Article 1

1.1 The Inca Trail Classic Reliability Trial will be run between 6 October and 29 November 2001. It is organised by:

HERO - the Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation
The Town House, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5LA, England
telephone (+44/0) 1886-833505, fax (+44/0) 1886-833144
email [email protected], website http://www.hero.org.uk

The Inca Trail Classic Reliability Trial is an International Historic Regularity Rally inscribed on the Sporting Calendar of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, and run in accordance with the FIA's International Sporting Code and these present Regulations, which are provisional and may be amended.

1.2 The event is organised with the full authorisation of CODASUR (Confederación de Automovilismo Sudamericana, a consortium of FIA-affiliated national motor sporting bodies in South America) and of the following individual FIA-affiliated national motor sporting bodies (ASNs):

• Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo (CBA)
• Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA)
• Automóvil Club Boliviano (ACB)
• Federación Peruana de Automovilismo Deportivo (FEPAD)
• Federación de Automovilismo Deportivo de Chile (FADECH)
• Automóvil Club del Uruguay (ACU)

It will also have the active support and involvement of many local motor sporting classic vehicle associations and other bodies along the route.

1.3 IMPORTANT NOTE: all motor sport is potentially dangerous. The Trial passes through areas and uses roads which may be hazardous. It is expressly organised to present a challenge to competitors, and to test among other things their stamina, initiative, self-reliance and resourcefulness. Competitors should not enter unless they accept that there is an element of risk to themselves and their vehicle.

1.4 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.

1.5 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.

1.6 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.

1.7 All aspects of the organisation are the responsibility of the Clerk of the Course in consultation with the Stewards.

1.8 The officials appointed to date are as follows:

2.1 The Trial is not designed as a test of outright speed, but of the reliability of the vehicle over long distances, and of the resourcefulness, stamina and skills of the crew.

2.2 [Omitted]

2.3 The object of the Trial is to complete the course without incurring any penalty marks for lateness, or for any other reason, at any of the control points along the way. Those achieving this, and meeting the Gold Standard in all the Classification Tests, will be awarded a Gold Medal. Silver or Bronze Medals will also be awarded.

2.4 There will be no outright winner. The event will be run under a handicap system. The field will be divided into Age Categories, each having 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.

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

2.6 The itinerary will include Classification Tests, such as Regularity Sections timed to the second; Circuit Lap consistency Tests; and Manoeuvrability & Handling Tests. For each Age Category, a Gold Standard will be set for each Test, which must all be attained to win a Gold Medal.

2.7 The event will be run over a period of approximately eight weeks, including approximately ten rest and transit days. Participants will cover, according to their Age Category, between approximately 23,000 km and 24,500 km (14,300 and 15,300 miles), almost entirely on public roads open to normal traffic. The provisional itinerary published to date is subject to amendment.

2.8 The route will be divided into approximately 46 Legs: one per day on the road. These will be mostly of between seven and twelve hours, but some will be shorter and a few will be longer, up to 15 hours.

2.9 At the end of each Leg, there will be an overnight halt. During these, parc fermé rules will not apply, except where stated.

2.10 On most Legs, there will be intermediate Time and Passage Controls, whose locations will be given. On most Legs, there will also be at least one Classification Test.

2.11 The average speeds set will be in accordance with the motor sport regulations and the laws of the countries traversed. In no case will they 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.

2.12 There will be Regularity Sections timed to the second, on which it is expected that competitors will incur time penalties for early or late arrival. Within certain tolerances, this will not affect their eligibility for a Medal.

2.13 [Deleted]

ELIGIBLE VEHICLES, CLASSES

3.1 The Classic Reliability Trial is open to cars with three or more wheels, pick-ups and light utility and military-style vehicles made before 31st December 1976.

3.2 Age Categories will provisionally be as follows:

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

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

3.5 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.

3.6 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.

3.7 All competitors must either produce for their vehicle currently valid FIA, FIVA or VSCC identity papers which will be checked at scrutineering. Any competitor having difficulty obtaining one of these should contact the organisers.

