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1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS
MotorSport Club Albania from 5 to 12 of June 2010, will organize “RALLY ALBANIA 2010” an "International Off-
Road Rally event for Bikes, Quads and Cars with six days of competition. It is open to amateurs that are at
least 18 years old and have the standard driving license in the category they want to participate.
On the first day, June 5 in Parc Ferme situated in the center of Tirana, the teams will be called for technical
scrutiny and administrative checks.
On the second day, June 7, the first competitive superspecial stage will be run. It is 4 km of timed track that
will establish the starting order and also will be added to the total time.
From Monday to Saturday, teams and drivers will be timed each day in one, two or three competitive special
sections, the complete distance of which is between 20 and 70 km.
Driving capacity and navigation skills will be challenged to the extreme on a route sometimes on rocks, mud,
river beds, mountains and slow gravel or white fast gravel that also demand a keen sense of navigation.
Each participant is required to give help to other participants in difficulty during the rally.
It is not required to assist with technical problems, but in terms of sportsmanship this is welcomed.
The theme of the rally this year will be: “one week of fun, sports and individual holidays away from the paved
roads”.
Community and collegiality are the necessary elements of the event. For a good result is not only needed a
good race machine, but also the cooperation between driver and co-driver, understanding the road book and
more; and the last but not the least, a little luck in finding the right way.
2.
DEFINITIONS
Organization
Bivouac
Briefing
Time card
Stage
Special
Liaison
GPS Point
Time Control
Passage Control
Hidden Way Point
Road Book
Official itinerary
Target Time
Estimated time
Maximum Time allowed
Fixed Penalty
Speed control zone
Sport Penalty
3.
ELIGIBLE VEHICLES
Rally Albania is a Rally Raid Race type and open to:
1. Bikes
2. Quads
3. 4x4 Vehicles below 3.5 ton
1. Bikes are divided only in 2 classes
1.1 Production bikes until 450 cc
1.1 Production bikes over 450 cc
(No prototypes allowed)
2. Quads are divided in two classes
2.1 Two wheel drive
2.2 Four wheel drive
(No prototypes allowed)
3. Cars are divided in two classes
3.1 Series Production 4x4 vehicles
3.2 Modified 4x4 vehicles and prototypes
(Road legal in country of the plates they carry)
There will be a different classification for each category
There will be a different classification for each class in the respective category
In the end will be three general standings for three categories
All vehicles need to be road legal in the country whose registration plates they carry,
with all papers valid at least until June 13, 2009.
All vehicles and participants are obliged to have minimum safety equipment.
4.
ENTRIES
“Rally Albania” is open to amateurs that are at least 18 years old and have the standard driving license in the
category they want to participate.
Anybody wishing to participate in Rally Albania 2010 must send to the organization, an application file, along
with the entry fees.
Up to the moment of the technical scrutinizing, the pilot may freely replace the entered machine with another.
At the time of race scrutinizing, if a machine does not correspond in its presentation to the group in which it
was entered, this machine may, be transferred by the Stewards to a different class.
Minimum number of participants in 2010 event will be 30 (in the three categories all together):
Maximum number is 80 entries Bikes, (in the three categories all together).
Registration is open from January 1 to June 1, 2010 (or when it reaches the maximum number, whichever
finishes first).
June 1, 2009 is the definitive closing date for registrations.
5.
IDENTIFICATION
1. Bike/Quad
The Organizers will supply each pilot with a set of identification plates comprising 1 front and 2 side adhesive
plates.
Throughout the duration of the Event, the plates must be affixed on each side and on the front fork of the
machine. The front and rear rally plates must be positioned legibly and the front plate must be the 1-st
inscription legible from the front.
No other old residue numbers must be on the machine.
2. Car
The Organizers will supply each team with a set of identification plates comprising 2 side doors plates and 1
back door adhesive plate.
Throughout the duration of the Event, the plates must be affixed on each side the machine.
At any time during the Event all vehicles must have all these stickers. In case of damaged or missing, the
drivers are responsible of asking to the organization one other set (for free).
6.
RACE NUMBERS AND STARTING ORDER
In Rally Albania participants have their personal race number.
This number will be reserved up until three years of non participation.
Winner of last race of in the category will have x01 number.
The starting order of the prologue will be defined by the result of the Rally Albania 2010 in respective
categories.
The first stage starting order will be defined by result of the prologue.
