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Code of Conduct for All Participants

  1. All participants must compete within the rules and respect all officials / club promoters and their decisions.
  2. All participants must respect the rights, dignity, and value of their fellow participants regardless of gender, ability, physical appearance, cultural background, or religion.
  3. All participants must always encourage and take responsibility for their actions.
  4. All participants must ensure their equipment is safe and competition worthy, prior to taking part in training, testing or competition events.
  5. It is the participants' own responsibility to identify and measure his/her own skill level against his/her competitors, and take responsibility for the risks associated with training, testing and or competing. It should be noted that a basic level of competence is required.
  6. It is the participant's responsibility to declare, prior to any participation in training, testing, or competition, of any medical condition or medication required that may be relevant in the event of an emergency.
  7. All participants are required to display courtesy and etiquette to other members and participants in training, testing and competition events. Any disputes or problems that may arise during an event must be addressed in a respectful manner, to the correct person (official) at the event.
  8. The safety of children within the sport is a priority. Knowledge of the code of ethics surrounding the care of children in sports will be promoted and encouraged. It is the participant's own responsibility to ensure the safety of children at training, testing, or competition events.
  9. When taking part in any event, it is the responsibility of the driver to take the time to read and fully understand the posted rules, regulations, and conditions for said event prior to start time, thus eliminating unnecessary delays at the beginning of the event. Requests for clarification of these rules, regulations or conditions should be asked in the drivers' meeting held before each event.
  10. All participants must have respect for the environment and the surrounding inhabitants. Responsibility must be taken to reduce excessive noise and keep all areas that are used as clean as possible.
  11. All participants must respect that drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited at training, testing and while operating any vehicle at event grounds and during competition. It is an offence and will not be tolerated. Offenders will be excluded from the event and may face further disciplinary action.
  12. Any abusive comments in person or on social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) between teams, competitors, officials, organizers, or any person associated with the MTTPA events, will be held responsible and liable for their actions. If shown to have voided this participant will be Disqualified from competition for that event and will need to come in front of the MTTPA executive and voting members to receive eligibility to compete in any future MTTPA event.