Targa NZ 2017 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS (TWO DAY REGIONAL RALLY - COMPETITION) Part 2 1. JURISDICTION This event is a National Tarmac Rally with Foreign Participation, promoted by Targa (Promotions) NZ Ltd on behalf of Club Targa Inc and will take place from Friday 27 th October to Saturday 28 th October in the New Plymouth, Stratford, Ruapehu, South Taranaki, Masterton, Carterton, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Kapiti Coast and Wellington districts. The Targa NZ Regional Rally is part of Round 3 of the Targa Seria Campione. The Rally will be held under these Supplementary Regulations, the 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione Sanctioned Articles and Schedule TA, the MotorSport NZ National Sporting Code and its Appendices and Schedules particularly Appendix Three, Schedule R being the Standing Regulations for all Rallies and Appendix Two, Schedule A Driver and Vehicle Safety Requirements. The MotorSport NZ Permit Number is: National Rally 170593 2. MAJOR OFFICIALS Add Terry Riding as Assistant Clerk of Course. Add Victoria Main as Event Secretary. Add Alistair Steele as Chairman of Stewards Add Mike Gibbs as Steward 3. THE EVENT Targa NZ Regional Rally is a two (2) day Tarmac Rally event, and is part of Round Three of the 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione consisting of the last 2 Legs of the Targa NZ Rally(being leg four & five). 3.1 Venue: Targa NZ 2017 Regional Rally starts in New Plymouth and travels through the New Plymouth, Stratford, Ruapehu, South Taranaki, Masterton, Carterton, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Kapiti Coast and Wellington districts. There are 13 stages in total, 6 on the Day Four and 7 on Day Five Service stops are as follows: Day 4 - Kaimata, Whangamomona, Hawera & Palmerston North Day 5 - Masterton, Martinborough and Porirua 3.2 Length: Comprises of approx. 310.79km of special stages and 667.75km of touring. 3.3 Day Four Friday 27 th October: First Car Starts from the TSB Stadium, New Plymouth at 8:00am, and finishes at 6:15pm at The Square, Palmerston North. Page 1
3.4 Day Five Saturday 28 th October: First Car Starts from The Square, Palmerston North at 8:45am, and finishes at 5:50pm at Taranaki Wharf, Wellington. 4. ENTRIES (1) Knowledge and Understandings: In signing the entry forms competitors (Entrant and Drivers) are deemed to fully understand the MotorSport NZ National Sporting Code and its relevant Appendices and Schedules. Particularly: (a) The National Sporting Code articles pertaining to protests and competitor s obligations, and (b) Appendix Three Schedule R articles pertaining to Stage notes, Pace notes and Reconnaissance. (2) Licence Requirements: (a) Targa NZ: Both the No. 1 and No. 2 drivers shall hold an R Grade or higher MotorSport NZ issued Competition Licence. If the Entrant is other than a driver, an Entrants Licence in the name of the Entrant is required. (b) For Australian crews only: a CAMS Rally Motorsport Licence with a CAMS Trans-Tasman Visa. (c) For all other international crews: a National Rally or equivalent Competition Licence issued by their parent ASN accompanied by the declarations as detailed in current MotorSport Manual, App 1, Sch L, Art 5.3; If the entrant is other than a driver, an Entrants Licence in the name of the Entrant is required. (3) New Competitors: Any driver(s) who have not previously competed in three or more rallies must also attend the novice competitor briefing. Refer to Article 6.5. 5. ELIGIBLE VEHICLES 5.1 Compliance: All vehicles shall comply with Appendix Two, Schedule TA. 5.2 Tyres: The type of tyre fitted to a competition vehicle is free, provided that it is a Road Tyre in compliance with 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione, Schedule TA Art 19. The maximum number of Tyres a competitor is permitted to use on event without penalty as per section 15.2(d) of the Sanctioned Articles is six (6). 5.3 RallySafe GPS: RallySafe tracking and timing technology will be used at this event. An overview of the system which provides significant safety benefits can be found on www.rallysafe.com.au. a. A one off cost of approximately $AUD175 (plus shipping) to purchase a Permanent Installation Kit (wiring, brackets and aerials). These must be ordered from RallySafe using the online purchase form found at www.rallysafe.com.au. Page 2