Second stage up to last stage will be defined by the result of the previous stage and NOT the overall
standings. (possible time penalties will not count on the starting order but will be added on overall time.
First start Bikes.
Starting order will be by defined by overall in category result and not the class.
Five minutes after the last Bike will start the first Quad.
Starting time will be by defined by overall category result and not the class.
30 minutes after the last quad will start the first car.
First will start the modified class and than production class.
(time between starts inside the category will be decided the day before every stage)
Bikes Numbers (White Background), 1xx
Quads (White Background), 2xx
Car (White Background), 3xx
Assistance vehicles (Yellow Background), 6xx
Media (Green Background), 7xx
Organization (Red Background), 9xx
7.
ADVERTISING
Competitors are allowed to affix any kind of advertising to their machines, unless:
1. It is not likely to give offence.
2. It is not in religious or cultural conflict in the route of rally.
3. It is not in direct competition with organization sponsors.
8.
ROAD BOOK, NAVIGATION AND CLASSIFICATION
Organization takes all the responsibility that the route will remain secret until the Road Book is distributed to
pilots.
The route is described in a Road Book and for each stage it will be distributed at 20:00 on the day before the
stage.
The road book of Rally Albania is in standard FIA A5 format for cars, and in 145 mm wide roll for bikes and
quads.
Minimum unit distance is 10 meters and every participant should calibrate their rally computer the day before
the race in a defined distance given by the organizators.
In the Road Book will be described every Passage Control, Time Control, Waypoint, Hidden Waypoint and
eventual Speed Limit Zones.
Those zones and points are compulsory and must be respected on pain of penalties up to
Maximum Time Allowed.
It is absolutely forbidden to go in the opposite direction of the route and is not allowed to go deliberately off
the track by pain of penalty.
The route is divided in connection section “Liaison” and timed section “Special”.
In liaison section the competitors have to follow the route with a defined average speed and an exact Target
Time.
The special section is to be covered in the fastest time possible and the sum of all special sections of all
stages will define the winner.
Eventual penalties will be added to this time.
THE FASTEST THE BEST!
The clerk of the course is the only responsible of timekeeping.
Possible penalties will be given only in time.
For every category and class will be an individual classification.
The time of the stage will be the sum of all times of special sections, plus possible penalties.
There will be winners and trophy for all stages in all categories in all classes.
The winner of the rally will be decided from the sum of time of all stages, plus possible penalties.
The smallest time the winner, and so on.
In case of draw the winner will be the team that has the best time in the last stage and if not enough this rule
will continue in reverse calendaric order.
All the results will be published on the bulletin board near the organization facilities.
GPS
Every team will be equipped with a GPS logger.
It is sealed and erased to zero on every start.
It's use by the competitors is prohibited and only used as data recorder.
The GPS will be taken in the finish of the stage by the organization and given again in the next stage start.
The data in the GPS will be downloaded instantly in a Rally Tracking Software and will show the eventual route
that was followed, passage controls, hidden waypoints passage and speed in speed limit zones.
(Eventual penalties for any irregularity will be decided after the final route recognition
and given to the administrative check).
TIME PENALTIES
Specific time penalties will be published on 1 June.
9.
MEDICAL SERVICE
In Rally Albania 2010.
This also due to the support of American Military Hospital and American Medicine University of Tirana.
There will be:
The full time and specialised medical team of the race.
Doctor of the race.
One stationary ambulance in every bivouac.
One physiotherapy service in every bivouac.
One off-road ambulance with the first aid materials and staff will follow the race route.
One doctor in bike/quad on the route within the bikes.
10.
TRAFFIC SPEED AND PUBLIC ZONES
During the whole event all the teams have to obey on the traffic speed rules of Republic of Albania.
All these limits will be specified on the road book.
During the special sections there are speed limit sections that will be described accurately on the Road Book.
11.
ASSISTANCE AND REFUELLING
Assistance can be done on every part of the route.
The vehicle that is taking assistance must be at least 5m off the route.
On route assistance vehicles will start 10 min after the last race vehicle and will travel only in the direction of
the race route.
They will be declared, registered and with race number.
Assistance trucks provided by organization consist only in transporting the damaged vehicle from that point
of the route till the nearest asphalt road.
For broken bikes, the transport to the next bivouac.
If a broken vehicle can start tomorrow’s stage again, the stage time will be given the Maximum Time Allowed.
One race vehicle can be pulled to the next bivouac (without penalty), only by another race vehicle.
