FEDERATION OF BRITISH POLICE MOTOR CLUBS
RULES FOR THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE TREK CHAMPIONSHIP
Rule 1 - Governance.
1.1 There
shall be a meeting which will take the form of an Annual General Meeting at the
end of each championship year.
1.2 The
Annual General Meeting shall appoint a National Trek Secretary for the
forthcoming year.
1.3 The
venue of the Annual General Meeting shall be at the discretion of the National
Trek Secretary.
1.4 Trek
organisers and competitors shall be informed of the venue of the Annual General
Meeting.
Rule 2 – Rule deleted
Rule 3 - Event Dates.
3.1 The
National Trek Secretary must be notified as soon as practicable of the intended
dates of each event. Such notice must
be given at least twelve weeks prior to the date of the event.
3.2 There
must be at least three weeks between each event.
3.3 The
final event of the year may take place no later than the first full weekend in
October.
Rule 4 - Entrant Qualification.
4.1 The
competition shall be an individual and team event.
4.2 Qualifying
entrants shall be persons who, at the date of an event for which they have entered,
are current members of a club which is affiliated to the FBPMC.
4.3 Persons
outside this category may be invited to take part in a “Guest Championship” and
be considered for a “Spirit of the Event” award, but are excluded from National
Trek Championship points.
4.4 Rule
deleted
4.5 All
entries must be sent to the event organiser so as to reach him or her prior to
28 days before the date of the event.
4.5.1 Any
entrant who cannot comply with the 28 day requirement of Rule 4.5 will be
responsible for making his or her own accommodation arrangements.
Rule 5 - Qualifying Dates / Awards.
5.1 The
National Motorcycle Trek Championship will commence on 1st January each year.
5.2 The
trophies will be presented at the Annual General Meeting arranged as per Rule
1.1.
5.3 The
trophies may be made available for presentation at the FBPMC AGCM for the
preceding year’s competition.
Rule 6 – Qualifying Teams
6.1 Riders who intend to join together as a team for an event
shall declare an agreed team name to the organiser(s) in advance of the event.
6.2 Teams may consist of:
·
A minimum of two riders in any one event, and
·
A maximum of three riders in any one event, and
·
A maximum of five riders in any one season -
provided in all cases at least two of the riders at each
event shall be ‘qualifying entrants’ in accordance with Rule 4.2
6.3 Subject to Rule 6.2, where two riders wish to enter as a team
for an event, they may, by mutual consent, be joined by another rider who may
be another ‘qualifying entrant’ under Rule 4.2 or an invited guest in
accordance with Rule 4.3.
6.3.1 Organisers shall not form ad-hoc teams from individual riders,
nor supplement a team consisting of only two riders with another rider, without
the prior agreement of each of the riders concerned.
6.4 A team name may not be used at more than one event in any one
calendar year, unless, at subsequent events:
·
Rule 6.2 is satisfied, and
·
at least two of the proposed riders have competed under that team
name at the first event in that calendar year at which a team of that name
competed
6.5 Teams who do not finish an event with at least two of the
three riders nominated to compete for that team before the start of the event
will not be eligible for team championship points for that event.
Rule 7 – Championship and Championship Points.
7.1 If
a Motorcycle Trek Championship comprises of fewer than three events, the
championship will be declared void.
7.2 In
order that event organisers may stand an equal chance in the championship,
those riders and teams who compete in all Championship events will forfeit
their worst scoring result.
7.3 At the conclusion of each event in the championship, the
event secretary shall rank each competing rider
who is a ‘qualifying entrant’ by virtue of Rule 4.2, in order of merit
in accordance with his or her event score, where necessary taking into
consideration any tiebreaker applied by virtue of Rule 17.2.
7.4 The
National Trek Secretary shall duly award to each individual rider who is a
‘qualifying entrant’, championship points for each event. Such points shall be equal to that rider’s
ordinal position in the order of merit in that event. Competitors who are invited guests by virtue
of Rule 4.3 will have ‘Guest Championship’ points allocated separately by the
same method.
