APMSC Monsoon Rally For 4 Wheelers 21 - 22 Aug 2010

ORGANISED BY:
The Andhra Pradesh Motor Sports Club

APPROVED BY
(National Sports Federation recognized by the Government of India)

ANNOUNCEMENT

This rally will run in Time/Speed/Distance (TSD) format on a Non-Cumulative basis, and will be run in compliance with the International Sporting Code of the FIA, National Competition Rules (NCR) of The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and these Supplementary Regulations(SRs).

Modifications, amendments and/or changes to these Supplementary Regulations will be announced only by numbered and dated Competitors Information Bulletins (CIB), issued by the Organiser and  approved by the FMSCI / Stewards.

ACQUAINTANCE WITH & SUBMISSION TO RULES
-    Every person, or group of persons, organizing a competition or taking part therein:
-    Shall be deemed to be acquainted with the National Competition Rules of the FMSCI
-    All competitors must sign the indemnity and declaration, which are enclosed with the Entry form.
-    These are the conditions precedent attached to the submission of entries and taking part in an event and a

ll competitors participating in the meet shall be bound by them and also the rules and regulations hereinafter set out or amendments made thereto.
-    Shall undertake to submit themselves without reserve to the above and to the decisions and the consequences resulting  there from.

ARTICLE 1: PROGRAMME

1.1        Schedule

	Description	Venue	Time and Date
A	Entries open with publication of these Supplementary Regulation	Secunderabad Club	Publication of these regulations
B	Closing of entries	Secunderabad Club	19:00 hrs 20th Aug 10
C	Publication of Starting Order	Secunderabad Club	20:00 hrs  21st Aug 10
D	Document Verification and Pre-event scrutiny	Secunderabad Club	18:00 hrs  21st Aug 10
E	First Stewards’ Meeting	Secunderabad Club	18:00 hrs  21st Aug 10
F	Compulsory Drivers’ Briefing Meeting	Secunderabad Club	19:00 hrs  21st Aug 10
G	Start & Finish of the Rally	Secunderabad Club	9:30 hrs  22nd Aug 10
H	Posting of Provisional Results	Secunderabad Club	13:30 hrs  22nd Aug 10
I	Final Results & Prize Distribution	Secunderabad Club	14:00 hrs 22nd Aug 10

 

 

1.2    Official Notice Board:
Official Notice Board will be located at Rally H.Q.     :    Secunderabad Club, Picket.

1.3     Start  of the Rally :   22nd Aug 10, 09:30 hrs, Secunderabad Club, Picket

 

ARTICLE 2: ORGANISATION

2.1.1      Organisers :    The A.P.M.S.C.

2.1.2    Organising Committee :

Mr.Kirti Narsimhachar
Mr.Madhav Bhoopal   
Mr.Sashidhar
Mr.Srikanth Araza
Mr.Pranav Bhatia
Mr.Zayn Khan
Mr.Satya Srinivas
Mr.Sandeep Dodhiwala
Mr.Suresh Desai
Mr.Mukesh Golecha
Mr.Rathin Mehta

2.1.3     Officials of the meet :

Chief Steward                                      :     Mr.Vinay Asar
Addl. Steward                                      :     Mr.Samir Patel
Club Steward                                       :    Mr.Astad Bokhdawala
Chief Scrutineer                                    :    Mr Satya Srinivas
Assistant Scrutineer (If applicable)           :    --
Clerk of the course                                :    Mr Sandeep Dodhiwala
Secretary of the meet                           :    Mr Srikanth Araza
Competitors’ Relation Officer                   :    Mr. Pranav Bhatia
Results Co-Ordinator                              :    Mr Rathinn Mehta
Chief Marshall                                        :    Mr Mukesh Golecha
Chief Medical Officer (if applicable)            :    --
Chief Safety Officer                                :    --

 

2.2    Rights And Obligations Of The Organisers

2.2.1    The organizer may issue any Competitor Information Bulletins (CIBs) and / or written instructions to competitors at any time with the approval of FMSCI / Stewards.  Written instructions when issued shall be signed by each competitor / entrant as proof of receipt and shall have the same legal force as these supplementary regulations.  All CIBs will be communicated via dated and sequentially numbered bulletins.  These bulletins shall have the force and will constitute an integral part of these regulations and will be posted at the official notice board.  Details of the official notice board should be mentioned in the SR.  As far as possible, the CIBs shall be brought to the notice of the individual competitors.   However it is the responsibility of the competitor and / or entrant to acquaint themselves with the CIBs and / or written instructions posted at the official notice board.

