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SPORTS MOTOR CAR CLUB
NAVIGATIONAL RALLY REGULATIONS
1999
FRENCH VERSION
1.0 ELIGIBILITY OF VEHICLES, CREW AND EQUIPMENT
2.0 CHOICE OF ROUTE
3.0 INSTRUCTIONS
4.0 CONTROLS
5.0 TIMING AND CONTROL RECORDS
6.0 CONTENTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS/ FLYER
7.0 RESULTS/ SCORING
8.0 ADMINISTRATION OF RALLY
9.0 INQUIRY PROCEDURE & PENALTIES
10.0 SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE RULE BOOK
1.1 CREW
(a) A rally crew shall consist of two persons. Any additional persons shall be
considered as passengers.
(b) Passengers will not be allowed on rallies except with the permission of the
organizer.
(c) A beginner crew is defined as one in which neither member has finished in the top
three positions (beginner class) of at least three rallies in any previous year.
1.2 CHANGE OF CREW
No change of crew and/or vehicle will be permitted during a rally.
1.3 FINISHER
To be classified as a finisher, the crew shall pass the final control marker of each
leg of the rally. They will do so in the vehicle entered, under its normal power and
within their maximum lateness. They shall also satisfy any additional conditions of
finishing published in the Supplementary Regulations (See 6.8).
After a competing vehicle has started an event it shall not be moved by means other
than its power, except:
(a) by a ferry, the use of which is required by the route of the event:
(b) by outside means for the minimum distance necessary to extricate it from
difficulty, or to clear the route for other competitors:
(c) by gravity:
(d) by the unaided efforts of its crew;
(e) by official permission or instruction;
In the case of (b) and (d) above, any crew found to have delayed another competing crew
by their action shall be excluded from the event.
1.4 DOCUMENTATION
The following documents, valid on the date of the event, must be available to be shown
to Rally Officials at registration:
(a) driver's license for any crew member listed as a driver;
(b) vehicle registration;
(c) third-party liability insurance;
(d) written permission for use of the vehicle in the rally if not owned by one of the
crew named in the entry;
(e) written permission from a parent or guardian for participation in the rally for
persons under the legal age of majority for the province(s) in which the event takes
place.
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1.5 VEHICLE
All competing vehicles must be road worthy and may be scrutineered to check the
function and adequacy of:
(a) all brakes;
(b) horn;
(c) windshield wipers;
(d) all legally required exterior lights;
(e) exhaust system;
(f) tires, including spares;
(g) mandatory safety equipment (See 1.6 to 1.8)
1.6 SAFETY EQUIPMENT
(a) Vehicles must be equipped with safety belts for each member of the crew, conforming
to the highway code.
(b) A reflective triangle must be carried in the passenger compartment of all competing
vehicles in all rallies scored towards a club or provincial championship.
(c) A first-aid kit is highly recommended and should include:
antiseptic (ointment or liquid);
gauze pads and rolls;
adhesive tape;
arm sling;
safety pins;
scissors.
(d) It is also recommended that the vehicle carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum
Underwriters rating of 4BC securely attached to the vehicle by a quick-release bracket.
The unit should have been recharged within the preceding two years.
1.7 LOOSE ARTICLES
All articles that could be dangerous if left loose must be securely restrained.
1.8 LIGHTS
(a) It must be possible to turn off all lights on the front of the vehicle, which could
possibly blind the driver of an oncoming car, from a single switch. This switch must leave
the low beam headlights functioning.
(b) If the vehicle has a back-up light operated by a manual switch, a warning light
inside the passenger compartment must come on whenever the back-up light is turned on.
1.9 IDENTIFICATION
Any car numbers for a rally should be removed or covered to travel on public roads when
a vehicle is no longer competing in the event.
1.10 DISCIPLINE
(a) The organizing club has the right to refuse any entry. If it is physically
possible, the organizer shall notify the competitor before he travels to the start of the
rally.
(b) Any entry failing to comply with Regulations 1.1 to 1.8 or with the Supplementary
Regulations before the close of registration and the start of the event may be excluded by
the organizer.
(c) A competitor may be penalized as described under Section 7.1(g), Penalties, upon
the recommendation of the stewards (or organizer, if there are no stewards) for being
found guilty of an infraction of local, Provincial or Federal traffic regulations and/or
the Criminal Code occurring during an event, or for conduct which is unsportsmanlike or
detrimental to the sport.