Refueling
Refueling is responsibility only of the participant.
On the Road Book in liaison sections there will be marked the fuel stations available.
On the special section refueling will be only in declared passage controls.
If will be any such refueling, in that point will be a neutralization period equal for all the competitors.
Minimum fuel independence is 100 km.
12.
INSURANCE
Even with professional and skilled performance activities, accidents and injuries may always occur.
The participant is NOT fully insured by the organization.
A private health insurance for abroad your country is necessary.
An individual health insurance is recommended.
A good insurance of the vehicle, including theft, is expressly a matter for the participant.
The participant had to have knowledge of the particular risks that participation in a motorsport event takes.
It is hereby recommended that the member examines his/her insurance coverage sufficiently for the risks in
particular accidents, medical care and liability, and if necessary, for this kind of risk taking an extra cover.
The organization completed collective insurance covering third part civil liability for all participants, for first aid,
transportation in hospital and eventual medical intervention.
Rally Albania is about active participation in motor sport where speed is an important factor.
Damage during this type of event is generally excluded by most of normal health insurances.
Have the necessary insurance side of the participant in the Motorsport liability and "subsidiary coverage”, just
in case your personal insurance refuses payment of damages.
13.
TIMEKEEPING AND ZONES
The timing will be conducted by Rally Albania Staff.
Instead of a time card, a Magnetic Memory Chip Transponder will be used.
This Transponder is shock, water and mud resistant.
Every team will take their Transponder in the administrative check.
Every Transponder will be personalized to each team details in its internal memory.
In the start of the stage, on every time control and in the finish, this device will be presented to the marshals
in charge of timekeeping. On it are recorded all timing data and immediately after reaching the finish line,
automatically will be printed a copy of them and given to the competitor.
Every competitor is responsible for its personal Transponder.
Losing it, the stage times will be detracted from the GPS (with 30 seconds minimal accuracy).
This also will lead in 15 minutes penalty added to the stage time.
Another Transponder can be provided by the organization with payment of its full value.
Time Card standard function data details will be included in the Road Book, on which are described the Target
Times and the Maximum Times authorized to cover each Liaison Section and each Special Section.
1. Late at the Time Control at the start of a stage.
All competitors late for the start of a Stage will be penalized 1 minute for every minute late, until 5 minutes
before the start of the 1-st vehicle of the thereafter category.
If competitor arrives late but within this limit, will start the last in its category.
Later than this limit, the competitor will be disqualified from the stage.
2. Late at the Time Control at the start of first Special Section.
All competitors late for the start of the first special section will be penalized 1 minute for every minute late,
until 5 minutes before the start of the 1-st vehicle of the thereafter category.
If competitor arrives late but within this limit, will start the last in its category.
Later than this limit, the competitor will be disqualified from the stage.
Starting time in the second, third of fourth special section, will be according to the target time between the
previous and next special section.
Later start or earlier start is equally penalised.
Starting time in the first special of the stage is responsibility of the race marshals.
Staring time in the next sections is responsibility only of the competitor.
3. Liaison section
A target time is given for each liaison section.
Any competitor or team exceeding or starting early this target time will incur a penalty of one minute for every
minute late/early.
This rule is not valid only for arriving early in the finish after the end of the last special section (every stage).
4. Special sections
Special sections will be run in real time and fastest possible, but within a maximum time allowed.
Pilots checking-in after this maximum time will incur the fixed penalty for the day.
5. Timing
Target Times and Maximum Times Allowed, the Starting Order and the gaps will be given at administrative
checks, as well with the Closing Times of controls (PC’s and TC’s) and the Fixed Penalties.
6. Passage Controls
In order to check that the crews are respecting the itinerary in the road book, Passage Controls will be set up
at a significant location mentioned and numbered in the Road Book.
The Control Zone will be defined using the official signposting and will be clearly visible and signaled to pilots
and sited on fairly level ground.
7. Closing of Time Control
Time Control signpost will be closed 60 minutes later than ideal time of the last competitor started.
8. Signals
The terrain signals and their frequency will be published in a latter time and also given to the administrative
check.
14.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS AND SCRUTINEERING
Will be published soon…
15.
PROTESTS/APPEALS
Claims and complaints can only be lodged with the leaders of the organization team. The Organizer will make
every effort to post up time list daily on the bulletin board before any briefing takes place, showing the day’s
times, the overall times and any changes.