2.2.2    The provisions of the present regulations may only be amended according to Art.66 of the FIA Sporting Code.  The organizing committee and the stewards of the meeting reserve the right to amend the prescriptions of the present regulations according to the circumstances and cases which arise.  Competitors will be informed of any amendments as soon as possible.  Any amendments / additional provisions will be announced by dated and sequentially numbered bulletins which are an integral part of these regulations.  These bulletins will be posted at the official notice boards and will also be directly communicated to the competitors.

2.2.3    The Stewards of the Meeting are empowered to take a decision on any case not covered by the present regulations.

2.2.4    The interpretations of these regulations and decisions regarding any unforeseen circumstances shall rests with the Steward/s of the meeting.

2.2.5    The organizers may at their discretion abandon, cancel or postpone the event in case of unforeseen circumstances as per Art.60 of the FIA Sporting Code.

2.2.6    Under no circumstances will an entry to this event be refused without assigning proper reasons thereof.

2.2.7    The organizers and / or the Clerk of the Course may appoint Judges of Fact, whom have to be named either in the Supplementary Regulations or in a CIB along with a specific duty of what is to be judged.

 

ARTICLE 3: GENERAL CONDITIONS

3.1    Generalities

3.1.1    Status of the event          :  Open

3.1.2    FMSCI Permit No              :  TBA

 

3.2    Route

3.2.1    The Rally runs in and around the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad, there might be a few dirt sections.

3.2.2    The maximum average speed for any section (speed block) of the event will not exceed 45 kmph. This is on grounds of safety. If speeds above this are going to be prescribed then this must be brought to the attention of the FMSCI. The government traffic Speed limit to be respected at all times.        

3.2.3    The Road Book will contain the information regarding the route to be followed and various distances. The location of marshal points WILL NOT be disclosed in the road book.  Only one copy of the Road Book will be made available at the Start Time

3.2.4    Competitors must report at every control in the order and direction in which the controls have been scheduled by the Organisers.  Any infringement may entail exclusion.

 

3.3    Entrant’s Eligibility & Obligations

3.3.1    Any person holding a valid driving and FMSCI Competition license may enter in this event.

3.3.2    The crew may consist of a minimum of TWO and a maximum of THREE
NOTE: If all THREE participants are women they are eligible for ALL WOMENS TEAM Prizes.

3.3.2    A Letter of Authority for the use of the vehicle must be produced from the owner of the vehicle in case the owner is not a member of the crew.

3.3.3    It is compulsory for competitors’ vehicle to have rally cover insurance for the period of the event. Entrants/Drivers’ attention is particularly drawn to the fact the normal motor policies issued in India do not provide cover for motor sports.  Special insurance cover is mandatory.

3.3.4    Under the laws of the country, it is mandatory that any accident out of which a claim may arise be reported to the nearest police station.

 

3.4    Vehicle Eligibility

3.4.1    All the cars must be individual¬ly licensed for the road. USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AS TRIP METERS, Halda etc. are not permitted. Likewise, use of Cellular phones Wireless Communication Sets, Pagers, GPS etc. shall be strictly prohibited under pain of exclusion to be pronounced by Steward of the Meet.

3.4.2    This Event is open to ALL TYPES of four wheelers. Also all four wheelers will run as one class irrespective of their engine capacity.

3.4.3    Only Commercially available fuels which are on sale in fuel stations/ petrol pumps are permitted.

 

3.5    Entries

3.5.1    Entry forms duly filled, confirming to these regulations along with the appropriate Fees must be submitted to the organizers not later than 19:00 hrs on 6th Aug 10.

3.5.2    By the very fact of signing the entry form, the entrant as well as driver submit and bind themselves to resort only to the NCR of the FMSCI.

