WELCOME TO THE Held in Mpumalanga South Africa, Pre - Thursday Afternoon ORK SHAKEDOWN - : (Shakedown Stage - ork-olifantsgeraamte) - The shakedown stage will be held on a section of Stage 1 between the Lone Creek Falls road (D2220) and the Long Tom Pass (R532 Sabie-Lydenburg road). - From Nelspruit, proceed with either: (See map for All Stages & detailed map for Stage 1) - a. The R40 towards White River & then the R537 to Sabie b. The R37 towards Sabie/Lydenburg up to the T-Junction turn-off & then the R532 to Sabie. - Start of Shakedown: From Sabie proceed with Main Street (R532) north towards Graskop, turn LEFT in Lydenburg Road towards Bridal Veil Falls/Lone Creek Falls, drive out of Sabie past the Bridal Veils Falls and the ork Timbers Sawmill. The start of the shakedown stage starts on the left just past the end of the sawmill grounds. See Map for Stage 1 (refer GPS 2 ). - Middle of Shakedown: From Sabie proceed with the R532 towards Lydenburg up to either the 51/66 km or 51/0km Sign Post. On arrival, park your vehicle next the R532 at one of the points as per the map and watch the rally cars circulating on the stage. See detailed Map for Stage 1 (refer GPS 3). - ou are also welcome to browse around and view the rally teams at the Service Area next to the ork Sawmill on the D2220, as they change the set-up of their vehicles & then run the shakedown stage repeatedly to improve their performance. ORK Rally - 2017 Rally Activities, Thursday 20 th April 2017 Thursday Evening - ORK PITSTOP - : - From Nelspruit for Ä60kms, proceed to the R40 (White River / Barberton road) and then travel towards White River, just before White River turn left at robot and travel towards Sabie (R537). - On arrival in Sabie, park your vehicle & join the various activities in central Sabie between the Town Hall and the SPAR Market Square, around Main (Hoof) Street. See the Town map. - There will activities for the Kids, a Kaskar race between the local schools between 14h30-16h00 and an Qhubeka Bike Race between 16h30-18h00. - ou are welcome to browse around this area and snack on the many goodies that are on sale by the locals at the various stalls. - ou can join in the fun and meet the different Rally Teams to view their cars and get some autographs and posters. - A pre-rally decal check and scrutineering of the rally cars will take place in front of the MTN shop on the Sabie Market Square from 16h00 until17h00. - Documentation for the rally will take place at the RIVERSIDE HALL on premises of the FLOREAT RIVERSIDE LODGE in Lydenburg Road.
ENTR LISTS ENTR LIST - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS (As at closing of Entries - 7 Apri 2017) 10/04/2017 17:30 Class No Car No Entrant 1 101 Fly 540 2 102 Team Kibos 3 1 Simon Vacy-Lyle 4 3 AC Potgieter 5 5 Team Electrothread 6 7 George Smalberger 7 9 Tjaart Conradie 8 92 Swazi Cowboy 9 96 Richard Leeke 10 103 Ismail Shermohammed 11 104 Gomes Racing Team 12 105 Gomes Racing Team 13 107 Team NAD 14 50 Jose de Gouveia 15 51 Team Rose 16 52 Cheetahtech 17 55 Bryan Heine 18 63 Roelof Coertse 19 69 Team Verlaque 20 84 Team Verlaque 21 99 Gert Jansen van Rensburg 22 233 Nick Theunissen 23 171 Jaco Baker 24 211 Johannes Potgieter 25 292 Infinity Racing Driver Co Driver Don Smith Bob Kaugi Jaspreet Singh Chatthe Gurdeep Singh Panesar Guy Botterill Simon Vacy-Lyle AC Potgieter TBA Chris Coertse Greg Godrich George Smalberger Chris Brand Tjaart Conradie Carolyn Swan Jono van Wyk Scott Howden Richard Leeke Henry Kohne Ismail Shermohammed Pierre Jordaan Leroy Gomes Urshilla Gomes Kleevan Gomes Riyaz Latife Japie van Niekerk Robin Houghton Jose de Gouveia Gert Nienaber Lee Rose Elvene Coetzee Hubi von Moltke Terry Illman Bryan Heine Matt Kohler Roelof Coertse TBA Lola Verlaque Eddie verlaque Megan Verlaque Oliver Verlaque Nico Nienaber Gert Jansen van Rensburg Nick Theunissen Mari Ducasse Jaco Baker George Baker Johannes Potgieter Tommy du Toit Bianca Theunissen vonne Theunissen FIA PRI ARC NAT TZA KEN KEN KEN TZN ZAM ZAM ZAM ZAM RSA R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 Open Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Open Open Open FIA/ARC Make CL Grp Model RC4 Ford R2 Fiesta RC2 Mitsubishi NR4 Evo 10 RC4 Toyota R2 Etios RC4 Volkswagen R2 Polo RC4 Toyota R2 Etios RC4 Volkswagen R2 Polo RC4 Toyota R2 Etios RC4 Ford R2 Fiesta RC4 Ford R2 Fiesta RC2 Toyota S2000 aris RC2 Mitsubishi NR4 Evo 10 RC2 Mitsubishi NR4 Evo 9 RC2 Ford S2000 Fiesta Volkswagen Golf Ford Escort RS Volkswagen Golf Gti Datsun SSS Coupe Ford Escort Volkswagen Mark 1 Volkswagen Mark 1 Toyota Corolla BMW 325 Toyota Tazz Toyota Tazz Opel Corsa No Car No Entrant 1 91 Nicolas Ryan 2 201 Simpson Rally 3 219 Team Lunetic 4 223 Natie Booysen 5 244 Arnold Neveling 6 298 Sybrand v/d Berg 7 299 Rory Eland ENTR LIST - REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS (As at closing of Regional Entries 7 Apri 2017 - For Saturday, 22 nd April 2017 Only) Driver Co Driver Nicolas Ryan Adam Tyrer Eddie Simpson TBA Lune Snyman Edward Strydom Natie Booysen Rudolf Pretorius Arnold Neveling Tommy Coetzee Sybrand v/d Berg Robbie Coetzee Rory Eland Erwee Badenhorst NAT Class Class Make Model S4 Volkswagen Polo RC5 Opel Corsa NR2 Toyota Conquest NR1 Ford Escort 1600 NR2 Toyota Tazz NR2 Toyota RunX NR4 Subaru Impreza WRX SAFF RallyGraphicsÄ
GENERAL SPECTATING RULES / REQUESTS: - Please stand in safe spectating positions - see the guide on the Right & follow the instructions by our Crowd Control Marshals. - Motorsport South Africa request you not to Drink & Drive whilst spectating on this event we value the lives of other road users. ENTRANCE INTO ORK & MTO FORESTS : - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. INDEMNIT: MOTOR SPORT IS DANGEROUS While the Promoters and Organisers of the ORK RALL have taken every possible precaution for the safety of the spectators, it is impossible to guarantee their safety in view of the high speeds attained by the competitors. Entry to the special stages and other rally roads is therefore permitted upon the clear understanding that any spectator attending the rally appreciates the risks involved and waivers for himself / herself, his / hers successors, assigns or dependants, any claim or claims he / she might, save for this waiver, have against the promoters, organisers or beneficiaries or the owner or the lessor of this property, in respect of any injury or damage, however arising which he / she may suffer when attending this rally. VRWARING: MOTORSPORT IS GEVAARLIK Die Promoters en Organiseerders van die ORK TDREN het alles in hulle vermoç gedoen om die veiligheid van die toeskouers te verseker, maar weens die hoç snelheid wat deur die deelnemers bereik word, is dit onmoontlik om die veiligheid van die toeskouers te waarborg. Toegang tot sneltrajekte en ander tydrenpaaie word slegs verleen met die verstandhouding dat toeskouers wat die tydren bywoon die gevare daaraan verbonde deeglik besef en geen eis sal instel teen die promoters en organiseerders, bevoordeelde of die eienaar of verhuurder van eiendom, ten opsigte van homself / haarself, sy / haar erfgename of afhanklikes ten opsigte van enige skade of beserings wat hy / sy by hierdie tydren kan opdoen nie. Please study these diagrams - the black areas are "NO GO" Being in these areas could cause Delays or the Cancellation of the Special Stage 90 o RIGHT 90 o LEFT FORK RIGHT OR LEFT T-JUNCTION LEFT Abagqugquteli nebahleli bemjaho wetimoto bente konkhe lokusemandleni abo ukuvikela tihlwele etingotini letingase tibangwe umjaho waletitimoto, kodzwa akusilula ukuqinisekise ukuphapha kwetihlwele, ngenxa yesivinini saletimoto: Ngakoke abagqugquteli balomjaho bayaxwayisa tibukeli kutsi ukungena etindzaweni letinebungoti angeke kube liphutsa labo. ISILUMKISO T-JUNCTION RIGHT RIGHT HAND BEND LEFT HAND BEND X-ROADS CHICANE STA WHERE IT IS SAFE BLACK AREAS ARE PROHIBITED FORK RIGHT UMP OR SPEED BUMP VRWARING: MOTORSPORT IS GEVAARLIK Weens die hoç snelheid wat deur die deelnemers bereik word kan ongelukke gebeur. Die Promoters en Organiseerders van hierdie byeenkoms kan derhalwe nie die veiligheid van toeskouers waarborg nie: U is teenwoordig op u eie risiko. ISATISO: UMJAKO WETIMOTO UINGOTI Ukhuphiswano Iwe-moto Iyingozi. Kangangohlobo abaqgatsi abaghuba iimoto ngamendu aphakamileyo nengozi zingenzeka. Abaxhasi nabagquqguzeli bolu khuphiswano abanaso isiqinisekiso sokuphepha kuwo wonke umnto ongumbukeli wolu khuphiswano: Ngokuba apha ubomi bakho busengozini. FORK LEFT INTO / OUT OF -FORK SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