Protests of any kind must be lodged with the Organizers manager within maximum of one hour after the
publication of the results.
Three responsible leaders of the event organizing team will reach decision on protest, after listening to the
accounts given by those involved. The decision will be announced at least before the start of the next stage or,
in case of the protest on last stage results, before announcement of total results.
FAIR PLAY
Any stop for technical help that a competitor gives to another competitor during the race will count on the
helper's day stage time.
Any stop for medical help that a competitor gives to another competitor during the race will ALSO count on the
helper's day stage time.
16.
PENALTIES
Outside help to arrive in bivouac – Fixed Time Penalty
Loosing the Timing Chip – 15 minutes over the new detracted time.
Avoiding hidden waypoints – Last valid stage time of the day plus 30 minutes for every point missed.
Missing checkpoint or entering checkpoint from the wrong side - Last valid stage time of the day plus 1 hour.
Withdrawing from the stage - Last valid stage time of the day plus 2 hours penalty time.
Not starting the stage - Last valid stage time of the day plus 3 hours minutes penalty time.
Not wearing helmet or not fastening the seat belt - 60 minutes penalty time. In repeated case, 120 minutes
penalty time. Repeated again leads to the exclusion from the Rally.
Driving off the road book through the fields - 60 minutes penalty time.
In repeated case - 500 Euro fine and giving Fixed Time Penalty.
Given to certain time and terrain circumstances, may happen that a competitor that have not finish a stage or
not started one, can have in the end a better time than a competitor which have started and finished all stages
and special sections.
In the case above mentioned or at least a draw between 2 of more competitors, will be favorite whom who
have more stages and CP covered, (despite the time).
17.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Throughout the event participants are required to follow the instructions of the organizers and staff.
The organization points out explicitly that the participants undertake to behave and follow the instructions of
the organization.
Throughout the event, the drinking of excessive alcohol and any drug use is prohibited.
Follow these rules in the interest yours and all the organization safety during the event. In the case of violation
of these rules, the organization has the right to exclude any participant without warning to exclude him/her
from further participation in the rally.
The fee will then not be returned.
Psychological condition is essential in the participation in this Rally.
The participant is obliged to inform the organization about any health problems.
It is forbidden to start the rally under the influence of alcohol, drugs and other mind-blowing agents.
Each participant has to be aware that Rally Albania takes place in very remote and sometimes heavy terrain
under unpredictable weather conditions and associated changing street and road conditions. The speed of the
vehicle must be in accordance with the conditions, the condition of the physical state and the skills of the
driver, all in the interest of safety, in general, of all participants. Own speed should adapted to the conditions
of the vehicle and the safety of passengers.
Individual over-estimation of the driving experience, defects to the vehicle caused by accident or by wear of
materials, unsporting behavior and ignoring advices on limits of safe vehicle driving; are the most common
causes of personal injury, sometimes even death.
The participants themselves are responsible to carry out control of the vehicle before the start of a stage.
Each participant should take note to himself health before he/she decides to step in the vehicle
As always, it is important to avoid unnecessary risk out.
The length of the rally and the long day-stages make concentration problems inevitable.
We ask each participant to report their physical state in case he/she is running very late in the stage in order
to avoid unnecessary searches.
It is compulsory for a helmet and safety belt use.
Any open vehicle must have a body mounted rollbar. We recommend installation of a rollbar also to closed
vehicles.
All components of the vehicle shall be permanently mounted or secured in such a way that they do not
endanger passengers and spectators.
Even with the strongest effort by the Organizer and also the effort of Local Municipalities, Ministry of Transport
help and others involved;
THE ROUTE IS TO BE CONSIDERED ALWAYS OPEN TO TRAFFIC !
You can not meet any traffic for a 1000 turns, but it always can suddenly appear to the turn 1001.
PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CAUTION TO SMALL CHILDREN, SPECTATORS AND EVEN ANIMALS ON THE REMOTE
VILLAGES!
Despite all care in the preparation and audit of road books, because of long and remote route areas it is
always possible to have strangers, old trucks, illegal woodcutting people, free domestic animals and even other
competitors walking or running in opposite direction.
Differ from the road book can lead to the entry of prohibited and/or dangerous area.
Each participant must know and be sure witch routes are not required to leave and witch routes to avoid.
END
The Organizers of Rally Albania 2010 wished you a safe,
successful and pleasant time in Your participation in this race.
Rally Albania Team, January 2010.
