Guide to JCNA Club Rallying & Program Rules     Chapter 2 - General Instructions and Definition of Terms

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Index Introduction (TSD) Rally Instructions and Terms Route Instructions Avg. Speed and Calc. Odometer and Tires Rally Equipment Timing Your First Rally Rules and Techniques Variations to the Rally JCNA Rally Rules Rallymaster Guide Appendix A Appendix B

At the gathering place before the start of the rally (usually when you register) you will be given a set of General Instruction sheets (GIs) prepared by the Rallymaster for this specific rally. Check to see that your set has the correct number of pages, and they are all legible.

Then go back to your car and read the General Instructions in their entirety because the Rallymaster may have thrown in variations like a gimmick or overriding route instruction, and given indication of this in the General Instructions.

They may also contain other specific instructions that you might not have encountered on previous rallies. Penalties for speeding, traffic offenses, consumption of alcoholic beverages or other intoxicants, will be listed in the General Instructions. If you fail to read and digest such information before starting the rally you will find yourself at a distinct disadvantage later on.

Occasionally the Rallymaster may hold a Drivers and Navigators Meeting to introduce new, expand upon, or correct key route instructions, so get to the start early and give yourselves plenty of time to fully read and hear all the instructions. Plan to refuel your Jaguar, check lubricant and coolant levels and get something to eat before the rally.

REMEMBER, READ EACH RALLY'S GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT SOMETHING, ASK THE RALLYMASTER AT THE START.

DEFINITIONS

Rallying is a sport and like any sport it has its own rules and its own vocabulary. In order to provide uniformity to & facilitate the JCNA North American Rally Championship program, the following set of universally accepted & familiar definitions MUST be used by all JCNA Rallymasters in order for their events to qualify for Championship points.

