CHAPTER 17 TRIALS Appendix 2- Competitors Regulations
Note: * indicates that additional information must be provided in the Official Documents for the Event.
1. Eligibility 1.1. * Competitors must report at the start and for scrutineering at the times stated in the Official Documents.
1.2. Any Competitor reporting late may be fined disqualified or may forfeit any claim to a favourable starting position.
1.3. At the Start each Competitor any Passengers and the Vehicle must all be checked for eligibility.
1.4. Drivers and Passengers must produce a valid Club Membership Card and Competition Licence as detailed in Ch. 6
1.5. Passengers under 18 years old will not be considered as Competitors for the purpose of Club Membership.
2. The Crew 2.1. The same Driver must drive throughout any Competition unless otherwise stated in the Official Documents.
2.2.‘ Bouncing’ will be permitted only within the confines of the seating compartment and then only so long as no portion of either the Driver’ s or Passenger’ s body other than arms and hands is placed outside the sides of the car or behind the seat they are occupying.
3. Numbers
3.1. Competition Numbers will be issued at the Start and must be displayed on each car throughout the Competition.
3.2. Numbers will be allocated by the Organisers. 3.3. Competitors will start in numerical order. 3.4. Numbers must be removed at the Finish or if a Competitor retires.
4. Observed Sections and Route
4.1. Details of observed sections and tests( if any) must be issued at the Start and the onus of following the correct route will rest with the Competitor.
4.2. Any signs displayed other than in an observed section will be a supplementary aid without mandatory authority.
4.3. * There will be no time schedule to be maintained during the Event unless the Official Documents specify otherwise.
4.4. Competitors will proceed from point to point with as little delay as possible and any Competitor suspected of loitering may be ordered to proceed by an Official.
4.5. Competitors arriving at a test or an Observed Section more than 20 minutes after the preceding Competitor may be refused permission to attempt that test or observed section.
4.6. No unauthorised assistance is allowed and cars must complete the course under their own power. 4.7. No case of force majeure will be taken into consideration.
4.8. Before attempting an observed section Vehicles must be brought to rest with a leading front wheel hub vertically over the Start line as indicated by Officials and the Driver must not proceed until instructed to do so.
4.9. It is permissible to start the Vehicle when only one hub is on the line and the car is askew providing the
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