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS
MotorSport Club Albania from 5 to 12 of June 2010, will organize “RALLY ALBANIA 2010” an "International Off-
Road Rally event for Bikes, Quads and Cars with six days of competition. It is open to amateurs that are at
least 18 years old and have the standard driving license in the category they want to participate.
On the first day, June 5 in Parc Ferme situated in the center of Tirana, the teams will be called for technical
scrutiny and administrative checks.
On the second day, June 7, the first competitive superspecial stage will be run. It is 4 km of timed track that
will establish the starting order and also will be added to the total time.
From Monday to Saturday, teams and drivers will be timed each day in one, two or three competitive special
sections, the complete distance of which is between 20 and 70 km.
Driving capacity and navigation skills will be challenged to the extreme on a route sometimes on rocks, mud,
river beds, mountains and slow gravel or white fast gravel that also demand a keen sense of navigation.
Each participant is required to give help to other participants in difficulty during the rally.
It is not required to assist with technical problems, but in terms of sportsmanship this is welcomed.
The theme of the rally this year will be: “one week of fun, sports and individual holidays away from the paved
roads”.
Community and collegiality are the necessary elements of the event. For a good result is not only needed a
good race machine, but also the cooperation between driver and co-driver, understanding the road book and
more; and the last but not the least, a little luck in finding the right way.
2.
DEFINITIONS
Organization
Bivouac
Briefing
Time card
Stage
Special
Liaison
GPS Point
Time Control
Passage Control
Hidden Way Point
Road Book
Official itinerary
Target Time
Estimated time
Maximum Time allowed
Fixed Penalty
Speed control zone
Sport Penalty
3.
ELIGIBLE VEHICLES
Rally Albania is a Rally Raid Race type and open to:
1. Bikes
2. Quads
3. 4x4 Vehicles below 3.5 ton
1. Bikes are divided only in 2 classes
1.1 Production bikes until 450 cc
1.1 Production bikes over 450 cc
(No prototypes allowed)
2. Quads are divided in two classes
2.1 Two wheel drive
2.2 Four wheel drive
(No prototypes allowed)
3. Cars are divided in two classes
3.1 Series Production 4x4 vehicles
3.2 Modified 4x4 vehicles and prototypes
(Road legal in country of the plates they carry)
There will be a different classification for each category
There will be a different classification for each class in the respective category
In the end will be three general standings for three categories
All vehicles need to be road legal in the country whose registration plates they carry,
with all papers valid at least until June 13, 2009.
All vehicles and participants are obliged to have minimum safety equipment.
4.
ENTRIES
“Rally Albania” is open to amateurs that are at least 18 years old and have the standard driving license in the
category they want to participate.
Anybody wishing to participate in Rally Albania 2010 must send to the organization, an application file, along
with the entry fees.
Up to the moment of the technical scrutinizing, the pilot may freely replace the entered machine with another.
At the time of race scrutinizing, if a machine does not correspond in its presentation to the group in which it
was entered, this machine may, be transferred by the Stewards to a different class.
Minimum number of participants in 2010 event will be 30 (in the three categories all together):
Maximum number is 80 entries Bikes, (in the three categories all together).
Registration is open from January 1 to June 1, 2010 (or when it reaches the maximum number, whichever
finishes first).
June 1, 2009 is the definitive closing date for registrations.
5.
IDENTIFICATION
1. Bike/Quad
The Organizers will supply each pilot with a set of identification plates comprising 1 front and 2 side adhesive
plates.
Throughout the duration of the Event, the plates must be affixed on each side and on the front fork of the
machine. The front and rear rally plates must be positioned legibly and the front plate must be the 1-st
inscription legible from the front.
No other old residue numbers must be on the machine.
2. Car
The Organizers will supply each team with a set of identification plates comprising 2 side doors plates and 1
back door adhesive plate.
Throughout the duration of the Event, the plates must be affixed on each side the machine.
At any time during the Event all vehicles must have all these stickers. In case of damaged or missing, the
drivers are responsible of asking to the organization one other set (for free).
6.
RACE NUMBERS AND STARTING ORDER
In Rally Albania participants have their personal race number.
This number will be reserved up until three years of non participation.
Winner of last race of in the category will have x01 number.
The starting order of the prologue will be defined by the result of the Rally Albania 2010 in respective
categories.
The first stage starting order will be defined by result of the prologue.