1.11 USE OF SAFETY TRIANGLES
Use of a reflective triangle must conform to the following guidelines:
(a) When a vehicle is immobilized, a triangle must be placed on the shoulder of the
road, facing oncoming rally traffic, and on the same side of the road as the immobilized
vehicle, far enough in advance of the vehicle to alert the other competitors.
(b) Competitors encountering a triangle on the road, must reduce their speed until they
have passed the vehicle.
(c) When physical injuries have occurred, the competitors should attempt to flag-down
the following cars. Competitors having been flagged-down must stop to offer assistance.
(d) When a vehicle is immobilized, whether or not a triangle is present, and the
situation of the vehicle suggests the possibility of injuries, competitors must stop.
Competitors must remain with the car until the safety of its occupants is completely
assured.
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2.1 BUILT-UP AREAS
The route must be carefully chosen to ensure that competitors are not kept circulating
in one locality for a long period of time. Built-up areas and busy main roads must be used
in transport sections only.
2.2 NUISANCE
Anything that creates a nuisance or inconvenience to anyone not connected with the
rally must not be used. Cemeteries in particular are to be avoided.
2.3 PRIVATE ROADS
If private roads are used, permission for their use must be obtained in writing before
the event.
2.4 TWISTING ROADS
Twisting country roads must not be used for rally traffic that is traveling in both
directions at the same time.
2.5 NOTIFICATION
Organizers should notify police officials of the general rally route and the
approximate times that competitors will be on this route.
2.6 REFUELING
Refueling stops of at least 15 minutes must be located not more than 250 km apart
except where circumstances forbid. The distance (if more than 250 km) should be stated in
the Supplementary Regulations (as detailed in 6).
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3.1 GENERAL
(a) All instructions given to competitors which define the route or timing must be in
writing.
(b) The instructions must be such that there is no reasonable doubt as to their
meaning. They may not require that competitors be familiar with local terms or conditions
or possess maps other than official maps in order to follow the route.
(c) A set of instructions:
(i) may only be given to competitors at the start or finish of a leg;
(ii) must contain complete instructions for one or more legs.
3.2 TERMINOLOGY
The following terms may be used in the instructions and must have the following
meanings:
(a) LEG is a major portion of a rally extending between rest, meal or fuel
stops at which it is necessary to arrive within maximum lateness to be classified as a
finisher (see 1.3.). A leg is composed of one or more sections.
(b) SECTION is a subdivision of the instructions that is complete within
itself. The timing instructions may be separate provided the timing information for each
section is complete within itself.
(c) INTERSECTION is any meeting or crossing of roads as described below:
(i) CROSSROADS is an intersection in which two roads cross each other at the
same level.
(ii) JUNCTION is an intersection in which two roads meet at the same level but
do not cross.
(iii) TEE junction is a junction having the general shape of the letter
"T" as approached from the base. Where the change of direction is not
approximately 90·, a qualifying term must be used (e.g., bear right at Tee, acute left at
Tee).
(d)(i) TURN is a change of direction of approximately 90· at an intersection.
(ii) BEAR is a change of direction of substantially less than 90· at an
intersection.
(iii) ACUTE is a change of direction of substantially more than 90· at an
intersection.
(iv) JOG is a turn at a Tee junction followed by a turn back to the original
direction of travel less than 0.15 km later.
(v) STRAIGHT AHEAD means the vehicle is to continue with the least possible
deviation from its present heading.
3.3 DIAGRAMS
The following are definitions of the types of landmarks and instructions that may be
used without explanation (See 3.5 below):
(a) ______ road
(b) ====== divided highway
(c) ------ trail or cul-de-sac
(d) ++++++ railway
(e) ][ bridge
(g) A TULIP DIAGRAM is a diagram of an intersection (as if seen from above)
using the definitions above. Usually a dot indicates the point of entry into the
intersection and an arrow indicates the direction to be traveled. If this is not the case,
an explanation must be given.
(h) A STRAIGHT LINE DIAGRAM is a diagram of an intersection indicating the
competitor's route as if it were a straight line. The competitor travels to the arrow
keeping (leaving) the roads or trails indicated to the side shown. The example is the
Straight Line Diagram of the intersection used as an example in 3.3(g).
(i) A STRAIGHT LINE MAP is a series of LINKED STRAIGHT LINE DIAGRAMS.
The instructions must indicate unambiguously which end of the map is the start.
