Supplemental Regulations 2010[1]

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Gorman Ridge Rally 2010Supplemental Regulations

Published August 6, 2010


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Table of Contents1.EVENT INFORMATION..........................................................................................................................................................................32.OFFICIALS ...........................................................................................................................................................................................33.THE EVENT .........................................................................................................................................................................................34.ENTRIES ..............................................................................................................................................................................................35.ELIGIBLE VEHICLES ............................................................................................................................................................................56.REGISTRATION AND SCRUTINEERING.................................................................................................................................................67.OFFICIAL BULLETINS...........................................................................................................................................................................68.OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARDS .................................................................................................................................................................6

9.RESULTS .............................................................................................................................................................................................610.STAGE NOTES AND RECONNAISSANCE ...........................................................................................................................................611.STARTING INTERVALS.......................................................................................................................................................................612.PRIZE GIVING....................................................................................................................................................................................613.LATE REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................................................614.EMERGENCY PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................................................................7

A. Hospitals......................................................................................................................................................................................7

B. Additional Special Fire Safety Requirements.........................................................................................................................7

15.RESEEDING .......................................................................................................................................................................................716.RACING FUEL AND REFUELING ZONES ............................................................................................................................................717.MAXIMUM PERMITTED LATENESS (MPL) ........................................................................................................................................718.SERVICING ........................................................................................................................................................................................819.AFTER RALLY PARTY .......................................................................................................................................................................820.SPECTATING .....................................................................................................................................................................................821.CAR NUMBERS AND SANCTIONING BODY LOGOS ...........................................................................................................................822.SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................................................................................................823.VOLUNTEERS ....................................................................................................................................................................................924.OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF DISCLAIMER .........................................................................................................................................925.PARTICIPANTACCIDENT INSURANCE.................................................................................................................................................9

26.SUPER RALLY ...................................................................................................................................................................................9A. Eligibility For Restarting Leg 2................................................................................................................................................10

B. Failing to Complete the Final Stage and Super Rally Penalties.......................................................................................10

27.FINAL CHECKS................................................................................................................................................................................1028.APPENDIXASTAGE SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................................................11

28.APPENDIXBMAP ..........................................................................................................................................................................1229.APPENDIXC

-BEST REST SERVICE AREA MAP..............................................................................................................................13

30.APPENDIXD-HUNGRYVALLEY EDISONCAMPGROUNDSERVICEAREAMAP................................................................................13


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1. Event Information

Sanction: This event is sanctioned by the National Auto Sports Association. For moreinformation please contact the NASA web site at www.nasaproracing.com orwww.nasarallysport.com.The Name of the Rally: The Gorman Ridge RallyPromoted by: Creative Edge Events Inc.Date of Event: August 28, 2010

Headquarters Location: Best Rest Inn, Flying J Plaza, 42810 Frazier Mtn. Park Road, FrazierPark, CA (661) 248-2700Championship Information: Round four of the United States Rally Championship(USRallyChampionship.com); round six of the California Rally Series Championship(www.CaliforniaRallySeries.com); round three of the BikeBandit.com CRS Moto ChampionshipNASA Rally Sport Sanction Number is: West 2010-4. This event shall be operated under theNASA Rally Sport General Regulations for Rallies and its Appendices, as amended andmodified by these Supplementary Regulations.

2. Officials

Clerk of the Course: Ray HockerDeputy Clerk of the Course: Brian HamblinNASA Rally Sport Steward: TBASecretary of Meeting: Donna HockerDirector of Volunteers: Stacey HamblinDirector of Safety: Tom HobbsChief Scrutineer: TBACompetition Relations Officer: TBAChief of Scoring: Mike GibeaultChief of Communications: Paula GibeaultOrganizing Committee Members: Donna and Ray Hocker, Brian and Stacey Hamblin.

Address and contact phones (fax) for all matters pertaining to the event are:Creative Edge Events Inc., P.O. Box 1388, Ridgecrest, CA 93556. Phone 760-446-4097 FAX760-874-7977

3. The Event

Venue: The event takes place in the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation AreaLength: Approximately 110 milesNumber of stages:16Miles of special stages: Approximately 60.0 miles.Miles of transits: Approximately 56 miles

Starting Location: Best Rest Inn, Flying J Plaza, 42810 Frazier Mtn. Park Road,Frazier Park, CA (661) 248-2700 at: 11:01 AM, Saturday, August 28.Finish Location: At 10:30 PM, Saturday, August 28 at the final control in front of the Best RestInn.

