NRRA official immediately.

C. Participants are solely responsible for their own safety when performing duties as a driver, owner, or crew member and should carry out these duties in a way that ensures minimum amount of risk or injury to themselves and others. NRRA does not provide medical insurance for its competitors, and we strongly urge you to not compete without it. Medical Insurance is the sole responsibility of the competitor and passenger.

D. Neither NRRA, nor the track owner will be responsible for the adequacy of a competitor’s vehicle, equipment, or competition activity.

8. Inclement Weather - Events may be conducted regardless of weather conditions.

A. In the event of excessive rain or other unfavorable conditions, it may be necessary for the director to alter the order of the event schedule, including, but not limited to, adjusting the length of course, and/or delaying or stopping the program completely.

B. Should a delay occur the director will make every effort to resume the schedule in a timely fashion when/if conditions allow.

9. Driver’s Meeting - All Drivers must attend the mandatory drivers meeting at posted scheduled times at competitors registration/staging area. Failure to attend will mean loss of starting position and placed where NRRA director sees fit. If driver is unable to attend, it is the responsibility of the driver to send a member of their pit crew/team to stand in for them and speak on their behalf. If any course issues or other issues arise at drivers meeting where a vote to change/add/alter the course or any other issue that could alter the results, the driver shall not argue with majority count. It is the stand in persons responsibility to relay all information back to the driver.

Pre-Race Checklist

2027 Points Structure

How Scoring Works

NRRA points are awarded per hill, by finishing position: 50 points for 1st down to 10 for 36th and below.

  1. Every hillYour finishing position on each hill earns points from the scale below.
  2. Race podium bonus+3 for 1st, +2 for 2nd, +1 for 3rd overall at each race/event.
  3. All racesThe NRRA Cup Champion is the points leader from all points races.
  4. Tied on points?The fastest combined time of the runs wins the tie.

Points per hill by finishing position

  1. 1st50ptsper hill
  2. 2nd47ptsper hill
  3. 3rd44ptsper hill
  1. 4th42
  2. 5th41
  3. 6th40
  4. 7th39
  5. 8th38
  6. 9th37
  7. 10th36
  8. 11th35
  9. 12th34
  10. 13th33
  11. 14th32
  12. 15th31
  13. 16th30
  14. 17th29
  15. 18th28
  16. 19th27
  17. 20th26
  18. 21st25
  19. 22nd24
  20. 23rd23
  21. 24th22
  22. 25th21
  23. 26th20
  24. 27th19
  25. 28th18
  26. 29th17
  27. 30th16
  28. 31st15
  29. 32nd14
  30. 33rd13
  31. 34th12
  32. 35th11
  33. 36th & below10
Race podium bonusOverall finish at each race/event — not per hill
  1. 1st+3
  2. 2nd+2
  3. 3rd+1
10ptsAttempting a Hill
5ptsBreaking the beam
Time limitThere will be a time limit on each obstacle.
No winchingThere will be NO WINCHING.
TiebreakerIn the event of a tie in points the winner shall be decided by determining the fastest car-via combining the runs together for a combined time.
Full scoring text

2027 NRRA SCORING & POINTS POINT SYSTEM PER HILL

NRRA Cup Championship will be the points leader from all points races.

In the event of a tie in points the winner shall be decided by determining the fastest car-via combining the runs together for a combined time. There will be a time limit on each obstacle.

** There will be NO WINCHING **

  • 1st ---- 50 points
  • 2nd ---- 47 points
  • 3rd ---- 44 points
  • 4th ---- 42 points
  • 5th ---- 41 points
  • 6th ---- 40 points
  • 7th ---- 39 points
  • 8th ---- 38 points
  • 9th ---- 37 points
  • 10th ---- 36 points
  • 11th ---- 35 points
  • 12th ---- 34 points
  • 13th ---- 33 points
  • 14th ---- 32 points
  • 15th ---- 31 points
  • 16th ---- 30 points
  • 17th ---- 29 points
  • 18th ---- 28 points
  • 19th ---- 27 points
  • 20th ---- 26 points
  • 21st ---- 25 points
  • 22nd ---- 24 points
  • 23rd ---- 23 points
  • 24th ---- 22 points
  • 25th ---- 21 points
  • 26th ---- 20 points
  • 27th ---- 19 points
  • 28th ---- 18 points
  • 29th ---- 17 points
  • 30th ---- 16 points
  • 31st ---- 15 points
  • 32nd ---- 14 points
  • 33rd ---- 13 points
  • 34th ---- 12 points
  • 35th ---- 11 points
  • 36th and below ---- 10 points
  • Attempting a Hill ---- 10 points
  • Breaking the beam ---- 5 points
  • Podium Gets Point Bonus
  • 1st - 3 Points
  • 2nd - 2 Points
  • 3rd - 1 Point

Timing Failures

In the case of a timing failure, we will go to production for an estimated time. If for any reason we cannot get a time from production, or the time is too close to call against another time after comparison, the driver will have the option of a rerun or having 0.5–1 second added to their time.

