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INTRODUCING THE CASTROL EDGE V8 PREDICTORThe Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor is based on the 2013 V8 Supercar Championship, and is brought to you by the same people that produce the Castrol EDGE Grand Prix Predictor. The game is free to play and offers you the opportunity to predict the top 10 accumulated points scorers on each race weekend. You can compete against friends, and for prizes, throughout the year.
The game commences with the V8 event in Adelaide beginning on February 28 2013 and runs through to the final event in Sydney on 29 November (not including the non-championship round supporting the Australian Grand Prix). You will score points for your predictions at every race.
At the end of the year, the overall winner will win the ultimate V8 experience - a trip for two to the 2014 V8 race in Adelaide and a hot-lap of the track.
HOW TO PLAY
Registration
You must provide a unique team name for your account. Any names deemed inappropriate or offensive will not be allowed and one or more of your accounts may be withdrawn or disqualified from the game as a result.
All fields are mandatory and if you do not complete the registration form fully, you may not be able to create your user profile and will not be eligible to win prizes.
You may sign up as many teams as you like, however you can only register one per e-mail address.
Making your predictions
Playing the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor is easy. Simply predict the top 10 drivers of the upcoming event based on the amount of points they accumulate through that event's qualification and races, using the simple tool on the 'My Predictions' page.
Click on the image of the driver you want to choose from the driver list and drag and drop it into the box that denotes the position in which you think he will end the weekend based on the points he accumulates during that specific event.
You can also predict one of the drivers who starts from pole through the meeting, a driver that sets a fastest lap and one of the race winners. To select your driver simply scroll through the list of drivers for each category until you have found your chosen candidate. You can only score bonus points once per event for each of these extra options.
As with the top 10, you will score points based on these predictions.
Changing your predictions
If you are unhappy with any of your predictions, simply click the 'x' symbol next to the driver's image and he will be returned to the driver list.
Saving your predictions
Once you are happy with the predictions you have made, click the 'save' button at the bottom of the screen and your predictions will be set. If you change any predictions afterwards, you must press 'save' again in order for the changes to take effect.
You can make unlimited changes to your selection up until the deadline, at which time your predictions will be locked.
Non-submission of predictions
If you enter less than 10 drivers in your prediction for any event weekend, you will not score any points for the missing positions
If you fail to select a driver for pole position, fastest lap or race winner you will not be eligible to score. You will however be eligible to score for your top 10 predictions.
Once you have made a prediction, this will automatically become your prediction set for the full season, unless you change your predictions between event weekends.
Once you have registered your user profile, we will help you keep on top of your predictions by sending a helpful email reminder leading up to the deadline for each race. You can enable or disable these notifications via the My Account page.
PRIZES
Major Prize
This will be awarded to the player who scores the most points in the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor game across the whole season. The grand prize is a trip for the winner and a companion (aged 18 years or over) to attend the 2014 V8 event in Adelaide, flights, two nights accommodation, a hot-lap experience for the winner and spending money valued up to $4,800 (inc GST) depending on the winner's place of departure.
Race-by-Race prize
A prize will also be awarded to the player who tops every event during the season. The highest point scorer for each V8 event will receive a Castrol EDGE merchandise pack consisting of Castrol backpack, Castrol hoodie, T-shirt, Cap, water bottle, Keyring and Bar runner valued at $160.00 (inc GST).
SCORING
Points will be awarded as follows:
10 points - Correctly predicting the accumulated weekend performance position based on points scored.
5 points - Prediction one place away from actual performance position.
2 points - Prediction two places away from actual performance position.
0 points - Prediction more than two places away from actual performance position.
0 points - Failure to make a complete set of predictions.
Extra selections
Extra points can be scored under the following criteria*:
5 points - Correctly selecting a driver on pole position.
5 points - Correctly selecting a driver with a fastest 'race' lap.
5 points - Correctly selecting a race winner.
*Though it is possible for a driver to achieve these targets more than once over a weekend, the bonus points will only be awarded in the first instance of this occurrence during each event
Additional information
If two drivers end the weekend first equal with the same accumulated points score for the event, picking either driver as first will make you eligible for 10 points, with 5 being awarded if you picked either driver to finish second. The same principle would apply if the drivers you selected finished third and fourth equally and so on. This means that in the instance of two drivers winning an event and finishing second in the other during a double-header, the maximum a player can score for selecting these drivers first and second would be 15 points, regardless of which order they won their races in or how many laps they led, and in which order the player selected them.