4. Entries

Entry closes at: 9:00 PM on Friday, August 27.Entry fees paid at the event must be paid in cash. To be valid, entries must be submitted in thecorrect form complete in all details and accompanied by the appropriate fees. Acceptance will


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be at the organizing committees discretion. Organizers reserve the right to refuse any entry inaccordance with the prescribed provisions of the GRRs.

We are doing everything possible to hold down the cost of competition. Unfortunately, many ofthe costs involved with presenting a rally are fixed and independent of the number ofcompetitors entering the event. For this reason, we have developed an Early Entry Rebateprogram that will reward teams that pay their entry fees early. The amount of the rebate isdirectly proportional to the number of entries beyond that required to meet the events basefixed costs. Early Entry Rebate does not apply to RallyMoto entries. Entries paid after August6, 2010 are not eligible for the Early Entry Rebate.

A. Rally Entry $600, Entry payments made at the event must be paid in cash only.

B. RallyMoto Entry $275 received on or before August 6, 2010, $350 if received after August6, 2010. Entry payments made at the event must be paid in cash only.

C. Early Entry Rebate

If your entry is paid in full prior to August 6, 2010 you are eligible for the Early Entry Rebate

based on the number of rally entries actually starting the rally. RallyMoto entries do not applyto these numbers or rebates. Rebates will be paid via check when time cards are handed outon Saturday morning.

Number of Entries Rebate Amount19 or fewer $020 $5021 $7622 $10023 $12024 $14025 $160

26 $17527 $19228 $20729 $22030 or more $230

D. Number of Starters

The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event if less than 15 paid entries are received byAugust 14, 2010.The maximum number of starters will be 50 vehicles. Any additional entriesreceived will be placed on the reserve list in order of receipt.


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E. Competitor Requirements

By submitting the entry forms and/or signing event waivers, Entrants, Drivers, or Riders, andService Crews are acknowledging they understand and accept the NASA Rally Sport GRRsand its relevant appendices, schedules, and these Supplemental Regulations and in particularthe GRR articles pertaining to protests and competitors obligations. Competitors agree to

conduct themselves in a sportsman like manner and within the requirements of the abovestated regulations.

F. License Requirements

All Entrants (driver, co-driver, or rider) must hold a valid membership. NASA membership maybe purchased at the event for $45. All Entrants (driver, co-driver, or rider) must hold a validNASA Rally Sport competition license. NASA RallySport competition licenses may bepurchased at the event for $50. It is recommended that both items be purchase prior to theevent online at nasarallysport.com

G. Vehicle Registration and Insurance Verification Waiver

All competitors are required to complete and sign the NASA Rally Sport Registration andInsurance Waiver during registration. This form warrants that both the race vehicle and servicevehicles have current, valid registration and liability insurance meeting NRS requirements. Italso confirms the competitors understanding that proof of registration and insurance must bekept in/with the vehicle at all times and that not being able to provide these documents upondemand, at any time or location, during or after the rally, will result in my instant disqualificationand removal from the event.

H. Novice Briefing

All competitors who have not previously competed in a rally must attend the special briefing at

9:00-10:00 AM Mandatory Novice Competitor Orientation -Crescent Room of the Best RestInn.

I. Refund Policy

Withdrawal from the event must be done in writing via email to [email protected] or byU.S. Mail to Creative Edge Events, P.O. Box 1388, Ridgecrest, CA 93556. For postal mail thepostmark address will be considered the withdrawal date. All eligible refunds will be returnedafter the rally on 8/30/10. Refunds will be given based on the following:

If the withdrawal is made before 8/9 or if the rally is canceled: full refund on Entry Fee. Withdrawal after 8/9: 75% refund on Entry Fee. Withdrawal after the opening of Registration at 6:00 PM on 8/27: NO REFUNDS.

5. Eligible Vehicles

A. All vehicles shall comply with all the current GRRs unless stated otherwise in thesesupplementary regulations.B. Vehicles will be placed into one or more the following classes:

For the USRC Championship: Open All Wheel Drive, Production All Wheel Drive/GroupN, Open 2 Wheel Drive, Production 2 Wheel Drive.

For the CRS Championship: Open 4 Wheel Drive, CRS-5, CRS-2, CRS GT, and CRSPerformance Stock.


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For RallyMoto: 1) up to 250cc (125 two-stroke); (2) up to 450cc (250 two-stroke); (3)above 450cc - single cylinder; (4) above 450cc - multi-cylinder. Motorcycles withsidecars: (1) up to 250cc (125 two-stroke); (2) up to 450cc (250 two-stroke); (3) above450cc - single cylinder; (4) above 450cc - multi-cylinder. Bikes are to be "enduro" type.Motard variants will be allowed. All bikes must be street legal and licensed.

6. Registration and Scrutineering

Competitors must present themselves at registration for the checking of licenses anddocuments, issuing of any applicable advertising material prior to presenting the car forscrutineering (technical inspection) and for those cars with forced induction engines, restrictorinspection and marking. Cars will not be cleared to compete until all numbers and advertisingrequirements are firmly affixed in the appropriate places on the vehicle.

The location for registration: Crescent Room of the Best Rest Inn from 6:00 PM until 9:00PM.

The location for scrutineering: Front parking lot of the Best Rest Inn from 7:00 PM until9:00 PM.

7. Official Bulletins

Official Bulletins may be issued by the Clerk of the Course or Stewards in accordance with theprovisions of the GRRs.

8. Official Notice Boards

These will be at any of the following locations:During Registration: The Crescent Room of the Best Rest InnAfter Close of Registration: The front lobby of the Best Rest Inn

9. Results

Provisional results will be posted at on the Official Notice Board

10. Stage Notes and Reconnaissance

There will be no organizer prepared stage notes. Teams will have the opportunity to make atwo-pass reconnaissance and may prepare their own notes. The schedule for reconnaissancewill be announced in an official bulletin.

11. Starting Intervals

Because stages are run several time in sequence, the starting interval for the stages , will beone minute. As time allows, or if conditions demand, the interval may be increased to twominutes.

12. Prize Giving

The prize giving will take place on Sunday, August 29 at 9:00 am Awards - Crescent Room, BestRest Inn. Trophies will be awarded to the top 25% in each class.

13. Late Registration

Late Registration and Tech. is available by appointment only with a $25 fee. Call 760-446-4097before August 26 to make an appointment.


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14. Emergency Procedures

It is imperative that all competitors thoroughly acquaint themselves with the EmergencyProcedures in the GRR. Emergency Medical Technicians will be at the start of each of thestages. Standard stage rally procedures apply for on-stage accidents. Remember to use yourRed Cross and O.K. placards appropriately. There will be ham radio operators at the start,finish and blockages. The blockage/ radio locations are noted in the Route Book. To secure thequickest EMT response for a medical emergency, stop at the next closest radio location

indicated in the Route Book.

A. Hospitals

To be determined by responding ALS units. Destination information will be provided by theresponding units.Resources available are:Henry Mayo Hospital, 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, (661) 253-8000Antelope Valley Hospital, Ave J & 15th, Lancaster (661) 949-5000Lancaster Community Hospital, 43830 10th St. West, Lancaster (661) 940-1420Hall Ambulance, (661) 327-4111Fire Station 77, Gorman, (661) 248-5284

B. Additional Special Fire Safety Requirements

To better prepare competitors to prevent a fire, each team must:1. Each competition vehicle must carry on board a shovel suitable for use in extinguishing asmall grass fire. Folding field shovels are acceptable for this requirement.2. At any time a vehicle is forced to stop along a stage, after placing warning triangles, theteam must remove theses items from their vehicle and stand ready to prevent a fire from theirvehicles catalytic converter.

15. Reseeding

Floating reseeds will take place several times during the event. This floating reseeds allowsfaster teams to move up in the starting order for safety reasons. A floating reseed does notalways allow enough time for a team to be place in their precise position on the road based ontheir current position in the event. Use of the floating reseed may slightly increase or decreasethe time allow in a service area for a given team.

16. Racing Fuel and Refueling Zones

Competitors are responsible for providing their own racing fuel. Pump fuel is available near theheadquarters and park entrance. In the Best Rest Hotel parking lot and Hungry Valley servicearea, refueling must be done in the designated refueling zones. Refueling at service stations is

also allowed. If the competitors remain in the car during refueling, the vehicle doors must beopened and the seat belts completely undone.

17. Maximum Permitted Lateness (MPL)

Because several stages are run multiple times and often in both directions, a MaximumPermitted Lateness is therefore necessary to keep the rally on schedule. Teams falling behindschedule are subject to being excluded from the event. Competitors are allowed 15 minutes tofinish each stage and then allowed to accumulate up to a maximum of 15 minutes of additionallateness between MTC's.


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The MPL is calculated by allowing 15 minutes for each stage run since the last MTC and thenadding the fifteen (15) minutes of allowed lateness. Competitors exceeding this total aresubject to being excluded. Therefore, a competitor taking more than 30 minutes to completeany single stage may be excluded from the event. Delays may alter the MPL. The radionetwork will be kept abreast of any changes.

18. Servicing

Service to competitors vehicles by service crews is only permitted at locations defined in theroute book. We have also defined these areas in the service routes, schedules and maps. Withthe route there will be almost constant access between the competitors and service.

19. After Rally Party

Please plan to join us in front of the hotel at the final MTC for liquid refreshments and snacks.

20. Spectating

For safety reasons, spectating at the 2010 Gorman Ridge Rally will be limited to daytime onlyand only one location for the entire event. This location will be the South end of Stages 1, 3, 5,7, and 9. Maps to the spectator area will be available at the Rally Headquarters. All spectatorsmust sign the event waiver and be issued an identification wristband. All minors must beaccompanied by their parent or guardian. All spectators must stay within the designatedspectator area. The event will be stopped or delayed at any time to move or remove spectatorsoutside these designated areas.

21. Car Numbers and Sanctioning Body Logos

The event will issue United States Rally Championship car numbers to all competitors. Pleaseallow space on both front doors as specified in the NASA Rally Sport regulations for thesenumbers and the event identification. All sanctioning body logos and trademarked

identifications other than NASA and NASA Rally Sport, must be covered with an opaquematerial prior to technical inspection. This covering must remain in place throughout the event.A temporary covering is acceptable.

22. Schedule

Wednesday, August 25Posting of Provisional Starting Order based on speed factors

Friday, August 2710:00- 11:00 AM Reconnaissance Registration

11:00 AM- 6:00 PM Reconnaissance6:00- 9:00 PM Registration Crescent Room, Best Rest Inn7:00- 9:00 PM Tech Inspection -Flying J Parking Lot

Saturday, August 28Late Registration* by appointment only with a$25 fee -Crescent Room Best Rest InnLate Tech.* by appointment only with a $25 fee -Flying J Parking Lot9:00- 10:00 AM Mandatory Novice Briefing -Crescent Room, Best Rest Inn10:15 AM Driver's Meeting and Issuing of Time Cards, -hotel front entrance


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11:00 AM First Car starts Leg 1 -hotel front entrance4:00-6:10 Dinner Break -Hotel -Subaru Supported BBQ Dinner6:11 PM First Car starts Leg 2 -hotel front entrance10:00 PM First Car finishes rally and Post Rally Party entrance of hotel.

Sunday, August 299:00 am Awards - Crescent Room, Best Rest Inn

23. Volunteers

We are blessed with a wonderful group of dedicated volunteers that make all our eventspossible. This group includes not only the control crews that you work with but also thecommunication crews and emergency medial teams spread out all over the course. Pleasetake a few moments to step over to them and thank them for their kind assistance. We alsowish to thank all the CRS regulars that have once again come out to help in so manycapacities. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Donna Hocker [email protected] or 760-446-4002 or visit RallyData.com to register as a volunteer online.

24. Official Notification of Disclaimer

Motorsports is dangerous and accidents causing death, bodily injury, disability and propertydamage can and do happen. NASA Rally Sport makes an effort to provide participants with asafe environment for everyone involved. Despite strict rule enforcement and strict ruleadherence, all participants must be aware that their mere presence at an event presents achance of becoming critically or fatally injured, even by no fault of their own. These rules do noguarantee or imply that injuries or death cannot occur. If there are any questions or problemswith these rules and regulations, it is the participants responsibility to immediately contact aNASA Rally Sport office or the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) office prior toparticipating at an event.

25. Participant Accident InsuranceNASA maintains $1,000,000 of excess medical insurance coverage for the benefit of thecompetitors. Explanation: For competitors with health or accident insurance, this coverageprovides an additional $1,000,000 worth of coverage over and above items not covered by thecompetitors health insurance plan. For competitors that do not have their own health oraccident insurance, this insurance provides them with coverage but the competitor isresponsible for the $1,000 deductible. Please contact John Lindsey at [email protected] any questions.

26. Super Rally

In order to award all teams entered in the rally with USRC Championship Points, this event willuse the USRC Super Rally format as defined in the USRC Championship Regulations and asmodified in these Supplemental Regulations. Under the Super Rally format, all competitorsstarting the first stage of Leg 2 will be a finisher if they meet the Super Rally requirements.They will be placed in the final results as finishers after application of all applicable Super Rallypenalties.


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A. Eligibility For Restarting Leg 2

Any crew that has retired from Leg 1 may re-start the Rally from the start of Leg 2. This shallapply to any vehicle that has been excluded on the grounds of exceeding the maximumpermitted lateness or has failed to report to a control, but shall not apply where the car hasbeen excluded for breach of eligibility requirements, traffic infringements, or by the decision ofthe Stewards.The team has to notify Mike Gibeault (Scoring) prior to the first car starting the Leg 2

B. Failing to Complete the Final Stage and Super Rally Penalties

Any crew that retired from the last Leg will be classified after the application of a 5-minute timepenalty added to the fastest time in the competitors class for each missed stage which shallinclude the special stage on which the crew retired. Should retirement occur after the lastspecial stage, the crew will penalized as having missed that last special stage. However, inorder to be classified, their car must meet all the requirements of Section 27 and 28, of theseSupplemental Regulations. All other applicable penalties that have been accrued will beassessed per event regulations.Should there be no finishers in the competitors class, the next lower classs fastest time will beused. Should there be no lower class, the fastest time from the next higher class will be used.

27. Final Checks

At the end of the rally (Final MTC) all competitors must have at least one crewmember presentand their vehicle available for inspection until the provisional results become final. Any teamsfailing to do so may loose their right to score championship points under the Super Rally Rules


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28. Appendix A Stage Schedule

Gorman Ridge Rally 2010as of August 4, 2010

Control 1st Car Stage Transit Time

Number Location Arrives Miles Miles Allowed

MTC 1 Start Leg 1 11:01 AM

ATC 1 Stage1 11:11 AM 2.3 10STC 1 Badger 1 11:13 AM 2.5

ATC 2 Stage 2 11:36 AM 3.0 20

STC 2 Maxey Clock 1 11:38 AM 4.2

ATC 3 Stage 3 12:16 PM 4.2 30

STC 3 Badger 2 12:18 PM 2.5

ATC 4 Stage 4 12:52 PM 3.0 30

STC 4 Maxey Clock 2 12:54 PM 4.2

MTC 2A Hungry Valley Service Out 1:10 PM 2.3 10

MTC 2B Hungry Valley Service Out 1:40 PM 30

ATC 5 Stage 5 1:50 PM 0.7 10

STC 5 North Boundary 1 1:52 PM 3.2

ATC 6 Stage 6 2:17 PM 4.2 20STC 6 Maxey Counter-Clock 1 2:19 PM 4.2

ATC 7 Stage 7 2:57 PM 3.0 30


ATC 8 Stage 8 3:24 PM 4.2 20

STC 8 Maxey Counter-Clock 2 3:26 PM 4.2

ATC 9 Stage 9 3:54 PM 3.0 20


MTC 3A Hotel Service In -Finish Leg 1 4:20 PM 2.3 20

MTC 3B Hotel Service Out -Start Leg 2 6:20 PM 120

ATC 10 Stage 10 6:40 PM 5.0 20STC 10 Wheatfield Powerline 1 6:42 PM 4.3

ATC 10 Stage 11 7:01 PM 1.1 10

STC 11 North Boundary 4 7:03 PM 3.2ATC 12 Stage 12 7:44 PM 4.0 35

STC 12 Wheatfield Powerline 2 7:46 PM 4.3ATC 13 Stage 13 8:04 PM 1.1 10STC 13 North Boundary 5 8:06 PM 3.2

MTC 4A Hungry Valley Service In 8:27 PM 4.0 15MTC 4B Hungry Valley Service Out 8:57 PM 4.3ATC 14 Stage 14 9:07 PM 1.5 10

STC 14 Powerline Wheatfield 1 9:07 PM 3.2ATC 15 Stage 15 9:30 PM 4.0 15

STC15 Badger 3 9:30 PM 2.5ATC 16 Stage 16 9:45 PM 1.1 10STC 16 Powerline Wheatfield 2 9:47 PM 4.3

MTC 5 Hotel -Finish Leg 2 10:25 PM 5.0 30Total Event Mileage 60.7Total Transit Mileage 59.0

Total Event Mileage 119.7


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28. Appendix B Map


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29. Appendix C-Best Rest Service Area Map

30. Appendix D -Hungry Valley Edison Campground Service Area Map

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