Supplementary Regulations

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47TH EDITION
FEBRUARY 2, 3 ,4, & 5
Maniwaki , Québec

AN ADVENTURE IN WHITE

To ralliests everywhere,

The organizing committee of the rally Perce Neige Maniwaki is excited to bring you news about our event and extend an invitation for you to take part. This will be the 47th edition of the rally which makes this event one of the oldest continuously run motorsport events in North America. There is a wonderful history to this event that has often been called one of the must do adventures of any ralliest. The 47th Adventure in White will be no different than its previous 46th edition in offering every competitor, volunteer and spectator that comes this February a unique combination of spectacular winter roads, dedicated mrashaling, 216 kilometres (130miles) of stages. No matter what role you take in our adventure, you will go home with stories and memories to last a lifetime or until you return next year as the event can easely become pleasantly addictive.
There are some minor changes for this year’s 47th edition . During the 2011 event the organizing committee took into consideration the various comments that were brought foward by the competitors, the marshals and the volunteers in order to improve this years edition .
The changes expected are as follow;

their will be only one (1) service area at the Cité Étudiante de la Haute Gatineau

elimination of the turn around at the end of the Tortue stage will improve the time schedule for the reconnaissance

the long transport at the end of the rally was removed from the circuit and a stage near Maniwaki was added

the podium will be outdoors but you will be able to stay warm around a campfire dacing to the sound of musicians

free meal and one (1) free drink for the volunteers
repairs were made to the famous hills of the Kitiganzibi stage to improve the quality of the road

the Farley stage wil be held at night

The event entry registration is now open for participants and volunteers. Don’t miss the ultimate driving experience that awaits you.

The organizing committee 2012
info@rallyeperceneige.com
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Jurisdiction

This event will be held under the general competition rules and national rally regulations of the Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS), affiliated with ASN Canada FIA, the rally regulations of Rally Sport Ontario (RSO), as well as under the present regulations. These documents are available at :

            Rally Sport Ontario :   47 Thornhill Dr. Guelph (Ontario) N1H 8C6
                                               Tel. : (519) 763-5366
                                               Web site : www.rallysport.on.ca

CARS :                       Suite 403
                                   104-1240 Kensington rd NW
                                   Calgary AB T2N 3P7
                                   Tel. : 1-855- 640-6444
Web site : www.carsrally.ca

These documents will be available for scrutiny at registration.

Title of the event

The name of the rally is RALLYE PERCE-NEIGE MANIWAKI.

Organizing committee

Organizing club : Club Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki (CRPN)

Web site : www.rallyeperceneige.com or www.rallyperceneige.com

Social média :                        Facebook – Rallye Perce Neige (officiel) – Maniwaki, Quebec

                                                        Twitter : @PerceNeigeRally
                                                          Twitter direct link : http://twitter.com//perceneigerally

Co-ordinator :                         Patrick Rainville
                                                                      244 Jules-Verne Gatineau (Qc) J8R OA3
                                                                      Tel. : 819-663-5546
                                                          Email : info@rallyeperceneige.com

Co-ordinator designate (2012) : Mélanie Côté
Email : malany2@hotmail.com

Director : Sylvain Erickson
Email. : syerickson@videotron.ca

Chief control marshal : Jennifer Murray
Emai. : benevoles@rallyeperceneige.com

Assitant chief control marshal : Kevin Heistermann

Safety advisor : Patrick Paradis

            Safety supervisor :                   Claude Tanguay

            Registrar :                               Mélanie Gagnon
                                                           1627 rue Goyer
                                                           Ste-Marie-Madeleine (QC) J0H1S0
                                                                      Tel. : 514 708-8592
Email : registrariat inscriptions@rallyeperceneige.com

Treasurer :                              Denyse moisan

            Assistant Route master :                    Hector Hubert
            Route

Assistant Route master :                     Alain Lavoie
            Operations

Assistant Route master net control : Michel Perreault

Document production/Social media : Philip Erickson and Eric Sladic
Email : siteweb@rallyeperceneige.com

Promotions/Sponsorship : Gilles Nault
Email : promotion&commandite@rallyeperceneige.com

Assistant promotion & sponsorship : Jean-François Cyr

Press officer : Gilles Nault & Jean-François Cyr

            Web master :                           Philip Erickson
                                                          Email : siteweb@rallyeperceneige.com

Equipement/headquaters                    Michel Perreault

Scoring : Jean-George Marcotte and his team

Technical inspection Daryl Malone and his team

Sweep : Bob Boland and his team

Senior stewart : Luc Piché

Status

This event is part of the following chamionships :

Canadian Rally Championship (CRC)
North Amrcican Rally Cup (NARC)
Ontario Performance Rally Championship (OPRC)

