HERO - Arctic Winter Trial

Provisional Regulations
Version 1 - 1 August 2002

Introduction

We have decided to offer four different ways of tackling this exciting new rally. Classic car owners who want to explore the wonderful Arctic with us, but at more leisure, can now opt for a Touring Rally, using the main roads, which in themselves will be snow covered for much of the route and carry only light traffic. Those who want to take this easier option in their own 4x4s can join the 4x4 Adventure Drive. These crews will benefit from a £1,000 saving in entry fee (in addition to the discounts for early payment).

The core event will of course still be the Historic Regularity Rally, with regularity and road sections on some great rallying back roads and a goodly selection of Special Tests, some on frozen lakes. But some of our 4x4 owning members have asked us if we could also lay on a Regularity Rally for them, so we have decided to allow selected 4x4s to run behind the classics and tackle all the competitive elements.

All crews will of course get together for the great aprŠs-skid social life every evening, and for the exciting range of winter activities planned for our two rest days: snowmobiling and husky sledding, reindeer sleigh rides and fishing through the ice, lake-dip saunas and ice driving instruction, and many others. Yes, you can have snowball fights and build snowmen as well.

The landscapes will be unforgettably beautiful. There'll be nearly 11 hours of daylight, even in the far North, and we can expect invigorating cold dry weather with some brilliant sunshine. The scenery is stunning, and the owners of the North Cape have confirmed that they'll plough the road for us.

So come and be one of the pioneers of the world's northernmost winter car rally.

The Arctic Winter Trial
Historic Regularity Rally

3 - 17 March 2003

Provisional Regulations
Version 1 - 1 August 2002

SECTION I - PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
All times below are local time. Local time in the UK at these dates is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); local time in Sweden and Norway is GMT+1; local time in Finland is GMT+2.

Interim provisional results up to the end of each Leg will be posted at the restart control at 07:00 the next morning

The above programme is correct at the time of publication of these Regulations, but is provisional and may be amended. The distances above are for later Age Categories; for older cars and/or 4x4s, they may vary by up to 30%. The hotels shown above have been booked, but the Organisers reserve the right to transfer some or all participants without refund to other accommodation should unforeseen circumstances make this necessary.

SECTION II - ORGANISATION

Article 1: Organisation
Article 1.1: Definition and Status
The Organisers of the Arctic Winter Trial, which is scheduled to take place between 3 and 17 March 2003, 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] - website http://www.hero.org.uk

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 28 February 2003. A Rally Office will be established at Gothenburg prior to the Start, at the Finish, and at each overnight halt during the event; details of the exact locations, opening hours and telephone/fax numbers will be issued later.

The Arctic Winter Trial Historic Regularity Rally will be inscribed as an International Historic Regularity Rally on the Sporting Calendar for the year 2003 of the F‚d‚ration Internationale de l'Automobile, and will be organised with the approval and cooperation of the national motor sporting bodies affiliated to the FIA (the ASNs) of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway and Finland:

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.

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.

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

(i) at the Administrative Checks at the Volvo Museum, Gothenburg, during the time they are open

(ii) at Rally HQ in Gothenburg (the Hotel Gothia Towers) from one hour after the closure of the Administrative Checks, until the due time of departure of the last car from the Start Control

(iii) in the Rally HQ hotel at each of the overnight halts, between the due time of arrival of the first car, and the due time of departure the following day of the last car

(iv) in the Rally HQ hotel at Helsinki (the Hotel Grand Marina), from before the due time of arrival of the first car at the Finish control, until after Prizegiving

SECTION III - GENERAL CONDITIONS

Article 2: Description of the Event
Article 2.1: The Concept of a Reliability Trial
The Arctic Winter Trial Historic Regularity Rally is similar in concept to other Reliability Trials organised by HERO. It differs from the normal form of rally in the following respects:

(i) It is not designed as a test of speed, but of the reliability of the vehicle over long distances, and of the consistency and skills of the Crew.

(ii) The object is to complete the course, visiting all of the Control points along the way. Those achieving this, and meeting the Gold Standard in the greatest number of Regularity Sections and Tests, will be awarded a Gold Medal. Silver and Bronze Medals will also be awarded.

(iii) The event will be run under a handicap system. The field will be divided into Age Categories, each of which may have its own time schedule, average speeds and route to be taken. This system means that any age or class of vehicle has a fair chance of winning a Gold Medal.

