Chart 3
ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE – TARGET TIMED CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS Performance will be assessed as follows, unless modified by the Official Documents
Road Sections
Special Stages
( a) Not reporting at a control Retired( b) Not reporting at or providing proof of visiting a Check 30 mins
( c) Not complying with a requirement of the Road Book or Route Card including |
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visiting a Control more than once |
30 mins |
Stage Target |
( d)
Not complying with a reasonable instruction by an Official provided warning |
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is given that a Penalty will be applied |
15 mins |
Stage Target |
( e)
( f)
Not attempting or being ready to attempt a Stage when instructed to do so
Not completing a Stage
Stage Target
Stage Target( g) Not performing a Stage correctly Stage Target( h) Making a false start at a Stage 1 min( i) Taking an incorrect route on a Special Stage Stage Target( j) Every second taken to complete a Stage( subject to App. 7 Art. 5.24) 1 / 60 min( k) For each minute under Target Time on a Road Section of Service Area 1 min( l) For each minute before or after Due Time at a Main Control( out) 1 min( m)
( n)( o)
( p)
( q)
Breach of a Statutory requirement concerning the driving of a motor vehicle
Contravening App. 7 Art. 6.16
Breach of Technical Regulations concerning the use of lights and breaches of the Construction and Use or Lighting of Vehicles Regulations
Excessive Vehicle Noise, excessive speed or driving likely to bring motor sport into disrepute( App. 2 Art. 6.1 and App. 7 Art. 2.2. a)
Damaged or ineffective silencing system
30 mins 30 mins
30 mins
30 mins
30 mins( r) Damage to car( App. 7 Art. 3.2) 10 mins
( s) Receiving assistance contrary to App. 9 Arts. 4.1 – 4.7 or Arts. 5.12 – 5.16 or contravening App. 7 Art. 8.1 **( t) Breach of Regulations 25, App. 7 Art. 8.4, App. 7 Art. 3.2, App. 9 Arts. 5.1 – 5.3 App. 9 Arts. 5.5 – 5.9 App. 9 Arts. 6.1 – 6.8
†( u) Breach of Regulation App. 9 Art. 4.8
30 mins Stage Target
Disqualification
( v) Second offence( m),( n),( o),( p),( q),( s) Disqualification( w) Breach of Regulation App. 9 Art. 4.8, App. 7 Art. 2.7, App. 9 Arts. 2.22 – 2.32 Disqualification
Stage Target plus 30 mins
** These penalties may not be decreased by the Official Documents. The decision on causing excessive noise during an event is left to the discretion of the Judge, Environmental Scrutineer( Ch. 5 Part A App. 6), or Driving Standards Observer( Ch. 5 Part A App. 8) who may refuse permission to proceed at any time. Driving Standards Observers’ decisions on imposing a penalty for excessive speed or bringing the sport into disrepute will be penalised according to the Official Statements. Note also powers contained in App. 7 Arts. 2.4 – 2.8
† Any road section penalties thus incurred will be applied up to and including Disqualification.
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