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1. Motorsport South Africa Permit Number

BURGERSDORP 200” BURGERSDORP

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 28 August 2010

Held under the General Competition Rules and Standing Supplementary Regulations (Off Road Racing) of Motorsport South Africa (MSA), FS/NC Regional Circular 03/2010 and these Supplementary Regulations and any Final Instructions which may be issued to competitors.

1. MOTORSPORT SOUTH AFRICA PERMIT NUMBER: … The MSA flag will be used to start the event and will be flown in a prominent position at the finish during the event.

2. SPONSORS, PROMOTERS AND ORGANISERS Organisers Burgersdorp Off-Road Club. Contact: Ronnie Koekemoer Bennie De Klerk George Putter 082 572 7521 083 272 8738 082 826 2826

WEBSITES: www.Burgersdorp.co.za (click on OFF-Road) And http://www.mqoecommission.co.za and www.motorsport.co.za

3. PROGRAM OF EVENTS 07:00 Documentation and Self-Scrutineering open 08:30 Handing in of Self-Scrutineering forms close for Quads 09:00 Quads line up for Start 09:30 Quads depart 12:00 Documentation and Self-Scrutineering close for Motorcycles 12:00 Leading Quad competitors expected to finish 12:30 Time Bar – Quad Racing section closes 12:30 Handing in of Self-Scrutineering forms close for Motorcycles 13:00 Motorcycles line up for Start 13:30 Motorcycles depart 16:00 Leading competitors expected to finish 17:00 Time Bar – Racing section closes 19:00 Posting of Provisional Results 19:30 Final results & Prize Giving

4. EVENT AND STATUS The event will be known as the Burgersdorp 200 Off Road Race and will be held in the Burgersdorp-district. The event will start at the Burgersdorp GOLF COURSE on 28th of August 2010 where documentation will commence and the race will be deemed finished once the results are final. The event will form the 5th round of the 2010 Free State/ Northen Cape Off- Road Racing Championships for Off-Road Motorcycles and Quads.

5. DESCRIPTION OF EVENT Starting order for Racing Section Competitors will start in pairs at intervals of 15 seconds. Starting order: 1) National and regional licence holders for bikes/quads 2) Social bike and quad entries (Ref to par. 3)

Racing Section Motorcycles and Quads The racing section will comprise of a route of ±87 kms. Regional and Senior Competitors will be required to complete two(2) race laps. Social and Silver national license holders have to complete one(1) race lap.

6. CROSSING OF PUBLIC/DISTRICT ROADS As the organiser, we have fully acquainted ourselves with SSR 341 of the MSA Non-Circuit handbook with regards to crossing of public/district roads. We the organisers are also aware and have acquainted ourselves with the provisions of Sec.317 of the Road Traffic Act and confirm that the event officials have been made aware of the above section. By allowing the event to proceed, we accept that all requirements are compiled with and where applicable all relevant permissions are in place.

7. OFFICIALS MSA Steward Club Steward + Environmental - Carel Van Pletzen (C Grade) Clerk of the Course - Peet Potgieter (A Grade) ` Secretary of the Meeting - Tessa Lategan Chief Timekeeper/Scorer - Tessa Lategan/George Hayter Chief Marshal/Route Dir. - Ronnie Koekemoer Environmental Steward Pit Marshall - Steven Lunsden Medics - Quali Care

With the exception of the Stewards of the Meeting and any Observers who may be appointed, all officials and members of the organising committee listed in Art. 2.2 are authorized to assist competitors (in terms of SSR 344 in the MSA Handbook). 8. ELEGIBILITY AND PRE-START REQUIREMENS Competitors All competitors must be in possession of a current, valid National/Regional competition licence endorsed for Off-Road Racing. To score points towards the regional championship, competitors must be in possession of a valid MSA regional licence. Club-licence holders can only compete in novice/silver classes .

All competitors must comply with SSR 325. Eligibility of Vehicles All Motorcycles and Quads must comply with SSR329.

Acquaintance with and Submission to the Rules Competitors attention is drawn to GCR 122.

9. CLASSES Motorcycles Motorcycle Open Two stroke motorcycles with and engine capacity in excess of 251cc And four stroke motorcycles with an engine capacity in excess of 401cc. Motorcycle 250cc Two stroke motorcycles with an engine capacity greater than 201cc but not exceeding 251cc and four stroke motorcycles with an engine capacity greater than 251cc but not exceeding 401cc Motorcycle 200cc Two stroke motorcycles with an engine capacity not exceeding 201cc and four stroke motorcycles with engine capacity not exceeding 251cc Motorsycle Senior Any capacity for competitors 38 years as from 1 January 2010 Once a competitor has entered into this class, he/she has to complete the season in the same class. Quad Open Engine capacity in excess of 451cc four stroke and 301cc two stroke Quad Production Engine capacity not exceeding 450cc four stroke and 300cc two stroke (Stockstandard. only shocks + exhaust allowed). Quad Senior Any capacity for competitors 38 years as from 1 January 2010. Once a competitor has entered into this class, he/she has to complete the season in the same class. Silver One class only for motorcycles and quads

10. ENTRIES General Entries open immediately and close on FRIDAY, 27 AUGUST 2010 at 17:00 by which time properly completed entry forms must be in the hands of the Organisers. Late entries will be accepted at documentation on 28 August 2010, with a “late entry penalty” - donation of 1 Blanket. NO Entry Fees: FREE Donation: BLANKET Faxed/E-Mail Entries Faxed/E-Mail entries will be accepted in accordance with GCR 96. Competitors wishing to enter by fax must fax their entry form to the number given below. Competitors entering by fax are requested to bring their original entry forms to documentation.

