6° CHALLENGE EUROPEO RALLY POLIZIE  - CERP 2004

(6^th  EUROPEAN CHALLENGE 'RALLY  OF THE POLICE FORCES 2004)

Cup STYLMARTIN (competition shoes) - SABELT

SPORTS REGULATIONS

GENERAL REMARKS

The  Auto Club Nazionale delle Forze di Polizia (A.C.N.F.P.) announce and organize the 6^th CHALLENGE EUROPEO RALLY POLIZIE - 2004 in collaboration with the Organizers of the scheduled races, with STYLMARTIN,  TUTTO RALLY PIU’ and SABELT. 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 2004 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 2004, 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 2^nd DRIVER (CO-DRIVER)

1^st DRIVER: the 1^st 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. € 100,00.

2^nd DRIVER: it is not compulsory for him to be a member of the Italian or foreign Police Forces.

The 2^nd driver CAN BE a Member of the A.C.N.F.P. € 100,00 if he belongs to the Police Forces, or he can be a  Contributing Member  € 50,00   if he belongs to the Police Forces but is a 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 during each event, providing for the exclusion of the crew from the score in case of no fulfilment.

ART. 2 - ENTRIES

The 1^st 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  per Italian crew; € 100,00 per foreign crew. 

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) 2004

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 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.

After the entry procedures, the 1^st Driver will receive the presents provided for  circular letter.

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 1^st 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 Secretariat Office. The A.C.N.F.P. Secretariat Office will then take care of sending the entries to the Organizer.

NOTE 1: during the Challenge the 1^st 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 provides for them.

The hotel accommodation, if provided by the Organizer, is reserved with right of priority to the A.C.N.F.P. '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.  Secretariat 3 days before the beginning of the free accommodation.

The non-cancellation of the hotel booking in the above-mentioned 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 sponsors of the Challenge. 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 doesn't accept the compulsory advertising of the Challenge must pay a double entry fee: € 310,00.

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, 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 1^st 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:

- 7-8/05        18^th Rally of the Police Forces  - Alto Friuli – (Italy)                                        coeff. 3

- 5-6/06        49^th Rallye Int. Police, Gendarmerie, Police Judiciairie,  – (Belgium)             coeff. 2

- 10-11/07    24^thInternational Rally of Casentino (Italy)                                                       coeff. 2

- 6-8/08        International Budapest Rallye (Hungheria)***                                                 coeff. 3

- 22-24/10     Rallye d’Antibes – Rallye d’Azur  (France)                                                     coeff. 3

- One international rally choosen by the1^st Driver  and not included in this calendar          coeff. 1

- ***= awaiting for confirmation and facilities.

N.B.:  The dates of each race can change . The Challenge will end within 30^th November 2004.

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 the crews that want to entry for a specific race about these changes.

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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1^st  place         21          19          17          15       13    12     11    10     9      8      7      6      5     4

2^nd place         18          16          14          12       11    10      9       8     7      6      5      4      3

3^rd  place         16          14          12          11       10      9      8       7     6      5      4      3

4^th  place         14          13          11          10       9        8      7       6     5      4      3

5^th  place         13          12          10           9        8        7      6       5     4      3

6^th  place         12          11            9           8        7        6      5       4     3

7^th  place         11          10            8           7        6        5      4       3

8^th  place         10            9            7           6        5        4      3

9^th  place           9            8            6           5        4        3

10^thplace           8            7            5           4        3

11^thplace           7            6            4           3

12^thplace           6            5            3           3

13^thplace           5            4            3

14^thplace           4            3            3

15^thpla             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 FOR EACH RACE.

CLASSIFICATION    

                         10          9            8        7        6        5        4        3        2        1   or more

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1^st  place         20          19          18       17     15      13       11      9        7         6     

2^nd place         17          16          15       14     12      10        8       7       5

3^rd  place         15          14          13       12     10        8        6       5     

4^th  place         13          12          11       10       8        6        5     

5^th  place         11          10           9          8       6        5  

6^th  place           9           8            7          6      5     

7^th  place           8           7            6          5   

8^th  place           7           6            5 

9^th  place           6           5       

*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 1^st 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 1^st, 2^nd,3^rd, 4^th, 5^th 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:

-          Up to 1600 cc.

-          Over 1600 cc.

ART. 10  - FINAL RESULTS

-          ABSOLUTE RESULTS

-          CLASS RESULTS up to 1600 cc. – over 1600 cc. (without distinction of group).

To be classified in the final results:

- the 1^st driver entered for CERP must take part at least in 3 races; one of them abroad choosen among the races described in the calendar.

For “participation” we intend the transit through CO. nr. 1.

- it is compulsory for the 1^st driver to take part to the 18^th  Rally of the European Police Forces – Alto Friuli (Italy) – 7^th and 8^th May 2004.

- the best 5 scores obtained during the Challenge will be considered valid for the final score.

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.

- The 1^st driver totalising the greatest absolute score will be proclaimed winner of the 6^th Challenge Europeo Rally Polizie - CERP 2004.

The winner will receive the Honour Prize and the free entry for CERP 2005.

  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 reserves itself the right to award prize money in Euro or petrol coupons which amount and assignment methods will be communicated by circular letter.

The A.C.N.F.P. engages itself to distribute them among the participants having before deducted the fiscal deductions according to the law.

The A.C.N.F.P.  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.  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. 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. , 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.