ACUTE LEFT Abbr: "AL"	Indicates a sharp turn or change in direction to the left of perceptably more than 90°.
ACUTE RIGHT Abbr: "AR"	Indicates a sharp turn or change in direction to the right of perceptably more than 90°.
BAS	Begin Average Speed
BEAR LEFT Abbr: "BL"	Indicates a gentle change in direction to the left of roughly 45° and perceptably less than 90°.
BEAR RIGHT Abbr: "BR"	Indicates a gentle change in direction to the right of roughly 45° and perceptably less than 90°.
BLINKER	A single red & yellow traffic signal operating in an alternating sequence of off & on. NOT a traffic light (TL).
CAS or CAST	Change Average Speed to.
CHECKPOINT Abbr: "CP"	A spot along the rally route, the location of which is generally unknown to the rallyists in advance, where their car will be timed and given penalty points for being EARLY (ahead of) or LATE (behind) their correct arrival time.
OPEN CP	An OPEN CHECKPOINT is easily seen by the rallyists. They may be required to stop after crossing the timing line, to receive an official timing slip or further instruct-ions as stated in the GIs. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SAFETY, ALL OPEN CHECKPOINTS WHICH REQUIRE CARS TO STOP WILL BE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD IN YOUR DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
CLOSED CP	A CLOSED CHECKPOINT does not require rally cars to stop. It may be concealed from rallyists in such a way that they may not know they have passed it.
CROSS	To go straight across. To cross a divided highway is to cross both halves of it.
FINISH	The location of the last place along the rally route where rally cars are timed. This need not be the gathering place at the end of the rally.
(AND) FOLLOW	If you are placed on a road by name or number, you are to follow that road until another instruction directs you to leave it. To execute a follow it is necessary to make AT LEAST one action (turn or straight) that would not have had to be made in the absence of the follow instruction.
FREE ZONE	A part of the timed rally route in which there are no timing controls.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS	Printed matter describing the rules & definitions under which the rally will be run.
INTERSECTION	A crossing of roads.
ISLAND	A road or traffic-separating device of indeterminate shape.
LEFT Abbr: "L"	A turn from your direction of travel to the left of roughly 90°.
LEG LEG OF RALLY	A section of the rally between checkpoints, or between the Start and the first check-point. Several legs comprise a complete rally.
LOSE TIME	Add the amount of time specified in the RIs to your running time by delaying at a named point or during passage of a specified distance. EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE RIs: "Between mile 35 & mile 50 lose 5 minutes." This means that the official time allowed for this section of the rally is 5 minutes MORE than it would be if you continued at the prescribed average speed. This type of instruction is often used when the Rallymaster anticipates the probability of traffic delays or traffic lights.
MPH	Miles Per Hour
ODOMETER	That portion of your car speedometer which measures distance traveled in miles & tenths.
ODOMETER CHECK	A precisely measured, clearly marked section at the beginning of a rally route {usually a minimum of 10 miles) giving the navigator an opportunity to compare his car's odometer with the "official mileage" shown in the RIs.
ODOMETER ERROR	The difference between the official rally  mileage and your odometer is reading.
OFFICIAL MILAGE	Rallymaster's official measured distances from the start to any point along the rally route given to within at least 0.1 and preferably 0.10 of a mile.
PAVED	A road having a continuous hard surface such as concrete, macadam, etc.
PAUSE	See LOSE TIME, TAKE TIME OUT
RALLYMASTER	The individual in charge of planning and putting on a particular rally.
RIGHT Abbr: "R"	A turn from your direction of travel to the right of roughly 90°
ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS Abbr: "RIs"	The directions handed to rally teams at the start of the rally, which tell them specifically where, how, and at what speeds to proceed along the rally route.
START	That point which marks the beginning of the rally's measured course. Odometers are zeroed and watches started at this point.
STRAIGHT Abbr: "S"	Proceed straight ahead.
STOP	A conventional, octagonal red stop sign.
TEE JUNCTION	A point at which a road terminates into another road running more or less at right angles to it, thus forming the crossbar of a capital "T" .This term applies only when you are heading upward on the vertical bar of the T. It is not possible to go straight at a T.
TAKE TIME OUT	See LOSE TIME, PAUSE.
TIMING LINE	A real or imaginary line across the rally route at a checkpoint, odometer checkpoint, or at the start for the purpose of timing rally cars.
TRAFFIC LIGHT Abbr: "TL"	A conventional red, yellow & green traffic control signal light, used to regulate movement of traffic. WARNING: DO NOT MISTAKE THIS ABBREVIATION FOR 'Turn Left" , that is correctly abbreviated as simply "L'.
TRIANGLE	A three-sided ISLAND.
UNPAVED	A road having a discontinuous, non-hard surface such as broken stone, gravel or dirt.
Y	A branching of roads in the general shape of the letter "Y" , requiring a turn to the left or right, both turns being substantially less than 90 degrees. This term applies only when you are heading upward on the vertical tail of the Y. It is not possible to go straight at a Y.

The General Instructions on every JCNA rally MUST state the following:

1. STRAIGHT AHEAD RULE IS IN EFFECT: If a route instruction places you on a road without name or number, and you encounter another road for which no route instruction is given, you automatically select the road that offers the most straight ahead direction of travel possible. (For example, see Chapter 3)

2. PRIVATE ROADS, DEAD END ROADS, DRIVEWAYS AND UNPAVED ROADS (dirt or gravel) DO NOT EXIST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A JCNA RALLY UNLESS YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED TO ENTER THEM. This means if you are instructed to turn left at the third opportunity, none of the examples given above should be counted as an opportunity to turn.

3. Where Route Instructions depend upon WORDS OR ILLUSTRATIONS TAKEN FROM SIGNS located along the rally route, the material MUST APPEAR IN CAPITAL LETTERS WITHIN QUOTATION MARKS,

example:

"BAXTER'S FARM"

OR THEY MAY BE BOXED,
example:

BAXTER'S FARM

The Rallymaster may choose to indicate by use of dots  that he has left out some of the words which appear on the sign,
example:

' .................BAXTER'S FARM .............'

OBJECTS OR LANDMARKS MUST BE WRITTEN IN LOWER CASE ,
example:

Left at Baxter's farm

4. A Route Instruction must be executed in full before the  next numbered instruction can be attempted.

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