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1 Cirencester Car Club Ltd Corinium Stages 2013 Saturday 4 th May Down Ampney Airfield Photo - EDP 2012 Corinium Stages Winners Damien Cole & James Morgan Supplementary Regulations A round of three major championships CMSG Stage Rally Championship in association with BP Motor Bodybuilders & Engineers, Subaru WRC Spares ASWMC Sealed Surface Stage Rally Championship, Hamilton Classic ACSMC Rally Championship Kindly sponsored by Wells Masonry Services Ltd

Previous Winners; Cirencester Park Stages, Arkell Rally, March Hare, Flaming June and Corinium Stages 1973 Vic Preston Jnr Tony Mason Escort RS Park Stages 1974 Donald Higgie George Dean Escort RS

2 Previous Winners; Cirencester Park Stages, Arkell Rally, March Hare, Flaming June and Corinium Stages 1973 Vic Preston Jnr Tony Mason Escort RS Park Stages 1974 Donald Higgie George Dean Escort RS Arkell Rally 1975 Randolph W-Williams R Hemmings Escort RS Arkell Rally 1976 David Stokes William Andrews Escort RS Arkell Rally March 1984 Gordon Bachelor Geoff Maybank Escort RS Down Ampney March 1985 Charles Eveson Geoff East Escort RS Down Ampney March 1986 Ron Davies Peter Vallis Escort RS Down Ampney March 1987 Ron Davies Neil Fuller Escort RS Down Ampney March 1988 Paul Bennett Brent Bennett Metro 6R4 Down Ampney March 1989 Rob Dennis Steve Rouse Metro 6R4 Down Ampney June 1989 Tim Hackett Roger Duckworth Escort RS Down Ampney March 1990 Brett Hawthorne Martin Sherwood Escort RS Down Ampney June 1990 Mike Rimmer Graham Bennett BMW M3 Down Ampney March 1991 Ron Aiken Alan Snell Escort G3 Down Ampney June 1991 Gary Midwinter Mark Creswell Lancia Stratos Down Ampney March 1992 Pat Naylor Andrew Lawrence Sapphire Cosworth Down Ampney June 1995 Ian Godney Andrew Oglesbee Escort RS Kemble March 1996 Eian Pritchard Paul Cook Escort Cosworth Kemble June 2010 Jim Munden Andy Frost Escort Mk II Down Ampney April 2011 Martyn England Ian England Mitsubishi EVO Down Ampney May 2012 Damien Cole James Morgan Ford Focus WRC Down Ampney Previous Winners of the Corinium Junior 1000 Stages April 2011 Chris Ingram Michael Gilbey Citroen C1 Down Ampney

3 Cirencester Car Club Ltd Corinium Stages May 4 th 2013 Cirencester Car Club welcome the opportunity to invite you to compete in the 2013 Corinium Stages, multi-use stage rally, to be held at Down Ampney Airfield, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. We would like to thank Jeremy Wells and Wells Masonry for their generous and continued support of our event for the benefit of you the competitor. The event will be run over a maximum of 8 stages and approximately 50 stage miles of mostly sealed concrete surface with an entry fee of just 195. Entries are limited to 70 cars to ensure that delays between stages are kept to a minimum wherever possible. CIRENCESTER CAR CLUB, RALLY HISTORY Cirencester Car Club have a history of running quality events dating back to the 1970s when Lord Bathurst invited the Club to run stage rallies in Cirencester Park. Firstly known as the Park stages, and thereafter as the Arkell Rally having taking its name from the event sponsor, Arkells Brewery, and formed part of the National Championship. These events were a great success with the top national drivers competing. This was followed by the RAC asking the Club to organise a major stage on the International RAC Rally. In the Eighties the club ran two events a year at Down Ampney. The venue was moved to RAF Kemble until the airfield was sold into private ownership. SPECTATORS Unfortunately no spectators are allowed in the venue. However, marshals are more than welcome.

