London - Lisbon Classic Rally

14 - 23 October 2000

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Introduction

 

HERO’s newest rally, on 14 -23 October 2000, will be two events in one: a wonderful easy-going Touring Rally, or a superb competitive Classic Reliability Trial. Either will take you through secret landscapes and historic towns and villages, in the warm autumn sunshine of the grape harvest. You can start either of them at Hampton Court in London on 14 October to take the P&O Ferry from Portsmouth to Spain, or join at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao on 16 October.

The Touring Rally will take owners of more precious vintage and classic cars on an unforgettable journey of discovery to quiet mountain areas, hidden old villages, quaint towns and historic places, with time to stop and explore now and then, covering only about 220 to 380 km each day.

If you enjoy stretching yourself and your classic a little, the Classic Reliability Trial is the one for you. Run under the new FIA rules for Historic Regularity Rallies, it will be a genuine (but not too demanding) motoring competition, covering about 400 km a day. The five Age Categories will cater for cars made from 1910 to 1976, each with its own route and time schedule. There is no overall winner, and the HERO system of handicapping ensures that you can win a Gold Medal in any type and age of car. Each day there will be timed road and regularity sections over some of the finest rally roads in Europe.

In the HERO tradition, both events will take you to some unforgettable places: the craggy Picos de Europa, the pilgrims’ road to Santiago de Compostela, the deep terraced Douro Valley, the amazing Oporto grand prix circuit, the rally roads of Arganil, historic cities like Coimbra and Sintra, and the elegant resort of Estoril.

Each event will have its own detailed, easy to follow road book which makes child’s play of the navigation. Our tender vehicles, with skilled mechanics, will be there to help those who get into mechanical trouble.

The basic entry fee is £1350 for the Touring Rally and £1650 for the Classic Reliability Trial. For London starters, there are special deals on the P&O ferry; and there are two options for hotel packages, standard or luxury (the latter including paradors or pousadas where possible).

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Section VII - Classification - Awards - Protests

London - Lisbon Classic Reliability Trial

14 - 23 October 2000

Regulations
1 February 2000

SECTION I - PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

All times below are local time. Local time in the UK at these dates is British Summer Time (GMT+1); local time in Spain is GMT+2; local time in Portugal is GMT+1.

Tuesday 1 February  Official publication of these Regulations
Entry list opens 
Monday 4 September  Entry list closes at normal fees; the Organisers reserve the right to accept late entries and amendments 
Sunday 17 September   Final class structure drawn up; rally numbers allocated; entry list posted on HERO Internet site http://www.hero.org.uk 
Monday 25 September  Route and other details mailed to Competitors 
Saturday 14 October  10:00 For London starters: Administrative Checks, Scrutineering and closing date for Team Entries: in the vicinity of Hampton Court Palace, near London
15:00 For London starters: Start of Preliminary Leg, Hampton Court Palace Easy run to Portsmouth (150km)
20:00 Departure of P&O ferry, Portsmouth; night at sea
Sunday 15 October   15:00 For Bilbao starters: Administrative Checks, Scrutineering and closing date for Team Entries, Bilbao (venue to be notified) 
Monday 16 October  08:45 Ferry arrives Bilbao; put clocks forward one hour from UK time
10:45 Start of Common Route, Leg One, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
Road and Regularity Sections through scenic Cantabrian Mountains (300km)
17:30 End of Leg One, Fuente De, amidst Picos de Europa peaks 
Tuesday 17 October  08:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
08:30 Start of Leg Two, Fuente De Road and Regularity Sections through Picos de Europa, through coastal hills and across high passes of Ventana and Somiedo (425km)
18:00 End of Leg Two, Ponferrada 
Wednesday 18 October  08:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
08:30 Start of Leg Three, Ponferrada Road and Regularity Sections in remote Ancares Leoneses mountain area, and along spectacular Gorges of the Sil (410km)
17:00 End of Leg Three, Santiago de Compostela (historic pilgrim city) 
Thursday 19 October  08:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
09:00 Start of Leg Four, Santiago de Compostela (in front of cathedral) Road and Regularity Sections in the green mountains of Galicia and the Minho region of northern Portugal, home of Vinho Verde (360km)
16:00 End of Leg Four, Vila Real (NB local time now GMT+1)
19:00 Evening reception, Palacio Mateus 
Friday 20 October   07:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
07:30 Start of Leg Five, Vila Real Touring lap of former Vila Real street race circuit; Road and Regularity Sections through the steeply terraced port vineyards of the deep Douro Valley, with halts at port quintas; lap of historic Oporto Grand Prix circuit (330km)
16:00 End of Leg Five, Espinho (attractive Atlantic beach resort; eveningreception at port lodge, Vila Nova de Gaia) 
Saturday 21 October  07:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
07:30 Start of Leg Six, Espinho Road and Regularity Sections through the Dão wine region and the classic rally country of the Serra da Estrela mountains and the Arganil area (400km)
16:15 End of Leg Six, Coimbra (one of Portugal’s finest historic cities)
Sunday 22 October  07:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
07:30 Start of Leg Seven, Coimbra Road and Regularity Sections through the Serra da Lousã and on via a number of historic towns and villages to the historic city of Sintra and Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, before visiting Estoril Grand Prix circuit (415km)
16:30 End of Leg Seven, Estoril 
Monday 23 October   08:00 Interim provisional results posted on Official Notice Board
10:00 Parade to ceremonial finish in Lisbon Prizegiving 
The above programme is provisional and may be amended The distances above are for later Age Categories; for older cars, they are approximately 30% less.

SECTION II - ORGANISATION

Article 1: Organisation

Article 1.1: Definition and Status

The Organisers of the London - Lisbon Classic Reliability Trial, which takes place between 14 and 23 October 2000, are HERO - the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation, The Town House, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LA, England. telephone (+44/0) 1886-833505 • fax (+44/0)1886-833144 e-mail [email protected]

HERO is a Motor Club recognised by the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association Ltd (the MSA - Britain’s FIA ASN) for the promotion of competitions.

The above address is the Rally Office until Friday 13 October 2000. A Rally Office will be established at each overnight halt during the event; details of the exact locations, opening hours and telephone/fax numbers will be issued later.

The London - Lisbon Classic Reliability Trial has been inscribed as an International Historic Regularity Rally on the Sporting Calendar for the year 2000 of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, and is being organised with the approval and cooperation of the national motor sporting bodies affiliated to the FIA (the ASNs) of the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal:

It is run in compliance with:

IMPORTANT NOTE: all motor sport is potentially dangerous. The onus is on Competitors to drive carefully and safely at all times. The Organisers accept no responsibility whatsoever for any accident or injury befalling Competitors, and do not undertake to provide rescue or assistance of any kind. All Competitors will be required to sign the indemnity printed on the Entry Form.

 

Article 1.2: Officials

 

Article 1.3: Marshals and Judges of Fact

Other Officials and Control Marshals will be deemed to be Judges of Fact. The penalty for refusing to comply with a reasonable verbal or written instruction given by an Official or a Marshal will be 300 marks, provided that due warning of a possible penalty has been given.

