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SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS NORTH-AMERICAN AUTO RALLYOF THE BAIE-DES-CHALEURS

1. JURISDICTION
2. NAME OF EVENT
3. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
4. STATUS
5. LOCATION
6. SCHEDULE
7. STAGE TYPE
8. REGISTRATION
9. ENTRY FEES
10. AWARDS
11. DOCUMENTATION
12. ELIGIBILITY
13. TIMING & CHICANE
14. PUBLICITY
15. SERVICE
16. MODIFICATION (if necessary)
17. PARC FERMÉ
18. PARC EXPOSÉ
19. RECCE
20. MISCELLANEOUS
21. RESERVATIONS / LODGING

 

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS NORTH-AMERICAN AUTO RALLY
OF THE BAIE-DES-CHALEURS

Changes were made in the supplementary regulations. They appear in yellow.

June 30th to July 2nd 2011

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS download PDF

This document constitutes an invitation that is being specially addressed to you on the occasion of the 34th Baie-des-Chaleurs Auto Rally, taking place on June 30th to July 2nd 2011. Being the coordinator, I will have the pleasure of working for you and with you during this long weekend. The organization is going to great lengths to ensure that the fame acquired over the years by the rally, is kept intact.

 We are looking forward to meeting you, and we wish you a very successful pre-rally preparation. 

Sincerely yours! 

Stéphane Roussel
For the committee of the Baie-des-Chaleurs Rally 

1. JURIDICTION

The Baie-des-Chaleurs Rally will be held under the Rally General Competition Rules of CARS as well as the National Rally Regulations of CARS  www.carsrally.ca . Copies will be available for examination at registration.

2. NAME OF THE EVENT

The official name of this rally is "North-American Auto Rally of the Baie-des-Chaleurs" (known as Baie-des-Chaleurs Rally) 

3. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Club de Rallye Automobile Baie-des-Chaleurs inc. (CRAB)
P.O. Box 4015
New Richmond (Quebec)  G0C 2B0
Canada
info@rallyebdc.com
www.rallyebdc.com
(418) 392-3544

Coordinator ; Stéphane Roussel
Clerk of the course; Daniel Leblanc
Reception & Protocol ; Anne Piley
Bar & Catering ; Nancy Robertson
Volunteers; Caroline Moreau
Communication and Public Relation; François-Olivier Gagnon
Scrutineering; Jean-François Gidéon
Equipment; Yannick Cloutier
Technical documents; Florence Debard
Registrar; Anne Piley
Results / Scoring; Rally Scoring & Yannick Cloutier
Route and controls; Marc Dimock & Jean-François Guité 
Safety; Jean-François Gidéon & Jean-François Poirier
Treasurer; Martin Leblanc
Communication Equipment; Francis Leblanc
Stewards; # 1 Alain Bergeron, # 2Alasdair Robertson, # 3 Luc Piché  

4. STATUS

The full length of the rally (400 km approx.) will count for the following championships (driver, codriver and manufacturers ):
* Canadian Rally Championship (CRC)
* North American Rally Cup (NARC)
* CRAB Championship
Saturday’s stage will count only for Rallye CRAB

5. LOCATION

A- Draw of the starting order ; 34th  edition reception;
Pub Bayou, Hôtel Le Francis, Pardiac Street, New Richmond

B- Headquarters, Registration, Service, Fuelling, Start, Parc Exposé, Finish, Parc Fermé, Podium, Banquet and Award Ceremony;
 Station touristique Pin Rouge, 1250, chemin Saint-Edgar, New Richmond, Toll Free : 1-866-992-5134

C- Scrutineering and Parc fermé; Mauger Ford, 134, boulevard Perron East, New Richmond 

6. SCHEDULE

A- Wednesday, June 1st  , 2011, 18h00

Press Conference / All the details on the rally
Restaurant Au Fin Gourmet, Highway 132, New Richmond 

B- Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011, 20h00
 

Draw for the starting order (Will be posted on the web site June 23rd)
Hôtel Le Francis, Pardiac Street, New Richmond 

C- Wednesday, June 29th

Reconnaissance schedule distribution, 18 h 00 to 22 h 00
Hôtel Le Francis, Pardiac Street, New Richmond 
 

D- Thursday, June 30th, 2011
 

1) 7h00 to 8h00 Registration for the Recce
Distribution of the route book and verification of payment
(Schedule available at the HQ) 
Station touristique Pin Rouge 

2) 8h00 to 18h00 Recce
 

3) 18h30 Baie-des-Chaleurs Rally Supper (optional and at your own expenses)
Pub Bayou, Hôtel Le Francis, Rue Pardiac, New Richmond 

4) 19h30 Madatory volonteers meeting
Conference room Hôtel Le Francis, Rue Pardiac, New Richmond 

5)  21h00 to ?!?  Reception (Everyone is welcome!)
Pub Bayou, Hôtel Le Francis, Rue Pardiac, New Richmond 