4 1 ANNOUNCEMENT SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS 1.1 Cirencester Car Club Ltd will organise a National B permit multi-use Stage Rally on Saturday 4 th May 2013, at Down Ampney Airfield, Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, SN6 6LN. Map reference 163/ JURISDICTION 2.1 Held under the General Regulations of the Motor Sports Association Ltd. (Incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA) and these Supplementary Regulations. 2.2 The meeting will also be governed by: (a) Final Instructions, having the same force as these Supplementary Regulations will be available on line at: (b) Any other written instructions that the organisers may issue for the event. 3 AUTHORISATION 3.1 The MSA Permit Number is TBA CSMG Championship Permit No. 2013/5706 ASWMC Championship Permit No. 50/2013 ACSMC Championship Permit No. 03/ ELIGIBILITY 4.1 The event is open to: (a) Fully elected members of the organising club (b) All registered contenders in the championships named in Article 5 (c) All fully elected members of the member clubs of the CMSG (d) Members of affiliated clubs of AWMMC, WAMC, ASWMC, ACSMC 4.2 All drivers and co-drivers must produce proof of eligibility at documentation 4.3 If you fail to provide satisfactory documentation, you will not be allowed to start and this will not be accepted as a reason for refund of entry fees. 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS 5.1 The event is a round of: The 2013 BP Motor Bodybuilders & Engineers CMSG Stage Rally Championship. The 2013 Subaru WRC Spares ASWMC Sealed Surface Stage Rally Championship. The 2013 Hamilton Classic ACSMC Rally Championship. 5.2 For championship queries, please contact: CMSG Championship: Kevin Belcher ASWMC Championship: Alan Whitney ACSMC Championship Barry Guess

5 6 EVENT TIMETABLE Entries Open On publication of these regulations: Entries Close Saturday 27 th April 2013 Final instructions published Tuesday 30 th April 2013 Evening Scrutineering Friday 3 rd May :30-20:30 (At the event venue) (Optional) Event day Saturday 4 th May 2013 Entrance Gates Open 06:00 08:15 Scrutineering 06:15 08:30 Documentation 06:15 08:30 Signing On 06:15 08:30 First Car Starts 08:30 Provisional Results Posted 17:00 approx. Presentation of Awards 17:30 approx. 7 ROUTE/DOCUMENTATION 7.1 The event will consist of 8 stages giving approximately 50 stage miles. 7.2 Full details of the special stages will be issued to competitors at Documentation/Signing-on in the form of stage diagrams. 7.3 Special stages will be timed to an accuracy of less than one minute by marshals under the supervision of the Timekeeper. 7.4 Cars will start at 30-second intervals. 7.5 As the event will take place wholly on private property, the need for cars to be taxed for the public highway is relaxed. 8 CLASSES 8.1 The event will consist of the following classes: Class A - Cars up to 1400cc Class B - Cars from 1401 to 1600cc Class C - Cars from 1601 to 2000cc Class D - Cars over 2000cc Class E All 4 wheel drive cars Class F Historic Category 1, 2 & Cars with engines having forced induction will have their engine capacity multiplied by 1.7 to establish class. 8.3 Should any class have fewer than six entries, the organisers reserve the right to amalgamate these cars with another class or reduce the awards list, as they see fit. 8.4 The event is open to all vehicles complying with the 2013 MSA regulations for Stage Rally Cars (including Historic). 8.5 Class E 4 wheel drive cars will be included in the overall results. 8.6 Class F Historic. All cars entered in this class must conform to 2013 MSA

6 regulations R49, Cat 1 (before ) or Cat 2 & Cat 3 ( ) 2013 regulations as relevant. Infringement of these regulations may result in exclusion. 8.7 The use of FIA specification fuel ( FIA Appendix J Article 252, Article 9) will be permitted for use on this event other than Class F - Historics. Competitors are reminded that where entered in a championship that has not specified the use of FIA specification fuel; the use of such fuel might affect their championship eligibility. If you are in doubt you should check with the Championship Co-ordinator. 9 ENTRIES 9.1 The maximum number of entries for the meeting is 70 and the minimum is 40. Should the minimum figure not be reached, the organisers reserve the right to cancel the meeting. Entries will be on a strictly first come first served basis. A list of reserves will be kept. 9.2 The entry fee is This can take the form of two cheques one for 95 which will be cashed on receipt of entry and one for 100 which will not be cashed until 14 days before the event. (Monday 22 rd April). 9.3 The Entries Secretary to whom all entries must be sent is: Bunny Lees-Smith, 1 Follyfield, Hankerton, Malmesbury, Wilts, SN16 9LA entries@cirencestercarclub.com 9.4 All entries must be made on the official entry form and accompanied by the appropriate fee. All cheques made payable to CIRENCESTER CAR CLUB. 9.5 We are happy for you to submit your entry form by , if you so wish. Confirmation of the entry will not be advised until we have received the monies due. If entries are made by then a paper copy of the entry form, with the appropriate signatures completed, must be with the organisers before the start of the event. 9.6 The entry form must be completed in every respect. If an entry is received with incomplete or unreadable information, without a cheque for the correct amount, or the cheque is dishonoured on presentation then the entry will be placed in the reserves list until any and all issues are rectified. If any information is omitted, it must be provided to the Entries Secretary before entries close. The Entries secretary will NOT advise you of errors or omissions. 9.7 Entrants must indicate on the entry form their eligibility for the various awards and championships. 9.8 If your payment cheque is dishonoured, your entry will be rejected and you lose your place in the queue. Any new payment must include a bank handling charge of 20; in addition breach of regulations C applies Late entries will be accepted up to Saturday 4 th May The acceptance or otherwise of your entry will be acknowledged to the person shown on the entry form, a provisional (un-seeded) entry list will be posted on our web site at

