Member Code
of Conduct.
Behavioral standards for paddock, hospitality, and member network. The Code defines the "reasonable cause" standard referenced in §10 of the Founding Member Agreement and governs the conduct of Members, family members admitted under their Memberships, and guests.
Preamble
The Paddock Society is a paddock-credible members-club register: relationships of consequence, conducted in proximity, away from ballrooms. Membership is by introduction and interview; standards are accordingly higher than at any commercial venue. The Society's expectation is that Members hold themselves and the Members' guests to the standards of conduct that have always defined paddock-tier relationships — competence, discretion, civility, and respect for the Society, its operations partners, its sanctioning partners, and the integrity of the sport.
1. On-Track Conduct
The Society expects the on-track behavior of every Member to be above reproach.
1.1 Members shall comply with all rules, signage, scrutineering, vehicle preparation, and safety equipment requirements of the Society, the Operations Partner, FARA USA (where applicable), the relevant circuit, and any sanctioning body operating the event.
1.2 Aggressive driving, intentional contact with another competitor, ignoring flags or marshal signals, exceeding pit lane speed limits, or operating a vehicle that has not passed scrutineering will result in immediate removal from the session and may result in suspension or expulsion under §10 of the Founding Member Agreement.
1.3 Members are responsible for the on-track conduct of any guest the Member sponsors and any family member driving under the Member's Membership.
1.4 No alcohol, illegal drugs, or impairing prescription medication shall be consumed within the eight (8) hours preceding any on-track session. Random sobriety verification may be requested by the Society or the Operations Partner.
2. Paddock Conduct
2.1 Members shall maintain a clean, organized, and safe paddock environment. Members are responsible for waste management within their assigned paddock space.
2.2 Members shall respect the paddock space and equipment of fellow Members and adjacent participants at all times. Borrowing of tools, equipment, or supplies is permitted only with the consent of the owner.
2.3 Members shall not solicit business from fellow Members in the paddock without the consent of the solicited Member. Deal flow and investment opportunities surface organically through Society Network programming; the paddock is not a sales floor.
2.4 Members shall not photograph or record other Members' vehicles, paddock setups, or Members themselves without the subject Member's consent, and shall not distribute Society-issued photography or video for commercial purposes without the Society's prior written consent.
3. Hospitality & Member-Network Conduct
3.1 Members shall conduct themselves with civility and discretion at all hospitality events, including the founder retreat, the legends dinner, members-only track-day lunches, manufacturer days, and international weekends.
3.2 Members shall respect the privacy and confidentiality of fellow Members. The Member roster, the Founding Buy-In paid by any Member, founder retreat content, and member-only communications are Confidential Information under §13 of the Founding Member Agreement and shall not be disclosed without the Society's and (where applicable) the affected Member's prior written consent.
3.3 Members shall not use Membership status to misrepresent the Society or to imply Society endorsement of any commercial venture, charitable cause, political position, or third party without the Society's prior written consent.
3.4 Disagreements between Members shall be resolved privately and respectfully. Members shall not engage in public disputes, defamatory communications, or coordinated action against another Member or against the Society itself.
4. Dress & Personal Standards
4.1 The Society does not impose rigid dress codes for paddock activity, where function takes precedence. At hospitality events, Members shall dress in good taste and consistent with the event's stated dress guidance (paddock-credible, not formalwear-heavy).
4.2 The legends dinner, founder retreat, and any event marked as "evening attire" or "smart dress" require business-casual or higher dress standards as published by Society operations for the event.
5. Use of Society Resources & Operations Partner Facilities
5.1 Members shall use the Society's logistics, hospitality, instruction, and operations resources only for the personal entertainment and Society-related purposes contemplated by Membership. Members shall not commercially resell Society programming, hospitality access, or Member privileges except via the founder-to-founder transfer mechanic in §6 of the Founding Member Agreement.
5.2 Members at The Driving Club at Road Atlanta or any partner facility shall comply with that facility's rules, including but not limited to alcohol service rules, fire-lane parking, smoking restrictions, golf-cart and pit-bike operation rules, and pool or clubhouse rules where applicable.
6. Children & Minor Participants
6.1 Members are directly and fully responsible for the conduct, supervision, and waiver compliance of any minor child the Member admits under the Member's Membership.
6.2 Minors under the age of eighteen (18) participating in any driving activity must execute the Society's Minor Participant Waiver, signed by both legal parents or guardians and witnessed or notarized as required by the laws of the State of Georgia.
6.3 Children under sixteen (16) shall be accompanied by an adult at all times in the paddock and at any pool or hospitality facility.
7. Pets
Pets are permitted on Society property where the host facility's rules permit. Pets must be on a leash at all times. Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets and for any damage caused by their pets.
8. Reasonable Cause for Suspension or Expulsion
Reasonable cause for suspension or expulsion under §10 of the Founding Member Agreement may include, but is not limited to:
- any violation of the on-track conduct standards in §1 of this Code;
- misrepresentation in the Application or Founder Interview;
- any conduct prejudicial to the Society's, the Operations Partner's, FARA USA's, or any host facility's welfare or operations;
- breach of confidentiality regarding the Member roster, the Founding Buy-In, or member-only communications;
- commercial misuse of Membership status, the Society name, or Society marketing materials;
- financial delinquency on transactional fees or scrutineering costs;
- conduct in the paddock or at any hospitality event that is materially incompatible with the standards of the Society in the Society's sole judgment;
- conviction of a felony or any conduct that, if disclosed publicly, would in the Society's reasonable judgment reflect poorly on the Society or its members.
9. Enforcement Process
Enforcement of this Code is at the discretion of Society management, subject to the process protections in §10 of the Founding Member Agreement (written notice of grounds, opportunity for written response). The Society's determination on suspension or expulsion is final and not subject to further internal appeal.
10. Acknowledgment
The Member acknowledges that the Member has read this Code in its entirety, accepts its terms as a condition of Membership, and agrees that the standards of conduct described in this Code are appropriate for the paddock-credible members-club register the Society maintains.
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