7.5 At the conclusion of each event in the championship, the
event secretary shall rank each competing team formed in accordance with Rule 6
in order of merit in accordance with their event score.
7.6 The
National Trek Secretary shall duly award to each team which qualifies under
Rule 6 ante, ‘Team Championship’ points which shall be equal to that team’s
ordinal position in the order of merit for each event.
7.6 A rider
shall be deemed to have entered the championship when he or she competes in an
event. Without prejudice to Rule 7.2, where a rider does not compete in any or
either of the other events in the annual series, the National Trek Secretary
shall award that rider championship points for each such event and the points
awarded shall in each case be one point more than the points awarded to the
lowest ranked rider at the championship event attended by the greatest number
of riders. This shall apply to both the individual and guest championships.
7.6 A team
shall be deemed to have entered the championship when that team competes in an
event. Without prejudice to Rule 7.2, where a team does not compete in any or
either of the other events in the annual series, the National Trek Secretary
shall award that team championship points for each such event and the points
awarded shall in each case be one point more than the points awarded to the
lowest ranked team at the championship event attended by the greatest number of
teams.
7.7 The order
of merit for the individual, guest and team championships shall begin with the
lowest total championship score.
Rule 8 - Rider Responsibilities.
8.1 A
rider shall be responsible for all expenses incurred by him or her and his or
her personal companions in respect of food, accommodation etc, whilst attending
an event. Failure to comply will result
in disqualification from the results of the event.
.
8.2 In
order to ensure their eligibility to score maximum points in a Trek, a rider
must complete the full event on the machine he started with. However, any rider who suffers machine
failure or physical incapacity prior to completing the full event may submit, to
a member of the organising staff, their Answer Sheet(s) for marking of those
clues that have been visited, and answered, prior to the machine failure or
physical incapacity becoming apparent.
8.3 Any
competitor who is reported by the police for any infringement of the Road
Traffic Act whilst taking part in the event must inform the event organisers as
soon as practicable. For
an event in
8.4 Any
competitor involved in a “reportable” road accident must inform the event
organisers as soon as practicable.
8.5 Any Road Traffic offence detected whilst
taking part in the event will result in disqualification from that event.
Rule 9 - Event Secretary’s Responsibilities.
9.1 Regulations
published for an event shall show that riders are bound by these rules. The entry form shall include a certification
that the rider accepts these rules and is eligible to ride as per Rules 4.2 and
4.3.
9.2 Entry
forms will contain a Declaration of Indemnity against the organising club, the
FBPMC region and the FBPMC. The
indemnity must be signed by all competitors and their passenger(s).
9.3 The
secretary / organiser of every Trek will hold a Briefing during the early part
of the evening prior to the Trek taking place.
All competitors must be apprised of the location and time of the
Briefing. Any competitor who is not
able to present at such a Briefing must make his absence known to the
organiser(s) in order that he/she may be briefed later.
9.4 The
secretary / organiser of every Trek shall send to the National Trek Secretary
details of the results of those riders and teams eligible for Championship
points in order of overall merit.
9.4.1 The
results list shall include the competitor’s full name; club; whether they
are competing
as a member or guest of that club and score.
9.5 The
secretary / organiser of every Trek shall, in the Entry Fee of all competitors
in National Motorcycle Trek Championship competitions, include a levy for the
purpose of providing replica trophies to the award winners in those
competitions.
9.5.1 The
amount of the levy referred to in Rule 9.5 shall be determined at the National
Motorcycle Trek Annual General Meeting.
9.5.2 The
secretary / organiser of every Trek shall forward the sum of money, levied in
accordance with Rule 9.5, to the National Trek Secretary as soon as practicable
after the completion of their event.
9.6 The
secretary / organiser of each event will be responsible for ensuring that all
aspects of the event are legal and that these rules are complied with.
Rule 10 - National Trek Secretary.
10.1 At
the conclusion of each championship, the National Trek Secretary will arrange publication
of a full list of the results in the FBPMC magazine. A copy will also be sent to the National
Motorcycle Secretary.
