Download: 2010 Italian Connection Touring Assembly SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
1. THE EVENT
The event will be known as the “Italian Connection Touring Assembly”, hereafter referred to as “The Event”, and will be run as a multi-club Touring Assembly on public roads in NSW and Victoria from Friday 21 May, 2010 to Sunday 23 May, 2010.
The Event will be conducted under the National Competition Rules (NCR) of the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA), these Supplementary Regulations and any further Regulations/Instructions which may be issued by the organizers.
The AASA Permit Number authorising this event, which will be displayed at the start, will be notified in Further Instructions.
2. SCHEDULE OF DATES
Entries Open: On issuing of these Supplementary Regulations
Entries Close 31 March 2010
Compulsory crew briefing 7.30am Friday 21 May, 2010
Overnight stops Friday 21 May Gundagai, NSW.
Saturday 22 May Myrtleford, Vic.
Finish of Event Lygon Street, Carlton, Vic. from 2.30pm Sunday 23 May 2010.
3. THE ORGANISERS
The event will be organised and promoted by International Media Communications Pty. Ltd., PO Box 917, Spit Junction, NSW 2008
Phone (02) 9960 1733, Fax (02) 9960 1744
The Organising Committee who will oversee the event consists of:
EVENT PROMOTER Robert Gunn
International Media Communications P/L
P.O. Box 917, Spit Junction, NSW 2008.
CLERK OF COURSE Jeff Whitten
P.O. Box 784
Waldara 3676
Phone (03) 5722 1250
EVENT CHECKER/STEWARD
Peter Whitten
P.O. Box 784
Wangaratta 3676
EVENT SECRETARY Laini Gunn
P.O. Box 917,
Spit Junction, 2008
4. CREW ELIGIBILITY
4.1 The entrant and at least one crew member must hold a current AASA licence and be a current financial member of a recognised car club. Competitors will be able to purchase AASA licences prior to the start.
4.2 The driver of the vehicle must hold a current, valid civil driver’s licence. Any crew member may drive but to do so must hold a current valid civil driving licence that permits driving on public roads without the need for supervision. Crew members under the age of 18 years must have written consent of a parent or legal guardian to enter and participate in the event.
4.3 A crew in a motor vehicle may consist of two or more people up to the legal carrying capacity of the vehicle.
5. VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY
5.1 The event is open to any four wheeled motor vehicle, preferably of Italian manufacture, and of any age.
5.2 All motor vehicles must be registered, road legal and roadworthy. They must be, as a minimum, capable of maintaining the posted speed limits on major highways or freeways (eg: 110 km/h.)
5.3 All vehicles must be equipped with a seat belt for each occupant.
5.4 GPS or similar systems fitted to or carried in competing vehicles are specifically prohibited.
5.5 Additional mechanical or electronic distance recording devices (eg: Terratrip, Brantz, Halda, Monit etc.) while not compulsory, are highly recommended.
5.6 The promoter reserves the right to refuse to accept any motor vehicle which he deems inappropriate or unsuitable for the event.
5.7 Although not compulsory, it is strongly recommended that fire extinguishers of at least 2kg. capacity, a first aid kit and a pair of safety triangles, be carried in competing vehicles.
6. ENTRIES
6.1 The entry fee shall be $1450.00.The entry fee includes Personal Accident insurance for entrants holding a AASA licence.
In addition a meal and motel accommodation package of $850.00 for two people on a twin share basis, and including 3 breakfasts and dinners, will also apply.
It is strongly recommended that participants give consideration to taking out weekly benefits insurance. Ambulance cover is also highly recommended.
The entry fee includes sponsor’s decals, route instructions, some event regalia, plus attendance for 2 persons at the Victory Dinner at Melbourne on Sunday 23 May.
6.2 Additional crew members (up to the legal carrying capacity of the vehicle) will incur an extra fee of $380.00 per person.
Cost of Accommodation and Meals per extra person is $425.00
6.3 An accommodation and meal package at optional extra cost is listed at Clause 17 below and is not included in the basic entry fee.
6.4 By direct funds transfer to:
Robert Gunn Events Pty Ltd – Account No. 1
Bank of Queensland BSB 122-710 A/c No. 20774736
Don’t forget to tell us who you are!
By cheque or money order payable to
Robert Gunn Events Pty Ltd – Account No. 1
and mail with this form to:
Italian Connection Trophy PO Box 917, Spit Junction, NSW 2008
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept credit card payments.
6.5 Entries must be on the official entry form and must be accompanied by full payment by the due dates. All entries must be complete in every detail.
6.6 The field will be limited to the first 40 entries received. The Clerk of Course reserves the right to refuse any entry at his total discretion.
7. STARTING ORDER
Entrants will start at one-minute intervals each day as determined by the Clerk of Course. The field starting order may be rotated at the start of each day’s division.
8. EVENT RUNNING DETAILS
8.1 The Event will be a Touring Assembly for Italian cars and other makes of vehicles, run over 6 divisions totaling 1200 kilometers over three days. The entire route will be on sealed bitumen roads however there may be short distances of unsealed road where roadworks are being carried out. Road conditions will be good to excellent bitumen and will include undulating and mountain roads.
A maximum of two bitumen motorkhana tests will be included in the event. All drivers are required to wear safety helmets during the motorkhana competition.
Passengers may be carried during any motorkhana event provided they are wearing a safety helmet.
