1 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS SM VAAKUNA-RALLI 20-21 February 2015 Ralli SM, Suomi Cup, national, NEAFP, NEZ Mikkelin Urheiluautoilijat ry Mikkeli 1. PROGRAMME 7 Jan 2015 9 Feb 2015 at 21.00 12 Feb 2015 19 Feb 2015 at 17.00 21.00 Publication of supplementary regulations, opening date for entries and the restrictions concerning reconnaissance begin Closing date for entries List of accepted entries and Competitor s information kit published on KITI-service and on the official website of the event at www.vaakunaralli.fi Optional adminstrative checks and distribution of reconnaissance materials, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna 20 Feb 2015 at 07.00 Rally Office opens, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna at 07.00 Adminstrative checks and distribution of reconnaissance materials, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, classes 1-7 at 08.00 Start of reconnaissance, classes 1-7 at 10.00 Media Centre opens, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, at 16.00 Technical scrutineering starts, Mikkelin Ammattiopisto, Kinnarinkatu 3, classes 1-7 at 17.00 End of reconnaissance at 17.01 List of crews eligible to start for Leg 1 published, updated at 30 min intervals at 18.57 Start of rally (Leg 1), The Trotting Track of Mikkeli (Mikkelin ravirata) at 19.00 SS1 start for Competitor no 1 approx, 19.46 Service 1, check-in of 1st competitor approx. 20.31 Overnight halt Parc Ferme, Mikkelin toriparkki, no penalty for early arrival at 23.00 List of crews eligible to start for Leg 2 published for classes 1-7 21 Feb 2015 at 8.00 Rally Office opens, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna at 9.00 Media Centre opens, Sokos Hotel Vaakuna at 9.00 Media Centre opens, Service park, Kasarmin Kampus at 9.30 Administrative checks and distribution of competition materials for classes 8-19 begin at the scrutineering venue, Mikkelin Ammattiopisto, Kinnarinkatu 3 Technical scrutineering schedule for classes 8-19 to be published in Competitors Information Kit, Etelä-Savon Ammattiopisto, Kinnarinkatu 3 at 9.45 Start of rally (Leg 2) Parc Ferme, Mikkelin toriparkki at 10.01 Ceremonial re-start of rally (Leg 2), Mikkeli City Square approx. 10.16 Service 2, check-in of 1st competitor approx. 11.24 Service 3, check-in of 1st competitor approx. 14.37 Service 4, check-in of 1st competitor approx. 17.19 Finish of the rally, Mikkeli City Square Publication of classifications (schedule to be given in Competitor information kit) Prize-giving ceremony (schedule to be given in Competitor information kit) at 21.00 Rally Office and Media Centre closes
2 2. OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD Official notice board is located at the near proximity of Rally Office, in the entrance lobby of Sokos Hotel Vaakuna. 2.1 OFFICIAL INTERNET SITE OF THE EVENT www.vaakunaralli.fi RALLY OFFICE MEDIA CENTRE Location Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Mikkeli Location Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Address Porrassalmenkatu 9, Mikkeli Address Porrassalmenkatu 9, Mikkeli Telephone +358 40 933 3751 / Sini +358 44 019 6630 Telephone +358 40 545 9199 / Maarit +358 44 019 6631 Email sini.miettinen@mikua.fi Email maarit.rajamaki@aina.net Henkilö Sini Miettinen Henkilö Maarit Rajamäki-Kivi Opening hours Fri 20 Feb 2015 at 7.00 23.00 Sat 21 Feb 2015 at 8.00 21.00 Opening hours Fri 20 Feb 2015 at 14.00 23.00 Sat 21 Feb2015 at 9.00 21.00 3. EVENT SM Vaakuna-ralli held on 20-21 February 2015 will be organised by Mikkelin Urheiluautoilijat ry. Event will be organised in compliance with the General Prescriptions, the Finnish sporting and competition regulations for rally, Sporting Regulations of the FRC and these supplementary regulations, which have been approved by AKK-Motorsport ry (later Finnish ASN) with permission number 10/R/15. Stewards of the Name Home Town meeting Chairman Jorma Poikajärvi Rovaniemi Jussi Perälä Jyväskylä Kai Sandberg Joensuu ASN Safety Delegate Carl-Johan Wolff Kerava ASN Technical Delegate Petri Hoiska Panttila Organising Committee Name Tel Email Chairman Hannu Hulkkonen +358 50 065 6713 hannu.hulkkonen@vaakunaralli.fi Clerk of the Course Tapio Krivetz +358 50 075 1491 tapio.krivetz@krivetz.fi Assistant COC, Route Jari Jakonen +358 44 084 6635 jari.jakonen@teoriakoe.net Chief Safety Officer Tomi Turunen +358 44 791 3731 tomi.turunen@sok.fi Secretary of the Event Sini Miettinen +358 40 933 3751 sini.miettinen@mikua.fi Safety & Rescue Tomi Jääskeläinen +358 44 350 7000 tomi.jaaskelainen@mikua.fi Route Manager Katri Reponen Juha Sormunen +358 40 500 8988 +358 40 585 5796 katri.reponen@mikua.fi juhat.sormunen@gmail.com Service Park Manager Tomi Lantta +358 40 831 9842 tomi.lantta@fennia.fi Communications Manager Maarit Rajamäki- Kivi Tarja Lipsanen +358 40 545 9199 +358 50 542 0864 maarit.rajamaki@aina.net tarja.lipsanen@vaakunaralli.fi Chief Scrutineer Hannu Korkka +358 40 065 5737 hannu@pesulle.com Competitors Relations Risto Frank +358 40 576 9551 risto.rt@gmail.com Officer Jani Varis +358 50 554 8189 jani.varis@icloud.com