3.8 Difficult terrain, sustained running at very high altitudes and extreme climatic conditions are likely to be encountered and the following modifications are permitted on the grounds of reliability and safety:

• suspension: may be strengthened and/or raised, so long as the basic system is not altered; specifically

• stronger springs may be fitted, so long as these are of the same type (e g leaf or coil) and located at the same points as the originals

• suspension mounting points may be strengthened but not relocated
• suspension arms may be replaced or strengthened
• the type, number, location and mounting of shock absorbers is free
• exhaust system: the exhaust manifold must be of correct period type, but the rest of the system is free, so long as it complies with the noise requirements and construction and use regulations of the countries through which the event passes, and so long as there is no danger of carbon monoxide fumes entering the passenger compartment
• cooling/air filters: the following are permitted: larger radiators; larger or additional fans; oil cooler(s); removal or replacement of radiator grilles; creation of additional cooling air orifices; larger or multiple air filters
• brakes: dual hydraulic systems and larger fluid reservoirs are permitted (but not hydraulic handbrakes)
• underbody protection: all forms of protection of the underbody are permitted. Protection of fuel and brake lines will be mandatory. Unprotected fuel lines may not pass through the passenger compartment
• body-shell or chassis: may be strengthened by the addition of gussets, etc. There must be fireproof bulkheads or screening between passenger compartment and engine bay, between passenger compartment and fuel tank, and between the engine bay and the fuel tank
• bumpers: may be removed, or replaced by heavier-duty variants which offer improved accident or other protection of the radiator, etc
• electrics and lights: the electrical system may be modified. Alternators and halogen bulbs are permitted. A maximum of six fixed forward-facing lights of more than 40W each is permitted
• interior trim: rear seats may be removed to enable luggage and spares to be carried within the passenger compartment, so long as all items are well secured
• fuel tank: the standard tank may be supplemented or replaced by a long-range tank, which must comply with safety requirements:
  • proper internal baffling or foam filling, and venting
  • protected from passenger compartment by fireproof bulkhead screen or shield
  • if in the boot, protected from damage caused by loose tools, etc
  • properly designed secure filler cap
• equipment and baggage carrier(s): one or more external racks or closed carriers may be fitted, for carrying luggage, tools, spares and fuel. All items must be securely fastened
• seats: may be replaced

3.9 The Clerk of the Course may at his sole discretion allow cars with other modifications to take part if he deems these to be within the spirit of the event. All such modifications must however be declared prior to the event.

3.10 An FIA homologation form for the model will be accepted as evidence that modifications existed at the time it was issued.

3.11 The following are compulsory:

(i) fire extinguisher of at least 2kg, securely fixed within reach of crew member(s)

(ii) first aid kit, to Organisers' specification

(iii) warning triangle

(iv) properly anchored seat belts for all crew members (optional for Age Category A)

(v) fireproof bulkhead screen or shield between passenger compartment and fuel tank

(vi) for open or soft-top vehicles, roll hoop/cage (optional for Age Categories A and B)

(vii) drinking water container(s) of 2 litres per person; these must be full at the start of each leg

(viii) survival food rations

(ix) tent, and sleeping bag for each crew member

3.12 The following safety features are optional but are strongly recommended:

(i) for open or soft-top vehicles, crew crash helmets

(ii) air horns operable by co-driver's foot

3.13 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

3.14 Cars may be equipped with a maximum of one supplementary odometer to measure distance. This may without penalty be either a purely mechanical device of any kind (e g AIFAB Gemini, Halda Tripmaster/ Twinmaster, Halda Speedpilot, Belmog); or a single-display digital electronic instrument measuring distance only. If a twin-display electronic odometer is used, that vehicle will incur a handicap of 5 seconds at each Timing Point. Electronic instruments incorporating a clock and/or a device which computes speed will incur a handicap of 15 seconds per Timing Point.

3.15 These Regulations do not prohibit satellite phones, mobile phones, GPS or radios, but it is each owner’s responsibility to ensure that any such item is not imported, registered or used in contravention of the laws and regulations of the countries traversed.

3.16 If any participant is found to have transmitted or received information which might give a competitive advantage to a competitor, such as the location of a secret check or a road blockage, both parties will be excluded from all further participation in either section of the event. The Organisers shall have the right to impound the communications equipment of all parties involved.