Article 1.4: Official Notice Boards

Official Notice Boards will be posted as follows for at least the times shown below:

SECTION III - GENERAL CONDITIONS

Article 2: Description of the Reliability Trial

The London - Lisbon Classic Reliability Trial is similar in concept to other Reliability Trials organised by HERO. It differs from the normal form of rally in the following respects:

 

Article 3: Eligible Vehicles

Article 3.1: General Requirements

Any three or four wheeled motor car made prior to 31 December 1976 is eligible, provided it is road-legal for the countries in which the event takes place, and that it complies with the Regulations set out below. The Organisers may refuse a car not complying with the period spirit and appearance.

Competing vehicles must in general conform to the FIA Historic Regularity Rally regulations and must be of authentic period specification. This means that (i) the chassis or body shell must be an original period item; and (ii) all other elements must be of appearance, design, materials and dimensions known to have existed during the period of the Age Category for which the vehicle is entered, apart from the exceptions set out below and in any later amendment to these Regulations. Competitors’ attention is drawn to HERO’s Eligibility Guidelines, circulated with these Regulations.

No spare fuel, nor glass items such as bottles, may be carried inside the passenger compartment. All heavy items must be securely fastened down; in particular

- battery
- spare fuel container(s) (which must be of correct type)
- spare wheel(s), and all spares and tools
- all items carried inside the passenger compartment

Article 3.2: Age Categories and Classes

Classes will be established in the following Age Categories. These are defined by the date of introduction of the model, rather than the year of first registration or construction of the individual car, in order to enable all cars of the same model to run in the same Class:

Age Category A: model first made before 31.12.30
Age Category B: model first made between 1.1.31 and 31.12.47
Age Category C: model first made between 1.1.48 and 31.12.57
Age Category D: model first made between 1.1.58 and 31.12.67
Age Category E: model first made between 1.1.68 and 31.12.76

Each Age Category will provisionally be subdivided into classes as follows:

Class 1: Sporting cars over 3,500cc
Class 2: Sporting cars 1,501-3,500cc
Class 3: Sporting cars up to 1,500cc
Class 4: Touring cars over 3,500cc
Class 5: Touring cars 1,501-3,500cc
Class 6: Touring cars up to 1,500cc

 

‘Sporting cars’ are cars with lightweight or sporting bodywork, such as two-seater roadsters and GT cars, and including four-seater sporting cars such as Bentley Le Mans or Morgan four-seaters. ‘Touring cars’ are four seater saloons and drophead coupés

The Organisers reserve the right to place some models in an earlier or a later Age Category if they deem this fairer.

Classes with less than three vehicles will normally be merged, at the Clerk of the Course’s sole discretion. The Organisers reserve the right to add classes and otherwise amend the Age Category and Class structure in the light of the composition of the final entry list.

 

Article 3.3: Tripmeters and Electronic Equipment

Any form of supplementary tripmeter or average speed computer is permitted, so long as it is affixed to the vehicle and in open view of Officials at Controls. However, certain categories of instrument are subject to additional penalties, as shown below:

Hidden or pocket tripmeters and average speed calculators are PROHIBITED.

Competitors will be required to declare on their Entry Form what supplementary trips or average speed computing devices are to be carried in their vehicle. This declaration will be checked at Scrutineering and at other points throughout the rally. The above penalties will be applied to the whole event even if the device concerned is only installed for part of the event. Use of any such device which has not been declared will result in exclusion.

Certain equipment is capable of being used to cheat during Regularity Sections with secret Timing Points. Because its use is virtually impossible to monitor, and unfortunately there have been serious allegations of cheating on recent events, the Organisers have decided to rule that the following equipment may not be carried at all in a competing car between the start and finish controls each day: laptop or hand-held computers; electronic personal organisers; electronic calculators; two-way radios; satellite navigation or tracker beacons; or GPS receivers. If any such item is found in a competing car, it will be confiscated until the end of the event and the Competitor will be penalised 1,000 marks; the penalty for a second offence will be exclusion. If any Competitor requires the use of any of the above items during the overnight halt, the Organisers will transport it for them.

Mobile telephones, either cellphones or satellite phones, must be declared to the Organisers. They must be carried in the car’s luggage compartment in a suitcase or bag, and may be used in emergency only. The penalty for using a mobile telephone under any other circumstances will be EXCLUSION.

The penalty for use of equipment prohibited under this Article is EXCLUSION.

 

Article 3.4: Vehicle Identity Document

An FIA Historic Regularity Car Pass must be produced with respect to each car entered, unless it already has an FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form or a FIVA Identity Card, which are accepted as substitutes. Cars must conform to the document produced.

UK Competitors requiring an application form for the FIA Historic Regularity Car Pass should contact Alan Putt of the MSA on 01474-703794. Overseas Competitors must apply for this document through their local FIA ASN. All cars will be required to have one of these documents at Scrutineering.

 

Article 4: Eligible Crews

The occupants of a competing car are collectively termed its Crew. A Crew may be made up of the First Driver, the Second Driver plus one or two additional Crew members as specified on the Entry Form, up to a maximum of four people in the car, subject to its seating capacity. No Crew member may be under the age of 16. Both the First and the Second Drivers must have a valid driving licence.

Each Crew member must hold either any kind of driver’s competition licence valid for the current year and for the event, which has been issued or accepted by an ASN affiliated to the FIA; or a HERO Membership Card, issued to members of the promoting Club and recognised as a form of Competition Licence by the MSA. 

Each entrant can specify a Crew name on the Entry Form. This Crew name will be published together with the drivers' names in all official publications of the event.

 

Article 5: Entries

Article 5.1: Entry Applications

Applications for entry in the Classic Reliability Trial must be made on the official Entry Form. This must be completed in full at least in respect of the car and First Driver, by whom it must be signed. It must be sent, accompanied by the correct fee, to the Entries Secretary at The Town House, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LA, England.

The Organisers should receive this Entry Form by Monday 4 September, although they reserve the right to accept late entries. Any details not given on the Entry Form should be forwarded to the Organisers as quickly as possible.

Article 5.2: Maximum Number of Entries

The number of Crews on this Classic Reliability Trial and the associated Touring Rally combined is limited to 100, although this may be extended.

Article 5.3: Changes of Crew

A change of First Driver may be made only by written application to, and with the agreement of, the Clerk of the Course, prior to the Administrative Checks. Other Crew members may be changed or added at the Administrative Checks. Competitors are reminded that the Organisers and InCompass cannot undertake to find additional hotel rooms at short notice, and the onus is on the Competitor to do so.

The whole Crew may only be replaced with the agreement of the Stewards.

Once the event has started, Crew members may be changed only under exceptional circumstances, and with the written consent of the Clerk of the Course and the Stewards. The penalty for unauthorised change of Crew is EXCLUSION.

Article 5.4: Changes of Car

Once the Class structure has been established and rally numbers have been allocated, changes of car will normally only be accepted if they do not involve a change of Class; especially in the case where the change would leave the orginal Class with three competitors or fewer, and possibly require it to be merged with another Class.

