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CARS General Competition Rules and National Rally Regulations Canadian Association of Rallysport Canadian Association of Rallysport CARS General Competition Rules and National Rally Regulations 2016 For additional information please contact the CARS office. CARS Office Box 300 Turner Valley, Alberta CANADA T0L 2A0 1-855-640-6444 (toll free) Email: [email protected] www.carsrally.ca Affiliated with ASN Canada FIA 281 North Service Road West, Suite A21 Oakville, ON L6M 2V6 905-403-9000 905-815-8771 (fax) www.asncanada.com These regulations are intended to assist in the conduct of competitions and to further general safety. They are a guide and in no way guarantee against injury or death to participants, spectators or others. No express or implied warranties of safety or fitness for a particular purpose shall be intended or result from publication or compliance with these regulations. By participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have agreed to be bound by these GCRs and Regulations. Copies of this book are available from the CARS Office for $20.00 CDN per copy. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from CARS. Publishing Date: January, 2016 LEGEND Revisions and additions made since the last edition are shown thusly. Note the bar in the margin. Deletions made since the last edition are shown thusly. The text has been left in place for your information only and will not appear in the next issue. ii 2016 Canadian Association of Rallysport 2016 CARS Contacts Board Contacts: President: John Hall 780-720-3100 5020 Ceylon Close Sherwood Park, AB [email protected] T8H 0H5 Atlantic Region Director: Clarke Paynter 902-435-3948 Atlantic Region Motor Sports 117 Richardson Drive http://www.armsinc.ca Dartmouth, NS [email protected] B2Z 1S4 Quebec Region Director: Maxime Méconse [email protected] Rallye Sport Québec C.P. 37502 http://www.rsq.qc.ca Carrefour Grande Côte Saint-Eustache, PQ J7P 5N2 Ontario Region Director: Peter Watt [email protected] Rally Sport Ontario http://www.rallysport.on.ca Prairie Region Director: Chris Kremer 403-477-3394 Rally West 2207-115 Prestwick Villas SE http://www.rallywest.com Calgary, AB [email protected] T2Z 4P7 BC Region Director: Martin Burnley 250-766-4368 Rally Pacific Motorsports 15892 Carrs Landing Road http://www.rallybc.com Lake Country, BC. [email protected] V4V 1C4 Extended Board Members: National Series Manager: Terry Epp Phone/Fax: 905-640-4582 [email protected] Competitor Representative: TBD [email protected] National Organizers’ Representative: Ross Wood [email protected] Technical Director: Warren Haywood [email protected] Staff: Office Manager: Debbie Dyer 855-640-6444 Box 300 Turner Valley, AB [email protected] T0L 2A0 Support Personnel: Medical Delegate: Dr. Robert Labrie Fax: 418-246-3325 Seed List/ Lifetime Standings: George Dewar [email protected] Translator: Pierre Racine [email protected] iii 2016 Canadian Association of Rallysport 2016 Canadian Rally Championship "Diamond Jubilee of the CRC 60th year: be part of the legend” February 5 - 6 Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki CRPN Maniwaki, Québec www.rallyperceneige.com Patrick Rainville 819-663-5546 [email protected] May 28 - 29 Rocky Mountain Rally CSCC Invermere, British Columbia www.rockymountainrally.com Keith Morison 403-510-5689 [email protected] July 1 - 3 Rallye Baie des Chaleurs CRAB New Richmond, Québec www.rallyebdc.com Jean-François Guité 418-392-3544 [email protected] September 8 - 10 Rallye Défi CASDI Ste-Agathe, Québec www.rallyedefi.com B.Gilles Lacroix 514-947-7597 [email protected] September 30 - October 1 Pacific Forest Rally WCRA Merritt, British Columbia www.pacificforestrally.com Paul Westwick 604-617-4132 [email protected] November 25 - 26 Rally of the Tall Pines MLRC Bancroft, Ontario www.tallpinesrally.com Ian Wright 416-606-5141 [email protected] Big White Winter Rally WCRA Kelowna, British Columbia To be confirmed * www.bigwhiterally.com December 3 - 4 Keith Morison 403-510-5689 [email protected] *Date of Big White Winter Rally is not final as it is likely that the organizers will move the date to December 10 - 11. All CRC events are also part of the North America Rally Cup (NARC) This schedule is subject to change. iv 2016 CARS Vision The vision of the Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) is for the motorsport of rally to be growing, inclusive and professional, widely understood and supported by competitors, volunteers, communities, government agencies and corporate