Regulations Beach to Bridge Liberation Rally

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1 Regulations Beach to Bridge Liberation Rally From Sunday 9 th to Thursday 13 th April 2017 BSHR control on: Visa number: BSHR/2017/003 KNAF Registration on: Permit number: GENERAL CONDITIONS 1 PROGRAMME 1 st September 2016 : Entries open 21 st March 2017 : Publication of the final regulations 1 st April : Entries closing date. 8 th April : 12:00 16:00 Hrs. Control of documents and the car (see art. 10). : 19:00 Hrs. publication of the start list (with start times) and briefing 9 th April : 08:00 Hrs. start Angouleme (F) : 17:30 Hrs. finish, Vichy (F) 10 th April : 09:00 Hrs. start, Vichy (F) : 17:00 Hrs. finish, Beaune (F) 11 th April : 09:00 Hrs. start, Beaune (F) : 17:00 Hrs. finish, Gerardmer (F) 12 st April :09:00 Hrs. start, Gerardmer (F) : 17:00 Hrs. finish, Saarbrücken (D) 13 nd April : 09:00 Hrs. start, Saarbrücken (D) : 15:00 Hrs. finish Clervaux (L) : 18:00 Hrs. publication of the provisional final results : 20:00 Hrs. prize-giving during the dinner 2 ORGANISATION. 2.1 Organiser The Beach to Bridge Liberation Rally is organised by Classic Events BV on 9 th to 13 th April Organising team Chairmen: Timo Rietbergen Secretary: Jan-Peter Nijmeijers 2.3 Permanent secretariat Classic Events BV Tel.: +31 (0) Post Box 94 info@classicevents.nl NL 8170 AB Vaassen. 2.4 Event Headquarters The locations of the Event Headquarters and Info board during the event will be published in the Road book. 2.5 Officials during the event. Clerk of the Course : Timo Rietbergen Secretary of the Event : Jan-Peter Nijmeijers Results : Ruud Stam 2.6 Regulations The event will be run in compliance with: - the FIA International Sporting Code (ISC); - the KNAF General Regulations (ASJ); - the KNAF Regulations Historic Regularity Rallies; - the present Regulations and eventual Bulletins; - the Highway Code of the countries covered by the rally The provisions of the present regulations may be amended if necessary, in accordace to artile 3.6 of the FIA ISC. Any amendment or any additional provision is announced by dated and numbered bulletins, which form an integral part of these regulations The Clerk of the Course will be charged with the application of the present regulations and their provisions during the running of the competition. The Dutch text will be binding. Pagina 1 van 9

2 3 DESCRIPTION The Beach to Bridge Liberation Rally 2017 is a Navigation/Regularity event for vintage, historic and classic cars on roads open to the public. The most important factor is to implement route instructions, taking into account that speed will never be decisive for the results. The maximum average speed is 50 kph. 4 ELIGIBLE VEHICLES 4.1 Eligible cars During the event, the car must be road legal for the countries in which the event is to take place (France, Germany and Luxembourg). They must be safe, roadworthy and must be presented in acondition which reflects credit to the event. 4.2 Identity card Not applicable. 4.3 Equipement / Modifications Any kind of distance meter is allowed The presence and/or use of any electronic navigation device (GPS driven), other than issued by the organiser, in te car or on the person during the event is not allowed The presence of more than 6 front lights is not allowed. (Imitation-) high intensity gas discharge lamps or led lights or tinted (blue) bulbs or any other device to imitate gas discharge lamps are strictly prohibited The car may be equipped with a safety roll over bar or cage The front seats may be replaced by competition seats; the rear seats may be removed All cars must be equipped with: a warning triangle, non porous groundsheet, fire extinguisher (minimum content 2 kg. and fit for fuel fires), a tow rope and two safety jackets. 4.4 Categories There will be three categories: I. Category VINTAGE, for cars built up to and inclusive II. Category CLASSIC, for cars built from up to and included III. Category TOURERS, for cars built after Tyres The tyres must be approved and homologated for use within the EU. 5 ELIGIBLE CREWS 5.1 Crew A crew is made up of the Driver and Navigator as specified on the entry application form. If the owner of the car is not part of the crew, the driver will be held entirelyresponsible for all liabilities and oblogations. 5.2 Start permits All crew members must either: hold any kind of drivers competition licence (race, rally or regularity) at least at Club level, valid for 2017 and issued by a ASN member of FIA or obtain a Rally Pas from the organiser which is valid for the duration of the event upon payment of 25,00 per crew member. The costs of the permit must be paid at the control of documents. 6 ENTRIES 6.1 Individual entries Entries will be strictly by invitation only Anybody wishing to take part must send (electronic) the entry application form, duly completed to the organisers Permanent secretariat (see art. 2.3), before 1 st April 2017, together with the full payment. The confirmation of the entry will be notified on 3 rd April 2017, at the latest. Details concerning the crew or car may be sent in up to the end of the control of documents The organiser reserve the right to refuse an entry or cancel an already accepted one. 6.3 Maximum entries The maximum number of cars is: T.b.a. 6.4 Team entries Make and/or club teams can be entered up to the start of the 2 nd leg day. A club and/or make team must be made up of a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 crews/cars. Pagina 2 van 9