7 9.12 Entry fees will be refunded, less an administration charge of 20, if the entry is withdrawn before Saturday 27 th April For entries withdrawn on or after Saturday 27 th April 2013, there will be no refund unless the place is taken by a reserve; any refund will have the 20 administration fee deducted. For entries that fail the noise test, scrutineering or documentation, there will be no refund unless the place is taken by a reserve. Reserves that do not get a run will have their entry fees refunded in full The order of starting will be at the organiser s discretion but, to assist seeding, competitors should provide seeding information on the entry form. If an entry is received without seeding information that entry will be treated as such and placed at the back of the field. Once the seeded entry list has been published, no communication will be entered into regarding it. 10 PRACTISING AND PACE NOTES 10.1 Pre-event practicing, testing or walking over the special stages on this event is forbidden R26.7. The organisers will provide suitable stage maps The use of pace notes is forbidden and checks may be established R IDENTIFICATION 11.1 Competitors must be identified by competition numbers that comply with J4.1. These will not be supplied by the organisers and must be in place before scrutineering The Organisers may require additional advertising material to be affixed to competing cars and competitors should leave the area above the numbers free for the organisers use. 12 SOUND TEST AND SCRUTINEERING 12.1 The location of Scrutineering will be advised in the Final Instructions. Friday evening scrutineering will be held at the venue Sound testing will take place after stage one The permitted maximum sound level is 100 db (a) at 4,500 rpm measured at 0.5m by sound meter. Judges will be appointed to report on sound levels. Excessive sound will include instantaneous occurrence of noise such as that produced by backfiring caused by anti-lag systems. The penalty for excessive sound will be exclusion. In all cases the decision of the Clerk of the Course, in conjunction with the MSA Environmental Official, shall be final R & R At Scrutineering, cars will be examined for compliance with the current MSA tyre, technical and safety regulations, as well as for class eligibility. Each entrant will be assumed to have full knowledge of the car and its eligibility for the class entered. All cars must comply with the 2013 MSA regulations, R Technical Regulations for Stage Rally Cars (including Historic R49).

8 12.5 Validated MSA Special Stage Vehicle logbooks must be produced at Scrutineering. Failure to produce this document, or a valid receipt less than 14 days old, will lead to a refused start A car need not display a current tax disc, but if it does not, a valid vehicle registration document and, where appropriate, a valid MOT certificate must be available for inspection Please note Helmets and Overalls must conform to 2013 MSA regulations R DOCUMENTATION 13.1 At Documentation, competitors must produce: (a) A valid competition license of the appropriate grade. Note that the minimum license grades are: Stage Rally National B for the driver & non-race National B for the co-driver. Non-race National B is no longer acceptable for the driver. (b) A club membership card and championship registration card (Article 4). (c) The appropriate Entrant's license if a trade entrant has been named on the entry form. Failure to produce this will mean the crew may be penalised Crew members who are not otherwise eligible to compete can join Cirencester Car Club for 15 each, by completing a membership form, available upon request. 14 SERVICING 14.1 Servicing will only be permitted in the service area Only one service vehicle, plus a trailer (which must be parked in the trailer area), per competing car will be admitted. If your service vehicle is abnormally large, then please advise the Entries Secretary in advance of the event A tarpaulin or other waterproof membrane must be used under the competing vehicles in the service area. Failure to do so will result in eviction from the venue If you go off or break down in a stage, it may not be possible to recover the car until the end of the event You will not be permitted to recover a disabled car except with the permission of the Clerk of the Course or the Stage Commander There will not be a designated refueling area. Refueling will be your personal responsibility. A minimum of one other person should be present while refueling takes place, armed with a fire extinguisher. The cars hand held extinguisher is not acceptable for this purpose Generators: In accordance with the latest Environmental Legislation: Catch/drip trays of an equivalent capacity to the fuel/oil reservoirs must be placed beneath generators. Generators must not be left unattended while running. A suitable fire extinguisher must be placed alongside generators at all times. This must be independent of any fire-fighting equipment carried in competing cars.

