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DCC STAGES 2015 Saturday 25th April 2015
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. OFFICIALS NOT ALREADY NOMINATED OR CHANGED:
MSA Steward
Kenneth Laidlaw
Club Steward
Change from Clayton Lackenby to Iain Urquhart
2. AUTHORISATION:
MSA Permit number is 88316
3. VENUE: The venue is the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston (Post Code EH28 8NB).
From the A8 follow the signposts for Edinburgh Airport then follow signs
for the Royal Highland Centre.
Entry and Exit on FRIDAY is VIA GATE 1 Follow arrows to Service Area.
Unload cars from trailers in Service Area before attending Scrutineering.
On Saturday only 1 service vehicle per team will be permitted within
Showground. All other vehicles and trailers MUST be parked in the
Trailer Park. Follow signs to Trailer/Car Park (see attached map)
Unload rally cars from trailers prior to entering Showground
to attend scrutineering and service area (via Gate 8)
4. GATES: GATE 1 will be open on Friday 24th April, until 8pm. On Saturday access is by Gate 8 only from
6am to 8:30am. See Item 9 for further information. If you retire early, exit during the event will only be
permitted between stages 4 and 5 via GATE 8 or by special arrangement with Clerk of Course.
5. SCRUTINEERING: Scrutineering and Noise check will be carried out in the Grandstand area opposite
Rally HQ. Friday Scrutineering commences at 4pm and ends at 7pm. Those who wish to be
scrutineered on Friday, please contact Willie Greig on 07703 436023 to arrange a suitable time.
Saturday Scrutineering will commence at 7am and end at 8.30am. Prior to Scrutineering please collect
your process card and competition numbers from Noise Check. Numbers must be attached to your car
prior to attending Scrutineering. Please attend the Noise check and Scrutineering prior to signing on.
6. SIGNING-ON: Please ensure that you have passed Noise check and Scrutineering prior to attending
signing-on, which will take place in Rally HQ. On completion of the signing on process you will receive
your start pack which will contain your road book and time cards. Time cards will be held at signing-on
until both Driver and Co-Driver have signed on. In Rally HQ during documentation you will be able to
join Dunfermline Car Club or sign-up for the Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship, North of England
Rally Championship and The Border Challenge.
7. FACILITIES: There will be a burger van in attendance all day on Saturday. There are toilets next to Rally
HQ and others to the North of the service area. Competitors can store their car at the venue on Friday
night at your own risk. Camping and caravans are allowed at the venue at a cost of £5 per
motorhome/caravan/tent, please purchase your ticket from Rally HQ, which must be clearly displayed
at all times. When purchasing your ticket you will be directed to the designated camping area. Please
note, no electricity or water is supplied.
8. BARBECUES: Please ensure that barbecues are kept off the grass at all times, you will be responsible for
all damage caused to the grass, which could run into the hundreds of pounds.
9. SERVICE AREA: Servicing will be allowed on the roads (not on the grass) around the old pits area. This
will be an uncovered area so please bring suitable cover in case of bad weather. All servicing must take
place on a waterproof tarpaulin. Due to the full entry, servicing space will be restricted to 1 standard
sized service vehicle (8M) per rally car. 1 Service Vehicle pass will be issued at documentation on
Friday or at Gate 8 on arrival on Saturday morning. This will be strictly enforced. A Judge of Fact will be
in attendance and will report back to Clerk of Course any infringement of this rule who may impose
penalties. To avoid congestion please park sensibly to allow every competitor sufficient space. On
arrival drop your trailer at the trailer park which will be signposted. You must keep your speed around
the service area to 10mph. All Scooters, Quads and Motorbikes are banned from use. A bin-bag will be
provided, please use it and take away your rubbish. Please read, and adhere to, the attached MSA
service area risk management.
10. PERMITTED FUEL: Competitors are only permitted to use fuel that either conforms to the definitions of
Pump Fuel in the 2014 MSA Yearbook or FIA Appendix J Article 252, Article 9, for which the event has
obtained approval from the MSA to modify J5.13.4. Re-fuelling within the Service Area will only be
allowed while no other person is working on the competing car and in accordance with the MSA Health
& Safety Regulations.