3 7 ENTRY FEES / WITHDRAWELL 7.1 Entry fees A- Individual entry: ,00, fully paid before 1 st April. Together with submitting of the entry, a deposit of 750, -- must be paid. B- Make or club team entry: - 50,00 per team of max 5 cars/crews. C- Rally Pas - 25,00 per crewmember. D- Single room supplement: , The entry fee includes: - six nights accommodation (inclusive pre start), breakfast, lunches and dinner for two persons during the event. - insurance premium, road books, time cards, competition numbers, rally plates, finishers awards, prize-giving dinner. 7.2 Entry fees are refunded: - In full, to candidates whose entry has not been accepted. - In full, minus 750, -- in the case of the rally has been cancelled. - In case a competitor withdraws his entry, the following refund scheme will be in force: * Before 31 st December, 2016, full amount less 750, -- (inclusive non refundable deposit) * Between 1 st Januari and 1 st February, 2017, full amount less 3.250, -- (inclusive non refundable deposit) * After 1 st February, 2017, no entry fees will be refunded. 8 INSURANCE / DECLARATION-INDEMNITY 8.1 Insurance of the participants The owner of the car must have a valid insurance covering them against liability for both personal injury to, and damage to the property of, third parties on public roads. The cover must be eligible for France, Germany and Luxembourg. It is the responsibility of competitors to arrange such insurance and/or extend existing insurance as necessary The owner of the car must have a personal accidentinsurance for the crew and it is strongly recommended to take out a get-you-home recue cover. 8.2 Insurance of the organiser The entry fee include the costs of the insurance of the organiser which can be summarize as follows: - the organiser has aaranged an insurance which covers competitors against third parties when driving on privat properties and.or on closed roads; - the maximum sum of this insurance is ,00 per incident/accident; - the own risk of the owner of the car is 500,00 per incident/accident The car insurance of the owner, as legally established, will allways overvails The special insurance will be in affect at the start of the evenet and will cease at the end of the event or at the moment of retirement or exclusion. 8.3 Declaration / Indemnity clause. By signing the entry form, entrants agree to the following conditions of the following declaration/indemnity clause. Declaration and indemnity clause I have read the Supplementary Regulations of the Beach to Bridge Liberation Rally 2017 agree to be bound by them. I declare that I am physically and mentally fit to take part in the event and I am competent to do so. I acknowledge that I understand the nature and the type of the event and the potential risk inherent with motor sport and agree to accept that risk. I declare that the car hereby entered is suitable and roadworthy for the event and that it is in conformity with the traffic laws and regulations for use on public roads. I declare that the use of the entered car is covered by insurance as required by the law which is valid for such part of this event as shall take place on roads as defined by the law. I declare, as driver, that he is in the possession of a valid driving licence. The FIA, members of FIA, promoter, organisers, sponsors, officials and marshals of the event decline liability in any incident or accident caused by or to competitors and competing cars during the event. The FIA, members of FIA, promotor, organiser, sponsors, officials and marshals of the event decline liablity caused by riots, vandalism, natural catastrophies, etc. Pagina 3 van 9

