SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS FOR THE ‘RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004 ’ .

PROGRAMME

AUGUST 2004
Sunday 15st 1100 hrs Entries Open

SEPTEMBER 2004
Tue 28th 1700 hrs Entries Close
Wed 29th 0930 hrs Publication of Entry List
Wed 29nd 1030 hrs Draw of Lots and Announcement of Start Order at Motoworld, Navbahar Shimla
Wed 29th 1700 hrs Closing of Team Entries

OCTOBER 2004
Wed 6th 0800 hrs Pre Event Scrutineering for Cars and SuV’s

Wed 6th 1100 hrs Closing of Team Entries

Wed 6th 1700 hrs Issuing of List of Authorized Starters
Wed 6th 1730 hrs Compulsory Drivers' Briefing at Hotel Peterhoff, Shimla.
Thursday 7th 0500 hrs Publication of List of Starters
Thursday 7th 0600hrs START of the MARUTI SUZUKI RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL
2004,From Hotel Peterhoff, Shimla.
Thursday 7th 1730 hrs Leg 1 finishes. Arrival of the first vehicle at Manali at HMI Manali
Friday 8th 0600 hrs Publication of Provisional results and Start Order for Leg 2
Friday 8th 0800 hrs Start of Leg 2 from Manali
Friday 8th 1400 hrs Arrival of the first Car at the end of Leg 2 at Jispa / Keylong
Saturday 9th 0400 hrs Publication of Provisional results and Start Order for Leg 3
Saturday 9th 0500 hrs Start of Leg 3 from Jispa / Keylong
Saturday 9th 1500 hrs Arrival of the first Car at the end of Leg 3 at Pang
Sunday 10th 0600 hrs Publication of Provisional results and Start Order for Leg 4
Sunday 10th 0700 hrs Start of Leg 4 from Pang to Rumtse and back to Pang
Sunday 10th 1600 hrs Arrival of First car at the end of Leg 4 at Pang
Monday 11th 0400 hrs Publication of Provisional results and Start Order for Leg 5
Monday 11th 0700 hrs Start of Leg 5 from Pang to Manali
Monday 11th 1600 hrs Arrival of First car at the end of Leg 5 at Manali
Monday 11th 2000 hrs Publication of Results at end of Leg 5
Tuesday 12th 0900 hrs List of cars and motorcycles to be scrutineered is published at the finish Parc
ferme
Tuesday 12th 1200 hrs Parc ferme terminates with the approval of the Stewards
Tuesday 12th 1230 hrs Publication of Final Results
Wed 12th 1730 hrs Prize Distribution at Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports

OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARDS

From Friday 1st October to Monday 4th October 2004 at the office of Himalayan Motorsport Association
at Motoworld, Navbahar, Shimla 171 002 H.P.

From the 5th to 6th October 2004 at the Raid Headquarters of Himalayan Motorsport at Hotel Peterhoff,
Shimla. and after the Finish of the Raid at Raid Headquarters/Final Parc Ferme at the Directorate of
Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali.

PRESS ROOM
From 7th to 12th October 2004 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Manali

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All Correspondence should be addressed to:
HIMALAYAN MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION
Motoworld, Navbahar, Shimla 171 002 H.P
Telephone 0177 – 2842916
0177 – 2842917
Fax 0177 – 2844338
Email info@raid-de-himalaya.com
motoworld@vsnl.com

II. ORGANISATION

This RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004 will be run in compliance with the National
Competition Rules of the MAI and FIA and these Supplementary Regulations.

I. ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 1

1.1 DEFINITION CLOSED INVITATION

NAME OF RALLY RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004

NAME OF ORGANISER HIMALAYAN MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION

NAMES OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING BODIES

MOTORSPORTS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

PERMIT NO FOR CARS To be allotted

CO-EFFICIENT NIL

Chief Patron
Raja Virbhadra Singh Hon. Chief Minister Himachal Pradesh

Patron
Sh. Ram Lal Thakur Minister for Sport, Himachal Pradesh

1.2 Organising Committee

Mr. Ashok Thakur (I.A.S.) Mr. Harsh Mahajan

Mr. A.K.Puri (I.P.S.) Mr. V.C Pharka (I.A.S.)
Mr. J.R Verma (I.A.S.) Mr. Tarun Kapoor (I.A.S.)
Mr Jagdish Sharma (I.A.S) Mr .Pritinder Singh
Mr. Kapil Nagu Mr. Jagwant Gill
Mr. Atul Handa Ms. Rajni Nagu
Mr. Navdeep Thareja Mr. Manjeev Bhalla
Ms. Mamta Handa Mr. Vijay Parmar
Ms.Madhu Parmar