(iv) Age Categories will be further subdivided into Classes, based on body type and engine capacity. A classification will be established for each Class, with prizes for winners and other high placings.

(v) A General Classification will be established based on the lowest number of marks lost.

Article 2.2: Outline of the Event

(i) The event will be run over a period of 15 days. Participants will cover approximately 5,000km, mainly on public roads open to normal traffic. The provisional Programme published with these Regulations is subject to amendment.

(ii) The route will be divided into 13 Legs: one per day on the road. These will be of between seven and 11 hours, and 300 to 585km.

(iii) At the end of each Leg, there will be an overnight halt. During these, parc ferm‚ rules will not apply, except where stated.

(iv) During each Leg, there will be Time and Passage Controls, whose locations will be given. There will be penalties for late arrival at Time Controls.

(v) Cars will start at one minute intervals. They will normally start Special Tests and Regularity Sections at one minute intervals, but this may be reduced to 30 seconds.

(vi) Lateness at one Main or Time Control may be carried on to the next Main or Time Control without penalty.

(vii) Lateness may be recovered at a Main or Time Control, provided that the time taken from the preceding Main or Time Control is not less than 75% of the time allowed on the official schedule.

(viii) During each Leg, there will be one or more Regularity Sections and Special Tests. These are timed independently of Main and Time Controls; competitors may start them at any time they are open.

(ix) On Regularity Sections, the Start will be at a known location. On each section, there will be one or more secret intermediate Timing Points, with penalties for each second early or late. These sections will usually employ HERO's Jogularity system, which makes navigation and timekeeping simple. The Gold Standard at each Timing Point is not more than 10 seconds early or late.

(x) Special Tests will be run on a Class Improvement handicap system, whereby the best car in each class has zero marks. For each Age Category, a Gold Standard will be set for each test.

(xi) The average speeds set on open public roads will be in accordance with the motor sport regulations and the laws of the countries traversed, which permit a maximum for events of this kind of 50km/h (80km/h on motorways). In no case will set speeds exceed 90% of the posted legal speed limit. The overall time allowances for each Age Category will be within the capabilities of vehicles which have a reasonable performance for their period, and which are reliable and well driven.

(xii) The route, as well as the location of Time Controls, Passage Controls, neutralisation periods, etc, will be described in a detailed Road Book, which will give crews all the information they need to complete the route correctly.

Article 3: Eligible Vehicles

Article 3.1: General Requirements

Any three or four wheeled motor car made prior to 31 December 1982 is eligible, provided that at the date of scrutineering 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 in 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.

Cars must be of generally good appearance, and be of a kind, and prepared to a standard, that in the opinion of the Scrutineers makes them fit to withstand the rigours of the event. Unsuitable or ill-prepared cars will not be permitted to start; no refund of entry fee will in this case be made.

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

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 or variant, rather than the year of first registration or construction of the individual car, in order to enable all cars of the same model or variant to run in the same Class:

The above Age Categories may be merged or subdivided if the number of entries in any one of them warrants this. No individual car made after 31.12.82 will be accepted.

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

Significant later variants of a given model (e g increased engine size, etc) will be regarded as a different model.

'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 drophead coupes and saloons.

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:

(i) Mechanical or semi-mechanical trips (e g Halda Speedpilot, Tripmaster and Twinmaster; AIFAB Gemini; Belmogtwin; Autostorica Retrotrip), or electronic displays with a single digital display registering distance only (e g Brantz 1; Terratrip 1) - no penalty.

(ii) Dual display electronic tripmeters registering distance only (e g Brantz 2; Terratrip 2) - penalised 3 marks (equivalent to 3 seconds) per Timing Point. A vehicle fitted with two supplementary tripmeters complying with Category (i) above, or any tripmeter capable of running with two independent calibrations (e g Oldtimer Retrotrip) will be subject to the same penalty.

(iii) Electronic tripmeters registering more than just distance, or average speed computers - penalised 5 marks (equivalent to 5 seconds) per Timing Point. Any clock which performs an average speed function (e g by bleeping when a particular distance is due) will be subject to the same penalty.

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 closed suitcase or bag, and may be used only when the vehicle is stationary and not in a control point. The penalty for using a mobile telephone when the vehicle is moving, or for having a mobile telephone in the passenger compartment of a moving car, will be EXCLUSION. This penalty will also apply to any Competitor using a mobile phone to communicate or receive information about the route or the location of controls.