3.4 GRID REFERENCES
A GRID REFERENCE is a number indicating an area on a topographical map using a grid of
numbered divisions from left to right (eastings) and from bottom to top (northings). The
first half of the Grid Reference locates the area from left to right and the last half
locates it from bottom to top. The number of digits used determines the size of the area
located. An example follows:
3672 refers to a 1000 m by 1000 m grid square bounded to the West by reference line 36
and to the South by reference line 72.
366721 is a Grid Reference and represents a square 100 m by 100 m. A Grid
Reference is usually used to represent a point on the map that falls within that square.
E366721N is the Grid Reference for a point giving the direction of approach (E -
east)to and departure (N - north) from the intersection at that point.
36617208 would be a more precise Grid Reference for a point.
3.5 DEVIATIONS
Any type of instruction other than in 3.3 through 3.5 above must be self-explanatory or
an explanation must be given.
3.6 SIGNS
(a) When entering or leaving limited-access highways or making turns in built-up areas
or from multi-lane roads, the instructions shall indicate
the road signs or street names to be followed.
(b) All landmarks or signs referred to in the instructions shall be clearly visible and
legible from the route under anticipated rally conditions.
(c) Any road with a permanently erected sign stating "Private," "Dead
End," "No Exit," "Road Closed," "Cul de Sac,"
"Impasse," etc., shall not be used or counted as a road unless specifically
indicated as such in the instructions. (Does not apply to map sections.)
3.7 MAIN ROAD NAVIGATION
Where no specific instruction is given, competitors shall continue on the road they are
on, according to the following definitions in order:
(a) As indicated by highway number. Competitors shall stay on the numbered highway they
are on. If the highway they are on is designated by more than one number, then they shall
follow the highway they have been traveling the longest.
(b) As indicated by highway signs, i.e., STOP and YIELD signs and direction arrows.
Never drive through the back of a stop sign without an instruction to do so.
(c) As indicated by road surface and road width. Pavement has precedence over gravel
and gravel over dirt. The wider road is the main road. Surface takes precedence over
width.
(d) Straight ahead.
(e) Right at a T junction.
3.8 ROUTE DEFINITION
Where no specific instruction is given, a competitor shall FOLLOW MAIN ROAD NAVIGATION.
Where any doubt exists (i.e., where there is a conflict between the above conditions) and
priorities are not defined in the Supplementary Regulations or the Regional Rally
Regulations, a specific instruction must be given.
3.9 AMBIGUITIES
Instructions must not be ambiguous. If they are in any language other than that used in
the Supplementary Regulations/Flyer, a translation must be given.
3.10 HAZARDS
When the term "caution" is used, a description of the hazard and a distance
must be given.
3.11 ABBREVIATIONS
Straight ahead
The following two sets of abbreviations shall be considered standard. A rally may use
either set but not both
SA VA Straight ahead Vers l'avant
L G Turn left Tournez à gauche
R D Turn right Tournez à droite
T T Tee Té
Stop Arrêt Stop Arrêt
Yield Cédez Yield Cédez
A A Acute Aigüe
RRX X Railroad crossing Voie ferrée
TS FC Traffic signals Feux de circulation
BL VG Bear left Vers la gauche
BR VD Bear right Vers la droite
N N North nord
S S South sud
E E East est
W W West ouest
QZ QZ Quiet zone Zone de silence
J J Jog Contre virage
If any conflicting or additional abbreviations are used, a glossary must be given.
Abbreviations should be listed in the beginner instructions of each rally.
3.12 ODOMETER CALIBRATION
(a) A specific and readily identifiable permanent object must be described in the
instructions as an odometer check. This check must be a minimum distance of 15 km. The
route before the odometer check must be defined in the instructions so as not to rely on
accurate distance. No control may be located within the odometer calibration distance or
within 10 km thereafter. An odometer check must be provided in each leg in which a
different vehicle and/or odometer calibration was used to establish the official route
distances.
(b) Distances shall be accurate to within plus or minus 2% of the distance.
3.13 MAP SECTIONS
(a) Organizers must indicate in the supplemental regulations/flyer for the event the
number and edition of the required map(s), if any.
(b) On a map, all roads that seem to attach to an other road shall be considered to
attach as long as they are of different colors (over-printing).
(c) Cart tracks, trails, cut lines and portages may not be used unless otherwise
specified in the instructions or supplemental regulations.
3.14 SPEEDS
The maximum average speed (whether specifically requested or calculated from an elapsed
time segment) allowed at any point in a rally will be 10% below the posted limit at that
point.