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ADDRESS OF THE “MOTOWORLD”
PERMANENT SECRETARIAT NAVBAHAR,
SHIMLA 171002 – H.P
INDIA

1.3 Officials of the Event

Stewards of the Meet TBA

Clerk of the Course ATUL HANDA

Secretary of the meet TBA

Area Coordinators ANIL BHARDWAJ

R.S DHALIWAL
PRAVEEN GROVER

Deputy Clerks of the Course DINESH GUPTA

NAVDEEP THAREJA

Scrutineer RAJ KAPOOR

Press Relations KISHIE SINGH
Competitor Relations Officers ANIL BHARDWAJ
R.S DHALIWAL
Communications VIJAY PARMAR
Chief Safety Officer MANJEEV BHALLA
Results Co-coordinators SHEKHAR YADAV

Judge of Fact ALL PERSONS (OTHER THAN OBSERVER AND

STEWARDS) NAMED IN ART. 1.3 AS WELL AS THOSE
DEFINED IN Art 1.4.

Duties of the Judges of Fact

Judges of fact are required to perform the following duties:

1. To bring to the notice of the clerk of the course of any unfair practices or irregularities
adopted by the competitors during the running of the Raid de Himalaya Reliability Trial
2004.
2. To bring to the notice of the clerk of the course the presence of any unauthorized service
vehicle present within the stages.
3. To bring to the notice of the clerk of the course any cases of competition vehicles taking
shortcuts or straying off the defined itinerary as specified in the official Road book. They
would also be required to report incidents of competitors infringing rules pertaining to
parc fermes , both at the night halts as well as those of the time control areas.
4. Protest may not be made against the decision of the judge, which shall be acceptable as
final unless corrected as hereinafter provided. The finding although final as regards the
fact decided, shall not constitute a statement of results because it will not have taken into
account the conditions under which the automobiles have completed the course.
5. A mistake by a judge may be corrected by him with the approval of the Stewards of the
meeting.

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1.4 The Post Chiefs and Other Marshal’s will be identified as follows

1. Deputy Clerks of Course Dark Blue Vest with White “ Stage Commander”

2. Post Chief Marshal Green Vest with Black “Post Chief”

3. Post Marshal Green Vest with Black “ Control”

4. Parc Ferme/Scrutineer Light Blue Vest with Black “ Scrutineer”

5. Competitor Relations Officers Red Vest with Black “ C R O”

6. Safety Marshals White vest with Red “ Safety”

7. Spectator Control Orange Vest with Black “Spectator Control”

GENERAL CONDITIONS

II ELIGIBILITY
ARTICLE 2

2.1 INTERNATIONAL TITLES FOR WHICH THE RALLY COUNTS NONE

2.2 NATIONAL TITLES FOR WHICH THE RALLY COUNTS NONE

III DESCRIPTION

ARTICLE 3

3.1 Total distance of the course 1800 KMS APPROX

3.2 Number of Stages N/A

3.3 Total distance of the Competitive Stages N/A

3.4 Total number of Transport and Competitive N/A

Stages combined

3.5 Number of legs 5

3.6 Stage Description of Type of Road Surface :

Leg Type of Road Surface

% TARMAC % DIRT
Leg 1 100 -
Leg 2 50 50
Leg 3 100 -
Leg 4 50 50
Leg 5 100 -

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IV ELIGIBLE VEHICLES ARTICLE 4

4.1 Requirements

Those persons that have participated in the Raid de Himalaya X-Treme in 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002 and 2003 and have been placed in either Overall, Group or Class are not eligible to
participate in this version of the Raid de Himalaya Reliability Trial unless:

1. They rode a motorcycle in that event and now wish to drive a car for this event.
2. Special exemption is obtained from the Competitor Committee for this event.

Cars and SUV’s of any make, having any engine cubic capacity are eligible for this event.

There will be only one group and class for all cars.
There will be another group and class for all 2 / 4 wheel drive SUV’s.

The organizers decision will be final on which Group a vehicle falls in. The vehicles entered must
have:

1. Safety Harness (Seat Belts) The normal seat belts provided in the car by the manufacturer are
sufficient. All crew up front to have seat belts.

2. A first Aid kit.

3. Helmets must be carried onboard at all times for all crew members and are compulsory on stages
with an average speed higher than 40 km/hr , if any, or those where stated by an official/ marshal.

