CHAPTER 20 CROSS COUNTRY Appendix 9- Competitors Regulations- All Timed Events
1. Cross Country Vehicle Timed Trials
1.1. The following regulations are additional to and take precedence over App. 6, and App. 7 Arts. 1 – 7 and App. 8 Arts. 1 – 4:
1.2. Penalties will be in accordance with the following:
a. For each second over the Target Time: 1 mark per second. b.
For failing to satisfactorily negotiate an Observed Section within the maximum time allowed: 1 mark per second of maximum time allowed.
1.3. The Official Documents may specify additional penalties based on a specified number of marks per second.
1.4. Failure of a Vehicle to maintain unassisted forward motion in the direction of the Course will not be regarded as failure to comply with the requirements to proceed non-stop.
1.5. Further attempts to regain forward motion will be permitted until the maximum time allowed for the section has elapsed.
2. Competitive Safaris
2.1. These regulations are additional to and take precedence over App. 6, and App. 7 Arts. 1 – 7 and App. 8 Arts. 1 – 4:
2.2. * The Official Documents may permit two separate Drivers to drive one Vehicle under one Entry. In such cases their total combined penalties will be added together as if they were one Competitor.
2.3. Vehicles may carry one Passenger, minimum age 16, in addition to the Driver who must be seated in accordance with the provisions of App. 8 Art. 1.5.
2.4. It is recommended that Crew are identified by suitable means, eg a rubber stamp or a plastic wrist identity tag which must be issued at signing-on.
a. This must not be re-usable and must not cause discomfort. b. For safety reasons it must be worn under clothing. c. Each Competitor must be allowed to choose to which limb the identity mark is applied. d.
Competitors will be required to show the identity marking to Officials in the assembly area prior to the Start Line.
2.5. Competition numbers as required by these Regulations including Ch. 7 App. 10 must be displayed on both sides of each Vehicle either on the front doors or behind them above the Vehicle waistline and parallel to the Vehicle sides.
2.6. Where the Official Documents require numbers to be displayed at the front or rear of a Vehicle they must be a minimum 100mm in height.
2.7. Competitors will be advised of the minimum and maximum time allowed for the Course, before the Start.
2.8. The Course should have a clearly marked route so that no navigation is required and all Course markings should comply with the Course marking provisions of App. 5 Art. 5.
2.9. Practice will not be allowed over the Course unless the Official Documents state otherwise. If permitted the Official Documents must specify the number of Practice runs and the times of any Practice periods – see App. 5 Art. 4( Course Organisation).
2.10. The Official Documents must also specify:
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