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

The Organisers reserve the right to search cars for breach of these Regulations, and to establish Secret Checks for this purpose.

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. All cars will be required to have one of these documents at Scrutineering.

UK Competitors requiring an application form for the FIA Historic Regularity Car Pass should contact Peter Elliott (HERO's Chief Scrutineer) on 01388 833778. Overseas Competitors must apply for this document through their local FIA ASN. If their own FIA ASN is unable to supply this document, they should contact the Organisers.

Article 4: Eligible Crews

The occupants of a competing car are collectively termed its Crew. Each Crew must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of four persons, and must contain at least two drivers licensed and insured to drive the vehicle entered in each of the countries covered by the event.

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. FIA regulations require that they must also hold a Permit to take part, which will be issued by HERO. All Crew members must be members of HERO.

Article 5: Entries

Article 5.1: Entry Applications

Applications for entry 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 to the Entries Secretary at The Town House, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LA, England.

The Organisers should receive this Entry Form by Friday 10 January 2003, 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, up to the Administrative Checks.

Article 5.2: Maximum and Minimum Number of Entries

The number of Crews on this Historic Reliability Rally, and the associated 4x4 Reliability Rally, Historic Touring Rally and 4x4 Adventure Drive combined, is limited to 100, although this may be extended.

The Organisers reserve the right to cancel the Arctic Winter Trial if by the closing date fewer than 50 entries are received in total, and to cancel any one of the four events that form the Trial if that event has received fewer than 10 entries.

Article 5.3: Changes of Crew

Once an entry has been accepted, and prior to the Administrative Checks, a change of First Driver may be made only by written application to, and with the agreement of, the Clerk of the Course. Other Crew members may be changed or added provided this is done in writing prior to or at the Administrative Checks.

The First Driver must be unchanged for the whole event; up to two changes of other crew members may be made during the event, provided these are notified in writing and the written consent of the Clerk of the Course is obtained prior to the Administrative Checks.

The entry fee does not include any additional nights' accommodation for Crew members who are about to join, or have just left, their Crew. Competitors are responsible for finding and paying for any additional accommodation, or for arranging with hotels any altered accommodation requirements (e g single rooms for part of the event), which result from any changes in Crew. The Organisers' responsibility extends only to providing accommodation of one particular kind (e g twin room, double-bedded room, or single rooms) for the duration of the event.

Once the event has started, new Crew changes will be permitted 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 original 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 Scrutineering. 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 social events, but they may not drive on to the sites of special tests.

Article 5.5: Team Entries

Teams of three or four cars may be entered up to and including the Administrative Checks. A Crew may be part of one Marque Team, one Club or Ecurie Team, and one National Team, but not more than one of each. No three cars may be in more than one team.

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

A Club or Ecurie Team may comprise any three or four cars, under a freely chosen name. Club and Ecurie Teams will compete against each other for a combined Club/Ecurie Team Award.

National Teams must comprise three or four First Drivers of the same nationality. A Crew's nationality for this purpose will be determined by the country of permanent residence OR the passport nationality of the First Driver. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will be considered as separate countries.

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.

In the case of teams of four cars, the best three performances will count.

Article 5.6: Competitors' Undertaking

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

The first named driver on the entry form undertakes to pay the full amount of the entry fee in accordance with the Regulations.

Article 6: Entry Fees and Insurance

Article 6.1: Entry Fees

Entry forms must be accompanied by the full entry fee due at that date, or by a deposit of £500. This fee or deposit is refundable if the entry is refused. The deposit will secure a place until 31.10.2002, or for 21 days from the date received, whichever is the later. The balance of the fee due must then be paid in full, or the place will be forfeited.

The individual entry fee for each car is fixed at £7,950.00 sterling or 12,720.00 euros. This includes the rally itself; 17 nights bed and breakfast for two people sharing a twin or double room in high quality hotels; pre-start dinner and prizegiving lunch; 15 other evening meals; various other functions and receptions; rally number plates and door panels; a generous awards list, including a souvenir medallion for all finishers; event clothing; fully detailed tulip roadbook; and a selection of rest day activities, such as sightseeing visits, snowmobile safari, dog sled ride, reindeer sleigh ride, ice fishing, ice driving, etc, etc.

