TOYOTA ZIMBABWE Southern Off Road Challenge - fim africa

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EVENT STATUS AND VENUE This event is the second event of the Southern Off Road Challenge and is of FIM AFRICA Challenge Status. The Event will take place on Saturday 18 th May 2013, commencing with documentation at 13.00hrs, followed by scrutineering and sound testing. Riders may then ride a recce lap. The race will be on Sunday 19 May at 0900hrs 2013, and will be deemed to have finished once the results have been announced and the period of official protest has elapsed. VENUE OF EVENT This event is held at Brian Cocker’s Arda Farm Shamva Rd GPS co-ordinates are S 17 37.992 E 031 20.886 : Altitude 1324m DIRECTIONS TO VENUE Travel east on Enterprise Road from Harare center. Bare left after the TOLL Gate. This is the Shamva Rd. Approx 20km from the Toll gate turn LEFT at the “Kariba Store” on to a dirt road. Approx 1.5km take the left fork and follow the signs to the DSP. RACE PROGRAMME Day/Date Programme Time Friday 17 May 2013 Documentation at Motorsports Club 1600 – 1800hrs Sat 18 May 2013 Documentation & Technical Control 1100 – 1500 Sat 18 May 2013 Sighting lap for Motorcycles 1400 – 1630 optional Sat 18 May 2013 Sighting lap for Quads 1400 – 1630 optional Sat 18 May 2013 Meeting With Organizers 1700 Sunday 19 May 2013 Documentation & Technical 0700 – 07h45 Sunday 19 May 2013 First Jury Meeting 0800 Sunday 19 May 2013 Parc Fermé Closes 0815 Sunday 19 May 2013 Riders Briefing All Competitors 0830 Sunday 19 May 2013 Start of first machine 0900 Sunday 19 May 2013 Cut off time 1400 Sunday 19 May 2013 Time Bar 1600 Sunday 19 May 2013 Posting of results (provisional) 1630 Sunday 19 May 2013 Second Jury meeting 1700 Sunday 19 May 2013 Prize Giving 1730 The above may be amended in the Final Instructions which will be posted at the official notice board. RIDING NUMBERS In the event of competitors sharing the same racing number, but from a different Federation (FMN), the visiting Federation (FMN) rider will have priority and the host Federation (FMNR) rider will be asked to change their number. Organisers will advise FMNR rider, 7 days before event, by email of any duplicate and issue the affected rider an alternate number for the event. No stickers will be provided. It is recommended that All riders put their racing number on their back for ease of reference for officials. The onus is on the rider to ensure his numbers are legible, either by wearing their race shirt/bib over their hydration pack/ Camelbak, or by attaching their race number to their hydration pack/Camelbak. It is in their interests to do so. ADVERTISING FIM AFRICA requires that all machines participating in the FIM AFRICA approved event display the FIM AFRICA approved logo on the top right or bottom corner of the front number board. The organiser shall supply the approved sticker. Sponsored riders may include the logo in their sponsored sticker kits provided they are of the approved size and colours The Logo shall be a minimum of 35mm x 35mm on a white background with a black border and not obscure the riding no. STARTING ORDER Starting order will be determined by championship point standings, alternating between B2 and B1 riders. Riders with no championship points will be drawn by ballot at first Jury meeting. SORC SR’s 2013 Page 4 of 9 Edited 5/6/2013 at 1:21:14 PM
The 1st ten SORC riders will start at one minute intervals the remaining motorcycles at an interval determined by the COC. Quads will depart at 10 minutes after the last bike or at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course. Support/Clubman riders 2 min. after last Quad. Start Order will be published as a bulletin on the Official notice Board after the first Jury meeting. STARTING PROCEDURE A starting area is a small enclosed area where the riders await the starting signal and where the starting line is situated at one extremity. Working on the motorcycle in that area is not permitted until the starting signal is given. The penalty for doing so is disqualification. Any rider caught smoking in the starting area will be disqualified (or other penalties given as provided for in the FIM Disciplinary and Arbitration Code). Only Jury members, FMN delegates, representatives and officials designated in the Supplementary Regulations, and the riders waiting for the start, are permitted access to the starting area. The organiser and the International Jury will decide whether representatives of the press are permitted access to the starting area and will specify the number allowed and under what conditions. No other persons are allowed into the starting area. No assistance may be given in the starting area. The penalty for breaking this rule is disqualification (or other penalties given as provided for in the FIM Disciplinary and Arbitration Code). It is forbidden to start the engine in the waiting zone of the starting area. The penalty for doing so is 1 minute. The motorcycle may be started only once the start instruction has been given by the start marshal. RIDER’S BRIEFING A Compulsory Rider’s Briefing will be held prior to the start of the event, at which time any specific instructions and issues pertinent to the day’s competition will be explained. Riders may seek clarification from the organisers on any points that are not clear to them, at this time. DECONTROL - There will be a Decontrol period of 5minutes after each lap. The process will be explained at rider briefing. INCIDENT REPORTS - Incident reports will be completed by every rider and returned with their helmet sticker within 30 minutes of completing the race or retiring. Non compliance could lead to exclusion from results and/or a monetary fine to be decided by the Jury. DESIGNATED SERVICE POINT (DSP) There will be one only, which will be situated near the Start/Finish area. The mechanic / refuel zones will be clearly marked. There will be NO alcohol or smoking permitted in these areas. Riders please ensure your crew is aware of this as there will be zero tolerance exercised and you will be excluded. No fires will be permitted in the Pit area. The use of environmental mats will be strictly enforced in the pit area as well as the refueling zone. All refuse must be placed in bags and removed by the competitor. PARC FERME (GCR 15) The Parc Fermé will be enclosed and fenced in to prevent unauthorised persons from entering. Its limits will be clearly marked out and supervised by a sufficient number of officials to ensure that only authorised persons may enter or have access to the machines. It will have one clearly marked entrance and one exit which lead to the “starting area”, but no other entrances or exits. Officials in charge of the closed-controls must wear a distinctive emblem recognised by all persons concerned and the riders in particular. Access to any Parc Fermé is forbidden to everyone except the Jury members, certain officials designated for duty, and riders who wish to park or take out their motorcycles. After checking in at the time check just before the Parc Fermé, Quad Riders can enter and exit their motorcycle from the Parc Fermé with the engine running – 1st gear zone – after permission from a Parc Fermé official. While proceeding from the time check to the Parc Fermé, it is forbidden to refuel or make any repairs on the motorcycle. Riders failing to comply with either of these requirements will be disqualified or other penalties given as provided for in the FIM Disciplinary and Arbitration Code SORC SR’s 2013 Page 5 of 9 Edited 5/6/2013 at 1:21:14 PM
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