 

3.6    Entry Fees

3.6.1        Entry fees will be as follows: 

Rs 2000 per Entry

3.7      Starting Order

3.7.1    The Starting Order will be determined by a draw of lots for cars.

3.7.2    Cars will start at two minute/s interval.

 

ARTICLE 4: ENTRANTS OBLIGATIONS

4.1    Document Submission

- Competitors are required to bring: -
- Vehicle Registration Book.
- Tax Book.
- Insurance Cover Note.
- Driving Licence.
- Authority letter from owner of the car if First Driver / Second Driver are not the owner of the car used in rally.
- Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUC)
- Competition licence of FMSCI (Rs.250/- Clubsport TSD Rally licence is minimum requirement upto Open status).
- The Competitors are required to carry all the above documents throughout the Rally.

4.2    Safety

SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER, CO DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS ARE MANDATORY as per RTO regulations. All participants must be seated in seats, which face forward only. (The Bench type side ways seats of Maruti Gypsy, Mahindra Jeep may be retained but must NOT be occupied). The Clerk of the Course or his nominated officials may at their sole discretion exclude a competitor who is deemed unfit for reasons of health or consumption of/under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 

ARTICLE 5: SCRUTINY & BRIEFING MEETING

5.1    The Pre Event scrutiny of the vehicles will be carried out on ------ 18:00 hrs 21st Aug 10, Secunderabad Club, Picket.
Non-attendees may not be allowed to start.

5.2    The briefing meeting will be carried out on ----- 19:00 hrs 21st Aug 10, Secunderabad Club, Picket.  Non-attendees may not be allowed to start.

 

ARTICLE 6: TIME CARD

6.1    A Time card will be issued to each competing crew at the start of Rally. Responsibility for the card rests solely with the crew until it is handed back to an official or marshals of the rally.
Given In the time card, will be following details : -

A)    Competition Number.
B)    Name of the Driver.
C)    Make of the vehicle.
D)    Starting time.
E)    Registration number of the vehicle.

6.2    The specimen sample of time card will be shown to the competitor, he should make the necessary arrangement to carry and protect his time card book through out the event.
At every control, the crew must ensure that the Marshal signs the time card and furthermore (except at passage controls) that time which their time card is handed to and official entered there in. The absence of signature from Control or the failure to hand in the Time Card at any control (time or passage) will entail penalties as per Article No. 11.
Competitors are themselves responsible for presenta¬tion and/or collection of the time card at the various con¬trols and for the accuracy of the entries in the time card. The time card must remain on board of a vehicle, for the duration of the event and must be presented personally by the competitor at all the control points.

6.3    Officials are permitted to modify an entry that they might have made earlier, but in such case they must strike out the original entry, and replace it by a completely new one which must be re-authenticated by a further signature. Any entry which appears to have been tampered with, may be deemed not to have been made and may result in exclusion for the competitor.

6.4     A competitor losing his time card WILL be excluded.

6.5    Time card is a property of the organisers and upon re¬tirement for any reasons whatsoever, MUST be returned to the organisers without delay.

6.6    At every control, the crew must ensure that the time is also entered in the Marshal’s register. This must be signed by the competitor.

6.7    The onus of ensuring that the correct time is entered rest solely on the competitor.

6.8    In case of difference in time noted on the time card and the marshal’s register, the time noted in the Marshal’s register shall be considered final and binding on all competitors.

 

ARTICLE 7: INDEMNITY

All Entrants must sign the Indemnity Declaration along with the Entry Form.

 

ARTICLE 8: INSURANCE (for City rallies it is recommended)

Only during the running of the event, all FMSCI Competition License holders having valid civil driving license are insured for
i) Personal Accident Insurance : Rs.2,00,000/-
ii) Hospitalization benefits : Rs.40,000/-

However, it is strongly advised that all Drivers / Co-Drivers and crew take necessary and adequate additional insurance covers on their own including hospitalization benefits.

All vehicles must have minimum third party insurance and Special Rally cover (with hospitalization benefit), valid for the period of the Rally.