FAX NUMBER : 051 6530933 ATT: Georg Putter E-MAIL ADDRESS : [email protected] 11. RACE HEADQUARTERS AND OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD Race Headquarters Race Headquarters will be at the Burgersdorp GOLF CLUB. Official Notice Board The Official Notice Board will be at Race Headquarters at the Burgersdorp GOLF CLUB. 12. DOCUMENTATION AND PRE-EVENT SELF-SCRUTINEERING All competitors will be required to undergo documentation and Self- Scrutineering. See paragraph 3 (on page 1).

Signed Self-Scrutineering forms must be completed by the competitor and handed in by documentation before the start of the race. Any competitor failing to adhere to this rule, will not be scored and will be disqualified from the race.

On return of signed Self-Scrutineering form, the competitor will be issued with the route check card (helmet sticker) to be sticked on the lefthand side of the helmet. Scrutineering “spot-checks” will be done to any vehicle (before the start, during or after the race) by a official and any vehicle which fails to comply with the SSR 352 will be excluded. 13. REFUEL, REFUELLING AND DESIGNATED SERVICE POINTS The refuel and service point will be at the Burgersdorp GOLF CLUB and Refuel vehicle will take marked containers to the point: KAPPOKKRAAL. Refer also to SSR 345. 14. FINISH AND ROUTE CHECK CONTROL CARDS The finish of the event will take the form of a timed control point. The chequered flag will be shown to the leading competitors in all categories. The competitors in each category with the least total time will be declared the winners of the event (See SSR 343).

All competitors will be issued with a route check control card at documentation. Loss of this card may result in the competitor beingclassified as a non-finisher. The onus rests on the competitor to hand in his route check card on completion of the event as laid down in SSR 343.

15.RETIREMENT AND INCIDENT REPORT FORMS Retirement Should a competitor retire from the event he is to immediately notify the nearest radio marshal / official of this fact in writing. Competitors who have retired from the event must proceed to Race Headquarters as soon as possible and hand in their route check card and complete an incident report form. Failure to notify the Organisers in writing on the incident Report Form within one hour of retiring from the event may result in a fine of R1 000 being charged to any competitor found to have safely retired from the event without notifying the Organisers. (See SSR 352). Furthermore failure to comply with the regulation may result in the competitor’s entry being refused by the Organisers for future events. Incident Report Forms All competitors will be issued with an incident Report Form at documentation. This form must be handed to the Organisers either on completion or on retirement from the event. Failure to comply with this regulation will result in the competitor concerned being fined R1 000. Any incidents involving any person or property must be recorded on this form. Should a competitor fail to report any incident involving damage to any person or property on this form in addition to the penalty laid down in SSR 343(i)(l) the competitor may be reported to MSA for further action. In particular, competitors are requested to notify the Organisers of any damaged/broken fences/gates so that the necessary repairs may be carried out.

16. RACING ETIQUETTE AND SAFETY 1. Never go backward on the course or stop on the course. If you think you are not on the route, stop a safe distance next to the road and slowly make your way back a safe distance from the road. 2. You must come to a complete stop at all marshall points and road crossings. No overtaking is allowed between a marshal board and a marshal point, or between a road crossing board and a road crossing. 3. It is the competitor’s reponsibility to give marshals enough time to mark and SCAN his/her vehicle or helmet.

17. COMPETITOR CONDUCT (Refer to SSR 347) Medical Boards In the case of an accident or retirement on route, competitors must display the Medical Board with the applicable side facing oncoming traffic. Injuries In the event of anyone being injured, competitors are obliged to stop and render whatever assistance may be needed. In the case of serious injury do not move the injured competitor unless he is in a dangerous position. The next marshall must be informed as soon as possible in order to summons assistance. Please give the marshall the injured competitors name and competition number and approximate location. When an ambulance is encountered on route it has the right of way all the time.

General The Organizers have been afforded the privilege of staging this event through populated, cultivated and remote areas. Please exercise caution through these areas and where livestock is concerned. Competitors are required to act responsible so that the event can take place in the future. The route may traverse cultivated and grazing land (veldt), when it does, competitors are to stay on the route and away from vegetation. Competitors not found doing so will be excluded from the event and reported to MSA for further disciplinary action. In many places the route may be narrow and dust and mud may be a problem. You should therefore, afford any competitor who has caught up with you every opportunity to overtake. Competitors are requested to be considerate to the landowners when retrieving stranded racing vehicles from the route and to ensure that damage to cultivated and grazing lands is avoided when retrieving their vehicles. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action being taken against the competitor concerned. Abuse of Officials Competitors are responsible for their own behavior and that of family, friends and pit crew. (Refer GCR 172 x).