3.17 Cars must be of good clean appearance and in proper and safe running condition. MSA UK Scrutineers will inspect all cars for 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. This check is not however 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.

3.18 All vehicles must carry throughout the event (i) two semi-rigid rally plates, supplied by the Organisers, fixed to the front and rear in a position where they do not mask the registration; (ii) side rally number panels, provided by the Organisers, of approximately 45 cm x 45 cm, to be affixed on or adjacent to each front door; (iii) any publicity material required by the Organisers, including possibly a sun visor strip at the top of the windscreen. Rally numbers must be covered or removed after the event or on retirement.

3.19 Publicity and advertising material, other than that provided by the Organisers, may be carried on competing vehicles provided (i) it is not of a kind likely to be illegal or offensive in any of the countries traversed and (ii) a permit has been obtained from the Organisers. For this, competitors will be required to submit an application form to the Organisers together with photographs or sketches. The Organisers reserve the right to charge a permit fee, depending on the nature of the publicity and the sponsor. This fee will normally be waived for publicity linked to charitable fund-raising by the competitor concerned, or for the sponsorship of bona fide private entrants.

3.20 We do not recommend using cars which are not capable of sustained running speeds as follows:

Age Category A 95 km/h (c.60 m.p.h.)

Age Category B 110 km/h (c.70 m.p.h.)

CREW, ENTRIES, INSURANCE, HOTELS

4.1 The event is open to crews of two, three or four people, subject to the seating capacity of the vehicle. At least two members of the crew must be nominated as drivers, and licensed and insured to drive the vehicle in each country the event passes through.

4.2 All crew members must be on board the vehicle at all times during the event, except in the immediate vicinity of controls. Additional persons may not be carried, except when providing humanitarian or sportsmanlike assistance to those in difficulty.

4.3 All crew members will be required to wear at all times during the running of the event a necklace identity badge, supplied by the Organisers, incorporating a photograph and showing their blood group, plus any other special information which could be needed by paramedics. At least one member of each crew must be in possession of a first aid certificate, which must be produced at the start, unless they have some other formal medical qualification.

4.4 Entries must be made by the first driver of the vehicle, who will be deemed responsible for ensuring that it complies with the Regulations. He or she must travel in the vehicle throughout. In view of the length of the event, however, up to four changes of each other crew member will be permitted. The first driver must notify the Organisers by 31 August 2001 of all intended changeovers of crew members. An administrative charge of £250 per new crew member will be payable.

4.6 Competition licences are not required, but competitors must provide evidence of suitable levels of experience.

4.7 Competitors are responsible for ensuring that there are no restrictions on their entering any of the territories traversed by the event; and for securing all necessary visas, permits, vehicle carnets, immunisation and medical certificates, etc.

4.8 The Organisers will provide help and advice, and take steps to facilitate frontier crossings, but they cannot guarantee any competitor's right to enter or drive in any of the countries visited, especially if he or she does not have the correct paperwork. No refund of entry fee, penalty allowance or other recompense will be made to any competitor unable to start, delayed en route or unable to continue for any of these reasons. Competitors are responsible for all charges and fees relating to visas, carnets, Customs duty, and import and export handling and clearance, before during or after the event. Fees incurred by the Organisers before the event on competitors' behalf must be settled prior to the Start.

4.9 Competitors who retire or are excluded from the Classic Reliability Trial may with the permission of the Clerk of the Course (who may consult with the Stewards) continue, either in the same vehicle or in another vehicle, as participants in the Adventure Drive, and may use the hotel and other accommodation, the function tickets and the return car shipment and air travel which have been reserved for them, on the dates booked. The Clerk of the Course may withhold his permission in the case of any dishonest, dishonourable or criminal act.

4.10 Competitors are wholly responsible for the repatriation of their vehicle, and of all tools and spares carried, from each of the countries visited, and for any import duties, fines or other costs which may result in their failure to do this. They are advised to join a motoring organisation (such as the British AA or RAC) which is a member of the Alliance Internationale du Tourisme (AIT), which entitles them to varying kinds of benefit and service in many of the countries visited.

