Reglement BAJA SAXONIA

The English translation only serves as information, the newest German version applies

The BAIA SAXONIA is open for motorcycles (under 180 kg and over 180 kg), quad/ATV, off-road vehicles (up to 3.5 t) and trucks (from 3.5 t to 7.5 t and over 7.5 t).  All vehicles require a valid permanent registration and third-party liability insurance. Vehicles will be scrutineered before the start of the event, with functionality, road safety and compulsory equipment being checked.

All additional components like road book holder, tripmaster etc. are to have no sharp edges or corners

cars, trucks:

All parts in the vehicle must be stowed and secured that no danger can arise for the occupants! The carrying of reserve canisters is forbidden!

All persons must wear a protective helmet during the timed stages.

(Start fee includes 100,00 EUR non-returnable entry fee and 19 % VAT)

Entry for this event has to be in writing and is to be hrough the web page www.baja-saxonia.de. An online form can be found there, which has to be filled in completely and sent off. Entries are open from 01/01/2010 to 31/03/2010, and the number of entrants is limited for organisational reasons. In order to register on arrival, each competitor must show their personal pass/passport, driving licence and the registration permit. The entry in the list of starters is only made after complete receipt of the stated entry fee and providing starting places are still available.

The remainder of the start fee is to be paid in cash on the 13/05/2010 on registration at the drivers’ camp. If payment is not made, then there is no entitlement to start. Costs for food are paid on site directly to the catering company.

The event will be run in two timed stages in addition to the prologue. The drivers’ camp and the actual routes are separated from one another. No third party help is thus possible during the timed stages (WP), so that the competitors can only help themselves or each other.

At the end of a WP, there will be a “sweeper up” who will travel the route last and will assist immobile vehicles or accompany them back to the drivers’ camp.

A fuelling zone will be provided near the start. Only commercially available fuel cans holding up to 20 l each will be admitted. Such fuel cans must be left in the fuelling area on the evening before, independently and within a given time window. The fuelling area will be guarded at night. The cans will be transported back to the paddock by the organiser. On site, you will be told at what time exactly you should bring the cans. Only fuel cans ( don´t forget the label them! ) may be left in the fuelling area. No spare or accessory parts will be accepted. No thrid party will have access during the race.

The event will be run on unsurfaced roads. There are two timed stages of different lengths, which are described in the road book and  where the drivers must pass though various checkpoints (CP). These are on the route and confirm the arrival with a stamp on the on-board card (stick). That is the most important proof of the route driven. If it should be lost, then the stage counts as having been missed. The input and exit from the event site of the WP is allowed only at the checkpoint designated by the organizer.

The assessment of the individual stages will be made known in the description in the road book. The time, which the competitors require to cover the given route, will be recorded. The largest unit of time is an hour; the smallest assessed unit of time is a second. The times are entered on the on-board card (stick).

Each Prolog / timed stage starts with the check-in at the time control in the drivers´ camp. Then the route leads along a link stage to the start. Without checking in, the prolog / timed stage is invalid. The check-in times are determined for the prolog according to the order of the entry, for WP 1 according to the order of the prolog, for WP 2 according to the order of WP 1. The check-in time for the prolog is posted four hours before the start of the prolog, and for WP 1 and WP 2 approx. 2 hours after the end of the prolog / end of the WP. The starting order for WP 1 and WP 2 is not separated according to the class of vehicle, that is, motorcycles and quads or cars and trucks start mixed, but the assessment will be in the advertised classes.

The course is laid out as a circuit. Each given circuit must be driven with the checkpoints along it in the correct sequence. The checkpoints may only be passed through once and only in the correct sequence. A time window is available for this for all competitors (see time plan). (Note: the time of the end of the WP is the same for all competitors – the first starter has more time to completely end the race.) At the end of the race, there is a separate finishing gate with time being recorded.