4 The FIA, members of FIA, promotor, organisers, sponsors, officials and marshals of the event also decline liability for breach of the laws and regulations of the countries by competitors in which the event will take place. Competitors shall be held responsible for any accident or breach of laws and regulations in which they may be involved. Competitors shall have no claim against the the FIA, members of FIA, promoter, organisers, sponsors, officials and marshals of the event arising out of any action of the FIA, members of FIA, promoter, organisers, sponsors, officials and marshals during the course of the event. 9 ADVERTISING Advertising of the organisers and their locations on the car will be published in a bulletin. No other advertising is allowed. Drivers names (3cm high) and relevant county flags may appear on each side of the car (No blood groups). 10 RALLY PLATES / COMPETITION NUMBERS The organiser may supply each crew with two rally plates and/or two completion numbers. The rally plates must be fixed to the front and to the rear of the car in a visible position. The competition numbers must be appear on both sides of the car. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS / CONTROL OF THE CAR 11.1 Control of documents The controle of the documents will be on Saturday 8 th April, from 12:00 to 16:00 hrs. at the Angouleme Mercure Hotel. The following papers must be presented for inspection: - Drivers competition licence or Rally Pas; - Registration papers of the car, - International insurance certificate for the car, - Authorisation to drive the car if it is not the property of a crew member Control of the car Not applicable 12 RESULTS 12.1 Determining of the results Penalties will be calculated in hours, minutes and seconds and will be determined by adding together penalties incurred At the end of each leg, results and/or classifications will be posted at the Results Board. These results and/or classifications are subject to query up to the start of the next leg At the end of the event, all penalties incurred in the various preceding legs will be added together. The crews worst result of one of the regularity sections will be deleted. In case of a tie, the best time recorded at the last regularity section or the last test of the last leg will be decisive, this going back as far as necessary. The provisional final classifications will be published as soon as possible at the finish of the event for a period of 30 minutes after posting, after which they will declared as final. The crew with the lowest overall total penalties will be declared as winners, and so on Excluded A competitor will be excluded from the event: - if they have not started and not finished the same leg. - if they have missed the final (finish) control of the event. - if the car has not passed the finish line of the event on its own power. - if the car is not roadworthy / road-legal. 13 QUERIES 13.1 Queries Any query must be made in writing only at the daily results sheet and handed in at the Secretary of the event. Crews must submit queries relating to a leg before the finish of the Pagina 4 van 9

5 next leg, at the latest. Replies will be available for collection by the crews from the subsequent Rally headquarters administration desk In case a crew cannot implement the original route instructions of the organiser, this cannot be a subject of protest if the organiser can prove that the cause is not a result of an organiser s failure. The accuracy of the distances and the timings schedule calculated by the organisers are not open to protest. 14 AWARDS /PRIZE GIVING 14.1 Awards. Overall classification: - 2 awards for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place in each category. Team classification: - 6 awards for the best team of 3 cars/crews in each category Prize-giving. The prize-giving ceremony will be on 13 th April, at Chateau Urspelt, Clervaux (L) from 20:00 hrs. 15 SUMMARY OF PENALTIES Start refused Car not roadworthy / road legal Missing one of the equipment toles / Modifications not conform More than 6 headligfhts Tyres not approved and homologated for use within the EU No valid drivers licence No valid start permit Entry form sent in too late or not signed or no payment of the entry fee No valid insurance for the car Did not sign the declaration / indemnity clause Did not pass the control of documents Penalties in time The presence or use of an electronic navigation system, per leg: 5 minutes Penalties left to the decision of the Clerk of the Event, up to exclusion Presence or use of tinted bulbs/high intensity gas discharge lamps, etc. Number of crew members not in conformity. Driver name not correct or bloud groups displayed Rally plates (Competition numbers) not correct fixed Exclusion Did not finish the event correctly Pagina 5 van 9