4.11 The onus is on competitors to ensure that their vehicle complies with the legal requirements in each country. The Organisers will provide guidance on these, but cannot accept liability for any failure to inform competitors of particular regulations. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that their vehicle is covered by third party insurance for all drivers and all countries visited; in some countries, this must be separately obtained in advance or at the frontier.

NAVIGATION, ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS

5.1 The separately issued route outline and timetable shows each day’s run in broad terms, but does not include details of all Classification Tests, Regularity Sections or certain other sections of the route.

5.2 A detailed Road Book will be produced, containing sufficient information to follow the correct route. This may include signposts to be followed, landmarks, and other relevant information; plus town plans showing the location of controls, hotels, selected garages, etc.

Some parts of the route will not necessarily be fully roadbooked, but these will normally be along main roads that are relatively simple to follow.

Competitors will also receive a Rallymaps Map Book of full colour photocopies in A3 format of maps and town plans at various scales, showing the route, controls, hotel locations, etc.

It is intended that the Road Book and Rallymaps Map Book should be mailed to competitors on 7 September 2001.

5.3 A list of recommended maps and an order form will be sent to competitors by the official supplier, Rallymaps, of The Gate Lodge, 107 Sydenham Avenue, Belfast, BT4 2DP, Northern Ireland, tel (+44/0) 2890 808808, fax (+44/0) 2890 808809.

5.4 All route instructions will be given in kilometres. Measured lengths of 1.00km and 5.00km will be set up before the start, to enable you to check your odometer against the official distances.

6.6 Main Controls will be at the start and finish of Link Sections, most frequently at arrival points at, and restarts from, overnight halts and breaks during the day.

Your own scheduled time at each Main Control will be shown on your Road Time Card. If you book in after this, you will be penalised 10 marks per minute, up to your Maximum Permitted Lateness (see below). If you are late at one Main Control, you may be the equivalent amount late at the next without further penalty, so long as you do not go outside your Maximum Permitted Lateness.

If you book in before your Scheduled Time at Main Controls, you will be penalised at the rate of 20 marks per minute. This is cumulative, ie if you are early at one Main Control, you may NOT be an equivalent amount early at the next Main Control, but must revert to your Scheduled Time.

If you arrive early at a Main Control preceding an overnight or meal halt, you will normally be allowed to make immediate use of the facilities at that halt, subject to the consent of the marshal in charge. In these cases, the onus is on you to ensure that the marshal records your due time, and not your early arrival time, on your Road Time Card. You are reminded that there are severe penalties for exceeding the maximum permitted speed (i e taking less than 75% of the time allowed).

The penalty for booking in at a Main Control outside your Maximum Permitted Lateness, but during its official opening time, is 1,200 marks (equivalent to two hour’s lateness). The penalty for failing to book in at a Main Control during these times is 3,000 marks.

6.7 Main Controls Neutralised are the same as other Main Controls, except that there is no penalty for being late, up to your Maximum Permitted Lateness.

6.8 Start Time Controls are at the start of a series of one or more Medal Sections. There is no specific time allowance from the preceding control, and you may book in at these at any time they are open. The time at which you do so will be your start time for the following Medal Section.

6.9 Other Time Controls are at known locations, and are the finish controls of Medal Sections. You are penalised 10 marks per minute taken over the Time Allowance for your Age Category from the preceding TC or STC, in addition to losing your eligibility for the relevant grade of medal. If you arrive early, you may book in without penalty provided that you do not exceed the maximum permitted speed (i e take less than 75% of you Time Allowance from the previous control).

A Time Control may be one of a series, forming a sequence of Medal Sections. In this case, your arrival time is also your start time for the next section.

6.10 Passage Controls may be at any point on the route. They may either be manned by an official, who will stamp or sign the Time Card; or unmanned, in which case you must record information displayed there, or self-stamp your Time Card. You may visit a Passage Control at any time it is open, so long as you do not visit it out of sequence. If you have to record information, you must write this immediately on your Time Card, as it may be checked and countersigned by the marshal at the next manned control. The penalty for not providing the correct proof of passage is 300 marks.

6.11 Secret Checks may be set up at any point, to check adherence to the route and/or driver behaviour. You will not necessarily be stopped at these.

