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We would like to thank Team Strange for permission to use these rules.
The following rules shall apply in all Minuteman events, unless we specifically advise to the contrary. Questions regarding the Rules may be addressed to the Rallymaster. Questions are encouraged. Better to ask now than be hammered later. Remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse for its violation.
I. MOTORCYCLE/RIDER REQUIREMENTS: 1. Must be currently registered and have a valid motorcycle license plate in place. Proof of registration will be required. WARNING: If for any reason, you change your license plate during the rally (or lose it), you must contact the Rallymasters before collecting additional bonuses. Failure to so advise the Rallymasters may result in the imposition of penalties up to and including disqualification without refund. 2. Must be insured. Riders must carry insurance/proof of insurance as required by the laws of the state in which their motorcycle is registered with the following additional requirements. Riders must carry liability coverage of at least $100,000 per person/$300,000 per accident (U.S.) Minuteman 1000 riders must present proof of insurance and liability limits, in the form of an original Proof of Insurance Card from your insurance company or the Declarations Sheet of the policy itself. 3. Riders are strongly encouraged to avoid excessive exhaust noise. Although no formal noise testing will be conducted, riders are reminded that the rally depends on good relations with the neighborhoods that host our event. Riders are referred to the provisions in these rules regarding rider conduct. The Minuteman 1000 shall follow the current Ironbutt Association rules with respect to Motorcycle Noise Standards. Motorcycles with OEM exhaust systems containing original baffles and packing will be exempt from testing. All other systems will be tested in the same manner and using the same equipment as set forth in Ironbutt rules. Systems testing in excess of 105 dbA on the SAE stationary test (50% of max rated RPM, 20" from the tailpipe) are prohibited. 4. Rider holds a valid driver's license, with valid motorcycle endorsement. 5. Helmet use required. 6. Signed acknowledgements of risk/releases, as required by the Rallymasters. 7. Spare Number 8. Minuteman events are designed to be a test of rider and machine. Swapping motorcycles during the rally will cause the competitor to lose ten thousand (10,000) points. 9. If you wish to collect bonus points, your odometer must remain functional. If it fails, you may no longer collect bonus points until it is repaired. Documentation of the failure and repair will be required. 10. Motorcycle must comply with all applicable Federal and State requirements. 11. Failure to complete check in procedures (including but not limited to mileage check, tech inspection, and completion of rally paperwork) prior to established deadlines will result in a DNS (did not start) for the rider, and will be deemed a withdrawal from the event. In such event, no refund of entry fees will be made. 12. Motorcycle must arrive at all checkpoints and/or finish under its own power. Example: Your motorcycle breaks down 30 miles from the checkpoint or finish line. You and your motorcycle are transported to the checkpoint/finish line by means other than your motorcycle. You must return to the point of breakdown, then ride to the checkpoint/finish line. II. AUXILIARY FUEL SYSTEMS: 1. An auxiliary fuel system is not required. 2. In the event a fuel log is required, motorcycles carrying less than seven U.S. gallons of fuel may be awarded bonus points for maintaining the log, even if no such log is kept during the rally. Riders will be advised in advance of the rally regarding fuel log requirements, if any. 3. Auxiliary fuel systems must conform as follows:
III. RIDER CONDUCT: 1. Riders are expected to act in a sportsman-like fashion at all times during the rally. A. Any attempt at cheating, even to the degree that you do not understand the rules, can result in penalties up to immediate disqualification. B. Riders shall not accept or receive assistance from other persons in planning their route or obtaining bonus locations. C. In order to claim points for a bonus location, Riders must first have actually traveled to that location. Often, questions are used to verify a rider's presence at a specified location. In order to earn points, Riders must both travel to the specified location and correctly answer the question. Riders are expected to travel to the exact location specified in the bonus instructions. D. Bonus points must be claimed. Unclaimed points shall not be awarded. Once your route sheet is submitted for scoring, you may not claim bonuses. Example: a bonus requires you to note the name of the river crossing Hwy. A at mile marker 103. You mentally note the name of the river but forget to write it down on your route sheet. Halfway through the scoring of your route sheet, you remember your error. Because you did not record the answer on your route sheet, you did not claim the bonus, and will not be awarded the points. E. During the event, riders may not travel with persons not entered in the event. Example: your brother may not ride his motorcycle with you on the rally, unless he is also entered in the rally. Example: your friend may not follow you in his car while you run the rally. F. Rules regarding rider conduct apply to conduct prior to the start of the rally, during the rally and after the rally has ended without time limit. Should we find several years later about any acts compromising the rally, we reserve the right to change rally results and remove your name from all records relating to your finishing position including all published stories about the Rally within our control. G. Riders will be held accountable and responsible for the actions of persons associated with the rider (i.e. sponsors, pit crew, etc.) even if those persons are not participating in the Rally. A violation of these rules by a person or group associated with a rider will be treated the same as if the rider personally violated the rules. H. Wheelies, burnouts, "rev-tuning" and other similar conduct by a rider or a guest of a rider will result in immediate disqualification of the rider and guest(s) from any and all TeamStrange events. I. Riders may obtain private and/or corporate sponsorship. Sponsorship shall be disclosed to the Rallymasters in advance of the event. The Rallymasters reserve the right to disallow sponsorships that provide an unfair competitive advantage to the sponsored rider. This decision is at the sole discretion of the Rallymasters. J. YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS.
