MI Yearbook 2014 App

Motorsport Department 34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 Telephone 01 - 677 5628 Fax 01 - 671 0793 email: [email protected] website: www.motorsportireland.com GENERAL COMPETITION RULES This Yearbook is to be used at all times in conjunction with the F.I.A. Yearbook of Automobile Sport. Motorsport Ireland (MI) reserves the right to add, delete or alter these rules, regulations and definitions. Notice of any such amendments will be published in the official Motor Sport Bulletin and/or on the MI website: www.motorsportireland.com which will have the same force as these General Competition Rules and their appendices. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE RULES ARE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REGULATIONS AND DEFINITIONS IN THE APPENDICES TO THIS YEARBOOK Effective 1st January 2016 This 2016 Edition supersedes all previous editions. In the event of a conflict the following priority will apply: International Events: FIA Yearbook, MI GCR's, MI Appendices National Events: MI GCR's, MI Appendices, FIA Yearbook RIAC / Motorsport Ireland All references to RIAC in the context of Motorsport will be taken to include the title “Motorsport Ireland”or MI © The contents of this book are copyright and must not be reproduced without the written permission of Motorsport Ireland. 1 Introduction to 2016 Yearbook Hello and a very warm welcome to the 2016 Motorsport Ireland Yearbook. As usual a lot of detailed work and attention has been applied to ensure the content of the new yearbook is accurate and laid out in a manner that is clear in it’s meaning and easy to work with. Thank you to all of the different committees and other contributors that made this possible. As normal some changes will occur during the year and these will flagged as they happen in the motorsport bulletins and on the MI website. These together with other useful information can be found on www.motorsportireland.com 2015 was a very busy year at Motorsport Ireland. Early in the year we published our Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017. I would like to thank all those who worked many hours, and attended many meetings, to bring this project to publication. Also a sincere thank you to the many delegates that attended, and contributed to, the various regional meetings that took place around the coutry. I feel that it is very important that we plan our future, because like many other aspects of life, motorsport keeps on growing and changing. I would encourage clubs and indeed all our members to read the plan and contribute in whatever way you feel possible to it’s implementation. As part of the plan we appointed a Sports Developement Officer, Art McCarrick, to work with the clubs to further develope our sport. This is the first time we ever had someone working full time in this role, and we feel it is a very important part of the plan. I want to pay tribute to the many people who work very hard to help organise our sport. So many people give of their time freely as volunteers to work on the ground, attend many meetings, and generally contribute to the delivery of a safe and enjoyable sport. I also want to thank all those on the different discipline committees who give so much of their time to grow their particular branch of the sport, and for the experience they bring to it. I would like to emphasise the importance that motorsport plays in the developement of road safety today. It is recognised by the FIA and throughout motorsport internationally that every club can play a very important role locally in many different ways. Here I want to compliment the many clubs and competitors who have got involved with their local schools, and organised information days, social evenings etc. It is very important to show publically how much work we do to ensure safety in all aspects of our sport. As always we continue to develope the Motorsport Ireland website, and a lot of effort is applied to keep information fresh, relevant and up to date. As a sport we have a brilliant forum for discussion and debate in the Competition Advisory Committee meetings, and I would sincerely ask all clubs to ensure that you are represented at these meetings. They are the perfect conduit between the Motorsport Ireland office, committees and the grassroots of the sport, and I would like to see these further develope in the future. Congratulations to all those competotors who have done so well in competitions during 2015 and it is always a pleasure to see Ireland doing well on the international front in addition to our strongly performing home champioships. We would like to thank the Irish Sports Council and the Road Safety Authority for their continued help and support, and we are always working to improve these important links. I would like to compliment Alex Sinclair and the office staff for all the good work that they do for the sport and cost containment is a very important part of that work. We hope to continue this through 2016, and I would encourage everyone to help to ensure our sport prospers in the future. Here’s hoping you all have a safe, enjoyable and successfull 2016. Martin McKenna. President. Motorsport Ireland. 