All Competitors and Officials are invited to attend the Mayoral Welcome on Thursday evening from 6:00pm at the Northland Events Centre.

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1 Welcome to the 2019 ENEOS International Rally of Whangārei, Round 2 of the 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. The event will run from 3 to 5 May 2019, and it is also Round 2 of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. There are a number of changes for 2019 including a revised Super Special Stage on Pohe Island with a loop and jump near the Hospitality area, The Saturday stages include Marlow and Crows Nest these stages are a combination of roads used in 2018 and earlier events. Also, the remote refuel will be at the start of the Crows Nest stage. On Sunday the route has been reversed providing a new set of challenges for all Competitors. All Competitors and Officials are invited to attend the Mayoral Welcome on Thursday evening from 6:00pm at the Northland Events Centre. The rally is based at the Northland Events Centre (the new name for Toll Stadium), Whangārei City, 3 minutes from the great Cafes and Restaurants at the Town Basin and 8kms from Whangārei Airport. International visitors may prefer the easy 3-hour drive north from the Auckland International Airport and we recommend staying at our official event hotel, The Distinction Hotel, opposite the Town Basin. Contact the Secretariat to make your bookings. The rally start on Friday night is on the picturesque Te Matau a Pohe bridge before the revised Pohe Island Super Special Stage. On Saturday the rally heads north and the Sunday stages are to the south of the City. The finish is again at the popular Town Basin. If you have any questions please contact our friendly Officials and we look forward to welcoming you to the ENEOS International Rally of Whangārei. We know you will enjoy it. Willard Martin Chairman of the Organising Committee Stuart Barnett Clerk of the Course

2 Tēnā koutou katoa, ngā mihi kia koutou katoa. Welcome to the 2019 International Rally of Whangārei, an event that doubles as a round of the 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and round 2 of the 2019 New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC). Whangārei is proud to host this event. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the officials, drivers and supporters who are visiting our District for the first time, and to those who are returning for another year, welcome back. You can be sure the 2019 rally will not disappoint. The International Rally of Whangārei is a highlight of our event calendar, with this year promising to deliver an exceptional display of motorsport skills. A new and improved Super Special Stage will provide plenty of audience excitement, with the addition of a jump in front of our award-winning bridge Te Matau ā Pohe guaranteed to delight drivers and spectators alike. We are also honoured to be hosting superstar Irish driver Frank Kelly this year, as well as the ever popular American driver Ken Block adding yet another element to the spectacle of this event. To all our visitors, wherever you go in Whangārei during the weekend and whatever you do, we hope you have fun, because that s what this weekend is all about. Enjoy our District and we hope you can take time to slow down and explore off-track too Whangārei really does have it all! No reira tēnā koutou katoa Sheryl Mai Mayor of Whangārei

3 Supplementary Regulations National Event Contents Page Art. 1. Introduction.. 4 Art. 2. Organisation 4 Art. 3. Event Programme.. 7 Art. 4. Entries.. 8 Art. 5. Insurance Art. 6. Advertising & Identification.. 10 Art. 7. Tyres 11 Art. 8. Fuel. 11 Art. 9. Reconnaissance.. 11 Art. 10. Administrative Checks. 12 Art. 11. Scrutineering, Sealing and Marking Art. 12. Other Procedures. 14 Art. 13. Identification of Officials 18 Art. 14. Awards Art. 15. Final Scrutineering, Protests and Appeals 19 Appendix 1 Itinerary & Maps. 20 Appendix 2 Reconnaissance Schedule. 24 Appendix 3 Competitor Relations Officers Appendix 4 Decals and Positioning of Supplementary Advertising.. 28 For information on radio use and New Zealand vehicle registration please refer to the Rally Guide

4 Art. 1. INTRODUCTION Name of the event: ENEOS International Rally of Whangārei Date of the event: 3 5 May 2019 Art. 1.1 Preamble This Championship Status (with Foreign Participation) Rally will be run in compliance with the Motorsport New Zealand, Manual 36 and its appendices. Modifications, amendments and/or changes to these Supplementary Regulations will be announced only by numbered and dated Bulletins issued by the organiser or the Stewards. Additional information will be published in Rally Guide 2 issued on Wednesday 10 April. Please note that the Rally Guide has no regulatory status. Art. 1.2 Length of Special Stages and Road surface Leg 1: Asphalt Leg 2: Asphalt km km Gravel Gravel km km Art. 1.3 Overall SS distance and total distance of the itinerary Number of Legs 2 Number of Sections 5 Number of Special Stages 18 Total distance of the itinerary km Overall length of Special Stages km Art. 2. ORGANISATION Art. 2.1 Titles for which the rally counts 2019 Top Half Rally Series Art. 2.2 Permit No: Art. 2.3 MSNZ Permit number Organiser s Name, Address and Contact Details (permanent office) Organising Club: Postal Address: Rally New Zealand International Rally of Whangārei PO Box , Sylvia Park, Auckland 1644, New Zealand. Courier Address: International Rally of Whangārei Mezzanine Floor, Northern Sports Car Club Mt Richmond Domain,1110 Great South Road Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