9 14.8 Please gather together all your litter and take it home with you. If any team member is caught dumping rubbish or harmful liquids in or around the service area then the competing crew will be excluded and asked to leave the venue Please be aware no fuel or water is available at the venue All competitors must ensure that all persons connected with their entry have read and fully understood the following statement: Every person participating in this event, whether employed or voluntary, shall take reasonable care for health and safety of themselves or other people who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions during the operation of the event. 15 CONTROLS AND TIMING 15.1 All clocks will be set to BBC time. Controls and special stages will be open 15 minutes before the due time of the first car and will close 5 minutes after the due time of the last car Stage starts will be via a Traffic Light system connected to an ECM Rally timer. You will be allocated a provisional start time at the Arrival Control and an actual start time at the Start Control All stages will start at 30 second intervals, you should be ready to start the stage when you report to the Start Control Traffic Light Sequence: At 15 seconds to go RED LIGHT At 10 seconds to go RED & AMBER LIGHTS At 5 seconds to go AMBER LIGHT 5 SEGMENTS At 4 seconds to go AMBER LIGHT 4 SEGMENTS At 3 seconds to go AMBER LIGHT 3 SEGMENTS At 2 seconds to go AMBER LIGHT 2 SEGMENTS At 1 seconds to go AMBER LIGHT 1 SEGMENT Go GREEN LIGHT (lit for 5 seconds) 15.4 As this event is target timed to R 31.1, competitors must visit all controls Should any recorded time not be legible, or not appear authentic, the organizers may use any means at their disposal to establish a time. 16 MARKING AND PENALTIES 16.1 Marking and penalties will be as R31.1 (Target Timed events). R Chart 32.2 (c) is deemed to include deliberately hitting a chicane in order to seek an advantage. 17 DAMAGE DECLARATION 17.1 Competitors must complete, sign and hand in a Damage Declaration R The Damage Declaration is a report declaring either that you have not been involved in any incident resulting in damage to private property or injury to persons or animals, or alternatively giving details of such incident where damage or injury has occurred. Any information given will not incur a penalty. Competitors who fail to comply will be excluded from the

10 results and may be reported to the MSA for further disciplinary action, which may result in a fine of up to 100 R RESULTS/PROTESTS 18.1 The Official Notice Board will be in Rally HQ; interim and provisional results will be displayed here Ties will be resolved as per R and any protest must be lodged in accordance with C AWARDS 19.1 Awards will be presented as follows: First Overall: Two awards First, Second and Third in each class: two awards Third place award being subject to a minimum of 8 in class. No competitor may win more than one award. The order in which awards are allocated will be at the Organisers' discretion Rob Greenwood King of Down Ampney Memorial Trophy will be awarded for the most successful CMSG crew of 2013 taking part in all the Down Ampney events: Cheltenham Motor Club. Get it Sideways Rally. Cirencester Car Club Ltd. Corinium Stages. EMCOS Red Dragon I.T. Stages. 20 OFFICIALS Clerk of the Course: Dave Boden clerk@cirencestercarclub.com Deputy C of C: Kevin C Smith assistantclerk@cirencestercarclub.com Secretary of the Meeting: Ian Vout secretary@cirencestercarclub.com Entries Secretary: Bunny Lees-Smith entries@cirencestercarclub.com Chief Marshal: Dave Green chiefmarshal@cirencestercarclub.com Assistant Chief Marshal: Nicola Griffiths MSA Steward: TBA Club Stewards: Roger Brinkworth + TBA Safety Officer: Holly Robinson Radio Control: Pete Henness Stage Commander: Ben Jefferis Assistant Stage Commander: Dave Followell Equipment Officer: Ben Jefferis Rescue Unit: Care Rescue Doctor: Dr Sam Patel (TBC) Recovery: Wye Rock Recovery Chief Scrutineer: Adrian Deane Environmental Scrutineer: Kevin Belcher