18. TIME BAR The official Time Bar – will be 12:30 for quads and 17:00 for motorcycles. In terms of SSR 323(D) the Time bar may be extended by the Clerk of the Course should circumstances so dictate.

19. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

(KEEP OFF THE GOLF COURSE – R1,000 FINE)

Every motorcyclist is encouraged to enjoy, to the fullest extent, their race through this country without leaving damaging footprints. Please make use of oil disposal bins where provided. Refuelling at non assisted refuels must take place on the plastic sheeting provided. Competitors must ensure they use environmental mats at assisted refuels. Please ensure that you remove your litter. Noise – Any quad or motorcycle deemed to have excessive decibel readings will be tested and competitors will then have to silence their machines to required levels before being allowed to start the event. It is every competitor’s reponsibility to ensure that their quads or motorcycles comply with the current noise regulations and we urge competitors, team managers and entrants to be aware of this and be their own “policeman”. Avoid unnecessary revving of quads & motorcycles. Keep children at least 10 metres away from start areas and revving quads & motorcycles 20. PENALTIES Refer to SSR 352 for motorcycles and quads. Failure to notify the Organisers of retirement – Fine of R1 000. Refer to Art 15 Failure to hand in an incident Report Form – Fine of R1 000. Refer to Art 15

Reckless Behaviour on the Golf Club premises

21. RESULTS Provisional results will be posted at 17:00 on the Official Notice Board. Subject to no protests being received in terms of GCR 200, these results will become final 30 minutes later. Competitors attention is drawn to Art 13 & 14 of Appendix “R” of the MSA Handbook for protests and appeals. Should there be an unreasonable delay in announcing the results the Stewards of the Meeting may postpone such announcement. Refer to GCR 280(ii).

22. PRIZE GIVING & LUCKY DRAW Prize giving will commence at 19:30 on Saturday, 28 August at the Golf Club. Subject to no protests having been received. 23. AWARDS All awards will be presented to the crew of the vehicle unless the entrant claims the awards in writing upon entering the event. Refer to GCR 281(i). Competitors must be classified as finishers of the event to be eligible for awards which are based on the final results of the event. All awards will be distributed at prize giving. Any competitor who is not present and who has not made a prior arrangement with the Clerk of the Course or Secretary of the Meeting shall forfeit all such awards. Competitors attention is drawn to GCR 280(iii). Class Awards Awards will be awarded to the first three places in each class subject to the class having a minimum of six (6) starters. Finishers Badges Refer to SSR 324. The Organisers reserve the right not to award finishers badges to competitors who fail to hand in an Incident Report Form. 24. RIGHTS OF THE CLERK OF THE COURSE / PROMOTORS AND ORGANISERS The Clerk of the Course reserves the right (subject to the approval of the Stewards of the Meeting) to:

Alter the departure times and route if forced to do so through weather conditions, or for any other reasons; Alter the starting and scoring methods, if it is found necessary to do so. The Promotors / Organisers reserve the right (subject to the approval of MSA) to: Postpone, abandon or cancel the event for reasons of “force majeure” (Refer to GCR 109(iv); Refuse any entry. Refer to GCR’s 99(i) and 100. 25. ACCOMMODATION

SCHOOL HOSTEL FACILITIES Skool Koshuis: 082 569-6013

CAMPING AT BURGERSDORP GOLF CLUB Contact Duncan: 082 751-8585

Burgersdorp Accommodation: www.Burgersdorp.co.za

JUBILEE HOTEL – Special rates Contact Reception: 051 653-1840 14 Double Rooms, 1 Single room All En-Suite R180 per person – breakfast included.

THE NETWORK Contact Rethea: 072 837-6262 Single R150 – Double R220 2010 FREESTATE / NORTHERN CAPE OFF-ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FORM

MSA Lic No: Competition No:

Entry Fee Paid: N/A Date Received:

ENTER YOUR DETAILS BELOW / PLEASE USE BLOCK LETTERS. EVENT: BURGERSDORP 200 – Pick n Pay Comp No: ID NO: CLUB: NAME: CELL NO: SURNAME: FAX NO: Residential Address: E-MAIL:

MEDICAL AID: MEDICAL AID NO: EMERGENCY EMERG CONTACT NO: CONTACT PERSON Motorcycle Quad Make Model Year Capacity VEHICLE DETAILS:

MARK THE APPROPRIATE CLASS BELOW WITH X CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES Motorcycle Motorcycle Motorcycle Motorcycle Quad Quad Quad 200cc 250cc Open Senior Production Open Senior NON CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES Social Social Silver Silver N/A Motorcycle Quad Motorcycle Quad

ENTRY FEE’s :

NO FEE(free): Donation of a BLANKET will be appreciated, Thanks.

I/We have read and understood GCR’s 93, 94, 121 and 122 of the MSA handbook and signify my/our agreement to abide by these rules by signing this entry form. (If under 21, Parental/Legal Guardian must counter sign)

RIDER:______GUARDIAN: ______Signature

GUARDIAN: ______(If under 18 year)

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