NCCC Competition Bans E-Ray From All Events

April 27, 2023 Off By Mike Vietro

The National Council of Corvette Clubs misunderstanding of lithium-ion, leads them to ban “Electric Vehicles/Hybrids using lithium type battery packs” from all events. The new rule also says that “they should be parked 30 feet minimum from structures or other vehicles.” (section 1.8 subsection 1 item 14). This applies to events including “Speed Events” (autocross, drag racing, time trials on road course racetracks, and matching times precise acceleration tests), “Funkhana” (an autocross event with goofy challenges), road rallies, fuel economy challenges, and concourse car shows. That means the E-Ray isn’t just banned from track days, it’s banned from events driven on public roads and parking lot car shows if the event is sanctioned by the NCCC.

This new rule means that if you buy an E-Ray, ZR-1, or Zora, not only will you be banned from participating in any NCCC events, you can’t even park near anybody or anything else at the event. This also means your, friends, family, and spectators with a lithium-ion battery onboard must follow the same rules.

The National Council of Corvette Clubs has not posted a reason for the ban, nor is any further instruction about what to do if too many EVs and hybrids show up to an event and can’t park 30 feet from any other car or object. It also does not talk about the battery size, so if a car uses a lightweight lithium-ion 12-volt battery replacement, they fall under this rule.

A search turned up no evidence of any accident involving an EV or hybrid at a NCCC-sanctioned event that might’ve motivated this rule change. The NCCC website’s insurance page, insurance FAQs, and Blanket Certificate of Liability Insurance form make no mention of lithium-ion batteries.

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