4. All electrics should work.

5. Tyres must be in very good condition.

6. Sleeping bags for all crew to be carried onboard at all times ALONG WITH EMERGENCY
RATIONS for 24 hours.

V - ENTRY FORMS - ENTRIES

ARTICLE 5

5.1 Anybody wishing to take part in the RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004 must download
the Entry Forms from www.raid-de-himalaya.com fill and send the Entry form along with the Indemnity
duly completed to the Rally Office at:

Himalayan Motorsport Association,

Navbahar,
Shimla – 171 002
H.P

Entries open on the 15th August, 2004 and close on the 31st September 2004.

5.2 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES

CARS AND SUV’s 25

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VI ENTRY FEES
ARTICLE 6

6.1 Entry Fees

The Early Entry fee for a car, payable is Rs 16,000/-.

The Standard Entry fee for a car, payable is Rs 20,000/-.

The late Entry Fee, payable is Rs 25,000/-

Entry is per car / SUV with 2 persons on board.

For 3 or more crew per car the Entry Fee for Early, Standard and Late stands doubled. More than 4
crew per car are NOT permitted.

The entry fees specified above include an opportunity to participate in the RAID DE HIMALAYA
RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004, a set of Road Books, Route Maps, and invitations to the PRIZE
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION. The Entry Fee also includes accommodation for the crew on the days of the
actual running of the Rally as long as the Entry has not retired from the competition or been excluded
for any reason whatsoever. Wherever the entrant has started a Leg and reached the official night
halt he will be provided hospitality for that night even though he may have retired from the event
anywhere along that Leg.

Entries will only be accepted if accompanied by the full entry fee. Entries may be paid in cash or by
Demand Draft favoring HIMALAYAN MOTORSPORT ASSOCIATION payable at SHIMLA.

SCRUTINEERING

Scrutineering carried out before the start will be of a general nature to ensure vehicles conform to these
Supplementary Regulations, the safety requirements, conformity of the car to the series production units
on sale to the general public, excepting in those modifications that are specifically provided for below:
Permitted Modifications for 4 wheelers:

1. Roll Cage : Though not compulsory, it is permitted to fit a roll cage in the competing
vehicle. Any modifications made for this purpose are permitted.
2. A Rally cabin may be fitted on those SUV’s having soft tops.
3. Underbody protection for the engine oil sump and petrol tank are permitted

4. One extra spare wheel may be carried. However this may not be loose but securely
fastened.
5. Extra lighting may be used provided that the number of extra lights is even and they are
not mounted above the lower level of the windscreen.
6. Tyres and wheels are free including dia of rim, tyre width and aspect ratio. Alloy wheels
are permitted.
7. It is permitted to fit a circuit breaker.
8. It is permitted to fit spacers for the purposes of raising ground clearance of the car on all 4
shockers. However the shocker itself has to remain the original unit. It is NOT permitted to
increase the length of the control arms to correct camber that may have become changed
as a result of the body lift. A max of 2 inches lift is permitted by the spacer method.
9. Rally computers CAN be fitted.
10. It is permitted to modify the exhaust provided that the catalytic converter is not removed
and the exit point of the pipe, whose dia must remain the same as the original, is retained
as per the original mounting point.
11. Air filtration units are free owing to the excessive dust and low oxygen levels. Ram air
charging, however simple or supercharging etc will result in instant disqualification.

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 All other modifications are NOT permitted.

Appendix “A”

Additional regulations in case of a TSD Rally

Definition

TSD – Time, Speed and Distance

Art.TSD-1 Time Intervals

Between two competitors : Minimum 1 minutes for 4 wheelers and 2 wheelers at Flag Off.

Art.TSD-2 Crew

In case of the RAID DE HIMALAYA RELIABILITY TRIAL 2004 rally, each four-wheeler’s crew will be
made up of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 persons.

Art.TSD-3 Speed & Distance/ Driving Time/ Rest Period

Speed and Distance

The maximum average speed for any section does not exceed 40 km/hr. However at certain Time
Controls the Marshal may instruct the participants to wear helmets for the run ahead and this must be
complied with.

Driving Times

The following limits shall not be exceeded except in case of force majeure and that too, only with the
authorisation of the Stewards.

Maximum driving time will include exclusion time / maximum permitted lateness.

Maximum driving time for each competitor will not exceed 10 hours in any continuous 24 hour period.

Compulsory Rest Period

The minimum rest period will be nine hours.

Art.TSD-4 Time card Book

In the case of this rally, a time card book will be issued to each competing crew at the start of the rally.
Responsibility for the time card book rests solely with the crew until it is handed back to an official or
marshal of the rally.