6.12 Regularity Start Controls and Timing Points are explained in Article 7.

6.13 Time Cards carried by competitors will be of two types:

(i) Road Time Card, for normal running; and

(ii) Classification Test Time Card, for Handling and Manoeuvrability Tests and Regularity Sections - see Article 7.

A penalty of exclusion may be applied if you lose a Time Card, or deface it, or fail to hand it in as instructed.

6.14 Road Time Cards will show each control’s opening and closing times; time allowances for Link and Medal Sections; and spaces for officials to record the time at which you book in.

6.15 Time of day will normally be expressed in the local time of that country. When timing is not to the second, time of day will be recorded to the last complete minute; e g 14:53 and 55 seconds will be recorded as 14:53.

6.16 The opening and closing times of controls and tests will be shown on your Road Time Card. The opening time will normally be the earliest time at which the first competitor can arrive without exceeding the maximum permitted average speed (i e taking less than 75% of the time allowed from the preceding Time Control). The closing time will normally be between one and two hours after the ideal time of the last competitor.

6.17 Your recorded time at a control will be that at which you hand your Time Card to the control marshal, except that marshals may at their discretion receive your Road Time Card during the preceding minute, record your due time on it, and retain the card until the time recorded. All your crew members and your vehicle must be within the control area at that time.

At Main Controls preceding meal and overnight halts, the marshal may at his discretion mark your due time in advance of this time, to allow you to proceed without unnecessary delay. In this case, the onus is on you to ensure that the marshal does not record an early arrival time. Any breach of the "Three Quarters Rule" (see below) will be penalised.

6.18 Maximum Permitted Lateness (MPL) for each Category will be set for each Link and Medal Section; this will be shown on your time card, and will normally be one or two hours after your scheduled time. If you book in after this, you will be deemed to be outside your time limit (OTL), and incur on each occasion a penalty of 1,200 marks - this is equivalent to missing that control.

To avoid incurring this penalty at successive controls, you must get back within your permitted lateness, either by regaining lost time or by cutting out a part of the route.

6.19 Delay allowance can be claimed if you are delayed by an official; for example , if there is a queue at a Regularity or Test Start. This extends your time allowance and your maximum permitted lateness at subsequent controls by the amount of the delay. You must approach the marshal at the hold-up immediately you arrive, as the delay allowance will be the difference between the time you hand him your Road Time Card on arrival, and the time of your eventual departure. You must recover any delay as quickly as you reasonably can; if you arrive at a subsequent halt before your scheduled time out, you must book out on schedule. Once recovered, delay time cannot be claimed.

6.20 "Three Quarters Rule": you must not take less than 75% of the time allowed for any section (e g if your time allowance for a section is two hours, you may not recover more than 30 minutes of lateness).

6.21 To remain eligible for a Gold Medal, you must be unpenalised at all Main, Time and Passage Controls, and Secret Checks.

SECTIONS, CONTROLS, TIMING

6.1 Road Sections will be of three types:

(i) Link Sections

(ii) Medal Sections

(iii) Regularity Sections

6.2 Link Sections will run from one Main Control to the next. Their primary purpose is "to get you there", with a time allowance that is designed to be fairly easy for all classes of car; although they may become more difficult in the event of bad weather or other unforeseen contingencies.

Located within each Link Section, there will usually be one or more Medal or Regularity Sections. These are "floating", and are wholly independently timed.

6.3 Medal Sections are the "meat" of the Reliability Trial: more challenging parts of the route, on more difficult and demanding (and less busy) roads, to be completed within a set Time Allowance.

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In all cases, the Time Allowances set will be within the law of the country concerned, and you should not have to exceed speed limits or drive unsafely on the public highway to achieve them.

Time allowances will in general be greater for older Age Categories. In each case, the Time Allowance for a Medal Section will be the Gold Standard for that Section.

Medal Sections will "float" within Link Sections, and be timed independently of them, although a Main Control Out may serve a dual purpose and also be the Start Time Control of a Medal Section.