In those exceptional cases where a change of Class is permitted, the Organisers reserve the right to charge a supplementary fee of £100 to cover the costs involved (new time cards, new numbers/rally plates, changes to paperwork, possible new Class trophies, etc).

Competitors are reminded that car and/or Crew changes may affect the Crew’s eligibility for team and other awards, and also the eligibility for team awards of other members of a team affected by a change of car. No refund of individual or team entry fees will be made if a Crew or a team becomes ineligible for certain awards because of a late change of car or Crew.

Cars may not be changed after Scutineering. The penalty for change of car is EXCLUSION. Competitors who retire may follow the event as spectators in another car, and may participate in all special events, but they may not drive on to the sites of special tests.

Article 5.5: Team Entries

Teams of three cars may be entered up to and including the Administrative Checks. A Crew may be part of only one Marque Team, one Club or Ecurie Team, and one National Team. No three cars may comprise more than one team.

A Marque Team must comprise three cars of the same make but not necessarily of the same model.

A Club or Ecurie Team may comprise any three cars, under a freely chosen name.

National Teams must be nominated by the ASN of the country concerned. A Crew’s nationality for this purpose will be determined by (i) the country of permanent residence of the First Driver AND (ii) the country of registration of the vehicle. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will be considered as separate countries, and the MSA will be invited to nominate teams. For the first four of these, any UK registered car will be accepted.

Golden Oldie Teams may be any three cars in Age Categories A and B. For this award, cars may be in any number of teams.

Article 5.6: Competitors’ Undertaking

By the act of signing and submitting the Entry Form, all drivers undertake to abide by to the prescriptions of the present Regulations.

 

Article 6: Entry Fees and Insurance

Article 6.1: Entry Fees

The individual entry fee for each car is fixed at £1,650 sterling. This includes admission for two to the prizegiving gala and certain other social events. It does not include accommodation, other meals or ferry fares.

The entry fee for Marque and Club Teams is £30 per team. National Team entries are free of charge.

Article 6.2: Refund of Entry Fees

The Organisers may at their discretion refund all or part of their entry fee to Competitors who withdraw after their application has been accepted. This will normally depend on the reasons for withdrawal, and on whether or not a reserve entry in an equivalent car wishes to take up that place.

The Organisers reserve the right to cancel the event if less than 60 entries are received by the closing date. If the event is abandoned for this or any other reason, at any time, the Organisers reserve the right to retain a proportion of the entry fee to cover administrative costs incurred to that point.

Article 6.3: Insurance

All drivers will be required to sign a legally binding declaration that they are covered by third party insurance valid for the event and the vehicle entered. Please bear in mind that some Insurance Policies specifically exclude competition, and that both a Green Card and Spanish Bail Bond Insurance will be required for this event.

 

Article 7: Supplements to the Regulations

The provisions of the present Regulations may be amended if necessary. Any amendment or any additional provision will be announced by dated and numbered bulletins, which form an integral part of the present Regulations. Any bulletin issued after the beginning of Administrative Checks must be signed by the Stewards

These bulletins will be posted in the Rally Headquarters and on the Official Notice Boards and are also directly communicated to the participants, who must acknowledge receipt by signature unless this is materially impossible during the running of the event.

All route and other instructions issued in writing to Competitors will have the force of these Regulations.

 

Article 8: Application and Interpretation of the Regulations

The Clerk of the Course is responsible for the application of the present Regulations and their provisions during the running of the event. Any case not foreseen in the present Regulations may be judged by the Stewards.

In case of any dispute over the interpretation of the present Regulations and of any other official documents with the same force, the English text is binding.

 

SECTION IV - OBLIGATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS

Article 9: Responsibilities of Competitor

The onus is on Competitors to drive carefully and safely at all times, and to comply with the laws of each country through which the event passes.

The Organisers accept no responsibility whatsoever for any accident or injury befalling Competitors, and are not bound to provide rescue or assistance of any kind. All Competitors will be required to sign the indemnity printed on the Entry Form.

The event is run for the shared enjoyment of all participants. Although the nature of the terrain makes it a demanding challenge for classic and historic vehicles, it is a sporting and friendly event, whose object is to provide pleasure and companionship. Participants are expected at all times to show friendship, tolerance and helpfulness towards each other, and towards Marshals, Officials, other road users and the public. Winning is secondary to taking part, and protests against other Competitors are not within the spirit of the event.

 

Article 10: Crews

Article 10.1: Composition of Crew

The First Driver shall be wholly responsible for the entry, for all payments due, and for the conduct of the Crew during the event. The First and Second Drivers must hold a valid driving licence. Other Crew members may only drive the car if they are in possession of a valid driving licence, and are insured to do so.

Only those persons who are officially named on the Entry Form, and who have signed on, will be allowed to start the event as Crew members.

All Crew members must be carried in the car during all competitive parts of the event, except where specified. Crew members may only be changed in exceptional circumstances, by the written consent of the Clerk of the Course or, after the event has started, of the Stewards.

 

Article 10.2: Crew Identification

At the Administrative Checks, the Organisers will supply each Crew with a Crew and Car Identification Sheet, considered as their ‘identity card’, to which must be affixed recent identity photos (4 x 4 cm), the signature of the Crew members, and all the particulars of the car. This sheet must be kept on board the car throughout the event.

All Crew members will in addition be issued with an official identity neck tag. This must be worn at all times, especially during official functions.

Crews may affix their names and national flags to each side of the vehicle (see Article 14.2), but this must not include their blood groups, to obviate mistakes in identity.

 

Article 10.3: Rally Plates and Numbers

 

At the Administrative Checks, the Organisers will supply each Crew with two semi-rigid rally plates which carry the car’s competition number. These must be fixed prior to Scrutineering to the front and rear of the car in a visible position for the duration of the rally. They must under no circumstances cover the car’s licence plates, even partially.

Adhesive number panels, approximately 30cm x 30cm, will also be provided by the Organisers. These must be fastened to the front doors or adjacent panels.

All official identification must be visible at all times; the penalty for deliberately removing or obscuring rally numbers during the event is EXCLUSION.

Rally numbers must be removed or wholly covered on retirement or on completion of the event.

 

Article 11: Road Book and Route Instructions

Article 11.1: Road Book

A detailed and easy-to-follow Road Book will be provided to Competitors. This will describe the route by means of Tulip diagrams, supplemented by other instructions, town plans, etc. All distances will be in kilometres, to the nearest 10 metres (0.01km).

Other Route Instructions may also from time to time be issued.

Article 11.2: Maps

A list of recommended maps will be issued approximately two months prior to the event. These will be available at a discount from our official supplier, Rallymaps, The Gate Lodge, 107 Sydenham Avenue, Belfast, BT4 2DP, telephone (+44/0) 2890-808808, fax (+44/0) 2890-808809, email [email protected]

Rallymaps will also be preparing their own Rallymaps Map Book for the event showing the whole route (apart from secret Regularity Sections) in full colour A3 format. Details of this will be available later.