In any other instances of a tie in accumulated points between drivers during an event, the driver with the higher finishing positions would be counted higher in the accumulated points for the event weekend total.
Driver changes
If a driver moves teams, or a new driver enters half-way through the season, the list of drivers will automatically be updated in the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor.
If a driver you have picked is declared unable to race once the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor deadline has passed, you will automatically be credited as having picked his replacement in the same car and will score any points scored by the replacement driver.
Changes to results
The race results used for the game will be the official race results published by V8 Supercars. Any disqualifications/time penalties issued within 12 hours of the end of the event will be taken into account and the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor scores amended accordingly.
Retrospective changes to official results imposed by judgements of appeal hearings or such will not be taken into account by the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor and player scores will not be amended.
Changes to qualifying results
In the event of any penalties or demotions regarding qualifying, pole position will be determined by whichever driver starts a race from first position on the official starting grid.
Tie-breaker
In the event that two or more players score an equal number of points from an event, the Bonus prize winner will be the entrant whose team has scored the highest number of points to that date in the overall league. If the tie occurs in the first round then entrant who registered a team first wins.
In the event of two or more players score an equal number of points in the overall game, the Major prize winner will determined based on the highest points-scorer in the final round, and then each round as required until the tie is broken.
DEADLINES
You can change your predictions up to and including 23:59 AEST each Friday prior to a race weekend. This excludes the Bathurst 1000 event where 'lockout' will be up to and including 23:59 on Thursday 10 October, 2013.
Any changes made after this time will not take effect until the following event weekend.
LEAGUES
You have the ability to create and join Leagues within the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor. You can create private leagues, where you compete against your friends, and join global leagues.
Private Leagues
To create a league click create, give the league a name and then follow the instructions on the page. You will then receive a league code, which you can send to friends. They need to click 'Join League' and enter the code.
All leagues are scored on a regular basis, with teams being ranked according to their total points in the game. Players can join or leave a league at any time.
In the event of a tie, the player who entered their prediction earliest will be ranked above the player who submitted their prediction latest.
Leagues
You will be automatically entered into the overall leaderboard, a league comprised of every player competing in the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor.
JOINING DATES
You can join the game at any point throughout the year and will remain eligible for all prizes, subject to the eligibility of your country of residence as stated in the Competition terms and conditions.
EXPERTS
The 2005 V8 Supercar Champion Russell Ingall will head up a panel of Experts, including Australian Rugby superstar James O'Conner and Le Mans, V8 Supercar international racer Oliver Gavin, who will use their knowledge and acumen to register their own predictions, which will be published a maximum of five days ahead of each V8 round.
You are free to use the predictions made by the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor Expert Panel to help you make your own predictions for each race.
Experts are not eligible to win prizes.
CASTROL EDGE V8 PREDICTOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Information on how to enter and prizes forms part of these terms and conditions of entry. Submission of an entry into this competition is deemed to be acceptance of these terms and conditions. Entries not completed in accordance with these terms and conditions are ineligible to enter the competition.
Entry is only open to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 or over who fulfil the entry requirements. Directors, officers, management and employees (and the immediate families of directors, officers, management and employees) of the Promoter, or of the agencies or companies associated with this competition are not eligible to win prizes but can take part in the Game.
There is no obligation on entrants to make predictions as part of playing the Game, however, if they do so, they will be subject to these terms and conditions. All eligible entries will be considered for prizes up until the close of the official 2013 V8 Supercars Season which opens on 28/02/12 and closes on 01/12/13 (2013 V8 Supercars Season).
No purchase of any sort is necessary and there is no charge for entry or playing the Game.
The competition starts at 1.00pm (AEDT) 3.00 pm (NZDT) on 18/02/13 and closes at 11.59 pm (AEDT) on 28/11/13 (Competition Period).
To enter, consumers must, during the Competition Period:
visit
www.predictor.speedcafe.com (Website) to register an account including by providing their full name, address, email address, telephone number, a unique team name and any additional information as requested by the Promoter; and
b) play the Castrol EDGE V8 Predictor game (Game) to accumulate points by making predictions in each of the 14 rounds (Rounds) during the 2013 V8 Supercars Season from the categories listed below:
the top 10 best performing drivers in the event
a driver who will start from pole position in a V8 race in that Round;
the driver that sets a fastest lap in a V8 race for that Round; and
a V8 race winner for that Round.