3 4. GENERAL INFORMATION Length of the route is approx. 284 km including 7 special stages, which cover approx. 122 km in total. Should a person who is either competitor or acting on behalf of a competitor of SM Vaakuna-Ralli be found on the roads in the area of Mikkeli or municipality of Hirvensalmi prior to the start time of the particular crew, such crew will consequently be refused to start the rally. 4.1 Rally Car The use of studded tyres is allowed. The brand or model of the tyres used in the rally are free as per Appendix J. In classes of Finnish Rally Championship and Suomi Cup the maximum number of tyres allowed to be used during the rally is fixed at 12. Tyre regulations: marking and inspections will be carried out in accordance to Finnish Rally Championship regulations. The overnight halt Parc Ferme is located at Mikkelin Toriparkki (underground parking facility underneath Mikkeli City Square) and is only to be entered with tyres in compliance with civil traffic law. These tyres are not to be marked and will not be included in the maximum of 12 tyres to be used during the rally. More detailed information will be given in the Competitor s Information Kit. 5. COMPETITION CLASSES Finnish Rally Championship classes, General SM1, Super 4 FIA R5, Super 2000 Rally (2.0 and 1.6T), FIN R 4WD (incl, WRC cars homologated 31 Dec 2002 or earlier) FIA N, FIA R4 and FIN N 4WD SM2 Tuotanto4 SM3 R2 FIA R1 and R2B up to 1600 cm3 SM4 Super2 FIA R3 (and R3T and R3D), FIN R 2WD and up to 2000 cm3 Group N Super 1600 and diesel-cars in Group N and A Suomi Cup, General and A- juniors SC5 Group F up to 3000 cm3 SC6 V1600 General and A-juniors LK 7 WRC, RRC, RGT General and A-juniors LK 8 Historic -69 and -75 up to 1600 cm3 LK 9 Historic -69 and -75 over 1600 cm3 LK 10 Historic -81 and -85 up to 1600 cm3 LK 11 Historic -81 and -85 over 1600 cm3 Seniors, General and A- juniors LK 12 Groups N, A, F, FIA R1, FIA R2, FIA R3, FIN R, FIN R4WD, V1600, WRC (homologation 31 Dec 2002 or earlier) Class is open to Driversmin. 50 years of age on the day of the rally. Co-driver may be younger, but is not allowed to drive the car on special stages. free capacity
4 LK 13 Group N / A (incl. FIA R1, FIA R2, FIA R3, up to 2000 cm3 FIN R) LK 14 Group N / A (incl. FIA R4, FIN R 4WD, WRC over 2000 cm3 (homologation 31 Dec 2002 or earlier), Super 2000 Rally up to 2000 cm3 LK 15 Ryhmä F, F2 up to 1600 cm3 LK 16 Ryhmä F, F2 over 1600 cm3 B-juniors LK 17 N,A, FIN R, FIA R1, FIA R2 JA R3/2WD up to 2000 cm3 LK 18 Group F, F2 up to 1600 cm3 LK 19 Group F, F2 over 1600 cm3 5.1 Competitors Event is a NEAFP-event and thereby open to licence holders of other countries ASNs. 6. ENTRIES Anybody wishing to take part in SM Vaakuna-Ralli must submit the entry through KITI-service, or ask the Secretary of the Event for instructions to submit entry using alternative means. The maximum number of entries is fixed at 180 crews. Should the number of entries exceed this number, drivers who have entered the Finnish Rally Championship or Suomi CUP will be given the priority. When entering the rally, competitors must inform the organiser the type of fuel they wish to use and the method of refuelling according to FRC regulations, Art. 15.1. When using organiser s refuel zone, the competitor must pay a 30 extra fee together with the entry fee of the rally. Minimum of 3 competitors is required to each competition class. Should the number of entries in a class be less than 3, such class will be merged with the next class upwards. 7. ENTRY FEES All drivers competing with an AKK-Motorsport license are eligible for Finnish Rally Championship points in classes SM1-SM4. Championship registration can be paid in advance for the season by 8th January 2015 at the latest to AKK Sports Ltd. Registered drivers pay their entry fee according to the first column of the table below. Other drivers with an AKK license pay their entry fee as in second column and drivers in classes SM1-SM4 with a foreign license pay as in the third column. These prices include the tracking device fee. Entry fees for each classes are: Registered Non-registered Non-AKK license drivers with AKK-license holders SM1-SM4 550 700 600 SC5-SC6 550 LK 7 550 LK 8 19 350 Entry fees of Suomi Cup and other classes include the tracking device fee. Entry form and entry fee must reach the organiser 9 February 2015 at 21.00 at the latest. Entry fee must be paid to the following bank account: Mikkelin Urheiluautoilijat ry SM VAAKUNA-RALLI IBAN: FI13 5271 0420 2156 43 SWIFT (BIC): OKOYFIHH Driver s competition licence number should be used as the referencenumber of the payment
5 8. SERVICE There is one service park in the event, located at the Kasarmi Campus area (Patteristonkatu 3, Mikkeli). Servicing the rally car is only allowed in this area. Organiser reserves every crew a service space as defined in the Finnish Rally Championship regulations. Should a joint service space be requested, a written request (with the dimensions of the area) must reach the organiser by 9 February 2015 at 21.00 CEST at the following contact: email mikua@mikua.fi. After that date the organiser will charge 150 for every change concerning the service park layout. Organiser reserves the right to reject requests. Service vehicles must be equipped with fire extinguisher appropriate for extinguishing flammable fluids and oil spill kit ready for use at any time. A tarpaulin or equivalent being at least the size of the vehicles, must be used in the service park during service BOTH under service vehicle AND rally car to prevent oil spillage. The absence of one of these may lead to exclusion by the Clerk of the Course. Penalty fees for infringements in the service park area are as follows: 9. REFUELLING 1 st infringement 300euros 2 nd infringement 600 euros 3 rd infringement exclusion from the event by the decision of the Clerk of the Course Refuelling is only allowed at petrol stations marked in the road book or otherwise guided by the organiser according to the Finnish Rally Championship regulations. When entering the rally, competitors must inform the organiser the type of fuel they wish to use (98E5, E85 or FIA Appendix J), as well as the method of refuelling (directly from the pump at petrol station or in organiser s refuelling area from own drums/cans). When using drums/cans, the competitor must pay a 30 extra fee together with the rally entry fee. 10. RECONNAISSANCE Starting on Friday 20 February 2015 at 7.00 reconnaissance material for competitors in classes 1-7 can be collected from the Rally Office at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna. At registration, each competitor must give the organiser details of the car used for reconnaissance and contact details of his/her mobile phone and/or contact details of the overnight accommodation. At the administrative checks/registration for reconnaissance both drivers must present drivers competition and driving licences, competitor/entrant licence, and authorisation for the drivers by their ASN to take part in the rally. Both drivers have to present their licences and other documents personally. Competitors can collect their materials also on Thursday 19 February at 19.00 21.30, when the optional administrative checks is available at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna. Both drivers have to present their licences and other documents personally. Optional administrative checks on 19 February 2015 does not apply to competitors in classes 8-19. Identification signs for the reconnaissance must be affixed on the reconnaissance vehicle according to the instructions given by the organiser and they must be visible throughout the whole duration of the reconnaissance. On special stages the speed limit is 80 km/h unless a lower limit is indicated by traffic signs or signs placed along the route by the organiser. The competitors must drive in a manner that does not endanger or inconvenience other traffic or people living near the stages. Under no circumstances may crews drive in the opposite direction of the rally in a special stage. Organiser will control the traffic during the reconnaissance paying attention to the manner of driving as well as to the speeds used. Police will also control the reconnaissance and will penalise competitors for infringements according to the Finnish Traffic Law.
6 Competitors are, under pain of refusal to start, obliged to stop should Rally Officials with official plates request them to do so. Organiser reserves the right to carry out an inspection at any stage of the rally to rally car in classes 8 19 including crew members personal belongings (incl. mobile phones) and bags in order to find pace notes. Should such material (pace notes or equivalent) be found by the organiser, such crew will be excluded from the event and is subject to additional penalties imposed by their national ASN. 10.1 Duration For classes 1-7 reconnaissance starts on Friday 20 February 2015 at 8.00 and ends on Friday 20 February 2015 at 17.00. Reconnaissance is allowed on the following conditions: Reconnaissance of SS1 and 2 is only allowed on 20 February 2015 at 8.00-13.00. The maximum number of passages on each special stage for reconnaissance is limited to two (2) per entered crew. 11. ADVERTISING In number plates there is a space reserved for following texts: Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo. Windscreen sticker is reserved for AKK. 12. START 12.1 Leg 1 Start time of each crew will be published on the official notice board according to the programme. Time card for competitors in classes 1-7 will be given on Friday 20 February starting at 18.57 as per official starting list at START-TC of SS1 TC 1A at Trotting track of Mikkeli. Start of SS1 will take place starting at 19.00. Crews who have retired from the rally during Leg 1 or have been rejected to start the rally by scrutineers are allowed to repair the car and restart the rally on Leg 2. Such crew must inform the Rally office by written document by 22.30 hrs on Friday 20 Feb 2015. Should such crew fail to complete special stage/special stages on Leg 1, total time for Leg 1 will be fastest time in the respective class added by 5 minutes per non-completed special stage. Should a crew retire from the rally either on the final road section after a time penalty of 5 minutes will be added to the total time. Rally car of a crew retired during Leg 1 and restarting the rally for Leg 2, will undergo a technical scrutineering procedure 1 hour before the start time of 1st competitor on Saturday 21 February 2015. Only cars that have passed the technical scrutineering will be eligible to restart the rally. 12.2 Overnight halt Parc Fermé There will be a Parc Fermé for night halt located at the parking facility of Mikkeli City Square (Mikkelin toriparkki). There will be no penalty for early arrival at overnight halt parc ferme-in (AT/TC 2F). The parking facility is only allowed to be entered with tyres in compliance with civil traffic law! These tyres do not have to be marked. Before night halt there will be a service of 30 mins in the service park. 12.3 Leg 2 Starting order for Leg 2 is the one used on Leg 1. This also applies to crews retired from the rally during Leg 1 and restarting the rally for Leg 2. Competitors will start the Leg 2 at Parc Ferme area. Competitors are allowed to enter the Parc Ferme area 20 mins before their respective starting time at the earliest. Starting at 10.01 there will be ceremonial restart of the rally ay Mikkeli City Square with 1 minute intervals. Competitors in classes 8-19 start the rally at Start-TC (AT/TC 1G). There will be a service time of 15 mins after the start. Any deviation from the given road sections will lead to exclusion.
7 13. COMPETITORS MATERIAL Competitors in classes 1-7 are given one road book, which gives detailed description of the route to be followed, and two route maps starting at 7.00 on Friday 20 February 2015 in the Rally Office at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna. Time card for Leg 1 (classes 1-7) will be given at the Start-TC of SS1 (AT/TC 1A). Timecard for Leg 2 will be given after the overnight halt at the Start-TC at City Square (AT/TC 1G). Competitors in classes 8-19 are given one road book, which gives detailed description of the route to be followed, and two route maps at the administrative checks at Etelä-Savon Ammattiopisto Kinnarinkatu 3, 50170 Mikkeli starting at 9.00 on Saturday 21 February 2015. Competitors will be given the timecard at the Start area at City Square. (AT/TC 1G). 14 REGROUPING HALTS For classes 1-7 there will be 4 service halts and for classes 8-19 3 service halts. There will be one regrouping halt during the rally. 15 TECHINICAL SCRUTINEERING Technical scrutineering will take place at Etelä-Savon Ammattiopisto, Kinnarinkatu 3 50170 Mikkeli, tel. +358 40 554 8601. Scrutineering for classes 1-7 starts at 16.00 on Fri 20 Feb 2015. Detailed schedule will be given in Competitors Information Kit and will be regarded as part of these Supplementary regulations. Scrutineering for classes 8-19 starts at 9.00 on Sat 21 Feb 2015, see location above. Detailed schedule will be given in Competitors Information Kit and will be regarded as part of these Supplementary regulations. Scrutineering closes 30 minutes after the time given for the last competition number. Sealing of turbos Organiser strongly recommends that all cars to be sealed, would attend the optional scrutineering on Friday 20 February 2015 at 14.00 16.00. More information in the Competitor s information kit. 16 RESULTS Provisional classifications per competition class will be published as per schedule given in the Competitors Information kit. Official classifications will be available at KITI-system and http://www.vaakunaralli.fi/tulokset. 17 PRIZES AND PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY The number of awarded competitors will be published on the Official Notice Board. Prize-giving ceremony will take place at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna. Schedule for the ceremony will be given in the competitors information kit. All crews to receive prizes must attend the ceremony. Only the Clerk of the Course may grant permission for a crew not to attend the ceremony. SUUR-SAVO CHAMPIONSHIP will be determined based on the combined results of Savonlinna on 31 st Jan 2015 and Mikkeli on 20-21 Feb 2015. In Mikkeli Suur-Savo Championship classes are 15-16 and 18-19. WELCOME! Mikkelin Urheiluautoilijat ry SM VAAKUNA-RALLI