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.

WEB SITE

Details of the event will be updated on our web site. This will include an updated entry list. Contact us on http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1864/beaver.htm

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

Beverley & District Motor Club Ltd. will promote a National 'B' Road Rally, the Maple Garage Beaver Rally, on 28/29 November 1998.

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

RAC MSA Permit number 56841 has been issued.
DOE Authorisation has been applied for.

4.ELIGIBILITY

The event is open to fully elected members of the promoting club and to all members and championship contenders of the Association of Northern Car Clubs (ANCC), the Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs (ANEMMC), the East Midland Association of Motor Clubs (EMAMC), and the Association of North East and Cumbria Car Clubs (ANECCC).

The event is a round of the following road rally championships.

ANCC The Hoyles Cleaning Services Northern Road Rally Championship. Permit number 98/W/R/0002
Rogers Map Services A.N.E.M.M.C. Road Rally Championship 1998. Permit number 98/W/R/0077
EMAMC Road Rally Championship. Permit number 98/W/R/0025
SD34 Road Rally Championship. Permit number 98/W/R/0031

5. DOCUMENTATION

Competition licences and club membership cards or championship registrations for both driver and navigator will be inspected at signing on. Additionally drivers must ensure that they have Third Party insurance for the event. Cars must also be taxed where applicable. Cars will be identified by numbers fixed to each side of the vehicle, to be supplied by the organisers. These must be removed or covered after retirement from or at the conclusion of the event.

6. PROGRAMME

Scrutineering will start at 20:30 at Maple Garage, Sproatley (map reference 107/203350) prior to documentation.

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 AEXPERT:where either crew member has finished in the top 10 of a road rally.
CLASS BSEMI EXPERT:where either crew member has finished in the top 20 of a road rally.
CLASS CNOVICE: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

Awards will be presented as follows:

1st OverallThe Beaver Cup
2nd OverallRichard Jordan Motors Trophy
3rd OverallThe Harvey Graham Services Ltd. Cup
1st ExpertThe Swift Caravans Ltd. Cup
2ndExpertVictoria Speed Trophy
3rd ExpertThe Maple Garage Trophy
1st Semi ExpertThe Moores of Hull Ltd. Cup
2nd Semi ExpertThe Armstrong Massey Trophy
3rd Semi ExpertM.W.J.(Hull) Ltd Trophy
1st NoviceJobling Trailers Trophy
2nd NoviceThe Richardsons (Bridlington) Ltd Trophy
3rd NoviceThe Greens Signmakers Trophy
Last classified FinisherAn award
First Lady/Mixed CrewThe 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:

Mrs Andrea Atkinson
19 Goodmanham Way, Cottingham, HU16 5LJ.
Tel and Fax: (01482) 876400
e-mail: beaver.rally@bigfoot.com.

12. OFFICIALS

Clerk of the CourseGraeme Potter, 22 Whitworth Street, Hull, HU9 3HH. Tel (01482) 708790
Assistant Clerk of the CourseIan Gibbins
Club StewardsGraham Whitaker, Howard Everingham and Steve Smith
Chief TimekeeperLloyd Walker
Chief ScrutineersNeil & Ian Sargent
Environmental ScrutineerIan 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.

bNot reporting at or providing proof of visiting a route check5 mins. See Foreword regarding route checks.
jArriving at or departing from a control other than at the end of a neutral or transport section, before Due Time per minute2 mins per minute or 1/30th of a minute per second in a regularity section
kArriving at or departing from a control other than at the end of a neutral or transport section, after Due Time per minute1 min per minute or 1/60th of a minute per second in a regularity section
mBreach of a Statutory requirement concerning the driving of a motor vehicle1st offence 1 fail
2nd offence Exclusion
nContravening K.34.41st offence 1 fail
2nd offence Exclusion
xFailure 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:

K30.5the organisers may establish a check point at any point for the purpose of observing maintenance of a set time schedule and/or route.
K34.1schedule timing will be used.
K.36.2Regularity 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

Cars will be scrutinised in accordance with RAC MSA Technical Regulations. The Scrutineering sheet will be sent with the final instructions.

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

Controls & checks will be designated one of the following:
MTCMain 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.
STCControl at the end of a standard section, timed to the previous whole minute.
TTCControl at the end of a transport section where you may make up time subject to ¾ rule.
NTCControl at the end of a neutral section, timed to the previous whole minute.
RTCControl at the end of a regularity section, timed to the previous whole minute.
IRTCControl in the middle of a regularity section timed to the previous whole second.
PCManned check, untimed used as a check of the route or where a clock fails.
RCRoute 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.STC15STC16STC17STC18
5679

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:-

1I 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.
2I have a Bradstock letter confirming the terms they will cover me.
3I already hold a valid NES letter but now require cover under the Bradstock Scheme. The premiums have not been loaded in the past.
4I have neither Bradstock nor any valid NES letter, but require cover under the Bradstock scheme. I declare that I have:
4.1No physical or mental disabilities.
4.2No convictions other than a maximum of six speeding points
4.3No more that one fault accident in the last three years.
4.4and that I am over 18 years old and have held a full licence for at least six months.
4.5No 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

The organisers reserve the right to cancel part or all of the event if necessary.

24. ROUTE

The route will be approximately 140 miles on metalled roads. Petrol will be available after approximately 50 miles. The route will be the shortest route on any road marked on the map between controls avoiding out of bounds areas and complying with the road book.

25. INTERPRETATION

It is not a marshal's duty to interpret or explain any regulation, if in doubt ask an official preferably before the start.

26. TIMING HINTS

A brief explanation of the type of sections being used on the event is shown below:-
1Standard 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.
2Neutral 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.
3Transport 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.
4Regularity 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
5Time 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.
6Outside 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

aDo 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.
bDo not follow another competitor. Only do so if you are absolutely hopelessly lost. He may be lost too.
cIf 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.
dMake sure you have plenty of pencils, rubbers etc. readily at hand.
eTell 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.
fMake 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.

1Map 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
2Spot Heights proceed via the SH, only pass through those specified treat any others as Blackspots.
.5 .7 .9 .16 .18 .12
3Gridlines 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
4Entering 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
5Tulips 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.
6Herringbones. 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.