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LONDON
Rallye Sud to go (Stage
0.16) Seven days to go!
Cars that had completed their paperwork are running in qualifying events for positions on the starting grid on November 2nd - Registration is now closed The teams now have a week to get everything ready for the start of the Rallye proper...
28/10/2002 (6 to go) Peter Kertesz, driver,team 32, has promised to give a short talk on 'Interesting animals and how to handle them" here we can see him checking a Lion. The good news is that this one is friendly.
There are a number of animals dotted along the rallye route and most of the interesting ones will make themselves known to the teams.
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31 October 2002: (3 to go) Teams informed of go-as-you-please style of 1st leg...
Each team was permitted to choose their own route to RS-Stop-One, near Bayeux in Calvados, by 11:00 Saturday 2nd November.
The teams will set off at ten minute intervals (in the order they completed the M25 endurance race) starting at noon on Saturday 2nd of November.
. The stage will be judged on an economy run basis. All fuel, Channel crossing costs, accommodation, subsistence and other costs incurred by the driver, navigator and vehicle but not by support teams, additional passengers etc will be calculated and the winners will be the teams who are the most economical.
Any route is permitted. No laws or traffic regulations can be broken. No privilege or priority can be claimed or demanded. Teams will be expected to take prevailing weather conditions into account and to arrive at Stop-One no later than noon (French time) plus starting time off-set on Sunday 3rd November.
Penalties are £1 per minute for early or late arrivals greater than + or - 15 minutes of projected arrival time (noon (French time) plus starting time off-set)
In the event that no route is declared the by the stated deadline the team will given a route plan by the organisers and this must be adhered to in that all instructions will be followed without exception. In the event of failure to comply the team in question will enjoy the same economy score of the least economical team in the stage.
Picture of RS-Stop-One, near Bayeux in Calvados
Accomodation and entertainments kindly provided by Alan Taylor,
Driver, team 8.
1 Nov 2002 - One day to Go.
All prices and times are approximate guide only and were selected using Mystery Shopper techniques to ensure normal level of consumer confusion and innacuracy was embodied in the results.
We believe that since 'privatization' it is possible to have your car posted to France but time did not permit details to be obtained.
See the stage......
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