The North Wales Land Rover Club is hosting a round of the Northern Off Road Championship on Sunday 31st August, 2008. This event replaces the event from the 19/20 July which was cancelled due to weather and ground conditions.

NOTE: This event is CCV only.

Costs
£20.00 Trial Entry (either in advance or on the day)
£5.00 per night for camping

Location
The site is at Gwyddelwern, located just off the A494 Ruthin/Corwen road. Follow the yellow arrow signs.

NOTE: We are in desperate need of helpers & marshals, if you can help please contact Denise or Graham Ponton, their number is in the Drivel.

Northern CCV Trials League 2008 - Supplementary Regulations

During 2008 the Northern Cross Country Vehicle Trials League events will be hosted by the following clubs:

• North Wales Land Rover Club (NWLRC)
• Pennine Land Rover Club (PLRC)
• Red Rose Land Rover Club (RR)
• Cumbrian Rover Owners Club (CROC)
• Lancs & Cheshire Land Rover Club (L&C)
• Peak and Dukeries Land Rover Club (P&D)
• Staffordshire and Shropshire Land Rover Club (S&S)
• Shropshire Off Road Club (SORC)

The Course, Officials, Vehicles and Entrants shall be compliant with the General regulation and Section H of the MSA Competitor Yearbook 2008 and the following Supplementary regulations:

• All entrants shall be members of one of the above mentioned competitive clubs
• Al vehicles and competitors shall be compliant with the regulations described within the current MSA Competitors yearbook
• Entries will be taken on the day of competition
• The competitions will open at 09:00
• Scrutineering will open from 16:00 to 18:00 hrs on the day before each competition and from 08:00 to 09:00 on the day of competition
• The course will normally consist of 12 trials sections of 12 gates each.
• The competitions shall close at 18:00.This may take place earlier if all entrants have completed attempts at all sections.
• Penalty points shall be awarded to each entrant dependant on how far each section is completed.
• Each entrant shall attempt each section once (unless the vehicle is unable to attempt the section due to damage) and in an order of rotation decided by the Clerk of Course. Entrants must present themselves at the start of sections in their nominated order as soon as the previous entrant starts the section.
• Repairs to vehicles are allowed for as long as the rest of the entrants in the allocated group take to complete the next section. Repairs taking longer than this will be awarded 12 penalty points for each section not attempted in time. Entrants must return to the designated running order as soon as the organisers can accommodate them.
• If the event has to be cancelled after it has started for whatever reason the results shall be decided at a point where all entrants have completed the same number of attempts at the course.
• If a competitor is stopped on a section by an official for safety reasons they will be given the opportunity to attempt the section again. This may only take place at the discretion of the Clerk of Course. If they opt to attempt the section again; the score on this attempt shall be the on counted f the results irrespective of where the competitor is stopped.
• There shall be a minimum allowed vehicle wheelbase of 76”.
• Vehicle Construction and Use and Lighting regulations shall not apply.
• Classes: There shall be five classes of vehicles. Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be based on vehicles available from a manufacturer’s production line with modifications and/or replacement permitted to bodywork, engine, chassis and drive train. Class 5 shall be free from the restrictions of Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Class 1 will consist of four wheel drive vehicles which have LEAF sprung suspension and a wheelbase UP TO 87”
Class 2 will consist of four wheel drive vehicles which have LEAF sprung suspension and a wheelbase OVER 87”
Class 3 will consist of four wheel drive vehicles which have COIL sprung suspension and a wheelbase UP TO 87”
Class 4 will consist of four wheel drive vehicles which have COIL sprung suspension and a wheelbase OVER 87”

Mixed leaf and coil suspension shall be classed as coil suspension.

• Locking torque biasing or limited slip axle differentials and side to side fiddle brakes are prohibited.
• Tyres: V-Tread tractor or implement style. Open block or excessively aggressive tread pattern tyres such as “Maxi-Cross”, “Canonica” and Babcross” are prohibited. All tyres must have a speed index of at least ‘J’. Tyre tread be “resharpened” by use of a tyre cutter but this shall not be used to make the tread any more aggressive than originally manufactued. Studded tyres or chains are prohibited.
• Vehicles over 95” wheelbase with standard production bodywork will be allowed one shunt per section.
• Where there are less than 3 entrants in a class the classes shall be amalgamated according to suspension type then wheelbase.
• Scoring

20.1
Points for the purpose of the league shall be awarded as follows:
Class Win               10 points
Class Second          9 points
Class Third              8 points
Class Fourth            7 points
Class Fifth               6 points
Class Sixth             5 points
Class Seventh         4 points
Class Eighth            3 points
Class Ninth             2 points
Class Tenth             1 point

Bonus points shall be awarded for overall position as follows:

Overall Win              10 points
Overall Second        9 points
Overall Third            8 points
Overall Fourth          7 points
Overall Fifth             6 points
Overall Sixth            5 points
Overall Seventh        4 points
Overall Eighth          3 points
Overall Ninth            2 points
Overall Tenth           1 point

20.2
The league will consist of 8 rounds. Each competitor’s best 7 results in the rounds will be counted for the overall final results. In the event of any rounds being cancelled the remaining number of rounds minus one will be counted for the final results.

The coordinator for the league will be:

Mark Barnes
129 Barden Lane
Burnley
Lancs
BB10 1JD
Tel. 07866 506521