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Rally Guide 10 Rally Guanajuato 2021 Rally Guide 2021 Rally Guanajuato August 12 – 15 2021 www.rallymexico.com INDEX 1. WELCOME .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. History .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.3. Rally Mexico Winners ...................................................................................................... 7 1.4. Rally Guanajuato México - 2020 Edition ......................................................................... 8 2. CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1. Permanent Contact Details .............................................................................................. 9 2.2. Rally Secretariat & HQ................................................................................................... 10 2.3. Media Contacts .............................................................................................................. 10 3. PROVISIONAL RALLY PROGRAM AND CRITICAL DEADLINES ......................................................... 11 3.1. Schedule Before the Rally ............................................................................................. 11 3.2. Schedule During the Rally ............................................................................................. 12 4. ENTRY DETAILS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1. Titles for which the Rally Counts ................................................................................... 13 4.2. Criteria for Acceptance of Entries .................................................................................. 13 4.3. Entry Fees ..................................................................................................................... 14 4.4. Entry Packages .............................................................................................................. 15 5. SERVICE PARK ....................................................................................................................................... 16 5.1. Locations ....................................................................................................................... 16 5.2. Service Areas ................................................................................................................ 16 5.3. Access to the Service Park ............................................................................................ 16 5.4. Security and Medical Services ...................................................................................... 16 5.5. Promotional Stands ....................................................................................................... 16 6. TWO-WAY RADIOS ................................................................................................................................. 17 7. FUEL / TYRES ........................................................................................................................................ 17 7.1. Refuelling Points ............................................................................................................ 17 8. IMPORT OF VEHICLES AND SPARE PARTS ....................................................................................... 18 8.1. General .......................................................................................................................... 18 9. HOTEL / ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION ...................................................................................... 18 10. RECONNAISSANCE ................................................................................................................................. 19 10.1. Duration and Schedule .................................................................................................. 19 10.2. Registration .................................................................................................................... 19 11. SCRUTINEERING / SEALING AND MARKING ...................................................................................... 19 12. SHAKEDOWN .......................................................................................................................................... 20 12.1. Shakedown Venue ......................................................................................................... 20 12.2. Registration .................................................................................................................... 20 12.3. Test Stage ..................................................................................................................... 20 13. START PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................... 21 14. FINISH PROCEDURE .............................................................................................................................. 21 15. P.R. ACTIVITIES ...................................................................................................................................... 21 16. MEDIA ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 17. PASSES AND PLATES ........................................................................................................................... 22 18. MEDICAL AND SAFETY SERVICE ......................................................................................................... 22 19. LIST OF USEFUL FACTS AND SERVICES ............................................................................................ 23 19.1. México ........................................................................................................................... 23 19.2. León & Guanajuato ........................................................................................................ 23 19.3. Tips from A to Z ............................................................................................................. 24 19.4. Visa Requirements ........................................................................................................ 29 19.5. Useful Tourism Numbers ............................................................................................... 29 19.6. Telephone Dialling ......................................................................................................... 30 19.7. Useful Spanish Words and Phrases .............................................................................. 31 19.8. The Numbers ................................................................................................................. 32 NOTE: This document has no regulatory power – For information only. © Rallymex 2021 Amado Alarcón Rangel (1952 - 2021) In loving memory. 1. WELCOME 1.1. Introduction Dear friends, For the past year, one thing has undoubtedly dominated the lives of most people in the world: the COVID-19 pandemic. An unprecedented challenge for the world, for the Rally community it began by cutting short the 2020 edition of WRC Rally Guanajuato México, leaving us with a nagging sense of dissatisfaction. Pandemic-related problems also meant we could not be on the 2021 WRC calendar, which only deepened our determination to return stronger than ever. As the first step in our comeback, we are proud to present to you the 2021 FIA NACAM Rally Guanajuato. We have worked intensely to make this a memorable, innovative rally. Above all, we have strived to bring our competitors and spectators a high-quality experience, with the same high standards set by ourselves in past years. The rally will count towards both the Mexican National Rally Championship, and the NACAM Rally Championship, and as such, at 151.99 special stage kilometers it will be a much shorter Rally Guanajuato than usual. However, this does not mean a lack of action or excitement: on the contrary, we have several surprises in store. To begin with, SS San Diego, which was new for Sunday in 2020 but couldn’t be run, will be a part of the route in 2021. It contains several kilometers of brand-new, challenging roads with great natural beauty. Also new for this year is a purpose-built spectator-friendly stage called SS Dunas de León. Run inside an open-air mine, it will provide some very spectacular views for spectators and photographers, as well as a completely new and fun experience for crews. Street Stage Guanajuato will, as always, be the first stage of the rally, making for a very colorful and exciting start. As for our Rally Campus and Service Park, this year it will be installed at Parque Guanajuato Bicentenario, an impressive, extremely convenient central location close to the stages, easily accessible and with great facilities. Guanajuato’s fans have been left longing for rally action since March this year, and FIA NACAM Rally Guanajuato is meant to satisfy this urge and leave them wanting even more. Tens of thousands of fans are expected to attend the rally, and we have made preparations
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