Second stage up to last stage will be defined by the result of the previous stage and NOT the overall
standings. (possible time penalties will not count on the starting order but will be added on overall time.
First start Bikes.
Starting order will be by defined by overall in category result and not the class.
Five minutes after the last Bike will start the first Quad.
Starting time will be by defined by overall category result and not the class.
30 minutes after the last quad will start the first car.
First will start the modified class and than production class.
(time between starts inside the category will be decided the day before every stage)
Bikes Numbers (White Background), 1xx
Quads (White Background), 2xx
Car (White Background), 3xx
Assistance vehicles (Yellow Background), 6xx
Media (Green Background), 7xx
Organization (Red Background), 9xx
7.
ADVERTISING
Competitors are allowed to affix any kind of advertising to their machines, unless:
1. It is not likely to give offence.
2. It is not in religious or cultural conflict in the route of rally.
3. It is not in direct competition with organization sponsors.
8.
ROAD BOOK, NAVIGATION AND CLASSIFICATION
Organization takes all the responsibility that the route will remain secret until the Road Book is distributed to
pilots.
The route is described in a Road Book and for each stage it will be distributed at 20:00 on the day before the
stage.
The road book of Rally Albania is in standard FIA A5 format for cars, and in 145 mm wide roll for bikes and
quads.
Minimum unit distance is 10 meters and every participant should calibrate their rally computer the day before
the race in a defined distance given by the organizators.
In the Road Book will be described every Passage Control, Time Control, Waypoint, Hidden Waypoint and
eventual Speed Limit Zones.
Those zones and points are compulsory and must be respected on pain of penalties up to
Maximum Time Allowed.
It is absolutely forbidden to go in the opposite direction of the route and is not allowed to go deliberately off
the track by pain of penalty.
The route is divided in connection section “Liaison” and timed section “Special”.
In liaison section the competitors have to follow the route with a defined average speed and an exact Target
Time.
The special section is to be covered in the fastest time possible and the sum of all special sections of all
stages will define the winner.
Eventual penalties will be added to this time.
THE FASTEST THE BEST!
The clerk of the course is the only responsible of timekeeping.
Possible penalties will be given only in time.
For every category and class will be an individual classification.
The time of the stage will be the sum of all times of special sections, plus possible penalties.
There will be winners and trophy for all stages in all categories in all classes.
The winner of the rally will be decided from the sum of time of all stages, plus possible penalties.
The smallest time the winner, and so on.
In case of draw the winner will be the team that has the best time in the last stage and if not enough this rule
will continue in reverse calendaric order.
All the results will be published on the bulletin board near the organization facilities.
GPS
Every team will be equipped with a GPS logger.
It is sealed and erased to zero on every start.
It's use by the competitors is prohibited and only used as data recorder.
The GPS will be taken in the finish of the stage by the organization and given again in the next stage start.
The data in the GPS will be downloaded instantly in a Rally Tracking Software and will show the eventual route
that was followed, passage controls, hidden waypoints passage and speed in speed limit zones.
(Eventual penalties for any irregularity will be decided after the final route recognition
and given to the administrative check).
TIME PENALTIES
Specific time penalties will be published on 1 June.
9.
MEDICAL SERVICE
In Rally Albania 2010.
This also due to the support of American Military Hospital and American Medicine University of Tirana.
There will be:
The full time and specialised medical team of the race.
Doctor of the race.
One stationary ambulance in every bivouac.
One physiotherapy service in every bivouac.
One off-road ambulance with the first aid materials and staff will follow the race route.
One doctor in bike/quad on the route within the bikes.
10.
TRAFFIC SPEED AND PUBLIC ZONES
During the whole event all the teams have to obey on the traffic speed rules of Republic of Albania.
All these limits will be specified on the road book.
During the special sections there are speed limit sections that will be described accurately on the Road Book.
11.
ASSISTANCE AND REFUELLING
Assistance can be done on every part of the route.
The vehicle that is taking assistance must be at least 5m off the route.
On route assistance vehicles will start 10 min after the last race vehicle and will travel only in the direction of
the race route.
They will be declared, registered and with race number.
Assistance trucks provided by organization consist only in transporting the damaged vehicle from that point
of the route till the nearest asphalt road.
For broken bikes, the transport to the next bivouac.
If a broken vehicle can start tomorrow’s stage again, the stage time will be given the Maximum Time Allowed.
One race vehicle can be pulled to the next bivouac (without penalty), only by another race vehicle.
