Promoter. Any person or body financially responsible for a Competition. The organisation of the relevant Competition shall always be the responsibility of the Organiser.
Proprietary Equipment. Equipment marketed under a trade name that is on general sale to the public.
Protest. A formal complaint, lodged within specified time limits by an Entrant or Competitor, about an act or omission by another Competitor, or about the eligibility of another Vehicle.
Public Highway. See: S. 328 Highways Act 1980. Generally, a way over which there exists a public right of passage without let or hindrance.
Public Relations(‘ PR’). The management and dissemination of strategic information connected to a proposed Permitted Event including mandatory and or statutory notifications and consultations.
PVG. A criminal record check in Scotland from Disclosure Scotland and more particularly the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme disclosure.
Race. A Competition where two or more cars are started simultaneously from the same Start Line and over the same Course on the same Track, and in which the winner is the Competitor who first completes a specified distance, including any Handicap credit, or who completes the greatest distance in a specified time.
Racing Car. See Single-Seater Racing Car and Sports Racing Car. Radiator / Intercooler. Mechanical part allowing for the exchange of thermal energy between two fluids( including air).
Rally. A Competition that may utilise the Public Highway and where there is an imposed average speed for Competitors, but which does not meet the requirements of a Classic Reliability Trial, Navigational Scatter Event, Treasure Hunt or Road Safety Rally. The greatest speed must never form a factor for the Classification. All motoring Events utilising the Public Highway in England, Scotland or Wales are subject to Motor Vehicles( Competitions and Trials) Regulations. A Rally will comply with at least one of the following categories and must meet the organisational requirements laid down by the ASN. The Regulations must clearly indicate the category of Rally that is being organised.
a.
Economy Rally. Designed to assess the fuel economy of Competitors’ cars and in which the overall results are based on the relative fuel consumption of these cars.
b. Navigational Rally. A Rally designed to Test the navigational skill of the crew. c.
Road Rally. A Rally in which the Competition on the Public Highway does not qualify for an alternative category and in which marking for maintaining a time schedule forms a substantial part of the Competition.
d. Single Venue Stage Rally. A Special Stage Rally that uses parts of stages more than four times. e.
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Special Stage Rally. A Rally containing Special Stages joined by linking sections that may utilise the Public Highway.
Twelve Car Rally. A Rally complying with one of the above categories that falls within the provisions of automatic authorisation under the Motor Vehicles( Competitions and Trials) Regulations( where applicable). The category must be indicated in the title of the Event( i. e. Economy Twelve Car Rally, etc).
Vintage Rally( or Run). A Rally complying with one of the above categories and restricted to Vehicles built prior to 1st January 1941( including Post- Vintage). The category must be indicated in the title of the Event( i. e. Vintage Twelve Car Rally, etc).
h. Veteran Rally( or Run). A Rally or Run restricted to Vehicles built before 1 Jan 1919. i.
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Historic Special Stage Rally. As e. above, but participation is limited to cars complying with the appropriate Technical Regulations for Historic Special Stage Rally Vehicles.
Historic Road Rally. As c. above, but participation is limited to cars complying with the appropriate Technical Regulations for Historic Road Rally Vehicles.
Endurance Road Rally. A Road Rally where a substantial proportion of the Competition takes place on the highway, timed to the minute, and which shall also include Special Tests on private property which may be timed to the second.
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