(Categories)
Full rules of the Game (including mechanism for the game) and the point scoring are available on the 'how to play' section of the Website. By playing the Game, you are deemed to accept the rules of the Game.
The Major Prize will be awarded to the entrant whose team has scored the highest number of points during the Competition Period.
Bonus prizes will be awarded throughout the Competition Period to the entrants whose team has scored the highest number of points in each Round.
In the event that 2 or more entrant's teams have scored the equal highest number of points at the end of the Competition Period, the Major Prize winner will be determined based on a count-back of the highest point scorer of the V8 race in the final Round and then each Round as required in order to break the tie. Similarly, if 2 or more entrant's teams have scored the equal highest number of points in any one Round, the Bonus Prize winner will be the entrant whose team has scored the highest number of points overall to date in the Competition. In the event of 2 or more entrant's teams scoring an equal number of points in the first Round, then the winner will be the entrant whose team was registered first in time.
Any team names deemed inappropriate or offensive will not be allowed and one or more of your accounts may be withdrawn or disqualified from the Competition as a result. All fields are mandatory and if you do not complete the registration form fully, you may not be able to create your user profile and will not be eligible to win prizes. You may sign up as many teams as you wish, however you can only register one team per e-mail address
The winner of the Major Prize will be notified by phone and in writing on 06/12/13 and will have their names and state/territory of residence published in The Australian on 11/12/13. Bonus Prize winners will be notified within two days of the V8 race in that Round by phone and in writing.
Details of the leading predictions can be seen on the Website throughout the Competition Period.
14) The prizes available to be won are:
Major Prize: The major prize is a trip for the winner and one companion (who must be aged 18 years or over) to the V8 Supercar Race in Adelaide in February 2014 valued up to AUD$4,800.00 (inc GST) / NZD$5,952.00 depending on the winner's place of departure. The major prize consists of return economy class airfares (including airport taxes) for the winner and their companion from the winner's nearest Australian capital city (or if the winner resides in New Zealand, either Christchurch or Auckland, depending on which city is nearest) to Adelaide on dates to be specified by the Promoter to coincide with the V8 2014 race in Adelaide; two night's twin share accommodation in a minimum 4 star hotel for the winner and their companion (including breakfast) on dates to be confirmed by the Promoter; transfers in Adelaide between the airport, the hotel and the race track for the winner and their companion; general admission tickets for the winner and their companion to the Adelaide V8 2014 race; a hot-lap experience for the winner only; a garage pit tour for the winner and their companion; and spending money for the winner only valued at AUD$250.00 / NZD$310.00.
Bonus Prize: There are 14 bonus prizes available to be won during the Competition Period. Each bonus prize is a Castrol EDGE merchandise pack consisting of a Castrol backpack, Castrol Hoodie, Castrol T-shirt, Castrol Cap, Castrol water bottle, Castrol Keyring and Castrol Bar runner valued at $ 160.00 (inc GST) / NZD $198.00.
Flights and accommodation are subject to booking and availability. All other costs associated with the prize, including but not limited to any additional transfer costs, additional meals, additional taxes, insurance and other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the winner and their companion, as incurred. Airfares will not be included if the prize winner resides South Australia. The winner and their companion must depart and return at the same time. No changes are permitted to travel arrangements once tickets are issued. The major prize winner and their companion are responsible for ensuring that they have the applicable valid travel documentation (including photo identification and passports). Winner may be required to present credit card at time of accommodation check in.
By accepting or taking a prize, or any element of a prize, winners (and their companion, if applicable) are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.
In order to participate in the activities awarded as part of the prize, the winner and their companion must be aged 18 or over and comply with applicable height, weight, health, fitness and any other requirements normally associated with a particular activity. It is the winner's responsibility to ensure that they and their companion are sufficiently healthy and fit so as to safely take the trip and/or undertake the activities awarded as part of the prize. The Promoter reserves the right to deem that the winner or their companion is not sufficiently healthy and fit. The winner must comply with all requirements and directions of the people responsible for the conduct of the relevant activity and must ensure that their companion also complies.
