Club Triumph

Historic Counties Run - 2014 Regulations
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Announcement: The 2014 Club Triumph Historic Counties Run – “Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The
Seaside” (HCR) will take place over the weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April 2014, starting at
approximately 18.00hrs on the Saturday and finishing approximately 14 hours later. The event will start in
Latchingdon, Essex and finish in Sparkford, nr Yeovil in Somerset.
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Jurisdiction: The event will be held under the general rules of the MSA as a Navigational Scatter event
and those supplementary regulations and any written instructions that the organising club may issue for the
event. An MSA permit has been applied for.
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Eligibility: The event is open to all members of Club Triumph and non- members providing that the
main entrant is a Club Triumph member.
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Vehicles: The event is open to crews of two or more in any model of Triumph motor car.
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Officials
Event Organiser: Ellis Stokes
Event Administrator: Michael Helm
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Entries and Entry List: The Entry Fee is £80 per crew of two including meals at the start and finish
(additional crew members £30 each). The entry list opens on publication of these Rules and Entry Form
within the Club’s two-monthly magazine ‘Club Torque’. The entry list closes on Friday 28th March 2014.
Refunds for the withdrawal of entry will be made if received prior to Friday 14th March 2014. Please submit
entries on a completed entry form with cheque made payable to: Club Triumph Limited to Ellis Stokes, 22
Wroxham Gardens, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 3DH, United Kingdom. The Club reserves the right to cancel the
event should 10 or fewer crews enter in which case entry monies will be refunded to all crews entered.
Maximum entry will be 40 cars; a reserve list will be operated should this number be exceeded. An Entry
List will be published in Club publications and as part of the Club Triumph website.
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Drivers meeting/briefing: A Drivers meeting and briefing will take place approximately 30 minutes
prior to the start of the event. The purpose of this briefing is to ensure that all entrants fully understand the
rules and objectives of the event as explained in this document and any supplementary regs/final
instructions.
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Documentation/Scrutineering: Signing in will take place from 16.00 hrs to 16.30 hrs on the Saturday
at the start of the event. Crews arriving after this time may be refused entry into the event. A declaration is
to be signed stating that the car and crew are insured as required by the Road Traffic Act and that the
vehicle is currently taxed and has a valid MOT certificate. It is recommended that vehicles carry a warning
triangle, a tow rope, a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher. Please note that any crew arriving at the start with
racing numbers attached to their car will be asked to remove them, however vehicles will not be scrutinised.
Do remember that the event is not a race and is not timed.
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Objective: The objective of the event is to plot and drive a route visiting different Counties chosen
from a list of Counties given at the start (List 1). By collecting till receipts for goods or fuel purchased or by
means of suitable photographic evidence crews will prove that they have visited the County and will score 1
point. There will be additional
Counties (List 2) which may be visited if the crew wishes to do so, each of which will also score 1 point. In
addition to visiting Counties, there will be specific places (List 3) which crews may visit if they wish to, where
there will be questions to be answered or activities performed each of which, if answered correctly will also
score 1 point. There will also be a limited number of code boards placed at certain locations which if
spotted and recorded correctly will score 0.5 point. No points will be awarded for visiting any additional
Counties not listed by the organisers. It is planned, to run a Gymkhana ‘Test’ at the start of the event. Thesewill be optional, though participation will count as bonus points for the test and the points scored will be
used as the primary tie-break if required. This event is not a race, neither the event as a whole nor any
part thereof, excepting part of the optional Gymkhana test near the start, is timed and its competitive
aspect is solely by means of collecting points. Please do not drive if tired, it is perfectly acceptable for
other crew members to drive the car.
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Costs: All expenses such as car preparation, fuel, etc are to be met by the crews.
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Awards: These are to take 2 forms, Finishers Awards and 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall based on points
totals, and will be awarded at the finish. To qualify for a Finishers Award, crews must have visited all
Counties and Control Stops on Lists 1a and 1b. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be decided on points
tally with tie-break if necessary by means of Gymkhana test scores, then lowest total event mileage if
necessary. Results are at the organisers discretion and their decision is final.
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Route: Choice of route is up to each individual crew, there being no ‘Recommended Route’. The lists
of Counties and additional optional stops etc. (Lists 1a, 2a and 3a) for the first part of the event will be given
out at the start. There will be a ‘Halfway Stop’ which ALL crews MUST visit in order to be given the lists of
Counties and additional optional stops etc. (Lists 1b, 2b and 3b) for the 2nd part of the event.
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Start: Crews will be free to leave from approximately 18.30hrs onward, they will not be sent off in any
order or at any fixed interval, although crews will not be allowed to leave within 30 seconds of one another.
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Driving standards: All towns and villages are considered ‘Quiet Zones’ requiring the extinguishing of
main beam headlamps and auxiliary lamps and passage through the area quietly in the highest gear
practical. You are required at all times to drive within the requirements of the Road Traffic Act, to observe
traffic law, all speed limits and to drive with courtesy to other road users and participants. Failure to do so
may lead to exclusion from the event - remember you are representing the Club. Please do not drive if
tired, it is perfectly acceptable for other crew members to drive the car.
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Control Stops: These are adjudged to be the Start, ‘Halfway Stop’ and Finish. ALL crew members must
be signed in at EACH of these. The ‘Halfway Stop’ is a mandatory 1 hour stop. Crews will sign in and will not
be signed out until at least 60 minutes later. This stop will be at a place where food, refreshments and toilet
facilities etc are available. Crews arriving after the latest time of arrival (to be notified in final instructions)
at either the ‘Halfway Stop’ or Finish WILL be penalized a point for every 10 minutes (or part of) late.
Should you have to withdraw during the event please contact the organisers whose details will be
published and issued as part of the Final Instructions and are given in 18 below.
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Mileage: As a guide the total mileage for Lists 1a and 1b should not exceed 500 miles.
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Equipment: In addition to the optional safety equipment stated in Rule 8, the following equipment
WILL be necessary:
a. A current GB Road Atlas (showing county boarders or a separate map showing these)
b. Pencils, eraser, paper and clipboard or similar
c. A torch
d. A method or methods of measuring distances or lengths from 1/16th inch to approximately 1/10th mile,
i.e. ruler, tape measure and functioning odometer
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Officials:
Clerk of the course: Ellis Stokes (07968 852522)
Assistant clerk of the course: Michael Helm
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Data Protection Act: Prospective entrants and competitors are advised that information supplied on
the entry form will be held on computer and will only be used for administration of the event. Do be aware
that entrants names, County and basic car details will be posted on Club Triumph’s website.