6.3. At the Special Stage Start the Marshal will enter the actual Start time which will normally correspond with the provisional Start time. The Start will then be given in accordance with the standard start procedure deployed by the Organisers on the Event.
7. Special Stage Finish Control
7.1. Competitors will receive their Special Stage Finish Times in hours minutes and seconds at the Special Stage Finish Control. This time in hours and minutes will be the start time for the next section.
8. Timing 8.1. All Special Stage Rallies may use either Target Timing or Scheduled Timing.
8.2. An ASN Rally Timekeeper or above must be appointed as a Chief Timekeeper for all Clubman and Interclub Single Venue Stage Rallies.
8.3. National Single Venue and all Multi Venue Stage Rallies must appoint an ASN-approved National Rally Timekeeper or higher grade.
8.4. Times will be recorded to whole minutes on all sections except Special Stages which will be timed to the nearest preceding whole second unless the Official Documents specify that timing will be to the nearest preceding 1 / 10th of a second. Penalties will be applied in accordance with App. 8( f) or App. 14( g) as applicable.
8.5. All Timekeepers will be Judges of Fact in respect of time recorded.
9. Target Timing 9.1. Definitions for Target Timing
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Target Time is the time specified to cover the distance between two consecutive Controls. A Competitor can calculate Due Time of Arrival at any Time Control by adding the Target Time for the section to the actual time of departure from the preceding Time Control. Each period of time shall be treated individually and no penalties incurred will apply to any subsequent section. However lateness taken over Target Time on Road Sections and Special Stages is cumulative and cannot be reduced.
Bogey Time is the time specified for a Competitor to complete a Special Stage without incurring penalty.
Stage Maximum Time is the maximum time penalty that can be applied on a Special Stage and will be the Target Time for the stage. It must be specified on the Time Card.
Cumulative Lateness is the sum of times in excess of Target Time taken over each section and once lost cannot be regained.
Maximum Permitted Lateness is the amount of Cumulative Lateness which if exceeded from the previous Main Control will result in a Competitor being deemed to have retired. This will be 30 minutes unless the Official Documents specify a different period which may not be less than 15 minutes for rallies where part of the itinerary uses public roads open to the public.
Penalty-free Cumulative Lateness. The Official Documents must specify the amount of Cumulative Lateness if any is allowed free of penalty before a Competitor will be penalised.
Dead Time is the authorised time between booking in at the end of one Target-timed section and the commencement of the next section. The time must be spent entirely within a Control zone. Dead time will have no effect on penalties or Cumulative Lateness incurred elsewhere.
Delay Allowance is a penalty-free allowance granted to specific Competitors following a delay under the instructions of an authorised Official. It has the effect of extending the Target Time for those Competitors on that Section only. Such delay allowance must be recorded in writing on a Competitor’ s Time Card by the Official.
Motorsport UK 2025 National Competition Rules Version 11
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