20.1. Any Team Recovery Event must be organised in accordance with App. 1 Arts. 1 – 4.6 and the following: 20.2. The Event must be on private ground. 20.3. The use of the Public Highway including Rights of Way is forbidden. 20.4. Only Vehicles within the same team may be on any observed section at the same time.
20.5. At each observed section Official Recovery Teams must be on duty in the location specified by the Clerk of the Course.
20.6. Rescue Vehicles must be positioned at predetermined locations to evacuate any injured party.
21. Point to Point 21.1. Point to Point Events must be organised in accordance with App. 1 Arts. 1 – 4.6 and the following:
21.2. They must be on private property at one venue only. They can incorporate open ground tracks or roads and can include arduous or demanding areas water Courses and other natural obstacles or hazards
21.3. The ground should be an open area and positive steps( including the closure of tracks) should be taken to prevent Vehicles meeting at blind points
21.4. Only Vehicles from the same team may be in any point at the same time 21.5. The Event must be timed in accordance with the requirements of Art. 3.5 above. 21.6. Rescue Vehicles must be positioned at predetermined locations to evacuate any injured party.
21.7. Adequate Marshals must be positioned at each point to be visited and at locations overlooking the areas that Competitors will cross.
22. Challenge Events 22.1. Challenge Events must be organised in accordance with App. 1 and App. 2 and the following;
22.2. The aim of the Event is to drive tow and or winch a Vehicle( s) to the various identified points within the Competition site the location of which will be indicated in the Official Documents.
22.3. At each location will be a means to prove that the Vehicle has reached the location this will be identified by a number to verify it is the desired objective and will be attached to a fixed point by a cable. A score card( or other device)( attached by the Scrutineer in a consistent point on all Vehicles) must be marked as proof that the location has been visited. The Vehicle must negotiate close enough to mark the scorecard without detaching either component.
22.4. The Official Documents will specify:
a. whether the Event is for single Vehicles or teams of Vehicles. b. whether there is a class structure and specify the eligibility requirements for classes. c. The start time finish time and any penalty which will be applied for late finishing. d. any start order and the method arrived at for employing it.
e. the values of each point visited or any formula which is used to calculate the value of each point visited. In addition there may also be Special Tasks at certain locations which are worth extra points. These may take the form of driving mental or physical tasks these may involve the use of the competing Vehicle or alternatively a Vehicle may be provided for the task. Each task will be overseen by a Marshal who will issue instructions and record the score.
f. the number of Special Tasks available on the day and their maximum scoring potential. 22.5. Special Tasks may be timed to an accuracy of one second.
22.6. Where a winch cable or rope may be deployed the area of that section shall be no less than the length of the outstretched winch cable of rope and only Competitors attempting the section and the observing official may be present in the Section. Where Official Documents require all Competitors to use synthetic winch
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