5 info@rallynz.org.nz Telephone: Website: Art 2.4 Organising Committee Committee of Honour: Ms Sheryl Mai, Mayor of Whangārei Mr Gary Richardson, Hirepool Executive Committee Willard Martin (Chairman), Stuart Barnett, Paul Mallard, Simon Bell, Merran Brockie-David, Steve Foster, John Holland Event Committee: Willard Martin (Chairman) Andy Adams Stuart Barnett Andrea Bourhill Krystal Brock Craig Donald Jo-Anne Eyre Steve Foster Kevin Gahan Dave Hargreaves Lance Hastie John Holland Wayne Hughes David Karrasch Brian Littlewood Russell Mann Logan Mclean Richard Pawa Bryce Platt Sheree Shelton Colin Twyman Art. 2.5 Blair Bartels Merran Brockie-David Carl Fenn Richard Gamble Lara Herbert Mark Jackways Gary Maitland Pania Moulton Blair Read Ross Twyman Simon Bell Cherie Brown Alex Fenn Chris Grant Grant Hirst Andrew Jenkin Paul Mallard Murray O Donnell Dave Robb Allan Windsor Stewards of the Meeting National Name Stewards of the Meeting (Chairman): Dale Crossley 2nd Steward Wayne Scott 3rd Steward Neil Rodgers Secretary to the Stewards Ms Caitlin Day Art. 2.6 Senior Officials Event Director: Clerk of the Course: Deputy Clerk of the Course: Assistant Clerk of the Course: Assistant Clerk of the Course: Assistant Clerk of the Course: Assistant Clerk of the Course: Secretary of the Event: Chief Safety Officer: Stage Safety Officer: Stage Safety Officer: Name Mr Willard Martin Mr Stuart Barnett Mr Steve Foster Ms Lara Herbert Ms. Sheree Shelton Mr Ross Twyman Andrew Jenkin Mrs Merran Brockie-David Mr Andy Adams Mr Gary Maitland Mr Grant Hirst

6 Stage Safety Officer: Stage Safety Officer: Scrutineers (Chief Scrutineer): NZRC Championship Scrutineer Assistant Championship Scrutineer Scrutineer Scrutineer Scrutineer Scrutineer Scrutineer Scrutineer Chief Medical Officer (CMO): Timekeeping (Chief Timekeeper): Competitors Relations Officer (CRO): Competitors Relations Officer (CRO): Competitors Relations Officer (CRO): Communications Chief: Communications Chief: Service Park Manager Course Car Co-ordinator Recovery Team Co-ordinator Results Co-ordinator Press Officer: Assistant Press Officer: Police Liaison Officer Judges of Fact (Compliance) Art. 2.7 Name: Street: Post code, city: and Phone fax: Website Mr Tom Grace Mr Rhyan Bourhill-Jane Mr Dave Robb Mr Dave Robb Mr Devan Gregory John Wigston Mr Rex Clark Mr Alistair Steele Mr Michael Jordan Mrs Joanne Jordan Mr Mark Sheehan Dr Malcolm Carmichael Mr John Holland Mr Paul Mallard Mr Ben Aro Mr Keith Williams Mr Richard Gamble Mr Brian Littlewood Mr Wayne Hughes Mr Mark Jackways Mr Chris Kemp Mr Chris Grant Mr Lance Hastie Mr Richard Pawa Officer In Charge, Whangārei Police Station All Named Officials Headquarters (HQ) Location and Contact Details Northland Events Centre 51 Okara Drive Whangārei info@rallynz.org.nz

