2016 ARMS REGIONAL NAVEX RALLY
ATLANTIC REGION MOTOR SPORTS
2016 REGIONAL NAVEX RALLY
Sunday, June 12, 2016
The rally will be held under the general competition regulations of the Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) and The Rally regulations of Atlantic Region Motor Sports Inc. (ARMS). These publications are available from the regional rally director, Cindy McCarron, cindy.mccarron@gmail.com and the last updated version will be available at the start.
The organizing club is Bluenose Auto sport Club
P.O. Box 2724 DEPS, Dartmouth N.S. B2W 4R4 <www.bluenoseautosport.ca>
Route Organizer: James Partridge, 426 Town Rd. Falmouth, Hants Co. N.S. B0P 1L0
Email: jpartridge@ns.sympatico.ca
Phone 902 798 4712
Chief Control Marshall: Bill Anwyll
Registrar: Charlotte Partridge
Let us know driver navigator and vehicle,
email <charfp56@hotmail.com>
mail to 426 Town Rd. Falmouth N.S. B0P 1L0
Route Steward: Martin Gillis
Co-Organizer: Bill Anwyll
70 Glencairn Avenue Fall River Nova Scotia B2T 0G9
Senior Steward: TBA
Start: Windsor Curling Club, 174 Gray Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Telephone: 1 902 798 4662
Entries: Pre-registration is encouraged. Those who enter before noon June 10, 2016 will be entered in the seeded draw for start position. Entries will be accepted until 12:00 June 12, 2016.
Schedule: Sunday June 12, 2016
11:00 Registration and Scrutinizing Opens
12:00 Introduction of Officials and Drivers’ Briefing; Registration closes
12:30 Novice Rally School starts
13:00 Car “O” Starts Experienced. Car “O” Novice Starts after the experienced cars leave
16:38 Car “O” Experienced and Novice Finish
18:15 Awards presentation
Description: This event is a Regional Navex Rally, run over paved and mostly good quality roads. Speeds are kept at a maximum of 10 % below posted speed limits. Where no posting can be found the posted limit is presumed to be 80 kph. The instructions are very straightforward for the Novice class and slightly more challenging for Experienced.
All of the route can be found on topographic maps 21 A/16; 21 H/1; 21 H/2
The route is a touring format, leaving Windsor we go through the scenic eastern Valley past Avonport; Gaspereau; and Windsor.
Eligibility: Vehicles must be licensed and insured and posses valid Motor Vehicle Inspection as required in the province of registration.
Regional competitors must show valid current “ARMS” club membership.
Note: all competitors and marshals must sign CARS ASN CANADA FIA Rally waiver at registration before the start or risk disqualification from the results. Valid proof of Vehicle registration and Drivers’ license must be shown at registration. Minor (under 19 in N.S.) participants (drivers and navigators) require the written permission of either parent or guardian.
To qualify as a finisher you must check in to the final control within maximum time limits under your own power, and you must have checked in to 75 % of the remaining placed checkpoints.
Length: 176.56 km. Experienced and Novice
All CP’s are located at the top of the minute.
Scoring: Each of the checkpoints will be timed to the minute. One Penalty Point will be assessed for each minute late to a maximum of 30 per checkpoint.
One penalty point will be assessed for each minute early to a maximum of 15 minutes per checkpoint.
Each checkpoint will have car “0” section, distance and time available upon request.
Car “O” time will include 2 minutes time out at each checkpoint.
Missed checkpoints are assessed 30 points Missed
Exceeding maximum accumulated lateness scores 30 points Max at each CP.
Car “O” times at section ends are assuming all checkpoints are placed.
Improper control procedure 5 points after first warning on route card.
IE: Wrong direction, leaving door open, backing in a control zone, weaving across the road, blocking the road to the normal flow of traffic, or changing direction of travel while within sight of a control.
Entry fee: $20.00 per car Experienced and Novice.
No special equipment is needed to complete the course.
Normal equipment that will come in handy are: pencils; paper; a watch; and a calculator.