Timing Failures

In the case of a timing failure, we will go to production for an estimated time. If for any reason we cannot get a time from production, or the time is too close to call against another time after comparison, the driver will have the option of a rerun or having 0.5–1 second added to their time.

Battle bracket races

Battle Bracket Scoring

2027 format

This points structure assigns points per round won and per final standing. It allows racers who drop to the loser's bracket early to still accumulate championship points.

Used at some UTV Cup and Bouncer Cup series races (e.g. the Finals): a 16-driver double-elimination bracket with a winner's bracket and a loser's bracket.

At a bracket event

PTS

Bracket points replace the per-hill points at a bracket event.

+3/+2/+1

The race podium bonus still applies: +3 for 1st, +2 for 2nd, +1 for 3rd.

Seeding 16-driver bracket

Seeds 1–8Top 8 in season points going into the event
Seeds 9–16From qualifying at the event

Points per round every round of the bracket

  • Win in winner's bracket10PTS
  • Win in loser's bracket5PTS
  • Loss0PTS

Final placement points final standing at the event

  1. 1st150PTSOverall Champion
  2. 2nd120PTS
  3. 3rd100PTS
  1. 4th90
  2. 5th–6theach80
  3. 7th–8theach70
  4. 9th–12theach60
  5. 13th–16theach50

Awarded at the end of the tournament to guarantee definitive placements for all 16 racers.

How final placement is decided

Final placement comes from where a driver is knocked out.

  1. 1stWins the bracket
  2. 2ndLoses the grand final
  3. 3rdLoses the loser's bracket final
  4. 4thLoses the loser's bracket semifinal
  5. 5th–6thOut in loser's bracket round 4
  6. 7th–8thOut in loser's bracket round 3
  7. 9th–12thOut in loser's bracket round 2
  8. 13th–16thOut in loser's bracket round 1

Race day

Safety, Teams & Disputes

2027 NRRA Safety Rules

Media must be approved by NRRA for access, and have green, orange, or yellow media vest.

Barriers will be used to keep spectators back. If you are across the line, you will be escorted from property. Safety has always been top priority for NRRA, and we will enforce these safety rules above everything else.

If we put a time on a hill, its to keep a hill from being heavily changed. If it looks like you may finish the course we will allow you continue for a short time after the time limit.

Must have roll over valve in the vent hose for fuel cell.

A catch can or proper venting system must be used for vented fluids (Steering, transmission,etc)

Registration closes prior to each event. This is to allow us to film the pre race show and draw the running order. Late registration may be allowed but will be an additional fees added to the entry fee. Running order for late entries will be decided by the NRRA team. We may decline late registration depending on number of entries.

If a driver goes out of bounds of the race course they must go back in bounds in the same or earlier spot on the race course. Once a driver crosses the finish line the run is over causing a disqualification if they did not finish the course correctly.

It is up to your race team to make sure your rig is ready, safe, and passes tech inspection. NRRA officials can make the final decision to pass or fail a race rig. We will do tech inspections starting Friday before the race, and will continue to inspect rigs up to 1 hour before drivers meeting. If your rig fails tech then you have until one hour before the drivers meeting to bring your rig up to code. So if you are unsure about your set up, make sure you get there early so you will have time to make repairs before the final tech inspection. If you've made changes after a prior event inspection you must bring it to the attention of the NRRA.

There shall be NO consumption of alcohol.

ALL vehicles are subject to a tech inspection at any time and discharged from competition if deemed unsafe or doesn’t meet the requirements.

Teams / Disputes / Questions

NRRA is allowing 2 drivers to register as a team. When registering be sure to fill in both driver names for the team option. Team series points will follow driver of record. If driver number 2 races separate at any race, driver number 2 points will follow that driver.

The Bouncer/UTV/RC you start the race with must be the Bouncer/UTV/RC you finish the race with, but you can race a different Bouncer/UTV/RC at the next race. If a team or driver can’t make it to a race, then you can use a back up driver.

You can swap drivers from one course to the next, but your team only gets one run per race course. A driver can only run once per course for that class.

You are NOT required to be on a team.

Disputes

Any and all disputes must be handled in a professional manner at all times.

Any and all disputes must be handled by email to Drivers@SouthernRockRacing.com within 48 hours after the last race day of the event where the occurrence took place.

NRRA will respond within 72 hours of any request of a dispute. Include any information that will help us determine a decision.

Any failure to maintain a professional conduct may result in a penalty or disqualification.

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