No. SPECIAL STAGE INFORMATION STAGE / SERVICE NAME DA ONE - Friday, 21 st April 2017 TIME INFO (1 st Car) START ARRIVAL STAGE AT END Approximate STAGE ROAD TPE DA ONE - SECTION ONE RALL ITINERAR STAGE LENGTH (km) STAGE / SERVICE PARK LOCATION 2 3 4 5 Start of Rally - Sabie Town Centre 10:00 Sabie Market Square 1 ORK-Olifantsgeraamte Service Park "A" 10:45 ORK - Driekop 1 11:40 11:52 Service Park "B" ORK - Driekop 2 ORK - Grootfontein 2 10:23 10:33 [GRAVEL] 16.43 13:15 15:18 (20 min) [GRAVEL] ORK - Grootfontein 1 12:23 12:38 [GRAVEL] (45 min) 20.16 14:35 14:47 [GRAVEL] 20.16 15:33 [GRAVEL] 24.25 24.25 ork Timbers - Sabie Forests (Olifantsgeraamte Plantation) Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds ork Timbers - Graskop Forests (Driekop Plantation) ork Timbers - Graskop Forests (Grootfontein Plantation) Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds ork Timbers - Graskop Forests (Driekop Plantation) ork Timbers - Graskop Forests (Grootfontein Plantation) 6 7 Service Park "C" 16:10 (45 min) Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds Re-Start of Rally 17:45 Sabie Town 1 Service Park "D" 19:15 18:00 18:01 Sabie Town 2 19:00 19:01 Parc Ferme - End DA 1 20:07 DA ONE - SECTION TWO (45 min) [TAR] 1.59 [TAR] 1.59 Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds Thaba Chweu Municipality (Sabie - Town Centre & Market Square) Thaba Chweu Municipality (Sabie - Town Centre & Market Square) Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds Floreat Riverside Lodge Special Stage Distance Day 1 = 108.43 km DA TWO - Saturday, 22 nd April 2017 DA TWO - SECTION THREE Re-Start Rally 06:20 Floreat Riverside Lodge Service Park "E" 06:27 (15 min) 8 9 FORD-Nelspruit - Super Special 07:45 FORD-Nelspruit - Super Special 08:50 7:46 8:51 [TAR] [TAR] 1.42 1.42 10 11 12 13 14 Service Park "F" 09:30 (20 min) MTO-Rutland 10:01 10:13 [GRAVEL] 20.03 ORK-Maggsleigh 1 11:14 11:30 [GRAVEL] 26.69 Service Park "G" 12:04 (45 min) DA TWO - SECTION FOUR ORK-Maggsleigh 2 13:20 13:36 [GRAVEL] 26.69 ORK-Spitskop->Sabie 14:12 14:22 [GRAVEL] 17.34 ORK-Sabie-Grand Finale 15:00 15:02 [GRAVEL] 3.25 Parc Ferme - End DA 2 & Rally 15:06 Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds Mbombela Municipality (Nelspruit - Ferreira Street) Mbombela Municipality (Nelspruit - Ferreira Street) MTO - White River (Rutland) MTO Forestry - White River/Imvelo Forests (Rutland Plantation) ork Timbers - Sabie Forests (Maggsleigh-Hendriksdal Plantations) Sabie - ork Timbers Sports Grounds ork Timbers - Sabie Forests (Maggsleigh-Hendriksdal Plantations) ork Timbers - Sabie Forests (Spitskop-Hendriksdal-Sabie Plantations) ork Timbers - Sabie Forest (Sabie Plantation) Sabie - Grand Finale (at End Stage 14) Special Stage Distance Day 2 = 96.84 km Total Rally Stage Distance = 205.27 km SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
All Stages Map Rally Start & Finish - Day 1 & 2 TOWN MAP - Rally Start & Finish - Day 1 & 2 <- LDENBURG (MASHISHING) 3 km 3 km R533 PELGRIMSREST (SS 2 & 4) R533 R532 BLDEPOORT ORK-Driekop Sawmill BOSBOKRAND-> - ORK SPORTS GROUNDS SERVICE PARKS "Pre-Start, A, B, C, D, E & G" S = 25 o 06.015' E = 030 o 45.335' DOCUMENTATION & RALL HEADQUATERS at FLOREAT RIVERSIDE LODGE at the "River Hall" S = 25 o 05.511' E = 030 o 46.306' KLEIN GRASKOP (R532) GRASKOP R533 (SS 3 & 5) R533 MERR PEBBLES LDENBURG ROAD Floreat Riverside Lodge Rally Headquarters Finish of Rally (Day 1) Re-Start of Rally (Day 2) (& Officials Accommodation) Main Service Park (Sabie - ork Sports Grounds) <- LDENBURG (MASHISHING) ORK-Sabie Sawmill (SS 1) CELON TWEEFONTEIN SIMILE (SS 14) R532 R536 Start of Rally (Day 1) (SS 6 &7) 2xSabie Town Stages Finish of Rally (Day 2) R537 R535 HAZVIEW-> HAZVIEW-> LONE CREEK, HORSE SHOE & BRIDAL VEIL FALLS RAILWA LINE MEASURED km" & also opposite "ork Sawmill on Lydenburg Road: - Start a t: S = 25 o E = 030 o - End at : S = 25 o E = 030 o 06.187' 45.500' 06.468' 44.993' GROOTFONTEIJN WEG VEHICLE TESTING STATION GLNN ROAD JOCK LODGE E N G E N MAIN ROAD W IM P HAZVIEW (R536) R37 (SS 13) Paul Mason Garth Helligan Hebron (Mathews Phosa) POINT "A": S = 25 o 05.900' E = 030 o 46.760' A MAIN STREET HOLDING AREA S = 25 o 05.910' E = 030 o 46.780' RHENOSTERHOEK SUDWALA ROSEHAUGH R539 R37 HENDRIKSDAL (SS 11 & 12) Remote Service Park (MTO - Rutland) R37 BRONDAL R537 R40 (SS 10) WHITE RIVER R40 ROCK DRIFT LDENBURG (R37) MARKET SQUARE Caltex Service Station Caltex Service Station MAIN STREET PETENA INFO SPAR LOUIS TRICHARDT STREET POST OF FIC E M AGIST R ATES OF FIC E (Corporate Head Office) TOWN HALL LIBRAR WOODSMAN START OF RALL S = 25 o 05.937' E = 030 o 46.791' DECAL CHECK & SCRUTINEERING S = 25 o 05.961' E = 030 o 46.791' HARMON HILL SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ N 4 N 4 MONTROSE N 4 R40 N 4 (Spaghetti Junction) NELSPRUIT (SS 8&9) 2x Super Special Stages (Forestry Office) RALL FINISH VENUE (Day 2) (At Stage 14 - ork - -Grand Finale) S = 25 o 06.946' E = 030 o 46.454' WHITE RIVER (R537) SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
BEST SPECTATOR SPOTS (See descriptive instructions & GPS data on how to reach these points) Day One Morning & Afternoon: Area: Place: Stage 1 @ 10h23 Sabie Olifantsgeraamte - R532/D2220 Stage 2 & 4 @ 11h40 & @ 14h35 Graskop Driekop Saw Mill - R532 Day One Evening: Area: Place: Stage 6 & 7 @ 18H00 & @ 19h00 Sabie Town Centre - Market Square Day Two - Morning: Area: Place: Stage 8 & 9 @ 07H45 & @ 08h50 Nelspruit Ferreira Str. - Spaghetti Junction Stage 10 @ 10h01 White River Rutland - R40 Stage 11 @ 11h14 Sabie Maggsleigh-Hendriksdal - R37 Day Two Afternoon: Area: Place: Stage 12 @ 13h20 Sabie Maggsleigh-Hendriksdal - R37 Stage 13 @ 14h12 Sabie Spitskop-Sabie - R37 Stage 14 @ 15h00 Sabie Sabie Town - R532 GENERAL REQUEST / RULES for SPECTATING: - Please stand in safe spectating positions - see last page of this guide & follow the instructions by our Crowd Safety Marshals. - Motorsport South Africa requests you not to Drink & Drive whilst spectating on this event we value the lives of other road users. - Do Not Enter into any forest with your Vehicle No Fires allowed. ENTRANCE INTO ORK & MTO FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. NOTE ON TOWN NAME CHANGES: - NELSPSRUIT has been being changed to MBOMBELA. - LDENBURG has been changed to MASHISHING. GPS REFERENCE GUIDE OUR RECOMMENDED BEST SPECTATING POINTS: Please make sure your GPS is set to Datum =WGS 84 & Grid = Lat/Lon hddd o mm.mmm (Degrees Minutes.Decimal Minutes). - It is recommended that you pre-load the GPS data into your GPS unit prior to leaving for the Spectating points, in order to ease the finding of these positions. Day One Morning & Afternoon: GPS Ref: Waypoint: Stage: Area: GPS 1 S= 25 o 06.467 E=30 o 44.981 1 ork-olifantsgeraamte GPS 2 S= 25 o 06.572 E=30 o 44.772 1 ork-olifantsgeraamte GPS 3 S= 25 o 07.074 E=30 o 45.645 1 ork-olifantsgeraamte GPS 4 S= 25 o 07.568 E=30 o 45.127 1 ork-olifantsgeraamte GPS 5a S= 24 o 53.915 E=30 o 50.398 2 & 4 ork-driekop GPS 5b S= 24 o 53.670 E=30 o 50.312 2 & 4 ork-driekop GPS 6 S= 24 o 54.216 E=30 o 50.397 2 & 4 ork-driekop GPS 7 S= 24 o 55.056 E=30 o 48.581 2 & 4 ork-driekop Day One Evening: GPS Ref: Waypoint: Stage: Area: GPS 8 S= 25 o 05.895 E=30 o 46.756 6 & 7 Sabie Town Square Day Two Morning & Afternoon: GPS Ref: Waypoint: Stage: Area: GPS 9 S= 25 o 28.511 E=30 o 58.962 8 & 9 Nelspruit Super Special GPS 10 S= 25 o 14.738 E=31 o 01.247 10 MTO-Rutland GPS 11 S= 25 o 13.360 E=31 o 00.400 10 MTO-Rutland GPS 12 S= 25 o 11.887 E=30 o 46.077 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 13 S= 25 o 11.968 E=30 o 46.017 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 14 S= 25 o 12.070 E=30 o 45.943 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 15 S= 25 o 12.270 E=30 o 45.954 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 16 S= 25 o 12.334 E=30 o 46.046 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 17 S= 25 o 13.742 E=30 o 46.153 11 & 12 ork-hendriksdal-maggsleigh GPS 18 S= 25 o 10.979 E=30 o 46.465 13 ork-spitskop-hendriksdal GPS 19 S= 25 o 06.851 E=30 o 46.568 14 Sabie Final R532