IV. BONUS HUNTING 1. In the event that riders are provided with lists of bonus locations, riders will be advised as to the number of pages comprising each bonus list. It is the rider's responsibility to insure that he has all pages of the bonus list before leaving the checkpoint. Riders are advised to inquire about any last minute changes or corrections to bonus lists. 2. The bonus list will contain areas for riders to note information about specific bonuses listed. The bonus list, therefore, becomes each rider's record of places visited, and points earned. Riders will only be provided with one copy of the bonus list. Do not lose your paperwork. Lost paperwork will not be replaced. 3. Bonus sheets are considered the property of the Rallymaster, and will not be returned to riders after submission for scoring. Retention, copying or distribution of bonus lists without the express permission of the Rallymasters will subject the Rider to penalties up to and including disqualification. 4. Occasionally, riders may be asked to verify their presence at a bonus location by photographing the location and/or purchasing an item at the location. These photographs and/or items will be turned in to the Rallymasters at the time each leg is scored, and become the property of the Minutemen. These items will not be returned to you. If you want one for yourself, buy two. 5. Riders may be offered a "layover" bonus. Such a bonus would require a rider to remain in a specified location for a specified period of time. Unless otherwise directed by the Rallymaster, riders must verify their layover by credit card purchase receipt. The same credit card must be used to verify start and end times. The location of the start and end of the layover may not be separated by more than one mile. 6. The Minuteman 1000 is not a "pure" scavenger hunts. Example: The bonus requires you to obtain a gaming chip from Las Vegas. The clear intention of the bonus is for the rider to travel to Las Vegas and purchase the chip. Do not stop at a gas station on I-15 and ask customers if they have such a chip. This is considered cheating and you will be disqualified, without a refund. 7. If there are time or date restrictions on a bonus, it is YOUR responsibility to insure that the time on the receipt you obtain for proof is correct and within the guidelines given. (Unless the bonus listing says otherwise, we will allow a reasonable variance [5 minutes in most cases] with the time). 8.Always make sure that the each receipt is readable. 9. All receipts that are submitted as a bonus item must contain the DATE, TIME, and LOCATION. In addition, all gas receipts must show GALLONS PURCHASED. 10. Photo Bonuses/Rally Towels (where
allowed by the Rallymasters)
11. Digital Cameras A. Digital Cameras will be allowed. Riders using digital cameras must have the camera and blank memory cards with them during the rider check-in process. One memory card will be required for the rally. Should a camera or memory card fail or be lost during the course of the rally, riders may switch to a backup camera and/or memory card; however, 1,000 penalty points will be incurred for the use of any backup memory card. During the check-in process, Minuteman staff will use the camera to take a picture of the rider with the memory card, remove the card from the camera and mark the card with the rider number, copy the pictures of the rider from the card, and then return the camera and memory card to the rider. B. At scoring, riders must turn in memory cards on which each bonus photo was recorded. All bonus photos must be unretouched originals. Memory cards will not be returned to riders after scoring. Memory cards and the images they contain become the property of the Minuteman 1000 Motorcycle Rally and will not be returned to riders. (Riders wishing to retain copies of bonus photos taken during the rally must copy the files before the memory card is turned in.) All digital images submitted must be 640 x 480 resolution JPEG format recorded on one of the following types of memory cards: Compact Flash, Compact Flash II, SD, SDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, MultiMediaCard (MMC), MMCplus, MMCmobile, RS-MMC, RS-MMC Dual Voltage, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SmartMedia, xD, xD Type M, or xD Type H. C. All photos must be 640 x 480 resolution. There will be a 100 point penalty for any photo submitted that is not 640 x 480. The photo may be resized to 640 x 480 at the rallymaster’s discretion prior to being accepted for scoring. 12. General Guidelines Regarding Bonuses
V. OTHER PROVISIONS 1. No persons other than the Rallymaster shall have the authority to change or alter these rules. Riders are advised that checkpoint workers, scorers, and other rally volunteers do not have the power to grant exemptions or variances to these rules. 2. Directions and instructions provided by the Rallymasters at a pre-rally Riders Meeting supersede these written rules for that event. 3. All disputes under these rules shall be resolved by the Rallymasters, whose decision shall be FINAL. 4. Riders may withdraw from the rally at any time for any reason. Riders withdrawing from the rally shall not be entitled to any refund of entry fee. 5. Riders shall report to the Rallymasters any rules violations of which they becomes aware. Riders shall cooperate with any investigation by the Rallymasters into suspected rules violations. |
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