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THE ROUTE IS PRE-DETERMINED BY THE LDR SOCIETY
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MAX. TWO DRIVERS PER VEHICLES
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THE START IS STAGGERED, SLOWEST VEHICLES FIRST
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THE RACE IS A NON-STOP EVENT ON PUBLIC ROADS
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NATIONAL LAWS (SPEED LIMITS; ETC.) HAVE TO BE OBEYED
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EACH TEAM HAS TO FOLLOW THE DESIGNATED ROUTE (MAINLY COUNTRY ROADS), THE
USE OF MOTORWAYS IS PROHIBITED
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IF A TEAM DOES NOT FOLLOW THE SPECIFIED ROUTE DUE TO A NAVIGATION ERROR
OR ANOTHER PROBLEM (DEVIATION, ACCIDENT, ETC.) THE ROAD ACTUALLY FOLLOWED
HAS TO BE RECORDED, THIS STAGE WILL BE CALCULATED WITH THE WORST TIME ACHIEVED
BY ANY TEAM IN THE FINAL EVALUATION
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NO SERVICE CREWS ALLOWED
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VEHICLE HAS TO BE BUILT BEFORE THE 1973 OIL-CRISIS (EXEMPTIONS TO BE ALLOWED BY THE
LDR SOCIETY)
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VEHICLES ENTERED MUST BE "SPORTY", I.E. EITHER HAVE A FIA GT/GTS HOMOLOGATION OR BE
A TUNED CAR. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REGISTERED.
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APPLICATIONS MAY BE REJECTED WITHOUT RATIONALE BY THE LDR SOCIETY
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EACH VEHICLE'S AVERAGE SPEED TO BEAT IS CALCULATED BY A SPECIAL FORMULA
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WINNER IS THE TEAM THAT HAS COMPLETED THE DISTANCE WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE
SPEED MINUS ITS CALCULATED SPEED
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IF NO TEAM SUCCEEDS TO ACHIEVE ITS CALCULATED AVERAGE SPEED, THE WINNER
IS THE TEAM THAT COMES CLOSEST
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A MINIMUM NUMBER OF SEVEN PHOTOS HAVE TO BE TAKEN DURING THE RALLYE, NONE OF THEM
MAY BE TAKEN FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONLY TWO ALLOWED DURING REFUELLING
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IF A TEAM HAS BROKEN DOWN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT OR A TECHNICAL PROBLEM, ANY
OTHER TEAM PASSING HAS TO STOP AND HELP IF POSSIBLE, THE DELAY CAUSED
WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FINAL EVALUATION
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IT IS REQUIRED (AND MANDATORY) TO USE PUMP FUEL DURING THE RALLY. IT IS
MANDATORY TO LOAD FUEL AT GAS STATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE DURING THE RALLY. ADDITIVES (LEAD SUBSTITUTES, OCTANE BOOSTERS) HOWEVER ARE ALLOWED.
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THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY MAY BE INCREASED TO ANY DESIRED CAPACITY. NO FUEL STORAGE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ALLOWED.
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MODERN TYRES (INCL. M+S) ARE PERMITTED. ONLY TYRES READILY AVAILABLE RETAIL WILL BE
PERMITTED, I.E. NO HAND CUT TREADED RACING TYRES. SNOW CHAINS ARE ALLOWED.
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BRAKING SYSTEMS MAY BE IMPROVED.
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OIL COOLERS ARE PERMITTED.
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INDUCTION IS FREE, BUT NO SUPERCHARGING (UNLESS FACTORY FITTED).
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SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE FREE.
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SWAY BARS AND SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS ARE PERMITTED.
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MODIFICATIONS TO CAMSHAFT, PISTONS, RODS, VALVES, SPRINGS AND ANY MOVING PARTS ARE PERMITTED.
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IT IS ALLOWED TO USE ENGINES OF THE SAME MAKE/FAMILY.
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GEARBOX, RATIO AND FINAL DRIVE ARE FREE AS ARE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIALS.
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ALL MODIFICATIONS WILL INFLUENCE THE SPEED CALCULATION!
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ALL MODIFICATIONS MUST BE CONTEMPORARY (ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND HALOGEN
LIGHTS ARE ALLOWED, HOWEVER).
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ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION AIDS (GPS) ARE PROHIBITED. MOBILE PHONES ARE ACCEPTABLE (IF USED IN EMERGENCIES ONLY)
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FITMENT AND USE OF SEAT BELTS IS MANDATORY
RECOMMENDATIONS:
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DO NOT REMOVE SOUND DEADENING MATERIAL
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CONSIDER THE USE OF EARPLUGS
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FIT GOOD HEADLIGHTS, INCLUDING FOG LAMPS
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FUEL TANK HAS TO BE GOOD FOR A RANGE OF AT LEAST 400km (BETTER 600km)
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A MAP LIGHT IS ESSENTIAL
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TAKE SPARES, SPARE WHEEL AND TOOLS
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FULL RACE SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER 30 HOURS NON-STOP
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USE ONLY CURRENT MICHELIN® (1:250000 scale for France, Luxemburg, Andorra and Belgium; 1:400000
for Spain) MAPS FOR NAVIGATION
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