rope the width of this area may be reduced. 22.7. Winch cable and rope must be presented in a serviceable condition.
23. Cross Country Driving Tests 23.1. These Events must be organised in accordance with App. 4 Arts. 3 and the following:
24. Driving Test Layouts
24.1. Vehicles must not be allowed to travel more than 25m( between manoeuvres) without having to stop astride a penalty line reverse or drive clear of the line or manoeuvre in a garage or box.
24.2. Competitors must either stop astride a penalty line or make a change of direction of at least 90 ° at a distance of not more than 20m before the Finish Line.
24.3. The route must be made available to all Drivers before any Test. 24.4. The Start and Finish of all Tests must be in a forward direction.
24.5. All Tests must be arranged so that the whole of the Course is visible to the Driver from the Start Line unless Competitors are given the opportunity to walk the Course beforehand.
24.6. There must be no optional direction of travel except as specified in App. 9 Art. 12.8.
24.7. Clarification of where and how a change of direction may be made without incurring a penalty must be available on request to all Competitors before the start of any Test.
24.8. Spin turns are not permitted. 24.9. Practising for tests is not permitted.
24.10. Markers should be not less than 1m in height unless the Official Documents or test instructions specify otherwise.
24.11. Lines and gates must have a minimum width of 3.5m. 24.12. Any‘ garage’ must have a minimum length of 6m and a minimum width of 3.5m.
24.13. When Competitors are required to perform a 180 ° turn in a box the size of the box must be sufficient to contain a circle of 16m diameter.
24.14. Each test should be designed so that a Competitor is not expected to engage reverse gear more than four times( ignoring manoeuvres to correct mistakes).
24.15. Each test must be run at least twice.
24.16. Each Competitor’ s worst performance at each test will be discarded in arriving at total penalties for the Event.
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