for maintaining a time schedule forms a part of the Competition.
Special Stages
3.40. Unless approved in writing by the ASN Special Stages must not include any checks or controls or other requirements that might require or encourage Competitors to stop during the stage. Applications shall be made in accordance with Art. 3.26 above.
3.41. Special Stages must be over a distance of not less than half a mile and no stage may exceed 20 miles in length without written permission from the ASN.
3.42. If the stage is wholly on a sealed surface no Competitor should be able to achieve an average speed of more than 75mph. Subject to Art. 3.44 the average speed may be increased to 80mph.
3.43. If the stage is run partly or wholly on unsealed surfaces no Competitor should be able to achieve an average speed of more than 70mph. Subject to Art. 3.44 the average speed may be increased to 75mph.
3.44. Clerks of the Course and Event Safety Officers must attend a webinar hosted by the ASN( and provide evidence of attendance if requested) prior to receiving permission to utilise the increased average speeds specified above.
3.45. Special Stages must not use any sections of a Venue in opposite directions at the same time unless there is at least a 15m separation between the two routes with a continuous barrier to prevent a car crossing. Crossroads used twice must preserve this separation.
3.46. The barrier must consist of one or more of the following:
a.
b. large truck and / or tractor type tyres, permanently joined in threes, or existing tyre barriers available at circuit based venues,
straw or silage bales, wrapped or unwrapped c. earthbanks or similar immovable objects. 3.47. Motorway cones or blocking tapes are not suitable for the purposes of Art. 3.45 and Art. 3.46 above.
3.48. Special Stages must not use any currently or previously licensed Race Speed or Kart Circuit nor any airfield( disused or not) unless the ASN has specifically approved in writing the stage layouts and safety precautions. Applications must be made in accordance with Art. 3.26 above.
3.49. These Stages must not be routed closer than 75m to any parked aircraft unless there is a solid physical barrier at the edge of the course protecting the aircraft and a gap of 45m from the barrier to the aircraft.
3.50. At the start of every Special Stage the Organisers must provide a Medium Spill Kit.
4. Arrows and Signs
4.1. The correct route should be indicated to Competitors by arrows and signs and by physical blockage of all but the correct road. These indications shall wherever possible be consistent with Appendix 23 Drawing 5 and with the following:
a.
b.
Arrowing must be reduced to a minimum and placed only at junctions. Really acute bends or hazards where a drastic reduction in speed is required should be marked by a caution or bend sign. Arrows must not be used to define chicanes. A chevron board Appendix 23 Drawing 4 showing the entry to the chicane must be placed in the full view of Competitors. This board must have minimum dimensions of 76cm x 61cm.
Arrows should be placed approximately 1.2m from the ground. Wherever possible arrows shall be of Day-Glo red or orange and must be easily visible to Competitors. To avoid confusion multiple signs on one post should be avoided.
c. Advance warning signs for junctions must be placed 100m(+ or- 10m where visibility is reduced) before the junction.
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