7 Art. 3. EVENT PROGRAMME Art. 3.1 Schedule before the Rally Week 1700hrs 0900hrs 1700hrs 1700hrs 1700hrs 0900hrs 1700hrs 1700hrs 3.2 Wednesday 10 April Rally Guide 2 published Monday 15 April Entries Close Closing Date for Co-driver details Wednesday 17 April Media accreditation closes Last day for Service Park Requirements Road Book published Thursday 18 April Last day for Scrutineering Requirements Tuesday 23 April Publication of list of entries in seeded order Wednesday 24 April Last day for Scrutineering Requirements Last day for Service Park requests Saturday 27 April Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Permanent Secretariat Schedule during the Rally Week 1700 hrs 0900hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs Tuesday 30 April Scrutineering Schedule published on website in Noticeboard section Wednesday 1 May Rally Headquarters opens Administrative Checking & Reconnaissance Registration commences & collection of RallySafe Thursday 2 May Reconnaissance (north stages) Service Park open Media Centre open Pre-event Scrutineering (all cars as per published schedule) Mayoral Welcome all competitors and officials are invited hrs hrs hrs 0900hrs hrs 1500hrs 1600hrs 1600hrs 1630hrs hrs hrs hrs 1830hrs 2028hrs 0700hrs hrs 1726hrs 1830hrs Official Noticeboard Northland Events Centre Secretariat Cnr Port Rd & Okara Drive, Whangārei Rally HQ VTNZ, 119 Port Rd, Whangārei Level Three Lounge, Northland Events Centre Friday 3 May Reconnaissance (south stages and Whangārei SSS) Pohe Island Media Centre open Rally HQ Spare Parts Sealing VTNZ, 119 Port Road, Whangārei Service Park opens Cnr Port Rd & Okara Drive, Whangārei Shakedown, APRC Competitors and competitors providing promo rides Pohe Island First Stewards Meeting Rally HQ Publication of Start List for Ceremonial Start, Leg 1 Part 1 Official Noticeboard & Part 2 Novice Driver Briefing Secretariat RallySafe Briefing See Article 11.6 Secretariat Pre-start Park will be open Te Matau ā Pohe (bridge adjacent to Pohe Island) Driver Autograph Session Te Matau ā Pohe (bridge adjacent to Pohe Island) Ceremonial Start Te Matau ā Pohe (bridge adjacent to Pohe Island) Start Leg 1 Part 1 Pohe Island SSS Finish Leg 1 Part 1 Northland Events Centre Saturday 4 May Start Leg 1 Part 2 Northland Events Centre Media Centre open Rally HQ Finish Leg 1 Northland Events Centre Publication of Start List for Leg 2 Official Noticeboard

8 hrs 0700hrs 1500hrs 1530hrs 1730hrs 1800hrs 1800hrs 1900hrs Sunday 5 May Media Centre open Start Leg 2 Ceremonial Finish & Prize-giving Final Scrutineering Provisional Final Classification published Official Final Classification published Rally Headquarters closes All cars must be removed from the final Parc Ferme subject to the Stewards authorising the release Rally HQ Northland Events Centre Quayside Town Basin Autocare, 116 Lower Dent Street Official Noticeboard Official Noticeboard Northland Events Centre Northland Events Centre Secretariat Opening Hours: Wednesday 1 May hrs Thursday 2 May hrs Friday 3 May hrs Saturday 4 May hrs Sunday 5 May hrs Official Noticeboard Location: Rally Headquarters Northland Events Centre Wednesday 1 May 0900hrs to Sunday 5 May 1800hrs A copy of all items on the official noticeboard will be on the official website in the Noticeboard section. Art. 4. ENTRIES Art. 4.1 Closing Date for Entries Monday 15th April at 1700hrs. Late entries close Friday 19th April at 1700hrs with an additional Late Entry Fee of NZL$ Art. 4.2 Entry Procedure Those wishing to take part in the International Rally of Whangārei must send the duly completed official entry form (including Co-Driver details) to the Rally Secretariat. The entry application will be accepted only if accompanied by the total entry fees or by a receipt issued by the competitor s National Sporting Authority. Art. 4.3 Number of Competitors Accepted and Vehicle Classes The maximum number of entries is 80. If more than 80 entries are received the organisers reserve the right to extend this number and to decide which entries will be accepted. Art. 4.4 Eligible Cars & Classes Art Eligible Cars All cars complying with MotorSport NZ Manual Appendix Two, Schedule A.. Art Classes National Classes and 2019 Top Half Rally Series Open 2wd Open 4wd Classics:- as per the Otago Classic Rally eligibility. A copy of this document is available at