Checks made payable to Bluenose Auto sport Club or cash will be accepted until close of registration. Please notify registrar before noon on Friday, as only 5 extra copies of route instructions will be available at the start for each class.
Awards: Dash Plaques to the top three in each class,(Experienced, and Novice.)
Start positions: Experienced, a seeded draw will take place after the close of pre-registration. After that entrants will be accepted on first come first served basis. Novice starting order will be on first come first served basis.
2016 ARMS REGIONAL AUTOSLALOM SERIES, EVENT #1
ATLANTIC REGION MOTOR SPORTS
2016 REGIONAL AUTOSLALOM SERIES
June 05, 2016
General: This event will be held under the ARMS SoloSport General Competition Rules. Copies of the ARMS SoloSport GCRs, entry forms, and preparation point schedule are available at http://www.armsinc.ca. Any amendments to these Supplementary Regulations will be posted on the notice board at Registration on the day of the event. It is the responsibility of each competitor to check for, and adhere to posted changes. The Organizers reserve the right to refuse any entry, modify the schedule, or cancel the event.
Sanction: The event is sanctioned by Atlantic Region Motor Sports Inc. (ARMS) and ASN Canada FIA Inc.
Organizing Club: New Brunswick Sporting Car Club, (NBSCC), PO Box 23018, Saint John, NB, E2J-4M1
Site Location: Long Wharf, Saint John, NB. …Note: Fuel, air, accommodations, and food are available within 1km of the site location. The Hilton is almost touching the course and the cheaper Chateau, Keddy’s, and Howard Johnson’s are also quite close as the event is being held right downtown in Saint John.
Entry Fees: $40.00 per driver, due on day of event. Make cheques payable to: “New Brunswick Sporting Car Club.”
Entrants are asked to complete the Online Pre-registration at http://www.nbscc.org/p/autoslalom.html which will be open (at least) until May 31th to allow NBSCC to preplan the number of entrants. Note that pre-registration date may be extended, please contact organizer to confirm)
Event organizer: Adam Raeburn weirdeh@gmail.com
Event contact: Matt Trivett, solo@nbscc.org
Course Setup: Stacy Chapman NBSCC@nb.sympatico.ca
Timing and Scoring: Art Wood
Registrar: Cheryl Raeburn
Series Steward: Ming Wong
Scrutineering: Troy Clifford
Schedule:
9:00am: Registration
9:00am: Scrutineering
10:30am: Driver’s Meeting
11:00am: Run Group #1 competes / Run Group #3 works
1:00pm(est): Run Group #2 competes / Run Group #1 works
3:00pm(est): Run Group #3 competes / Run Group #2 works
5:00pm(est) Event complete and site cleaned up
Entry Requirements:
∙ Drivers: Must have a valid Provincial driver’s license and a valid club membership card from an ARMS affiliated club.
∙ Vehicles: Must conform to the vehicle eligibility requirements of the current A.R.M.S. SoloSport GCRs. All vehicles (and driver’s personal safety equipment) must be submitted to the Scrutineer and must successfully pass any and all inspections before registration is complete. It is the entrant’s responsibility to properly classify the vehicle and declare all modifications.
∙ Insurance Waiver Form: All drivers, crew & spectators must sign the Organizer’s Insurance Waiver Form in order to enter event site. Registration is not complete until this is done! Minors are required to sign a Minor Release Form and are required to show a properly signed Parental Consent Form (forms are available at http://www.asncanada.com)
∙ Deadline for Entries: Registration will remain open until the last car in the first run group makes its run on the course.
Results: Official results will be posted on the ARMS web site.
Additional Regulations:
∙ All competitors are required to work the event. Qualified replacements may be used as substitutes in worker assignments. However, workers must notify the Chief of Course prior to the substitution. Failure to comply or properly perform assigned duties will result in additional work assignments or disqualification, as executed by the organizers.
∙ Course workers must be on their feet at all times while cars are competing.
∙ While on course, all competition vehicles MUST BE identified by a car number and appropriate car class which must be visible from the timing and scoring area. Cars not meeting this requirement will not be scored.