If the resultant speeds are considered too slow for the expected road conditions,
elapsed time timing should be used.
3.15 ELAPSED TIMES
(a) An elapsed time or time in addition to the average speed must be given at any point
where a delay may reasonably be expected (e.g., a traffic signal, one-way bridge, lift
bridge, etc.) or when traveling on a main thoroughfare for more than 0.15 km (e.g., take 5
minutes to travel from
6.40 to 7.59; take 1 extra minute between 2.4 and 2.7; pause 26 seconds at traffic
signal).
(b) Generous elapsed times must be used for sections leading into meal, fuel or rest
stops.
3.16 RECOVERY POINTS
Recovery points must be indicated in the route instructions at the end of every section
and at least every 50 km, except where it is impractical due to the length of a road being
more than 50 km. The locations of the recovery points and the directions of departure must
be defined in such a manner that they can be:
(i) located on a map provided in the instructions or on a map specified as the official
map in the Supplementary Regulations.
(ii) related to the route instructions.
The grid reference (on the official map) of each recovery point should also be included
regardless of the other definitions used.
The due time of car "0" (exclusive of dead times at controls) at
recovery points must be given in the route instructions.
3.17 ROUTEBOOK (INSTRUCTIONS)
All competitors within a class shall receive identical route instructions.
3.18 DISTRIBUTION
Route instructions shall not be issued so far in advance as to permit any competitor to
practice any part of the route except the odometer check. All competitors shall be given
their instructions an equal amount of time before they are due to start the portion of the
rally to which they apply.
3.19 HALTS
The location and telephone number of rest, fuel and meal stops and the finish must be
given in the route instructions.
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4.1 DEFINITIONS
(a) An Elapsed Time Control is a control at the end of an elapsed time segment of the
route. A time is recorded.
(b) An Average Speed Control is a control within or at the end of an average speed
segment of the route. A time is recorded.
(c) A Route Control is a manned or unmanned control used to ensure that the competitor
is on the correct route. No time is recorded.
(d) A Start Control is the control at the start of a leg. The competitor's starting
time is a Time Out.
4.2 LOCATION
(a) Controls must be situated at a point where several competitors can pull well off
the road beyond the control.
(b) No controls may be placed in the following locations (meal, gas and rest stops
excepted):
(i) on a main thoroughfare (this is intended to include most paved roads and most
numbered highways);
(ii) within a built-up area;
(iii) within 0.1 km of a habitation unless the occupant has consented;
(iv) immediately before or after a stop sign or railway crossing.
4.3 IDENTIFICATION
(a) All manned and unmanned controls must be identified by a marker board at least 60
cm square. The background must be of a color contrasting with the surroundings and the
identification mark.
(b) The control marker shall be on the right hand side of the road securely erected,
close to the shoulder, in close proximity to the control and clearly visible from the
route. The marker shall be the official control location.
(c) Manned route controls shall use a marker board on which a letter "R" at
least 30 cm in height is clearly visible.
4.4 OPENING/CLOSING
Controls must open at least 15 minutes before the due time of arrival of the first car
and must not close sooner than 5 minutes after the maximum lateness time of the last car,
to allow for dead time and time-outs. A control may close at an earlier time if all cars
still competing have checked in.
4.5 INFORMATION
The control number, section number, car "0" time (exclusive of dead times
at controls) and the official distance shall be available in writing for consultation
at each control after a crew has checked in. All unreasonable delays of the checkpoint
crew in presenting this information may result in a time out being issued to the
competitor.
4.6 CONTROL PROCEDURE
(a) Competitors arriving at a manned control must continue past the control and park in
such a manner as to not impede the flow of traffic. One crew member must then proceed on
foot to the control to check in. After having been assigned a time-out by the control
marshal, competitors must not leave the control zone (defined as the area from the control
board to approximately 50 metres beyond the board, and not out of sight of the control
marshal) before their time out. Leaving the control zone prior to the competitor's
time-out may result in an incorrect control procedure (ICP) penalty.
(b) If a penalty is to be assessed for incorrect control procedure, a notation
"ICP" must be made (excepting for the case of leaving a control zone early) on
the competitor's route card or sticker by the marshal at the control, at the time the
infraction occurs. In the case of leaving a control zone prior to a competitor's time-out,
the marshal will record the ICP in his checkpoint log and report the infraction to the
course closing car or the organizers at the finish of the leg/rally.