9 Art. 4.5 Entry Fees (All fees are in NZL$) All Day One Competitors incl. Classics and Top Half Fees Basic Fee MSNZ Fee St John Fee Tracking GST 15% Total with optional advertising $992 Without optional advertising proposed by the Organisers please add All International competitors will incur an additional fee Day One only competitors who wish to also compete on Day Two may do so by advising the CRO and paying the appropriate fee by 1900hrs on Saturday 4th May. $1,000 $500 $800 All International and NZRC Cat 1 4 entry fees include coverage of the MSNZ Insurance excess of $3,500. The Category 5 and Day One entry fees do not include this excess however this may be covered by an additional fee of $50 per entry. If this fee is not paid the competitor will be liable for any damage caused up to the MSNZ Insurance excess of $3,500. The Leg 2 entry fee of $800 includes the insurance excess for Leg 2. Art o o o o o o The entry fee includes: Free Registration for Reconnaissance 4 x Three Day Spectator Gold Passes 2 x Route Maps 1 set of Road Books 2 x Rally Guides 2 x Service Vehicle Plates these must be affixed to the vehicle before admittance to the Service Park. Art o o o o Vehicle Livery Pack Rally Safe Tracking Fee 1 x Team Manager ID Pass 2 x Competitor ID Passes Additional fees Late Entry NZL$ Change of Crew Member NZL$50.00 Additional Road Book NZL$25.00 Stage Notes NZL$ (available direct from ) Art. 4.6 Payment details Payment of entry fees can be made by: Cheque to the postal address Bank Draft, Electronic Transfer Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard) (A fee of 3% will be added to all credit card transactions)

10 Organisers bank account details for sending a Bank Draft or Electronic Transfer are: Bank: ASB Bank Ltd Address: Cnr Queen Street & Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand Account Name: Rally of New Zealand Account Number: IBAN/Swift code: ASBBNZ2A Please use the driver s surname as a reference when making the payment. When paying by Bank Transfer or Direct Credit it is essential that you details of this payment to the Rally Office to ensure that payment is receipted prior to the close of entries. Art. 4.7 Entry Fee Refunds Entry Fees will be refunded in full only: (a) To candidates whose entry has not been accepted (b) In the case of the rally not taking place (c) Where the entry is withdrawn prior to Monday 15 April at 1700hrs No other refunds will be made. Art. 5. INSURANCE Art. 5.1 All New Zealand residents and overseas visitors to New Zealand are covered by 24 hour no fault personal injury accident insurance, where that accident is deemed to be an accident as defined in the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Overseas visitors are recommended to have personal travel and medical insurance. Third Party or Comprehensive Vehicle Insurance is the responsibility of the entrant/competitor. The service vehicles, management vehicles and reconnaissance vehicles including those bearing special plates issued by the organisers may never be considered as official participants in the rally. They are therefore not covered by the insurance policy of the rally and will remain the sole responsibility of their owner. Art. 5.2 Competitors and all crew members are covered for Public Liability under a master policy held by MotorSport New Zealand for an amount of US$7.5 million for the entire event. Details may be obtained from the MSNZ website Art. 5.3 In the event of an accident the competitor or his/her representative must notify the Clerk of the Course in writing within 4 hours. The competitor must provide full details including the names and addresses of those involved including witnesses. Art. 6. ADVERTISING AND IDENTIFICATION Art. 6.1 Competition numbers, advertising and Driver's and Co-Driver's names will be in accord with Article Appendix 1 of the 2019 NZRC Portfolio.

11 Art. 6.2 Optional organiser s advertising Negotiations with potential sponsors are still underway. Current requirements are: B1 Hirepool B2 Whangārei B3 ENEOS Art 6.3 Competition numbers, rally plates and advertising must be fixed to the car before scrutineering. Organiser supplied service vehicle plates shall be placed on the top left hand corner of the Service Vehicle front windscreen before admittance to the Service Park. Art. 7 TYRES Art. 7.1 Tyres specified for use during the rally The use of studded or spiked tyres is prohibited under pain of exclusion. Art. 7.2 Tyres for use on reconnaissance The tyres used during reconnaissance must be either an FIA approved road tyre or an equivalent standard road tyre designed primarily for normal road use meeting the following criteria. Tyres must not exceed a tread depth of 8.5mm. Straight circumferential grooves may be no wider than 10mm. All other grooves at any angle to the circumference may be no wider than 7mm. Crews are permitted to use their rally car and rally tyres for the reconnaissance of the Whangārei SSS1 /2. Art. 8 FUEL Art. 8.1 Fuel Specification Competitors must use fuel in accordance with Appendix Two Schedule A, Article 3.9 of the current MotorSport Manual. Note: Competitors should be familiar with and adhere to the MotorSport NZ Code of Practice Fuel, available via the following link: Art. 8.2 Distribution during the rally: Refuel Zones (RZ) will be established as follows Northland Events Centre adjacent to the Service Park GULL petrol filling station at Whangārei Plus Remote Refuel Zones (RZ) Leg 1 Crows Nest Road Leg 2 Waiotira Hall Note: All Competitors will need to make their own supply arrangements. Full details will be shown in Rally Guide 2 and the Road Book.