Entrants acknowledge that there are inherent risks in some of the aspects of the prize and using the prize may involve participating in dangerous activities. By entering this competition and accepting any prize, entrants (and their companion, if applicable) accept that risk.
Any additional expenses incurred by the prize recipients in relation to goods or services not expressly specified as part of the Major Prize above will be payable by the prize recipients.
If the major prize has not been accepted or claimed by 31/01/14, the relevant winner's entry will be deemed invalid and the Promoter will award the Major Prize to the next highest scoring entrant who would have otherwise won the Major Prize.
If a bonus prize has not been accepted or claimed within 3 months of the date of the V8 race of the applicable Round, the relevant winner's entry will be deemed invalid and the Promoter will award the prize to the entrant whose team had the next highest score for that Round who would have otherwise won the prize.
The prizes are subject to the terms and conditions and availability of the prize supplier/s. The Promoter does not have any part in setting the participating service providers' terms and conditions.
The total prize pool is valued at up to AUD$7,040.00 (Inc GST) / NZD$8,730.00 depending on the major prize winners' place of departure. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variations in the value of the prizes as quoted in these terms and conditions.
Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable or except where specified redeemable for cash or other products. If for any reason a prize recipient does not take an element of a prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the winner and cash will not be supplied in lieu of that element of the prize. If a prize or any element of a prize is unavailable for any reason, the Promoter may substitute for that prize or element of that prize another item of equal or higher value as determined by the Promoter.
If any scheduled race in the 2013 V8 season is abandoned, called off or postponed for any reason, the entrants' predictions for that race will be void and the Promoter will not be responsible.
The Promoter may, in its sole discretion, disqualify and prohibit further participation in this competition by any person who tampers with or benefits from any tampering with the operation of the competition or acts in violation of these conditions, acts in a disruptive manner or acts with the intent or effect of annoying, abusing, threatening or harassing any other person. The Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the Major Prize or otherwise cease to provide any benefit of the Major Prize to a winner (and their companion) if the winner (or their companion), in the opinion of the Promoter, is under the influence of alcohol or any other drug, behaves aggressively or offensively, or behaves in a manner which may diminish the good name or reputation of the Promoter or any of its associated agencies associated with this competition, is contrary to law or is otherwise inappropriate.
An entrant may be prohibited from participating in this competition if, in the Promoter's sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of this competition by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any person.
Any entry will be void if the Promoter deems it incomplete, illegible or if it has been made by an ineligible person or if the entry has not been received by close of the specific Competition, as set out in the relevant terms and conditions, or the close of the Competition Period.
Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt by the Promoter. Entries are deemed to be received at the time they are received by the Promoter's database and not at the time of submission by the entrants.
The Promoter does not accept responsibility for any tax implications, including fringe benefits tax implications that may arise. Independent financial advice should be sought. Where the operation of the competition results in supplies being made for non-monetary consideration (for the purposes of GST), participants agree to follow the Australian Taxation Office's stated view that where the parties are at arm's length, goods and services exchanged are of equal GST inclusive market values. The Promoter may require winners to provide proof of identity, proof of age and proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the Promoter's discretion.
The Promoter, and its associated agencies and companies shall not be liable in any way (including in negligence) for any loss, damage, personal injury or death whatsoever (including, but not limited to, direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profits), suffered or sustained in connection with the competition, or accepting or using any prize or any act or omission of the Promoter, except liability which cannot be excluded by law, in which case, liability will be limited to the minimum allowable by law.
In order to comply with Official Regulations, the Hot Lap winner must not be larger than an XL size to fit into the Fireproof suit; be not more than 188cm tall; and not be over 115kgs and be able to safely sit in a seat 330mm wide. The winner may elect to pass their Hot Lap ride onto their companion, or take the prize in another form that the Promoter offers in its place, which would be Castrol racing merchandise to the value of AUD$250/NZD$310. The day and time for the Hot Lap, Pit tour is at the discretion of the Promoter and the prize supplier/s. If the prize winner is not available at the time specified, this part of the prize is forfeited. It is a condition of entry that the person taking the Hot Lap agrees to execute a Deed of Acknowledgement, Release and Indemnity in a form prescribed by the Promoter. They must each acknowledge that motor racing is a dangerous activity that may result in injury or death, and that they participate in these activities at their own risk. The person taking the Hot Lap must (a) attend, undergo and pass any training, briefings, safety demonstrations, medical tests and other requirements (including blood alcohol and drug testing) as stipulated by the Promoter in its absolute discretion; (b) declare to the Promoter any health related issues that may affect their safe participation and obtain a written clearance from their doctor in this respect; (c) not be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol; (d) comply with all directions of the Promoter, the nominated driver and race officials; (e) wear all safety equipment as stipulated by the Promoter. The Promoter may in its absolute discretion refuse the prize winner participation in the Hot Lap or admission in the pits if they reasonably believe that there is any form of safety risk associated due to any reason what so ever.
