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THE WOLDS RALLY 2014
ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
1. ANNOUNCEMENT
Mablethorpe & District Motor Club will promote a National B permit Multi-
2. JURISDICTION
The event will be governed by the General Regulations of the Motor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the F.I.A.), these Supplementary Regulations and any written instructions the promoting club may issue.
3. AUTHORISATION
MSA Permit No. -
4. ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to all members of the promoting club, members of all clubs within the following regional associations.
Association of North East Midland Motor Clubs
East Midlands Association of Motor Clubs
Association of Northern Car Clubs
The event is open to 2 wheel drive cars only
All competitors must hold a valid MSA Competition Licence of National B status or above. These licences must be produced at documentation.
NB: Drivers’ licences must be for Stage Rallies. All cars must comply with MSA Safety & Technical Regulations for Special Stage rallies. Before scrutineering, all competing cars must undergo a noise test carried out in accordance with MSA Regulations. Any car failing to comply will not be allowed to start.
Please note: to reduce noise and to preserve the venue for the future, the organisers in conjunction with the RLO have found it necessary to impose the following restriction:
Any vehicle which constantly backfires may be excluded from the event at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course. If any vehicle is modified or fitted with a device which may cause backfiring, it must be disabled at all times
Car Registration and MOT documents must be produced at scrutineering.
5. FORMAT
The whole event will take place within the confines of ex RAF Ludford airfield Map reference 122/209879 Competitors are asked to be as quiet as possible when entering and leaving the venue. The event will consist of 8 stages with a total distance of approximately 45 miles on mixed surfaces of concrete and broken concrete. There will be no road mileage. Results will be made final at the venue. Stages will be timed to an accuracy of less than one minute in accordance with R 31.1.3
6. CLASSES
The event will consist of five classes as follows:
Class 1 -
Class 2 -
Class 3 -
Class 4 -
Class 5 -
All forced induction vehicles are subject to an additional capacity ratio of 1:1.7
Cars which have twin cams and/or 4 valves per cylinder will be entered in the class corresponding to their actual engine capacity e.g. a 2 litre 16 valve engine will run in Class 5.
7. AWARDS
1st. Overall -
2nd. Overall -
3rd. Overall -
1st. in each class -
2nd. in each class -
Highest Placed Lady Competitor
Best MDMC -
Competitors in overall classification are not eligible for class awards.
Named trophies are to be held for 10 months and must be returned to the organising club on request.
No competitor may win more than one award other than the MDMC and Lady’s awards
To be eligible for the Best MDMC awards, a crew must have been a full paid-
8. ENTRIES
The entry list opens on publication of these Supplementary Regulations and closes on Saturday14th. June 2014. If places remain, late entries will be accepted up until Thursday 19th. June 2014. The maximum number of entries is 45 and the minimum is 35. Entries will be accepted in order of receipt. All entries must be made on the official entry form and accompanied by the appropriate fee. Illegible or incorrectly completed entry forms may not be accepted
The entry fee is £175. Payment of entry fees may be made either by BACs or cheque. We offer a 2 part payment option if paying by cheque -
Cheques should be made payable to:
The Club’s bank details are as follows:
Account Name : Mablethorpe & DMC
Sort Code : 403026
Account Number : 61089021
In the event of there being surplus applications for entries, a reserve list will be opened with competitors placed on the list in order of receipt.
Entries withdrawn in writing and received by the Entries Secretary before Monday 16th June 2014 will be refunded less a reduction of £10. Refund of entries after this date will be at the discretion of the organisers.
Completed entry forms and payment should be sent to the Entries Secretary:
Avril Turner
7 Moorwell Road
Bottesford
SCUNTHORPE
DN17 2RP
An acknowledgement of entry will be posted within 8 days of receipt of entry.
The starting order will be determined by the organisers using data provided on the entry form and other sources. Neither correspondence nor discussion will be entered into regarding the seeding.