The entry fee does not include ferry fares; winter tyres, equipment and clothing; maps (or optional rally mapbook); your own insurance; midday meals; some additional optional sightseeing and winter sport activities; and other personal items.

Hotel upgrades to single room accommodation are available at extra cost.

Discounts are available for those paying the full entry fee well in advance, as follows: full fee received before 31.08.2002, 10% discount; before 31.10.2002, 5% discount. A discount of £100 (175 euros) will be made to all Competitors in pre-war cars.

The entry fee for Marque and Club Teams is £5 per car. National and Golden Oldie Team entries are free of charge.

The entry fee will be refunded in full to all applicants whose entry is not accepted.

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. Refunds will be given in full up to 1 December 2002. Between 1 December 2002 and 31 January 2003, refunds can be given but there will be an administration charge of £100.00. No refunds will be made after 31 January 2003.

Entries which are fully paid up may by the written agreement of the Clerk of the Course be transferred to another person (whether or not they are in the same crew), who must have signed an entry form. Entrants who fall behind with payments may be deemed to forfeit their entry and the fees paid up to that point. The entry becomes the property of the Organisers, to dispose of as they see fit.

No refund of part or all of the entry fee, or any other compensation or reimbursement of costs, will be paid to participants who retire or are excluded from the event, or who miss out part of the event, or who for whatsoever reason use overnight accommodation other than that reserved for them by the Organisers or the event's official agents.

If the event is abandoned for any 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

First Drivers will be required to sign a legally binding declaration that both they and their Second Driver are covered by third party insurance valid for the event and the vehicle entered.

The Organisers do not hold themselves to be legally competent in the interpretation of insurance documents, and cannot certify that any particular document constitutes valid insurance for the event.

Article 7: Supplements to the Regulations

The provisions of the present Regulations may be amended. Any amendment or any additional provision will be announced by dated and numbered Bulletins, which will ipso facto form an integral part of the present Regulations.

These Bulletins will be posted in the Rally Headquarters and on the Official Notice Boards and 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.

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 comradeship. 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

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, and any other Crew member who drives the car at any time during the event, must be at least 18 years old and have a driving licence valid in each of the countries traversed by the event.

The First Driver shall be wholly responsible for the entry, for all payments due, and for the conduct of the Crew during the event.

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 by the written consent of the Clerk of the Course or, after the event has started, of the Stewards.

Article 10.2: Crew Identification

All Crew members will be issued with an official identity necklace. 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

Before or 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 not 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 sections) in full colour A3 format, which may be purchased by Competitors. Details of this will be available later.

Article 12.1: Road Time Cards

At the Administrative Checks prior to the Start of the rally, each Competitor must collect a set of Time Cards for the whole rally. These will show the opening and closing times for each Main Control, Time Control, Passage Control, Special Test and Regularity Start Control, and the times allowed to cover the distance between successive Main and Time 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: Procedure at Controls

At each Control of any kind, except where specifically stated, Competitors must stop and present their Time Card to the Marshal in charge. At Time Controls, the time of arrival will normally be the time at which they do this. Their time and/or evidence of their passage will be recorded on their Time Card; this information will also be recorded by the Control Marshals on their own checksheets. It is each 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.

At most controls, the Marshals' clocks will be Liege Timers (electronic clocks). In addition to the written record on the Competitor's Time Card and the Marshal's Control Checksheet, these record the time of booking in on a computer chip affixed to the clipboard supplied by the Organisers to each Competitor, to which his Time Cards should be attached.

The time recorded on the chip will be the first source of data for the calculation of results, but may be overruled by information written by the Marshal on the Competitor's Time Card and/or the Control Checksheet. The Competitor should draw the results team's attention to any incidence of this, by writing a query on their Time Card or on an official Query Sheet.

Article 12.3: 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 Competitor tampering with an entry on a Time Card or chip will be EXCLUDED.

Article 12.4: Handing In and Care of Time Cards

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 presenting the Time Card at the different Controls, and for 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 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 formally reported to the Organisers by the Police or by an official Judge of Fact to have infringed traffic laws will be 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

The Organisers will advise filling stations to be open at intervals of approximately 100 to 150km, but they 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. Supplementary fuel containers must be of legal design and manufacture, not carried in the passenger compartment, and securely fastened down.

