CHAPTER 13 RALLY Appendix 17- Technical Regulations – Historic Special Stage Rally Cars
1. General
1.1. In addition to complying with Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 where applicable all Vehicles competing in Historic Special Stage Rallies must comply with the Regulations in or referred to in this Appendix. Exceptions are referred to below at Art. 2.2.
2. The principles of Historic Special Stage Rally Cars Regulations
2.1. The ASN has created the Regulations in this Appendix so that Historic Cars may be used for Competitions under a set of rules that seek to preserve the specification of their period and prevent modifications of performance and behaviour which could arise through the application of modern technology. Historic Competition is not simply another formula in which to acquire trophies it is a specific Category in which an essential ingredient is devotion to the cars and to their history and period specifications. Historic Motor Sport therefore enables the active celebration of the history of the Motor Car.
2.2. Historic Special Stage Rally Vehicles must comply with Special Stage Rally Technical regulations with the following exceptions App. 16 Arts. 2.2 and 2.3 and 3.14 – 4.4 inclusive and 4.6 and 4.10 and 5.3 and 6- 7.14 inclusive and 10.1 and 11.3.
2.3. Cars Eligible
a.
Historic Stage Rally Cars are categorised in the following periods. A Vehicle will be dated by the specification presented and not necessarily by the date of build or registration:
i. Historic Category 1 Rally Cars: Vehicles of a specification valid before 1 January 1968. ii. Historic Category 2 Rally Cars: Vehicles of a specification valid between 1 January 1968 and 31 December 1974. iii.
Historic Category 3 Rally Cars: Vehicles homologated in Groups 1, 2, 3 or 4 between 1 January 1975 and 31 December 1981. Vehicles in Category 3 must comply with their Homologation. iv. Historic Category 4a Rally Cars: Vehicles homologated in Groups A, N and B between 1 January 1982 and 31 December 1985 excluding any Vehicles that were regulated out by the FIA in period from rallies for safety reasons. Vehicles in Category 4 must comply with their Homologation forms and Appendix J of the 1985 FIA Yellow Book. Vehicles with an effective engine capacity exceeding 2000cc must have been issued with a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport( HTP) and must always conform with that document and with the current FIA Appendix K. v. Historic Category 4b Rally Cars: Vehicles homologated in Groups A, N and B between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 1990 excluding any Vehicles that were regulated out by the FIA in period from rallies for safety reasons. Vehicles in Category 4b must comply with their Homologation forms and Appendix J of the 1990 FIA Yellow Book and Vehicles with an effective engine capacity exceeding 2000cc must have been issued with a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport( HTP) and must always conform with this document and the current FIA Appendix K. vi. Historic Category 5 Rally Cars: Historic Rally Cars homologated between 1 January 1991 and 31 December 1999 fully compliant with the current FIA Appendix K periods K and KC. World Rally Car evolutions( FIA Appendix K Period KRC) are not permitted. Vehicles in Category 5 must comply with their Homologation forms and must have been issued with a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport( HTP) and must always conform with this document and the current FIA Appendix K.
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