Final Instructions will be posted to co-
9. DOCUMENTATION
The following documents will be required:
a) Process Card (available from Environmental Scrutineer)
b) Competition Licences
c) Club membership card
d) Entrants Licence (where applicable)
e) Championship Registration (if applicable)
Competitors not signed on 30 minutes before their due start time may be deemed not to have started the event and their place given to a reserve.
The Road Book and Time Cards will be issued on completion of Documentation. Detailed sketch maps of each stage will be provided, but these are for guidance only.
Before, during and after the competition, official notices may be displayed and every competitor shall be deemed to have read all such notices and, if applicable, they will have the same force as these regulations and will be binding on competitors.
10. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
All vehicles must display 9” black competition numbers on both sides of the car. These numbers will be available to purchase at scrutineering.
11. TIMING AND CONTROLS
These are as specified in the General Regulations of the MSA with the following modifications:
R 30.1 Controls will open at the due time of the first car and close at the direction of the Clerk of the Course taking into consideration the due time of arrival of the last car.
Maximum permitted lateness at an ATC will be 5 minutes. Any competitors not complying with this lateness will be classified as non-
Should any dispute arise regarding a time, organisers reserve the right to use appropriate check sheets to determine the correct time.
Organisers’ times and mileages will be deemed to be correct
Competitors are reminded NOT to remove their helmets until after the Stop line.
A Passage Control will be established after the finish of each stage. The purpose of this control is to collect time cards and to nominate the due start time of each competitor at the next stage. Competitors must present themselves at this control within maximum lateness and in the car in which they started that stage.
In the case of dispute, the organisers reserve the right to use any means at their disposal to establish an appropriate time.
In the event of a stage cancellation, the organisers may use R 24.5 to award times to competitors.
12. PENALTIES
All penalties will be in accordance with Chart 32.2 (Page 322) of the Blue Book.
Should controversy arise, the organisers reserve the right (force majeure notwithstanding) to cancel the relevant stage from the results.
In addition the following will incur a penalty of exclusion:
1. Altering or defacing a Time Card.
2. Leaving the boundary of the venue after scrutineering and before completion of or retirement from the event.
3. Exceeding 15mph within the confines of the venue except when competing on a stage.
4. Leaving litter at the venue.
5. Excessive noise.
6. Deliberately driving on a cropped field.
Judges of Fact will be appointed and will be listed on the Official Noticeboard.
13. ARROWING
The onus is on the competitor to follow the correct route which will be marked by arrows. Competitors may be required to do more than one lap. Split/Merge junctions and chicanes will be used and these must be negotiated correctly.
14. SERVICING
Servicing will only be permitted in the areas designated by the organisers. Competitors are reminded that the Service Area is not a test track eg tyre warming is not permitted.
15. FINISHERS
R 40.1 will apply.
16. FAILED COMPETITORS
Competitors who do not visit a Time Control within the time allowed will be penalised as specified in Chart 32.2 (a) of the Blue Book and will be classified as a non-
The crew has not incurred a penalty of exclusion for any reason other than not visiting a Time Control within the time allowed.
It is the same crew in the same car that started the event.
The vehicle has been re-
The decision to allow a crew to continue rests solely with the Clerk of the Course who may withdraw competitors’ time-
To take advantage of this option, the crew must report to Rally HQ and make arrangements for an event scrutineer to re-
17. DAMAGE DECLARATION
Competitors will be required to complete and sign a report declaring that they have not been involved in any incident resulting in damage to private property or injury to persons or animals or alternatively giving details of such incident. Competitors who fail to comply will be penalised in accordance with Chart 32.2 of the Blue Book.
18. INFORMATION
The official photographers for the event are:
MAD Video ( 01469561281
Light refreshments will be available in the service area from 7.30 am onwards.
Slick Tyres will be present during the event. To place your order contact Andrew Knott on ( 01142470485
NB: There is no petrol available at the venue
19. ACCOMMODATION
Camping is NOT permitted on the venue due to restricted space. ANY movement of vehicles other than at sensible speeds -
Membership of Mablethorpe & DMC is available at £15.00 per person.