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MOTORSPORT - SOUTH AFRICA GENERAL COMPETITION RULES (GCRs), CIRCUIT RACING SSR’S, AND APPENDICES (COPYRIGHT RESERVED) The contents of this Hand Book take effect from 1st January 2012 www.motorsport.co.za National Number: 0861 MSA MSA / 0861 672 672 email:- [email protected] Please consult our website for category regulations, as well as any updates or changes made throughout the year. P.O. Box 11499 VORNA VALLEY 1686 1 CONTENTS Page MSA FIA/FIM/CIK Delegates, Board, Commissions etc......................................................................3 GENERAL COMPETITION RULES (GCRs) PART I Interpretation ..................................................................................................................4 PART II Administration of Rules ................................................................................................10 PART III Rights to Organise, Permissions, Approvals,Permits ...................................................11 PART IV Documents, Declarations, Sup.Regs & Entries............................................................14 PART V Entrants, Competitors/Drivers - Responsibilities, Medical Certificates, Licences ........21 PART VI Powers & Responsibilities: Promoters/Organisers.......................................................28 PART VII Officials.........................................................................................................................31 PART VIII Penalties.......................................................................................................................45 PART IX Protests.........................................................................................................................51 PART X Appeals and Enquiries .................................................................................................54 PART XI Applicable to MSA - Sanctioned Events.......................................................................59 PART XII Circuit Racing SSR’s....................................................................................................73 APPENDICES Appendix “A” - Homologation ............................................................................................................97 Appendix “D” - Courses, Road, Tracks and Records ......................................................................100 Appendix “H” - Flags........................................................................................................................118 Appendix “L” - Medical Code...........................................................................................................122 Annexure “AD” - MSA Anti Doping Code ........................................................................................148 Annexure “I” - Personal Accident Insurance ...................................................................................175 Appendix “R” - Fees ........................................................................................................................176 ENVIRONMENTAL CODE ..............................................................................................................184 WORLD CHAMPIONS ....................................................................................................................208 S.A. MOTORSPORT CHAMPIONS.................................................................................................211 S.A. SPRINGBOK COLOUR AWARDS..........................................................................................236 NATIONAL COLOURS CRITERIA/NATIONAL COLOUR AWARDS.............................................241 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.............................................................................................250 MSA SPECIAL AWARDS................................................................................................................264 2 MSA COMMITTEES F.I.A (SPORT) – FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE MSA Titular Member: Francois Pretorius Deputy: Trevor Kilburn F.I.M – FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME MSA Titular Member: Francois Pretorius C.I.K – COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE KARTING MSA Titular Member: Adrian Scholtz MSA HONORARY PRESIDENTS Trevor Kilburn & Mrs Beaulah Schoeman MSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairperson: George Nyabadza Jonathan du Toit Francois Pretorius (CEO) Mark du Toit Tschops Sipuka Peter du Toit Brian Smith Darryn Lobb Dean Somerset Neil McCann Lindsay Steyn Steve Miller Anthony Taylor Carel Pienaar Paddy Venske MSA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairperson: Francois Pretorius Chief Executive Officer - MSA Ms Jacqui Monteiro Administration Manager Mrs Estie du Toit PR & Communication Manager Adrian Scholtz Manager – Sporting Services - Circuit Allan Wheeler Manager – Sporting Services - Non-Circuit MSA NATIONAL COURT OF APPEAL Senior Counsel: Justice Dirk Marais Adv. Andre Bezuidenhout Adv. Pierre De Waal Adv. Paul Carstensen Adv. George Avvakoumides Attorneys: Jannie Geyser Steve Harding Willie Venter Sporting Members: Arnold Chatz Mike Clingman Richard Schilling Secretary: Adrian Scholtz Manager – Sporting Services - Circuit Allan Wheeler Manager – Sporting Services - Non Circuit COMMISSION, PANELS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES To be published on MSA Website. 3 INTERPRETATION-GCRs PART I GENERAL COMPETITION RULES (GCRs) (COPYRIGHT RESERVED) INTRODUCTION Vertical bars in right hand margin indicate amendments to previous wording CONTROL OF MOTORSPORT MSA holds the sporting authority to govern motorsport as conferred or delegated by the FIA, CIK and FIM and any other international or national sporting bodies, Associations and Federations, which shall mean it holds the exclusive right to take all decisions concerning the organising, direction and management of motorsport in South Africa. MSA refrains from manifesting racial, political, gender or religious discrimination in the course of itsactivities and requires the same of its member bodies, officials and competitors. MSA being a member of SASCOC accepts the code of conduct, objects and jurisdiction as prescribed in theconstitutions of this body, or their successors in title. DELEGATION OF POWER With the permission of the FIA, FIM and CIK, MSA has the right to delegate the whole or part of its sporting powers to another or several other clubs. MSA may withdraw such delegation at its discretion. That the powers granted to it may be exercised in a fair and equitable manner, MSA has drawn up these rules,known as the "General Competition Rules", hereafter referred to as the GCRs, which generally conform to the Codes of the FIA, CIK and FIM. SO THAT THE ABOVE POWERS MAY BE EXERCISED IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER MSA HAS DRAWN UP THE PRESENT GCR’S AND SSR’S. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GCR’S AND SSR’S AND THEIR APPENDICES IS TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE MOTOR SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA. THEY WILL NEVER BE ENFORCED SO AS TO PREVENT OR IMPEDE A COMPETITION OR THE PARTICIPATION OF A COMPETITOR, SAVE WHERE MSA CONCLUDES THAT THIS IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE, FAIR, OR ORDERLY CONDUCT OF MOTOR SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA. INTERPRETATION IN THESE RULES, UNLESS INCONSISTENT WITH OR OTHERWISE INDICATED BY THE CONTEXT: GCR 1. "GCRs" (General Competition Rules) means the rules as contained herein together with all Appendices. 2. RESERVED. 3. "MSA" means Motorsport South Africa. 4. RESERVED. 5. "MEC" means the Motorsport Executive Council of MSA. 4 INTERPRETATION-GCRs 6. "ASN" (Autorité Sportive Nationale) means a National Sporting Authority or other national body recognised by the FIA as sole holder of sporting power in a country. 7. "FMN" (Fédération Motocycliste Nationale) means a National Motorcycle Federation or other national body recognised by the FIM as the sole holder of sporting power in the country. 8. "FIA" means the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, which is the sole international authority entitled to make and enforce regulations for the encouragement and control of automobile competitions and records through the FIA World Motorsport Council. 9. "FIM" means the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, which is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling activities organised throughout the world. 10. "CIK" (Commission Internationale de Karting) means a specialised commission of the FIA responsible for the autonomous organisational details, running and administration of, inter alia, international karting competitions. 11. "CSI" (Code Sportive Internationale) means the International Sporting Code (including appendices) of the FIA and FIM respectively. 12. i) "SASCOC" means the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. ii) "WADA" means the World Anti Doping Agency. iii) "SAIDS" means the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport. iv) “SRSA” means Sport and Recreation South Africa 13. "THE TERRITORY OF MSA" means the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland as defined in the Articles. 14. "SSRs" means the Standing Supplementary Regulations issued by MSA. 15. "ORGANISING PERMIT" means written authority to organise and hold a competition, granted and issued by MSA. 16. "SRs" means Supplementary Regulations that a promoter or organiser of a competition is obliged to issue. 17. "OFFICIAL NOTICE/S" means a notice attached to an official notice board signed by a Clerk of the Course and/or Steward and which, inter alia, contains details of the date on which such notice was signed, the time at which such notice was signed, and the date and time at which such notice