(c)An "ICP" penalty is subject to inquiry.
(d) The penalty for incorrect control procedure shall equal the penalty for five (5)
minutes lateness.
(e) A competitor observed delaying within sight of an average speed control cannot be
given an ICP penalty. If, however, a competitor is observed stopped before passing an
average speed control (except in the interest of safety), the marshal shall record as his
Time In, the time at which he was first observed stopped.
(f) Any car observed reversing toward a control before checking-in and both crew
members are back at their vehicle will receive an ICP.
4.7 WRONG DIRECTION
(a) Wrong direction occurs when a competitor checks into a control:
(i) without his vehicle having passed the control marker or;
(ii) after his vehicle has passed the control marker in a direction other than that
prescribed in the route instructions.
(b) Wrong direction cannot apply to a competing vehicle which passed the control marker
as described in (a)(ii) but disappears from the marshal's sight before checking into the
control in the correct manner.
(c) If a penalty is to be assessed for wrong direction, a notation "WD" must
be made on the competitor's route card or sticker by the marshal at the control at the
time the infraction occurs.
4.8 OFF ROUTE
No penalty shall be assessed for checking into a control that is not on the route.
4.9 TIME-OUT
Control marshals are to assign time-outs at least equal to the rest of the time-in
minute plus the seconds portion of the car '0' time for that control. Examples with earliest
time-outs allowed:
Ideal = 6:13:00:; in at 6:15:00, out at 6:16:00; in at 6:15:59, out at 6:16:00.
Ideal = 8:18:48; in at 8:20:13; out at 8:21:48. In at 8:20:52; out at 8:21:48.
Additional dead time (in one-minute, ie sixty-second, increments) may be assigned to
space out cars which have arrived on the same minute and/or at the discretion of the
marshal and/or to conform with special series rules or other supplementary regulations. If
by mistake the marshal neglects to issue a time-out, the competitor must assume the
appropriate abovementioned minimum dead time has been assessed.
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5.1 ACCURACY
Official time must be available to all competitors at the start of the event.
5.2 TIMEPIECES TO BE USED BY RALLY OFFICIALS
Timepieces shall be:
(a) accurate and legible, equipped with a sweep second hand, and marked in minutes.
Digital timers shall read to at least the nearest second;
(b) set to official time and checked by a person in the Control Opening Car. The time
of checking and any error shall be noted on the Control Record Sheet;
(c) checked by a person in the Control Closing Car (if there is one). The time of
checking and any error shall be noted on the Control Record Sheet.
5.3 PROCEDURE
The following is the standard timing procedure to be used on all rallies.
(a) The no-penalty period shall be from 00 to 59 seconds of the correct minute, unless
the control is to be scored to the tenth of a minute. For controls scored to the tenth and
timed to the second , the no-penalty period shall be from 0 to 5 seconds following the
correct second.
(b) The control shall be located at the 00 second mark of the correct minute unless it
is to be scored to the tenthof a minute, in which case it must be located at the correct
second.
(c) At all timed controls, the marshal shall record on his record sheet the hour,
minutes and seconds at which the competitor's vehicle passes the control marker.
(d) At average speed controls, the marshal shall record the same hour and minutes for
controls timed to the minute or the same hour, minutes and seconds for controls timed to
the second on the competitor's route card or sticker under "Time In."
(e)At elapsed time controls (excluding indoor controls) the Marshall shall record the
hour and minutes for controls timed to the minuteor the hour, minutes and seconds for
controls timed to the second the competitors vehicle passed the control marker or the hour
and minutes (and seconds for controls timed to the second) the competitors request
(competitors may not request a time earlier than their Time In).
(f) There is no time allowance at a Route Control unless specifically stated.
(g) A competitor must not leave a control before his Time Out.(see 4.6 (a))
(h) Errors by the marshal in recording the hour portion of times will be corrected in
scoring.
(i) Except for controls scored to a unit of time of less than one minute, watch errors
totaling plus or minus 10 (ten) seconds will not be corrected.
5.4 MAXIMUM TIMES
(a) A maximum lateness of 30 minutes (60 at leg ends) and a maximum earliness of 15
minutes shall be used at controls unless stated differently in the Supplementary
Regulations.