11 Chief Timekeeper: Graham Ford Assistant Timekeeper: Dave Gregory (TBC) Results Service: Andy Ballantine Official Video: Barry Eaton Trophy Secretary: Pam Moore Competitor Liaison Officer: Geoff Tebby Child Protection Officers: Martin Saunders & Kevin Smith 21 MARSHALS 21.1 Please be courteous to the Marshals and officials and follow any directions given. Marshals give up a lot of their time to help out at these events and are an essential part of the sport. Please remember without them there would be no rally If you are interested in marshaling, please contact the Event Chief Marshal: Dave Green. 2 Fosse Fields, Winstone, Glos. GL7 7JY chiefmarshal@cirencestercarclub.com 21.3 We will be providing some drinking water and there will be a chance to enter the Marshal s Draw. 22 DRIVING STANDARDS OBSERVERS/JUDGES OF FACT 22.1 Judges of Fact will be named on the announcement board at signing on and will be on duty throughout the rally to observe and report on competitors with regard to driving and servicing and adjudicate on R These Judges of Fact will report offenders to the Clerk of the Course who will take action as appropriate. 23 PRACTICE RALLY/TROPHY RALLY 23.1 Any competitor failing to complete any stage will not be able to continue. 24 OFFICIAL VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHS 24.1 Barry Eaton will be making the official video. Please contact Barry prior to the event if you have any specific requirements on MODIFICATION OF THE MSA REGULATIONS 25.1 Maximum permitted lateness is 5 minutes. Lateness of more than 5 minutes will result in exclusion J vehicles may be subject to additional noise tests. Any vehicle failing such a test will be given the time until their due time at the next stage to effect repairs. If the vehicle cannot then pass a retest it will be excluded from the event. Any vehicle producing spurious noises, for example back-firing, may be subject to immediate withdrawal until eliminated in accordance with J ; R Chart 32.2(m) is therefore modified: penalty retirement.

12 25.3 All other Regulations of the MSA apply as written. 26 MISCELLANEOUS 26.1 Competitors attention is drawn to MSA regulation (R25.4) with regard to the carrying and use of OK/SOS boards Motorbikes, motorised scooters, quad bikes or any similar motorised vehicles are prohibited from the venue. Failure to comply with this will result in the removal from the venue of the culprit and their associated personnel Please note dogs are not permitted on the venue without prior consent from the Secretary of the Meeting A Refreshments van and toilets will be located in the service area The venue is not open to spectators. Service Crew, competitor s family and friends must remain in the service area at all times Competition Tyres Steve Harkness Competition tyres & exhausts will be at the venue: Tel: or enquiries@harknesstyres.co.uk In line with the recommendation in the Organisation's Child Protection Policy, the promoters of this event request that any person wishing to engage in any video, zoom or close range photography should register their details with the event officials before carrying out any such photography. No photographs for commercial purposes will be taken by anyone other than the authorised photographers. Any person unable to meet or abide by the promoter's conditions will be asked to leave the venue. WITH THANKS TO: Wells Masonry Services Ltd Dave & Lee Kedward BP Motors Cheltenham Motor Club Enthusiasts Motor Club of Stonehouse Tavern Motor Club Oxford Motor Club Dave Cooper CMSG The Co-operative Group Nigel Shields Savills Down Ampney Residents and Parish Council Martin Saunders, Gloucestershire RLO CMSG Championship: Kevin Belcher ASWMC Championship: Alan Whitney ACSMC Championship: Barry Guess

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Previous Winners; Cirencester Park Stages, Arkell Rally, March Hare, Flaming June and Corinium Stages

Previous Winners; Cirencester Park Stages, Arkell Rally, March Hare, Flaming June and Corinium Stages 1973 Vic Preston Jnr Tony Mason Escort RS Park Stages 1974 Donald Higgie George Dean Escort RS Arkell