The Aquarius Navigational Rally 2015 – Final Instructions

AUTHORISATION.

MSA Permit No. (National B)  86522

MSA Permit No. (Clubman)    86523

Route Authorisation No.        001/15/S

PROGRAMME. & ROUTE. (SR7s combined, numbering typo!)

Small spill kits (as required by SR.9) shall be available for purchase at Noise, at a cost of £6.00.

Competitors will be supplied with route cards and route instructions as necessary at MTC0. Time cards and a list of out of bounds areas and Quiet Zones may be provided at signing on. These documents will provide all the information necessary for competitors to comply with R.9. The correct route will be deemed to be the shortest route which complies with the instructions, and straight-on unless otherwise instructed.

Abbreviations which may be used shall be as follows:

!              Caution

CAR        Consider All Roads CRO Coloured Roads Only NAM               Not As Map

SGW      Stop at Give Way (all wheels must cease all forward motion)

GW         Give Way

All route instructions shall be Coloured Roads Only (CRO) unless otherwise indicated.

The total mileage will consist of approximately 115 miles on both public highway & private property, of which approximately 85 miles shall be competitive. Under-guarding will not be necessary. Fuel will be available on route after approximately 65 miles.

Example route instructions are as follows (based on 2014 route):

NTC6			� PC6A	SGW ! Joining A824
58/ 002½ 139½

OFFICIALS.

RESULTS & AWARDS.

The following awards shall be presented:

1st Overall              An award each

1st Expert              An award each

1st Clubman           An award each

No competitor may win more than one award.

N.B. We did eventually receive sufficient entries that would have also justified awards for 1st Novice and 2nd Clubman, but only after official close of entries!! Absence of silverware = another reason to get your entries in on time folks!

TIMING & CONTROLS.

Delete control types STS (Special Test Start) & STF (Special Test Finish) – no Special Tests have been applied for. Control & timing procedures are elaborated upon as follows:

R.9.2.1. Any control is considered to extend for 50m around the actual point at which Officials are making their records, or 3m in the case of NAM “See Diagram” controls.

R.12.3. The time of arrival at or departure from a control including intermediate and final controls of Regularity Sections, will be the time at which the Time Card is presented by the Competitor concerned, providing all crew members and cars are within the control area.

R.30.2.2. Where a control at the end of a section timed to the second (or to the second and part thereof) also forms the start of a section timed to the minute, the time of departure will be considered as being the same as arrival, but ignoring any seconds or parts thereof.

SEEDED ENTRY LIST.

Provisional schedule time at MTC0 is 20:00 plus car number.