4° TROFEO FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

Car Rally reserved to old cars

4° INTERNATIONAL CAR AND MOTORBIKE RALLY OF THE POLICE FORCES

Car Rally for modern vehicles on active service

 3^rd - 4^th - 5th September 2004

REGULATIONS

01. Paragraph: Object, definition and date

The Auto Club Nazionale Forze di Polizia (ACNFP) with the sponsorship of the Ministry of the Interior, the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Municipalities of Udine, Trieste, Tarvisio, the Province of Udine, the Club UNESCO of Udine, organises with the collaboration of the Municipality of Trieste a car rally for old vehicles and a car rally for modern vehicles on active service of the Police Forces.

The event has got the aim to gather participants in Udine and to start a common route without a compulsory average per hour, observing the Highway Code.

The events called “4° Trofeo Friuli Venezia Giulia” and “4° International Car and Motorbike Rally of the Police Forces” will take place on the 3^rd-4^th-5^th   September 2004 on the roads of the Provinces of Udine, Gorizia and Trieste with a transit in the neighbouring Republics of Slovenia and Austria.

02 Paragraph:  Admitted cars

To the event “4^th Trofeo Friuli Venezia Giulia” can be entered all the cars produced until 1978 (see art. 4.1 N.S. 23 – Period of classification A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H and I National and groups 1°-2°-3°-4°-5°-6°-7°). The Organising Committee can decide to admit also cars with different characteristics (owing to particular car features).

To the “4° International Car and Motorbike Rally of the Police Forces” can be entered all modern cars and motorbikes on active service of the Police Forces.

All cars must be in conformity to the Highway Code.

 03 Paragraph:  Admitted Competitors and Drivers

For each car entered for the rally there must be a driver and only one adult passenger; only the driver, which name is specified in the entry form is allowed to drive the car.

The crews, which infringe this regulation, will be suspended from the event.

Both driver and passenger must fasten the safety belts.

The participants are responsible for everything that can happen during the rally and which is within their control.

04 Paragraph:  Route and general features

The participants must gather in Udine in Via Mercato Vecchio and afterwards they have to follow a common route conforming to the instructions contained in the “Route-sheet” and in the “Route-map”.

Route length: Km 381,50.

The route is the following: 1. Leg: Udine – Tarcento – Uccea, Passo Tanamea – Kranjska Gora (SLO) – Wurzenpass (A) – Villach – Tarvisio (I).

2. Leg: Tarvisio – Venzone – San Daniele del Friuli – Udine – Orzano di Remanzacco – Cormons – Redipuglia – Monfalcone – Trieste.

Along the common route will be placed Transit Checks (C.T.)

In case of roads blocking or in case of circumstances beyond the Organisers' control the Organising Committee reserves itself the right to change the route.

05 Paragraph: Entries

The entries and a part of the entrance fee amounting to € 50,00 must be sent within 02.09.04 to the following address:  Auto Club Nazionale Forze di Polizia – Via Gaeta 31 – I- 33100 UDINE – Italy -  acnfp@libero.it  tel.++39.0432.532705 – fax ++39.0432.236719

The whole entrance fee can be paid by cash or by cheque or by a deposit in the postal account or by bank transfer; in these last cases it is necessary to send the entry form with a copy of the payment receipt.

06 Paragraph: Route-sheet

During the check the participants will receive a “Route-sheet” containing following information:

- location of the “arrival check” and of the “transit check” along the route;

- arrival time limit (the same for all crews)

-                      the “Route-sheet” must always be kept in the car during the event and it must be produced at all checkpoints;

-                      every falsification of the “Route-sheet” implies the suspension from the car rally;

-                      the “Route-sheet” must be returned back to the Organisers at the end of each leg;

-                     if the crews will not return the “Route-sheet” back at the end of the legs they will be suspended from the event;

-                     the participants are responsible for the submission of the “Route-sheet” and for its content;

-                     only the members of the staff are allowed to affix the transit stamp;

07 Paragraph:  Cars and papers checks

The participants must arrive in Udine on Friday, 3rd September 2004 from 8.00 till 8.45 o’clock to accomplish following formalities:

-                     Driver and Passenger identification

-                     Car identification

-                     Driving licence check

08 Paragraph:  Event

The participants after having left the place where the car checks take place must pass trough the transit checks specified in the “Route-sheet”.

The participants must observe the Highway Code and all the traffic regulations; this includes also the municipal regulations and the local Police Forces’ special ordinances.

09 Paragraph: Start

There is only one start for the common route from Via Mercato Vecchio in Udine

10 Paragraph:  Arrival and start time limit (C.T.)

1.                   Leg of Km 184,50

C.T. 01 Udine via Mercato Vecchio from 9.00 till 9.45;

2.                   Leg of Km 194,38

C.T. Tarvisio Start of the 2. Leg: Piazza Duomo from 09.00 till 09.45

Checkpoints will be indicated by special signal preceded by a warning sign placed 25 meters before the checkpoint.

At each checkpoint the crews must stop to have the transit stamp affixed on their “Route-sheet”

            11 Paragraph

The car rally will take place in Udine in Via Mercato Vecchio for the start of the first leg and in Tarvisio in Piazza Unità d’Italia for the arrival of the first leg and the departure of the second leg; in Trieste in Piazza Unità d'Italia for the arrival of the second leg.

The participants must gather in the specified places of arrival to receive or to return the “Route-sheet” back to the Organisers.

            12 Paragraph: precision timing checks

There will be 2 precision timing checks (not preceded by signal) on a distance of 1 km with a speed limit of 35 Km per hour.

The general classification will be drafted on the base of the penalties (N.S. 23 Cap. 5 – Annuario CSAI).

There will be the classification for each day and the final classification.

            13 Paragraph: No stopping

It is forbidden to reverse, to open the car doors and to obstruct the other crews in the 25 meters preceding the C.T. and/or the transit checks.

14 Paragraph: Penalties/Suspension

a) missed transit stamp (C.T.)                                                    Penalty: 300

b) transit stamp out of the time limit                                Penalty: 100

c) if the car is driven by a person different from the driver entered for the event

Suspension

d) Driver substitution during the event                                            Suspension

e) Delay at the moment of leaving the checkpoints without a valid reason 

Penalty: 200

f) Car substitution with a car not checked                         Suspension

g) Falsification of the “Route-sheet”                                            Suspension

h) if at the arrival of the legs the “Route-sheet” is not returned back to the staff

                                                                                                    Suspension

Crews can be suspended from the rally also in case of violation of the Highway Code in particular if they drive through inhabited places with a dangerous speed.

            15 Paragraph:  Classification and Prize giving

At the end of the event following classification will be drafted (depending on the penalties):

–                    Penalties in the 1^st leg

–                    Penalties in the 2^nd leg

–                    Penalties during the whole event

–                    A.S.I. Crew

–                    Female crew

–                    Foreign crew

There will be also following special prizes:

–        Youngest participant

–        Oldest participant

–         Oldest car

–        Participant coming from the farthest city

–        Special Prizes will be given at Organisers discretion.

–      The Prize giving will take place in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall of Trieste on Sunday, 5^th September starting from 12.30 o’clock.

–        The prizes not drawn by the participants during the prize giving are property of the Organisers.

16 Paragraph:  Informative reports

The Organising Committee will inform in good time all the participants about new regulations or explanations referring to the pursuance of these regulations through information reports.

            17 Paragraph:  General Rules

When the participants enter for the rally they state that they know and accept the General Regulations, these event regulations, the regulations of the International and National Sports Codes, and that they undertake to respect them and to make them respected.

They state also that they renounce to apply to Referees or to Courts for events depending on the Organising Committee and for events that can happen during the course of the rally, and they state they recognise the CSAI as the only competent jurisdiction.

18 Paragraph:  Organising Committee

Members of the As. C.O. Motorclub Forze di Polizia  Organising Committee are:

President: Rossi Angelo – Vice President: Salvador Dario

Members: Bolzan Cristiano, Bruno Vittorio, Patriarca Luciano.

Race Secretary: Reggio Pierpaolo.

Interpreter: Rumiz Cristiana, Sambucco Mario, Dorigo Salamon Luigi

Auto Club Nazionale Forze di Polizia

President

Angelo Rossi

SEEN AND APPROVED

CSAI’s Regional Delegate

Ornella Cargnelli Tomat