SACRED HEART ( CHURCH PARK ) ALUMUNI CAR RALLY

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SACRED HEART ( CHURCH PARK ) ALUMUNI CAR
RALLY

ORGANISED BY:

MADRAS MOTOR SPORTS CLUB

123/1, T T K ROAD, ALWARPET,
CHENNAI 600 018
PHONE 044 2499 0998
FAX 044 2499 3984
EMAIL : mmsc_chennai@yahoo.co.in
www.madrasmotorsports.in

APPROVED BY

(National Sports Federation recognized by the Government of India)

ANNOUNCEMENT

This rally will run in Time/Speed/Distance (TSD) format on a Non-Cumulative basis, and will be run in
compliance with the International Sporting Code of the FIA, National Competition Rules (NCR) of The
Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) and these Supplementary Regulations(SRs).

Modifications, amendments and/or changes to these Supplementary Regulations will be announced
only by numbered and dated Competitors Information Bulletins (CIB), issued by the Organiser and
approved by the FMSCI / Stewards.

ACQUAINTANCE WITH & SUBMISSION TO RULES
- Every person, or group of persons, organizing a competition or taking part therein:
- Shall be deemed to be acquainted with the National Competition Rules of the FMSCI
- All competitors must sign the indemnity and declaration, which are enclosed with the Entry
form.
- These are the conditions precedent attached to the submission of entries and taking part in an
event and all competitors participating in the meet shall be bound by them and also the rules
and regulations hereinafter set out or amendments made thereto.
- Shall undertake to submit themselves without reserve to the above and to the decisions and the
consequences resulting there from.

ARTICLE 1: PROGRAMME

1.1

Schedule
Description
Entries open with publication of
these Supplementary Regulation

Closing of entries

Publication of Starting Order

Document Verification and Pre-
event scrutiny

First Stewards’ Meeting

Compulsory Drivers’ Briefing
Meeting

Start & Finish of the Rally

Posting of Provisional Results

Final Results & Prize Distribution

1.2

Official Notice Board:
Official Notice Board will be located at Rally H.Q.
01/2012

Venue
MADRAS MOTOR SPORTS
CLUB

CHURCH PARK, CHENNAI 86

Time and Date

4 30 PM ON 21/01/2012

6 P M ON 21/01/2012

4 30 P M ON 21/01/2012

6 P M ON 21/01/2012

4 30 P M ON 21/01/2012

9 00 A M ON 22/01/2012

12 30 P M ON 22/01/2012

3 P M ON 22/01/2012

3 30 P M ON 22/01/2012

CHURCH PARK, CHENNAI 86 FROM
4 30 P M TO COMPLETION OF THE
RALLY ON 22/01/2012.

M M S C UPTO 4 P M ON 21/

1.3
Start of the Rally
CHURCH PARK, CHENNAI 86

ARTICLE 2: ORGANISATION

2.1.1

Organisers

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2.1.2

Organising Committee

22/01/2012

MADRAS MOTOR SPORTS CLUB,
123/1, T T K ROAD, CHENNAI 600

MR. ASHISH GUPTA …………….CHAIRMAN
MS. MARY RODRIGUES
MS. TAHSIN CHACKO
MS. PURNA SHANKAR
MS. NIRUPAMA REDDY

MR. AMIT ARORA
MR. PRAMOD KUMAR

2.1.3

Officials of the meet:
Chief Steward

Steward

Club Steward

Chief Scrutineer

Assistant Scrutineer (If applicable)

Clerk of the course

Secretary of the meet

Competitors’ Relation Officer

Results Co-Ordinator

Chief Marshall

Chief Medical Officer

Chief Safety Officer

2.2

Rights And Obligations Of The Organisers

2.2.1 The organizer may issue any Competitor Information Bulletins (CIBs) and / or written
instructions to competitors at any time with the approval of FMSCI / Stewards. Written
instructions when issued shall be signed by each competitor / entrant as proof of receipt
and shall have the same legal force as these supplementary regulations. All CIBs will be
communicated via dated and sequentially numbered bulletins. These bulletins shall have the
force and will constitute an integral part of these regulations and will be posted at the official
notice board. Details of the official notice board should be mentioned in the SR. As far as
possible, the CIBs shall be brought to the notice of the individual competitors. However it is
the responsibility of the competitor and / or entrant to acquaint themselves with the CIBs and /
or written instructions posted at the official notice board.