6 COMPETITION RULES 16 ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS 16.1 Road book Route instructions will be issued to crews at the start of a leg. Some parts of the route will be kept secret, these will be issued at the start of a leg or shortly before the start of a section. The route and control locations will be described in the route instructions If the itinerary cannot be followed, for whatever reason, the organiser can make a deviation. This deviation can be arrowed by orange arrows or given in a route bulletin. 17 SPEED / TRAFFIC 17.1 Traffic rules Any crew which does not comply with the traffic laws or exceed the maximum permitted speed at any time during the event by more than 10 km/hrs. will be penalised as follows, per leg: 1 st infringement: official warning; 2 nd infringement, upto: up-to 15 minutes time penalty; 3 rd infringement or more: exclusion Maximin permitted lateness The maximum permitted lateness is 30 minutes Unsporting behaviour Crews are forbidden: - to block deliberately the passage of competing cars, or to prevent them from overtaking. - to behave in an unsporting manner and/or dangerous driving. 18 RECONNAISSANCE Reconnaissance of the route, in any way whatsoever, by the crew or using informations of other parties is forbidden. 19 START / RESTART / CATCHING UP 19.1 Start Crews can start each day within a given window of 30 minutes after the start time as shown on the time card. Crews will not be penalised as long as they start within this window Catching-up If a crew interrupts the event for technical reasons, it may be re-admitted to the following leg provided that it informs the Secretary of the Event of its intention to continue. 20 SERVICE / ASSISTANCE Any kind of organised service, except assistance arranged by the organiser, is not allowed. A ground sheet must be used during repairs and overnight halts. 21 CONTROLS 21.1 General provisions 21.1 All controls are indicated by means of FIA standardised signs. The control area is always deemed to be 25 meters around the control post. Controls may be established inside café s, fuel stations, etc. Crews are obliged to follow the instructions of the marshal in charge Crews must have their passage checked at all controls. Control posts are ready to function at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time for the passage of the 1 st car. They close 30 minutes after the scheduled time of the last car, unless the Clerk of the Event decides otherwise. Pagina 6 van 9

7 21.2 Control card Any correction or amendment made to the control card will be penalised. The crew is responsible for submitting the control card at the different controls and the registration on it Passage controls (PC) The marshal simply stamp and/or sign the control card as soon as it is handed. The organiser may establish secret passage or un-manned controls (for example by the track & trace system (logger)) at any point on the route Time controls (TC) The marshal shall register the passage on the control card as soon as it is handed in. Crews do not incur any penalty for checking in if they hand in the time card during the scheduled window. Visiting outside the window will be regarded as having missed that control. The maximum penalty per leg is 4 hours Regrouping controls Regrouping controls may be set up along the route. On arrival, crews receives instructions about their restart time. The start time from the regrouping control must be taken into account, not its duration. 22 SUMMARY OF PENALTIES 22.1 Penalties in time 2 nd infringement of traffic rules or speeding, up to 15 minutes Missing time card(s) 4 hours Catching-up, maximum 4 hours Missing a passage control / secret passage or un-manned control 15 minutes Each minute late at a time control, outside the time window 1 minute Each minute early at a time control, outside the time window 2 minutes Maximum penalty per leg 4 hours Early arrival at last time control of a day 0 minutes Interrupting the event, up to 4 hours 22.2 Penalties left to the decision of the Clerk of the Event, up to exclusion 1 st infringement of traffic rules or speeding. Unsporting behaviour Reconnaissance of the route Use and/or presence of pre-organised assistance and/or assistance crew. Not using ground sheet. Correction or amendment made to the control card Not following instructions of official or marshals. Passing controls not in correct direction 22.3 Exclusion 3 rd infringement of traffic rules or speeding Car not road legal / car not roadworthy. 23 REGULARITY TEST SECTION (Regularity) 23.1 Information about regularity will be handed out at the start of a leg or the preceding control post and it is the crews responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary information. The start location of a regularity will be given by the road book. The crews must complete the regularity at one or more average speed(s) set by the organiser Regularity Start Manned (RSM) At a manned start, the marshal will chip and enter the start time at the crews control card and he/she gives the crew the start signal GO, after countdown of the final seconds Regularity Self Start (RSS) The regularity will use the self start system. It is the participants responsibility to start within the time window and in the correct direction. The start time can be given as a number of minutes from the control post immediately preceding the regularity. If this control is a passage control then the time entered on the control card has no significance other than to allow the crew to calculate their start time Timing Procedure A regularity start is also a passage control. Regularity may have one or more timing points. Timing will be done by hand or by the track & trace system (logger). An intermediate manned timing point will be indicated by a yellow control sign where the car must stop for recording the passing time. However, once the crew sees a manned timing point they must not stop, slow down or overtake another moving car in sight of the control post. The last timing point Pagina 7 van 9