Route instructions will be in the form of a simple route chart with distances and instructions in both miles and kilometres given at specific distances eg: 145.20 kilometres/95.60 miles Turn Left towards Canberra etc. The route is not designed to get competitors lost.
8.2 The running schedule is as follows:
The Event will commence in Leichardt, Sydney at a location to be advised on the morning of Friday 21 May, 2010 and finish in Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne, on Sunday afternoon 23 May 2010.
Friday 21 May: Sydney to Gundagai (NSW) 450 kilometres
Saturday 22 May: Gundagai to Myrtleford (Vic.) 410 kilometres
Sunday 23 May: Myrtleford to Melbourne. 356 kilometres
All distances shown above are approximate.
8.3 Although no awards will be decided on “time taken”, to be classed as “finishers”, crews will be expected to complete the course within a maximum time (to be advised).
8.4 Route Instructions and route maps will be available to crews one hour prior to their departure time.
8.5 Route instructions will be in a format that can be easily followed even by novice or first-time competitors, and will be of a route-charted format. Route instructions will be in both miles and kilometres.
8.6 A crew briefing will be held prior to the start to which all entrants must attend. Details of the time and location of crew briefing will be given in Further Instructions which will be issued in the week prior to the start. Further Instructions may be issued orally or in written form by bulletins at the event start and at any point during the duration of the event.
8.7 Civil road regulations and state speed limits must be obeyed by all competitors throughout the event. Blatant disregard of speed limits will incur a warning for a first offence, through to exclusion from the event for further incidents. The organizers may place around the course speed-detecting devices to monitor competitor’s speeds.
8.8 There will be a maximum of two bitumen motorkhana sub-events conducted during the course of the event. Drivers will have two runs of each motorkhana. These will be timed to the second but will not count towards the overall scores.
9. OFFICIAL MAPS
9.1 The organisers will supply the official maps for the event. Other maps, including street directories, may be carried if desired.
10. SCRUTINY
Scrutiny will be carried out prior to the event at a time and location to be notified. Items to be checked are those which relate to basic roadworthiness and safety such as brakes, lights, steering etc.
The following items will be checked at scrutiny:
Driver’s Civil Licence
Car Club Membership Cards
AASA Competition licence
Vehicle Registration papers
(Note: original documents must be produced – photocopies are not
acceptable.)
11. CONTROLS
11.1 Major Controls will be marked by an “M” board
11.2 Passage Controls (checkpoints) will be marked with a “P” board
11.3 To ensure that the correct route is followed, information boards may be placed around the course. In addition, there will be questions asked at specific distances to verify compliance with the route instructions. Competitors are required to write the answers to these questions on the reverse of their road card. Failure to do so will incur a penalty.
11.4 Samples of all control boards used will be on display at the start.
11.5 Crews will be required to stop at all Major Controls and may have odometer readings recorded. Likewise crews will be required to stop and report to all Passage Controls to have progress recorded.
12. AWARDS
Awards will be in the form of trophies and will be described in Further Regulations.
13. SCORING & PENALTIES
Scoring will be as follows:-
All crews will start the event with zero points loss and the crew with the lowest aggregate score recorded at the finish of the event will be declared the winner. In the case of a points tie, crews will not be separated.
TOURING ASSEMBLY:
Missed Major Control – 60 points per instance
Wrong Direction Major Control – 30 points per instance
Missed Passage Control – 30 points per instance
Wrong Direction Passage Control – 15 points per instance
Incorrect or missed information – 10 points per instance
Dangerous entry into a passage or major control - 60 points per instance
Loss of road card – Exclusion
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs while competing – Exclusion
MOTORKHANAS:
Wrong method or wrong direction at motorkhana – 30 points
Hitting flag or cone – 5 sec. per instance
Starting or stopping outside a garage – 5 points
Dangerous driving as deemed by Clerk of Course – Exclusion
14. JUDGES OF FACT
All control officials and observers delegated by the Clerk of Course are deemed to be Judges of Fact of the following:
Direction of entry at their control
Dangerous entry into control
Time of arrival at control.
Crew odometer readings at their control
Motorkhanas
15. ALCOHOL/DRUG POLICY
All competitors are advised that drug and alcohol testing may be carried out
at any time during the event.
No competitor will be permitted to start or to continue in the competition if
found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Random breath tests
may be conducted at any stage during the competition.
16. POSTPONEMENT, ABANDONMENT, CANCELLATION
The Clerk of Course, on behalf of the Organisers, has the right to postpone or cancel the event if in his opinion the entries are insufficient or through reasons of “Force Majeure.”
17. ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is optional.
1. Competitors may make their own arrangements. The organizers can provide a list of accommodation options and contact details, or may take advantage of the accommodation and meal package arranged by the Organisers as follows:
2. Twin share motel or serviced cabin accommodation as selected by the organisers including breakfast and dinner at Gundagai, Myrtleford and Melbourne; $850.00 per crew of 2.
18. CODE OF CONDUCT:
All competitors are reminded of the need for appropriate behaviour during motorsport events. The aim of the event is to provide an enjoyable touring event in sporting or classic motor vehicles, to raise money for worthy charities and at the same time leaving a good impression on the general public. Innapropriate conduct as judged by the Clerk of Course may result in exclusion from the event.
19. PROTESTS:
Protests, if any, must be lodged in accordance with the Clerk of Course within 1 hour of the finish of the event.
