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5° CHALLENGE EUROPEO RALLY POLIZIE - CERP 2003
(5th
EUROPEAN RALLY CHALLENGE OF THE POLICE FORCES 2003)
SPORTS REGULATIONS
GENERAL REMARKS
The Auto Club Nazionale delle Forze di Polizia (A.C.N.F.P.) Onlus and
the As.C.O.M. Forze di Polizia announce and organize the 5th
CHALLENGE EUROPEO RALLY POLIZIE - 2003,
with the sponsorship of Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana
(C.S.A.I.), and in collaboration with the Organizers of the scheduled
races, with, BETA, Meccanica FANTINI, Wal Cor Chocolate, SABELT,
STYLMARTIN, TUTTO RALLY PIU’. The Challenge wants to promote the
motor-sport reserved to all national and international Police Forces
and intends award prizes to the drivers and co-drivers taking part in
the Challenge races with cars of A or N, KIT, WRC, SO groups.
ART 1. - ADMITTED DRIVERS
The following drivers can take part in the Challenge:
- Italian drivers, members of the Police Forces in possession of a
driving license valid for 2003 and issued by C.S.A.I. (Commissione
Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana)
- foreign drivers, members of the Police Forces in possession of the
driving license valid for 2003, duly issued by the Sports Authorities
of their own countries.
N.B.:
The drivers of the European Community or belonging to similar
countries dont’need the authorization of the National Sports
Authorities; while it is compulsory for the drivers of other
countries.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 1st DRIVER AND OF THE 2nd DRIVER
(CO-DRIVER)
1st DRIVER:
the 1st driver must be, or had to be a member (in this
second case at the moment retired with state life allowance) of the
Italian or foreign Police Forces (Carabinieri, Custom Officers, State
Police, Foresters, Prison Police, Town Police). He can also be a
member of the Fire Brigade, of the Armed Forces on active duty, or he
can be a qualified official on active duty of the Traffic Police. (see
art. 12 of the Traffic Code).
The 1st driver MUST BE a Contributing Member € 50,00 or
driver of the A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS € 100,00.
2nd DRIVER:
it is not compulsory for him to be a member of the Italian or foreign
Police Forces.
The 2nd driver CAN BE a Member of the A.C.N.F.P. as
“Driver” € 100,00 , if belonging to the Police Forces,
or he can be a Contributing Member € 50,00 if
belonging to the Police Forces but member of other racing teams, or if
he doesn’t belong to the Police Forces.
The A.C.N.F.P. intends to control the observance of these requisites
in each event, providing for the exclusion of the crew from the
score in case of no fulfilment.
ART. 2 - ENTRIES
The 1st Driver can apply to enter in the Challenge in any
moment of the Sports Calendar. The entry will be considered valid only
if attached to the following enclosures:
A) Challenge entry fee (€ 155,00 if the entry fee
is paid within 11.04.03 – otherwise € 310,00 if the entry fee is paid
afterwards) per Italian crew; € 100,00 per foreign crew.
After the entry procedures, the 1st Driver will receive the
presents provided for circular letter.
B)
Membership fee (Driver Member € 100,00; Co-driver Member €
50,00; Drivers members of other racing teams € 50,00).
C) The Program of the events (races) 2003
D)
The Challenge application form, which must be duly filled up,
with following enclosures: passport photo, copy of a personal document
or copy of a personal document attesting the membership to a Police
Corp;
E) The A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS application form,
which must be duly filled up (It is not necessary if the driver is
already a member)
F) The declaration of acceptance/no acceptance of the compulsory
advertising.
The Challenge application form with the enclosures must be sent
to the A.C.N.F.P. Secretariat by registered letter 30 days
before the date of the 1st scheduled race. The A.C.N.F.P.
Secretariat reserves itself the unobjectionable right to accept
it.
THE
ENTRY TO EACH RACE MUST BE CONFIRMED BY TELEGRAMM OR TELEFAX OR AN
E-MAIL BEGINNING FROM THE DAY OF THE OPENING OF THE ENTRIES.
The telefax arrival dates
and arrival times will be written in the Telefax Daybook of the
A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS Secretariat Office, and they will be considered the
official and valid ones. The A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS Secretariat Office will
then take care of sending the entries to the Organizer.
NOTE 1:
during the Challenge the 1st driver can replace the car, or
the group or the class, notifying it at the moment of the entry
confirmation. The replacement will not imply the loss of the gained
score.
ART. 3 - FACILITIES
The entry for the Challenge
(art. 2) gives the right to benefit by the facilities provided for
each race scheduled in the Sports Calendar, except for the insurance
tax of RC between drivers, and/or the free hotel accommodation, if the
Organizer establishes it.