In the time card book the following details will be given

a) Competition number
b) Name of the driver
c) Registration Number
d) Starting time

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At every control, the crew must ensure that the time card book is signed by the marshal and the marshal’s
card is signed by the competitor and (except in the case of passage controls) that the correct time is
entered.

Competitors are themselves responsible for the presentation or collection of the Time card book at the
various controls and for the accuracy of the entries in the Time card book. The time card book must
remain on board the vehicle for the duration of the Leg and must be presented personally by a member of
the crew at all the control points. At the end of each Leg the Time Card Book will be surrendered to the
organizers.

Officials are permitted to modify an entry which they have made but in such cases they must score out
the original entry and replace it by a completely new one , which must be re-authenticated by a further
signature. Any entry which appears to have been tampered with may be deemed not to have been made
and may result in exclusion for the competitor.

A competitor losing his time card book or not having it completely and correctly filled in may be excluded.

The time card book is the property of the organisers and upon retirement for any reason whatsoever
MUST be returned to the organisers without delay.

Art.TSD-5 Route Chart / Road Book

Each competitor will be issued a Road Book for Leg 1-5 after clearing scrutiny on the 6th October 2004.

The route chart will be in “Tulip” and will detail the route to be followed during the rally.

Competitors must report at every control in the direction indicated by the Road Book. Any infringement
may entail exclusion.

Art.TSD-6 Infringement

i) Traffic laws and speed limits must be strictly observed,

ii) The laws in India require that anyone involved in a notifiable accident must stop and report it
to the nearest police station without delay,
iii) If, in the opinion of the organisers, any competitor is seen to be driving in a fast or dangerous
manner, he/she shall be first warned by an official, by stopping him and then, on non
compliance, be excluded at the discretion of the stewards,
iv) Late Reporting at Start of Leg
Competitors are required to line up for the start of a Leg at least 10 minutes before their Flag
Off time. A competitor reporting late for Flag Off at any Leg start will be penalized @ 1 minute
per minute late and after 10 such minutes have elapsed he shall be excluded from the event
at the discretion of the Stewards. If exclusion is not decided upon, a penalty in either time or
money may be imposed, once again at the discretion of the Stewards.

Art.TSD-7 Finish

No vehicle may be moved other than by its own power by a competitor except by the following:

i) By outside means for the minimum distance necessary to extricate it from difficulty and place
it back on the road
ii) By gravity
iii) By its own crew

Special communications gadgets like GPS,pagers, cellular phones,etc. are permitted in the
competing vehicle / on competing person. Wireless radios are NOT permitted in competing vehicles.

Art.TSD-8 Classification

In order to be classified as a finisher , the competitors must:

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 i) Check in to controls in the direction set by the organisers.
ii) Pass the finishing line and place the vehicle in the Parc Ferme
iii) Finish the event within the Maximum Permissible Lateness (MPL)

Art.TSD- 9 Control Generalities

All control i.e. time and passage control will be indicated by means of one red banner placed on the left
side of the road. The time will be recorded and endorsed at this point.

Controls shall be ready to function 30 minutes before the target time of the passage of the first vehicle.
Unless the Clerk of the Course decides, they will cease to operate 30 minutes after the target time +
Maximum Permitted Lateness (MPL) for the last competitor. The MPL for each Leg will be informed to the
competitor before the Start of each Leg in writing and his signatures taken as having acknowledged this.

Official distances of the time controls and passage controls from one another will be disclosed to the
competitors at all controls, upon request, after check-in formalities are completed.

It is strictly forbidden under the pain of exclusion

i) To enter a control from any direction other than that of the rally
ii) To re-cross or re-enter a control once checking in has taken place at this control

The stopping time at any control must not exceed the time necessary for carrying out control operations.

Crews are obliged to follow instructions of the marshal in-charge of any control points. Failure to observe
this may lead to exclusion from the event at the discretion of the Stewards of the Meeting.

Stopping, or slowing down in sight of a control or reversing away from a control would incur a penalty of
50 penalty minutes / 3000 penalty seconds. The chief post marshal’s decision in this case is final.

Art.TSD-10 Time Control

At each control one crew member may or may not leave the car to present the time card book to the
official endorsement.

The time recorded will be the time the competing vehicle crosses the red flag of the control.

The time will also be entered on the marshal’s sheet which must be signed by the competitor. In case of
any difference in the time recorded on the marshal’s sheet and the time card book, the time recorded on
the marshal’s sheet will be final.

It is the sole responsibility of the competitor to ensure that the time entered on the marshal’s sheet is
correct.