The Promoter (and it's affiliates) has no control over communications networks and shall not be responsible for entries lost in transmission, or received late due to high online traffic levels, for technical malfunction or otherwise. Nor shall they be liable for incorrectly submitted, delayed, corrupted or misdirected entries, claims or correspondence due to error, omission, tampering, deletion, theft, and communications failure or otherwise. The Promoter is not liable for any consequences of user error including (without limitation) costs incurred. Entrants who enter using multiple email addresses or aliases may be disqualified.
The Promoter shall not be responsible for any errors by VSAPL in calculating the points of the V8 Supercars drivers.
The Promoter may require winners (and their companion if applicable) to provide proof of identity, proof of age and proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the Promoter's discretion.
The Promoter's decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
Winners (and their companion, if applicable) must, at the Promoter's request, participate in all competition activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of any prize, free of charge, and they consent to the Promoter using their name and image in competition material.
The Promoter and its affiliates have engaged Haymarket Consumer Media Group (Haymarket) to operate the Website and the technology behind the Game. The personal information (PI) entrants provide will be used by the Promoter and Haymarket for the purposes of conducting this competition and may be provided to authorities that regulate this competition. By entering this competition, entrants consent to the Promoter and Haymarket including the collected PI in the Promoter's and Haymarket's databases, disclosing PI to their respective business partners, and using PI for their respective marketing and other commercial purposes, including by electronic means (e.g. email or SMS). The Promoter's Privacy Policy is located at
www.bp.com.au. You can read Haymarket's privacy notice here (
www.haymarket.com/privacy.aspx). Entrants may request access to any of their collected PI that is being held by the Promoter, or request not to be part of the Promoter's database, by providing a written request to the Promoter at the address set out in clause 44 below. If entrants do not wish to receive marketing or other commercial information from Haymarket, entrants should write to the Data Controller of Haymarket at Haymarket Circulation, Haymarket Media Group, Broom Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 9BE or email
datacontroller@haymarket.com. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993.
If any intervention by an unintended event or outside agent affects the outcome of the competition or prevents or hinders its determination, including act of God, vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorism or strikes, the Promoter may in its absolute discretion modify, suspend or cancel this competition subject to any legal requirements in any state.
If for any reason this competition is not capable of being run as planned, including by reason of computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failure or any cause beyond the control of Promoter, the Promoter may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.
The Promoter may communicate or advertise this competition using Facebook. However, the competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants are providing their information to the Promoter and not to Facebook. Each entrant completely releases Facebook from any and all liability.
The Promoter may, at its sole discretion and at any time, suspend or disqualify an entrant, reject any application, amend the terms and conditions or cancel the competition (either in whole or for residents of a specific country) and/or substitute or withdraw the prizes or any of them in the event of circumstances arising beyond the Promoter's reasonable control or which make the Promoter consider it desirable to do so. Entrants agree that no liability shall attach to the Promoter or any of its affiliates as a result thereof and that the exercise of such discretion shall not result in any compensation being payable or paid to any entrant or other person
Castrol EDGE trade mark, the logo associated with it, all other trade marks, images, logos, copyright, design rights and domain names used in connection with the competition are the property of either the Promoter or its affiliates and your participation in this competition and the use of the Website does not confer any rights to you or grant you any right to use the relevant intellectual property rights.
The Promoter is BP Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 53 004 085 616) trading as Castrol Lubricants having its principal office at Level 17, 717 Bourke Street, Docklands VIC 3008, Phone: 03 9268 4200.
Authorised under NSW Permit No. LTPS/13/00760 and ACT Permit No. TP13/00401.
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