The hotel accommodation, if
provided by the Organizer, is reserved with right of priority to the
A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS’S drivers and to the foreign drivers.
As some events provide a restricted number of entries with facilities
it is necessary to respect the PRIORITY RIGHT,
appointed by the arrival date and arrival time of the confirmation of
the participation in the race.
The non-utilisation of the hotel reserved by the Organizer MUST BE
COMMUNICATED to the Race Secretariat Office and to the A.C.N.F.P.
ONLUS Secretariat 3 days before the beginning of the free
accommodation.
The non-cancellation of the
hotel booking in the above-mentioned advised terms will imply the
payment by the driver for the reserved days.
N.B. Some Organizers offer these facilities ONLY to the official
crews of the ACN Forze di Polizia, to the foreign teams, to the
Official Ministries’ teams. The facilities are not granted to the
crews entered for the Challenge, members of racing teams different
from that of the POLICE FORCES.
ART. 4 – ADVERTISING
ACCEPTANCE OF THE ADVERTISING:
The drivers will compulsory place on the breast of their fireproof
suit the Challenge sponsors badge and on their
cars the stickers and the trade-marks of the Challenge sponsors.
The A.C.N.F.P. will supply with no costs the sponsors’ stickers,
which must be placed on the spots, as shown on the enclosed
drawing.
The badge with the sponsors of the Challenge must not be divided or
sectioned.
The non-application of the sponsors stickers and of the Official
Challenge Plate, if pointed out by the photos which will be taken
during the race and then which must compulsory sent to the A.C.N.F.P.
Secretariat as per art 5, will imply the non-assignment of the
score obtained in that race as per art 6.
NON-ACCEPTANCE OF THE ADVERTISING:
Who will not accept the compulsory advertising of the Challenge must
pay a double entry fee: € 310,00 if sent within 11.04.02 or €
620,00 if sent afterwards.
N.B.:
The drivers entered for the Challenge and at the same time also
entered for the several Trade-mark Trophies can benefit by a departure
in favour of the Trade-mark Trophies in case their advertising is not
compatible to those of the Challenge.
ART. 5 - RIGHT OF THE IMAGES
The A.C.N.F.P. reserves
itself the right to use the images of the Challenge (cars and crews)
and the score obtained by the crews, for the advertising, without any
retribution.
It is compulsory to send by REGISTERED LETTER WITH ADVICE OF
RECEIPT a picture of the car taken during the race, for each
event the car was entered for within and not later than 30 days
after the end of the event itself. This picture must represent the
front 3/4 of the car in action.
ART. 6 - PENALITIES AND SUSPENSIONS
The cancellation of the
obtained score in the race valid for the Challenge will be effected in
case the conditions at the art.1, 2, and 4 are not respected.
If the conditions at the art. 5 are not respected this will cause the
assignment of half of the gained score for that particular event valid
for the Challenge.
The A.C.N.F.P. reserves itself the authority to suspend from the
Challenge and from its Results the 1st drivers that has
incurred in penalties imposed directly by C.S.A.I. or its delegates,
which are heavier than the fine foreseen by RNS or by rules of the
Foreign Federation.
ART. 7 - VALID TRIALS AND COEFFICIENTS:
- 17th
Rally of the Police Forces -Prealpi Giulie – (Italy) (national rally
NEAFP) coeff. 3
- 48th
Rallye Int.le Police, Gendarmerie, Police Judiciairie, Police
Militaire – (Belgium) coeff. 2
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23th International Rally of Casentino (Italy)
coeff. 2
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International Budapest Rallye (Hungheria)
coeff. 3
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One international rally in the country of the 1st Driver of
CERP according to preference coeff. 1
N.B.:
The dates of each race can change . The Challenge will end
within 30th November 2003.
The final Sports Calendar
with notes of each race is the standard for the offered facilities.
N.B.:
IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT
DURING THE YEAR THE DATES OF THE RACES AND THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEES WILL CHANGE. The Secretariat of the
Challenge will inform about these changes the crews that want to entry
for a specific race.
ART. 8 - SCORES
a)
Valid scores for the Class Results
SCHEDULE “A”
NUMBER OF STARTING CREWS FOR EACH CLASS IN EACH RACE
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CLASS. 20 o ≥ 16-19 13-15 11-12 10 9
8 7 6 5 4 3 2
1
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1st place 21 19 17
15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
2nd place 18 16 14
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
3rd place 16 14 12
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
4th place 14 13 11
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
5th place 13 12 10
9 8 7 6 5 4 3
6th place 12 11 9
8 7 6 5 4 3
7th place 11 10 8
7 6 5 4 3
8th place 10 9 7
6 5 4 3
9th place 9 8 6
5 4 3
10thplace 8 7 5
4 3
11thplace 7 6 4 3
12thplace 6 5 3 3
13thplace 5 4 3
14thplace 4 3 3
15thplace 3 3 3
and more
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The Class Scores is the product of the scores in the schedule A by the
race coefficient.
EXSAMPLE: (A x coefficient)= class score.
b) Valid scores for the Absolute Results
SCHEDULTE “B” STARTING CREWS ENTERED FOR THE CERP/IRC FOR EACH RACE.
CLASSIFICATION
10 9 8 7
6 5 4 3 2 1
or more
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1st place 20 19 18 17
15 13 11 9 7 6
2nd place 17 16 15 14
12 10 8 7 5
3rd place 15 14 13 12
10 8 6 5
4th place 13 12 11
10 8 6 5
5th place 11 10 9
8 6 5
6th place 9 8 7
6 5
7th place 8 7 6
5
8th place 7 6 5
9th place 6 5
P.S. after the 11th place, points 4 disregarding the position
*The Race Score of the Absolute Results is the sum of the scores of
the schedule A and the scores of the schedule B, multiplied by the
race coefficient.
Example: (A + B) x coefficient= Race score.
N.B. *Also the co-driver (with the features of the 1st
driver) entered for the Challenge competes, even if the driver hasn’t
got these features.
BONUS FOR THE ABSOLUTE RESULTS:
If a crew placed itself at the 1st, 2nd,3rd,
4th, 5th absolute place of the scheduled race,
the total score obtained according to the two schedules will be
multiplied by 1,5 – 1,3 – 1,2 – 1,1 -1,05 times for all the races
excepting the Rally of Belgium.
ART. 9 - CLASSES
The
classes without distinction of group are the following:
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Up to 1600 cc.
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Over 1600 cc.
ART. 10 - FINAL
RESULTS
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ABSOLUTE RESULTS
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CLASS RESULTS up to 1600 cc. – over 1600 cc. (without distinction of
group).
To be classified in the final results the 1st driver
entered for CERP must take part at least in 3 races;
one of them abroad chosen among the six described races in the
calendar.
For “participation” we intend the transit through CO. nr. 1.
It is compulsory for the 1st driver to take part to the 17th
European Rally of the Police Forces – Prealpi Giulie (Italy) –
11th and 12th April 2003.
ART. 11 - PRIZES
Each
event in calendar can foresee, at Organizer’s discretion, a reserved
classification with prizes.
The final Prize giving includes Honour Prizes.
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The 1st driver totalising the greatest absolute
score will be proclaimed winner of the 5th Challenge
Europeo Rally Polizie - CERP 2003.
The winner will receive the Honour Prize.
The first 5 “absolute”
drivers and co-drivers and the first 3 foreign drivers and co-drivers
will also be awarded Honour Prizes.
The
ACNFP ONLUS reserves itself the right to award prize money in Euro
which amount and assignment methods will be communicated by circular
letter.
The A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS engages itself to distribute them among the
participants having before deducted the fiscal deductions according to
the law.
The
A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS reserves itself the authority to award special prizes
in accordance to rules established by the A.C.N.F.P. itself.
A Circular letter will communicate the date and place of the prize
giving.
ART. 12 – EX AEQUO
In case of equal score in
the final classification, the prize will be given to the driver who
has got the best absolute positions.
ART. 13 - CONTESTATION
AND CHANGES OF THE REGULATIONS
All the cases which
are not provided by these Regulations and which are connected with the
participation in the Challenge will be unobjectionably settled up by
the A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS Board of Directors which will decide about each
complaint or contestation that can arise from the interpretation and
application of these Regulations.
The A.C.N.F.P. reserves itself the right to inform, by circular
letter, about possible changes, which are considered important to be
inserted in these Regulations.
These changes will be considered integral part of the Regulations.
ART. 14 - GENERAL RULES
The
competitor who enters for the Challenge states he is well aware of the
rules included in these Regulations and engages himself not to refer
the A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS in any kind of technical, sport, administrative,
legal dispute, both civil or criminal, which could involve itself with
the Race Organizers, judges, C.S.A.I., F.I.A. or other National Sport
Authorities or with the rules of both Civil or Penal Italian Code.
He also engages himself not to damage the image of A.C.N.F.P. ONLUS,
releasing it up to now from any direct or indirect consequence
connected to the above-mentioned disputes.
In any case the Italian text will be considered the only valid one.
The best 5 scores obtained during the Challenge will be considered
valid for the final score.
Auto Club Nazionale delle Forze di Polizia
Via Gaeta 31 - 33100 - Udine (UD)
Tel. +39 0432.532705 - Fax +39 0432.236719
www.acn-forzepolizia.it
- e-mail:
policerally@acn-forzepolizia.it
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