How it Works: 24-Hour Rally

How it works: (All times are Eastern, riders are expected to correct for differences in local starting times, the rally is 26 hours, not 25 nor 27)

1. With the permission of TeamStrange, their Uniform Rules are used as the basis for the Rules which shall apply to the Cape Fear 1000. The TeamStrange Uniform Rules have been modified for this rally.
   
2. Each rider or two-up team will be assigned a rider number which will be on their rally pack. Each rider or two-up team will receive a rally flag.
   
3. Each starting point will have a unique rally pack containing a set of bonus locations and the point values for each bonus. The rally packs will be emailed on Wednesday evening prior to the Friday start to each rider. It is the responsibility of each rider to ensure that he or she provides a valid email address to receive the rally pack.
   
4. Each rider/team will select a starting point at time of registration.
   
5. Each rider/team will be required to:

a) obtain a date/time stamped receipt between 12:50 & 1:10 Eastern Time which will be their official starting time (if receipt time is incorrect, standard rules apply about documenting the correct date/time, etc., we are not going to re-invent the wheel), and

b) call the RM # between 12:50 & 1:10 Eastern Time and report that they are ready to start and their starting time as stamped on the starting receipt. The starting receipt must have date, time, location and the correct starting city shown on the receipt. If the starting location is Atlanta, GA the receipt must show Atlanta, Ga as the city, if it says Decatur, GA, then it ain’t Atlanta.

6. The rider/team will have 26 hours from the starting time to reach the finish in Wilmington, NC in order to be considered a finisher. Penalty points will begin accruing 30 minutes prior to your finishing deadline. If your starting receipt shows you started at 12:56 P.M. on April 18, then you must be at the finish line by 2:56 P.M. on April 19 to avoid a “DNF.” Your penalty points would begin to accrue at 2:26 P.M. and would accumulate as per the penalty point schedule. Remember, penalty points are calculated to arrive at the maximum penalty (that is why they are called “penalty” points).
   
7. A rest bonus will be included for each route (available between midnight and 6:00 AM). The rest bonus is not mandatory, but a rider/team probably would not finish well without taking advantage of this bonus.
   
8. Photo bonus locations will be involved in the 24-hour rally. Polaroids are the preferred photos, but you may use a digital camera if you wish. However, it will be each rider’s responsibility to produce clear pictures for the scorers to review and must be able to provide copies of the photos, either prints or stored in a jpeg format on CD or diskette, at the time of scoring. In other words, if you are going to use a digital camera, you better have access to a laptop that can display the pictures and copy them onto electronic media in the jpeg format. We are not going to do it for you.
   
9. Unless they have already been scored, each rider/team will be required to place their rally book, photos, receipts and any other documentation required for scoring into a sealed envelope and deposit it with the designated member of the rally staff not later than 4:30 p.m. on the date of the rally. The designated staff member will call the remaining rider numbers in the order each packet was received as seats become available at a scoring table. If you do not come forward when your number is called, your packet will be placed at the end of the stack and the next rider number will be called.
   
10. Miscellaneous Penalties: If appropriate, the following penalties will be assessed at scoring:
    
    1. Starting receipt error (missing required information) - 2,500 point penalty.
       
    2. Improper/Invalid Starting receipt (time outside of starting window) - 50% point reduction penalty.
       
    3. Improper/Invalid receipt (gas, rest bonus start/stop) - 1,500 points or value of bonus, whichever is lesser.
       
    4. Lost or missing receipt (gas, rest bonus start/stop) - 1,500 points or value of bonus, whichever is greater.
       
    5. Failure to call-in to Rallymaster without good cause in the event you know you will not finish or you know you will be late - Disqualification and Barred from future events hosted by the Coastal Carolina Rally Krewe.
       
    6. Other Penalties - Other situations which may arise will be addressed by the rallymaster in his sole discretion and the penalty imposed may range from a reduction in points to disqualification.