The time will be recorded to the second. For e.g 08 hours 13 minutes and 5 seconds will be recorded as
08:13:05.

The starting time at this TC will be the same as that which you entered the TC. For e.g if the TIME IN at
TC 2 is recorded at 08 hours and 13 minutes and 05 seconds the same time i.e 08:13:05 will be taken as
your TIME OUT for the purpose of the next stage. So if you spend too much time at the TC you are losing
time for the next stage.

The average speed required to be maintained between TC1 to TC 2 will be printed upon the TC Card
Book page marked TC1. Similarly the average speed required between TC2 and TC3 will be printed on
the page marked TC2. Except for the Start of Leg and the Finish of Leg all other Time Controls will be
secret. These average speeds will not be printed in the Road Book .

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Art. TSD – 11 Passage Control

This may be established at various places in the route in order to ensure that competitors cover the
correct route. At these passage controls, the time card books will be signed by the officials though the
time will not be recorded. These controls will be represented by a Yellow Flag instead of the Red ones for
a Time Control.

In the event of an undisclosed or secret control the Time card books will be signed by the official AND the
Time recorded.

Art. TSD –12 Time Penalties

At Time Controls:

Arriving late per minute - 1 penalty per minute

Arriving early per minute - 2 penalties per minute
Stopping, slowing or reversing in - 50 penalties
an attempt to lose time .

Missing controls
If a competitor misses a control for any reason whatsoever

Missing 1 control - 50 penalties

Missing 2 controls - 100 penalties
Missing 3 controls - Exclusion

Art. TSD- 13 Rankings

Competitors will be ranked in ascending order of the penalty minutes incurred by them i.e the competitor
with the least penalties will be declared the winner.

Art TSD –14 Tie Breaker

In the event of a tie , the competitor who has missed the least number of time controls will be declared the
winner for the position tied for. In case the tie is not resolved the competitor with the higher number of
sections completed with zero penalties will be declared as the winner of the position tied for and so on. If
after applying the above tie breaker, the tie is still unresolved, then the competitor who has gone the
furthest from the start of the event without incurring any penalties will be declared the winner of the
position tied for. If the tie is still not resloved then the competitor who has gone the furthest from the start
of the event with the least penalties will be declared the winner of the position tied for.

If after applying all the above possible formulae for breaking the tie, the tie is still not resolved , then and
only then will the competitors be declared as joint winners of the position tied for.

Art. TSD – 15 Safety

i) Competitors Safety

A minimum of one equipped ambulance with a qualified medical practitioner and para medic staff will
be stationed at the Start of the Rally. This ambulance will be in communication with the Clerk of the
Course throughout the event. This ambulance will follow the last vehicle in the direction of the Rally till
the last TC and all the competitors are accounted for.

All TC’s will have a First aid Box.

Art. TSD –16 PROTESTS - APPEALS

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All protests shall be lodged in accordance with the stipulations of the National Sporting Code and these
have to be made within 30 minutes of the Final Provisional Results being put up at Manali on the 11 th
October 2004 at the Directorate of Mountaineering and Allied Sports.

All protests must be lodged in writing and handed to the Clerk of the Course together
with the sum of Rs. 1,000/- for cars and Rs.1,000/- for SUV’s and sum of Rs 500/- . with each protest
which shall not be returned if the protest is judged unfounded.

No action will be taken unless this above formality is followed to the letter.

If the protest requires the dismantling of different parts of a car or SUV, the claimant must pay an
additional deposit :

a) of Rs. 3,000/- if the protest involves a clearly defined part of the car (engine, transmission, bodywork,
etc.

b) of Rs. 6,000/- if the protest involves the whole vehicle.

17.3 The expenses incurred by the work and by transport of the vehicle shall be borne by the claimant
if the protest is unfounded, or by the competitor against whom the protest is lodged if the claim is
founded.

17.4 If the claim is unfounded, and if the expenses incurred by the protest (scrutineering, transport,
etc.) are higher than the deposit amount, the difference shall be borne by the claimant. Conversely, if the
expenses are less, the difference shall be returned to him.

17.5 The entrants may lodge an appeal against the decisions, conformity with the stipulations of
Chapter 13 of the National Sporting Code. The appeal fee is Rs. 5,000/- - with a bond money is of
Rs. 10,000/- for 4 wheelers respectively .

XIX PRIZES - TROPHIES

ARTICLE 19
PRIZES

CARS SUV’s

Overall Overall

1st Trophy 1st Trophy

2nd Trophy 2nd Trophy

3rd Trophy 3rd Trophy

4th Trophy 4th Trophy

5th Trophy 5th Trophy

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