(b) A competitor's total lateness at a control shall be defined as the sum of his
minutes late minus his minutes early at all timed controls since the beginning of the leg
(including those which are scored as route controls due to successful inquiries)
(c) If a competitor's total lateness at a timed control exceeds the maximum lateness
for the leg, he shall be scored as missing that control (even if it should be scored as a
route-in time-out control due to inquiries). At a route control, maximum lateness does not
apply.
(d) Maximum earliness shall be defined in the same way as maximum lateness,
substituting "early" for "late."
(e) The maximum lateness for a leg may not be extended after the leg has started.
(f) Marshals shall not attempt to judge whether a competitor is within his maximum
earliness or lateness. The marshal shall issue the recorded times for each competitor who
checks in, providing the control is officially open (see sec 4.4).
5.5 RECORDS
The marshal shall record the car number of every competitor who checks in.
5.6 MISREAD WATCH
If a competitor believes that a marshal has misread his watch, he shall ask the marshal
to recheck the time.
(a) If the marshal agrees that he did misread his watch, he shall correct the Time In
on the route card or issue a new sticker with the correct Time In. He shall also note the
corrected time on his record sheet.
(b) If the marshal does not agree that he misread his watch, the competitor shall base
his calculations on the Time Out recorded.
5.7 INACCURATE WATCH
(a) If a competitor doubts the accuracy of a marshal's watch, he shall ask the marshal
to record on his record sheet, the Time In requested by him. The marshal shall do so but
shall not alter the route card or sticker. The competitor shall base his timing
calculations on the Time Out recorded on his route card or sticker.
(b)If any inquiry is entered concerning the accuracy of a marshal's watch and/or the
location of a control relative to the 00 second mark of the minute (for controls timed to
the minute) or the correct second ((for controls timed to the second), and an error
exceeding 10 seconds (for controls timed to the minute) or 3 seconds ((for controls timed
to the second) is found, an allowance equal to the number of seconds of error shall be
made to all competitors reducing penalties only. An equal number of seconds of lateness
shall be allowed at the next control if the marshal's watch was slow.
5.8 EARLY PENALTY
The scale of penalties for time early must not be less than for time late at controls.
5.9 LOST TIME
Timing shall be non-cumulative between controls, i.e., time lost or gained at one
control cannot be "made up" at any later control.
5.10 CONTROL MISSED
A competitor missing one or more consecutive controls shall be scored at the next
control reached based on his elapsed time from the previous control reached and the sum of
the correct elapsed time from the previous control.
5.11 REPEAT VISIT
If a competitor checks into the same control more than once, the first Time In and Time
Out that place the control in the proper sequence shall be used to calculate this score.
5.12 WRONG SEQUENCE
If a competitor checks into a control in the wrong sequence and does not subsequently
check into it in the correct sequence, his score shall be calculated to give him the least
penalty.
5.13 MISLOCATED CONTROLS
(a) If an average speed control is not located at the distance indicated at the control
or on the control sticker, competitors shall be scored according to its actual distance.
(b) If an elapsed time control is not located within plus or minus 0.15 km of the end
of an elapsed time, it shall be scored as a Route Control and the Time In and Time Out
recorded shall be ignored.
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Supplementary Regulations (if any are required), specific to each rally, must
include the following information.
Entries marked (f) must appear in the flyer for the event.
6.1 NAME OF EVENT
The name of the rally. (f)
6.2 ORGANIZERS
The name and telephone number of the organizer(s). (f)
6.3 STATUS
The status of the rally, indicating any championships of which it is a part. (f)
6.4 VENUE
The location of the start, finish, meal and rest stops. (f)
6.5 SCHEDULE
A schedule of dates and times giving at least:
(a) opening and closing of registration; (f)
(b) drivers meeting; (f)
(c) departure time of the first vehicle; (f)
(d) approximate due time of arrival of the first vehicle at the finish. (f)
6.6 AREA
(a) Definition of the area encompassing the entire route by intervals of longitude and
latitude or identification of topographical maps. (f)
(b) Identification of the official maps. If competitors are to provide their own
copy(ies), this must be stated. (f)
6.7 FEES
The cost per car for the event. (f)
6.8 TIMING
The maximum earliness and maximum lateness at controls for each leg of the rally.
6.9 PENALTIES
Details of scoring including a list of all infractions for which penalties may be
assessed and values of penalties for each infraction not covered in 7.1 or 7.2.
6.10 PRIORITIES
Priorities, if any, to be used in route determination if different from 3.7.