8 will be indicated by a red control sign where the car must stop (except at a logger point) for recording the time. If the last timing point is un-manned, then the car must not stop. Timing will be done between the regularity start (RS) and each of the timing points. The organiser will set for each timing point a target time (ideal time), each second below or over the target time will be penalised. For example: if there are 3 timing points, A, B and C, then the times will be measured from RS to A, from RS to B and from RS to C. The penalty per second early or late can be different per leg. If these penalties will change, this will be published in an Bulletin before the start of the leg concerned. The penalty for not running the regularity depends on the number of missed timing points; however the maximum penalty per regularity will be 30 minutes plus 15 minutes for missing the start of the regularity Penalties - leaving the start before the start signal at a RSM start 20 seconds - missing regularity start 15 minutes - each second early / late on a timing point 1 second - missing timing point / maximum penalty per timing point 5 minutes - maximum penalty per regularity or TC 30 minutes 24 CLOSED CIRCUIT REGULARITY TEST (Lap consistency test) 24.1 Details about the closed circuit regularity test will be handed out at the start of the leg (MTC- OUT) or at the preceding control post or at the start of the test. It is the crews responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary information Each crew must set his individual lap time by its first timed lap. Subsequent laps must be completed in an identical time. Each second below or over the individual target time, on each lap, will be penalised. This penalty will be between 1 and 10 seconds and will be specified in the test details. A penalty will be given if a crew completes to few or to many laps. The maximum penalty of the test is 6 minutes. Crews who do not take part in the test will be penalised Penalties - each second below or over individual target time 1-10 second(s) - too few or too many laps 3 minutes - maximum penalty 6 minutes - not started the test 15 minutes 25 DRIVING TEST 25.1 Details about the manoeuvrability test will be handed out at the first time control of the leg (MTC-OUT) or at the preceding control post or at the start of the test. It is de crews responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary information A driving test will have a manned start. The marshal will enter the start time at the crews control card and he/she gives the crew the start signal GO after countdown of the final seconds. Any car leaving the start before the start signal will be penalised A driving test may have one or more manned intermediate stops astride. Failing to stop, overshooting or reversing will be penalised. Touching a cone or course maker will be penalised. If a car passes a cone or course marker on the wrong side, it will be regarded as a wrong test and a penalty of 3 minutes will be allocated to the driven time Cars must stop astride at the finish of the test and must then immediately move forward, to have their time registered. If the car overshoots the finish line, it must not reverse. If a car reverses back to the finish line or fails to attempt to stop astride, this will be regarded as a wrong test and a penalty of 3 minutes will be allocated to the driven time The maximum penalty of the test will be based on the time taken plus an additional penalty of 6 minutes. Crews who do not take part in the test will be penalised Penalties - starting before start signal 20 seconds - failing to stop astride (overshooting) 10 seconds - failing to attempt to stop astride, time taken plus 3 minutes - touching a cone or route marker 10 seconds - did not follow the correct route (wrong test) 3 minutes - reversing in case of overshooting finish line 3 minutes - Did not stopped at the finish, time taken plus 3 minutes Pagina 8 van 9

9 - maximum penalty, time taken plus 6 minutes - not started the test 15 minutes 26 NAVIGATION SECTION 26.1 Route information about the navigation section will be handed out at the first time control of the leg (MTC-OUT) or at the preceding control post or at the start of the section. It is the competitors responsibility to ensure that they have the necessary information for the navigation section A navigation section will have a manned passage control as start or a start at the previous time control A navigation section will have a number of Route Checks (RC), which have to be visited as instructed and in the correct order. Close to these Route Checks, code boards will be placed at the right side of the road for the convience of the competitors only. The Track&Trace system (logger) will register the passage. Only the first passage will be used to define the visiting order Penalties - missing a Route Check, or not visiting in the correct order 5 minutes - maximum penalty or not running the navigation section 60 minutes Pagina 9 van 9