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 (including Participants in other divisions of the Arctic Winter Trial); 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 roadside 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 will not provide a baggage service between overnight halts.

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.

Any participant using abusive or violent language to, or striking or otherwise physically assaulting, an Official or any other person will be summoned to an officially convened meeting of the Stewards, who may impose a fine not exceeding œ1,000, and/or a penalty up to and including EXCLUSION, at their discretion.

Article 13.6: Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration

At the Finish or on retirement, the First Driver must sign the Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration provided by the Organisers. This requires them (i) if applicable, 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

A bona fide historic competition vehicle may be painted in its original advertising livery, so long as the entrant provides documentary evidence that the chassis number ran in that livery in period, and that prior permission has been gained from the Clerk of the Course.

All other advertising must comply with Article 6.1 of Appendix K to the FIA International Sporting Code, and 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.

Article 14.2: Crew, Club and Rally Names

The Crew's names may only appear once on each side of the car within the maximum dimensions of 10cm x 40cm. Their blood groups may not be shown, to prevent possible errors.

One bona fide club badge may appear on each side of the car within the maximum dimensions of 10cm x 10cm.

Small souvenir logos and stickers from other rallies in which the car has participated are permitted.

SECTION V - RUNNING OF THE EVENT

Article 15: Start

Numbers will be allocated in class order, starting with the earliest Age Category.

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 (their own Scheduled Time) is expressed in terms of time of day, not the intermediate time from the preceding Control.

Competitors must report to each Main and Time Control between their Scheduled Time and Latest Permitted Time; this will normally be a window of 30 minutes (15 minutes at Start/Day Restart Controls), but may differ between Age Categories.

A Competitor's Latest Permitted Time may be extended if he has received a Delay Allowance (see below).

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 each Control will be shown on Competitors' Time Cards, and will normally be 15 minutes before the Scheduled Time of the first car due there, and 15 minutes after the Latest 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.

Timing at Main and Time Controls will be by official clocks, read to the preceding full minute (e g 14:23 and 55 seconds will be read as 14:23). 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 in general 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. There is however no lateness penalty for reverting to Scheduled Time, and Competitors should do this as soon as possible. At certain controls (e g arrival controls at night halts) early arrival may be permitted so long as the time taken from the preceding control is not less than 75% of that allowed in the official schedule.

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.

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.

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 ferm‚, 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 caf‚ 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, the Road Book will state that 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 ferm‚, and Competitors may effect repairs so long as they do not cause an obstruction and move on if so instructed by an Official. The red Control board will be placed at the doorway which Competitors must enter to reach the Control desk; if necessary, this will be arrowed.

Article 17.4: Main Controls (MC)

Any Crew checking in late at the Start of the event or at a Restart Main Control at the start of a day's Leg will be penalised 60 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 the Start Control is EXCLUSION. The penalty for not visiting a day Restart Main Control is 3,000 marks, other than those at Kiruna and Rovaniemi, when it is EXCLUSION.

Other 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.

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.

To remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must report to every Main Control required for their Category, between their Scheduled Time and Latest Permitted Time.

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 reporting at a Time Control after their Due Time (plus any official delay allowance) will incur penalties of 60 marks per minute, up to their Latest Permitted Time or up to the maximum of 1,800 marks, whichever is the lesser. Their Due Time is calculated by adding the time allowed for the section to their ACTUAL time at the previous control.

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 his Latest Permitted Time (plus any official delay allowance). These controls will be designated TCN.

The maximum penalty that may be incurred at any TC or TCN for lateness, earliness, missing the control, wrong approach or departure and/or turning round in the control is 1,800 marks.

To remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal, Competitors must report to every Time Control required for their class, between their Scheduled Time and Latest Permitted Time.

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 and chip 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.

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

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.

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 Time at these remain unchanged.

The exceptions to this rule are the Start Control, the Restart Main Controls at Kiruna and Rovaniemi, and the Finish Control of Leg 13 at the end of the rally, which Competitors must visit between their opening and closing times to qualify as finishers.

There will be about 30 Regularity Sections during 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 preceding 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 stop 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 remain eligible for a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal, Competitors must visit every Regularity Start Control and Timing Point required for their Class whilst they are open.

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.

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. Competitors overshooting the line will be penalised 5 marks, in addition to any time penalty.

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 in Article 18.1 above.

There will frequently 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.

