for a distance of at least 100m bearing in mind the potential approaching speed of Competitors.
4.31. The location of any competing Vehicle that fails to complete the stage must be reported to the Stage Commander.
4.32. The information required by the Clerk of the Course to consider Art. 4.34 – 4.38 below must be available if the Stage is interrupted or stopped for any period of time.
4.33. Reasonable precautions must be taken to protect private property situated adjacent to any Stage against damage.
4.34. Should the normal running of a Special Stage be stopped after the passage of one or more Competitors for any reasons whatsoever and it proves impossible to allow other Competitors to cover the Stage competitively the Clerk of the Course may give to each crew which has not been able to cover the Stage in the normal manner a notional time corresponding to the slowest time set up to the moment of interruption.
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Where a Competitor is unable to complete a Special Stage competitively due to a significant delay outside of their control, and there is satisfactory evidence to demonstrate the significant delay, the Clerk of the Course may give the crew a notional time relative to their performance during the event. Where there is evidence of the actual time lost as a result of the delay, the Clerk of the Course may give the crew an adjusted time. Where evidence of the time lost is not available, the Clerk of the Course may give the crew a notional time corresponding to the slowest time set prior to the crew completing the stage.
4.35. If it appears that the slowest time represents a complete anomaly the next slowest time may be retained( and so on until the 5th slowest time).
4.36. However no crew that is totally or partially responsible for stopping a Stage may benefit from this measure. If they finish the Stage they will be given the time that they actually set even if this is greater than the time awarded to other crews.
4.37. In the case of an Event being permitted to seed Competitors in reverse order of anticipated performance the Clerk of the Course may give Competitors a notional time corresponding to the fastest time set at the moment of interruption or apply the next fastest time( up to the 5th fastest time) if the fastest time represents a complete anomaly.
4.38. If the normal running of a Special Stage is red Signalled prior to any Competitors completing that Stage competitively and where circumstances allow the stage to be re-started, the Clerk of the Course may give to each crew which has not been able to cover the Stage in the normal manner a notional time corresponding to the time set by the first following Competitor who completes the stage competitively after the interruption, however if this time represents a complete anomaly, the next Competitor’ s time may be retained( and so on until the 5th recorded time following Stage re-start).
4.39. The Clerk of the Course has discretionary powers to impose a penalty in accordance with App. 8( gg) or App. 14( gg) on any Competitor who causes or is part of a serious blockage on a Special Stage whether intentionally or otherwise if their actions prevent any other Competitor from completing the Stage competitively. The Clerk can also impose further penalty under Ch. 2 as appropriate.
4.40. Judges of Fact may be appointed to adjudicate on:
a. Failure to comply with the Medical Requirements specified in Ch. 6( App. 2). b.
Failure of Competitors to comply with Specific Regulations c. Failure to comply with the prescribed route requirements at App. 10 Art. 7.27 – 7.35. d. False starts on Special Stages. e. Unauthorised use of auxiliary lights.
f. Unauthorised possession of pace notes or radio equipment( App. 10 Arts. 7.1 – 7.3 and App. 10 Art. 7.42-7.44).
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