2 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 34 Control Line 20 35 Starting Line 20 36 Finishing Line 20 37 Handicap 20 38 Competitor 20 39 Driver 20 40 Passenger 20 41 Competition Licence 20 & 2.6.1 to 2.6.3 42 Licence Number 20 43 Competitor Register 20 44 Nationality 9.5 MOTORSPORT IRELAND 45 Track Licence 7.4.1 to 7.4.3 & 7.5 THE GENERAL COMPETITION RULES Chapter 3 - Competitions - General Conditions CONTENTS (Cross Reference to International Sporting code 46 Organisation of Competitions 2.1.2 Articles in FIA Yearbook) 47 Official Documents 2.1.3 48 Announcements to be Made on all Official Part 1 - General Principles Documents 2.1.4 49 Acquaintance with and Submission to the General Code of Conduct Rules 1.3 50 Unauthorised Competitions 2.1.5 GCR Code 51 Postponement, Abandonment or No. Ref Cancellation of a Competition 2.1.6 Chapter 1 - General Principles Chapter 4 - Competition Organisation 1 International Control of Automobile 52. Organisers - Competitions 1.1 53 Registration of Clubs - 2 International Sporting Code 1.2, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 54 Recognition of National and 3 National Control of Competitions 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 Local Authorities 3.4 4 The General Competition Rules 1.8 55 Necessary Permission and Approval 3.1 5. Application of These Rules 2.1.1 56 Application for an Organising Permit 3.2 57 Permit Fees - Chapter 2 - Nomenclature & Definitions 58 Waiver of Permit - 59 Supplementary Regulations Main 6. Phraseology 20 Information 3.4 7 FIA 20 60 Alteration of Supplementary Regulations 3.6 8 Grand Prix - 61 Entry 20 & 3.8 9 The Code 1.2 62 Dispute regarding Entry 3.10 10 Recognised Automobile Club/ ASN 20 63 Opening of Entries 3.9 11 Terms - 64 Ineligible Entries - 12. Motorsport Commission - 65 Contents of Entry Form - 13. MI Acknowledged organisations - 66 Indemnities, Declarations & Undertakings - 14 Deleted 67 Closing of Entries 3.11 15 Automobile 20 68 Entry by Facsimile/Electronic 3.12 16 Class 20 69 Entry containing False or Incorrect 17 Competition 20 Statement 3.13 18 International Competition 20 & 2.2.1 to 2.2.6 70 Refusal of Entry 3.14 19 National Competition 20, 2.3 & 2.3.1 to 2.3.13 71 Conditional Acceptance of Entry 3.15 20 Restricted Competition 2.2.4, 2.3.14 72 Acceptance of Entries 3.17 21 Closed Competition 20, 2.3.15 73 Acknowledgement of Entries - 22 Rally 20 74 Unauthorised Entries 3.16 23 Event 20 75 Nomination of Reserves 3.18 24 Race 20 76 Multiple entries of an Automobile 3.19 25 Speed and Other Events 20 & 2.1.7 to 2.1.9 77 Change of Automobile - 26 Organising Permit 20 78 Insurance - 27 Organisers 20 79 Publication of Results - 28 Supplementary Regulations (SR’s) 20 80 Payment of Starting & Prize Money 29 Record 20 & Awards - 30 Local Record 20 31 National Record 20 Chapter 5 - Competition Courses 32 Holder of Record 2.7.4 33 The Start 20 81 International Courses 7.1 3 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES 82 Road Courses - 128 Responsibility of Stewards 83 International Track Licence 7.4.1 to 7.4.3 of the Event 11.8 84 National Track Licence 7.5 129 Powers of Stewards of the Event 11.9 85 Information to be Given on a Track 130 Stewards of the Event to Report 11.8 Licence 7.4.4 to 7.5.2 131 Duties of the Clerk of the Course 11.11 86 Display of Track Licence 7.7 132 Duties of the Secretary of the Event 11.12 87 Conditions for Permanent & Temporary 133 Duties of Timekeepers 11.13 Tracks 7.6 134 Duties of Scrutineers 11.14 88 Track Licence Fees - 135 Duties of Observers and Flag Marshals 11.15 Chapter 6 - Starts, Heats and Timing 136 Duties of Judges 11.16 137 Duties of Handicappers - 89 Starting 20 & 8.1.4 138 Duties of Childrens Officer - 90 Starting Line 8.2.1 91 Starting Positions - Chapter 10 - Penalties 92 Flying Start 8.1.1 & 8.3 93 Standing Start 8.4 139 Breach of Rules 12.1 94 Timing - 140 Penalties for Participation 95 Crossing a Control Line - in Unauthorised Competition 9.17 96 Starters Orders - 141 Penalties 12.2 97 Non-Starter - 142 Imposition of Disciplinary Penalties 12.3 98 False Start - 143 Procedures at Hearings 13.5 99 Penalty for a False Start 8.6 144 Sentence to a Reprimand or Fine 12.4 100 Heats 8.7 145 Liability to Pay 12.6 101 Dead Heat 8.8 146 Time Limit for Payment of Fines 12.7 147 Allocation of Proceeds from Fines - Chapter 7 - Competitors and Drivers 148 Exclusion 20 149 Sentence of Exclusion 12.8 102 Registration of Competitors and Drivers 9.1 150 Endorsement of Licence - 103 Grant of Competition Licence 9.2 151 Sentence of Suspension 12.9, 20 104 Restrictions on the Holding

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