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BEVERLEY & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED
MAPLE GARAGE BEAVER RALLY
28/29 November 1998
FOREWORD
Welcome to the 1998 MAPLE GARAGE sponsored BEAVER RALLY. We are again grateful to Maple Garage for their continued support and use of their premises for the start venue.
Navigation as laid down in the ANCC, EMAMC and ANEMMC will be used and will conform to their requirements. Examples of the navigation which may be used on the event are shown at the back of the regulations.
Ties will be by performance on the event.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Beverley & District Motor Club Ltd. would like to thank the following:
Maple Garage for sponsoring the event;
Armstrong Massey Driffield for halfway petrol;
The Plough, Hayton for the finish venue;
RAC MSA for authorising the event;
Humberside & North Yorkshire Police;
All Marshals for braving the elements;
Residents and farmers on route for their patience.
You for taking the time to read these regulations and entering the event.
ROUTE CHECKS
This year, a list of the route checks, including some dummy boards, will be given to you at MTC1. Alongside each route check will be a 2 digit number which is to be written down on your time card against the first letter of the route check. E.g. if you see route check E34TF56 and this has number 18 on your sheet write down 18 on your time card against letter E. Hopefully this will avoid any confusion which arose on last years event with wrong letters and numbers being written down as competitors sped past the boards. It will also speed up the production of the results, as less digits have to be checked by the results crew.
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MARSHALS
To run this event, many marshals are required. To thank those who come out to help, and brave the elements, we are asking if you would make a voluntary payment of £4.50 per entry to purchase a breakfast for each marshal who mans 2 or more controls. Hopefully this will enable us to get more marshals out to help us and may mean that all controls are manned. Those crews who do help a marshal will be identified by a sticker on their rally plates.
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
1. ANNOUNCEMENT
2. JURISDICTION
The event will be held under the general regulations of the RAC MSA Ltd. (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting code of the FISA), these supplementary regulations and any written instructions the promoting club may issue for the event.
3. AUTHORISATION
4.ELIGIBILITY
The event is a round of the following road rally championships.
5. DOCUMENTATION
6. PROGRAMME
All competitors must be signed on by 23:00. Any competitor not signed on by this time may be excluded. The first car will start from MTC1 at 00:01 with subsequent cars at one minute intervals. The total mileage will be 140 miles on public roads. OS maps 100 (B1) 106 (B3) and 107 (B1) will be required. White roads may be used on the route but will be of a non car damaging nature. Sumpguards are not necessary.
The finish will be at The Plough, Hayton map reference 106/820458 where breakfasts will be available. These are included in your entry fee.
7. CLASSES
CLASS A | EXPERT: | where either crew member has finished in the top 10 of a road rally. |
CLASS B | SEMI EXPERT: | where either crew member has finished in the top 20 of a road rally. |
CLASS C | NOVICE: | all other crews |
The organisers reserve the right to re-classify any crew and no protest will be allowed on this point.
Standard cars are eligible as are van derivatives of production vehicles.
All vehicles must comply with the RACMSA technical regulations.
8. AWARDS
1st Overall | The Beaver Cup |
2nd Overall | Richard Jordan Motors Trophy |
3rd Overall | The Harvey Graham Services Ltd. Cup |
1st Expert | The Swift Caravans Ltd. Cup |
2ndExpert | Victoria Speed Trophy |
3rd Expert | The Maple Garage Trophy |
1st Semi Expert | The Moores of Hull Ltd. Cup |
2nd Semi Expert | The Armstrong Massey Trophy |
3rd Semi Expert | M.W.J.(Hull) Ltd Trophy |
1st Novice | Jobling Trailers Trophy |
2nd Novice | The Richardsons (Bridlington) Ltd Trophy |
3rd Novice | The Greens Signmakers Trophy |
Last classified Finisher | An award |
First Lady/Mixed Crew | The Kelvin Brown Goblets |
N.B. Replicas will be supplied with all awards and will go to each crew member.
No person may win more than one award. Awards will be presented after the results have been declared final. Trophies must be returned to the promoting club before 20th November 1999 or earlier if so requested.
9. ENTRY
The entry list opens on publication of these ASR's and closes at 10.00am on 21st November 1998. The entry fee is £45.00. and includes two breakfasts. All entries must be made on the official entry form and accompanied by the appropriate fees. Entries will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Entries may be accepted by fax or e-mail providing that an entry form and entry fee are posted on the same day.
Late entries may be accepted after the closing date at the organisers' discretion. These will not appear on the entry list sent out with final instructions, but a final entry list will be displayed on the Official Notice Board when all the competitors have signed on.
Entry fees will be refunded subject to an administration fee of £5.00 if cancelled after the closing date for entries. All other cancellations will be refunded in full.
10. ENTRIES
The maximum entry for the meeting is 50 (40+10 reserves). The minimum is 20. The minimum for each class is 5. Should any of the above minimum figures not be reached the organisers have the right to cancel the meeting or amalgamate the classes as necessary.