 

Article 12: Time Cards

Article 12.1: Road Time Cards

At the Administrative Checks prior to the Start of the rally, each Competitor must collect a set of Road Time Cards for the whole rally. These will be customised for each Competitor to show his own time schedule, and will give for each Main Control, Time Control, Passage Control and Regularity Start Control: (i) the opening and closing times of that Control; (ii) his own ideal time there; and (iii) the latest time at which he may visit it within his maximum permitted lateness; and (iv) the times allowed to cover the distance between two Main Controls.

The onus is on Competitors (a) to ensure that Marshals have correctly recorded their time and signed their Time Cards; (b) to record correctly the required information at unmanned Passage Controls; (c) to write this immediately in the correct space; and (d) to hand in Time Cards at the correct place and time.

Article 12.2: Regularity Time Cards

A separate set of Regularity Time Cards will be issued at the Administrative Checks. The Competitor must ensure that the Marshals at Regularity Start Controls and intermediate Regularity Timing Points record the correct time on these.

Article 12.3: Procedure at Controls

At each Control of any kind, except where specifically stated, the Competitor must stop and hand his Time Card to the Marshal in charge. At Time Controls, his time of arrival will normally be the time at which he does this. His time and/or evidence of his passage will be recorded on his Time Card; this information will also be recorded by the Control Marshals on their own checksheets. It is the Competitor’s responsibility to check that the correct information, in particular the exact time, is recorded, and to query any suspected errors immediately with the Marshal. Times and signatures may be entered only by the Control Marshals.

Article 12.4: Handing In and Care of Time Cards

Both Road and Regularity Time Cards must be handed in at the Controls indicated at the foot of each card. Each Crew alone is responsible for its Time Card, for submitting the Time Card at the different Controls, and the accuracy of the entries. Failure to hand in a card at the correct Control, or loss of a Time Card, is liable to result in maximum penalties at all Controls and/or Tests on that card. The Time Card must be available for inspection on demand.

Article 12.5: Amendments to Time Cards

Any correction or amendment to an entry on a Time Card must be correctly made by the Marshal concerned, who must score through his original entry, write the new one separately adjacent to it, and initial the amendment. The onus is on the Competitor to ensure that this is done. The Organisers may ignore any corrections not thus made. Any tampering with an entry on a Time Card by a Competitor will result in EXCLUSION.

 

Article 13: Highway Laws, Servicing and Competitor Behaviour

Article 13.1: Compliance with Highway Laws

Throughout the entire event, the Crews must strictly observe the traffic laws of the countries covered.

In the case of an infringement of the traffic laws committed by a Crew participating in the event, the police or Officials noting the infringement must inform the offender thereof in the same way as for normal road users.

Any Crew which does not comply with traffic laws is subject to penalties at the discretion of the Stewards, as follows: 1st infringement, 600 marks; 2nd infringement, 1,200 marks; 3rd infringement, EXCLUSION.

Exceeding the maximum speed permitted by the traffic laws by over 50% may result in immediate EXCLUSION by the Stewards.

Article 13.2: Fuel

Arrangements are being made for filling stations to be open at intervals of approximately 100 to 150km, but the Organisers cannot be held responsible for unforeseen difficulties, and the onus is on Competitors to ensure that they obtain the necessary fuel to complete the event. They are advised to ensure that they are able to carry sufficient fuel for at least 250km.

Article 13.3: Prearranged Servicing

Prearranged servicing of any kind is strictly prohibited, and outside the spirit of the event. Competitors may only use fuel, oil, tyres, wheels, tools and components which are carried in their own car; or which are supplied to them by other Competitors, by official assistance cars or by members of the public with whom they have no connection; or which are purchased from commercial suppliers’ premises en route.

The only people who may work on a competing car are its own Crew; other Competitors; Officials of the rally (including the crews of official recovery vehicles); members of the public with whom the Competitor has no connection; employees of garages working on their own premises; or employees of garages or recognised motoring organisations providing emergency service in their normal course of business.

The penalty for breach of this Article is 1,800 marks for a first offence and EXCLUSION for a second offence.

Article 13.4: Assistance from the Organisers

Assistance will be available from sweeper or recovery teams, who will follow the route. However, the onus is on Competitors to extricate themselves from any difficulties in which they find themselves. It cannot be guaranteed that the recovery cars will keep to schedule or visit all parts of the route, as this will depend on local conditions and the calls on their services.

The Organisers intend to provide a limited courtesy baggage service between overnight halts carrying one normal suitcase or grip per Crew.

Article 13.5: Baulking and Unsportsmanlike Behaviour

It is OBLIGATORY for any car that is caught by another to let it overtake, particularly on Regularity Sections, by pulling in and stopping if necessary. The penalty for avoidable baulking will be 600 marks for a first offence and EXCLUSION for a second offence.

The same penalties will be applied to other incidents of unsportsmanlike behaviour, or actions likely to bring the event into disrepute in the eyes of other road users or bystanders.

Article 13.6: Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration

At the finish or on retirement, all First Drivers must sign the Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration provided by the Organisers. This requires them (i) to give formal notification of retirement from the event, and the reason for this; (ii) whether or not they retire, to notify the Organisers of any incident in which they have been involved which has resulted in damage or injury to their car, their Crew or third parties.

All cars will be inspected for body damage at Scrutineering, at the finish and at intermediate points. No marks will be lost for body damage, but all Competitors must hand in or fax to the Organisers their completed Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration form either on their withdrawal from the event or at the Finish Control. Failure to hand this form in at the Finish will result in EXCLUSION.

No car will be allowed to continue if damage renders it unroadworthy or illegal.

 

Article 14: Signage on the Car

Article 14.1: Advertising

In accordance with Article 6.1 of Appendix K to the FIA International Sporting Code, advertising by Competitors’ sponsors will be confined to a maximum of three spaces each of 50cm x 14cm. These must be immediately adjacent to each of the side panel competition numbers, and to the rally plate at the front or at the rear (but not both). This advertising may not touch the number panels or rally plates. Windscreen strips are prohibited.

The Organisers may in addition require Competitors to carry event sponsor advertising, which will be obligatory. This may be displayed either on the rally plates and number panels, or as separate decals.

A bona fide historic rally car may be painted in its original advertising livery, provided that it is proved that the chassis number ran in that livery in period, and that prior permission has been gained from the Clerk of the Course.

Article 14.2: Crew and Club Names

The Crew’s names may only appear once on each side of the car within the maximum dimensions of 10x40cm. One bona fide club badge may appear on each side of the car within the maximum dimensions of 10cm x 10cm.

 

SECTION V - RUNNING OF THE EVENT

Article 15: Start

Article 15.1: Starting Order

Numbers will be allocated in class order, starting with the earliest Age Category. Cars will start each day’s run in rally number order. Provisional start times for each day are given in the Programme above. These are liable to be amended. Gaps will not be absorbed.

The ideal interval between the cars will be 1 minute; however, for the smooth running of the rally, the Organisers may reduce this time to a minimum of 30 seconds.

