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RULES FOR 12 CAR CHALLENGE

1. GENERAL
Border Motor Club will organise a 12 Car Rally Championship for 2009/10. Other Motor Clubs may be
invited to take part in each round, but the Championship will only be for Border Motor Club Lincs members.

2. JURISDICTION
Each rally will be organised within the general rules of the RAC MSA, as outlined in the Blue Book. Route
Clearance must be obtained from the Rally Liaison Officer beforehand, and any instructions issued by him
must be complied with. The Organiser will use the service provided by the Official RAC MSA Insurance
Broker for the provision of competitors insurance. Each organiser MUST consult with the Competition
Secretary prior to each event, to ensure that the correct timetable is followed, and that the RAC MSA
Regulations have been complied with.

3. ROUTE
Each event will be no more than 40 miles long, on all types of sealed surface road. White roads; are to be
avoided. Private roads can be used provided a Consent Form is signed by the landowner and vetted by the
Competition Secretary at least two weeks prior to the event. If the start is not to be at arties mill, then
the start location MUST be given in the Newsletter prior. Start Time for Car 1 must not be later than 20.01.
Cars will start at 1 minute intervals. Maps used will generally be 112; but 113, 120 and 121 can be used, if
prior
notice is given. On club nights the finish venue will always be the Arties Mill,unless otherwise stated.

4. NAVIGATION AND TIMING
Navigation can be varied, but pre-plot will not be allowed. Suggested types of navigation include: Numbered
Tulips, Spot Heights, Grid Lines, Six and Eight Figure References, Herringbones; with the start and finish
point shown, and any white roads indicated by dashed lines. If unusual types of navigation are to be used,
e.g. Lenoir, then a brief explanation should be provided. Novice crews should be catered for, either by the
provision of Panic Envelopes, or rejoin points; or both. It should be clearly stated what the penalties are for
missing Controls, Route Checks, opening Panic Envelopes, etc. A method for resolving ties should be
included.
Any timing to be used should be simple Scheduled Timing; using the clubs digital stop watches if possible.
Marshals wrist watches would also be acceptable if checked prior for accuracy.

5. MARSHALLING
It is the Organisers responsibility to arrange marshals; if possible BEFORE the start of the event. The
Organisers must also confer with the Equipment Officer, in sufficient time, to ensure that enough Control
Boards/P.C. Boards are available; and must also ensure that ALL BOARDS ARE BROUGHT BACK.

6. SCORES
1st Driver 10 Points 1st Navigator 10 Points
2nd Driver 6 Points 2nd Navigator 6 Points
3rd Driver 4 Points 3rd Navigator 4 Points
4th Driver 3 Points 4th Navigator 3 Points
5th Driver 2 Points 5th Navigator 2 Points
6th Driver 1 Point 6th Navigator 1 Point

Click below to download a copy of these rules in .pdf format:

RULES07-08.pdf

NEW CLUB STAGE RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2007

The championship is open to all fully paid up members of Border Motor Club.
Competitors can nominate any event they compete on to be a round, up to a
maximum of 6 events; their best 4 scores would then count. Both drivers and
co-drivers would score points based on their class finishing position on any
nominated event.

1st in Class 20 points
2nd in Class 19 points
3rd in Class 18 points
4th in Class 17 points
5th in Class 16 points
6th in Class 15 points
and so on up to
19th in Class 2 points
20th or less in class and starting an event 1 point

It is the competitor’s responsibility to make sure that the competition
secretary is advised of nominated events and that he receives a copy the
results within 2 weeks of the event running.