6.4 Regularity Sections are described in Article 7.

6.5 Controls will be of the following types:

(i) Main Control (MC)

(ii) Main Control Neutralised (MCN)

(iii) Start Time Control (STC)

(iv) Time Control (TC)

(v) Passage Control (PC)

(vi) Secret Check (SC)

(vii) Regularity Start Control (RS)

(vii) Regularity Timing Point (TP)

(viii) Test Start Control (TS)

(ix) Test Finish Control (TF)

CLASSIFICATION TESTS

7.1 There will be approximately 25 Regularity Sections during the event. They will be of widely varying length, from 1km or less to 100km or more. On these, you must keep exactly to a set speed. This will vary from class to class, and may change during a section.

7.2 Time and distance calculations will be simplified, using the HERO Jogularity system. The Road Book on these sections will include regular landmarks or indicators, such as road signs, bridges, cattle grids, etc. These will be at intervals varying from a couple of hundred metres or less, to three or four kilometres or more. The Road Book will give the exact official distance to each of these landmarks, and show the time at which you should be at each one, to the second. This enables you to keep a close check on your time.

7.3 You may arrive at Regularity Start Controls at any time they are open; there is no penalty for early or late arrival. You must not leave your vehicle except if there is an official delay. You must bring your car to the start line as soon as possible, and be ready to start the Regularity Section within 20 seconds of this. You will normally be allocated the next available complete minute (e g 14:17:00) as your start time for the Regularity Section, but start times on the half-minute (eg 14:17:30) may be given if several vehicles are waiting. No two cars will be given the same start time

Some Regularity Sections may be "self start", i e the Regularity Start Control will be unmanned. Details of procedure at these will be given nearer the event.

There will be no advance control boards; Timing Points will be indicated only by a STOP board at the control line. You must stop your car astride this line, and will be timed as you do so.

You must not stop or slow down unduly within sight of a Timing Point; if you do, you will be given the time at which you do this. If another car is already on the line, stop immediately behind it; you will be timed as you do so.

7.5 Your due time at a Regularity Timing Point is based on your ideal intermediate time from the previous Timing Point. For example, if you were 20 seconds early at the previous point, you must carry that earliness through. You will be penalised 0.1 mark for each second early or late.

7.6 The Gold Standard on Regularity Sections not more than ten minutes early or late at any Timing Point.

7.7 There may be a small number of Handling and Manoeuvrability Tests. The instructions for these will be published later. Penalties will be based on class improvement, with the fastest car in each class given zero marks and the others penalised 1 mark per second slower. A Gold Standard will be applied on each test - typically, a time 10% slower than fastest in class.

7.8 A number of Circuit Lap Consistency Tests will be held on race circuits. The idea of these will be to complete two or more laps of a closed circuit in identical times within a permitted window. The penalties on these tests will be one mark lost:

(i) for each second outside the permitted window on the initial lap

(ii) for each second slower or faster than their initial time on each subsequent lap

Failure to complete the correct number of laps (too few or too many) will be deemed an incorrect test, and will incur a penalty of 300 marks.

The Gold Standard for each of these tests will be given in the individual test instructions

REFUELLING, ASSISTANCE, BAULKING

8.1 In places, there will be long distances between filling stations. Although the Organisers will make every effort to ensure that supplies are available, the onus is on competitors to ensure that they obtain the fuel necessary to complete the route, and no claim will be allowed if a station is closed.

Competitors are advised to ensure that they can carry enough fuel for at least 500 km. This figure may be amended later.

8.2 Vehicles must travel under their own power. They must not be towed (except to regain the road), nor transported by road, rail, air or water except where this forms part of the official route. In cases where the vehicle is towed or transported by road no further than the next overnight halt, the penalty will each time be 1,000 marks, plus the maximum penalty at each control passed through or missed. In all other cases, the penalty will normally be exclusion, although the Clerk of the Course may at his discretion and in consultation with the Stewards consider written requests to allow cars which have been towed or transported to qualify as finishers.

8.3 Competitors may only use fuel, oil, tyres, wheels, tools and components which are carried in their own vehicle; or which are supplied to them by other participants in either the Reliability Trial or the 4x4 Adventure Drive, by official sweeper vehicles, or by members of the public with whom they have no connection; or which are purchased from commercial suppliers' premises en route.