Article 15.2: Lateness at Start

Any Crew checking in late at the Start of the event or at a Restart Main Control will be penalised 20 marks per minute. Any Crew checking in more than 15 minutes after their Scheduled Time will be penalised 1,800 marks. The penalty for not visiting either the London or the Bilbao Start Control is EXCLUSION. The penalty for not visiting a Restart Main Control is 3,000 marks.

 

Article 16: Timing System

The event will be run to Scheduled Time, not Target Time. This means that each Competitor’s ideal time of arrival at each Control is expressed in terms of time of day, not the intermediate time from the preceding Control.

Each Competitor’s Scheduled Time at each Main and Time Control will be shown on his Road Time Card. At Main Controls there will be no penalty for late arrival, up to that Competitor’s Maximum Permitted Lateness, which will also be shown on his Road Time Card. This will normally be 30 minutes after his Scheduled Time. This latest permitted time will also be shown on his Road Time Card.

A Competitor’s latest permitted time may be extended if he has received a Delay Allowance (see below).

Timing at Main Controls will be by Marshals’ clocks, read to the previous full minute (e. g. 14:23 and 55 seconds will be read as 14:23). At Main Controls, the time recorded will be that at which the Competitor presents his Time Card to the Marshal. The Competitor may check the clock before doing so if he wishes.

Competitors booking in at a Main or Time Control before their Scheduled Time will be penalised at the rate of 120 marks per minute. Note that earliness penalties are cumulative, e.g. if you are one minute early at one Control and the same amount early at the next, you are penalised for early arrival each time.

Competitors late at one Main or Time Control are permitted (and advised) to reduce this lateness at the following one provided that in doing so they do not take less than three-quarters of the intermediate time allowed.

Competitors missing one or more Controls of any kind may reduce all their lateness and book in without further penalty at their Scheduled Time at the next Main or Time Control visited. They may alternatively carry forward all or part of their lateness.

 

Article 17: Controls

Article 17.1: Types of Control

There will be the following types of Control:

Article 17.2: General Prescriptions

The opening and closing times of all Controls will be shown on Competitors’ Time Cards, and will be normally 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the first car due there, and 15 minutes after the last permitted time of the last car due there.

All Controls must be visited in the correct sequence, and in the direction of the rally route, on pain of the penalties indicated in Article 25.2 below.

The onus is on Competitors (a) to ensure that Marshals have correctly recorded their time and signed their Time Cards; (b) to record correctly the required information at unmanned Passage Controls; (c) to write this immediately in the correct space; and (d) to hand in Time Cards at the correct place and time.

Article 17.3: Control Signage and Control Areas

Controls will in general be indicated by signs of the standard FIA designs, but smaller than usual (approx 30cm x 40cm); examples will be displayed at the Administrative Checks. There will not normally be a board to indicate the end of a Control Area.

The yellow Control Board indicates the start of the Control Area. In the case of Controls where the Marshals are situated at the roadside, Competitors may not pass this Board more than one minute before their due time, and may be penalised for early arrival if they do so. In these cases, the area between the yellow board and 50m after the red board is parc fermé, in which Competitors may not work on their cars, under pain of penalty for illegal servicing, other than to change a flat tyre with the permission of the Control Marshal.

In other cases, Controls (mainly MC) will be off the road, at or inside private premises such as a filling station, restaurant or café where Competitors can obtain fuel, food or refreshment. A yellow Control Board will be placed at the roadside just before the entrance to such a Control location. In these cases, Competitors are free to pass the yellow board in order to enter the site, to park and to use the facilities available. Such establishments’ forecourts and car parks are not parc fermé, and Competitors may effect repairs so long as they do not cause an obstruction and move on if so instructed by an Official.

Article 17.4: Main Controls (MC)

Main Controls will be located at periodic intervals, often indoors; at these there will be no lateness penalty up to a permitted tolerance, which will be at least 30 minutes. This tolerance (Maximum Permitted Lateness) may be greater for earlier Age Categories.

Restart Main Controls will be located at the start of each leg; lateness penalties of 20 marks per minute will apply up to the Maximum Permitted Lateness of 15 minutes.

A penalty of 1,800 marks will be incurred by Competitors visiting a Main Control or Restart Main Control later than their Latest Permitted Time (plus any official delay allowances), but they will still be eligible for a Blue Riband if they visit it at any time it is open. Competitors failing to visit a Main Control or Restart Main Control at all during its opening time will be penalised 3,000 marks.

For other Regulations concerning Main Controls, see Article 17.5.

To remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must not lose marks at any Main Control.

Article 17.5: Time Controls (TC)

Time Controls will be located along the route at previously disclosed locations, to ensure adherence to the route and time schedule set for the Class concerned.

Competitors visiting a Time Control ahead of their Scheduled Time will incur a penalty of 120 marks per minute. This is cumulative, and will be incurred in full each time the competitor is ahead of his Scheduled Time. There is however no lateness penalty for reverting to Scheduled Time, and Competitors should do this as soon as possible.

Competitors visiting a Time Control after the Scheduled Time shown on their own Road Time Card will incur penalties of 60 marks per minute, up to the Latest Permitted Time shown on the card.

However, some Time Controls may be Neutralised, e g in order to allow slow speed passage through congested areas; at these, there will be no lateness penalty provided the competitor is between his Scheduled Time and Latest Permitted Time (plus any official delay allowance). These controls will be designated TCN.

Competitors late at one Main or Time Control may be the same amount late at the next Time Control without penalty. Competitors may also reduce lateness (and are advised to do so if they can without driving dangerously or discourteously), provided that the time they take between successive Main or Time Controls is not less than 75% of the time allowed in the official schedule. The penalty for taking less than this is 1,800 marks per occasion.

Competitors visiting a Time Control after their Latest Permitted Time (plus any official delay allowances), or failing to visit it at all, or for wrong direction of approach or departure, will incur a penalty of 1,800 marks.

Competitors arriving after their Latest Permitted Time at a Time Control are advised to miss subsequent controls if necessary, in order to get back within their permitted time window as soon as possible.

To remain eligible for a Gold Medal, Competitors must must achive the Gold Standard of zero penalties at every Time Control required for their class. The Gold Standard may be adjusted retrospectively if the time allowed should prove unattainable for cars of that Class, e g through bad weather.

To remain eligible for a Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must must visit all Time Controls within their own Maximum Permitted Lateness (in addition to achieving Gold Standard at the requisite number of these - see below).

Article 17.6: Passage Controls (PC)

Passage Controls will be located along the route at previously disclosed locations, to provide proof of passage. They may be manned or unmanned. Competitors will not be told in advance which Controls are manned and which are not.

At manned Passage Controls, the Marshal will sign the Competitors’ Time Card, but no time will be recorded for any purpose other than noting the order of Competitors’ arrival.

At unmanned Passage Controls, Competitors will be required to record information such as a name on a sign, or a code word placed by the Organisers. This must be written immediately in the correct space on the Time Card; Marshals at subsequent Controls may cancel blank spaces.

The maximum penalty at any one Passage Control will be 900 marks.

To remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must must not lose marks at any Passage Control.

Article 17.7: Secret Checks (SC)

These will be set up at undisclosed points to check Competitors’ driving behaviour and adherence to route instructions. The penalty for missing a secret check is 900 marks.

To remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must not incur any Secret Check penalties.

Article 17.8: Missed Controls

Competitors who miss a Control of any kind (including a Restart Main Control) will incur the loss of marks set out in these Regulations, but may rejoin the route at any subsequent Control. Their Scheduled Time and latest permitted times at these remain unchanged.

The exceptions to this rule are the Start Controls at London and Bilbao, and the Finish Control of Leg 7 at the end of the rally, which Competitors must visit between their opening and closing times to qualify as finishers.

 

Article 18: Regularity Sections

Article 18.1: General Description

There will be about 15 Regularity Sections on the event, on which Competitors are required to maintain a constant speed. The set speed and the route may vary from Class to Class. The speed may vary during the Section. There may be several Timing Points on a Section, at previously undisclosed locations.

Competitors will be timed, to the last full second, at the moment they stop astride the line alongside the Timing Point, which will be indicated by a standard FIA STOP sign. They will be penalised one mark for each second early or late.

These Sections will be run in accordance with HERO’s usual Jogularity system, which greatly simplifies accurate timekeeping. Under this, the Road Book gives frequent Tulip symbols for junctions and for other landmarks such as road signs and bridges; the exact official distance to each of these landmarks; and the due time at each landmark from the Start of the Section, at the speeds set.

Timing Points will only be located at these landmarks. Competitors will be unpenalised if they arrive at each of these at the exact time shown in the Road Book.

Competitors must not stop on Regularity Sections, except at a Timing Point or if obliged to do so by a Stop, Halt or Give Way sign, or by other circumstances beyond their control (such as giving way to oncoming traffic on narrow roads, which is recommended). The penalty for stopping except under such circumstances will be 60 additional marks, if observed by a Marshal or Judge of Fact.

The Organisers’ official distance will be measured using a trip mileage recorder which will have been set to give a reading as close as possible to actual distances. Prior to the event, Competitors will be given the opportunity to calculate discrepancies with their own odometer, on a test section of road.

To retain a Gold Medal, Competitors must visit every Regularity Start Control required for their Class during the time it is open, and achieve the Gold Standard of 20 marks or less (20 seconds early or late) at every Regularity Timing Point required for their Class, inclusive of penalties for electronic instruments (see Article 3.3). The Gold Standard may be adjusted retrospectively if the time allowed should prove unattainable for cars of that Class, e g through bad weather.

To remain eligible for a Silver or Bronze medal, Competitors must visit every Regularity Start Control and Timing Point required for their Class while they are open (in addition to achieving Gold Standard at the requisite number of these - see below).

Article 18.2: Regularity Start Controls (RSC)

Regularity Start Controls will be at locations given in the Road Book. There will be no arrival Time Controls prior to them. Competitors may report to these Controls, and start the Regularity Section, at any time during the period they are open.

RSCs will be preceded by a yellow Time Control Board. Competitors should not pass this if another car is in the Control, although one Crew member may walk forward to check the clock and/or claim a delay allowance (see below).

The Control itself will be indicated by a red Control Board and a line on the road; Competitors should wait behind this line until the start signal is given.

Competitors must be ready to start each Regularity Section immediately on arrival at the Start. They will be allocated a start time on the next practicable full minute (e.g. 15:25:00) or (if two or more cars arrive close to each other) half-minute (e.g. 15:25:30). If not ready, they may be deemed to have started at the correct time and have to make up any time they have lost. They may check the Marshal’s clock.

The penalty for not visiting a Regularity Start Control between its opening and closing time is 900 marks.

Article 18.3: Timing Points (TP)

Timing Points on Regularity Sections will be established only at junctions or other landmarks indicated in the Road Book, to which the exact mileage and the time allowed from the Start of the section and the preceding landmark will be given (the Jogularity system). Organisers’ mileages will be deemed correct. Timing lines at TPs may be up to 5 metres either side of the actual landmark referred to in the Jogularity schedule. Competitors may visit Timing Points at any time they are open.

Timing Points will have no advance board, but will be indicated by a line on the road and a normal FIA STOP Board. Competitors will be timed as they stop astride the line (or immediately behind any car already on the line), and hand their card to the Marshal for him to record their time of arrival.

On all Regularity Sections, Competitors may not stop or slow down unduly within sight of a Timing Point; if they do, they will be given the time at which they do so as their arrival time. Competitors stopping will in addition be penalised 60 marks as described below.

Competitors will be penalised 1 mark per second early or late at each Timing Point, up to a maximum of 300 marks at any one (equivalent to 5 minutes’ earliness or lateness). The penalty for missing a Timing Point is also 300 marks. The maximum penalty on each Regularity Section (including penalties at the Start Control) will be 900 marks.

There will normally be more than one Timing Point on a Regularity Section; at each, Competitors’ due time will be based on their time at the immediately preceding Control, whether this was the Start Control or a previous Timing Point - i.e. earliness or lateness must be carried forward.

Article 18.4: End of Regularity Sections

The end of each Regularity Section will be indicated in the Road Book. There will not necessarily be a Control at this point.

 

Article 19: Tests

Article 19.1: Handling and Manouevrability Tests

During the event, there will be one or more Handling and Manoeuvrability Tests, in which Competitors have to perform certain tasks against the clock. Full details of these, including penalties, will be given in later instructions.

Article 19.2: Closed Circuit Regularity Test Sections

During the event, there may be one or more Closed Circuit Regularity Test Sections, in which Competitors have to lap a circuit a set number of times at a given speed, which may be up to 70km/h, and are penalised for each second by which their lap time varies from the preceding one. Full details of these, including penalties, will be given in later instructions.

 

Article 20: Delay Allowances

If there is a delay of more than three minutes at the Start of a Regularity Section or Test, Competitors should claim a Delay Allowance, by asking the Marshal in charge to record their arrival time and their start time on their Regularity or Test Time Card. The effect of this allowance is to extend your due time and Latest Permitted Time (as shown on your Time Card) at subsequent Main Controls and Time Controls by the number of minutes between your arrival time and your start time for the section or test.

The onus is on the Competitor to do this. If there is a queue at the Start of a Regularity Section or Test, you are advised to walk forward immediately to get the Marshal to record your arrival time. The arrival time recorded will be that at which the Time Card is presented to the Marshal; no allowance will be made for delays incurred prior to this.

Please note that (i) no allowance will be made for arrival before your theoretical ideal time at that point (shown on your Road Time Card); (ii) you must recover your delay as quickly as you reasonably and safely can; (iii) once your delay has been recovered, the allowance is lost and may not subsequently be claimed.

 

Article 21: Parc Fermé

At some overnight halts and rest halts, cars may be impounded in a parc fermé. All Crew members must leave a parc fermé within five minutes of the car entering, and may not reenter until five minutes before the car’s due time out.