partners/sponsors. CARS Mission The mission of the Canadian Association of RallySport is to support & promote the motorsport of rallying within Canada. CARS is a not-for-profit corporation with authority over Rally Sport activities in Canada and is affiliated with ASN Canada FIA. The CARS executive represent rally clubs in Canada through five elected regional Directors and a President. CARS works with the five Canadian regions, the clubs as well as event organizers to provide a framework for safe and effective competition with a consistent set of regulations and infrastructure for rallying events held in Canada. Cars Code of Conduct All CARS clubs' members and all participants in CARS events shall conduct themselves according to the highest standards of behaviour and sportsmanship and in a manner that shall not be prejudicial to the interests and the reputation of CARS or its Regions or of motorsport generally. Failure to do so shall be deemed a breach of the CARS GCRs and may result in penalties being applied. The purpose of this document is to provide a clear statement of the beliefs, expectations and ideals of CARS. In addition to any precepts provided in CARS Rules and Regulations, Bylaws or other Policies or those of its Regions, the following specific statements further delineate principles of individual conduct that CARS believes should be exemplified: 1. All participants in CARS sanctioned activities shall be bound by this Code of Conduct; 2. All participants in CARS sanctioned activities shall accept that motorsport can be dangerous and entails inherent risks; 3. All participants in CARS sanctioned activities shall be treated with consideration and respect; 4. All participants in CARS sanctioned activities shall endeavor to portray a positive image of rallysport through their exemplary driving habits; 5. All competitors in CARS sanctioned events shall assure that their vehicle complies with the regulations of the event and the class that it is registered for and that their vehicle is presented in roadworthy condition; 6. Participants in CARS sanctioned events shall not knowingly place themselves or others in a position of undue risk. Consideration of safety shall be placed before competitive goals; 7. CARS members shall pledge to demonstrate in their actions care and concern for the environment; 8. All CARS members shall strive to set exemplary standards of behaviour as they are all ambassadors for rallysport. v 2016 Rule Change Guidelines General Outlines: A rule change may be proposed at any time throughout the year and may come from someone in the sport, the Administrative or Technical rules committee, an organizer, a CARS official or the CARS Board. Once a rule change proposal is made, the proposal, by its nature, is directed to either the Administrative or Technical rules committee and that committee will review the proposal. The proposal will go through various levels of discussion, translations and inputs from various groups which are stakeholders in our sport before the Board of Directors makes a final decision on the proposal. If the proposal is accepted, the rule change will likely take effect the following calendar year unless i) a CARS bulletin is issued or ii) a later effective date is attached to give the sport a sufficient lead time to prepare for the change in the regulations. Process for Submission: 1. The proposal, in either English or French, should be sent via email to the Chair of either the Administrative or Technical rules committee depending upon the nature of the rule change request. If not sure copy both and CARS Office. 2. Your proposal should be worded as it should appear in the published regulations complete with regulation number. 3. The proposal should include a concise rationale outlining the reasons why the rule change is needed. 4. All rule change proposals should be dated and include the name of the person making the rule change proposal. vi 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS CARS GENERAL COMPETITION RULES (RALLY GCRS) .................................................................................................................. 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 NATIONAL CONTROL OF COMPETITION ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 CARS RALLY GENERAL COMPETITION RULES ................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 INTERPRETATION OF RULES ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.4 EXERCISE OF THE POWERS OF CARS ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.5 NOTICES