2012 South African Off Road Junior National Championships / ONE
Status of Event / National and club
HTEC JUNIOR NATIONAL
Date of Event / 4 February 2012
1.  PROMOTERS / ORGANISERS/ORGANISING COMMITTEE / SPONSORS
NAME / Humansdorp Trial and Enduro Club / NAME / Humansdorp Trial and Enduro Club
ADDRESS / P O Box 41, Louterwater, 6435 / ADDRESS / P O Box 41, Louterwater, 6435
TEL NO / 042 2910207 / TEL NO / 082901 4601
CELL / 082901 4601 / CELL / 082901 4601
EMAIL / / EMAIL /
FAX / 0865110565 / FAX / 0865110565
WEBSITES: / www.mqoecommission.co.za www.motorsport.co.za
www.htec.co.za
2.  JURISDICTION:
Held under the General Competition Rules and Standing Supplementary Regulations of Motorsport South Africa (MSA), these Supplementary Regulations are final instructions which may be issued to competitors and any relevant MSA Circulars of 2012, which will take precedence to these SR’s. These regulations must be read and understood by all competitors.
3.  MOTORSPORT SOUTH AFRICA PERMIT NUMBER: / MSA 11950
Please note that the MSA Flag will be prominently displayed at / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
4.  EVENT AND STATUS:
The event will be known as the H-Tec Junior National and will be the first round of the SA Off Road Junior Championship for motorcycles and quads.
Venue is situated: / Zwartenbosch Golf Club - GPS Position 24degrees 45’4”E, 33 degrees 59’23”S
5.  PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY (TIME TRIALS)
(Racing Section 1) / Friday 3rd February 2012 14h00 to 18h00 for all National classes only
Documentation & Self Scrutineering / Friday 3rd February 2012 14h00 to 17h00 for all classes
Start of Time Trials for Motorcycles / Friday 3rd February 2012 14h00 to 15h30 for all National classes
Start of Time Trials for Quads / Friday 3rd February 2012 16h00 to 17h30 for all National classes
SATURDAY (RACE)
Impound Opens / 07h30 Junior motorcycles & quads
Impound Closes / 08h00 Junior motorcycles & quads
Riders Briefing / 08h30 All competitors
Start of Racing Section 2 / 09h00 Junior motorcycles & quads
Time Bars / 11h00 Cut off for the start of the last lap for 1st race at time control
Impound Opens / 11h15 Senior motorcycles & quads
Impound Closes / 11h45 Senior motorcycles & quads
Start of Racing Section 2 / 13h00 Senior motorcycles & quads
Time Bars / 15h10 Cut off for the start of the last lap for 2nd race at time control
Posting of provisional results / 18h00
Prize Giving / 18h30
6.  ELIGIBILITY OF COMPETITORS:
Please refer to SSR 357 and SSR 329 of the 2012 MSA Non Circuit Handbook. Club competitors must hold a club or social licence.
7.  COMPETITOR CONDUCT
Please refer to SSR 347 of the 2012 MSA Non Circuit handbook.
8.  OFFICIALS OF THE MEETING – The following officials will be on duty:
OFFICIALS / NAME & SURNAME / GRADE / GRADE NUMBER
JURY PRESIDENT / Roger Stephen / A / *
JURY MEMBER 1 / Alistair Pringle / B / *
JURY MEMBER 2 / Craig Mittens / B / *
CLERK OF THE COURSE / Sparky Bright / A / *
ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE COURSE / Mark Scholtz / B / *
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER / Ross Guscott
SECRETARY / Joan Shinn
TIMEKEEPERS / ESMK
CHIEF TECHNICAL REP / Tarryn Shinn / A / *
CHIEF TIME KEEPER / Eric Schultz
CHIEF MARSHAL / Willie Zietsman
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / Per Medical Compliance
STARTER / Mark Scholtz
ROUTE DIRECTOR / Stephen Stofberg
9.  COMPETITION NUMBERS:
Competition numbers for all classes will be those as issued by Motorsport S.A (Head Office) only. Contact Cindy Correia (011 466-2440) or email
Please refer to SSR 358 of the 2012 MSA Non-Circuit handbook for colours and backings.
10.  ENTRIES:
For an entry to be valid, a completed official entry form must be with the organiser by the closing date. Refer to SSR 326 in the 2012 MSA Non Circuit Handbook
Entries Open - / Immediately / Entries Close - / 25 January 2012
The National Programme will not include entries received after the - / 25 January 2012
Club entries close / 30 January 2012
Late Entries Close / 30 January 2012
Entry Fees are as follows ):
National Class entry fee / R800
National Class entry fee for second family rider / R600
Club entry only / R400
Late Entry Fee / R300
The Organisers and Promoters reserve the right to Postpone, abandon or cancel the event if fewer than 100 paid up entries are received by the time entries close.