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 or failing to stop at a Timing Point is also 300 marks. The maximum penalty on each Regularity Section (excluding penalties at the Start Control) will be 600 marks.

The Gold Standard at each Timing Point will be 10 marks (equivalent to 10 seconds early or late).

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

During the event, there will be a number of Special Tests on private land, including frozen lakes and waterways. These will include Handling and Manoeuvrability Tests, in which Competitors have to perform certain tasks against the clock (with marking on a class improvement handicap system); and Circuit Lap Consistency Tests, in which several laps of a race or rallycross circuit have to be completed in the identical lap time. Full details of these, including penalties, will be given in later instructions.

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 on their Regularity or Test Time Card. The effect of this allowance is to extend your Due Time and Latest Permitted Time 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 Competitors to claim their Delay Allowance. 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 you present your Time Card 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; (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.

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

Cars are also subject to Parc Ferme rules from the moment they enter a Control Area (yellow sign) until they leave it (50m after the red board). No repairs, replenishment of fluids or refuelling may be carried out on a car while it is in Parc Ferme except to change a flat tyre, for which the Crew concerned may be allocated a maximum of five minutes extra. The penalty for breach of this Article is 600 marks for the first offence and EXCLUSION for the second offence.

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

(i) confirm the details set out in their Entry Form in respect of Crew and car, and report any amendments to these

(ii) sign a legally binding declaration confirming that their vehicle, and all those who will drive it, are properly covered for third party insurance. The Organisers will accept no responsibility for warranting or verifying that your car is covered as required by law.

(v) show their competition licences and/or HERO Membership Cards and Permit to take part (see Article 4)

(viii) collect final route details and other paperwork, and sign that they have received all pages

(ix) consult the Official Notice Board, and take note of its contents, and sign that they have done so

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 any participating vehicle is 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.

(iv) documentary evidence required to establish period authenticity of vehicle and/or modifications

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.

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

To qualify as finishers, Competitors must visit the following Controls while they are open: (i) the Gothenburg Start Control; (ii) the Kiruna restart control; (iii) the Rovaniemi restart control; and (iv) the Finish Control of the rally.

A General Classification will be established, and classifications will be established for each Class, based on the lowest number of marks lost.

A handicap system allows any type or age of car a fair chance of winning, by means of shorter routes and slower set speeds for older cars on Road and Regularity Sections; and a class improvement system of marking on tests.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded to those achieving certain levels of performance.

Article 3.3 possession of equipment prohibited by this Article; use of a mobile telephone except in an emergency

Article 13.1 traffic offence (3rd violation); exceeding official speed limit by 50% or more

Article 13.6 not handing in Incident, Damage and Retirement Declaration Form as required

Articles 17.4, 17.8, 24 not visiting one or more of the following Controls during the time they are open: the Gothenburg Start Control; the Kiruna and Rovaniemi restart controls; the Finish Control of the rally

Article 24.2: Other Penalties. Penalties will be expressed in terms of marks lost, as follows:

Article 13.5 abusive or violent behaviour
Article 22.3 non-submission of requisite documents at Adminstrative Checks and/or Scrutineering

Article 24.4: Team Awards

Teams of each type (Marque, Club/Ecurie, National, Golden Oldie) will be classified in order of the lowest aggregate number of penalties of the best three performances, providing at least three cars qualify as finishers.

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.

Ties for team prizes will be resolved in favour of the Team with the lowest-scoring individual crew.

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 Helsinki at 07:00 on Tuesday 18 March. 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 and on behalf of 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.

To the First and Second Drivers of the winning car, the Arctic Classic Trophy and replica

Class winners and place awards: trophies to First and Second Drivers, based on one award per three Crews in the Class (1-3 cars, 1st only; 4-6 cars, 1st & 2nd places; 7-9 cars, 1st, 2nd & 3rd places, etc).

(i) complete the whole route, by booking in at every Main Control and Time Control during their own Maximum Permitted Lateness, and at every other Control, Check and Timing Point while it is open; and attempting every Test and Observed Regularity Section; and who

Gold Medals will be awarded in each Age Category, as defined in the final Entry List, to Crews who achieve the Gold Standard at every Control, Check, Timing Point and Test. If no competitor in an Age Category achieves this, Gold Medals will be awarded to the Competitor(s) in that Age Category achieving the greatest number of Gold Standards and achieving (i) and (ii) above.