6.11 LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
Any Regional Rally Regulations that require unusual conditions to be met by the
competitor before the rally. (f)
6.12 CONTRADICTING SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
Competitors must be notified in the event flyer if the supplementary regulations differ
from the rules stated herein. Any and all differences between supplementary
regulations and the rules stated herein must be pre-approved by the Competitions Director
otherwise the rules stated herein will have dominance. In these cases, the
supplemental regulations must be available to the competitors before the day of the event.
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7.1 PENALTIES
Penalties will be assessed as follows:
(a) one (1) point for each minute early or late for controls timed to the minute, or
one tenth (0.1) point for each tenth of a minute early or late for controls timed to the
second and scored to the tenth;
(b) thirty (30) points for a missed control;
(c) ten (10) points for a missed route control;
(d) five (5) points for an ICP;
(e) ten (10) points for reprehensible conduct toward any official, in the same event;
(f) exclusion for a second infraction to 7.1 (e);
(g) exclusion for any infraction of the highway code.
7.2 TIE BREAKING
The higher placing team will be the one having obtained (in order):
(a) the most zeroes (0);
(b) the most consecutive zeroes (0);
(c) the most ones (1);
(d) the most consecutive ones (1);
and so on.
7.3 POSTING REQUIREMENTS
(a) Complete provisional scores (control by control) shall be posted at one time for
all competitors. They shall be posted not less than 30 minutes and not more than 90
minutes after the arrival of the last possible finisher.
(b) Failure to post complete scores before the latter time means that provisional
results must be mailed. Complete scores may be posted later but they shall be considered
unofficial. Inquiries may not be entered concerning them and they shall not determine
whether results are final or provisional.
(c) Leg totals for any or all competitors may be posted at any time. Partial scores so
posted shall be considered unofficial. Inquiries may not be entered concerning them and
they shall not determine whether results are final or provisional.
(d) The scoreboard must show exactly the penalties calculated from the route card of
each competitor. Any correction must be indicated as well as the crossed out initial
penalty.
7.4 POSTING TIME
The posting time of scores shall be noted on the score board by the organizer then.
7.5 REVISIONS
Corrections to scores as a result of grievances shall be made as soon as possible and
must be posted at the finish of the rally. The time of modifications shall be noted next
to each total score modified.
7.6 FINALIZING
When the inquiry proceedings have finished (see 9.2), the results are final if the
scores were posted within the time limits allowed.
7.7 DISTRIBUTION
Results must be sent by the organizer(s) to all competitors, ideally within fifteen
(15) days of the event.
7.8 PUBLICATION
Results must contain the following information:
(a) name of rally;
(b) name of organizing club;
(c) date of rally;
(d) finishing positions;
(e) make and model of vehicle;
(f) vehicle number;
(g) competitors names,
(h) points lost at each control;
(i) total points lost by each crew;
(j) acknowledgment of organizers, workers, etc.
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8.1 ROUTE CHECK
Instructions (including timing calculations and control locations) must be checked at
least 21 days before the date of the event by someone other than the organizer so that
ambiguous statements and errors may be found and corrected. Final instructions must be
carefully checked against the original copy by the organizers to ensure that typographical
errors have not crept in.
8.2 ROUTE
(a) A course-opening vehicle should cover the route not less than six (6) hours or more
than 24 hours before the rally. If a portion of the route is not passable to the
course-opening vehicle, alternate instructions must be prepared and posted (see 8.6 (c)).
In the absence of a course-opening car, the control opening car will fulfill this duty.
(b) If the route becomes blocked or impassable to all competitors after the
course-opening or control opening run, all controls between the impasse and the next
recovery point shall be deleted and the next timed control shall be made route-in,
time-out. If the instructions at the point of the impasse require competitors to plot the
route on a map, the next recovery point is defined as the first point on the route after
the impasse which can be reached without traveling in the wrong direction on the original
route.
8.3 STARTING ORDER
Whenever possible Club level competitors should start ahead of Beginner level
competitors. Competitors must depart at one (1) minute intervals.
8.4 CONTROLS
(a) A control-opening vehicle must be used to ensure that controls are correctly
located and that control timepieces are set correctly.
(b) A control-closing vehicle should be used to ensure that controls are correctly
located, that they do not close too soon, to check the control timepieces and collect the
control record sheets and bring them to the finish.
(c) If either the course or control-opening vehicle is unable to complete the route for
some unforeseen reason, this shall not of itself be reason for exclusion of controls in
scoring.
