Navrun/ Pursuit/ Amazing Race, Navrun After Dark RULES

Some rules only apply to one or two of our events....the ones that do are highlighted in red.

1. We accept all classes so long as the vehicle is safe and allowed to be driven on the road. The vehicle must be road registered and any driver must be licensed.

2. There is no age restriction for your navigator.

3. All drivers of the vehicle must sign an Indemnity Form.

4. All common road rules and courtesies apply.   

5. We have a breathalyser and will use it. Any team with a driver who has a reading in excess of .05 will be disqualified from the event.   

6. As with all events, excessive speed and vehicle control is a major concern. Remember these are public roads and tracks, and not a race track. Keep your speed down. GPS Trackers are now fitted to your vehicles, which have an accuracy of 1 kph, beware!  Penalties are:  1st offence 5 pts, 2nd offence 10 pts, 3rd offence 15 pts, 4th offence 20 pts and 5th offence 25 pts and so on. Then every consecutive speed offence is 5 pts.

7. You and your occupants must be restrained by properly fitted seatbelts or harnesses at all times. A 100-point penalty applies for every occupant found not wearing them.

8.You are in teams of two, this is so for safety and recovery. The ‘speed police’ will impose a 100-point penalty if teams are found separated by more than three minutes. Officials have the power to stop any one vehicle of the team and do a countdown on the arrival of the 2nd vehicle. We now are also able to impose this penalty by using our GPS Loggers. (2 car team Events Only)

9. (a)With regard to teams chasing extra points and finishing later. A 20-point penalty applies for every 15 minutes or part thereof a team is late. 0 - 15 min late = 20pts, 16 - 30 min late = 40pts, 31 – 45 min late = 60pts, 46 - 60 min late = 80pts(an so on.....). Don't speed home. Maxium penalty is 200 points.

9. (b) In regards to running late becuase of your vehicle/s breaking down. All copies or your notes and/or camera must be handed in on time if not you will incur penalties.(see Rule 9a.). There will be no leeway because of your vehicle breaking down, either incur the penalties or get your notes to us one way or another.

10. For safety /Permit Requirements or public nuisance reasons some roads or tracks may be deemed out of bounds or directional, and these restrictions will be listed in your track notes. There is a 50 point penalty per offence. 

11. (a) The Recovery Rule. There is no penalty for being recovered, however the team which performs the recovery will receive an extra 15 minutes grace at the end of the day. Both teams must report this to the officials at the earliest possible time. However if the team who has the 15 minute grace is unable to do so, they can come in 15 minutes later and then report it to the officials.

11. (b) Being recovered by an Official. Our officials cannot at times leave their position immediately to assist you. Only when they are able to do so, they will. Also, because I have to pay my officials to help out with other matters, a small fee needs to be paid for their efforts if it is a long distance away from Base Camp. I hope you can understand this. This fee will be payable personaly to the official, and the price will be negotiated between yourself and the official. Usually at a per kilomtere basis.

12. Avoid congestion at waypoint/photo points. If other teams are waiting in cue for their photo a time limit of 5 minutes will apply. You may rejoin the back of the cue if you are not satisfied with your shot after your initial 5 minutes. If a complaint is lodged a no questions asked 25 point penalty will apply. (Navrun or Navrun After Dark Only).

13. Tampering with items. Certain times we place man made objects in our photos. Competitors who deliberately hide or discard these objects will be severely penalised. A disqualification will result at our discretion. Objects must be put back where they are initially found.

14. In the event that your vehicle breaks down and you cannot compete no longer, we will allow your other vehicle to continue to compete, however a 50% deduction off your score per photo/ course will be given. Please report this to officials ASAP so we are able to rectify and correct your scores appropriately. (Navrun Only), (not valid for Alpine Pursuit).

15. Photo judging. 25% deductions per incorrect "positions", & a 25% deduction per incorrect "subjects" (maximum 50% of total point value). A 50% deduction of photo score for very poor replications. No score for unrecognisable, wrong place, etc photos. Zooming is not an issue on all photos. We will not get real picky during the event, but if there is a tied score then we must.  In 2004, just 5 points split 1st and 2nd place in the series. We then have to get this picky to identify the real winners. A 50% deduction will be given if there isn't a 2nd vehicle in your photo when asked to include it. (Navrun and Navrun After Dark Only).

16. Failure to insert your Team name and Number where asked for will incur a 20 point penalty per Course.

17. GPS loggers have been fitted to your vehicles. These are designed to record your speed, distance and route. If the units are dampered with, or switched off at any given time, we have the right to disqualify the team, as this is ruled as cheating. If have found to be stationery for more than 15 minutes by the data logger, you will require a 'please explain' to the officials. A 50pt penalty will be applied if we find your answer unsatisfactory. A 100pt penalty per 30 minutes of being stationary will apply.

The loggers are now fitted with "security tape"... a breach of this tape will apply as per above.

18. You have the right to dispute a score or decision. If any dispute arises, it will be made final by the organiser of the event. If the organiser has made that decision, that is it, no more can be said of it.

19. Any special stages that are marshaled, must have a running sheet which shall be shown to all competitors to read before they comence that stage, that running sheet shall explain the stage in detail, from what to do and what is penalised, etc. Once read, the competitor must understand and verbally acknowledge it.

20. Any special stages.....A score sheet must be used to be signed off by the competitor at the end of the stage so they know if they have been penalised, etc.. although this is still open to dispute by a competitor. If the competitor refuses to sign it after discussion with the marshall, then no points will be awarded.

21. Any competitor that shows aggresssion, bad language, etc to a marshal will either be penalised or disqualified from the event, and future events of Navrun. This ruling will be made final by the organiser of the event.