Refueling
Refueling is responsibility only of the participant.
On the Road Book in liaison sections there will be marked the fuel stations available.
On the special section refueling will be only in declared passage controls.
If will be any such refueling, in that point will be a neutralization period equal for all the competitors.
Minimum fuel independence is 100 km.
12.
INSURANCE
Even with professional and skilled performance activities, accidents and injuries may always occur.
The participant is NOT fully insured by the organization.
A private health insurance for abroad your country is necessary.
An individual health insurance is recommended.
A good insurance of the vehicle, including theft, is expressly a matter for the participant.
The participant had to have knowledge of the particular risks that participation in a motorsport event takes.
It is hereby recommended that the member examines his/her insurance coverage sufficiently for the risks in
particular accidents, medical care and liability, and if necessary, for this kind of risk taking an extra cover.
The organization completed collective insurance covering third part civil liability for all participants, for first aid,
transportation in hospital and eventual medical intervention.
Rally Albania is about active participation in motor sport where speed is an important factor.
Damage during this type of event is generally excluded by most of normal health insurances.
Have the necessary insurance side of the participant in the Motorsport liability and "subsidiary coverage”, just
in case your personal insurance refuses payment of damages.
13.
TIMEKEEPING AND ZONES
The timing will be conducted by Rally Albania Staff.
Instead of a time card, a Magnetic Memory Chip Transponder will be used.
This Transponder is shock, water and mud resistant.
Every team will take their Transponder in the administrative check.
Every Transponder will be personalized to each team details in its internal memory.
In the start of the stage, on every time control and in the finish, this device will be presented to the marshals
in charge of timekeeping. On it are recorded all timing data and immediately after reaching the finish line,
automatically will be printed a copy of them and given to the competitor.
Every competitor is responsible for its personal Transponder.
Losing it, the stage times will be detracted from the GPS (with 30 seconds minimal accuracy).
This also will lead in 15 minutes penalty added to the stage time.
Another Transponder can be provided by the organization with payment of its full value.
Time Card standard function data details will be included in the Road Book, on which are described the Target
Times and the Maximum Times authorized to cover each Liaison Section and each Special Section.
1. Late at the Time Control at the start of a stage.
All competitors late for the start of a Stage will be penalized 1 minute for every minute late, until 5 minutes
before the start of the 1-st vehicle of the thereafter category.
If competitor arrives late but within this limit, will start the last in its category.
Later than this limit, the competitor will be disqualified from the stage.
2. Late at the Time Control at the start of first Special Section.
All competitors late for the start of the first special section will be penalized 1 minute for every minute late,
until 5 minutes before the start of the 1-st vehicle of the thereafter category.
If competitor arrives late but within this limit, will start the last in its category.
Later than this limit, the competitor will be disqualified from the stage.
Starting time in the second, third of fourth special section, will be according to the target time between the
previous and next special section.
Later start or earlier start is equally penalised.
Starting time in the first special of the stage is responsibility of the race marshals.
Staring time in the next sections is responsibility only of the competitor.
3. Liaison section
A target time is given for each liaison section.
Any competitor or team exceeding or starting early this target time will incur a penalty of one minute for every
minute late/early.
This rule is not valid only for arriving early in the finish after the end of the last special section (every stage).
4. Special sections
Special sections will be run in real time and fastest possible, but within a maximum time allowed.
Pilots checking-in after this maximum time will incur the fixed penalty for the day.
5. Timing
Target Times and Maximum Times Allowed, the Starting Order and the gaps will be given at administrative
checks, as well with the Closing Times of controls (PC’s and TC’s) and the Fixed Penalties.
6. Passage Controls
In order to check that the crews are respecting the itinerary in the road book, Passage Controls will be set up
at a significant location mentioned and numbered in the Road Book.
The Control Zone will be defined using the official signposting and will be clearly visible and signaled to pilots
and sited on fairly level ground.
7. Closing of Time Control
Time Control signpost will be closed 60 minutes later than ideal time of the last competitor started.
8. Signals
The terrain signals and their frequency will be published in a latter time and also given to the administrative
check.
14.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS AND SCRUTINEERING
Will be published soon…
15.
PROTESTS/APPEALS
Claims and complaints can only be lodged with the leaders of the organization team. The Organizer will make
every effort to post up time list daily on the bulletin board before any briefing takes place, showing the day’s
times, the overall times and any changes.
