6.4. Adherence to the time schedule in a Regularity Section will be assessed by comparing the time of arrival at any Intermediate Time Control or the Finish Time Control with the time of arrival at the immediate preceding Time Control. Timing whether or not the Vehicle is required to stop will be at the moment of the Vehicle entering the relevant Time Control area.
6.5. Penalties must be specified in the Official Documents and must be imposed for stopping within sight of but outside the control area of any Intermediate Time Control and the Finish Time Control.
6.6. Competitors should not be required to maintain an average speed in excess of 30mph. 6.7. May only be included in the following rallies as defined by Permit:
a. b. c. d. e. f.
Historic Road Endurance Road Targa Road Navigation Veteran Vintage g. Economy.
6.8. Consistency Tests may only be run under a Historic Road Rally Permit and at a Venue with a current ASN Track Licence. Written ASN approval must be obtained before the Events for all Consistency Tests by submitting detailed diagrams and written explanations of their format and finishing procedures.
7. Transport Sections
7.1. A Transport Section is used to transport Competitors between other types of section where the route is not PR sensitive or densely populated.
7.2. These Sections must not be timed to less than one minute nor less than four miles in length and must not have any lateness penalty applied other than for maximum lateness.
7.3. They must comply with App. 5 Art. 5.19 and breach of this Regulation will be penalised in accordance with App. 7A( l), or App. 7B( l) for Historic Road Rally Events.
7.4. If using roads where a 30mph or 40mph limit is in force then a lower average speed must be imposed depending on the proportion of restricted roads in the Section.
8. Special Tests
8.1. Written ASN approval for any Special Tests must be obtained before the Events by submitting detailed diagrams including all roads on the test venue, distances between manoeuvres, overhead images of the land being used, written details of the terrain being used and WhatThreeWords locations for the Test Start and Test Finish in addition to explanations of their format and finishing procedures before the Event.
8.2. These tests must be designed so that no Competitor can be expected to exceed an average speed of 30mph or 40mph for Endurance Road Rallies.
8.3. No benefit must accrue to any Competitor who exceeds this speed.
8.4. Test finishes must be arranged so that there can be no possibility of a Competitor completing a test whilst a previous Competitor blocks the Finish.
8.5. Flying Finishes are not permitted. Stop lines must be clearly defined on route instructions and with stop boards on the test. The board must have minimum dimensions of 76cm x 61cm.
8.6. Vehicles must comply with the relevant Technical Regulations appropriate to the type and or class of Vehicle( App. 15).
8.7. Passengers may not be carried in the rear seats of open Vehicles.
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