FRIDA, 21 st April 2017 - Day ONE START OF RALL - Sabie Market Square SPECTATOR GUIDE SERVICE PARK SUMMAR: Friday, 21 st April 2017 - ork Sports Grounds: - Pre-Event from 07h00 to Start of Rally (1st Car Due time) - A = 10h45 [After SS 1 = 20 min] - B = 13h15 [After SS 3 = 45 min] - C = 16h10 [After SS 5 = 45 min] - D = 19h15 [After SS 7 = 45 min] Saturday, 22 nd April 2017 - - ork Sports Grounds: - E = 06h20 [Before SS 9 = 15 min] - G = 12h04 [After SS 11 = 45 min] Saturday, 22 nd April 2017 Remote Service - MTO - Rutland: - F = 09h30 [Before SS 10 = 20 min] - The Service Park is at the ork - Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the road to Lone Creek Falls / Bridal Veil Falls - See Service Map Pre-Event, A, B, C, D, E & G. - In Sabie from Point A (See Town map S = 25 o 05.900, E 030 o 46.760 ): - Proceed with Main Road towards Graskop (R532), - Ä0.8 km -Turn Left into Lydenburg Road towards Bridal Veil Falls/Lone Creek Falls - Ä2.7 km - Straight over unused railway crossing, - Ä2.9 km - Turn Right onto gravel road at S/P ork - Sports Grounds, -!!! Oncoming Rally cars - Ä3.2 km - Straight through Narrow Gate (enter ork - Sports Grounds) - Ä3.4 km - Fork Left & find a parking spot to the Left on the soccer field - Please Do Not Obstruct the flow of the Rally cars and service crews. - Walk around the outside perimeter of the bunted off service area & watch the servicing / repair activities of the rally teams. - The MTO-Rutland Remote Service Park is next to the Bedrock Rutland Mill on the R40 between White River and Hazyview and is Ä8.4km from White River (Ä6km from the big roundabout at Casterbridge). 1 st Car Due: 10h00, Rally cars will leave at 1 minute intervals - See map Town - From Nelspruit, proceed to the R40 (White River / Barberton road) and travel towards White River, just before White River turn left at robot towards Sabie (R537). - On arrival in Sabie at the Market Square area, park your vehicle to ensure a quick exit towards Graskop. - View the rally cars in the Pre-Start Holding Area (from 09h00 in the Town Hall parking area) & watch the flag-off ceremony @ 10H00 for the first 5 to 10 cars in the Sabie Market Square parking area. - The rally cars will drive from the start down Main Road out of Sabie towards Graskop, turn left to Klein Sabie & then through Simile where they will pass three Schools, before returning to Sabie & then drive out towards Lone Creek Falls for the Start of first Stage opposite the ork Sabie Sawmill. Day ONE - Section ONE: SPECIAL STAGE 1 - ORK-Olifantsgeraamte Stage Distance = 16.43 km, 1 st Car Due: Start = 10h23, End = á10h33 ( See Map SS 1 ) - START of STAGE: (On Lydenburg Road (D2220) towards Lone Creek Falls) - EXCELLENT Spectating HIGHL RECOMMENDED - 0.0 km - From Point A in Sabie proceed northwards in Main Street (towards Graskop) - Ä0.8 km - Turn LEFT in Lydenburg Road (in direction of Bridal Veil & Lone Creek Falls) - Ä2.9 km - Keep Straight on at Turn-off to ork - Sport Grounds Service Park - Ä3.2 km - 4-way STOP, Crossroads, Keep Straight on - Ä3.8 km - Straight on START of Stage 1 on Right next fence of ork Sabie Sawmill - Ä4.1 km - Excellent Spectating over next 200m on RIGHT - GPS 1 - First car due @ 10h23 - NEAR START of STAGE: (On the Lydenburg Road (D2220) near the Start) - EXCELLENT Spectating HIGHL RECOMMENDED - Ä4.1 km - Straight on - Ä4.7 km - Rally Cars will cross the D2220 Tar road A ump onto Tar & again onto Gravel - GPS 2 - First car due @ á10h24
Lone Creek Falls Date Landowner Ideal Time 1 st Car Arrival 1 st Car Departure GPS Ref. IN GPS Ref. OUT Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 2017/04/20 2017/04/21 2017/04/22 1.0 km - SERVICE PARK ORK Sports Grounds - Pre-Rally, A, B, C, D, E & G Bridal Veil Falls A "ONE-WA" System will be enforced (BRIDAL VEIL FALLS) Rally Cars Only ENTRANCE Only (No EXIT) Pre-Rally A = 20 B = 45 C = 45 D = 45 E = 15 G = 45 Service Parks = "Pre-Event", "A, B, C, D, E & G" at "ork - Sports Grounds" Ceylon (Trailer Parking) ork Sabie Saw Mill PF TC-In/Out min 20 th = 12h00 21 st = 10h45 21 st = 13h15 21 st = 16h10 21 st = 19h15 22 nd = 06h27 22 nd = 12h04 Service Park Layout á 21 st = 09h00 21 st = 11h05 21 st = 14h00 21 st = 16h55 21 st = 20h00 22 nd = 06h42 22 nd = 12h49 Area map of Service Park Location Documentation at "Floreat Riverside Lodge" in Lydenburg Road LDENBURG Service Team Support Vehicle Parking Officials Parking Parc Ferme TC-IN Cricket Field (NO ENTR) "Lydenburg Road" R532 Service & Support Crews IN/OUT Service Area TC-OUT OUT IN Bambanani Helipad Tweefontein Re-Fuel Zone Spectator Parking (Soccer Field) SIMILE S E 25à 06,015' A S 25à 06,014' 030à 45,335' E 030à 45,343' KLEIN Start of the Rally at "Sabie Market Square" GRASKOP R536 R532 R537 WHITE RIVER NOTE: See Page "11" for each team's allocated bay in the Service Park IN Spectator Service Crews Entry/Exit HAZVIEW "Lydenburg Road" 2017/04/21 Stage & Roads Description LONE CREEK FALLS HORSE SHOE FALLS BRIDAL VEIL FALLS 16.43 SPECIAL STAGE No. 1 "ORK- OLIFANTSGERAAMTE" 10 min 10:23 1 st Car Finish á 10:33 S E GPS Ref. Start 25à 06,330' 030à 45,195' S E GPS Ref. End 25à 07,140' 030à 43,881' - A major "spectator" stage close to Sabie with many good spectating points. Fast roads with loose red dusty surfaces, very slippery if wet. Starting next to the ork Sawmill in Lydenburg Road, running through an old log storage yard, before crossing the D220 tar road into the Olifansgeraamte Forest for a fairly flat section traversing back/forth in the trees, then uphill the around the mountain top, followed by twisty & turning roads along the mountain contours below Longtom pass, fininshing close to Lone Creek Road/Horse Shoe Falls turn-off. (KLF - Ceylon Forest) Please OBE Marshal's INSTRUCTIONS at the Tar Road Crossing Point ESS 1 R37 River D2220 3 0 GPS 1 GPS 2 (ORK - Olifantsgeraamte Forest) Service Parks "A, B, C, D, E & G" at " -ork - Sports Grounds" GPS 4 ORK Saw Mill SSS 1 50 0 (View Point) River 51 4 500m R532 51 6 (Klein Spitskop) Railwayline GPS 3 R37 (ORK - Sabie Forest) Golf Course "A" 500m ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. R536 R537 HAZVIEW WHITE RIVER "SAW MILL" "To Saw Mill" LONE CREEK FALLS 4- -> R532 Short-Cut "Gravel Road" SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ LDENBURG NELSPRUIT SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
Stage 1 GPS 1 Stage 1 GPS 2 - Ä1.5 km - Straight on out of Sabie (Sabie Station to right) - Ä2.9 km - Straight on (Hillwatering Country House to right) - Ä3.5 km - Straight on, S/P R37 Mashishing - 52 km on left - Ä3.9 km - Turn RIGHT ( 51/6 km distance sign post on right): - Ä4.4 km - Fork LEFT and Park, walk Ä200m to Spectating Point: - The rally cars will approach up hill into a Hairpin Right before disappearing into the forest. - GPS 3 - First car due @ á10h25 OR: - Ä3.9 km - Keep Straight on, (Road to right & 51/6 km distance sign post on right) - Ä5.6 km - 50/0 km distance sign post on right Do Not Park around the next blind corner - Ä5.65 km - Roads & Big Rock to right, end of spectating section for SS 1-1. From this hillside, rally cars will become visible between the trees at intervals in the valley below while traversing up & down the forest - you will be able to see them for a number of short bursts as the cars enter/exit the trees. - 2. The cars will finally emerge on the east straight ahead from the trees and make two right turns just below the big rock before disappearing northwards along the hillside below Long Tom Pass. - GPS 4 - First car due @ á10h26 -!!! - NOTE 1: Please do not obstruct normal traffic flow on Long Tom Pass. Please park safely on side verges of the road & away from the tar s edge over this spectating section. -!!! - NOTE 2: Please do not enter the bunted off areas with your vehicle. - END of STAGE: (On Lydenburg Road (D2220) 1.9km from Start of the Stage) - LIMITED Spectating NOT RECOMMENDED - Ä4.7 km Follow Marshal s instructions to pass the