12 Art. 9. RECONNAISSANCE OF SPECIAL STAGES Art. 9.1 Procedure for Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Programme: Thursday 2 May Special Stages 3-11 & 15 between 07:30hrs and 16:00hrs. Friday 3 May Special Stages South of Whangārei between 07:30hrs and 11:10hrs. Special Stages 1/2 Whangārei SSS between 12:30hrs and 12:45hrs, cars will start in groups of 10 and crews are permitted to use either their Recce car or Rally car and rally tyres. Art Registration procedure Before starting reconnaissance all crews must register at the Rally Secretariat to get the necessary documentation. Registration for reconnaissance is available at the Northland Events Centre Rally Secretariat on Wednesday 1 May between 09:00hrs and 18:00hrs. Each crew will be issued with 3 sets of numbers. The 2 x large numbers will be displayed on the rear side windows of the reconnaissance car. The 1 x small number will be displayed on the co-driver s side top corner of the front windscreen. Art Operational procedure Each crew will be issued with a reconnaissance card covering each stage, valid for two (2) passes, in convoy, over each special stage in accordance with the reconnaissance timetable. Art. 9.2 Specific regulations Art Timetable Reconnaissance will be in convoy strictly in accordance with the Reconnaissance Schedule timetable published in Appendix 2 of these Supplementary Regulations. Art Respect of Reconnaissance Schedule No late entry into a special stage will be permitted. While travelling through a special stage the crew must remain within the convoy. Art Number of passages Each crew is limited to two passages on each special stage. Special stages run twice are considered to be one special stage. During reconnaissance there shall be control marshals at the start and stop point of each special stage to record the number of passages. Crews will only be permitted to enter and leave special stages through the start and finish controls. Further checks may also be carried out within the special stage. Art Speed during reconnaissance The maximum speed limit on special stages is 80kph unless the traffic signs, the road book or Bulletins indicate a lower speed limit. Art Headlights For safety headlights must be switched on while driving on ALL special stages. Art Number of persons During each passage through a special stage, only the competing crew is permitted in the car unless otherwise authorised by the COTC. Art Penalties for Breach of Speed Limits Refer Article of these Regulations

13 Art. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS Art Documents to be presented The following items will be checked at Administrative Checks: Competitor (Entrant) Licence Driver and Co-Driver competition licences Driver and Co-Driver civil driving licences ASN authorisation for all foreign competitors and/or drivers Current affiliated Car Club Membership Card (New Zealand Competitors only) Completion of all details on the entry form Completion of the reconnaissance registration form Competitors are required to hold a signed Administrative Documentation Clearance Form prior to Scrutineering. Art Venue: Time: Timetable Rally HQ, Northland Events Centre, 51 Okara Drive, Whangārei Wednesday 1 May from hrs Friday 3 May from hrs Crews may have another team member collect their documentation only if their entry form is Completed, including original signatures, otherwise they have to register in person. To assist competitors, administrative checks may be completed outside these times at the International Rally of Whangārei office in Auckland by appointment before Friday 26 April. Art. 11. SCRUTINEERING, SEALING and MARKING ALL competing vehicles must be presented at scrutineering. For those competitors that have pre-scrutineered, this will be for the purposes of livery, RallySafe and logbook check. Competitors are required to hold an Administration/Documentation Clearance Form prior to Scrutineering. Competition numbers, rally plates and advertising decals shall be affixed to the car before attending Scrutineering. Art Scrutineering Venue & Timetable Remote Pre-scrutineering is available for all competitors excluding NZRC and APRC entries before Wednesday 1st May by application with following scrutineers: Region Scrutineer Whangārei Auckland Hamilton Mike Jordan Dave Robb Sean Elder Tauranga Taupo Taranaki Napier/Hastings David Loughlin Alistair Steele Greg Dietschin Trevor Sandilands Tim Lloyd Palmerston North Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Leon Cast Les Summerfield Dan Cresswell Phone Number reamary123@hotmail.com aucklandmanager@murphybuses.co.nz elderclan@xtra.co.nz davidloughlin@clear.net.nz alistair.steele48@gmail.com greg.dietschin@xtra.co.nz chris.trev@xtra.co.nz octaneautomative@xtra.co.nz mowogeditor@yahoo.com lessum3940@gmail.com danielcresswell74@gmail.com

