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REGULARITY RALLY

REGULATIONS

Article 1: EVENT - ORGANISER

1.1. Organisation: The Regularity Rally organised by the clubs members of the Cyprus Federation of Classic Vehicles (CFCV) will be subject to the following regulations.

The Organisers appoint the Organising Committee which is responsible for the administration of the Event. The Organisers may amend any of the following regulations if they consider it necessary, but they are also responsible to communicate any amended or additional Regulations to the competitors in a logically sufficient time before the start of the Competition.

Article 2: PROGRAMME

2.1. The Organisers are responsible to communicate to the competitors in a logically sufficient time before the start of the Competition the date, starting and finishing times of the Competition.

Article 3: VEHICLES – ENTRIES:

3.1. Vehicle Categories

B: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1905 to 31.12.1918

C: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1919 to 31.12.1930

D: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1931 to 31.12.1945

E: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1946 to 31.12.1960

F: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1961 to 31.12.1970

G: Vehicles manufactured from 1.1.1971 to 31.12.1986

3.2. The Organising Committee reserves the right to subdivide any category into two or more classes or to combine two or more of the above categories if they consider it appropriate.

3.3. The organising Committee reserves the right to refuse an entry without giving any reason. The maximum number of entries may have to be reduced to 60.

Article 4: CREWS:

4.1. Each crew consists of 2 members, the driver and the navigator (co-driver).

The driver must be in possession of a valid driving licence for the vehicle to be driven, should strictly observe all traffic laws and at no circumstances should he exceed the speed limit allowed by law.

The navigator must sit in the front seat next to the driver during the whole length of the route.

Additional passengers are allowed during the event, provided that the vehicle has suitable seating capacity

Article 5: COMPETITION NUMBERS & PLATES:

5.1. The Organizing Committee shall provide side numbers, which must be securely fixed to each side of the vehicle throughout the duration of the event. They should be placed in such a position as to be easily identifiable from a distance by the Timekeepers and Marshals.

5.2. Τhe absence or loss of each side number imposes a penalty of 20 points. At Special Stages, though, such an absence may incur a penalty equal to as if the Special Stage were not performed (see paragraph 8.3. below).

Article 6: ITINERARY-RESTRICTIONS-AVERAGE SPEEDS:

6.1. The exact starting time for each vehicle, the exact location of the start and finish, as well as the itinerary, the distance between Control Points and Ideal Times for each Category will be noted in the road Book or will be announced in a Special Bulletin.

6.2. In principle, the average speed for special stages for each Category is:

Category B: 30 km/h.

Category C: 36 km/h.

Category D: 40 km/h.

Category E: 45 km/h.

Category F: 50 km/h.

Category G: 50 km/h.

6.3. The itinerary as well as the starting time is obligatory. A competitor who presents himself late at the start will incur a penalty of 10 points for each delayed minute.

6.4. The use at any time of any signalling device to indicate or receive advice of the position of a Control as well as the use of any of the following will incur a penalty of 1000 points.

6.4.1. The use of mechanical, electric or electronic aids for measuring or computing distance and average speeds and timing in vehicles not so equipped in their period with the exemption of chronometers or pocket calculators not connected or affected by any other equipment.

6.4.2. The use, as an aid in the event, of electric or electronic equipment or external communications, including mobile telephones and wireless.

6.5. In the Special Stages competitors will drive at the average speed required, WITHOUT STOPPING or DELAYING or OBSTRUCTING other competitors. Failure to this will entail a penalty of 100 points.

Article 7: TIME CONTROL POINTS- PASSAGE CONTROLS

7.1. Time Control Points (TC) and Passage Controls (PC) will be situated along the route. TCs are noted in the Road Book. PCs may be secret. All Controls will start operating 30 minutes before the scheduled time of arrival of the first vehicle.

7.2. Competitors must present themselves at each TC at the exact minute, which results from adding the time, allowed for that section to the time of arrival of the previous TC or the Start of the event (for the first TC).

EXAMPLE: A vehicle starts the event at 15:10 hrs. The time allowed covering the distance between the start and the first time control point is 65 minutes.

The vehicle should arrive at the first TC at 16:15 hrs

7.3 Any delay in arriving at a TC will entail a penalty of 10 points for each whole minute.

7.4. Early arrival at a TC will also entail a penalty of 10 points for each whole minute. There is, however, a grace of 5 minutes for early arrival at a TC (which will not be penalised) and there will be no penalty for early arrival at Regroups or the Finish. If a competitor arrives early at a TC and does not wish to present himself to the Official in charge of the TC he must park his vehicle outside the 25-100 metres warning board of the TC.

7.5. Failure to pass from a secret Passage Control will incur a penalty of 150 points.

7.6. At the control areas competitors must adhere to the instructions of the officials.

7.7. The drivers must follow the traffic regulations AT ALL TIMES. Failure to do this, if verified by the police, will incur the expulsion of the crew from the competition.

Article 8: SPECIAL REGULARITY TESTS - OTHER TESTS:

8.1. The Special Regularity Tests (SRT) take place between two points along the route of the rally and aim in establishing the speed of the vehicles between these points. They may be noted in the Road Book or will be announced by a Special Bulletin. They MAY NOT be indicated by signboards.