∙ Upon successfully completing scrutineering inspection, the Scrutineer will provide a mark to be fixed to the exterior of the car for the duration of the event in a place visible to the Starter (upper left corner of the windshield is recommended). Cars must show the Scrutineer’s official mark or they will not be allowed to enter the course.
∙ Items that fail scrutineering inspection (eg. old helmets) may be impounded, and will be returned after the completion of the event.
∙ Regardless of the results of the scrutineering inspection, the entrant/owner is fully responsible for the safety and soundness of the vehicle and equipment, for full and complete disclosure of all modifications, and for properly classifying the vehicle.
∙ Cars must be presented to the starter in order and prior to starting time or forfeit that run (DNS).
Exception: Drivers of cars with mechanical difficulty shall have 10 minutes after the car is scheduled to start, to present the car at the start line. Grid personnel will verify the mechanical difficulty, and will refer the request for a mechanical delay to the Chief Steward in cases where the competitor may gain an unfair advantage by delaying a run, for example changing weather conditions.
∙ Directional pylons (pylons which are laid on their side) are for informational purposes and do not count if hit. Directional pylons placed directly adjacent to a penalty pylon must be obeyed or a DNF will result. Directional pylons not adjacent to a penalty pylon are for informational purposes only and do not result in a DNF if not followed. If a directional pylon displaces a penalty pylon, the pylon penalty will be assessed.
∙ All entrants are expected to be responsible for their own garbage. Please clean up before you leave the site.
∙ A speed limit of 20 Km/h will be enforced at the event site including pre-grid and grid. Tire spins, rapid speed or direction changes, or other “abnormal/unusual” driving techniques are strictly prohibited throughout the event site other than during competition.
∙ Guests of drivers (including children and pets) are allowed anywhere on the event site EXCEPT during active competition. During active competition, children under 12 and pets are not allowed in the grid, staging and course areas. Pets must be leashed at all times.
∙ Drivers are responsible for the actions of their crew and guests. All must sign a waiver to enter the site and be present in the pre-grid, grid, staging and course areas. Waiver forms will be present at the manned entry gate.
∙ The general public (those not directly accompanying drivers) will not be permitted on site (within fenced zone).
∙ Refueling of cars on site may be permitted only when accompanied by an assistant and suitable fire extinguisher. Clean up any spills.
– Mandatory 96db @ 50 ft. limit for all vehicles.
∙ All incidents involving injury and/or property damage occurring on the event site, or felt associated to the event will be reported as soon as possible to the Organizers.
∙ Protests and Appeals shall be referred to the event Steward. Protests may be filed with the Steward and must be accompanied by the appropriate protest fee in cash, or traveler’s checks.
2016 ARMS Regional Autoslalom Regulations:
http://www.armsinc.ca/solosport/documents/
2016 ASN Canada National Autoslalom Regulations:
http://www.asncanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ASN-2016-Autoslalom-Regulations.pdf
Class PAX:
http://solotime.info/pax/rtp2016.html
Please verify your class prior to event if at all possible! We will be on a very tight schedule with a limited registration time. Classing is as follows with PAX (within each class) determining the winner of each of these classes:
· Street/Street-R—SS/AS/BS/CS/DS/ES/FS/GS/HS/SS-R
· Street Touring—STF / STX / STS / STR / STU
· Street Prepared—SSP / ASP / BSP / CSP / DSP / ESP / FSP
· Street Modified—SMF / SM / SSM
· Prepared—XP / CP / DP / EP / FP / GP
· Modified—AM / BM / CM / DM / EM / FM
GT Class Bracket racing for 2016
The revised GT Class rules to reflect the change to bracket racing have been up loaded to the ARMS web site. The link is http://www.armsinc.ca/
2016 Regional Road Racing dates
2016 Regional Road Racing dates
May 29
JUNE 25/26 – for a double race weekend
Aug 21
Sept 18
Oct 9 for the JCM
these are the final dates the July race was moved to make June a double do to the possible lack of competitors and volunteers.
Thanks for now
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James Whitman
ARMS REGIONAL RACE DIRECTOR