10.2 The
National Trek Secretary shall maintain, or cause to have maintained, a Bank
Account into which money levied in accordance with Rule 9.5 shall be paid.
10.3 Any
balance accumulating in the Bank Account referred to in Rule 10.2 after the
provision of Replica Trophies, shall be used to benefit the Motorcycle Trek
‘Community’ as a whole.
Rule 11 - Mileage.
11.1 No
event shall be organised to cover in excess of 150 miles without a compulsory
stop.
11.2 No
event shall consist of a total mileage in excess of 220 miles unless special
circumstances apply which have been approved by the National Trek Secretary.
11.3 No event
shall consist of a total mileage in excess of 250 miles in one day.
Rule 12 - Maps
and Grid References.
12.1 For
every Trek, organisers and competitors will use Ordnance Survey maps to a scale
of 1:50,000.
12.1.1. The use by event organisers and
competitors of enlarged 1:50,000 scale maps is banned.
12.1.2 The use of any form of Global Positioning System equipment by
event organisers or competitors is banned.
12.1.3 Rule
deleted.
12.2 There
will be no more than 8 grid references in any one leg of an event.
12.3 The event
shall be organised so that all grid references are capable of being visited.
12.4 Competitors
shall not be required to visit more than 75% of the grid references in any one
leg of an event. The grid references of
the start, lunch and finish locations will not be included within the number to
be visited.
12.4.1 It shall not be necessary for a competitor to
enter consecrated ground or private property in order to visit a grid
reference.
12.5 Event
secretaries / organisers must forward details of all relevant maps and grid
references, the latter may be in up to ten figure format, to competitors at
least two weeks prior to the event.
When ten figure grid references are used, the last two figures may be
00, 25, 50 or 75 only.
12.6 The
notification at Rule 12.5 shall include the edition number and the publication
date of the maps used by the event organiser.
Rule 13 - Route.
13.1
The
route chosen by a competitor shall be that which he or she considers to be the
most convenient means of visiting the number of grid references required to be
visited by Rule 12.4.
13.2 When
choosing a route, competitors may ignore any roads shown in blue or white
colour on a map.
13.2.1 The only exceptions to Rule 13.2 will relate to a blue road, when
the National Trek Secretary has given his approval to its use, and a white road
which has a fully metalled surface and is the only access to and egress from a
particular grid reference.
Rule 14 - Time.
14.1 Competitors
will not be timed; however, they may be given a time at which the event will
close. This time will have allowed all
competitors reasonable and adequate time to have visited the number of Grid
References required by Rule 12.4.
Failure to return by this time may render a competitor liable to a
penalty.
Rule 15 - Marshals.
15.1 Event secretaries / organisers shall have
the discretion to place clearly visible marshals at any convenient
location. Such a marshal shall only be
used to convey information of an urgent nature to competitors.
Rule 16 - Questions.
16.1 At
each grid reference will be found the answer to a question.
Rule 17 - Scoring.
17.1 Recommended
scoring to be as follows:
20
points per correct answer.
20
points per correctly identified photograph.
17.2 Event organisers may instigate a
“tie-breaker” to be used to differentiate between competitors having the same
score.
Rule 18 - Breaks.
18.1 There
must be a refreshment break between the legs of an event which will last for a
minimum of 20 minutes.
Rule 19 - Competitors.
19.1 A
competitor shall be the person identified as the ‘Rider’ on the relevant Entry
Form.
Rule 20 - Vehicles.
General Information.
These rules have been drawn up by a cross section of
competitors in order to clarify previous rules.
These rules will be adopted from 1st
January 2010.
Amendments from the previous rules
are shown by underlined text.
Clarification of any aspect of these rules can be sought
by contacting the National Trek Secretary.
These Rules are strictly guided by Regulation 5(b),
Motor Vehicles (Competition and Trials) Regulations 1969, thereby allowing a
Trek to be run as ‘an automatically authorised event’ for which no special
permission is required.