Stage/Tar road crossing point - Ä6.4 km - End of stage on gravel road to Left - Do Not Enter OR Obstruct this exit road - Very LIMITED Spectating at the End of the Stage, Ä500m from the tar road - Rally cars approach down-hill from the mountain side into a fast 90 o right and then towards the Flying Finish - - First car due @ á10h33 - MIDDLE of STAGE: (Just below Long Tom Pass on the R532 starting at 51/6km) - GOOD Spectating RECOMMENDED - 0.0 km - From Point A in Sabie continue southwards with Main Street towards Nelspruit / Lydenburg (R532/R37), -!!! - CAUTION: - No Spectator vehicles will be allowed to enter this point, as all the roads on the hillside will be used by the Rally Cars, park your vehicle in a safe place next to the tar road (not on the blind corner) & walk back to the entry point. DO NOT ENTER these roads with your vehicle - there will be no place to park it or exit during the running of the stage. SERVICE PARK - A - ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due: 10h45, Service Time Allowed = 20 min - This service park is on the grounds of the ork Timbers Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - Please go and meet the rally teams & watch their servicing activities from the perimeter of the demarcated service area
SPECIAL STAGES 2 & 4 - ORK-Driekop 1 & 2 Stage Distance = 20.16 km, 1 st Car Due: Start 2 = 11h40, End 2 = á11h52 ( See Map SS 2 & 4 ) Start 4 = 14h35, End 4 = á14h47 From Sabie, in Main Road, just past the Market Square & Standard Bank, at the Lydenburg turn-off (Point A - S = 25 o 05.900, E 030 o 46.760 ): - Zero Odo at Point A - See Town Map & proceed with Main Road (R532) towards Graskop, - Ä 0.8 km - Straight on (Lydenburg Road) - Ä23.5 km - Keep RIGHT towards Graskop (R532) at the Pilgrims Rest turn-off - See Map SS 3 & 5 - END of STAGE: (Just north of the Pilgrimsrest Turn-Off on R532 to Graskop) - Ä 24.0 km - Straight on (Ä4.3 km from Graskop) The end of the stage is 0.4km into the forest on a very twisty/blind corner gravel road - NO ENTR for Spectators ALLOWED - First car due @ á11h52 [á14h47] - NEAR END of STAGE: In the Driekop Forest on gravel road towards Driekop Workshops (Entry from R532 between Graskop & Pilgrimsrest Turn-off) Stage 2 & 4 GPS 7 - GOOD Spectating: - Ä24.0 km - Keep straight on towards Graskop (R532) (End Stage 2 [& 4] on road to left) - Ä24.7 km - Turn sharp Left onto a gravel road & keep to major road for 900m (ignore all side roads) - Ä25.7 km - Major forest road ahead, park & walk towards this road - GOOD Spectating straight ahead, Walk in for Ä300m - rally cars will approach up-hill from the right then disappear over a fast yump towards the Flying Finish - GPS 7 - First car due @ á11h50 [á14h45] - START of STAGE: (á4km past Graskop on the R532 towards Blydepoort) ( See Map SS 2 & 4 ) - First car due @ 11h40 [14h35] - Follow instructions from Sabie & go Straight past the End of SS 2 [or 4] - Ä24.0 km - Keep straight on towards Graskop (R532) (Start Stage 2 [or 4] on left), - Ä27.2 km - Enter Graskop 60 speed Restriction - Ä27.9 km - 4-Way Stop, Straight on into Graskop - Ä28.3 km - 4-Way Stop, turn Left in Hoof Street, - Ä28.5 km - 4-Way Stop, turn Right in Louis Trichardt Street & ignore all side roads, - Ä29.1 km - Take slip road Left into Hugenote Street (before 3-Way Stop), - Ä30.0 km - Exit Graskop town (R532 towards God s Window / Blydepoort), - Ä30.8 km - Straight on, past God s Window turn-off on right, - Ä32.5 km - Turn-off towards Driekop Sawmill (GPS 6) on LEFT, THEN: - TWO OPTIONS available to reach the various Spectating points: - EXCELLENT Spectating at both options - HIGHL RECOMMENDED: OPTION One: Close to Start of Stage (Village/Soccer Field) (Entrance 1.9 km past the Driekop Sawmill turn-off) - Ä32.5 km - Straight on past Driekop Sawmill turn-off, - Ä33.4 km - Turn Left on small gravel road.!!! DO NOT BLOCK THIS ROAD - also used by the Rally Cars - Ä33.5 km - Crossroads, Turn LEFT & park OR Straight over & Park!!! DO NOT BLOCK ROAD TO RIGHT = Start of Stage Please park as above and walk to designated Spectating points - EXCELLENT Spectating - HIGHL RECOMMENDED - Two options:
SPECIAL STAGE No. 2 & 4 "ORK- DRIEKOP - 1 & 2" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 1 st Car Finish 2017/04/21 Stage & Roads Description 700 m 700 m A typical forest stage, starting just north of Graskop, running northwards towards the Driekop Sawmill, then north-west into the forest, going up & over a mountain pass before running along contours around the Driekop Mountain & then returning towards the Driekop Workshop area, around the workshop & back towards the R532 road finishing 500m inside the forest close to the R532 & R533 Pilgrimsrest turn-off. SPECIAL STAGE No. 3 & 5 "ORK- GROOTFONTEIN - 1 & 2" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start 11h41 11h56 12h23 12h37 20.16 km Ä12 min á 2017/04/21 24.25 km Ä14 min á 14h38 14h53 15h18 15h32 GPS 5a GPS 5b BLDEPOORT SSS 2 & 4 R532 DRIEKOP SAWMILL GODS ork Driekop Forest WINDOW GPS 6 GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End S 24à 53,792' S 24à 55,440' S 24à 55,942' S E 030à 50,642' E 030à 48,559' E 030à 46,355' E SAW MILL R532 GRASKOP Stage & Roads Description 500m 500m GPS Ref. End 24à 57,662' 030à 47,333' This stage is inside a closed-off valley of the Grootfontein / In-de-Diepte forests. It has many contours (yumps) & runs firstly downhill into the valley, passing over a river, then westwards next to the river before turning southwards & uphill around the Grootfontein Workshops along the mountain contours, down into valley again before running up & down the mountain again, finishing down in the valley deep inside the forest (5,3km from the R532 between Graskop & Sabie) PILGRIMS REST R533 NO ENTR Allowed SSS 3 & 5 (Houses) Top of Pass (ESS 2 & 4) R532 GRASKO P Driekop Mountain Driekop Workshops GPS 7 ESS 2 & 4 Service Parks A, B, C, D, E & G = R532 (Mount Sheba) (Workshops) (Stables) NO SPECTATING ALLOWED ON THIS STAGE (Powerline) R532 Old Mine ORK Grootfontein Forest PRIME SPECTATING AREA - DRIEKOP SAWMILL SOCCER FIELD GPS 5b VILLAGE R532 GPS 5a DRIEKOP SAWMILL VILLAGE GPS 6 ork Driekop Forest PILGRIMSREST R533 SSS 3 (5) ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ (In de Diepte) (Christmas Pools) ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. (Mac-Mac Huts ) ESS 3 & 5 (Burgers Pass) NO ENTR Allowed Service Parks A, B, C, D, E & G =
- Option 5a: Walk Ä450m down the road straight ahead, at this point you will see the rally cars approach down-hill from the right into a S-sweep and then away towards the sawmill area see insert map. - GPS 5 a - First car due @ á11h40 [á14h35] Stage 2 / 4 GPS 5a - Option 5b: Walk Ä450m as per 5a and then to the Right for Ä550m up-hill towards the soccer field see insert map. If you stand on the Slope above the soccer field you can look down onto the field for the rally action. The rally cars will approach down-hill on the Right hairpin onto the field, make fast hairpins sweeps on the field, before going up the slope & away towards point 5a. - GPS 5 b - First car due @ á11h40 [á14h35] - OPTION Two: At the Driekop Sawmill (Entrance at Tar Road left to Driekop Sawmill) - EXCELLENT Spectating - RECOMMENDED: - Ä32.5 km - Turn LEFT to the Driekop Sawmill, - Ä32.6 km - Straight on (Gravel Road to right) - Ä33.0 km - Stop & park, walk ahead to Sawmill Entrance Gate!!! DO NOT BLOCK THIS ROAD (Emergency Exit from Stage) Please park and walk to designated Spectating points - EXCELLENT Spectating - fast up-hill approach from the valley, into a left sweep next to the sawmill fence, right around the corner of the fence & over the concrete/tar roads at the weight bridge & then away towards the forest next the fence see insert map. - GPS 6 - First car due @ á11h41 [á14h36] Stage 2 / 4 GPS 6 PRIME SPECTATING AREA - DRIEKOP SAWMILL R53 GPS 5a SOCCER FIELD GPS 5b Stage 2 / 4 VILLAGE DRIEKOP SAWMILL GPS 5b VILLAGE GPS 6 - After Stage 2 you can go into Graskop for lunch/refreshments, before returning to view SS 4 for more excellent spectating in the Graskop area. - After Stage 4 you can return to for the excellent night spectator stages at the Sabie Market Square at 18h00 & 19h00 (SS 6 & 7).
