West Virginia Code § 20-19-4

Duties of motorsport participants
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(a) All participants:
(1) Shall comply with the rules or regulations established for use by the motorsport operator;
(2) Shall wear all safety equipment as recommended by the motorsport operator, or which
might otherwise be required by law;
(3) Shall obey all rules or instructions announced by the motorsport operator with regard to
the safe operation of the motorized vehicle he or she is operating;
(4) Shall, as to the motorsport operator, expressly assume the risk of and legal responsibility
for any injury, loss, or damage to person or property which results from participation in
operating a motorized vehicle, and caused by any of thae following:
(A) Variations in terrain, slope, or angle of terrain including elevation changes;
(B) Surface or subsurface conditions including, but not limited to, rocks or debris;
(C) Turns in the racetrack; and
(D) Collisions with retaining walls, tire walls, trees, fences, other vehicles, or any property
provided by the motorsport opeerator.
(b) Each participant shall have the sole individual responsibility for:
(1) Knowing the range of his or her ability to negotiate the course of the motorsport facility;
(2) OperatingV the motorized vehicle within the limits of the participant's own ability;
(3) Heeding all posted warnings;
(4) Operating only within the designated area and designated times as provided by the
motorsport operator; and
(5) Refraining from acting in a manner which a reasonable person would believe to be likely
to cause or contribute to the injury of any person.

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