2.2.2

The provisions of the present regulations may only be amended according to Art.66 of the
FIA Sporting Code. The organizing committee and the stewards of the meeting reserve the
right to amend the prescriptions of the present regulations according to the circumstances and
cases which arise. Competitors will be informed of any amendments as soon as possible. Any
amendments / additional provisions will be announced by dated and sequentially numbered
bulletins which are an integral part of these regulations. These bulletins will be posted at the
official notice boards and will also be directly communicated to the competitors.

2.2.3

The Stewards of the Meeting are empowered to take a decision on any case not covered by the
present regulations.

2.2.4

The interpretations of these regulations and decisions regarding any unforeseen circumstances
shall rests with the Steward/s of the meeting.

2.2.5

The Organisers will ensure that all relevant permissions are obtained from the competent

authorities prior to the event, copies of which must be made available to the Stewards

MR.ANOOP NANGIA

MR. VASUKI KRISHNAN

MR. ROOP KUMAR

MR. AMIT ARORA

MR. PRAMOD KUMAR

MR. CHANDRASEKERAN

MR. VINAY BHIMANI

TBA

DR. UDAYAKUMAR BALAKRISHNA

MR. S MOORTHY

MR. AJAY KRISHNAMANI

ARTICLE 3: GENERAL CONDITIONS

3.1
3.1.1

Generalities
Status of the event

3.1.2

FMSCI Permit No

3.2
3.2.1

Route
The Rally will be run mainly on good tarred ROADS, WITHIN THE City and outskirts.

3.2.2

a) The maximum average speed will not exceed 45 kmph for any section in the speed
chart
b) Wherever there is a Government Prescribed speed limit, the average speed limit
given by the organizers for that section shall be a minimum of 10% less than the
Government prescribed limit.
c) The organizers should ensure that the average speed prescribed for any section can
be easily achieved under normal driving conditions.
d) In the Mountain and Ghat Section the maximum average speed has to be below 40
kmph.
e) When the average speed given is above 45 kmph there shall be no time control in
that section.

3.2.3

The Road Book will contain the information regarding the route to be followed and various
distances. The location of marshal points WILL NOT be disclosed in the road book. Only one
copy of the Road Book will be made available at the Start Time
Competitors must report at every control in the order and direction in which the controls have
been scheduled by the Organisers. Any infringement may entail exclusion.

3.2.4

3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2

Entrant’s Eligibility & Obligations
Any person holding a valid driving and FMSCI Competition licence may enter in this event.
A Letter of Authority for the use of the vehicle must be produced from the owner of the vehicle
in case the owner is not a member of the crew.
It is compulsory for competitors vehicle to have rally cover insurance for the period of the event.
Entrants/Drivers’ attention is particularly drawn to the fact the normal motor policies issued in
India do not provide cover for motor sports. Special insurance cover is mandatory.
Under the laws of the country, it is mandatory that any accident out of which a claim may arise
be reported to the nearest police station.

3.3.3

: CLOSED INVITATION

: 14/2012

3.3.4

3.4
3.4.1

Vehicle Eligibility
All the cars must be individual-ly licensed for the road. USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AS
TRIP METERS, Halda GPS etc. are not permitted. Likewise, use of Cellular phones Wireless
Communication Sets, Pagers, GPS etc. shall be strictly prohibited under pain of exclusion to be
pronounced by Steward of the Meet.
This Event is open to ALL TYPES of four wheelers. Also all four wheelers will run as one class
irrespective of their engine capacity. Soft top vehicles are not allowed.
Any type of fuel is permitted provided it complies with Government / RTO Laws.

3.4.2

3.4.3

3.5
3.5.1

Entries
Entry forms duly filled, confirming to these regulations along with the appropriate Fees must be
submitted to the organizers not later than 21/01/2012; 4 30 P M
By the very fact of signing the entry form, the entrant as well as driver submit and bind
themselves to resort only to the NCR of the FMSCI.

