The WCRA is offering a combined workshop and two day rally to introduce newcomers to the sport of Time-Speed-Distance rallying, the art of driving quickly and accurately over a variety of road surfaces. Scoring is to the second, routes are challenging for driver and car, action is constant, and the experience in unforgettable

Experienced rallyists will answer all your questions about rallysport in BC and how you can become involved in this fastest growing motorsport. Our course offers a classroom session covering all aspects of TSD rallying from technical inspection to rally math and calculations to proven techniques that will make you competitive on your very first outing. The course then moves into on-road action on a specially prepared gravel route suited to practicing the skills required of a novice driver and co-driver team.The course is intended to be non-damaging to vehicle and any reliable road-car is suitable

The “on-road” portion of this workshop will be conducted as a TSD rally and will follow the 2003 BC Rally Regulations which are available from Rally Pacific Motorsports.

The rally runs on straight forward instructions, and will be approximately 150km in length with roads a mixture of gravel and paved. Maximum distance between refuelling will be 150kms. Each leg of the rally will end with a gas or rest stop, and is divided into Transit stages and Regularity stages.

Transit stages give a stage time, which is adequate for completing the stage well within posted speed limits. Your time will not be recorded in Transit stages.

Regularity stages list specific average speeds, which are below posted speed limits, and which you must maintain in each part of the stage. Timing controls will be in Regularity stages only, and will not be placed within 200 metres of stop signs or busy intersections. Procedure when approaching a control is simply to drive straight past without stopping. The control official will record your time. For double-checking the results, you may wish to note the time and mileage at each control but this is not required. Your timing in these stages determines your score. Timing is to the second, with one point per second early or late from absolute rally time. The lowest score wins. The maximum penalty at a control is 300 points (5 minutes) to a maximum of 600 points (10 minutes) in any one regularity section. Control officials will remain in place at least until all remaining cars are beyond 10 minutes late. Ties will be broken by the most zero scores, then the most 1 second penalties, etc.

Exceptions to scoring: a competitor coming upon an accident is required to stop and render aid if possible. In such cases, the competitor should record the time and mileage in the stage, and the times lost as a result and give a written declaration of this to a rally official. Unless it is determined that the incident did not occur as declared, the declaration will be accepted and the remainder of the leg scored as if delayed by the time lost. Hence, lost time must not be made up until the next end of the leg. Declarations of time lost will also be considered for organizers' errors, which make official time unattainable, and other discretionary safety concerns.

For more information, contact: John McLaren (604) 521-4762 or john @ rallybc.com
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