Cars are also subject to parc fermé rules from the moment they enter a Control Area (yellow sign) until they leave it (end of Control sign).

No repairs, replenishment of fluids or refuelling may be carried out on a car while it is in parc fermé except to change a flat tyre, for which the Crew concerned may be allocated a maximum of 5 minutes extra.

The penalty for breach of this article is 600 marks for the first offence and EXCLUSION for the second offence.

 

SECTION VI: SCRUTINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS

Article 22: Checks Before the Start

Article 22.1: Administrative Checks

Before Scrutineering, Competitors must visit the Administrative Checks prior to the Start, where they will be required to:

Article 22.2: Scrutineering

Cars must be of good clean appearance and in proper and safe running condition. MSA UK Scrutineers will inspect all cars for period eligibility and for other compliance with these Regulations; and for general appearance and safety. Cars found not to be eligible, or to be in unsuitable or unsafe condition, will not be allowed to start.

The Scrutineers will report any ineligible cars to the Clerk of the Course, who may at his sole discretion allow them to start.

This check is not a comprehensive safety inspection, and the Scrutineers accept no responsibility for warranting or ensuring that all participating vehicles are in a safe or legal condition; the onus for this lies entirely upon the First Driver. No refund of entry fee or of other expenses will be made to any Competitor whose vehicle is not allowed to start.

The following documents must be produced at Scrutineering:

Article 22.3: Failure to Produce Documents

Competitors who fail to produce any of the crew or vehicle documents listed in Articles 22.1 and 22.2 may be allowed to start, at the discretion of the Stewards, who reserve the right to impose penalties and/or to require payment of a bond guaranteeing that the relevant documents will be furnished after the event.

 

Article 23: Finish Control

At the Finish Control of the rally, the Crews must make their cars available for a brief check by the Scrutineers.

 

SECTION VII: CLASSIFICATION - AWARDS - PROTESTS

Article 24: Classification

There will be no outright winner or general classification; instead, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals are awarded to those achieving certain levels of performance. A handicap system allows any type or age of car a fair chance of winning a medal, by means of shorter routes and slower set speeds for older cars on Regularity Sections; and a class improvement system of marking on tests.

Classifications will be established for each Class.

To qualify as finishers, Competitors must visit the following Controls while they are open: (i) the London (if applicable) and Bilbao Start Control; and (ii) the Finish Control of the rally.

 

Article 25: Summary of Penalties

Article 25.1: Exclusion:

A penalty of exclusion may be imposed for the following:

Article 25.2: Other Penalties. Penalties will be expressed in terms of marks lost, as follows:

(a) Not reporting at a Main Control or Restart Main Control within your own maximum permitted lateness tolerance

(Art 15.2, 17.4)....................................................................................................................................................................…………. 1,800

(b) Not reporting at a Main Control or Restart Main Control at all during the time it is open (Art 15.2, 17.4) ........………..... 3,000

(c) Reporting late at a Restart Main Control or Time Control, per minute up to your own maximum permitted lateness

(Art 15.2, 17.4, 17.5) 20

(d) Reporting early at a Time Control, per minute (Art 17.5) ......................................................................................…………...... 40

(e) Reporting at a Main, Restart Main or Time Control before your own Scheduled Time, per minute (Art 16, 17.5) .................. 120

(f) Not reporting at a Time Control or reporting outside your own maximum permitted lateness tolerance; wrong approach

to or departure from such a Control; passing through such a Control more than once; turning round in such a Control;

taking less than 75% of the official schedule between successive Main or Time Controls (Art 17.2, 17.5)..................……….... 1,800

(g) Not reporting at a required Passage Control, Secret Check or Regularity Start Control, or providing the required

proof of passage at a Passage Control; wrong approach to or departure from such a Control; passing through such

a Control more than once; turning round in such a Control (Arts 17.2, 17.5, 17.7, 18.2) .................................................................. 900

(h) Not complying with other requirements of the Road Book, Route Cards and other written instructions, or with a

reasonable verbal instruction given by an Official provided he or she gives due warning of liability to penalty (Art 1.3) ........... 300

(i) Per second early or late at a Timing Point on a Regularity Section (Art 18.3) ...............................................................……………....... 1

(j) Stopping on a Regularity Section, other than as permitted (Art 18.1) .................................................................................................. 60

(k) Maximum penalty that may be incurred at any one Regularity Section Timing Point (including not visiting, wrong

approach or departure, etc)(Art 18.3) .................................................................................................................................................... 300

(l) Maximum penalty that may be incurred on any one Regularity Section , if attempted (Art 18.3) .................................................. 900

(m) Traffic law violation (Art 13.1) 1st offence...................................................................................................................................... 600

2nd offence.............................................................................................................................. 1,200

(n) Avoidably baulking another Competitor, first offence (Art 13.5) .................................................................................................... 300

(o) Illegal servicing, first offence (Art 13.3) ............................................................................................................................................... 1,800

(p) Breach of parc fermé regulations, first offence (Art 21) ..................................................................................................................... 600

Article 25.3: Penalties at the Discretion of the Stewards of the Meeting:

 

Article 25.4: Team Awards

Teams in each category (Marque, Club, National, Golden Oldie) will be classified in order of the lowest aggregate number of penalties, providing all three cars qualify as finishers.

Article 25.5: Tie Break

Dead heats for any award will be resolved in the first place in favour of the Crew with the lowest penalty at the first Regularity Timing Point. If this does not break the tie, the penalties at the second, third and fourth, etc, Timing Points are taken into account.

 

Article 26: Results, Queries and Protests

Interim provisional results for each day’s Leg will be posted on the Official Notice Board prior to the restart the following morning.

Competitors should address any queries concerning these results, and any other matter, in the first place to the Organisers. All Crews will receive a Query Form for this purpose, and additional forms are available on request.

Queries should be made in writing, preferably on the form provided, within 12 hours of the results in question being posted, so long as it is practicable for the Competitor concerned to do so. Queries must be handed in at a Main Control at the Start or finish of a day Leg. Replies will be posted on the Official Notice Board as soon as possible.

Full provisional results will be posted on the Official Notice Board at the Rally HQ in Estoril at 08:00 on Monday 23 October. Any queries or protests in respect of these must be made within 30 minutes of their being posted.

Making a query does not invalidate the right of a Competitor to protest subsequently in writing to the Stewards. Any formal protest must be made within the period quoted above unless the matter has been the subject of an enquiry to the Clerk of the Course; in this case, it must be made within 30 minutes of the Clerk of the Course’s reply being posted.

All protests must be lodged in accordance with the International Sporting Code. Any protest must be lodged by one single Crew and may only be lodged against one single Crew or against the Organisers. The decisions of the Stewards of the Meeting are final.

 

Article 27: Awards

There are no overall awards, nor will a General Classification be published.

The most important trophy will be The Marque Team Trophy, plus six replicas, for the best placed marque team of three cars.

The National Team Prize, six trophies will be awarded to the best National Team of three Crews, whose First Drivers are resident in the country concerned, and driving cars registered in that country.

