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Subject to change

SCCA Land of Lakes Regional Road Rally

 

Regulations (v3, subject to change)

The current SCCA Road Rally Regulations (RRRs), Article 2, D and these Regulations. 

Classes

E - Experts and computers.

L - Journeymen,. Not a newcomer, not an expert.

NTS - New To Sport.

Official Time

Official time for this rally will be synchronized to WWV. A ration and a clock set to WWV will be available at registration. Make sure that your clock is set to the WWV. 

Mileages

A thousands reading electronic odometer with input coming from the driver side front wheel (driven) was used to measure the course.  The route instructions show mileage to the hundredth. It was 45 F and cloudy the day of measurement. If you need more details ask me.

Following the Course

You will get your route instructions when you register, if you have any questions ask before registration closes.

The correct course at each intersection is determined by applying the following priority list in the order shown.

Proceed as directed by the instruction. If an Official Mileage (OM) is given, do that instruction at that mileage.

Follow the Main Road.

The Main road is determined by the following and in this order.

 Onto - When an instruction places you on a road using the term “onto”, follow that road until you execute a subsequent numbered instruction.

 Protection - (the road without a stop or yield sign on it

 Paved - paved over unpaved

 SAP - Straight as Possible

Roads marked "DEAD END" or "NO OUTLET" or obvious driveways do not exist. 

Speeds are shown in the speed column and apply from the first action of the instruction in the same row until the first action in the instruction in the row associated with the next speed.  “SL” means you are in a transit zone and no speed need be maintained.

Text enclosed in quotation marks, such as " 30 M.P.H. ", refers to text on a sign referenced in the instruction. 

 

Information enclosed by quotation marks is found on signs along the course. Signs can be on left or right but you won’t have to look back to read them.

Road Identification will not be precise other than that spelling will be correct.

Information in a route instruction in parentheses shall be considered as helpful or informative but not essential for the completion of the instruction

 

There are several breaks along the way. Gas and restrooms are available. You should have about 20 minutes at each.   We don’t have a sweep car so if you are stranded along the route you will need to call for help or try the nearest farm.  If you get lost or drop out, call or text (952) 381-2759.

Controls

Control zones are areas where timing controls can be located. They are indicated by /0.00 in the left column. Only one timing control will be located in a control zone. The timing line will be identified by an orange control sign on the right side of the road. You will be timed when your front tires pass the sign. DO NOT STOP at the sign. The workers will be located a short distance down the road, and you should stop next to them to get your timing sticker.  Once you get your sticker, you should just continue to the next leg without worrying about being “on time”, that is, just drive the speed limit to the next leg. There are no controls on US, State or County highways. Controls may close 10 minute after the last car due.

Scoring

Scoring will be based on your arrival time at the controls. Penalties will be assessed as follows:

1 point for each 1/100 of a minute early or late at a control 

10 points for stopping within sight of a control.

10 points for TA without valid reason.

200 points (2 minutes) maximum score at any control.

Time Allowances (TA) & Lateness

TAs for proven force majeure are required on all SCCA Road Rallies. No penalty will be assessed for their use. Force majeure TA’s are automatically allowed. Timing allowances must be in increments of 0.10 to 9.90 minutes. What this means is no more TAs without reason and proof. A smartphone or camera can provide acceptable proof. If you find yourself getting late you may take a TA with no reason or proof (like you miss a turn or just get real late) but the penalty for doing so is 10 points. The penalty is low in order to encourage you to take a TA rather than use excessive speed to make up time.

If you find that you are behind schedule at the start of a leg (/0.00), calculate how late you are and enter the appropriate time on a delay form. Add the delay time to your original scheduled time, and leave that point at the new time. Hand in the delay form at the checkpoint. No form, No delay, No Exceptions! If you are more than 10 minutes later than the CZT + your car number, the checkpoint crews will probably be gone. Just keep following the instructions and enjoy the drive. If you stop to help a fellow contestant who is having trouble there is no limit on delay time however someone needs to alert the next control or call the Rally Master so controls are aware. 

Delays, caused by circumstances beyond the competitors’ control, which occur within sight of a control, shall be deemed witnessed by the control crew. To avoid unsafe conditions at or near the timing line, such TAs may be taken for the exact amount of the delay and the rally team shall cross the timing line without “creeping”.  What this means is if you get stuck behind a slow moving vehicle that doesn’t turn off before the control, follow them into the control and ask for an exact delay (TA) equal to your lateness. This is easier than taking a TA and then encountering them again and being forced to take another minute TA.

Should extreme weather conditions exist we will use the Emergency Suspension of On-time Requirement: Run at your own safe pace, measure the course, and claim your calculated time of arrival at each open control. 

Glossary

At - “In the vicinity of” for actions that direct a course of travel; “even with” for other actions, including speed changes, mileage, etc.

Bridge - a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle. There are many different designs that all serve unique purposes and apply to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. When referencing a bridge, the point of reference is the black and yellow diagonal sign at the leading edge of the structure,

Control - The timing line of an open or passage control as identified by a checkpoint sign.

Crossroad - An intersection of exactly four roads from which a road goes to the left, a road goes to the right, and a road goes generally ahead.

Leg - The part of the course from a /0.00 to the next /0.00

NRI - Numbered Route Instruction.

Odometer Check - An area to compare you odometer to the measurement odometer.

OM - Official Mileage.

Paved - A road having a hard surface such as concrete, brick, macadam, etc.

Section - The part of the course between two time of day restarts or the end point.

SL - Speed Limit

Stop - An official octagonal stop sign at which the rally vehicle is obliged to stop.

T - An intersection of exactly three roads having the general shape of the letter T as approached from the base by the contestant.

Transit Zone - A part of a rally route in which there are no timing controls and in which no specific speed need be maintained.

Unpaved - A road having a non-hard surface such as broken stone, gravel, dirt, etc.

Yield - An official triangular yield sign at which the rally vehicle is obliged to yield.

Scorecard & Schedule

Sections start at a specified time of day plus your car number in minutes (TOD). To determine when to start a leg, use the TOD or add the interval times given in the time column to the sum of previous interval times.

Timing slips will contain the official time to get from the start of the leg to the timing control. To determine your correct time, add this number to the time you started to leg.

If you have a TA, write it on your scorecard and add it to the time you started the leg.