Note : only the first leg will be part of the OPRC

Venus

Headquaters :                          Château Logue
                                               12, rue Comeau
                                               Maniwaki (Qc) J9E 2R8
                                               Tel. : 1-877-797-2573
                                               Web site : www.chateaulogue.com

Registration : Headquaters – (La Gatineau)

Press Room :                          Headquaters – (La Gatineau)
Scrutemeering :                                  McConnery’s Garage and Cité Étidiante de la Haute Gatineau
                                               Mechanical Depratment

Drivers and novices meeting : Headquaters – Robert Coulombe

Start : Les Galeries de Maniwaki

Service stops : Parking lot of The Cité Étudiante de la Haute Gatineau

Optional refueling zones : Forêt de l’aigle (Black Rollway)

Schedule

Monday, january 30 ,2012
20 :00h close of early registration

20 :00h seeded draw 244, Jules-Verne, Gatineau

Tuesday , january 31 , 2012

Starting order will be posted on the web site

Thursday, February 2, 2012

18 :00h Ceremonial opening of the rally Headquaters
Headquaters

18 :30h – 23 :00h Event and recee registration Headquaters
(National and OPRC)

Friday, February 3, 2012

7 :00h Driver’s recee meeting Headquaters

07 :30h Start of 2 pass recee ( CRC &OPRC ) Headquaters

16 :00h Return from recee Headquaters

15 :00h to 22 :00h Event registration for late entries Headquaters

16 :00h to 22 :00h Scrutineering McConnery’s Garage & Cité Étudiante

17 :45h Shakedown, Media/Special Guests
Driver’s Meeting Headquaters

18 :00h to 20 :30h Shakedown, Media/Special Guests
Ride Program Headquaters

Saturday, February4, 2012

07 :00H to 8 :00h Registration and Scrutineering for
Late entries ( only upon request ) Headquaters

08 :15h Novice driver’s and co-driver’s
Meeting Seeds 5 & 6 Headquaters

08 :30h Driver’s meeting Headquaters

09 :00h Parc Exposé Les Galeries de Maniwaki

09 :30 h Start of the Rally Les Galeries de Maniwaki
(National & OPRC / CRQ )

20 :00h appox. End of Regional Rally Headquarters

23 :15h approx. End of National Rally/Parc fermé Headquarters

23 :45h approx. Podium Headquarters

Sunday, February 5, 2012

8 :30h Banquet Headquaters

The organization reserves the right to modify this schedule

Type of event

The Rallye Perce-Neige is a performance rally consisting of two legs with approximatively 585 km in total distance including 16 stages (approximatively 216 km). Most of the stage distance will be run on gravel roads, probably covered with snow and ice. The OPRC event will consist of one leg and will include 12 stages (approximatively 131 km).

Area

Elevation…………………..minimum 559 feet
Maximum 1060 feet

Entries

Entries will be accepted untill the end of registration period an Friday, February 3, 2012.

See schedule.

Eligible vehicles – Open, Group2, Group 5, Production Sport and production GT also in the OPRC event, classic class, will be eligible to start.
Note that the vehicles registered in any of the United States and running on RA/NASA licences in terms of vehicle eligibility will be placed into comparable CARS vehicle classes according to CARS vehicle eligibility regulations

Entry fees

National Championship only……………………. 875$
National and Ontario Championships……………950$
OPRC only……………………………………….…575$
Optional Shakedown program……………………..50$

Included in the fees is a 120$ CA public liability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment premium for insurance coverage during special stages.

Fees include – service book and 2 tickets to the banquet. Additional tickets will be 20$.

All cheques or money orders must be made payable to Rallye Auto Perce-Neige Inc. and be dated no later than January 30, 2012 to be included in the draw for startinf positions. There will be a 100$ (National) or 50$ (OPRC) penalty for late entries received after January 30 2012. Entries should be sent tot the Registrar’s adress – Mélanie Chagnon, 1627 Goyer street, Ste-Marie-Madeleine, Qc J0H 1S0.

Pease note the 100% of the entry fee will be reimbursed if notice of withdrawal is given at least 48 hours prior to the opening of registration. There will be a 75% refund if notice is given within 48 hours of the opening of registration. After the opening of registration, no refund will be made.

Awards

Awards details will be posted at registration.

Documents

An entry form and a waiver are enclosed with these regulations along with the self declaration forms for registration and scrutineering. A pre-odometer chechk will be available at registration.

Eligibility

Eligibility will be according to national regulations, sections I and II.
Please note that studded tires are forbiden (II.D.3).

Timming and Scoring

Timming , Controls and scoring will be as per NRR – V , VI AND VII. Timming cards will be used. They will be presented at time controls for marking by control workers . All times given will be elasped times. To calculate the time out at the end of a stage , the competitor wil use the lateness time, unless the time spent in the stage is longer. If this should happen, the competitor will use the time in at the finish in hours and minutes.

