2.9. Organisers must refer to Marshals’ check sheets in case of doubt.
2.10. If there is a discrepancy between the time allowance shown by the Organisers on a Time Card and that shown on any other document then the Time Card value will be taken to be correct unless previously amended in an official bulletin.
2.11. It is an offence for any Competitor to continue in an Event until the information required to achieve conformity with the Event time / speed schedule is provided by the Organisers in Official Documents.
3. Types of Control or Check 3.1. Route Check
a. An unmanned Check to prove a Competitor’ s adherence to the correct route. b.
c.
d.
Proof of passage will entail the Competitor recording the symbols from a Code Board that is to be placed facing oncoming Rally Vehicles or at parallel to the road when afforded line of sight of more than 50 metres.
The Code Board will be not less than 315 sq cm and will show not more than five black numbers or letters( or a combination of both up to a maximum of seven) and be the right way up on a contrasting background.
The size of the letters and numbers will be not less than 7.63cm with a minimum of 1.27cm stroke width.
3.2. Passage Control
a. A manned Control established to prove a Competitor’ s adherence to the correct route. b. It cannot be located less than 500m from any other manned Control. c.
The only information permitted to be recorded is the Marshal ' s signature or stamp and the authentication of the records held by the Competitor.
3.3. Time Control
a.
A manned Control established to record the time of a Competitor who must come to a stop for the purpose.
b. It can additionally record the direction of approach and departure of the Competitor. c.
d.
The only other information permitted to be recorded by the Marshal is the authentication of the records held by the Competitor.
These records to be valid must be signed by the Marshal with the Competitor not being required to make any entry on the Time Card.
3.4. Main Time Control
a.
b.
Organisers may designate certain Time Controls( Art. 3.3 above) such as Start Controls and Restart Controls as Main Time Controls( MTCs).
Competitors failing to visit or reporting outside their Maximum Lateness at MTCs will be considered to have retired.
c. Early or late arrival or departure will be penalised in accordance with App. 7. e or f. d. An example of all Official Boards must be on display at documentation for the Event.
3.5. Stop / Go Control
a.
A manned Control where Competitors are required to stop in line with at least a pair of course markers. Crews must not be held they should stop and then be immediately‘ released’ by the Marshal when safe to do so.
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