Protests of any kind must be lodged with the Organizers manager within maximum of one hour after the
publication of the results.
Three responsible leaders of the event organizing team will reach decision on protest, after listening to the
accounts given by those involved. The decision will be announced at least before the start of the next stage or,
in case of the protest on last stage results, before announcement of total results.
FAIR PLAY
Any stop for technical help that a competitor gives to another competitor during the race will count on the
helper's day stage time.
Any stop for medical help that a competitor gives to another competitor during the race will ALSO count on the
helper's day stage time.
16.
PENALTIES
Outside help to arrive in bivouac – Fixed Time Penalty
Loosing the Timing Chip – 15 minutes over the new detracted time.
Avoiding hidden waypoints – Last valid stage time of the day plus 30 minutes for every point missed.
Missing checkpoint or entering checkpoint from the wrong side - Last valid stage time of the day plus 1 hour.
Withdrawing from the stage - Last valid stage time of the day plus 2 hours penalty time.
Not starting the stage - Last valid stage time of the day plus 3 hours minutes penalty time.
Not wearing helmet or not fastening the seat belt - 60 minutes penalty time. In repeated case, 120 minutes
penalty time. Repeated again leads to the exclusion from the Rally.
Driving off the road book through the fields - 60 minutes penalty time.
In repeated case - 500 Euro fine and giving Fixed Time Penalty.
Given to certain time and terrain circumstances, may happen that a competitor that have not finish a stage or
not started one, can have in the end a better time than a competitor which have started and finished all stages
and special sections.
In the case above mentioned or at least a draw between 2 of more competitors, will be favorite whom who
have more stages and CP covered, (despite the time).
17.
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Throughout the event participants are required to follow the instructions of the organizers and staff.
The organization points out explicitly that the participants undertake to behave and follow the instructions of
the organization.
Throughout the event, the drinking of excessive alcohol and any drug use is prohibited.
Follow these rules in the interest yours and all the organization safety during the event. In the case of violation
of these rules, the organization has the right to exclude any participant without warning to exclude him/her
from further participation in the rally.
The fee will then not be returned.
Psychological condition is essential in the participation in this Rally.
The participant is obliged to inform the organization about any health problems.
It is forbidden to start the rally under the influence of alcohol, drugs and other mind-blowing agents.
Each participant has to be aware that Rally Albania takes place in very remote and sometimes heavy terrain
under unpredictable weather conditions and associated changing street and road conditions. The speed of the
vehicle must be in accordance with the conditions, the condition of the physical state and the skills of the
driver, all in the interest of safety, in general, of all participants. Own speed should adapted to the conditions
of the vehicle and the safety of passengers.
Individual over-estimation of the driving experience, defects to the vehicle caused by accident or by wear of
materials, unsporting behavior and ignoring advices on limits of safe vehicle driving; are the most common
causes of personal injury, sometimes even death.
The participants themselves are responsible to carry out control of the vehicle before the start of a stage.
Each participant should take note to himself health before he/she decides to step in the vehicle
As always, it is important to avoid unnecessary risk out.
The length of the rally and the long day-stages make concentration problems inevitable.
We ask each participant to report their physical state in case he/she is running very late in the stage in order
to avoid unnecessary searches.
It is compulsory for a helmet and safety belt use.
Any open vehicle must have a body mounted rollbar. We recommend installation of a rollbar also to closed
vehicles.
All components of the vehicle shall be permanently mounted or secured in such a way that they do not
endanger passengers and spectators.
Even with the strongest effort by the Organizer and also the effort of Local Municipalities, Ministry of Transport
help and others involved;
THE ROUTE IS TO BE CONSIDERED ALWAYS OPEN TO TRAFFIC !
You can not meet any traffic for a 1000 turns, but it always can suddenly appear to the turn 1001.
PLEASE TAKE EXTRA CAUTION TO SMALL CHILDREN, SPECTATORS AND EVEN ANIMALS ON THE REMOTE
VILLAGES!
Despite all care in the preparation and audit of road books, because of long and remote route areas it is
always possible to have strangers, old trucks, illegal woodcutting people, free domestic animals and even other
competitors walking or running in opposite direction.
Differ from the road book can lead to the entry of prohibited and/or dangerous area.
Each participant must know and be sure witch routes are not required to leave and witch routes to avoid.
END
The Organizers of Rally Albania 2010 wished you a safe,
successful and pleasant time in Your participation in this race.
Rally Albania Team, January 2010.
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