The average speed for each category is indicated in the road book, or will be announced by a Special Bulletin.

8.2. Each vehicle will be timed DOWN TO THE SECOND by the Time Control(s) within the SRT. The timing of the vehicles will establish the speed of the vehicles along the SRT, which should be exactly equal to the average speed set for the test. According to the average speed set for the SRT for each category, each vehicle should pass by the Time Control(s) at a certain time. Any advance or delay from this time will be calculated in seconds and there will be a penalty of one (1) point for each second deviation from the set time

EXAMPLE:

A vehicle of Category B passes by the Start of the SRT at 15:10': 26" hrs. The average speed set for Category B for this SRT is 30 km/h. The first Time Control of the SRT is situated exactly at a distance of 1 km from the start of the SRT. So the vehicle should pass by the first Time Control exactly two minutes after the time it passed by the start of the SRT.

The vehicle was timed passing by the first Time Control at 15:12': 18" hrs. We therefore have the vehicle passing by the first Time Control 8 seconds earlier than the set time, which will entail a penalty of eight (8) points.

8.3 Failure to participate in or to complete a Special Regularity Test will entail a penalty equal to the penalty points awarded to the lowest placed competitor increased by 100%.

8.4. During the event there will possibly be a number of other tests to tax the ability of the crews. The nature of these tests, the procedure to be followed and the penalty points will be announced in a Special Supplement of these regulations.

Article 9. CLASSIFICATION – AWARDS:

9.1. General Classification Award

After the finish of the event all penalty points will be added for each vehicle. The competitor with the lowest number of penalty points will be declared First in the General Classification.

The competitor with the second lowest number of penalty points will be Second in the General Classification and the competitor with the third lowest number of penalty points will be Third in the General Classification.

9.2. Category Award

The First Winner of a category will be declared if at least 3 vehicles of the category start the event.

The Second Winner of a category will be declared if at least 3 vehicles of the category start the event.

The classification within each category will be calculated in the same manner as in the General Classification Award, but excluding the overall winners.

9.3. First Ladies Cup

The Ladies Cup will be awarded to the all female crew with the lowest number of penalty points.

9.4. Mixed Crew

The first crew where the driver is of a different sex than the co-driver will be declared first mixed crew. This award will be declared if at least 3 vehicles with mixed crews start the event.

The second crew where the driver is of a different sex than the co-driver will be declared second mixed crew. This award will be declared if at least 3 vehicles with mixed crews start the event.

The classification will be calculated in the same manner as in the General Classification Award, but excluding the overall and Category Award winners

9.5. Handicap

The car’s age and cubic capacity are added to the penalty points. The car with the least penalty points is declared the 1^st Handicap winner.

The car with the second least penalty points is declared the 2^nd Handicap winner.

The classification will be calculated in the same manner as in the General Classification Award, but excluding the Overall, the Category Award and the Mixed Crew winners.

9.6. Fist, Second, Third Young Navigator. Navigators under 16 years of age fall in this category.

9.7. Oldest Vehicle. The winner of the award will be the oldest vehicle finishing the event.

9.8. Smaller Vehicle. The Vehicle with the smaller engine capacity finishing the event.

9.9. Novice Crew. A crew participating for the first time in such an event organised by a Club member of the Cyprus Federation of Classic Vehicles.

Article 10. PROTESTS:

Protests must be submitted in writing not later that 30 (thirty) minutes after the announcement of the Provisional Results, addressed to the Clerk of the Course and must be accompanied by a fee of €100.00 (One Hundred Euro). Should the protest be successful, the protest fee will be refunded.

Article 11. SUMMARY OF PENALTIES

Penalty	Points		Article
No Side Plates	20	each number plate	5.2
No Side Plates in a Regularity Test	200%	of worst SS time	5.2
Late Start at TC	10	per minute (10 - 30 mins. max)	6.3
Use of additional devices	1000		6.4
STOPPING or DELAYING or OBSTRUCTING other competitors	100		6.5
Late Arrival at TC	10	per minute	7.3
Early Arrival at TC	10	per minute	7.4
Missed PC	150		7.6
Highway code infringement		out of competition	7.7
Each Second (SS)	1	late or early	8.2
Miss a SS	200%	of worst SS time	8.3

Article 12. AWARDS

First General Classification			Two Awards
Second General Classification			Two Awards
Third General Classification			Two Awards
First Each Category			Two Awards
Second Each Category			Two Awards
Ladies Cup			Two Awards
First Mixed Crew			Two Awards
Second Mixed Crew			Two Awards
First Handicap			Two Awards
Second Handicap			Two Awards
1^st Young Navigator			One Award
2^nd Young Navigator			One Award
3^rd Young Navigator			One Award
Oldest Car			One Award
Smallest Car			One Award
Novice Award			Two Awards

In the case of an ex-equo the higher position will be awarded to the vehicle/crew belonging to the older category and in the case of an ex-equo within a category to the oldest vehicle, and in the case of an ex-equo again, the prize will be awarded to the vehicle with the lower engine capacity, and in the case of an ex-equo again, the final decision rests with the Organizing Committee.

By decision of the Organising Committee the English version of the Regulations is the official text. The Organising Committee reserves the right to amend these regulations or to postpone or cancel the event, or part of it, for reasons of "force majeure" or safety.