14 On-event Scrutineering Competitors who wish to be allocated a scrutineering time in conjunction with another competitor or at a certain time period must advise the Secretariat by Wednesday 24 April For those competitors who do not pre-scrutineer, the Scrutineering schedule will be posted on the website (in the Noticeboard section) on Tuesday 30 April at 1700hrs. Venue: VTNZ, 119 Port Road, Whangārei Time: Thursday 2 May from hrs Friday 3 May from hrs Teams are allowed up to 4 personnel in the venue. All spare parts sealing will take place on Friday 3 May at VTNZ, 119 Port Road, Whangārei from hrs. Art Mud Flaps Refer to the Motorsport New Zealand Manual 36 for relevant details. Art Windows Refer to the Motorsport New Zealand Manual 36 for relevant details. Art Drivers Safety Equipment Refer to the Motorsport New Zealand Manual 36 for relevant details. Art Marking and Sealing Cars will be sealed/marked at the discretion of the organisers. Refer the Scrutineering schedule to be published on Tuesday 30 April at 1700hrs. Art RallySafe Tracking System All Competitors must make provision in their competition vehicle for the RallySafe GPS and tracking system. An overview of the system and installation instructions is available on A RallySafe Briefing will be held at 1630hrs on Friday 3 May at the Rally Secretariat. This briefing is open to all competitors particularly those who have questions or who have not used the equipment before. RallySafe wiring loom, antennae and mounting kit can be purchased for AUS$ to AUS$ plus freight. Orders must be received by RallySafe to allow time for shipping to New Zealand. The RallySafe GPS units and tracking systems will be available at Documentation (Wednesday 1 May hrs) and must be fitted prior to scrutineering, where the correct functioning and installation will be checked. Competitors who retire must return their RallySafe GPS unit to the Rally Secretariat. All other competitors must return them to the RallySafe Official at the Finish, or before their cars are removed from Parc Ferme.

15 An event cost of NZL$ is included in the entry fee. If the unit is damaged whilst in the care of the competitor, the competitor is responsible to pay for repairs or replacement as necessary. Insurance is available from RallySafe see Art Final Scrutineering Details of post-event scrutineering are shown in Section 15 of these Regulations. ART. 12. OTHER PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS Art Promotional Requirements, Ceremonial Start and Competition Start Art Competitors wishing to take part in Shakedown will be required to assist the Organiser s promotion of the Event by providing a single ride per car for a VIP guest as part of the Shakedown at Pohe Island on the afternoon of Friday 3 May. All competing vehicles must pass scrutineering checks prior to commencing Shakedown. Clubmans Competitors are invited to attend for promotional purposes from 1700 to 1755hrs at the Ceremonial Start display park, in accordance with a schedule published in Rally Guide 2. Art The Ceremonial Start will be held on the Te Matau a Pohe Bridge. Art The Ceremonial Start will be preceded by a display park on the Te Matau a Pohe Bridge. This display park will open at 1630hrs and all competing vehicles must be in place by 1720hrs. To facilitate access and arrival cars must arrive as per the following schedule: 16:30hrs 16:45hrs Cars 1 20 arrive to pre-start park (parked closest to ramp) 16:45hrs 17:00hrs Cars arrive to pre-start park 17:00hrs 17:20hrs Cars arrive to pre-start park A representative of the team may deliver the car to the display park. The penalty for late arrival will be NZL$25.00 per minute. APRC and NZRC Category 1 Competitors must attend an autograph signing session from 17:20 to 17:50hrs at the Ceremonial Start display park. A penalty may apply to any competitor who does not attend. NZRC competitors from Cat 2-5 and all other competitors are invited to attend but are requested to confirm their participation to merran@rallynz.org.nz by 18 April to assist with planning. Crews must be present with their cars and wearing their driving suits at least 15 minutes before their Ceremonial Start Time. Competitors will start at approximately 30 second intervals as per the Start List published at 1600hrs. After crossing the Start Ramp competitors will proceed to the neutralisation zone where time cards will be issued at TC0. The Opening Ceremony including powhiri and speeches will be held on the track in front of the neutralisation area spectators are invited to attend.

