GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Welcome to BASCıs first road rallye of 2010.
Your rallyemaster for today's event is Don
Young. This rallye
is a non-trap time-speed-distance (TSD) event and is geared toward novice
participants with:
The objective of a TSD rallye is to
follow the directed course at the specified speeds and arrive at Checkpoints at
the precise ideal time calculated by the rallyemaster;
arrival early or late to the Checkpoints will warrant penalty points based on
the absolute deviation between actual and ideal times.
CLUES/SIGNS
Referenced signs in the Route Instructions will be enclosed by
quotes. No distinction will be
made between signs quoted in full or in part. Multiple signs on the same support will be considered as one
sign. Nouns in underlined upper
case letters (e.g. CAR, WHALE) refer to signs with graphic
representations of the specified object(s). All signs may be found on either side of the route; there
will be no 'look-back' clues (unless, of course, you have inadvertently passed
them and have turned around!).
MILEAGE & ROADS
Today's course was measured with a 2006 SAAB 9-3 2.0T SportCombi with an automatic transmission and Nokian Z tires (235/45ZR17) with 5mm of tread and inflated
to 36 psi (cold). Distances to
turns were measured to the apices (apexes) of the turns; distances to clues
were measured to the leading edges of the clues. All rallye roads are paved and
public; driveways and parking lot entrances do not exist as Opportunities.
ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS
Route Instructions shall be executed in ascending numerical order
at the first opportunity satisfying all criteria of the instruction. Each instruction must be fully executed
before considering the next. With
the exception of speed changes (CAST) and as specified in Special Instructions,
each route instruction is independent of preceding or subsequent route instructions. Parenthetical or bracketed comments are
provided as helpful information but are not essential for completion of the rallye. Route
instructions that contain the conjunction "or" should be executed at
the first opportunity satisfying either portion of the instruction. Upon execution of the appropriate
portion, the remaining "half" of the instruction is cancelled. In some instances, both "halves"
may direct the same action at the same place; never will they direct
conflicting actions at the same place.
There are no deliberate misspellings in any instructions.
TIMING
DEFINITIONS
AFTER beyond
AT within
the vicinity of
BEAR a
turn in the appropriate direction from 0 to 89 degrees
CAST commence/continue/change
average speed to
CREEPING approaching
within sight of a checkpoint at a speed of less than 10 mph
L a left turn from 0 to 179 degrees
LIGHT an
official multi-color traffic control device at an intersection; multiple lights
at an intersection are counted only once.
OPPORTUNITIES a
place at which the specified action can be performed in accordance to these
General Instructions
R a
right turn from 0 to 179 degrees
STOP an
official red octagonal sign requiring your vehicle to stop or the equivalent
written on the road surface.
T an
intersection resembling the letter T as approached from the base. It is not possible to go straight at a
T.
ZEBRA a
pedestrian crosswalk with stripes painted in a specified color (yellow or
white)
PRIORITIES
Course-following priorities for
today's events are as follows:
1. Special
instructions
2. Route
instructions with mileage
3.
Route
instructions without mileage
4. Put onto
a road by name or number: When put
onto a route by name or number, continue on that route until directed to
leave it by subsequent instruction.
5. R at
T
6. Straight
as possible
CHECKPOINTS
For todayıs event, all checkpoints
(except the last) will be Do-It-Yourself (DIY) checkpoints. These DIY
checkpoints will be identified in the Route Instructions and are INSTANTANEOUS – that is, the end
of one leg and the start of the next leg occur as you pass the landmark. DO NOT STOP AT THE DIY CHECKPOINT. Your estimate of the ideal in-time on
the DIY leg serves as your out-time for the next leg. Secure the DIY Time Log in a safe place and submit it to the
workers at the final checkpoint.
ENTER
THE FINAL CHECKPOINT AT A SAFE AND PRUDENT SPEED -- THERE MAY BE CONGESTION IN
THE FORM OF VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. The final manned
checkpoint will be identified with an orange cone and an appropriate sign ( Ö. and the word ³BASC²).
Do not stop at the checkpoint sign as there may be other cars seeking to
enter the checkpoint immediately behind you. Drive past the checkpoint marker, pulling over where it is
safe. The teamıs navigator should
report in at the checkpoint, submit the DIY Time Log, and pick up driving
directions to the lunch location.
SCORING (not all apply at todayıs event)
1
point
for each hundredth of a minute early or late at a checkpoint
100
points for insistent creeping
within sight of a checkpoint after receiving the appropriate signal to cease
250 points for entering a
checkpoint from the wrong direction
500 points for arriving at a
checkpoint more than 5 minutes and less than 20 minutes early or late
750 points for missing a
checkpoint or arriving more than 20 minutes early or late