E- Friday, July 1st , 2011

1) 7h30 Breakfast for competitors and fans
Restaurant Au Fin gourmet Route 132 West, New Richmond 

2) 9h00 Opening of the Headquarters and the service area and late entries

- Fuelling for 100 km BEFORE scrutineering (Headquarter)

3) 9h15 Draw for the starting order of seed 1 pilots

4) Official starting order posting

-  Odocheck will guide you directly from Headquarter to scrutineering

5) 10 h 00 to 13h00 Scrutineering Seed 6 – 5B – 5A – 4
12h00 to 14h00 Scrutineering Seed 3 – 2 – 1
 

6) 14h00 Closing of registration

7)15h00 Closing of scrutineering
 

NOTE: Each vehicle, upon passing scrutineering, will go directly to Parc Fermé.

MANDATORY PARC FERMÉ 

Only one service area situated at Station touristique Pin Rouge (Headquarters).

8) 16h00 Presentation of the officials and stewards (followed by a meeting for Seed 5 and 6) (Mauger Ford Show Room)

9) 17h00 Opening of Parc Fermé***No service will be permitted between the opening of the Parc fermé and the beginning of the parade

10) 17h30 Departure from Mauger Ford in parade

11) 18h30 Official start of the first leg of the rally

12) 23h30 End of the first leg and mandatory PARC EXPOSÉ

13) 01h00 Closure of headquarters

- NOTE: All vehicles must enter the PARC EXPOSÉ for the night  (See article 18) 

F- Saturday, July 2nd , 2011

1) 7h00 Opening: parc EXPOSÉ (CRC/NARC/CRAB)

2) 8h00 Team meeting (Main hall)

3) 8h30 Starting order publication for leg B

4) 9h00 Rally Leg B departure (CRC/NARC/CRAB)

5) 12h00 Lunch break (Approx. 90 min) (Canteen on site)

6) 13h30 Rally departure Leg C  (CRC/NARC/CRAB)

7) 17h30 End of the Rally, Podium and Parc fermé

8) 19h00 Banquet and Award Ceremony

9) 21h00 Closure of Headquarters… 

Note: The organization reserves the right to modify this schedule. However all competitors will be given advance notice. 

G- Friday, July 15th, 2011 (or before…)
Prize money and official results will be sent out by mail.
 

7. STAGE TYPE

The rally will be composed of special stages (13 approx.) and transits. The total distance will be about 400 km with approximately 200km (approx.) of special stages. 100% of the Special stages will take place on gravel roads. The transits will take place on mixed roads. 

It is important to note that the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs will be preparing its route book (See CARS, NRR, article III, C, 9, d, ii)  and that the arrow system will once more be displayed along the rally route to guide the teams who will not be doing the Recce. 

8. REGISTRATION

Entries (completed form and payment) will be accepted until July 1st, 2011 at 14h00. We will be accepting a maximum of 60 vehicles.  If there are more than 60 entries, a list of the forms and registration fees will be created in order of reception.  If you want to participate in the seeded draw, the entries must be received before June 22nd. To take advantage of media exposure during the press conference and on the Web site, send in your registration before Tuesday, May 31st

No licences will be issued at the event. 

9. ENTRY FEES

Canadian Rally Championship (CRC)
850 $ cdn

Rally CRAB
550 $ cdn

 

For all payments received after June 22nd, please add the amount of  300 $ to the above mentioned fees.  

These amounts include new timing equipment fees (RSO) and  a CARS levy for the $5 million public liability and public damage insurance coverage for the stages. Foreign teams should ensure that they have medical insurance coverage for both team members and their service crew as CARS insurance does not provide primary medical coverage.

Each entry includes a route book, a service book and a copy of the odometer check which will be distributed at registration during the verification of the documents. 2 banquet tickets will be alloted for each team and will be available on the Saturday between 8h00 and 15h00, at Headquarters (ask for Anne Piley). Additional banquet tickets will be available for $25.

Two “Service” sticker will be given to each team, at the entrance of the parking. The stickers may be put on any two vehicles of your choice (Only service trailer will not count as vehicule). This will give access to the headquarters parking. 

Payment will be made by CASH MONEY, CHEQUE or MONEY ORDER - to the order of « Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs » and dated no later than Wednesday June 22nd, 2011. 

A discount of 50 $ CDN will be given to each team (driver AND codriver) who is participating in the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs for the first time in 5 years. 

Entries must be forwarded to:
Rallye Auto Baie-des-Chaleurs
Registrar service
P.O. Box 4015
New Richmond (QC)  G0C 2B0
Online form at:
www.rallyebdc.com 

All registration fees will be refunded upon withdrawal if announced prior to Wednesday, June 29th,  at 18h00. NO REFUNDS will be available after this date and time.

