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Timing and Penalties

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Timing:

  • Required Devices - All participants will have a Smart Phone or Android Tablet with the Terrapirata App installed and all routes downloaded before entering pre-staging. All participants will be issued a Time Card as well. They will need to present this Time Card at the start and finish of each stage and will need to turn it into scoring at the end of the last stage. This will be used to record times incase of a technical difficulty.

  • Pre-Staging - Riders vehicle will enter pre-staging 5 mins prior to posted start time.

  • Starting Increments - Riders will launch in 1 min increments.

  • Starting Order - The starting order for stage will be posted after dinner every evening. It is the participants responsibility to make sure they are in the pre-stage and ready to start 5 mins prior to their scheduled start time each morning.

  • Scoring and Timing - For the previous stage will be posted after all participants return.

Penalties:

  • Pre-Stage - Participant and vehicle must report to pre-staging 5 mins prior to start time. Failure to do so, the participant will be directed to the end of the starting order and be issued a 5 min penalty to be tacked onto the that stage time.

  • Disrespected Stop - There are Designated Stop Signs in the roadbook notes. These are a Mandatory 5 sec stop. Failure to comply will result in a 2 min penalty for each infraction.

  • Excessive Speed - Every second over the designated speed in the roadbook, the participant will be issued a 20 sec penalty.

  • Neutralization/Mandatory Stop - There are mandatory gas stops for each stage for all vehicles. If you leave the designated stop early or do not stop. The time left on the Neutralization timer will be added to your overall time for the day.

  • Missed Waypoint - For each missed waypoint the participant with be penalized 30 mins.

  • Forced Open Waypoint - For each forced open waypoint the participant will be penalized 15 mins for each infraction.

  • Missed - Missed Start SS will result in an Automatic DNF. Missing any of the following scoring waypoints; Finish SS, Start Speed Zone, End Speed Zone, Start Neutralization, or End Neutralization, will result in a 60 min penalty for each infraction of missed scoring waypoint.

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