16 Art Starting Interval and Start Order The starting order for each Leg will be determined in accordance with Article 45 of the 2019 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations and Articles 45 and 46.1 of the 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Regulations. The National event will follow the International event. For Whangārei Super Special Stage refer Article below. For Leg 1 National Competitors will be seeded at the organiser s discretion. For Leg 2 Crews will be seeded in the order of their performance on Leg 1. Art Time Card Changes During the Rally Time Cards will be issued at Time Controls TC0, TC2B, TC6A, TC10E, TC14A. Art Starting System for Special Stages The start will be by lights RED until 10 seconds before the start, At 10 seconds the RED and AMBER lights show, At 5 seconds the RED light goes out and the AMBER light counts down the last 5 seconds. The GREEN light shows at 0 seconds and for 6 seconds afterwards There is also a digital clock for competitors. A false start will be detected by a photocell placed 40cm after the starting line. Art Flexi Service Flexi Service will operate in accordance with Article 51 of the 2019 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations and Article and Article 51.3 of 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and will be available for all 20 and 45 minute Services. Should you require further information of this process, approach a CRO for clarification. Refer Appendix 3 for CRO contact numbers. Art.12.6 Permitted Early Check In Competitors may book in early at TC 10D, TC 18A and TC 18B without penalty. Competitors must follow the instructions of the control marshal for the entry into TC0 and TC1A. Art Retirement Any crew retiring permanently from the rally must report such retirement to the Organisers as soon as possible using the telephone number in the road book and lodging the Withdrawal Form in the road book with a Competitor Relations Officer or a Senior Official. Failure to comply will be liable to a sanction at the Stewards discretion. Art Traffic Offence Notice & Accident Reporting Upon entering every Parc Ferme, competitors are required to notify a Competitor Relations Officer in writing if they or any member of their team have received a Traffic Offence Notice. The submission of an entry is also an agreement that the New Zealand Police may advise the Organisers of the details of any notices issued. Art Accident Procedures / Red Flags Crews should refer to the page at the front of the Road Book which deals with the action that must be taken in the event of an accident. Failure to follow these procedures will be reported to the Clerk of the Course. Art Finish Procedures One Day Event Finish A Podium Ceremony will held for NZRC Cat 5, Day One Only and Top Half Competitors. The venue for this is the Northland Events Centre. This will take place as soon as practical once all vehicles have entered the final control.

17 Two Day Event Finish The finish of the rally will be at TC 18B. From there competitors must follow the directions of Officials to drive over the finish ramp and return to the final Parc Ferme at Northland Events Centre. The procedures and presentations for the awards set out in Article 14 of these Regulations shall be conducted in accordance with Appendix A of the 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Media Facilities and Operations Guide. The National event finish procedure will follow the International event. Cars will be held until due to cross the ramp. Art Removal of Cars from the Final Parc Ferme All vehicles will be held in Parc Ferme till released by the COTC. Those cars not required for final scrutineering may be released 30 minutes after the time at which the last car in the competition booked into the final control, provided that no eligibility protests have been received. All cars must be removed from the final Parc Ferme at the latest by 19:00hrs on Sunday 5 May, provided the Stewards have authorised that the Parc Ferme be opened. The security of these vehicles cannot be guaranteed after this time. Art Driving Conduct Competitors must note the provisions of the current Motorsport Manual Schedule R Article 6 and refer Schedule P.A3R. The penalty for a breach of these Articles during the Event including Reconnaissance are: 1st Traffic infringement $ 100 2nd Traffic infringement $ 500 plus 5 minutes penalty minimum 3rd Traffic infringement $1,000 plus exclusion Art Official Time used during the rally The official time for the event will be set to the Industrial Research Ltd Talking Clock, phone Art Whangārei Super Special Stage Regulations A Derogation has been granted by MSNZ to run SSS1 and SSS2 under FIA Regulations:SS 1 & 2 Whangārei SSS will be run in accordance with Article 41 of the 2019 FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations and Article 41.4 of the 2019 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Regulations. The SSS will be held at night to provide a sporting spectacle for the spectators. It is recommended that competitors fit additional lights. Time cards will be issued at TC0 at the entry to the Neutralisation Zone. Competitors will start at 1 minute intervals. Before SSS 1 and between SSS1 and SSS2 cars will be held in a Neutralisation Zone located in the Corporate Guest area. If a car fails to complete a super special stage, it will be placed at the road section after the finish control of the stage. the rally. Art Novice Drivers Any Driver or Co-Driver who has not previously competed in three or more rallies must attend the new competitor special briefing. The venue for this will be at the Rally Secretariat at the Northland Events Centre on Friday 3rd May at 1600hrs.