3.5.2

3.6
3.6.1

Entry Fees
Entry fees will be as follows:
Rs. 1000 for a crew of TWO PERSONS. Additional Crew is Optional to the maximum of
Two.Additional crew members.

3.7
3.7.1
3.7.2

Starting Order
The Starting Order will be determined by a draw of lots for cars.
Cars will start at ONE minute/s interval.

ARTICLE 4: ENTRANTS OBLIGATIONS
4.1
Document Submission
- Competitors are required to bring: -

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Vehicle Registration Book.
Tax Book.
Insurance Cover Note.
SPECIAL RALLY INSURANCE COVER.
Driving Licence.
Authority letter from owner of the car if First Driver / Second Driver are not the owner of the car
used in rally.
Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUC)
The Competitors are required to carry all the above documents throughout the Rally.

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4.2

Safety
SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER, CO DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS ARE MANDATORY as
per RTO regulations. All participants must be seated in seats, which face forward only. (The
Bench type side ways seats of Maruti Gypsy, Mahindra Jeep may be retained but must NOT
be occupied). The Clerk of the Course or his nominated officials may at their sole discretion
exclude a competitor who is deemed unfit for reasons of health or consumption of/under the
influence of alcohol or drugs

ARTICLE 5: SCRUTINY & BRIEFING MEETING

5.1

The Pre Event scrutiny of the vehicles will be carried out on —— 4 30 P M ON 21/01/2012 AT
CHURCH PARK, CHENNAI 86
Non-attendees may not be allowed to start.

ARTICLE 6: TIME CARD

6.1

A Time card will be issued to each competing crew at the start of Rally. Responsibility for the
card rests solely with the crew until it is handed back to an official or marshals of the rally.
Given In the time card, will be following details: -
A) Competition Number.
B) Name of the Driver.
C) Make of the vehicle.
D) Starting time.
E) Registration number of the vehicle.
The specimen sample of time card will be shown to the competitor, he should make the
necessary arrangement to carry and protect his time card book through out the event.
At every control, the crew must ensure that the Marshal signs the time card and furthermore
(except at passage controls) that time which their time card is handed to and official entered
there in. The absence of signature from Control or the failure to hand in the Time Card at any
control (time or passage) will entail penalties as per Article No. 11.
Competitors are themselves responsible for presenta-tion and/or collection of the time card at
the various con-trols and for the accuracy of the entries in the time card. The time card must
remain on board of a vehicle, for the duration of the event and must be presented personally by
the competitor at all the control points.
Officials are permitted to modify an entry that they might have made earlier, but in such case
they must strike out the original entry, and replace it by a completely new one which must be re-
authenticated by a further signature. Any entry which appears to have been tampered with,
may be deemed not to have been made and may result in exclusion for the competitor.
A competitor losing his time card WILL be excluded.
Time card is a property of the organisers and upon re-tirement for any reasons whatsoever,
MUST be returned to the organisers without delay.
At every control, the crew must ensure that the time is also entered in the Marshal’s register.
This must be signed by the competitor.
The onus of ensuring that the correct time is entered rest solely on the competitor.
In case of difference in time noted on the time card and the marshal’s register, the time noted
in the Marshal’s register shall be considered final and binding on all competitors. .

6.2

6.3

6.4
6.5

6.6

6.7
6.8

ARTICLE 7: INDEMNITY

All Entrants must sign the Indemnity Declaration along with the Entry Form.

ARTICLE 8: INSURANCE

Only during the running of the event, all FMSCI Competition License holders having valid civil driving

license are insured for
i) Personal Accident Insurance : Rs.2,00,000/=
ii) Hospitalization benefits : Rs.40,000/=

However, it is strongly advised that all Drivers / Co-Drivers and crew take necessary and adequate
additional insurance covers on their own including hospitalization benefits.

All vehicles must have minimum third party insurance and Special Rally cover (with hospitalization
benefit), valid for the period of the Rally.