Refer to GCR 99(v).
Banking Details:
Bank / Standard Bank of SA
Branch Code / 050015
Account Number / 244998183
Account Name / Humansdorp Trail and Enduro Club
Fax OR E-mail Deposit Slip with entry form to / 0865110565
11.  ENTRANT’S LICENCES:
Where the entrant is NOT the rider, an entrant’s licence must be obtained from MSA and submitted together with the entry form, failing which the Entrant’s name will not be published in the programme.
12.  CLASSES:
National Motorcycles / Open Motorcycles
125cc Class
85cc Senior Class
85cc Junior class (comprising 65cc and 85cc jnr)
National Quads / Senior Quads (450cc)
Junior Quads (comprising jnr open class and jnr modified class)
Club Motorcycles / As per National regulations
Club Quads / As per National regulations
13.  GENERAL RACE INFORMATION:
DOCUMENTATION AND SCRUTINEERING:
Refer to race programme. / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
Self Scrutineering will apply / Please refer to SSR 359
RIDERS BRIEFING:
Refer to race programme. / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
All riders must be present at the briefing at the stipulated time and venue. Please refer to SSR 335 of the MSA Non Circuit Handbook 2012.
IMPOUND AND PARC FERME: / Please refer to SSR 337 in the 2012 MSA Non Circuit handbook.
OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
PITS / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
JETTING / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
RACE HEADQUARTERS / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
PRIZE-GIVING / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
DPS’S AND REFUELLING / Please refer to SSR 345 of the 2012 MSA Non Circuit handbook.
TIME TRIALS – See race programme
FINISH AND ROUTE CHECK CONTROL CARDS / At the finish
RESULTS / Zwartenbosch Golf Club
Please refer to SSR 349 of the 2012 MSA Non Circuit handbook.
TROPHIES / AWARDS / Awards will be made in accordance to SSR 356 of the 2012 MSA Non Circuit handbook
ROUTE / Will be notified in a bulletin
ACCOMMODATION / Towns : Humansdorp, Jeffreysbay, Cape St Francis, St Francis Bay.
www.infojeffreysbay.com, www.humansdorphotel.co.za, www.capestfrancis.co.za
RETIREMENT AND INCIDENT REPORT FORMS: / R1000.00 fine for failure to hand in an incident report form as soon as finishing the race, but latest within 1 hour of respective time bars or as soon as arriving back at racing control. if unable to do so, due to being stuck/injured on the route, competitors should phone the COC in the interim.
REFRESHMENTS: / Will be on sale at the venue
14.  POSTPONEMENT, ABANDONMENT OR CANCELLATION:
The Organisers reserve the right to postpone, abandon or cancel the meeting or any part thereof. In the event of any of the above, the Competitor/Entrant has no right to claim against the Promoter/Organiser in respect of any loss or damage he/she may incur, other than that specified in GCR 244. The meeting will not be postponed, abandoned or cancelled without the consent of the Jury President in accordance with GCR 152.
15.  ADVERTISING:
It is condition of entry that in addition to the advertising referred to in GCR 246, competing motorcycles shall also display the advertising, if any, as stipulated in the Championship and specifications for the class for which the motorcycle is entered.
16.  POINTS:
Points will be scored as per SSR 354 in the 2012 MSA Non Circuit Handbook.
17.  PROTESTS:
All protests and appeals will be dealt with as set out in GCR Appendix R, Parts IX and X.
18.  TRANSPONDERS:
Transponders are compulsory and will be issued at documentation.
Riders remain responsible for transponders once issued are liable for any costs incurred for loss or damage.
19.  RIGHTS OF THE CLERK OF COURSE:
The Clerk of the Course and/or the Jury of the Meeting have the right to call a halt to an event due to “force majeure” for any of the following, but not limited to, reasons:
i) Extreme weather conditions
ii) Serious or fatal accident
iii) Sections of the route being deemed impassable owing to recent extreme weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
iv) Dangerous circumstances for riders involving spectators or bystanders.
v) Any other circumstances which the Clerk of the Course, in his sole discretion, deems to be dangerous or prejudicial to competitors.
vi) In the event of an event being halted as above or for any other reason, the Clerk of the Course will inform all marshal points to stop competitors. The riders will be scored back to the last timing point they passed before the event was stopped.
20.  CROSSING OF PUBLIC /DISTRICT ROADS:
As the organizer we have fully acquainted ourselves with SSR 341 of the MSA Non Circuit handbook with regards to crossing of public/district roads.
We the organizers are also aware and have acquainted ourselves with the provisions of Section 317 of the Road Traffic Act and confirm that the event officials have been made aware of the above section. By allowing the event to proceed we accept that all requirements are complied with and where applicable all relevant permissions are in place.
21.  GENERAL: