Rally Talsi 2004 Nolikums

CONFIRMED APPROVED APPROVED By Mr. A.Berkis By Mr. J.Krastiņš By Mr. G.Zigurs General Secretary of the Latvian Chairman of council of the Chairman of council of the Automobile federation LAF Rally commission LAF Rally- raid commision on ___. ______2010 on ___. ______2010 on ___. ______2010

Latvian Open Rally Championship and Contest, Event 3 Baltic Rally Championship, Event 1 Latvian Rally Championship of Rally-raid, Event 3

International Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” Talsi, may 15., 16., 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Web address of the rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” - WWW.AUTORALLY.LV, WWW.RALLYTALSI.LV Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 2 INTRODUCTION The rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” will be run in compliance with the International Sporting Code of FIA (further – the Code); the Latvian Rally Regulations, the National Sporting Code of LAF General part; the Regulations of the Latvian Rally Championship 2010 (further – the Regulations of the Championship) and in compliance with the Supplementary Regulations (further – the Regulations) of the rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010”. Changes to these Regulations will be announced to all entrants by numbered and dated bulletins (issued by the Organizer or Stewards).

Table of contents

Program of the Rally 1. Description 2. Organization 3. Entries 4. Insurance 5. Advertising 6. Reconnaissance 7. Administrative Check 8. Scrutineering, marking 9. Start of the Rally 10. Running of the Rally 11. Service Park 12. Prize giving 13. Final Check 14. Publication of the Provisional Classification/ Results 15. Protest Appendix 1 Time table Appendix 2 Competitions Relations Officer Appendix 3 “Advertising on the car” Appendix 4 Route location scheme Appendix 5 Entry form Appendix 6 Summary of penalties Appendix 7 Sample of preparing for turbocharger’s marking Appendix 8 Forms of the Scrutineering’s safety equipment Appendix 9 Entry form for Baltic Rally Championship

Regulations are published in Latvian, English and Russian versions. In case of difference decisive is Latvian version of Regulations.

Footnote: The FIA International Sport Code is published in www.fia.com, the translation in Latvian – www.laf.lv The LAF National Sport Code and the Regulations of the Latvian Rally Championship 2010 are published in www.laf.lv Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 3

PROGRAMME AND DEADLINES (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

Opening date for entries: 31.03.2010.

Closing date for entries: 30.04.2010. till 18:00

Entree fee deadline: 10.05.2010. till 18:00

Publication of the starting list of entered crews: 11.05.2010. at 18:00

Issue of the reconnaissance documents and 13.05. from 18:00 till 21:00 Administrative check: 14.05. from 08:00 till 13:00. Reconnaissance: 14.05. from 09:00 till 19:00. 15.05. from 08:00 till 13:00.

Test stage: 14.05. from 18:30 till 21:30. Sealing of Turbo compressors: 14.05. from 21:00 till 23:00 Scrutineering: 15.05. from 6:45 till 13:45. 1st meeting of the Stewards: 15.05.2010. at 14:15 2nd meeting of the Stewards: 15.05.2010. at 23:00 3rd meeting of the Stewards: 16.05.2010. at 17:45

Publication of the official start list: 1st leg – Place: Official Notice Board, in the Rally centre, Time: 15.05. at 15:00. 2nd leg – Place: Official Notice Board, in the Rally centre, Time: 15.05. at 23:30.

Start of the rally from the open-air stage 15.05.2010. at 16:00 Sauleskalns TC0:

Publication of the Classification of the Leg 1: 15.05.2010. at 23:30

Finish of the rally TC 10 (Podium Sauleskalns) 16.05.2010. at 15:50

Prize giving at the open-air stage Sauleskalns 16.05.2010. from 17:00

Final scrutineering: 16.05.2010. from 16:05

Publication of the Provisional 16.05.2010. at 18:00 Classification of the rally: Publication of the Official 16.05.2010. at 18:30 Final Classification:

Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 4 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE RALLY

1.1. The rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” will be run in Latvia, Talsi in May 15-16, 2010.

1.2. The rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” results are counted as: - Latvian Open Rally Championship 2010, event 3; - Baltic Rally Championship, event 1; - Latvian Rally Championship of Rally-raid, event 3.

1.3. LAF permission: The rally has registered in the LAF 2010 Calendar. Rally will be registered in FIA calendar like zone event.

1.4. Rally Centre: The rally centre is placed in the organizer office – hotel “Talsi”, Kareivju street 16, Talsi. During the rally – Hall of Council of district Talsi, Kareivju street 7, Talsi. Hotel “Talsi”, Kareivju street 16, Talsi. Hall of Council of district Talsi, Kareivju street 7, Working-time of the rally cetre: Talsi. Working-time of the rally cetre: 13.05. from 18:00 till 21:00, 15.05. from 13:00 till 23:30, 14.05. from 8:00 till 20:00 16.05. from 08:00 till 19:00.

1.5. Parc Ferme between 1st and 2nd leg - not suitable. 1.6. Technical Start of the rally (PF TC0) - 15.05. at 16:00, in open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. Opening Ceremony – 15.05. from 15:30, the open-air stage “Sauleskalns” Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. 1.6.1. Pre-start area on the open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. All competitors have to arrive to the pre start area according to the time schedule published at the Official Notice Board in Rally Centre 15.05. at 14:30. 1.6.2. “Technical Finish” of the rally (TC 10) 16.05. at 15:50, “Rally Podium Sauleskalns”, the open-air stage “Sauleskalns” Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. 1.7. Final Parc Ferme 16.05. from 15:50 in the open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. Prize giving ceremony - 16.05 from 17:00, the open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. 1.8. Service park: 15.05. from 08:00 till 23:30 and 16.05. from 8:00 till 18:30, in territory “Talce” Ltd., Stendes street 3, Talsi city. 1.9. Route: Overall length – up to 280 km; Number of SS – 9; stages run once- 7; Overall length of SS – up to 100 km (longest SS – up to 39 km, shortest SS – from 1 km); The road surface - gravel. In some SS there are going to be included tarmac surface. The tarmac is not going to exceed 10% of the total length of SS. The Super special Stage SSS3, SSS4 is taking place in stadium with mixed road surface – tarmac, gravel. The rally consists of five sections, Leg 1- Sections 1 and 2, Leg 2 – Sections 3, 4 and 5. Detailed route, timetable, and Control Points are presented in the Road Book. 1.10. Prohibited regions: For drivers, entrants and their representatives from March 15 untill May 13 it is strictly forbidden to be present on roads located in the particular territory of the route (Appendix 4). First established infringement of this rule would be penalized with cash penalty 500 LVL, next established infringement – exclusion from competitions. Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 5 1.11. Official Notice Board is placed in the Rally centre during the rally and the Organizer’s office before rally. 2. ORGANIZATION

2.1. Organizer: Association “RA Motosport”, registration No. 40008124154, Celtnieku street 23, Talsi, Latvia.

2.2. Organizer office: In working days from 09:00 till 18:00, Celtnieku street 23, Talsi, Latvia (mobile: +371 29247514, fax: +371 63237840, e-mail: [email protected])

2.3. Stewards: Chairman of the Steward’s meeting Mr. Gvido Ķirsons (Latvia) Steward Mr. Arnas Paliukenas (Lithuania) Steward Mr. Toomas Diener (Estonia) Secretary of Stewards Mrs. Irena Krastina (Latvia) 2.4. Observer of Rally Commission of the LAF Mr. Andris Zvingevics (Latvia) 2.4.1. Observer of Rally-raid Commission of the LAF Mr. Gabriels Zigurs (Latvia) 2.5. Senior officials: Organizer Mr. Raimonds Stroksh (Latvia) Rally director Mr. Davis Kalnins (Latvia) Clerk of the Course Mr. Eriks Viksne (Latvia) Deputy Clerk of the Course – in the Distance Mr. Kaspars Erkulis (Latvia) Deputy Clerk of the Course – in the Distance Mr. Maris Podins (Latvia) Deputy Clerk of the Course – in the Distance Mr. Ojars Krumins (Latvia) Deputy Clerk of the Course – in the Rally Centre Mrs. Irena Krastina (Latvia) Deputy Clerk of the Course – “Green light” Mr. Janis Lusens (Latvia) Safety Officer Mr. Guntis Citlavs (Latvia) Deputy Safety Officer Mr. Aldis Pilens (Latvia) Deputy Safety Officer Mr. Ivo Akulis (Latvia) Deputy Safety Officer Mr. Uldis Saltans (Latvia) Chief Medical Officer Mr. Janis Smits (Latvia) Chief Scrutineer Mr. Iiro Palmi (Finland) Scrutineer Mr. Girts Auzins (Latvia) Scrutineer Mr. Didzis Moisejs (Latvia) Chief Secretary Mrs. Ilona Gaigale (Latvia) Administrator of the Results system Mr. Andris Rigerts (Latvia) IT administrator Mr. Uldis Grinbergs (Latvia) Chief timekeeper Mr. Juris Aperans (Latvia) Chief of the Press Centre Mr. Viesturs Kundzins (Latvia) Competitor’s relations officer Mr. Gunars Kosojs (Latvia)

3. ENTRIES

3.1. Opening date of entries: 31.03.2010. The duly filled and signed entry form (Appendix 5) must reach the Organizer by fax +371 67551465 or e-mail [email protected] at the least 30.04.2010. at 18:00. If competitor has sent the entry form to the Organizer, but will not take part in this rally, he must to inform the Organizer in writing form. Otherwise LAF will be informed about that for penalizing. Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 6 If the entry form is sent by facsimile or e-mail, the original entry form with a relevant payment document or a letter of guarantee must reach the Organizer at the latest the moment of receiving of reconnaissance documents. Details concerning the co-driver could be specified at administrative check of crew. 3.2. The rally is open for every physical or legal entity holding a valid competitor’s license issued by LAF or other ASN. The entry application will be accepted only if it will be accompanied by a total amount of the entry fee. Signing of the entry means that the entrant allows to the Organizer to publish the declared information in their media channels and press information. 3.3. Maximum number of the entries in rally will be 75, in rally-raid - 10. In case if the Organizer will receive more entries, crews will be selected by opinion of Organizer. It is allowed to participate in the Rally by cars of groups A, N and R by FIA Code Appendix J and national technical regulations of cars of respective national groups, who are divided in classification groups and classes in accordance with the Regulations of the Championship. It is allowed to participate in Rally-raid by cars of groups T; R; N, according to the Latvian Rally-raid championship 2010 Regulations. 3.4. In the rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” is allowed participation for participants who has made a Donation or paid the Entry Fee invoice until 10.05.2010., 18:00. 3.4.1. The Donation 300LVL must be paid until 10.05.2010, 18:00 to the Organizer. The donation could be transferred in the bank account of the Organiser – Association “RA Motosport”, Reg. No. 40008124154, bank: Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka, account LV60LHZB1000154178001, SWIFT: LHZBLV22 or paid in cash directly to the Organiser. The Organiser will not issue the invoice for the donation. 3.4.2 The Entry Fee 300LVL + 63LVL (VAT 21%) – total 363LVL must be paid until 10.05.2010, 18:00 to the Organizer. The Entry Fee could be transferred in the bank account of the Organiser – Association “RA Motosport”, Reg. No. 40008124154, bank: Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka, account LV60LHZB1000154178001, SWIFT: LHZBLV22. The invoice could be ordered with sending of payers details to the e-mail [email protected] till 07.05.2010. 3.4.2 The donation or entry fee (Art. 3.4.1. and 3.4.2.) is set for crews who accept full set of Organizer’s additional advertising. 3.4.3.If the crew refuses to carry Organizer’s additional advertising, entrant must pay double of the entry fee and mark refusal from advertising on their entry form. Advertising on the rally plate and starting numbers are compulsory advertising and refusal from this advertising is impossible. 3.5. In the rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” is allowed participation for participants with single LAF RK Licence in separate offset group “Debut rally cup 4WD” and “Debut rally cup 2WD” from LAF Rallysprint discipline. Participants of this group has to donate - 170 LVL, the donation must be paid until 10.05.2010., 18:00. The donation could be transferred in the bank account of the Organiser – Association “RA Motosport”, Reg. No. 40008124154, bank: Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka, account LV60LHZB1000154178001, SWIFT: LHZBLV22. 3.6. Participants, who are going to take part in Baltic Rally Championship, has to pay Entry Fee 100EUR + 21EUR (VAT 21% included) – total 121EUR (Or this amount in lats (LVL), according to the actual currency rate of Latvian Bank) until 15.10.2010. The Entry Fee could be transferred in the bank account of the Organiser – Association “RA Motosport”, Reg. No. 40008124154, bank: Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka, account LV60LHZB1000154178001, SWIFT: LHZBLV22. The invoice could be ordered with sending of payers details to the e-mail [email protected] till 07.05.2010. 3.7. Entry fees will be refunded: - in case of rally not taking place due to fault of the Organizer – 100%, - in case of rally not taking place due to force majeure - 75%, Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 7 - to applicants whose the entry has not been accepted – 100%, - if entrant cannot start due to force majeure, duly accepted by his parent ASN - 25%.

4. INSURANCE

All competitive cars must hold valid Green Card or insurance of 3rd part liability. Entrants must comply with traffic laws of Republic of Latvia throughout the event.

5. ADVERTISING

Starting numbers, the rally plates and the Organizer’s advertising should be affixed on a competitive car according to the Appendix 3 before scrutineering. A crew will be penalized with prohibition of starting in the rally if the regulation above mentioned would have violated. Crew not allowed changing form or size of the advertising materials without co-ordination with the Organizer. Any crew failing to comply may be subject to a penalty at the discretion of the Stewards. An entrant is allowed to place any advertising in accordance with Latvian Rally Regulations.

6. RECONNAISSANCE

6.1. The reconnaissance documents will be available for competitors at: May 13, from 18:00 till 21:00 and May 14, from 08:00 till 13:00 at the Organizer’s office Hotel “Talsi”, Kareivju street 16, Talsi, Latvia. The Organizer will hand out labels for recce cars and recce cards when an entrant will receive the reconnaissance documents. During receiving of the recce documents, entrants must inform the Organizer on details of the recce car, crew’s mobile phones and accommodation information. During the receiving of the recce documents, entrants must inform about the chosen location in Service Park for crew or groups of crews. 6.2. Reconnaissance is allowed: 14.05.2010. st. No. 1 – 40 from 09:00 till 12:00, SS 5(7); SS 6 st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 12:00 till 15:00 st. No. 1 – 40 from 12:00 till 16:00, SS 9 st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 15:00 till 19:00 st. No. 1 – 40 from 16:00 till 19:00, SS 1(2) st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 09:00 till 12:00 15.05.2010. st. No. 1 – 40 from 08:00 till 09:30, SSS 3 st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 11:30 till 13:00 st. No. 1 – 40 from 09:30 till 10:30, SSS 4 st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 10:30 till 11:30 st. No. 1 – 40 from 10:30 till 12:30, SS 8 st. No. 41 - ...., 201-210 from 08:00 till 10:00 SS 8, SSS3 and SSS4 may be driven twice, on other SS’s passages limit will be three. Fact Judges or special devices will register runs. Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 8 The Organizer has rights to change order of reconnaissance; in this case he must inform entrants at time of receiving the recce documents. 6.3. Restrictions: 6.3.1. It is allowed to use reconnaissance car only complying with Latvian Rally Regulations. 6.3.2. The recce cards must be given to representatives of Organizer or to Police if it is requested. The recce cards should be returned in Rally Centre to a representative of Organizer till 15.05., 13:30., at the same time, the competitor has to show the drivers licence of both drivers. 6.3.3. Crews are not allowed to drive in opposite direction of the rally on the SS, except SS8 and SS9 where parts of SS are located on motorway P128. 6.3.4. Maximum speed limits set by traffic laws - 50 km/h in inhabited locations, 90 km/h outside inhabited locations, if maximum speed limit isn’t lower in accordance with the traffic signs or the Organizer instruction in Road Book. Use of radar detectors is forbidden. Crews must drive in a manner that does not endanger other traffic or cause inconvenience for people living near the stage roads. Crews not allowed driving dangerously or aggressive on the rally route, any in fragment of that rule will be reported to the stewards. 6.3.5. If entrants and crews who have sent or are going to send the entry for participation in the rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” would have needed to be present on roads located in particular strictly forbidden territory of the route before May 14, they must to inform the Organizer and must to obtain a permission in written from the Organizer. 6.3.6 It is allowed to use in reconnaissance tires with summer tread only, according to the road traffic law. Tires like: “for rally use only”; “competition use only”; “for close circuits”; winter tread tires or M+S, tires are not allowed to use in recce time. Breaking this point of regulations will be reported to the stewards for making decision as far as start refusal. 6.4. Keeping to regulations of reconnaissance rules will be controlled by the Organizer and police. Unauthorized early reconnaissance before May 14, 2010 is going to be penalized by cash penalty of 500 LVL. Exceeding of permitted passage’s limit will be penalized complying with the Steward’s decision as far as start refusal. Penalties for infringements concerning to speed limit and other reconnaissance rules are complying with: 1st infringement: cash penalty – 10 LVL for each km/h above speed limit 2nd infringement: cash penalty – 20 LVL for each km/h above speed limit 3rd infringement: in accordance with the Steward’s decision. If infringement is over than 40 km/h (radar measurement) – refusal from Rally. Infringement up to 10 km/h – not penalized. Competitor should sign the actual radar measurement. Organizer has rights to send relevant report to offender’s ASN. 6.5. Following documents are going to be issued by the Organizer crews (together with reconnaissance documents): - Start number set and the rally logo, - Organizer’s advertising and additional advertising, - two labels “Serviss” for service cars, - participant’s and service personnel ID cards.

7. ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 9 7.1. All competitors must arrive to the Administrative checks at the Rally Centre at 13.05. from 18:00 till 21:00 and 14.05. from 8:00 till 13:00. The Administrative checks will take part during the issue of the reconnaissance documents. 7.2. Following documents have to be presented at the administrative check by each crewmember: - For foreign entrants - license issued by ASN, - Entrant’s license and driver’s license, - Driver license for road use, - Green Card or insurance of 3rd part liability, - Registration documents of car. A crew must provide the Organizer with information regarding its service car. 7.3 Competitors cars driving from trailers to scrutineering and service zones should obey to scheme of service zones. Penalty 50 LVL.

8. SCRUTINEERING AND MARKING

8.1. All crews or their representatives and competitive cars must arrive in pre-rally scrutineering in the territory of JSC “Talsu Autotransports”, Talsi, Stendes street 5, in May 15, according with the schedule: from 6:45 – 7:00 Starting No. 201-210 from 7:00 – 8:40 Starting No. 61-75 and „0” from 8:40 – 10:20 Starting No. 41-60 from 10:20 – 12:00 Starting No. 21-40 from 12:00 – 13:40 Starting No. 1-20 8.2. Starting numbers, rally plates and Organizer’s advertising must be affixed on competitive car before pre- rally scrutineering according the Appendix No.3. 8.3. Marking of the gearboxes, differentials and engine’s bloc will be done during scrutineering of the competition cars. 8.4. Following documents should be presented in scrutineering checks: - technical passport, - for cars of groups A and N – homologation, - correctly filled and signed safety equipment form, - annual technical control list or sticker (for cars of registration countries where it is actual), LV car will not allowed to receive it here on this time. 8.5. The sealing of Turbo compressors will take place at 14.05. from 21:00 till 23:00 in the territory of JSC “Talsu Autotransports” Stendes street 3, Talsi.

9. START OF THE RALLY

9.1. Publication of the start list: Leg 1 – 15.05. at 15:00, on Official Notice Board at the Rally Centre, Leg 2 – 15.05. at 23:30, on Official Notice Board at the Rally Centre. 9.2. All fines from recce time must be paid at 15.05. until 13:30 at Rally Centre to a representative of Organizer. Otherwise the Stewards will be informed. 9.3. Start of the rally – Opening Ceremony, May 15, from 15:30, the open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Jaunatnes street, Talsi city. 9.4. Starting interval for each crew is 1 minute.

10. RUNNING OF THE RALLY Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 10

10.1. Crews take time cards of Section 1 in TC0. Crews take the time cards of Section 3 at TC 4B. Crews take the time cards of the Section 2, 4 and 5 at TC 2B, TC 6B and TC8B respectively. There will be grouping after Section 3 and 4 to set new starting times for rest of crews if there are retirements, but no changes in starting order. Regroup is taking place after section 1 to set new starting times for crews on the basis of SS1 (2) results.

10.2. Starting procedure of the SS: Starting procedure of the SS: - Crew takes start position after invitation of the start marshal, - After start marshal would have given sign that correct starting position is taken (40 cm before electronically controlled starting line), the car has to keep still until moment of start. The Crew should follow by themselves to signals of electronically starting system. - starting system shows astronomical time; - Marshals give a time card to co-driver 30 second before the start; - 25 seconds before start electronically display will count time left until start; - On 55-th second 1st red light is switched on, on 56-th second 2nd red light goes on etc., and on 59-th second the last (5th) red light is switched on. On next minute (00 seconds) all five lights go out for the start moment. - False start will be registered by electronic beam, after 5 seconds system will show false start identification. - Final decision for false start would make a marshal of the starting line and would note it in start protocol.

10.2.1. In all cases when it becomes impossible to give a start to the crew with electronically starting system, start will be given according to the Latvian Rally Regulations. 10.3. At the time control TC4A crews are authorized to check-in before target time. 10.4. Identification of officials: Competitor’s relations’ officer - red tabard (photo, phone and schedules of competitor relations officer will be published in Appendix No. 2); Chief Marshall at Control Point- orange tabard with label; Marshals - yellow tabard. 10.5. In the case of an accident where urgent medical attention is required, the crew should immediately display the red “SOS” sign to the following three cars, according to Latvian Rally Regulations. In the case of an accident where immediate medical intervention is not required or if crew stops in SS for any reason and does not continue the rally, the “OK” sign must be clearly shown by a crew’s member to the following three vehicles. 10.6. If the crew retires from the rally, the time card must be given to course-closing car (green car) equipped with green flashing light following the last competitor’s car. Penalty for not delivered time card or not showed retirement reason is 50 LVL. 10.7.Super Rally System on BTA Rally Talsi 2010. In case when crew do not finishes a full distance of a SS in Leg 1, they would receive for each missed SS 5 min penalty plus the SS’ best time in group. If crew retires after last SS of Leg 1, it will receive 5 min penalty in total. Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 11 Consonant articles of Latvian Rally Regulations are not applied during transportation of car to the Service parck in above-mentioned situations. In all cases when participant will crash in Leg 1 but would like to start repeatedly in the Leg 2, they have to obtain the Chief Medical Officer’s and the Scrutineers permission. The Competitor’s relations officer must receive this application till 15.05. at 22:40. The stewards appoint the participant’s starting place in Leg 2. 10.8.According to the regulations of Latvian Rally championship and cup challenge, crews can use only 8 gravel tires on rally “BTA rally Talsi 2010”. On the Supper special stages SSS3 and SSS4 must use gravel tires, which are not included in the amount of those 8 tires. All competitors tires will be marked and checked before sections 1 and 3 start (before TC0 and TC4B), also in Regroup area (after TC6B and TC8B). Due to the reasons of marking quality all competitors must arrive to the TC4B 10 minutes before their starting time. Due to the tires marking procedure of scruteneers, crews must organize uninterrupted access to spare tires and to the outside of the rims.