Silver Medals will be presented to Crews who fail the Gold Standard on no more than two occasions, over and above the number of failures achieved by Gold Medal winners in their Age Category.

Bronze Medals will be presented to Crews who fail the Gold Standard on no more than three occasions, over and above the number of failures achieved by Gold Medal winners in their Age Category.

The Marque Team Prize: six trophies will be awarded to 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.

Blue Riband: two medallions with blue ribands will be awarded to non medal winners visiting every Main Control Time Control, Regularity Start Control, and attempting every test, while they are open.

Red Riband: two medallions with red ribands will be awarded to other Crews visiting every Main Control while it is open.

Finisher's Awards will be awarded to all members of Crews qualifying as Finishers.

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, will be awarded to the Crew in any division of the Arctic Winter Trial raising the biggest sum for one or more registered charities.

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. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will be considered as separate countries.

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

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 in each Age Category, to finish.

"Organisers" means the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation (HERO) Ltd, or its successors to whom responsibility for the organisation of the event may be wholly assigned. "Regulations" means these Regulations as at herein, and as supplemented, varied or modified from time to time.

Save where provided otherwise, the signatories to the entry form shall be jointly and severally liable under the Regulations.

All communications shall be given to the first named driver or otherwise as determined by the Organisers. Any communication signed by the first named driver shall be binding on all the signatories.

The validity, construction and interpretation of the Regulations, the Entry Form and other documents issued to competitors shall be governed by English law, and the Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction. All parties shall however use their best endeavours to settle any dispute amicably and without resort to law. All sums of money are expressed in pounds sterling.

The Arctic Winter Trial

4x4 Regularity Rally

Provisional Regulations

Version 1 - 1 August 2002

The regulations are the same as for the Historic Regularity Rally (replacing the word "Historic" with "4x4" and the word "car" with "vehicle" throughout), except as follows:

Article 1.1: Definition and Status: replace the 4th and 5th paragraphs with the following:

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 2.1: The Concept of a Reliability Trial: delete sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv)

Article 3.1: General Requirements: replace first two paragraphs with the following:

The event is open to any four-wheel drive private car, station wagon, RV or light commercial or military vehicle, provided that at the date of scrutineering 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 vehicle not complying with the period in spirit and appearance. The Organisers reserve the right to accept two-wheel drive vehicles which they deem to be of an appropriate kind.

Article 3.2: Age Categories and Classes: replace entire Article with the following:

Classes may be established if the entry list is of sufficient size and can be divided into significantly distinct types or engine capacity of vehicle.

Article 3.4: Vehicle Identity Document: replace entire Article with the following:

No special vehicle identity documents are required - just the normal registration and insurance papers.

The occupants of a competing vehicle are collectively termed its Crew. Each Crew must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of four persons, and must contain at least two drivers licensed and insured to drive the vehicle entered in each of the countries covered by the event. Each Crew member must hold a HERO Membership Card, recognised as a form of Competition Licence by the MSA.

Teams of three or four vehicles may be entered up to and including the Administrative Checks. No three cars may be in more than one team.

All other advertising must 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.

To the First and Second Drivers of the winning vehicle, the Arctic 4x4 Trophy and replica

To the Crew placed third overall, trophies to First and Second Driver, subject to a minimum of 10 starters

Class winners and place awards: if separate classes are established, trophies to the First and Second Drivers of the highest placed vehicles in each class (other than those winning awards for top two or three placings outright), based on one award per three Crews in the Class (1-3 cars, 1st only; 4-6 cars, 1st & 2nd places; 7-9 cars, 1st, 2nd & 3rd places, etc).

Medals, Ribands and Finisher's Awards will be awarded as for the Historic Regularity Rally.

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.

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 vehicle overall, and in each Age Category (see Article 28, below)

Nationality Awards: to the best First Driver resident in each country. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands will be considered as separate countries.

In all cases except the Concours, two medals or trophies per car will be given. Competitors may win more than one award, except that the winners of awards for the first two or three places overall will not be eligible for class awards.

Article 27: Concours de Confort et d'Equipement: replace entire Article with the following:

This will be a separate event, and not part of the main competition. Vehicles will be judged at the Start, during the event and at the Finish for level and appropriateness of equipment, Crew apparel, attention to period detail, and stylishness. Awards will be made for the best vehicle to finish. More than one award may be made.