SPECIAL STAGES 3 & 5 - ORK-Grootfontein 1 & 2 Stage Distance = 24.25 km, 1 st Car Due: Start 3 = 12h23, End 3 = á12h37 ( See Map SS 3 & 5 ) Start 5 = 15h18, End 5 = á15h32 - SPECTATING NOT ALLOWED on this STAGE - This stage is situated deep inside the forests an inaccessible valley between three mountains, far from tar roads & accessible only by narrow gravel mountain pass roads. - Access is thus limited to Rally Cars only, due to 2-directional rally & forest traffic on the entry & exit roads, which are very dangerous due to being rough, narrow and very twisty with many tight blind corners. Stage 3 / 5 = An idea of the roads in the valleys of the Grootfontein & In de Diepte forests as seen during the survey for the 2017 ORK Rally ORK Service Park ORK Re-Fuel!!! Please do not enter the Entry/Exit road of this stage - Caution many blind corners & crests - Forestry Trucks / fast Rally Cars from ahead. SERVICE PARKS - B & C - ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due: B =13h15, Service Time Allowed = 45 min 1 st Car Due: C =16h10, Service Time Allowed = 45 min - This service park is on the grounds of the ork Timbers Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - Please go and meet the rally teams & watch their servicing activities from the perimeter of the demarcated service area End Section One - PARC FERME - ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due In: 17h00, 1 st Car Due Out: 17h45, - This Parc Ferme is on the grounds of the ork - Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - NO ENTR is allowed to any person into the secure bunted-off Parc Ferme area.
Stage 6 & 7 GPS 8 FRIDA, 21 st April 2017 - Day ONE Day ONE - Section TWO: SPECIAL STAGE 6 & 7 - ORK-Sabie Town Square Stage Distance = 1.59 km, 1 st Car Due: Start = 18h00, End = á18h02 ( See Map SS 1 ) 1 st Car Due: Start = 19h00, End = á19h02 - EXCELLENT Spectating HIGHL RECOMMENDED - This stage is held in Main (Hoof) Street area of the Sabie Town Centre on the Market Square / Spar / Town Hall / Post Office / Banks parking grounds. - Please park your vehicle in a safe area and do not Block Louis Trichardt & Main Streets as the rally cars need to use it to return towards the Service Park at ork Sports Grounds. - For your own & your family s SAFET please NOTE: - High Speed Rally cars are very dangerous, Do Not Enter No-Go red barrier taped off high danger areas, - Keep behind the Speed Fencing & do not stand between Speed Fencing & Buildings, - No spectators will be allowed on centre islands inside or directly on corners of the stage, -!!! Stand-up, do not sit down on pavement edges, stay off the road surface & do not run into the roads. - Please obey crowd safety marshals' instructions & control your small children & animals. - Select a good position, as there are many excellent spectating points to see the cars pass more than once. - ou will not be allowed to take any beer or liquor into the areas closed-off for this stage. - GPS 8 - First car due @ 18h00 & 19h00 - During and after this stage you can attend one of the many Sabie Restaurants or visit the Service Park at the ork Sports Grounds or the overnight Parc Ferme / Scoring at the Floreat Riverside Lodge in Sabie or return home. SERVICE PARK D - ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due: D =19h15, Service Time Allowed = 45 min - This service park is on the grounds of the ork - Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - Please go and meet the rally teams & watch their servicing activities from the perimeter of the demarcated service area End Section Two - PARC FERME - Floreat Riverside Lodge 1 st Car Due In: 20h07 (21/04/2017), 1 st Car Due Out: 06h20 (22/04/2017) - This Overnight Parc Ferme is in on the grounds of the Floreat Riverside Lodge in Lydenburg Road in Sabie on the road towards Lone Creek & Bridal Veil Falls. - NO ENTR is allowed to any person into the secure bunted-off Parc Ferme area. - See you tomorrow morning at either: 1. The two Super Specials in Nelspruit, Ferreira Street (07h45 & 08h50), or 2. The MTO-Rutland Stage (10) on the R40 (10h01), or 3. The ORK-Maggsleigh Stage (11 & 12) on the R37 (10h53).
Date 2017/04/21 1.59 SPECIAL STAGE No. 6 & 7 " - TOWN - 1 & 2" Stage Distance km Ideal Time 2 min 1 st Car Start 18:00 19:00 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End Rally Head Quarters & Overnight Parc Ferme Landowner Ideal Time 1 st Car Arrival 1 st Car Departure 18:02 á 20:07 Date GPS Rally HQ GPS FRL Main Gate S 25à 05,890' S 25à 05,890' 2017/04/21 to S 25à 05,511' S 25à 05,546' Floreat min 19:02 E 030à 46,751' E 030à 46,738' 2017/04/22 Riverside Lodge - 2016/04/22 2016/04/23 E 030à 46,306' E 030à 46,420' á 06:20 Stage & Roads Description A tar town spectator stage at the Sabie Town Centre in Main Road and on the Market Square, blocky type of roads with many chicanes & hairpins NOTE: - NO SPECTATOR VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED WITH-IN THE SPEED FENCED CLOSED-OFF AREAS. - NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE SPEED FENCED AREA, ON STREET CORNERS, BETWEEN CURBS & FENCES / LAMP POLES /TREES & INSIDE RED BARRIER TAPED-OFF LINES. Area map of Parc Ferme Location at Floreat Riverside Lodge See Sabie Town Map for Floreat Riverside Lodge Location Parc Ferme Floreat Conference Centre Rally Head Quarters TRAIN JOCKS LODGE NOTE : NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE ISLES INSIDE THE STAGE & "RED" BARRIER TAPED-OFF AREAS = Speed Fencing SHOPS INFO SHOPS SHOPS (SC) ESS SSS WIMP / ENGEN T TC 3 Main Road 2 1 A 1&2 CHES-NAAMA MIDAS STANDARD BANK T BUDGET INN T SHOPS SMALL SHOPS 1&2 T 1 HOME FORESTR MUSEUM HOMES Rally Cars Only Entrance/Exit Lydenburg Road Floreat Riverside Lodge - Main Entrance To Sabie Town CALTEX HOMES FF Main Road SHOPS PETENA SHOPS?? ANDRICO's ELEPHANT SHOP CHURCH SHOPS INFO SPAR SUPER MARKET FIRST NATIONAL BANK 2 T DOCTOR T SHOPS DOCTOR Louis Trichardt Street 2 1&2 1 T T T T T 1&2 POST OFFICE MAGISTRATES OFFICE WOODSMAN CENTRE LIBRAR GPS 8 Traffic Diversion Route TOWN HALL - CAUTION!!! - * FOR OUR OWN SAFET, PLEASE STA BEHIND THE BARRIER TAPE / SPEED FENCING ON THE PAVEMENTS AND WELL AWA FROM THE EDGES OF THE ROAD. * FAST MOVING RALL CARS!!! HOMES Merry Pebbles Resort & Restaurant (Rally Cars Only In/Out Gate) To Service Park Parc Ferme Layout Conference Centre (Competitors & Spectator Parking) (Private Driveway) Private Home Parc Ferme TC-In/Out Stewards & Senior Officials Parking) Rally Head Quarters River Hall HOMES HOMES Home Owners ONL WILD FIG RESTAURANT WOODSMAN RESTAURANT In/Out SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
SPECIAL STAGE 8 & 9 - Nelspruit - Super Special 1 & 2 SATURDA, 22 nd April 2017 - Day TWO Day TWO - SERVICE PARK E - Section THREE: ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due: D = 06h20, Service Time Allowed = 15 min - This service park is on the grounds of the ork - Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - Please go and meet the rally teams & watch their servicing activities from the perimeter of the demarcated service area - DIRECTIONS FROM TO MBOMBELA: - From, proceed straight on in Main Road towards Lydenburg (Mashishing) with the R532 - See Town Map: - ZERO Odo at Point A at corner of Main Road/Street in Sabie (Standard Bank): - Ä 0.3 km - 3-Way STOP, straight on in Main Street (Louis Trichardt Street) - Ä 3.9 km - Straight on towards Lydenburg (R532) (51/6km stone on right) - Ä 8.9 km - Turn LEFT to Mbombela on the R37 - Ä16.9 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (Hendriksdal/Rhenosterhoek X-road) - Ä29.0 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (Montrose turn-off to right) - Ä40.9 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (Roodewal turn-off to right) - Ä41.4 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (White River turn-off to left) - Ä56.2 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (N4 Toll road Off / On Ramps) - Ä56.9 km - Straight on towards Mbombela (R37) (Round-About - take 2 nd Exit) - Ä57.3 km - Take 1st Exit to Left towards Mbombela (R37) (Mbombela Stadium road to right) - Ä58.1 km - Traffic Lights - Turn RIGHT into Madiba Drive (R40) (Dual road R40) - Ä61.4 km - Take Slip Road before Traffic Lights into Samora Marchel Drive (R104) - Ä62.2 km - Traffic Lights - Turn RIGHT into Ferreira Street - Ä62.7 km - Streak Street Start looking for parking in one of the side streets ahead. - Ä62.9 km - The Super Special Stage is straight ahead at Van der Merwe Street Stage Distance = 1.42 km, 1 st Car Due: Start 8 = 07h45, End 8 = á07h46 ( See Map SS 7 & 8 ) Start 9 = 08h50, End 9 = á08h51 - Held inside Mbombela (Nelspruit) at the Spaghetti Junction on the corner of Ferreira Street & Henshall Streets in front of the Wimpy Restaurant. - EXCELLENT Spectating - Highly RECOMMENDED - Two Cars at a time will run against each other twice - This is a SUPER SPECIAL spectating stage where two matched cars will run simultaneously against each other in the stage. For the 2 nd run the cars will switch lanes to even out the chances of differences between the lengths & difficulty of the 2 routes. - There are many good viewing points along the route, with the Start / Finish at the WIMP area being in great demand. - High Speed Rally cars are very dangerous, stay behind Speed Fencing & Barrier Tape, - Do Not Enter the No-Go red barrier taped off high danger areas, - Spectators will NOT be allowed on centre islands inside or directly on corners of the stage, -!!! Stand-up, do not sit down on the pavement edges & do not run over the roads!!!, - Please obey crowd safety marshals instructions & control your small children & animals. - GPS 9 - (Two-Cars) Run 1 = due @ 07h45 & Run 2 @ 08h50. Stage 8 & 9 GPS 9 DO NOT ENTER or BLOCK THIS POINT