The Ecurie Team Prize, six trophies will be awarded to the best placed Club or Ecurie Team.

The Golden Oldie Team Prize , six trophies will be awarded to the best team of any three cars from Age Categories A and B.

The highest individual award will be a Gold Medal, for (i) incurring no penalties at Main Controls, Time Controls or Passage Controls; (ii) achieving the Gold Standard on all Tests required to be attempted by that Class; (iii) achieving the Gold Standard of 20 marks or less at every Regularity Timing Point on sections required to be attempted by that Class; (iv) incurring no other general penalties.

Other medals and badges will be:

Silver Medal, for visiting every Main Control and Time Control within maximum permitted lateness; visiting every Regularity Start, Passage Control and Timing Point while open; attempting every Test; and achieving Gold Standard and/or nil penalties at all but five Controls/Tests/Timing Points.

Bronze Medal, for visiting every Main Control and Time Control within Maximum Permitted Lateness; visiting every Passage Control and Regularity Start, and attempting every Test.

Blue Riband, for visiting every Main Control while it is open.

Finishers Award (Red Riband), for qualifying as a Finisher.

The Ladies’ Prize, two trophies for the best performance by an all-lady Crew; if no all-lady Crew finishes, this will be awarded to the best Crew whose bona fide First Driver is a lady.

The Charity Shield, for the Crew raising the biggest sum for one or more registered charities. plus two replicas.

The Veteran’s Prize, two trophies for the oldest car qualifying as a Finisher, plus two replicas.

Class winners and place awards, based on one award per three Crews in the Class (1-3 cars, 1st only; 4-6 cars, 1st & 2nd places; etc).

Best Beginners Trophy: two trophies to the best Crew of which every member is competing on his or her first rally or classic trial of any kind.

Concours Awards: to the entrant of the best car overall, and in each Age Category (see Article 28, below)

Nationality Awards: to the best First Driver resident in each country, driving a car registered in that country. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will be considered as separate countries. For the first four of these, any UK registered car will be accepted.

In all cases except the Concours, two medals or trophies per car will be given. Competitors may win more than one award.

 

Article 28: Concours de Confort et d’Equipement

This will be a separate event, and not part of the main competition. Cars will be judged at the Start, during the event and at the Finish for originality, level and appropriateness of equipment, Crew apparel, attention to period detail, and stylishness. Awards will be made for the best overall and to the best two or three in each Age Category, to finish.

 

 

London - Lisbon Touring Rally

14 - 23 October 2000

Regulations
1 February 2000

The Regulations for the non-competitive Touring Rally are as those for the Reliability Trial, but as modified below:

 

SECTION I - PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

The Touring Rally shares overnight halts and all dinners, receptions and functions with the Reliability Trial. However, the route between halts is more direct and less tortuous, hence the daily distances will be as shown below:

The above programme is provisional and may be amended

 

SECTION II - ORGANISATION

Add to Article 1: Organisation

Article 1.1: Definition and Status:

The London-Lisbon Touring Rally is also run in compliance with the FIVA Events Code for Touring Assemblies

 

SECTION III - GENERAL CONDITIONS

Replace Article 2: Description of the Touring Rally

The London - Lisbon Touring Rally is similar in concept to other Touring Trials organised by HERO. It is not a competition. It is designed to allow participants to explore some of the lesser known places of interest along its route.

Article 3: Eligible Vehicles

Amend Article 3.2: Age Categories and Classes

Entries will be classified into the same Age Categories as the Reliability Trial. The entry may be further classified into classes.

 

Replace Article 3.3: Tripmeters and Electronic Equipment

Route Instructions will be given in the form of a Tulip road book (see Article 11.1). You may find it useful to have a very basic supplementary tripmeter, but these will not be essential.

Modern electronic equipment such as computers, two-way radios, satellite navigation, GPS, etc will not help you in this event, and are not in keeping with the spirit - please do not bring them.

 

Replace Article 3.4: Vehicle Identity Document

No special Vehicle Identity Document is required.

 

Article 5: Entries - as written except

Article 5.5: Team Entries - Not applicable

 

 

Article 6: Entry Fees and Insurance - as written except

Replace Article 6.1: Entry Fees

The individual entry fee for each car is fixed at £1,350 sterling. This includes admission for two to the prizegiving gala and certain other social events. It does not include accommodation, other meals or ferry fares.

 

SECTION IV - OBLIGATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS

Replace Article 12: Route Cards

At the Administrative Checks prior to the Start of the rally, each participant will be supplied with a set of Route Cards for the whole rally. These will detail the itinerary, highlight areas of special interest, and provide a record of the crew’s progress along the route by means of marshals’ stamps.

At each Check Point, the participant must hand his Route Card to the Marshal in charge. The Marshal will record the participant’s presence at that Check Point by means of a stamp and/or a signature on the participant’s Route Card; this information will also be recorded by the Marshals on their own checksheets.

 

Article 13: Highway Laws, Servicing and Competitor Behaviour- as written except

 

Replace Article 13.1: Compliance with Highway Laws

Any Crew which does not comply with traffic laws is subject to penalties at the discretion of the Stewards, which may include EXCLUSION.

 

Replace Article 13.5: Baulking and Unsportsmanlike Behaviour

On occasions, the route of the Touring Trial may conincide with the route of the associated Classic Reliability Trial. It is OBLIGATORY for any car that is caught by another, on either event, to let it overtake.

 

Article 14: Signage on the Car- as written except

Replace Article 14.1: Advertising

No advertising may be carried on the car. Exceptionally, the Organisers may require Competitors to carry event sponsor advertising, which will be obligatory. This may be displayed either on the rally plates and number panels, or as separate decals.

 

A bona fide historic rally car may be painted in its original advertising livery, provided that it is proved that the chassis number ran in that livery in period and that prior permission is gained from the Clerk of the Course.

 

SECTION V - RUNNING OF THE EVENT

Replace Articles 15 - 21with

The opening and closing times of all Check Points will be shown on participant’s Route Cards. If you visit a Check Point outside of these published times, you will be deemed not to have visited it on route. All Check Points must be visited in the correct sequence.

 

SECTION VI: SCRUTINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS- as written

 

SECTION VII: CLASSIFICATION - AWARDS - PROTESTS

Delete Articles 24 - 26:

Replace Article 27: Awards with

There are no competitive awards, however the following will be presented.

Blue Riband, for visiting every Check Point while it is open.

Red Riband, for visiting the Start in London and/or Bilbao (as appropriate) and the Finish in Lisbon

The Charity Shield, for the Crew raising the biggest sum for one or more registered charities, plus two replicas.

Concours Awards: to the entrant of the best car overall, and in each Age Category (see Article 28, below)

In all cases except the Concours, two medals or trophies per car will be given.

 

Replace Article 28: Concours de Confort et d’Equipement with

Cars will be judged at the Start, during the event and at the Finish for originality, level and appropriateness of equipment, Crew apparel, attention to period detail, and stylishness. Awards will be made for the best overall and to the best two or three in each Age Category, to finish.

 

Ends

Last modified 28 January 2000