11. ENTRIES SECRETARY
The Entries Secretary to whom all entries must be sent is:
12. OFFICIALS
Clerk of the Course | Graeme Potter, 22 Whitworth Street, Hull, HU9 3HH. Tel (01482) 708790 |
Assistant Clerk of the Course | Ian Gibbins |
Club Stewards | Graham Whitaker, Howard Everingham and Steve Smith |
Chief Timekeeper | Lloyd Walker |
Chief Scrutineers | Neil & Ian Sargent |
Environmental Scrutineer | Ian Gibbins |
ANCC Observer |
13. RESULTS
Provisional results will be published as soon as possible following the end of the event (B13.1). Ties will be decided in accordance with K33.1.1
14. PROTESTS
Protests must be lodged in accordance with O5.
15. ROAD BOOK
Competitors will be supplied with Route Instructions/Time Cards at signing on and at various points along the route. These documents will provide all the information as specified in K5.2 necessary to enable competitors to comply with K4.4.1
16. PENALTIES
Marking and penalties will be as printed in the appropriate section of the RAC MSA general regulations, K39.2 except as modified below. The fails system will apply.
b | Not reporting at or providing proof of visiting a route check | 5 mins. See Foreword regarding route checks. |
j | Arriving at or departing from a control other than at the end of a neutral or transport section, before Due Time per minute | 2 mins per minute or 1/30th of a minute per second in a regularity section |
k | Arriving at or departing from a control other than at the end of a neutral or transport section, after Due Time per minute | 1 min per minute or 1/60th of a minute per second in a regularity section |
m | Breach of a Statutory requirement concerning the driving of a motor vehicle | 1st offence 1 fail 2nd offence Exclusion |
n | Contravening K.34.4 | 1st offence 1 fail 2nd offence Exclusion |
x | Failure to hand in time cards at specified points, entering an out of bounds area or possession of Pace Notes. | Exclusion |
17. AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL REGULATIONS
All other regulations of the RAC MSA apply as written except for the following which are modified:
K30.5 | the organisers may establish a check point at any point for the purpose of observing maintenance of a set time schedule and/or route. |
K34.1 | schedule timing will be used. |
K.36.2 | Regularity sections will be used. Competitors will be required to stop at an intermediate control which will be timed to the second. This will be when the navigator presents the time card to the marshal.. Penalty for stopping within sight of a regularity or intermediate regularity control is 10 minutes per offence. K 36.2.2 |
18. GENERAL INFORMATION
Final Instructions will be posted to the nominated member of the crew in the week before the event and have the same effect as the regulations.
19. SCRUTINEERING
20. JUDGES OF FACT
All marshals will be appointed Judges of Fact (K.30.1.1) for observing Give Way junctions, unauthorised servicing, false starts, use of auxiliary lights and excessive sound as described in K.30.1.2.
21. CONTROLS
MTC | Main Time Controls located at the start and finish of each half of the event which competitors MUST visit, timed to the previous whole minute. The control at the end of each half end neutral sections. |
STC | Control at the end of a standard section, timed to the previous whole minute. |
TTC | Control at the end of a transport section where you may make up time subject to ¾ rule. |
NTC | Control at the end of a neutral section, timed to the previous whole minute. |
RTC | Control at the end of a regularity section, timed to the previous whole minute. |
IRTC | Control in the middle of a regularity section timed to the previous whole second. |
PC | Manned check, untimed used as a check of the route or where a clock fails. |
RC | Route Check, untimed - using Code Boards. See foreword |
In the unfortunate event of an official clock failing, then the control will assume the status of a PC. If a control is known to be unmanned, proceed to the next control by the route instructions. Unmanned controls will be advised at the briefing or at MTC1.
If a control is unmanned, your due time at the next control will be the time for that section and the next added up.
e.g. | STC15 | STC16 | STC17 | STC18 | |
5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
If STC16 & STC17 are unmanned, the time between STC15 and STC18 is 22 minutes (i.e. 6+7+9 minutes)
To be classified as a finisher, competitors must visit two thirds of all manned controls and visit all main time controls (MTC's) within their maximum permitted lateness. (K32.1.1). Any lateness must be made up at the rest halt. Competitors will restart from MTC3 at their scheduled time.
22. INSURANCE - Bradstock Rally Scheme
The Club has applied to Bradstock Insurance Brokers for a Blanket Certificate of Insurance under the above scheme to provide those competitors who need to use the scheme with third party cover to meet RTA requirements on the road. The standard premium (before loading) is £12.50 per car. In order to compete in the event, drivers must be able to sign one of the declarations on the entry form as shown below:-
1 | I have extended my own motor insurance in accordance with regulation B 9.4.2(b) for this event and require no cover under the Bradstock scheme. | |
2 | I have a Bradstock letter confirming the terms they will cover me. | |
3 | I already hold a valid NES letter but now require cover under the Bradstock Scheme. The premiums have not been loaded in the past. | |
4 | I have neither Bradstock nor any valid NES letter, but require cover under the Bradstock scheme. I declare that I have: | |
4.1 | No physical or mental disabilities. | |
4.2 | No convictions other than a maximum of six speeding points | |
4.3 | No more that one fault accident in the last three years. | |
4.4 | and that I am over 18 years old and have held a full licence for at least six months. | |
4.5 | No other material facts to disclose. |
If you are unable to sign any of these declarations, please indicate on the entry form and we will send you details of how we can arrange cover for you. Please telephone the entries secretary if you are putting in a late entry.
23. UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
24. ROUTE
25. INTERPRETATION
26. TIMING HINTS
1 | Standard Sections STC You are penalised for losing time on these sections. If you take a time earlier than allowed, the penalties are doubled. You are not penalised for arriving early if you can make up time subject to strict guidelines (see 3 below). If you rejoin at a standard control you CAN rejoin at your scheduled time. |
2 | Neutral Sections NTC MTC Neutral sections are non-competitive, you cannot make up time on these sections no matter how late you are. You must grin and bear it - the penalties are severe at one fail per minute made up. If you rejoin at a neutral control, you MUST take a time equivalent to the same number of minutes late at the last control you recorded a time. |
3 | Transport Sections TTC These sections are used to take you from one part of the route to another. You are not penalised for arriving late other than for maximum lateness. You may make up time subject to section 5. |
4 | Regularity Sections These sections will be timed to less than 30 mph and you will required to stop at an intermediate control [ IRTC] where you will be timed to the second you present your timecard. The control at the end of the section RTC is timed to the previous whole minute. See section ASR 17 re penalties |
5 | Time Make-up and the Three Quarter Rule. Make the most of any designated time make-up sections or any standard sections that are easily cleanable. If such a section is 4 miles or less you can take an early time as possible. If it is more than 4 miles then you can only make up a quarter of the total time allowed, e.g. if it is 6 miles long and the time allowed is 12 minutes then you can take 9 minutes for the section without penalty. The above only applies if you are running late in the first place. You will be penalised if you make up time and book in before your scheduled time. (See K.34.4). The make up time is shown on your timecards. |
6 | Outside Total Lateness. (OTL) Always watch OTL. If you are more than 30 minutes late at any time control then you pick up a maximum penalty of 1 Fail. So if you do reach OTL then don't keep plodding on - instead miss out a section and get yourself back within 30 minutes lateness. Please note K.34.2.1.c. see also 1& 2 above. You can work out your OTL time at any control by adding your start number plus 31 to the car 0 due time.S |
27. GENERAL TIPS
a | Do not rely on marshals to explain what you have to do. It is not their job and some may be as green as you are. |
b | Do not follow another competitor. Only do so if you are absolutely hopelessly lost. He may be lost too. |
c | If you end up going competitive (in a Standard Section) and you have to get out to open a gate then you can safely assume that you have gone the wrong way. |
d | Make sure you have plenty of pencils, rubbers etc. readily at hand. |
e | Tell your driver to slow down if you are looking for tricky junctions. It is a common tendency for novice drivers to drive as fast as possible all the time (especially in front of spectators). In doing so you invariably end up overshooting junctions, picking up WD’s or worse still demolishing a hedge or wall. |
f | Make sure any route checks are recorded properly. These will be a combination of up to 7 alpha & numeric digits facing the direction of approach. The first digit will be alpha which indicates in which box you should write the 2 digit number as given on the list to be issued at MTC 1 ( see foreword). |
28. NAVIGATION EXAMPLES
The following examples all specify the same route on Map 106.
1 | Map References are simply a list of points to visit, the direction of approach to a point is indicated by letters in front of the reference, the departure by the letters after. Map references will also give those points which are blackspots and should not be visited. If these are out of order, they will be listed as per the tulips shown below. 653 407 W SE 637 426 ENE SW 674 446 W Finishing point ESE 659 457 |
2 | Spot Heights proceed via the SH, only pass through those specified treat any others as Blackspots. .5 .7 .9 .16 .18 .12 |
3 | Gridlines cross the grid lines (the faint blue horizontal and vertical lines) in the specified order. They may be in numerical order or may be shown as V (vertical) or H (horizontal). 65 41 42 64 64 43 65 66 44 67 67 45 66 |
4 | Entering or departing Grid Squares cross into/from the grid square in the direction given E S S E W S W W S W E S E Enter the grid squares in the direction given |
5 | Tulips are a picture of each junction encountered. These will be in either numerical or alphabetical order and will show the order in which they must be visited. The example shows arrows for the route to be followed and dots for the road you are on. They will be shown with a head and tail may be out of order. Whites will be shown as a solid line. |
6 | Herringbones. The back bone of the herringbone is the correct route. A line on the left indicates either a road passed on the left, or turning right off the road you were on. A line on the right similarly means pass a road on the right, or turn left. A V on either side indicates turning at a cross-roads in the opposite direction to the side the V is on, and a line on each side means straight on at a cross-roads. |