18 12.16 Flying Finish The Flying Finish warning sign will be placed 100m prior to the Flying Finish as per the FIA Regional Rally Sporting Regulations, Appendix 1. Three, Two, One boards will be used to advise the remaining distance to the stop control. Art Re-joins For competitors competing in the International Rally of Whangārei National event, it is permissible to re-join the event should a competitor fail to complete sections 1 or 2 & 3. The following requirements will apply to re-joins; Re-joining point: TC2D exit TC from Service Park Re-joining point: TC6C exit TC from Service Park Re-joining point: TC10G exit TC from Service Park Re-joining point: TC14C exit TC from Service Park Re-joining point: TC5/TC9D to enable NZRC competitors to undertake Power Stage Day One Competitors wishing to compete on Day Two At the conclusion of Leg One National competitors may leave their car in parc ferme overnight Or Report to the start Leg Two at TC 10G 15 minutes before their due start time. Art Servicing An area of approximately 5m x 8m will be allocated to each competitor. Competitors who wish to share service crews or with large trucks and service vehicles are requested to make an application with details and dimensions of the extra space required to the Secretary of the event by 24 April 1700hrs. Service park allocations will be published on the Notice Board by 0800hrs Thursday 2 May. The service park will be in operation from Thursday 2 May 1300hrs. Competitors are requested to liaise with the Service Park Manager to oversee the placement of large Service Vehicles; these are to be in place by 1800hrs Thursday 2 May. Access to the service park is available only to competing cars and Service Vehicles with the correct Service decal Overnight Parc Ferme In - TC10D TC10D will close at 2030 hrs. Art. 13. IDENTIFICATION OF OFFICIALS The Post Chiefs and other officials will be identified as follows: Post Chief Blue Vest with black POST CHIEF Other Post Officials Fluoro Green Vest with black CONTROL Medical Officers Green Overalls with yellow MEDICAL Safety Marshals Orange Vest with black SAFETY Competitor Relations Officers Red Vest with COMPETITOR RELATIONS OFFICER Scrutineers Black Vest with SCRUTINEER

19 Art. 14. AWARDS All trophy awards will be made on the Finish Ramp. Art General Classification 1st Trophies for Driver and Co-driver 2nd Trophies for Driver and Co-driver 3rd Trophies for Driver and Co-driver Trophies will also be awarded to each Driver and Co-driver placed 1st in each class. Art New Zealand Rally Championship As per the 2019 NZRC Portfolio Art. 15. FINAL SCRUTINEERING/ PROTESTS/ APPEALS Art Venue: Time: Final Scrutineering Autocare, 116 Lower Dent Street, Whangārei. Sunday 5 May at 1530 hrs. A summons to attend the final checks will be given to the competitors selected by the Stewards. The cars will be collected from the Pick-Up area after the Ceremonial Finish and taken to final scrutineering by the driver or a team representative. A representative of the entrant as well as mechanics with appropriate tools (in case of dismantling) must be present at final scrutineering. Art 15.2 Protests Fees The protest fee set by Motorsport New Zealand is NZL$ Art 15.3 Appeal Fees The National Appeal Fee (MSNZ) is NZL$2,500.00

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22 Appendix 1 ITINERARY The Itinerary as published in the road book will be the definitive itinerary

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24 Appendix 2 RECONNAISSANCE SCHEDULE AND MAPS Reconnaissance Thursday 2 May 2019 Start Report Time v SS Name SS Distance Touring Distance Total Distance Tangihua x loops via Snooks Rd Tangihua Marlow Marlow Touring information 2 x loops via Maromaku, SH 1, Jordan Valley, Aputu & Swamp Roads minute Refuel / Regroup at Gasoline Alley Gas Station, cnr. SH1 & Ruapekapeka Road, (SS4/8) Tapuhi Crows Nest Tapuhi 2 Crows Nest x loops via Maromaku, SH1 & Ruapekapeka Road Refuel at Gasoline Alley Helena Bay Helena Bay x loops via Russell & Webb Roads Return to Northland Events Centre Service Park 15:10hrs Reconnaissance Friday 3 May Waiotira Millbrook 1 Waipu Caves 1 Waiotira 2 Millbrook 2 Waipu Caves Tour to start of SS12 Waiotira via SH1, Oakleigh, Tauaroa & Waiotira Road Return to Northland Events Centre Service Park 11:10hrs &2 Whangārei SSS 1& x loops via Te Matau A Pohe and Riverside Dr

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27 Appendix 3 COMPETITOR RELATIONS OFFICERS (CROs) Note: A CRO can be contacted at any time. A CRO will be in attendance as follows: Wednesday 1 May Rally Headquarters administrative checking Thursday 2 May Rally Headquarters Pre-Event Scrutineering Friday 3 May Rally Headquarters Shakedown Pre-start Park Ceremonial Start Saturday 4 May Rally Headquarters Service Park Sunday 5 May Rally Headquarters Service Park Ceremonial Finish Paul Mallard Ph E: pmallard1975@gmail.com Ben Aro Ph E: meter_boy@hotmail.co.nz Keith Williams Ph Wed 1st Fri 3rd and Sun 4th only keithgw@xtra.co.nz

28 Appendix 4 DECALS AND POSITIONING OF SUPPLEMENTARY ADVERTISING RALLY B2 B3 Optional Advertising B3 ENEOS (15 x 25cm) WURTH Logo (67 x 17cm) Refer APRC Art