Rule question - hitting object ball (red) and colour ball simultaneously

[horriefic]

Quick question - if you are want to pot a red ball, which is slightly covered by a colour ball, and you pot the red but the cue ball contacts the red ball and the colour ball at the same time exactly, is this a foul?

[DeanH]

as per the rules, yes a foul.
Sec 3 6 Hitting Two Balls Simultaneously
Two balls, other than two Reds or a free ball and a ball on, must not be struck simultaneously by the first impact of the cue-ball.

The penalty is determined here:
Sec 3 10 Penalties
(c) value of the ball on or higher value of the two balls concerned by causing the cue-ball to first hit simultaneously two balls, other than two Reds (when Red is the ball on) or a free ball and a ball on;

[horriefic]

Thanks DeanH! Appreciate it.

[mythman69]

Thanks DeanH! Appreciate it.

Copy of the rules here: http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/RulesofSnooker

Well worth a read . . . .