2 km TOWN MAP MBOMBELA - Nelspruit / White River (R537) R537 HAZVIEW (R40) To Service F & SS 10 R40 WHITE RIVER Stage & Roads Description SPECIAL STAGE No. 8 & 9 "NELSPRUIT Super Special - 1 & 2" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End 07:45 2017/04/22 1.42 km Ä2 min 08:50 07:47 08:52 A fast tar spectator super special stage with two rally cars competing against each other Caution!! : A very tight chicane & 90 o right where cars meet up before the flying finish. NOTE: - NO SPECTATOR VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED WITH-IN THE CLOSED-OFF AREAS - NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED ON STREET CORNERS, BETWEEN CURBS & LAMP POLES / TREES / RED BARRIER TAPED-OFF LINES / SPEED FENCING á S E 25à 28,562' 030à 58,998' S E 25à 28,588' 030à 59,042' NELSPRUIT SPAGHETTI JUNCTION Brondal R538 Ferreira Street Rocky Drift R40 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES & SCHOOL SPONSOR's (Ford) HOSPITALIT AREA Ehmke Street SHOPS (R37) R37 R40 R538 SPONSOR's (Ford) Parking FF SPEED FENCING = (N4) MACHADODORP KAAPSEHOOP N 4 R104 NELSPRUIT R40 MADIBA DRIVE N 4 Wimpy BARBERTON (R40) SAMORA MACHEL DRIVE FERREIRA STR "Super Special 1 & 2" ( SS 8 & 9 ) R104 N 4 (N4) KOMATIPOORT Ka Nyamazane SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ Henshall Street FIRE BRIGADE Unigrad" GPS 9 Wimpy Client Parking WIMP SSS Unigrad Lowveld Campus TC-IN After SSS 8 TRAFFIC LIGHTS Ferreira Street ESS (SC) TC-OUT After SSS 9 Ehmke Street Venter Street Van der Merwe Street SAFF RallyGraphicsÅ
- AFTER STAGE 9 OU CAN EITHER GO TO: 1. Remote Service Park F at just past Bedrock Rutland Mill on the R40 2. SS 10 Next to the R40, running from White River towards Hazyview (MTO Rutland); 3. SS 11 - At Hendriksdal for spectating along the road between Rosehaugh-Hendriksdal (R37). REMOTE SERVICE PARK F - MTO-Rutland - DIRECTIONS FROM MBOMBELA TO REMOTE SERVICE F (ON R40 OUTSIDE WHITERIVER TOWARDS HAZVIEW): - From MBOMBELA (NELSPRUIT - Super Special), proceed back in Ferreira Street towards Samora Marchel drive - See MBOMBELA/WHITE RIVER Town Map -!!! Speed Trapping: - ZERO Odo at Corner of Ferreira & Streak Streets & proceed back to Samora Marchel Drive - Ä 0.5 km - Turn LEFT in Samora Marchel Drive - Ä 1.3 km - Turn RIGHT in Madiba Drive (R40) towards White River - Ä 4.6 km - Straight on towards White River (R40) (R37 [R532] Lydenburg to left) - Ä10.1 km - Straight on towards White River (R40) (Kiaat Private Hospital on right) - Ä13.0 km - Straight on towards White River (R40) (Heidelberg to left) - Ä14.9 km - Straight on towards White River (R40) (Plaston/ Kruger Int. Airport to right - R538) - Ä18.4 km - Straight on towards White River (R40) (Sabie - R537 to left) - Ä18.9 km - Straight on (Henry Morey Street), - Ä19.7 km - Take Slip Road Left into Danie Joubert Street - Ä20.0 km - Turn RIGHT into Tom Lawrence Streets (ignore side streets) ` - Ä21.1 km - Take Slip Road Left into Theo Kleynhans Street (R40) & keep Straight on - Ä23.4 km - Big Round-About, Take 2 nd exit towards Hazyview (R40) - Ä26.1 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Pine Lake Inn & Longmere Dam to left) - Ä29.4 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Bedrock Rutland Mill to left) - Ä29.5 km - Service Park F on Left DO NOT OBSTRUCT Rally Car Entry/Exit Roads - DIRECTIONS FROM TO REMOTE SERVICE F (ON R40 OUTSIDE WHITERIVER TOWARDS HAZVIEW): - From, proceed straight on in Main Road towards White River/Hazyview - See Town Map: - ZERO Odo at Stop sign at corner of Main Road & Louis Trichardt Street (at Woodsman Restaurant): - Ä0.25 km - Turn Right towards White River (R537), - Ä12.0 km - Straight on towards White River (R537) (Hendriksdal / Witwater crossroads) - Ä28.4 km - Straight on towards White River (R537) (Swartfontein turn-off to left) - Ä30.9 km - Straight on towards White River (R537) (Witklipdam turn-off to right) - Ä41.4 km - Straight on towards White River (R537) (Brondal turn-off to right) - Ä43.3 km - Turn LEFT into Impala Street to WHITE RIVER (60 Speed Restriction) - Ä44.8 km - 4-Way STOP, Turn RIGHT into Danie Joubert Street - Ä45.0 km - Kiaat Street to LEFT - See SS 9 Map - Ä45.2 km - Straight on (Frank Townsend Street), - Ä45.4 km - Take Slip Road Left into Tom Lawrence Streets (ignore side streets) - Ä46.5 km - Take Slip Road Left into Theo Kleynhans Street (R40) & keep Straight on - Ä48.8 km - Big Round-About, Take 2 nd exit towards Hazyview (R40) - Ä51.5 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Pine Lake Inn & Longmere Dam to left) - Ä54.8 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Bedrock Rutland Mill to left) - Ä54.9 km - Service Park F on Left DO NOT OBSTRUCT Rally Car Entry/Exit Roads 1 st Car Due: D =09h30, Service Time Allowed = 20 min - This service park is on the grounds of the MTO Lowveld next to the Bedrock Rutland Mill on the R40 White River-Hazyview tar road & 8.5km outside White River. SPECIAL STAGE 10 - MTO Lowveld - Rutland Stage Distance = 20.03 km, 1 st Car Due: Start = 10h01, End = á10h13 ( See Map SS 10 ) - EXCELLENT RECOMMENDED - Three excellent spectating points - START of STAGE: (8.5km outside White River [R40], 1km past Bedrock Rutland Mill) Exit White River with the R40 towards Hazyview: - 0.0 km - ZERO odo on the Corner of Danie Joubert & Tom Lawrence Streets & continue northwards with Tom Lawrence Street - Ä 1.1 km - Take Slip Road Left into Theo Kleynhans Street (R40), keep straight on - Ä 3.4 km - Big Round-About, Take 2 nd exit towards Hazyview (R40) - Ä 6.1 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Pine Lake Inn & Longmere Dam to left) - Ä 9.4 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Bedrock Rutland Mill to left) - Ä 9.5 km - Service Park F on Left DO NOT OBSTRUCT Rally Car Entry/Exit Roads OPTION One: Next to Service Park F - Ä 9.5 km - Park just past the Service Park & its Re-Fuel area & walk back to the S-Park - GOOD Spectating if you walk-in for Ä200m on the north side of the service park - Rally Cars will approach from forest into a tight right corner on the edge of the trees - low tree stump in corner. - - First car due @ á10h04
OPTION Two: Close to Stage Start - Ä 9.5 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Service Park F to left) - Ä10.2 km - GOOD Spectating on Left up on the Embankment - Rally Cars will approach from the forest fast up-hill over many contours into a right corner on the edge of the trees & then down-hill over contours back into the forest. - GPS 10 - First car due @ á10h03 OPTION Three: In Middle of Stage below Klipkopje Dam Wall - Ä 9.5 km - Straight on towards Hazyview (R40) (Service Park F to left) - Ä10.5 km - START of STAGE on LEFT at S/P MTO Lowveld - Rutland Forest - Ä12.2 km - Turn Left towards Klipkopje (D1560) (and onto Gravel Road S/P Pull Scar) - Ä14.7 km - EXCELLENT Spectating point straight ahead, Park in safe place and walk forward to the Spectating point - Rally Cars will approach from the right on a twisty road towards the D1560 road, turn left onto this road, then over a narrow bridge & left again to disappear on a twisty road next to trees on their right side. - GPS 11 - First car due @ á10h07 Stage 10 GPS 11 - END of STAGE: (On D911 Gravel Road near T-Junction with D1560 Klipkopje Gravel Road) - SPECTATING NOT ALLOWED at End of this STAGE - The finish is on a straight up-hill road with many contours running towards the D911 gravel road, with no real Spectator value. - Access from the R40 side is not possible, as the stage runs over the D1560 Klipkopje road and access to the end is thus not possible from this side. - Access from the R537 side with the D1560 Klipkopje road is NOT RECOMMENDED as the Rally Cars will use it as an exit road, thus fast approaching rally cars on a slippery and very twisty road with many tight blind corners. - - First car due @ á10h13 DIRECTIONS BACK TOWARDS STAGES FROM MBOMBELA & WHITE RIVER: From MBOMBELA (NELSPRUIT):(See map SS 11 & 12 ) - Exit Mbombela (Nelspruit) with the R40 towards White River & take the R37 towards Lydenburg (Mashishing) / Sabie (for Ä28 km) & drive straight through Rosehaugh towards Hendriksdal - - 0,0 km - Zero odo at the turn-off to Lydenburg (R37) in Madiba Drive (R40) on the corner of the R37 & Madiba Drive - Turn Left at slip-road just before Robot, towards Lydenburg [Mashishing] (R37) - Ä 0.9 km - Round-About, take 3 rd exit road to Left (Mashishing - R37) - Ä 1.2 km - Round-About, Straight on & keep Straight under new High Way (N4) - Ä 2.2 km - Straight on towards Mashishing (R37) (Cairn to Left & dual road ends) - Ä16.7 km - Straight on (White River to right) - Ä29.1 km - Straight on towards Lydenburg / Sabie (R539 - Montrose [Sudwala] to left) - Ä29.3 km - Straight on over 2x