Examples a b c

Time out at start of stage 10 :00 10 :00 10 :00

Stage lateness time ( 8 ) ( 8 ) ( 8 )

Time in at finish of stage 10 :05 :28 10 :08 :32 10 :12 :10

Time out at finish of stage 10 :08 10 :08 10 :12

Note; Competitors unfamiliar with this procedure are invited to attend a time-keeping refressher course which will be given Friday night if they request it before February 3, 2012 at 19 :00h.

Fuel Stops and Servicing

The service book will help plan servicing. Besides the route for service stops ,it includes :

-a chart showing the total distance and stage distance run for each service or gas stop;
- information on indicated service and gas stop areas

The distance between two gas stops will not exeed 150 kilometres

There will be 4 servces at one location and 2 additional optinal refuelling zones at BLACK
ROLLWAY
Servicing and refuelling are limited to designated areas.

Parc Fermé Inspection

Any car finishing the rally may undergo post event scrutineering. Reassembling the removed parts will be the comprtitor’s responsibility. Upon reaching the finsh control of the event, any team member is allowed to place the vehicle in the Parc Fermé.

RECEE ( National and OPRC )

While the event will be a typical BLIND RALLY format route book will be provided by the organization , the event will be offering a two pass reconnaissance of the stages on the Friday.
During the recee , competitors can use their rally car .

At the time of the registration of the recee, competitors must register the vehicle that they will use for the recee. A maximum of one car per team is permitted to participate in the recce.

Recee conditions;

-The organization will supply a number that must be affixed to the side window on the co-driver’s side of the vehicle

- The maximum speed is 60 kph in the stages and the posted legal limit on the transits.

-The organization reserves the right to have observation controls during recee. The penalties wil be as follows; 1 st infraction -$100 fine , 2 nd infraction -$500 fine , 3 rd infraction – exclusion from the rally without appeal. Fines must be paid before the start of the rally

-The roads are open to the residents, rally volunteers, rally road crews and forestry trucks. competitors should expect to be sharing those roads.

-Teams are forbidden to travel in the opposite direction on the special stage.

-No recee will be allowed outside of the time period provided or the competitor will be excluded from the rally

- The schedule of the opening of special stages for the recee will be published at rally headquarters.

RECOMMENDATION; It is strongly advised to the recee with a 4WD vehicle or with your rally car,that a full set of winter tires is essential.

18. SHAKEDOWN PROGRAM

This optional program is available to all compatitors. Only registered driver’s , co-driver’s and
vehicles that have successfully passed scrutineering will be permitted to parcipate.

               There is no limit to the number of runs that each team may make , provided all runs are completed
               Within the allocated time frame. The program will utilize a 2-3 km stage which wil involve a loop
               that start and finishes at rally HQ.

              Shakedown runs comprised of the registered driver and co-driver may be taken at full competition
              Speeds and complete safety equipment ( helmet, harness, head and neck restraints and suit )
              Must be worn. Runs comprised of the registered driver and a non-competing passenger are for
              Demonstration purpose only. These runs are not intended to be at full competition speeds or
              Conditions. Helmets and properly adjusted harnesses are require. However, passengers are not
              required to wear driving suits or head and neck restraint system All passengers must sign waivers
              prior to participating.

No competitors are to enter the shakedown road outside
of the permitted shakedown schedule

Special Guest Rides

Rally Perce Neige Maniwaki selected media or guests will be invited to ride in a rally car .
All participants must have signed the event waiver prior to taking part and will be required
To wear a helmet and properly fitted harness. These rides wil be given priority at the start time.

Miscellaneous

CARS licenses wil not be issued at the event. Competitors must get their licenses from the CARS office 905 640-4444 or visit www.cars rally.ca before registration.

All competitors are reminded that, with the exeption of recee during the time period specified, any partising of the route is prohibited under NRR VII, part H,I .

The official time will be posted at hesdquarters.

BUDJET car rental has a location at Mc Connery’s Garage which will rent a car for recee purposes. Contact Yves Bernard at (819) 441-2866 for details.

Accomodations in Maniwaki;

Château Logue – Tel; 1-877 474-4848 12, rue Comeau, Maniwaki

Auberge du Draveur – Tel ; 1-877 449-7022 85 rue Principale Nord Maniwaki

Motel Central – Tel; 1-877 449-6868 147 rue Principale Sud , Maniwaki

NOTE; When calling to book room at Auberge Château Logues , please indicate that you are
competing inthe Rally Perce Neige Maniwaki as rooms are reserved for the rally.

HAPPY TRAILS AND WE HOPE
TO SEE YOU IN MANIWAKI

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