Supplementary Regulations for the Musquodoboit Midwinter Car Rally.
Saturday, January 10, 2015, Halifax and Hants Counties, Nova Scotia.
The event will be held under the general competition regulations of the Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) and the Regulations of Atlantic Region Motor Sports Inc. (ARMS). These publications are available from the regional rally director, Cindy Spencer,
rally@armsinc.ca and will be available at the start.
Status: This is the first event in the ARMS/CARS 2015 Navigational Rally Championship.
Presented by: Atlantic Sports Car Club.
P.O. Box 31120, Halifax, NS, B3K 5Y1
Organizers:
Jim Theriault, Ian Pearce
Email:
rally@ascc.ca Registrar: Ian Pearce;
rally@ascc.ca.
Chief Steward: TBA
Route Steward: Ron McKenzie
Control Marshall: Ian Pearce
Scoring: Ian Pearce, Jim Theriault
Start Location: Tri County Community Room. 2nd Level, Sobeys Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. 269 Rte 214, Elmsdale NS. B2S 1K1.
Finish Location: Pizza Delight, Sobeys Mall, Elmsdale Nova Scotia.
269 Rte 214, Elmsdale NS. B2S 1K1.
Approximate length: 224 km, approximately 70% paved.
Schedule: Sat. January 10, 2015
1500hrs Registration opens, Sobeys Elmsdale.
1530hrs Novice Rally School starts.
1600hrs Introduction of Officials and Driver's Briefing; Registration closes.
1630hrs Car 0 starts rally. Experienced first, Novice to follow.
2104hrs Car 0 finishes rally.
2145hrs Approximately: Results and Awards
Classes: Novice and Experienced, classified as per A.R.M.S.
Regional Rally regulations (
http://www.armsinc.ca/documents/rally/rules).
Description: This is a Regional Navex Rally, Novice instructions will be simple involving mostly attention to signs and landmarks as well as measured distances. Experienced instructions will vary. Speeds will be slow to moderate based on population density and weather.
Most of the route is contained on topographic maps 11E3 Shubenacadie, and 11D14 Musquodoboit Harbour.
Entries/Eligibility: Entries must include the entry form & payment (post dated cheques not accepted) Entries may be emailed to the registrar, email address above, or made in person (subject to space limitations) until 1600hrs the day of the event.
Official waiver at the event must be signed by all competitors, failure to do so will result in exclusion. Valid proof of registration, license and insurance must be shown at event registration desk. Any team with members who are under 18 years of age must have a minor participant waiver completed.
Cost: The entry fee is $30.00 per car. Cash or Cheque.
Make cheques payable to Atlantic Sports Car Club.
Awards: Dash plaques for top 3 places in each class.
Scoring: All cars will be penalized 1 (one) point for each minute early or late at any control. Maximum points for missed control, or maximum early/late penalty at a control for this event is 30 points. Time out at controls will be the 00 second mark of the 2nd minute following time in (eg IN: 3:12:40 OUT: 3:14:00) except where spacing of departures is needed.
Maximum Lateness:
Maximum permitted lateness to qualify for check-in at controls will be 30 minutes for the first 2 sections (excluding odometer check), and 45 minutes for subsequent controls except one hour at the final control.
Starting order: A seeded draw will be held for experience class on January 7thth, 2015.
Novice entries will start in order of receipt of registration.
Recommended Equipment:
=Sharp eyes, a clip board, pens, pencils and a calculator (electronic or mental)
=Digital Watch you can set.
=A cell phone, tow rope, and warning triangle in unlikely case of mishap
=Water, blanket, fire extinguisher, and protein bar or similar.
=Snow tires.
=This is a night event. Interior lighting for map reading at night is strongly recommended.
=Working trip odometer.
Please check the ARMS Rallysport Forum at
http://www.armsinc.ca for event updates. Winter weather can have an effect on an event.
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