Sitting on 21st November 2025 Guy Spollen( Chair), Dennis Carter, Peter Daly Case No. J2025 / 40 INQUIRY NCR CH. 2 APP. 7 ART. 9 Tour Oof Epynt( 27-28 September 2025) organised by Port Talbot Motor Club Sian Woolley and Nick Bamber appeared on behalf of Motorsport UK. Martyn Quant appeared remotely by way of Video Link. This Event comes before the National Court by way of an investigatory Hearing.

The essential facts are:

1. Martyn Quant was a competitor in the Tour of Epynt Rally organised by the Port Talbot Motor Club for 27th-28th September 2025. He completed 5 stages of the total of 8 stages of the event.

2. National Competition Rule Ch. 13 App. 13 Art. 14.1 states that to be classified as a finisher:

“… two thirds of the stage must have been completed and report to the final control within the maximum lateness specified, with the Vehicle in which they started.”

Martyn Quant was not classified as a finisher of the event.

3. The National Court had been requested to determine in particular:

a) The interpretation of NCR Ch. 13 App. 13 Art. 1, taking into account the intention and purpose of the regulation.

b) Confirmation whether completion of 5 stages of the Event meets the requirement to complete two thirds of the stages.

c) The need to order the amendment of the final Classification of the Event if necessary / appropriate.

4. The Court was greatly assisted by the Rallies Team of Motorsport UK and, in particular, Jonathan Jackson.

It has been revealed that:

a) It is the current practice that Competitors who retire from an Event but rejoin at a later point( which is traditionally the next main control or a rejoin point outlined in the event SRs) are subject to the two thirds rule where providing they complete two thirds of the Event’ s Special Stages, they are classified as a finisher. b) Circa 2017 certain elements of the then Regulation 40.1 were updated although the main body of text which stipulated“… two thirds of the stages” was not part of that update. However, when these updates were transcribed onto the following yearbook an error was made which resulted in the reference becoming“ two thirds of the stage”.

c) This error has never been raised nor has it impacted the application of the regulation with organisers continuing to apply to the ruling to“ stages”.

d) Martyn Quant suffered mechanical failure on the start line of Special Stage 2 when he completed not more than 100 metres. However, he had completed Stage 1 before rejoining at Stage 5 and completing all of the further stages. The car was re-prepared in readiness for Stages 3 and 4, but as there was no rejoin point until Stage 5 Martyn Quant could not rejoin before Stage 5. Martyn Quant nevertheless completed 72 per cent of the competitive distances of the Rally but arguably did not strictly complete two thirds of the 8 stages he having only completed 5 of the stages.

5. The Court was unhappy with the current drafting of the regulation and declined to provide a definitive interpretation. Instead, there is a direction that the Rally Committee should revisit these regulations as a matter of some urgency and provide a definitive definition.

6. Upon the recommendation of the Rallies Team of Motorsport UK the Court is happy to direct that Martyn Quant is reinstated into the Results of the Event and classified as a finisher.

Guy Spollen, Chair 21st November 2025

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