11. TYRES and PARTS: Tyre supplier to event and STRC, is Wheels Around (Ronnie Thom) 07711 577148 and
he will have a tyre supply vehicle with him on the day, but please contact him prior to the event to
ensure availability. Part supplier for the event and STRC is Tim Finch www.rallycarparts.org 07824
447797.
12. ROUTE: Total mileage for the main event is 46.8 miles comprising of 8 stages which contain Yumps - be
prepared! Due to the proximity of junctions, single advanced arrows will not be used and direction
changes will only be indicated by twin arrows at the junction.
13. WALKING THE ROUTE: Any competitor wishing to ‘walk the route’ must do so and be clear of the stage
before 8.30am. This can be done with on foot or bicycle.
14. COMPETITOR’S BREIFING: There will be a briefing at 8.30am on the day to covering important points.
This will also be notified on the official notice board. One member of each competing crew must attend
this briefing.
15. START TIME: Due time for Arrival at stage 1 will be notified on the official notice board.
16. YELLOW FLAG: We will be using the yellow flags procedure at this event as per MSA GR R25.6.4. The
flag will be prominently displayed by an appointed Marshal and if you see a yellow flag, you must
immediately and significantly reduce speed as well as being prepared to stop at any time; at no time
may competitors overtake any safety vehicle they encounter on the special stage route. Failure to
comply with this rule will incur a penalty as detailed in SR17.
17. PENALTIES: All penalties will be applied as per the Supplementary Regulations, in particular:

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Striking a Route Marker e.g. Stakes, Cones, Barriers or Bales
Driving on Grass
5 minute penalty
nd
Exclusion
1 Offence
2 Offence

30 second Penalty
st
Failure to significantly reduce speed when shown a yellow flag
Exclusion
18. TIMING: After you have cleared the stop line of each a stage, a marshal will be present to give you an
arrival time for the next stage, this time will be to the nearest whole minute. Please join the queue at
the arrival control of the next stage and present the time card to the marshal at the time given.
19. JUDGES OF FACT: Those named on the official noticeboard will be deemed as Judges of Fact, who will
observe driving standards and penalties, all penalties will be strictly enforced.
20. GRASS DAMAGE: To prevent grass damage, we will be using cones, bales and water filled barriers to
protect sensitive areas, these can cause damage to cars please do not strike them as penalties will be
applied.
21. RESULTS: A results service will be in operation throughout the day with interim results being posted
outside the Rally HQ after each stage.
22. RALLY HQ: Please note that Rally HQ will not be available for Competitors or their crews to access
whilst the event is running. Results will be displayed outside the building and the CLO will be available
for any questions you may have. Once the event is finished Rally HQ will be open again for everyone to
access.
23. AWARDS & PRIZE GIVING: Awards will be presented in the Rally HQ, as soon as the results are declared
final, please ensure that if you have won an award, you or a representative will attend the presentation
to receive the award (Awards supplied by John Young Signs). Prior to the results being declared ‘final’
your assistance in clearing up the venue will be very much appreciated.
24. POINTS TO REMEMBER:
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The only work permitted between the Special Stage Arrival Control and the Special Stage Start
Control is the following (unassisted): Cleaning lamp glasses, windscreens, windows, identification
markings and vehicle registration numbers.
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A recovery vehicle will be available at the end of each pair of stages to recover damaged cars.
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No Spectators are allowed at the venue, only competing crews, service crews and marshals.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY A GOOD DAY OF MOTOR SPORT; IF YOU DO,
PLEASE TELL US, AS IT WILL MAKE THE WORK ALL THE MORE WORTHWHILE. IF YOU DON’T, PLEASE STILL
TELL US AND HOPE WE CAN SOLVE IT FOR NEXT YEAR.
The Organising Team
GATE 8
ENTRANCE & EXIT SATURDAY
Access & Egress to
Trailer/Car Park
TRAILER PARK
& CAR PARK
SERVICE AREA
Access & Egress to
Noise & Scrutineering
NOISE CHECK
RALLY HQ
SCRUTINEERING
Access to & from trailer park
Trailer & Car Park
Access road to & from stages
to be kept clear at all times
Servicing within yellow
boundary on tarmac
keeping access roads clear
catering
tyres
parts
SERVICE AREA
GATE 1 ACCESS
FRIDAY ONLY