8.5 REGISTRATION
(a) A registration must be held at the start of the rally during which a registrar must
check that all competitors have completed the registration form, paid the entry fee,
possess valid documents as listed and have signed the Canadian Association of Rally Sports
waiver.
(b) It is recommended that an odometer check using official rally distance be made
available to competitors at or before registration. The odometer check shall be at least
fifteen (15) kilometers in length, but need not be part of the route.
8.6 OFFICIAL NOTICES
(a) All types of marker boards to be used at controls must be displayed at the start.
(b) Any known corrections to the route instructions must be posted before the start of
the leg to which they apply.
(c) If a change to the route instructions becomes necessary after the leg has started,
an official notice containing the changes to the route and/or timing must be posted at a
control or on a clearly visible and securely placed control sign. Such a notice must be
placed before the maximum earliness of the first car to pass that point. If such a notice
is posted at a control, a marshal shall point it out to each competitor who checks in.
(d) Any changes to the Supplementary Regulations must be before the start of the leg to
which they apply.
(e) An official with the authority to sign official notices must be present at the end
of each leg before the due time of arrival of the first car and until the time of
departure of the first car on the next leg.
(f) All inquiries and responses must be posted as early as possible.
8.7 LANGUAGES
Both English and French are official languages.
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9.1 INQUIRIES
An inquiry must be submitted in writing in order to be considered.
(a) The organizer or someone appointed by him shall be available at the start and
finish of the rally to receive written inquiries. He may also be available at the end of
any leg of the rally to receive written inquiries
(b)An inquiry shall state concisely the problem the competitors wish to have corrected
and a proposal for its resolution. An inquiry may only address one problem.
(c) Submission of Inquiries:
(i) Any inquiry as to the validity of entry, qualification of a competitor or vehicle
or on any other matter that could be reasonably expected to be known before the start of
the rally must be submitted within 30 minutes after the close of registration.
(ii) Any inquiry by a competitor concerning the accuracy of a marshal's watch or
control location relative to the 00 second mark of the minute must be submitted within 30
minutes of the competitor's Time In at the finish of the rally.
(iii) Any inquiry from a competitor concerning a mistake or irregularity occurring
during the rally or which only became evident during the rally must be submitted within 30
minutes of the competitor's Time In at the finish of the rally.
(iv) Any inquiry from a competitor concerning calculation of a score must be submitted
within 30 minutes of the time the score was posted or modified.
(v) The organizer may grant an extension to a competitor's allowable time to submit an
inquiry in order to make it physically possible for the competitor to submit the inquiry.
(d) Replies to Inquiries:
(i)The organizers' reply to an inquiry must be submitted to the competitors within the
following time limits and contain the reason(s) for their decision(s):
· before the due time of arrival of the first car at the finish of the rally or within
30 minutes of the time the inquiry was posted whichever is later.
· within one hour of the maximum lateness time for the last car to arrive at the
finish of the rally.
· within 30 minutes of the time the inquiry was posted.
(ii) The organizers' reply to an inquiry shall state specifically what changes are to
be made to the scores as a result of the inquiry.
9.2 THE FINISH OF THE INQUIRY PROCEEDINGS
The inquiry proceedings at the finish of a rally have finished when:
(a) Each inquiry received has been replied to or marked "void," and 30
minutes have elapsed since the reply was posted or the inquiry marked "void."
(b) All competitors have checked in at the finish and 30 minutes have elapsed since the
Time In of the last car, or 30 minutes have elapsed since the maximum lateness for the
last car to arrive at the finish.
(c)(i) The scores have been posted according to section 7 and the modifications
resulting from all the posted decisions have been made to the scores, and 30 minutes have
elapsed since any score has been posted or modified or
(ii)The scores were not posted according to section 7.
The organizer and the scorers must remain at the finish of the rally until the inquiry
proceedings have finished.
9.3 AWARDS
The distribution of awards shall not begin unless the results are final as defined in
section 7.
9.4 RE-RUNS
No person or body shall have the power to order a rally to be re-run.
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10.0SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE RULE BOOK.
The Rules Committee welcomes any suggestions you may have regarding this rules book.
Please use the following form to make your suggestions. Please note that no suggestions
made verbally will be considered. Suggestions must be received no later than September 24,
1999 to be considered for the 2000 rule book.
Thank you,
The Rules Committee.
Rule number:________________________________________________________
Suggested change:___________________________________________________
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Reason (must be completed):_________________________________________
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