bridges (Rosehaugh Station to left), - Ä36.0 km - Straight on Entrance Road for Rally Cars towards Start Stage 11 on Right, DO NOT ENTER ENTR FOR RALL CARS ONL - Ä37.1 km - First SPECTATING Point for SS 11 on RIGHT (GPS 17) (for 500m to road) From WHITE RIVER: (See map SS 11 & 12 ) - Exit WHITE RIVER with the R40 towards MBOMBELA (NELSPRUIT) & take the R537 towards just south of White River & drive towards Sabie on the R537: - 0,0 km - Zero odo on the R40 at the turn-off to (R537) and turn RIGHT towards Sabie on the R537 - Ä 2.5 km - Turn LEFT towards Brondal - Ä19.2 km - T-Junction Turn Right towards Lydenburg/Sabie (R37 / R532) - Ä31.7 km - Straight on towards Lydenburg / Sabie (R539 - Montrose [Sudwala] to left) - Ä32.0 km - Straight on over 2x bridges (Rosehaugh Station to left), - Ä38.0 km - Straight on Entrance Road for Rally Cars towards Start Stage 11 on Right, DO NOT ENTER ENTR FOR RALL CARS ONL - á39.1 km - First SPECTATING Point for SS 11 on RIGHT (GPS 17) (for 500m to road) - See instructions as from for Spectating point details. DIRECTIONS FROM TO HENDRIKSDAL: - From Point A in Sabie continue with Main Street towards Nelspruit / Lydenburg (R532/R37), - Ä 1.5 km - Straight on out of Sabie (Sabie Station to right) - Ä 2.9 km - Straight on (Assegaai Street to right) - Ä 3.9 km - Straight on (51/6 km distance sign post on right) - Ä 5.6 km - Straight on - Ä 8.9 km - Turn Left to Mbombela (R37), - Ä16.9 km - Keep Straight towards Mbombela at crossroads (Hendriksdal/Rhenosterhoek) (8/0 km distance sign post on left), Then:
Stage & Roads Description (SS 11) 2017/04/22 21.03 km Ä6 Witklip SPECIAL STAGE No.10 "MTO - Rutland" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End R537 min 10:01 á 10:13 A typical hard surface forest stage, starting from the R40, then running between the R40 and White River northwards towards the Klipkopje road, a very short distance on the D1560 Klipkopje road, before again running southwards next towards White River & then eastwards towards the D911, to finish just before the D911 close to the Klipkopje road. R537 ESS 10 D911 Klipkopje D1560 Longmere Dam S 25à 14,639' S 25à 14,203' S 25à 13,808' S Pine Lake Inn 2017/04/22 26.69 E 031à 01,226' E 030à 58,949' E 030à 46,895' E Klipkopje Dam Rutland Mill HAZVIEW GPS 11 R40 SSS 10 GPS 10 Remote Service Park "F" (Rutland) Stage & Roads Description Rhenosterhoek LDENBURG R37 GPS 12 GPS 13 SPECIAL STAGE No. 11 & 12 "ORK - Maggsleigh - 1 & 2" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start Longridge Forest Maggsleigh Forest 11:14 km Ä16 min 13:20 á 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End 11:30 13:36 25à 11,938' 030à 46,704' It comes close or right next to the R37 tar road in many places for Excellent Spectating - see map below. A typical forest stage starting deep into the forest, á 5km south of Hendriksdal and the runs close to the R37 northwards towards Hendriksdal, before turning eastwards into the deep forest and returning later to finish just east of Hendriksdal on a gravel road. The landscape is fairly flat & runs alongst the natural hillside contours. R37 8 0 Railway Line ESS 13 Longridge Forest Hendriksdal ESS 11 & 12 ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. Spitskop Elandsdrift Forest R537 SSS 13 1 km R537 WHITE RIVER Witwater GPS 14 ENTRANCE into MTO Lowveld FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. D911 R40 GPS 15 GPS 16 Elandsdrift Forest Elandsdrift Forest Elandsdrift Forest D1749 12 0 Maggsleigh Forest Brondal SAFF RallyGraphicsÉ NELSPRUIT R40 WHITE RIVER Plaston GPS 17 Maggsleigh Forest 13 8 SSS 11 & 12 (NO ENTR ALLOWED) R37 NELSPRUIT (Rosehaugh) SAFF RallyGraphicsÉ
SPECIAL STAGES 11 & 12 - ORK - Maggsleigh 1 & 2 Stage Distance = 26.69 km, 1 st Car Due: Start 11 = 11h14, End 11 = á11h30 ( See Map SS 11 & 12 ) Start 12 = 13h20, End 12 = á13h30 - EXCELLENT SPECTATING - HIGHL RECOMMENDED - There are MAN EXCELLENT Spectating points next to the R37 between Hendriksdal (8/0) & the 12/8 km sign post, in the direction of Rosehaugh - START of STAGE: (Deep inside the Maggsleigh forest) - SPECTATING NOT ALLOWED at START of this STAGE - The start not accessible to the General Public as it is on security controlled Private Forestry grounds, where general public access is prohibited. - First car due @ 11h14 [13h20] - EXCELLENT Spectating - HIGHL RECOMMENDED on left. - Rally cars will approach from the forest into a 90 o left & then a 90 o right step-up corner & away next to tar road. - GPS 17 - First car due @ á11h15 [á13h21] - HIGHL RECOMMEND SPECTATING - IF you walk in at this point for 80m, turn Right at the first corner & then 140m further on at the 2 nd corner (left), you will reach an open area with-in trees on the left walk straight on for another á75m to be able to see the rally cars approaching from the east on a road the twists & turns left / right next to the trees on their left. (GPS: S=25 o 13.742, E = 030 o 46.153) - NEAR START of STAGE: (Next to the R37 road between 12/2km & 12/8 km Sign Posts) PRIME SPECTATING AREA - MAGGSLEIGH GPS 17 12 0 R37 Maggsleigh Forest Stage 11 & 12 GPS 17 - EXCELLENT Spectating - RECOMMENDED Best on the Stage - Ä16.9 km - Crossroads, Keep Straight on towards Rosehaugh / Nelspruit (R37), - Ä17.9 km - Pass under Railway Bridge, - Go Straight past the Middle Stage Options 1 5 (17.8 km to 18.8 km) - Ä21.2 km - 12/2 km Sign Post on Left - Spectating Area Starts, rally cars will run for á380m next to the tar. - Ä21.6 km - 12/6 km Sign Post on Left - Main Spectating Area on Left
- MIDDLE of STAGE: - There are FIVE EXCELLENT SPECTATING AREAS right next to R37 Tar Road - OPTION 1: (Just Before Railway Bridge over R37) - GOOD Spectating - RECOMMENDED - Ä16.9 km - Keep Straight on at Hendriksdal/Rhenosterhoek crossroads towards Rosehaugh & Nelspruit (R37), - Ä17.8 km - Park next to tar road just before Railway Bridge - GOOD Spectating if you walk towards the Railway line on the east side of tar road. - The rally cars will approach from the Bridge side & run eastwards next to the trees before disappearing again into the forest. - GPS 12 - First car due @ á11h20 [á13h26] - OPTION 2: (Just Past Railway Bridge over R37) - EXCELLENT Spectating - RECOMMENDED - Ä17.8 km - Straight on at Option 1 - Ä17.9 km - Pass under Railway Bridge, - Ä18.0 km - Park on left next to tar road & SPECTATE on left in the area next the road - EXCELLENT Spectating on left, rally cars will approach up-hill from the forest into a tight & rough right corner & away next to the railway line back into the forest. - GPS 13 - First car due @ á11h19 [á13h25] - OPTION 3: (á250m Past Railway Bridge over R37) - EXCELLENT Spectating - RECOMMENDED - Ä17.9 km - Pass under Railway Bridge, - Ä18.0 km - Straight on at Option 2 - Ä18.2 km - Park on left next to tar road & SPECTATE on left in the area next the road - EXCELLENT Spectating on left on embankment, rally cars will approach from next to the tar road & fast right downhill up-hill into the valley back into the forest. - GPS 14 - First car due @ á11h18 [á13h24] - OPTION 4: (á650m past Railway Bridge over R37) - EXCELLENT Spectating - RECOMMENDED - Ä17.9 km - Pass under Railway Bridge, - Ä18.2 km - Straight on at Option 3 - Ä18.6 km - Park on left next to tar road & SPECTATE on left in the area next the road - EXCELLENT Spectating on left on embankment, rally cars will approach fast down hill next to the tar road, into a fast right corner into the valley towards a tight left Hairpin before coming back towards the tar road for 90 o right down the embankment. - GPS 15 - First car due @ á11h17 [á13h23] - OPTION 5: (á1.0km past Railway Bridge over R37) - EXCELLENT Spectating RECOMMENDED - Ä17.9 km - Pass under Railway Bridge, - Ä18.6 km - Straight on at Option 4 - Ä18.8 km - Park on left next to tar road & SPECTATE on left in the area next the road - EXCELLENT Spectating on left, rally cars will approach fast up hill from the forest towards the tar road, into a fast right corner next to the tar road & away towards the railway bridge. - GPS 16 - First car due @ á11h16 [á13h22] - END of STAGE: (Inside the forest on a Gravel Road á1.5km West of Hendriksdal) - Spectating NOT RECOMMENDED - Ä16.9 km - Crossroads, Turn Left towards Hendriksdal (8/0 km sign post on left) - Ä17.1 km - Straight over unused railway line ump down onto gravel road - Ä17.3 km - Fork RIGHT - Ä17.4 km - Fork LEFT on Major Gravel Road -!!! Very rough on Down-Hill - Ä17.5 km - Fork to Left - Exit point from ESS is Straight Ahead - DO NOT ENTER with your VEHICLE Dangerous Blind-Rise with oncoming Rally Cars ahead and no parking area available for your car. - Park to Left of this point & Walk-in for Ä250m to the Stop Control point. - First car due @ á11h30 [á13h36] - AFTER SS 11: - ou can go either to for viewing the rally cars at Service Park G OR Stay longer in the Hendriksdal area for Spectating on Stages 12 (11) & 13 SERVICE PARK G - ORK Sports Grounds 1 st Car Due: G = 12h04, Service Time Allowed = 45 min - This service park is on the grounds of the ork Timbers Sports Grounds, just outside Sabie on the roads towards Lone Creek Falls & Bridal Veil Falls. - Please go and meet the rally teams & watch their servicing activities from the perimeter of the demarcated service area.