ARTICLE 9: ADVERTISING

It is Compulsory to carry Organisers advertisements on the competing vehicles. Competitors
are allowed to carry any kind of advertisement on the vehicle provided that:
A: It is authorised by the National Laws and FMSCI regulations
B: It is not likely to cause any offence
C: It is not political or religious in nature

ARTICLE 10: CONTROLS & CONTROL PROCEDURE
There will be 2 types of controls: TIME TIME CONTROL and PASSAGE CONTROL

10.1

Time Control:
A Banner with a red background displaying a clock will indicate a time control. Each
competitor will stop at these Time Control (T.C.) and present the Time card to the Marshal for
entering the time of arrival – which will be noted on the Marshal’s Register and signed by both.
The time recorded will be the time of crossing the line by vehicle. The time will be recorded to
the seconds. i.e.11 Hrs 37 Min. 03 Sec,

10.2

Passage Control:
A Banner with a red background displaying a stamp sign will indicate a passage control.
Each competitor will stop at these controls and present the time card to the marshal who will
stamp / sign the same as a proof of the passage of the vehicle at that point. TIME WILL NOT
BE NOTED.

ARTICLE 11: PENALTIES

11.1

At Time Control (If Seconds Counted )
1 second late:
1 second early:

11.2

At Time Control (If Minutes Counted )
1minute late:
1 minute penalty
1 minute early:
2 minute penalty
Stopping / zig zag in front of TC:
10 minute penalty
Not stopping at TC:
15 minute penalty
Missing Time Card:
Exclusion
Missing T C:
30 Minute or Exclusion
1st Traffic offence:
Rs 1,000 penalty
2nd Traffic offence:
Exclusion

11.3

At Passage Controls
Missing a control:
Entering a control in WRONG DIRECTION:

1 second penalty
2 second penalty

30 minute or EXCLUSION
EXCLUSION

ARTICLE 12: PROTEST AND APPEALS
12.1
The time limit for protest against Provisional Results is within 30 minutes after the results are
declared on the Official Notice board at the finish venue.
12.2
Any protest must be made in writing and submitted to the COC along with the protest fee.
12.3
Protest fee is Rs 5,000/-. If the protest is unfounded this amount will not be given back.
12.4
Any ruling by the Stewards shall be final and subject only to the right of appeal as provided for
by the NCR of the FMSCI
12.5
The Appeal procedure will be as per the FMSCI’s NCR. The appeal is Rs.80,000/- with

Rs.40,000/- to be paid alongwith intention to appeal and the balance amount with grounds of
appeal within 48 hours.

ARTICLE 13: RANKING & PRIZES
13.1
Ranking
13.1.1 Competitors will be ranked in ascending order of penalty points incurred by them i.e. person
with the least penalty points would be ranked first.
13.1.2 In case of a tie between the competitors who have tied in total Penalties, the same will be
resolved as follows:
- The competitor with MAX NUMBER OF ZERO penalties will be declared as the winner.
- In spite of this if the TIE is not resolved the competitor with MAX ONE penalty will be declared
as the winner.
- In spite of this if the TIE is not resolved the competitor with MAX TWO penalty will be declared
as the winner. .
- AND SO ON In spite of this, if the tie is not resolved, the tie will be resolved by a draw of lots
and the winner will be awarded the Trophy, however the cash prize, if any, will be equally
distributed amongst the tied Competitors.

13.2

Prizes & Prizes Distribution
1st Overall GIFTS
2nd Overall GIFTS
3rd Overall GIFTS

Special gifts to the best performance of an ALL Sacred Heart Team as detailed in Art.14.3.

13.3

The organisers reserve their right to add any number of prizes for this event, till the time of
closing of entries. Any such additions shall be informed by way of a bulletin.

14.

Additional Notes
1. TIME CHECKED IN AT A TIME CONTROL WILL BE TAKEN AS THE TIME CHECKED
OUT.
2. THE EVENT IS OPEN BY INVITATION TO TEAMS, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF WHICH
MUST BE A STUDENT, EX STUDENT, STAFF OR EX STAFF MEMBER OF THE SACRED
HEART CHURCH PARK SCHOOL.
3.THE TEAM WHO PERFORMS BEST AND HAS ALL ITS MEMBERS WHO ARE
STUDENTS, EXSTUDENTS, STAFF OR EXSTAFF OF SACRED HEART CHURCH PARK
WILL BE AWARDED GIFTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE MENTIONED IN ART. 13.2. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THIS IS IN ADDITION TO GIFTS FOR OVERALL PLACINGS.