12.2. No other Official car can carry such markings.
12.3. Zero Vehicles must be the last Vehicles to traverse a Stage before the first Competitor unless the Clerk of the Course authorises otherwise.
12.4. Zero Vehicles must only stop on the Course in the case of emergency and must be fitted with an effective method of communicating with the start control Officials.
12.5. With the exception of Class eligibility all Zero Vehicles must pass the same pre-Event scrutiny as Competitors.
12.6. There must only be two Crew member in each Vehicle and they must wear helmets and seat belts and have fire extinguishers fitted as is mandatory for Competitors.
12.7. Both Crew members must be signed-on Officials. It is recommended that the Driver is a Competition Licence holder and that one of them has been involved in pre-Event planning.
12.8. No Driver who is barred from holding a Competition Licence may drive an Official Course or Zero car over a competitive safari Course.
13. Special Stages: Arrows and Signs( see also App. 9 Art. 6)
13.1. The Course for those parts of Hill Rally Special Stages which are run on defined tracks must be defined in accordance with Arts. 5.1- 5.3. Where the route does not follow defined tracks the Special Stage shall be marked as follows:
a.
Pairs of arrows must be erected to form a gate; sufficient stakes should be used to ensure each arrow remains standing and indicating the correct direction.
b. The arrows must point in the direction that the Stage continues after the gate. c.
d.
e.
f.
Consecutive gates must be approximately 100 metres apart or in sight of each other allowing for the lower seating position of Crews in non-production Vehicles. They should be approximately 6 metres wide but in soft ground where a choice of route may be given they can be approximately 20 metres wide.
A single warning arrow must be positioned approximately 25 metres ahead of numbered locations( rather than intermediate gates) and changes of direction of over 45 ° indicating the direction to be followed at the location.
If there is any doubt about route direction tape should be used to form a funnel in the correct direction or to define the outside of a corner.
Where the Course repeatedly changes direction without any natural features tape staked at reasonable intervals should be used to define the Course.
13.2. All roads and tracks used must appear on the Competitors’ maps or any tulip diagram supplied. These should show junction or hazard numbers or letters indicate the intermediate mileages between junctions any danger spots and hazards and the direction to be taken. This diagram must be approved by the ASN prior to the Event.
13.3. Location numbers must be placed on the single warning arrow as required by Art. 13.1.
a. Each digit must be black and measure 76.3mm high and 12.7mm thick. b.
They must be in a sans serif font on a white background a minimum of 147mm tall x 104mm wide( ie if there are two digits the background will be 208mm wide).
14. Multi-Use Hill Rallies
14.1. The Official Documents for Multi-Use Hill Rallies must state whether the Public Highway is being used or not.
14.2. No Stage route may be used more than twice.
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