Saturday, 22 nd April 2017 - Day Two Day Two - Section Four: SPECIAL STAGE 12 - ORK Maggsleigh - 2 Stage Distance = 26.86 km, 1 st Car Due: Start 12 = 14h05, End 12 = á14h21 ( See Map SS 11 & 12 ) - EXCELLENT SPECTATING - HIGHL RECOMMENDED - See Instructions for SS 11 & 12 as shown in Day Two - Section 3 SPECIAL STAGE 13 - ork - Spitskop->Sabie Stage Distance = 17.34 km, 1 st Car Due: Start = 14h12, ( See Map SS 13 ) - START of STAGE: End = á14h22 (Close to the Witwater/Hendriksdal crossroads on R537 between Sabie & White River) - Spectating NOT RECOMMENDED as it is out of the spectating flow - The Start is on a gravel road Ä350m west of the Hendriksdal / Witwater crossroads, 12 km from Sabie on the R537 between Sabie & White River. - Limited Spectating if you walk-in Ä250m past the starting point, a fast left up-hill sweep over contours & then into the forest. - - First car due @ 14h12 - MIDDLE of STAGE: (Close to Hendriksdal Village on a Gravel Road) - See instructions as for Stage 11 (& 12) up to: - Ä16.9 km - Crossroads, Turn Left towards Hendriksdal (8/0 km sign post on left) - Ä17.1 km - Straight over unused railway line ump down onto gravel road - Ä17.3 km - Fork Left - Ä17.5 km - Straight on, Crossroads/Fork (Gobonzela to Left / Soccer Field to Right) - Ä17.8 km - Straight on (Road to Right) - Ä18.1 km - Straight on (Road to Right) - Ä18.2 km - SPECTATING Straight ahead - Park next to road & walk up to spectating point. - GOOD Spectating, the rally cars will appear up-hill out of forest on Right - into a fast right sweep onto a major gravel road & away in the direction of Sabie. - GPS 18 - First car due @ á14h15 - END of STAGE: (On a Gravel Road close to south side of Sabie) - Spectating NOT RECOMMENDED as the rally Cars use this gravel road to reach the Sabie-Final stage) - The road from the End of this stage at the Horse Shoe Bend just outside Sabie on the R532 and the Stop Control is Ä1.5 km from this point. - The finish is after a long straight into the Flying Finish No real Spectating value. - - First car due @ á14h22 SPECIAL STAGE 14 ORK - -Grand Finale Stage Distance = 3.25 km, 1 st Car Due: Start = 15h00, End = á15h02 ( See Map SS 14 ) - EXCELLENT HIGHL RECOMMENDED A MUST SEE - Many EXCELLENT spectating points in the hidden valley below the Escom Power lines just South of Sabie at the Horse Shoe bend - START & END of STAGE: - (Both next to R532 just outside Sabie at big Horse Shoe bend opposite the ork Timbers forestry offices) Exit Sabie with R532 towards Lydenburg (Mashishing): - 0.0 km - From Point A in Sabie continue southwards with Main Street towards Nelspruit / Lydenburg (R532/R37), - Ä1.5 km - Straight on out of Sabie (Sabie Station to right) - Ä1.7 km - Straight on (Turn-Off to ork Forestry Offices to right) - Ä2.0 km - Straight on (Turn-Off to ESCOM sub Stations to Left) - Parking Areas ahead & to left Follow Marshals instruction PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK the ENTR / EXIT ROADS. - SEE MAP of Stage 14 for possible PARKING Areas & Spectating Points. - Please Park in a Safe Place & walk up / over the small hill to reach the SPECTATING AREA in the Valley under the Escom Power lines.
2017/04/22 17.34 km Ä10 Stage & Roads Description SPECIAL STAGE No. 13 "ORK - Spitskop-Sabie" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End R528 A typical forest stage, starting close to the R537 at the Hendriksdal/Witwater crossroads, the first section with many Contours (umps) is winding/twisting along the natural mountain contours, thena mostly wide & fast down-hill with many contours (umps), then northwards into a twisty forest section before turning southwards down to Sabie along the Vertroosting Pass, finishing close to Sabie at the Spitskop forest village. (SS 14) X No ENTR ALLOWED min 14:12 Ç 14:22 ESS 13 S 25Å 10,150' S 25Å 07,541' S 25Å 06,726' S 2017/04/22 3.25 E 030Å 50,206' E 030Å 46,881' E 030Å 46,433' E 1 km ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. Stage & Roads Description NOTE: SPECIAL STAGE No. 14 "ORK - Sabie-Grand Finale" Date Stage Distance Ideal Time 1 st Car Start km Ä2 min 15:00 1 st Car Finish GPS Ref. Start GPS Ref. End Ç 15:02 25Å 06,942' 030Å 46,443' A specially build SPECTATOR stage to finish the rally off is held close to Sabie Town, starting on a gravel forest road next to the R532 from Sabie towards Lydenburg/Nelspruit. It futures a crossover bridge & its zig-zags down the hillside for EXCELLENT / HIGHL RECOMMENDED spectating in the valley below the Escom powerlines. - NO SPECTATOR VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE VALLE BELOW THE ESCOM POWERLINES. - NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE BUNTED-OFF ZIG-ZAG AREA BELOW THE ESCOM POWER LINES, STA NEXT TO THE TREES AND THE ORK GUESTS TENT. LDENBURG R528 150m LDENBURG Rhenosterhoek R37 46 68 Longridge Forest GPS 18 Maggsleigh Forest R37 8 0 ROSEHAUGH Hendriksdal (ESS 11 & 12) Hendriksdal Forest R537 Elandsdrift Forest SSS 13 12 0 Witwater WHITE RIVER SAFF RallyGraphicsÄ SAFF RallyGraphicsÄ PARC FERME PODIUM ORK Guests Tent ORK Guests Parking Service Crew Parking ESS Steep Gradient NO PARKING Public Parking ENTRANCE for Service Crews & ORK Guests ONL ENTRANCE into ORK FORESTS: - Please note that Spectators are ONL allowed in the forests at the designated points as per this Guide. - Spectators are NOT allowed to drive into forests with their vehicles at any place, you may only walk in. - NO FIRES are allowed in or near forestry areas. GPS 19 Public Parking R528 SSS Public Parking ork Timbers Offices Public Parking (Escom)
- NO SPECTATORS will be ALLOWED inside the BUNTED-OFF AREAS on the Hillside where the RALL CARS will ZIG-ZAG down the slope. - Please SPECTATE on the EDGES of this area next to the Trees OR on the SLOPE in front of the ork Guests tents & Parc Ferme area. - GPS 18 - First car due @ 15h00 Stage 14 GPS 18 FINISH OF THE RALL - After completing Stage 14 the rally cars will move into a Parc Ferme next to the ork Guest Hospitality tent, until the results are final. - A podium Champagne Spraying Ceremony / Prize Giving for the main class winners on the podium stage in front of the ORK Hospitality tent, will take place soon thereafter, i.e. once all cars have completed this stage (if there is no major protest actions from the competitors). - The winning cars in each class will later be moved to a Scrutineering Area for final specification verification. - GPS 18 - Podium Champagne Spray Ceremony due @ á16h15 - Please stay on after the Champagne Spray Ceremony & Prize Giving have been completed. - There will be food stalls and a beer garden at the finish venue. THANK OU FOR SUPPORTING THE 1 st ORK Rally WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OU AGAIN NEXT EAR!!