2.12. No private road must be used by Competitors unless specific permission to do so has been given by the Organisers.
2.13. Quiet Zones – may be defined by the Organisers to traverse locations with PR concerns. Competitors must pass through in as high a gear as possible to minimise noise, without the use of auxiliary lights( except as permitted by relevant law when driving in fog or falling snow), and complying with any other instructions given by the Organisers.
a.
b.
Any Quiet Zone in a Standard or Regularity Section must be monitored by a Driving Standards Observer.
The start and end of all Quiet Zones must be clearly indicated. Organisers may achieve this by placing their own Boards or using existing road signage. The method of indication must be clearly communicated to all Competitors and, where Organisers’ own Boards are used, examples should be displayed as per Art. 2.10. d.
3. Sections
c. The locations of all Quiet Zones must be provided to all Competitors in advance.
3.1. The following terminology and restrictions apply to all Road Rally Sections and no other title or description will be valid.
3.2. No Section will have a Flying Finish Time Control.
3.3. No Section will have any award for Competitors who equal or improve upon the Section time schedule or record the fastest times or least penalties on any Section.
3.4. At the start of any Section or Special Test held in whole or in part on private property the Organisers must provide a Medium Spill Kit.
4. Standard Sections
4.1. A Standard Section may not use the same stretch of road more than once nor include any intermediate Time Controls. Where a Standard Section is timed to the second it must not:
a.
b.
Pass through any area that has more than 20 occupied dwellings within 300m radius of the route unless written agreement is given by all the householders within that area and the ASN has given its permission.
Join or cross any A-class road except where there is a manned control at which Competitors must stop at the junction.
c. Start on or use an A-class road for more than 200m continuously. d.
e.
Start the first car before 23.59hrs and the last car including any lateness must finish 1 ⁄ 2 hour before sunrise.
Include any area or point where Competitors are required to observe special restrictions as to their driving behaviour except for observing signs warning of natural hazards. Quiet Zones or other restrictions are specifically forbidden.
4.2. Organisers may erect signs warning of natural hazards but they must be removed after the Events.
4.3. Standard Sections must not include any road with a speed limit of 40mph or lower without the express permission of the RLO.
4.4. Standard Sections must not require Competitors to average more than 30mph.
4.5. If timed to less than a minute then Standard Sections must not include more than 250m of private property other than Footpaths and Bridleways and Restricted Byways for which approval has been granted by the landowner and the Highway Authority where appropriate.
5. Neutral Sections
Motorsport UK National Competition Rules 2026 Edition 1
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