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Schedule R Addenda

Schedule R Addenda

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Contents Last Updated: 12 February 2021

Schedule R 1 Standard Road Book For All Rallies
Schedule R 2 Diagram of Advertising and Identification Requirements
Schedule R 3 Directional, Caution And No Entry Signs
Schedule R 4 Rally Control Signs
Schedule R 5 Specimen Time Cards
Schedule R 6 Emergency Sign
Schedule R 7 OK Sign
Schedule R 8 Oil Warning Sign
Schedule R 9 Start and Finish Control Layouts

Note: Text changes from the previous issue of this Schedule are highlighted such. Text changes for grammatical and/or formatting reasons are not highlighted.

Schedule R 1(a)

Standard Road Book for all Rallies: All road books shall comply with the layout shown in the sample pages following (alternatively the FIA standard may be applied), and with the following requirements:
A:
Requirements:
1.
Road books must read from top to bottom.
2.
Road books shall be bound by means of a plastic or metal spiral allowing an opening of 360°, and if possible so that competitors can insert additional pages. The binding shall be strong enough to resist rough handling.
3.
The following information must be included in the road book:
3.1

At the front of the road book:

(1)
Accident procedure.
(2)
Emergency telephone numbers. These emergency numbers shall be repeated in bold type on the inside back cover or below the Red Cross.
(3)
An explanation of the signs and abbreviations used.
(4)
An itinerary and/or time/distance schedule.
3.2

At the back of the road book(approved forms available via https://motorsport.org.nz/forms/):

(1)
“Incident Report” sheets.
(2)
“Inquiry” sheets.
(3)
A competitor “Notification of Withdrawal from Rally” form.
(4)
A red “SOS” on the inside back cover (see Schedule R6).
(5)
A green “OK” on the outside back cover (see Schedule R7).
(6)
A RallySafe (or other MotorSport NZ recognised safety tracking system) Fault reporting form.
(7)
For Tarmac Rallies and Targa events a Red and Yellow striped “Oil Warning” sign is to be printed on the page immediately preceding the inside back cover of all A4 size Road Books. Where a Road Book is of a smaller size, a fold out or additional sign must be provided (see Schedule R8).
4.
A reference for calibrating the distance on the tripmeter must be given.
5.

The following must appear at the top or bottom of each page:

(1)
The number of the road section (a road section being between two(2) time controls),
(2)
The time allowed,
(3)
The distance and the passage controls where used.
6.
Each page will be numbered, the numbering being progressive in the same volume.
7.
Each piece of information will be numbered and separated from the next by a horizontal stroke. (The number will revert to 0 at each time control).
8.
Closely related information (distance under 200m) will not be separated.
9.
Any direction, which cannot be defined on the route, will be given in brackets.
10.
For each time control, control at the start or finish of a special stage, and passage control, the standardised signs are to be reproduced, and the locations of these controls are to be indicated precisely.
11.
The reproduced signs must have their position indicated on the drawing of the route (Tulip diagram).
12.
The main signs showing the changes of direction and existing on the route must be printed in boxes, and in the case of a change of direction, all the signs on the route must have the arrow pointing in the true direction.
13.
The locations of the various controls must be indicated exactly.
14.
Each road section will begin on a fresh page.
15.
Special stages should be made to stand out from the rest of the text (with, for example, a frame or the use of a different colour).
Note: competitor preference is for the Special Stages to be printed on white paper (easier to see the effects of a highlighter on and better to read at night) and Touring Stages to be on coloured paper.
16.
On each drawing, i.e. tulip diagram, the starting point of the drawing will be situated at the bottom and the thickness of the lines will be proportional to the widths of the roads represented.
17.
The signs which are reproduced and which do not correspond to the route to be followed but which act as reference points should be crossed out.
18.
The spots requiring particular attention must be indicated by 1, 2 or 3 exclamation marks.
19.
Indicate surface changes (from tarmac to dirt, from dirt to tarmac).
20.
Indicate No Servicing areas with a Thick shaded line to the left of the central vertical line.
21.
Each page must have sufficient space for competitors to insert their own comments.
22.
The maximum authorised number of drawings per page is 5.
23.
The information must be legible (taking into account the fact that it must be read at night in a moving car).
24.
In the road book, the safety points must be indicated by the approved sign.
Recommendations:
1.
Give the average speed of the road sections.
2.
For the special stages, give the fastest time set during the previous rally.
3.
Put in easily discernible reference points (e.g. town entry signs and speed restriction signs).

Schedule R 1(b) Road Book Symbols

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Schedule R 1(c) Example of Road Book Page – Special Stage

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Schedule R 1(d) Example of Road Book Page – Touring Stage

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Schedule R 2

Illustration R(c1):
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Illustration R(c2):
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Location Size (mm) (H x W) Comment
Front Plate(Bonnet) 215 x 430 Rally Plate mounted in a suitable location on bonnet with good visibility.
Front Wings (each side) 40mm high Names of driver and co-driver and their national flags. (Required for the International Events forming part of the NZ Rally Championship).
Front Windscreen Full Screen Width And 100mm Deep Reserved for NZ Rally Championship events only
Door Panels 170 x 670 Competition number (front of panel) and remainder reserved for Event Organiser
Rear side window (each side) 250mm high Competition number, 250mm high with a stroke width of 25mm coloured fluorescent orange
100mm high National Flag. (Required for the International Events forming part of the NZ Rally Championship).
Driver’s name (In Helvetica, 100mm high with a stroke width of 15mm, white on a clear background)
Rear Window 100 x 300 Reserved for Event organiser mounted at the top of the rear window.
140mm high Competition Number, coloured fluorescent orange
Roof Panel 520 x 500 Competition number. (Required for the International Events forming part of the NZ Rally Championship).
A1 100 x 400 (each) For Event organisers use. These two(2) spaces stack on top of one another between door banner and rear of front wheel arch
A2
A3 Immediately in front of front wheel Reserved for Organisers Use (Sponsor logo)

Schedule R 3

Directional, Caution and No Entry Signs
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Schedule R 4

Rally Control Signs
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Schedule R 5

Specimen Time Cards
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Schedule R 6

Emergency Sign:
The minimum overall size of the red SOS sign complete with background shall be A4 size.
Where a Road Book is of smaller size, a fold out or additional sign must be provided.
For Road Books of A4 size, the sign shall be printed on the inside of the back cover.
SOS shall be red with a minimum size as shown.
Emergency phone number to be listed in black numbers at least 20mm high.
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DISPLAY THIS SIGN TO NEXT DRIVER IF MEDICAL OR FIRE ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED

Schedule R 7

OK Sign:
A green “OK” sign is to be printed on the outside back cover of all A4 size Road Books.
Where a Road Book is of smaller size, a fold out or additional sign must be provided.
The lettering is to be of a sans-serif type font large enough to fill the page but still leaving binding room.
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Schedule R 8

Oil Warning Sign:
A red and yellow striped “Oil Warning” sign is to be printed on the page immediately preceding the inside back cover of all A4 size Road Books.
Where a Road Book is of smaller size, a fold out or additional sign must be provided.
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Schedule R 9

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