8.4 All other organised assistance of any kind is strictly prohibited, and outside the spirit of the event. The only people who may work on a competing vehicle are its own crew; other participants in either the Reliability Trial or the associated 4x4 Adventure Drive; officials of the rally (including the crews of sweeper or rescue 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. Individuals who are members of a crew for part of the event only may not work on competing cars or provide other assistance except during that part of the event.

8.5 The event covers long distances in remote areas. Although it is planned that sweeper vehicles with skilled mechanics, medically trained personnel and emergency equipment will follow the competitors, they may be delayed (for example, by demands on their services) and/or may have to omit some parts of the route. The Organisers do not warrant or make any firm undertaking to provide emergency medical or breakdown assistance. The onus is on competitors to extricate themselves from any difficulties in which they find themselves.

8.6 At some overnight and rest halts, between the Main Controls In and Out, cars may be deemed to be in parc fermé; these will be indicated in the Road Book. In these cases, no work may be carried out on competing cars. In places where there is overnight parc fermé, there will be an optional one hour Service Period outside the parking area immediately on arrival or before the restart. If competitors need to work on their vehicle during a rest halt with parc fermé, they must omit the Main Control In, and incur the penalty for this. Vehicles may be pushed on their own wheels into and out of parc fermé, and through controls.

8.7 Cars will normally run in order of Age Category and Class, the oldest first. This means that there will be occasions when vehicles of different ages and performance will be using the same stretch of single track road. It is OBLIGATORY for any competitor who is caught by another to pull over (stopping completely if necessary). The penalty for failing to do so is 300 marks for a first offence and exclusion for a second.

8.8 Competitors who are substantially delayed during the event, or who choose to deviate from the official itinerary, must inform the Organisers of their whereabouts and safety at the earliest possible moment. All crews must, on finishing or retiring from the event, complete and hand in the official Incident and Damage Declaration form.

START, SIGNING ON, SCRUTINY

9.1 Official Pre-Event Scrutineering will be available to competitors at or close to the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on Sunday 12 August, during the Inca Trail briefing weekend. Vehicles scrutineered here will be subject to a brief check at Final Scrutineering, to ensure that no changes have been made. If the Scrutineers require, they may then be subject to further full scrutiny.

9.2 Final Scrutineering will take place at Fort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, on Friday 5 October. Signing On will take place at the adjacent Hotel Sofitel Rio Palace on the same day.

9.3 The event will start from Fort Copacabana at 07:00 on Saturday 6 October. Cars will start at one minute intervals.

A full programme will be published nearer the event.

PENALTIES

10.1 Penalties will be expressed in marks, as follows:

(a) Missing a Main Control altogether: 5,000 marks

(b) Visiting a Main Control after maximum permitted lateness: 1,200 marks

(c) Maximum penalty at any one Time Control, incurred for missing altogether; visiting after maximum permitted lateness; wrong approach and/or departure; turning round in control; visiting more than once; etc: 1,200 marks

(d) Maximum penalty at any one Passage Control, Regularity Start Control or Secret Check, incurred for not having proper record of passage; wrong approach and/or departure; turning round in control; visiting more than once; etc: 300 marks

(e) Per minute early at a Main or Time Control: 20 marks (NB this is cumulative, and applies at successive controls)

(f) Per minute late at a Main or Time Control: 10 marks

(g) Completing a road section in less than 75% of the time allowed: 300 marks

(h) Per second early or late at a Regularity Timing Point: 0.1 mark

(i) Maximum penalty at a Regularity Timing Point , including not visiting, wrong approach and/or departure, turning round in control, visiting more than once, etc: 60 marks

(j) Not complying with other requirements of the Road Book and other written instructions, or with a reasonable verbal instruction given by an official : 300 marks

(k) Breach of driving law reported by official or police: 300 marks

(l) Avoidably baulking or obstructing another competitor, if reported by an official: 300 marks

(m) Vehicle moved to next overnight halt other than by its own power, its crew or gravity, except to regain the road: 1,000 marks per offence, plus maximum for any control passed through

10.2 A penalty of exclusion will apply to the following:

(n) Dangerous driving reported by an official or the police

(o) Car unsafe, illegal or badly damaged

(p) Organised assistance, or other breach of Article 8

(q) Practising or reconnoitring

(r) Possession or use of equipment prohibited in these Regulations

(s) Unauthorised change or absence of crew members, or change of vehicle

(t) Loss or defacement of Time Card

(u) Removing or obscuring competition numbers or official advertising

(v) Failure to hand in completed Incident and Damage Declaration form; or to report a serious incident

(w) Second similar offence for (j), (k) or (l) above

(x) Vehicle transported or towed beyond next rest halt

The Clerk of the Course in consultation with the Stewards has the right to impose a lesser penalty, if in his judgement there are extenuating circumstances.