The race day must be completed in every case at the check-out in the drivers' camp, otherwise the day counts as not having been driven (check-out up to 2 hours after the end of the WP). In case the race cannot be completed in the give maximum  time (end of the WP), then the last time at a checkpoint will be assessed, plus the applied penalty time.

In case the race is interrupted, all competitors will be stopped by the next marshal (red flag, overtaking forbidden!). After the race has been restarted, competitors restart the race without time gaps, but in the order of arrival at the marshal. There is a lump sum time bonus for all competitors, who have not yet completed the race at this time. Failure to observe the interruption of the race will lead to disqualification.

Each competitor is responsible for the observation of the check-in, start and check-out times.

A daily assessment will be made at the end of each WP and the sum of the two daily times gives the overall result. In order to avoid misunderstandings, there will be a discussion with the drivers before the start of the event.

The competitors undertake with the sending in of the entry to fix the advertising of the sponsors, who support the event, to their vehicles (according to pasting layout). No competitive advertising will be admitted.

Each vehicle is handed stick-on plates with start number from the organisers at the start. These must be fixed to the vehicle on the two front doors and be as readable as possible during the event. Motorcycle and quad drivers will recieve three race numbers which will have to be applied to the front and the sides of the vehicle.

Every driver is obliged to provide assistance both within and outside the timed stages!

Assistance with technical problems is not an obligation, but is a matter of fairness. No assistance is permitted during the timed stages from persons not named and not travelling with a competitor. The competitors are only allowed to help themselves and each other! 

A timed stage counts as broken off if a competitor gives up as a result of technical problems or exceeds the allowed maximum time. In this case, the last assessed CP time is assessed + penalty times for the missing CPs. 

A timed stage counts as not driven if it is not started or if it is started and no assessed circuit is achieved. In this case, the maximum time for this WP + 1 hour penalty time for each CP is assessed.

If the on-board card is not handed in (reading of the stick at the check-out in the drivers' camp) at the end of the timed stage, then this counts as not having been driven.

Exceptional decisions can be made by the race management in case of extremely unsporting behaviour.  

There is an absolute alcohol and drugs ban for all competitors! Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs will lead to disqualification. The team will also be excluded from the classification for the following offences:

All drivers, other persons in the vehicle and vehicles start at their own risk! No claims of any sort can be made against the organisers or a third party. For this reason, a liability exclusion is to be signed by the driver and other persons travelling with him/her at the start, with the signature being checked against the personal pass. The organisers also reserve the right to:

The event will partially be run in an active opencast mine. In consideration of this, we wish to point out as a precaution that it could occur that the event has to be cancelled, perhaps at short notice, and repeated at a later date on account of extreme weather like rain, fire, storm, hail, lightning, flooding, landslides or other elementary dangers, and also through breakdowns or operational interruptions by the owner/operator and other causes for which the organiser cannot be held responsible. Although such an event is naturally competitive, everyone should behave in a sporting and fair manner. This is an off-road event, which is primarily intended to be fun!

A protest can be handed in against the decision of the organisers by depositing 250 EUR within one hour of the announcement of the results of a timed stage. If the protest is successful, then the 250 EUR will be returned.

You will find sport observers, marshals and Orga employees at the start and finish, at control points and on the route itself. Observers and the Orga management help in the assessment of the results in the camp, when there are questions regarding the rules and with technical problems. Information about the route or the type of special tests and questions about rules and assessment cannot be answered by the marshals.

The entire event will be accompanied by emergency doctors and ambulance personnel. The organiser only provides the medical service, any treatment by a doctor must be paid directly to the doctor. Please ask your health insurer if they would reimburse this. You should also ask if your insurance would pay for rescue by helicopter and recovery costs. If this is not the case, then we earnestly advise you to take out an additional insurance. The organiser can accept no liability for the work of the medical service. Warning: Permanent illnesses (allergies, diabetes etc) must be reported to the accompanying emergency doctors before the rally.