b. An event cost (for all competitors) of $60 + GST per day to be added to the entry fee. NOTE: Please make sure that you have ordered and received a wiring kit at least two weeks prior to the event. Your vehicle must be fitted with an operational RallySafe device. This device must be switched on from scrutineering through until the end of the event. Failure to comply will incur a penalty as set out in the 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione Sanctioned Series Articles Art 16.2.20. 5.4 Competitions: Targa NZ vehicles will be divided into the following competitions: Classic 2WD Production (GT2) 2WD Production (GT4) 4WD Allcomers (Extreme) 2WD & 4WD Refer to section 3.6 of the 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione Sanctioned Articles. 6. SCRUTINEERING, DOCUMENTATION AND DRIVER BRIEFING 6.1 Pre-Event Scrutineering: As per Motorsport Manual, Sch A, Art 3.1(4). Pre-event Scrutineering may only be done in the 14 days preceding the event. The list of MSNZ approved Scrutineers below have been appointed by our Chief Scrutineer, they will scrutineer your vehicle to his inspection list. Please contact these Scrutineers directly to make an appointment. You can only use one of the Scrutineers as listed below. North Island: Whangarei: Mike Jordan reamary123@hotmail.com 021 149 3539 Auckland: Noel Miller millermotors@ps.gen.nz 09 236 8386 Hampton Downs: Andy Culpin 021172 6345 Hamilton: Sean Elder elderclan@xtra.co.nz 07 856 5735 Rotorua: Myles Herbert myles@drivelineautomotive.co.nz 021 847 792 Tauranga: Dave Loughlin davidloughlin@clear.net.nz 021917866 New Plymouth: Kiley Jury a.v.s.ltd@me.com 027 229 5911 New Plymouth: Troy Twomey troy@elitetraining.co.nz 021 469 444 Palmerston North: Danny McKenna dannyautoservices@gmail.com 06 358 6884 Hawkes Bay: Stuart McChesney Mortgageman@clear.net.nz 06 844 7214 Kapiti Coast: Mike McCready mike@motorsport.org.nz 022 090 3451 Wellington: Mike Burnside mickrinda@xtra.co.nz 04 232 4636 Wellington: Rueben Smith reuben@powerhaus.net.nz 04 499 8715 Wellington: Vivian Eden vivian.eden@slingshot.co.nz 027 458 7680 South Island: Blenheim: Luke Campbell luke_campbell10@yahoo.co.nz 0276 771 771 Greymouth: Len Dunn dunit@ihug.co.nz 03 768 5374 Christchurch: Cymon Hewitt d6motorsport@hotmail.com 027 222 9277 Timaru: Phil O Brien obrienfamily@slingshot.co.nz 0272 697 293 Oamaru: Gareth O Hara garethkerri@xtra.co.nz 027 4333 637 Dunedin: Dan Cresswell dunedin@pitstop.co.nz 0294 562 102 Queenstown: Nigel Ede shazandnigeede@gmail.com 0272 102 849 Invercargill: Neil Madden neil_shellee@xtra.co.nz 0275 594 470 Page 3
Pre-Event Scrutineering is compulsory, competitors are required to present their log book and safety audit form at documentation. Competitors must present their car for Rallysafe installation prior to processing through to documentation for the checking of Motorsport and Civil licenses, Car Club Membership and Proof of Insurance. 6.2 Documentation will take place as follows: Time: 2:00pm 4:00pm 6.3 Competitor & Service Crew Briefing will take place as follows: Time: 4:30pm 6.4 Novice Briefing will take place as follows: Time: Immediately following the Competitor Briefing 6.5 Parc Ferme: Time: All cars in Parc Ferme by 7:30pm 7. OFFICIALS IDENTIFICATION Officials of the event will be identified as detailed below. (a) Marshals: Fluoro orange Targa New Zealand vest (b) Stage Post Chief: Fluoro orange Targa New Zealand vest & Lanyard (c) CRO: Fluoro yellow CRO vest and a yellow CRO cap (d) Scrutineers: Lanyard and a fluorescent yellow vest (e) Other Officials: Lanyard 8. OFFICIAL BULLETINS Official Bulletins may be issued in accordance with the provisions of the National Sporting Code. Page 4