RESULTS, QUERIES, PROTESTS

11.1 Intermediate results will be published during the event. Competitors must check these as soon as possible, and the Organisers reserve the right to refuse to consider protests or queries relating to results more than 24 hours after these are issued.

11.2 Friendly queries relating to the results are welcome. Although competitors have a right to make formal protests to the Stewards of the Meeting against their fellow competitors or the Organisers, they are asked to bear in mind the essentially sporting and friendly nature of the event. The protest fee is £300. The decision of the Stewards of the Meeting will be final.

11.3 To qualify as a Finisher, all crew members and the vehicle must (i) report at the Start and Finish Controls; (ii) report at the restart Main Controls at Lima, Marbella, El Calafate and Buenos Aires; and (iii) not incur a penalty of exclusion.

Article 12

12.1 There will by no overall winner, nor will a General Classification be published.

Medals will be awarded to crews who

(ii) incur no penalties under Article 10.1 (j) to (m) or Article 10.2

Bronze Medals will be awarded to all other medal-qualifying crews

Other awards will be:

Finisher's Plaque, for "making it" and qualifying as a Finisher (see Article 11.3)

12.2 Individual trophies will be as follows

Age Category winners, for the best in each Age Category

Class winners and place awards, based on one trophy per three crews in the class (1-3 cars, 1st only; 4-6 cars, 1st & 2nd; etc); not given to Age Category award winners

Ladies' Rose Bowl: for the best all-lady crew; if no all-lady crew finishes, this will be awarded to the best lady nominated as first driver; failing that to the best mixed crew completing the whole event.

Charity Shield: for the crew or individual on the Reliability Trial or the 4x4 Adventure Drive raising the biggest sum for one or more registered charities

Veteran's Vase: for the oldest car to qualify as a Finisher

Spirit of Adventure Trophy: for overcoming great odds

Good Samaritan Award: for unselfishly helping others

Nationality Awards: to the best crew from each country who are both/all resident in that country

Marque Awards: for the best performance in each make of car of which three or more examples start

12.3 Team trophies will be given to

the best National Team;
the best Marque Team;
the best Club Team; and
the best Prewar Team of any kind, of three vehicles in Age Category A, not winners of one of the above.

If more than three teams in any category are entered, second-placed teams will receive awards; if more than five, third-placed teams will receive awards. For each team prize, six indvidual trophies will be given.

12.4 The event will be divided into Sectors, as follows:

Rio - Lima

Lima - Marbella

Marbella - El Calafate

El Calafate - Rio

For each Sector, prizes will be awarded to Age Category winners, and Class winners and places, as per the overall awards list above; and to the Most Deserving Crew.

12.5 For all awards except where shown, second drivers and additional crew members will receive medals, ribands and replica trophies, as appropriate. Only one award per crew ‘seat’ in each car will be made; no allowance will be made for crew changes during the event.

INTERPRETATION AND ADJUDICATION

13.1 "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.

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

13.3 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.

13.4 Stewards will be appointed by the FIA and by each of the national motor sporting bodies (ASNs) of the countries passed through who shall have powers to adjudicate in any dispute concerning the penalisation classification and protests of competitors through infringement of these Regulations or of other instructions to be issued. The decision of the Stewards in these matters shall be final. In all other cases of uncertainty or dispute over the interpretation of the Regulations or their application to any occurrence, the decision of the Organisers shall be final and binding.

13.5 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.

13.6 All sums of money are expressed in pounds sterling.

13.7 Any amendment or any additional provision to these Regulations will be announced by dated and numbered bulletins, and will form an integral part of these Regulations. Any bulletin issued after the beginning of Signing On will be posted on the Official Notice Board and will be 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