10. AWARDS

The list of trophies and awards will be posted at the opening of registration. Special awards will be awarded to the team:

·         displaying the best spirit during the rally;

·         to the best prepared team at the registration;

·         … and at the scrutineering;

·         the best Novice team of the National Rally and a set of Yokohama tires.  

A minimum of $ 3 500, of trophies and awards, will be given to the competitors according to their overall position.  

The award system will be: the 3 first teams of each class of each "sponsored" special stages will receive a financial award.

However, at least one member of the team receiving an award or a trophy must be present at the banquet in order to be eligible to receive the prize.

 11. DOCUMENTATION

You must complete and sign:

a) Rally registration form
b) Rally waiver
c) The log book must be presented during the time of scrutineering.

12. ELIGIBILITY

According to the regulations of CARS, a verification on vehicle eligibility could be done at scrutineering, during the event and post rally.

The vehicles will be classed in accordance with the CARS National Rally Regulations. The competitors must have valid license and respect all rules and regulations.

13. TIMING & CHICANE

The Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs will use the new timing system suggested by CARS (See CARS, NRR, V, E). Ties will not be broken. 

The installation of chicanes on the course is possible (See CARS, NRR, III, E).

14. PUBLICITY

All vehicles must carry numbers, windshield decals, door panels and stickers provided by CARS and the committee. The organization's publicity will be advertised on the vehicle in strategic places. 

 15. SERVICE

The service book will allow the planning of service. It will include the Rally route and maps, itineraries between each service area, a chart of the distance covered by the vehicle and the distance covered during special stages before service or refuelling, plus necessary maps. You will also find indications for nearby supply facilities. The distance between each service will not exceed 120km. All service will be done at the permitted area mentioned in the service book. Each team must have a plastic tarp underneath the rally car during service.

16. MODIFICATION (if necessary)

Before the start of the rally and any subsequent leg, any modification will be posted on the official board and will have to be signed by a steward. After the start of any leg, any modification will be posted at a control and competitors will have to sign that they have received notification.

 17. PARC FERMÉ

All vehicles having successfully passed scrutineering are to remain in the PARC FERMÉ until the start of their Leg (see Schedule, point 6). All vehicles having completed the Rally are to remain in the PARC FERMÉ until the authorization is given by the stewards. Each team must designate one of its members to remain at the edge of the PARC FERMÉ in case of a post-rally scrutineering.

18. PARC EXPOSÉ

All competitors still in the Rally after the first leg must enter the « PARC EXPOSÉ » for the night. Repairs will be authorized inside the PARC EXPOSÉ.  If a team, for any reason at all wishes to exit its vehicle from the park, before Saturday July 3, 2010, at 7h00 a fine of $100 will be applied. 

Refueling  to be done on Saturday morning after the opening of Parc Exposé and before the start of leg B.

19. RECCE

A – Registration and schedule: see point 6.D.1
If a team is seen on the rally roads outside of the scheduled Recce time, the team will be excluded without appeal

B – Speed : During the Recce, the maximum speed on any stage road is 60kph or less if otherwise indicated. The maximum speed on transit roads shall be the posted limit. Please note that stage roads will be accessible to residents, rally volunteers, the rally road crew and forestry truck drivers. 

C – Check up and Control: The organization reserves the right to have control points during Recce.  If infractions occur, the penalties will be the following: 
1st: Fine of 100$
2nd:Exclusion from rally without appeal.
Fines must be paid before the start of the rally… 

D – Card:  A Recce card will be handed out at registration.  It is mandatory for the competitor to be in possession of this card in order to gain access to the special stage during the Recce. This card will be signed by the marshal. 

E- Identification: The organization will supply a numbered sticker that must be affixed on the co-driver`s window. 

F- Cars:  During the Recce, the competitors cannot use their rally car. The roads are open to normal traffic and will be accessible to the general public. 

G – Transits:  The teams will be authorized to travel a maximum of two (2) times for each special stage (distinct) during the Recce. Teams are forbidden to travel in the opposite direction of the rally for the special stage unless authorized by the organization or the police. 

 20. MISCELLANEOUS

A - The fuelling of the vehicles will be done in a specific refuelling area, annexed to the service zone. 

B – The official time of the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs will be posted at the headquarters.

 21. RESERVATIONS / LODGING

New Richmond (0 Km)
* Hôtel / Motel Francis
1-800-906-4485

* Hôtel New Richmond
1-418-392-5525
* Pin Rouge Tourism Center (Chalet and Campground)
1-866-992-5134 

Caplan / (15 Km) (East)
* Motel Le Ruisselet
1-888-388-5286

Maria / (15 Km) (West)
*Auberge du Marchand
1-418-759-3766
* Gîte du patrimoine
1-418-759-3743 

Carleton / (25 Km) (West)
* Motel Belle Plage
1-800-463-0780
* Motel L’Abri
1-800-827-7001
* Motel Carleton-sur-Mer
1-800-510-3288
* Camping Carleton
1-418-364-3992
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