11.SERVICE AREA

11.1.Servicing, refueling and changing of tires are allowed only within service area alongside the route „TALCE” Ltd, specified in the Road Book. Violation of that rule will be reported to the stewards. 11.2.Entry in the service park „TALCE” Ltd. is allowed only for competition cars and service cars with label “Service” issued by the Organizer and sticker on the windscreen of respective car (only two service cars are allowed for every competitive car). 11.3.Entry in Service Park of additional cars is allowed only after obtaining of the Organizers permissions (fee 30 LVL). These permissions must be stick on the particular car. Cars that are driving or parked in the service area without permission should be penalized with fine until 100 LVL. 11.4.Using of air transport related to a crew anywhere in district of rally is to be confirmed with rally Organizer until closing date for entries. The Air transport Registration Form You can find in “Rally Guide 1”. Organizer might apply additional fee for this permission. The Pilot of the air transport must follow the rulles for air transport in Latvian Rally Regulations. 11.5. At the time of refueling and in service area crews must use a service carpet under the car.

12.PRIZE GIVING

12.1. Prize giving will take place on May 16 from 17:00 in open-air stage “Sauleskalns”, Talsi, Jaunatnes Street. 12.2.The Organizer awards best three crews in each class (group) regarding to the Art. 12.3, if eight or more crews participate at appropriate class (group). The Organizer awards the best team in classification of the Latvian Rally Championship. Organizer and sponsors has rights to give special awards. 12.3. Groups of classification in the Rally „BTA Rally Talsi 2010”: - group A plus (contains WRC, A8, R3, R3D, R3T, L13, L12 accordant to proper class (group) Technical rules); - group 2WD (contains N3, N2, N1, R1, R2(ABC), A7, A6, A5, L11, L10, L9 accordant to proper class (group) Technical rules); - group N4 (contains N4); - Debut rally cup 4WD (contains Rallysprint 4WD and 4WD+ cars); - Debut rally cup 2WD (contains Rallysprint 1600 and 1600+ cars). Latvian Rally Championship cup contest: Rally “BTA Rally Talsi 2010” English version 1.04.2010. 12 - Super 1600 cup; - Latvian Rally Championship Junior`s cup. Groups of Rally-raid “BTA Rally Talsi 2010”: - Rally-raid absolute winner (contains T1, R1, N1, T2). 12.4. Prize giving will take place before confirmation of the Official Classification. If crew has got prize conversely decision of the Steward’s of the meeting commission, they must to return the prize to the Organizer. Prize-winner driver and co-driver must come to the prize giving ceremony obligatory. The crew loses right to receive prize, if they absents the prize giving ceremony. 13. FINAL CHECK

The Scrutineers appoint the crews who accompanied by the Scrutineers must to go to final Technical control after TC10.

14.RESULTS

14.1.The provisional final classification of Leg 1 will be published on the official notice board 15.05. at. 23:30. The provisional final classification will be published on the official notice board 16.05. at 18:00. 14.2.Penalties must be paid in the rally HQ. Cash penalties for infringements at rally time must be paid at the rally secretariat 15 minutes after publishing of provisional results.

15. PROTESTS AND APPEALS

15.1. Entrant has rights to protest decision of the marshals or regarding running, or results of the rally to competitor’s relation officer in terms defined in Championship Regulations Art.11 and 12. Protest must be accompanied with protest fee 100 LVL. If the protest requires dismantling and reassembly of differently parts of the car, the claimant must pay an additional deposit specified in Championship Regulations Art.12.: If a protest requires the dismantling and re-assembly of a clearly defined part of the car (engine, transmission, steering, braking system, electrical installation, bodywork, etc.): 2000 EUR. The expenses incurred in the work and in the transport of the car shall be borne by the claimant if the protest is unfounded, or by the competitor against whom the protest is lodged if it is upheld. If the protest is unfounded, and if the expenses incurred by the protest (scrutineering, transport, etc.) are higher than the amount of the deposit, the difference shall be borne by the claimant. Conversely, if the expenses are less, the difference shall be returned. 15.2. Appeal fee set by Board of LAF for appeal at the National Court of Appeal – 700 LVL.

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