9. SECRETARIAT/SCRUTINEER & CRO SCHEDULE The Official Notice Board will be positioned with the Secretariat unless otherwise stated. Please note the Scrutineer may be called away please see the CRO if not in attendance. Secretariat (Official Notice Board), Scrutineer & CRO will be located at: Thursday 26th October End of Day: TSB Stadium, New Plymouth Friday 27 th October CRO & Secretariat Start of Day: TSB Stadium, New Plymouth Service & Lunch: Whangamomona End of Day: The Square, Palmerston North Saturday 28 th October CRO & Secretariat Start of Day: The Square, Palmerston North Service & Lunch: Martinborough Square, Martinborough End of Day: Taranaki Wharf, Wellington 10. START ORDER, SEEDING & RESULTS 10.1 Start Order: Will be published on the Targa NZ website www.targa.co.nz no later than two days before the start of the event and also on the Official Notice Board at the start of the event. Start Order for the following day will be posted on the Targa NZ website each night and on the Official Notice Board as soon as practicable after the finish of the day s stages but no later than 8 hours prior to the start of the next Day. 10.2 Results: Progressive results will be posted as soon as they are available on the Official Notice Board. 10.3 Provisional Results will be posted on the Official Notice Board at Mac s Brewbar, Taranaki Wharf, Wellington on the 28 th October from 6:00pm. 11. STAGE NOTES The use of Stage Notes is strictly prohibited throughout the Targa NZ event. 12. COMPETITOR RESPONSIBILITY Any competitor reported to the Organiser prior to the commencement of the event for breaches of the civil road rules, or for bringing the event into disrepute, will be reported to MotorSport NZ. Page 5
13. CODE OF PRACTICE FUEL Competitors and Service Crews must comply with the MotorSport NZ Code of Practice in relation to the storage and transportation of fuel: http://www.motorsport.org.nz/sites/default/files/motorsport/documents/fuel/codeof-practice-fuel.pdf 14. PARC FERME All competitors must have their vehicle in Parc Ferme by the published time. Failure to report to Parc Ferme by the published time will be penalised as follows: 1 st Occasion 30 seconds 2 nd Occasion 2 minutes 3 rd and Subsequent Occasions 3 minutes for each Competitors must return their vehicle to Parc Ferme prior to the first car commencing the following day. Failure to do so will result in an additional time penalty of 2 minutes. 15. TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL Any competitor who submits a Temporary Withdrawal and does not report to Parc Ferme by the published time will be penalised as follows: 1 st Occasion 30 seconds 2 nd Occasion 2 minutes 3 rd and Subsequent Occasions 3 minutes for each Competitors must return their vehicle to Parc Ferme prior to the first car commencing the following day. Failure to do so will result in an additional time penalty of 2 minutes. 16. SERIA COMPIONE As per the Sanctioned Articles governing the 2017 Targa NZ Seria Campione competitors entered in the Targa NZ 2017 Regional Rally will be allocated points for Round 3 Leg 4 and Leg 5, but will not be eligible for points for Legs 1,2 & 3. 17. PRIZEGIVING Prizegiving will be held as follows: Date: Sunday 29 th October Time: Breakfast from 8:30am Prize Giving at 9:00am Venue: Mac s Brewbar, 4 Taranaki Street, Wellington Two (2) prize giving tickets are included in the entry fee. Further tickets can be purchased from the Event Secretary. Please fill out the form online and email to info@targa.co.nz Page 6