 

ARTICLE 9: ADVERTISING

It is Compulsory to carry Organisers advertisements on the competing vehicles. Competitors are allowed to carry any kind of advertisement on the vehicle provided that:
A: It is authorised by the National Laws and FMSCI regulations
B: It is not likely to cause any offence
C: It is not political or religious in nature

 

ARTICLE 10: CONTROLS & CONTROL PROCEDURE

There will be 2 types of controls: TIME CONTROL and PASSAGE CONTROL

10.1    Time Control:
A Banner with a red background displaying a clock will indicate a time control. Each competitor will stop at these Time Control (T.C.) and present the Time card to the Marshal for entering the time of arrival – which will be noted on the Marshal’s Register and signed by both. The time recorded will be the time of crossing the line by vehicle. The time will be recorded to the seconds. i.e.11 Hrs 37 Min. 03 Sec.

10.2    Passage Control:
A Banner with a red background displaying a stamp sign will indicate a passage control. Each competitor will stop at these controls and present the time card to the marshal who will stamp / sign the same as a proof of the passage of the vehicle at that point.  TIME WILL NOT BE NOTED.

 

ARTICLE 11: PENALTIES

11.1    At Time Control

1minute late :                                             1 minute penalty
1 minute early :                                           5minute penalty
Stopping / zig zag in front of Time Control :    30 minute penalty
Not stopping at Time Contro l:                      30 minute penalty
Missing Time Card :                                      Exclusion
Missing Time Control :                                 30 Minute or Exclusion (if more than 3 missed)
1st Traffic offence :                                    Rs 1,000 penalty
2nd Traffic offence :                                   Exclusion

11.3    At Passage Controls

Missing a contro l:                                       30 minute or EXCLUSION (if more than 3 missed)

Entering a control in WRONG DIRECTION :     30 minute

This rally will run in Time/Speed/Distance format on a Non- Cumulative Basis. The check in time at a Time Control is the check out time. Only in the case of a Re-Start specifically mentioned the restart time at every T.C will be the same minute (or as specified by the marshal)

Example:

Check In Time	Restart Time
11.07.00	11.07
11.07.01	11.07
11.07.59	11.07
11.08.00	11.08

 

ARTICLE 12: PROTEST AND APPEALS

12.1    The time limit for protest against Provisional Results is within 30 minutes after the results are declared on the Official Notice board at the finish venue.

12.2    Any protest must be made in writing and submitted to the COC along with the protest fee.

12.3    Protest fee is Rs 5,000/-.  If the protest is unfounded this amount will not be given back.

12.4    Any ruling by the Stewards shall be final and subject only to the right of appeal as provided for by the NCR of the FMSCI

12.5    The Appeal procedure will be as per the FMSCI’s NCR.  The appeal is Rs.30,000/- with Rs.15,000/- to be paid alongwith intention to appeal and the balance amount with grounds of appeal within 48 hours.

 

ARTICLE 13: RANKING & PRIZES

13.1    Ranking

13.1.1    Competitors will be ranked in ascending order of penalty points incurred by them i.e. person with the least penalty points would be ranked first.

13.1.2    In case of a tie between the competitors who have tied in total Penalties, the same will be resolved as follows:
-    The competitor with MAX NUMBER OF ZERO penalties will be declared as the winner.
-    In spite of this if the TIE is not resolved the competitor with MAX ONE penalty will be declared as the winner.
-    In spite of this if the TIE is not resolved the competitor with MAX TWO penalty will be declared as the winner. .
-    AND SO ON In spite of this, if the tie is not resolved, the tie will be resolved by a draw of lots and the winner will be awarded the Trophy, however the cash prize, if any, will be equally distributed amongst the tied Competitors.

13.2    Prizes & Prizes Distribution

1st Overall TROPHY  
2nd Overall TROPHY
3rd Overall TROPHY
4th Overall TROPHY
5th Overall TROPHY

1st All Women Team TROPHY  
2nd All Women Team TROPHY
3rd All Women Team TROPHY

13.3    The organisers reserve their right to add any number of prizes for this event, till the time of closing of entries. Any such additions shall be informed by way of a bulletin.