V-Power Pearl Of Africa Uganda Rally 2013 Rally Guide
RALLY GUIDE
Regulatory Power:
The V-Power Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2013 will be run in accordance with the International Sporting Code (and its Appendices), the General Prescriptions applicable to all FIA Rally Championships, FIA Africa Rally Championship regulations, the FMU Sporting Code that complies with FIA Regulations and the Supplementary Regulations (and its Appendices).
This document has no regulatory power and is issued as a guide only.
CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Message From the Organising Committee
1.2 Event History
1.3 Past winners of the event
1.4 Event Overview
2.0 EVENT ORGANISATION
2.1 Rally Office Contact Details
2.2 Programme of Rally
2.3 Critical Competitor Deadlines
3.0 COMPETITOR ARRANGEMENTS - "Pre-Event"
3.1 Entry Fee
3.2 Competitor Assistance
3.3 Vehicle Eligibility
3.4 Vehicle and Parts Importation
3.5 Two Way Radios
3.6 Medical Cards
3.7 Personal Accident Insurance
3.8 Servicing Arrangements
3.9 Fuel
3.10 Tobacco Advertising
3.11 Prize Giving
3.12 Corporate Hospitality
4.0 COMPETITOR ARRANGEMENTS - "At the Event"
4.1 Secretariat
4.2 Practice Sections (Shakedown)
4.3 Reconnaissance Arrangements
4.4 Reconnaissance Accommodation
4.5 Media Publicity
4.6 Turbo and Spare Part Sealing
4.7 Competitors Briefing
4.8 Documentation
4.9 Scrutineering
5.0 GENERAL
5.1 Facts about Uganda
5.2 Driving in Uganda
5.3 Important Information
5.4 Consular Services
5.5 General Services
5.6 Medical Services
5.7 Vehicle Services
5.8 ARC Calendar
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Message From The Organising Committee
The Pearl Of Africa Uganda Rally 2013 Organizing Committee invites you to come and experience the Pearl Of Africa Uganda Rally 2013 (POAUR 2013). Competitors will enjoy the hospitality of Uganda and treat themselves to a land of diverse cultures and sights.
This year the event will be the 6th Round of the FIA African Rally Championship.
The PEARL OF AFRICA UGANDA RALLY 2013 is organised by Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of Uganda (FMU). The event runs under the FIA African Rally Championship regulations which allow longer “competitive sections” and the competitive distance will be approximately 221 Kms. The total length of the rally will be approximately 441 Kms. It is run on gravel roads in the outlying rural areas 30 – 40 Kms north of Kampala, around the Namulonge Agricultural Colleges.
The POAUR 2013 counts for the following:
· 2013 FIA African Rally Championship for Drivers & Co-drivers
· 2013 FIA African Rally Championship for Manufacturers
· 2013 FIA Championship Cup for Drivers of Groups A, N and 2 wheel Cars of 1600 cc
· 2013 FMU National Rally Championships
· 2013 FMU Clubman Rally Championships
· 2013 FMU 2WD Rally Championships
We the organisers of the POAUR 2013 look forward to your valued participation in our rally and have compiled this booklet to assist you in all your arrangements for this year's event.
This Rally Guide contains information to assist you in preparing for this event. Should any of your queries not be covered in this booklet, please do not hesitate to contact the Rally Secretariat.
Mr. George Kagimu
Event Manager
V-POWER PEARL OF AFRICA UGANDA RALLY 2013
1.2 Event History
Uganda is the source of the Nile, and was fondly baptized the ‘Pearl of Africa’ by the late Winston Churchill when he visited the country. That is where the event derives its name.
The Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally is one of the five rounds of the FIA sanctioned African Rally Championship, and will be organized on August 16th – 17th, 2013.
The event has its roots in a cooperation between the Burundi Automobile Club (CAB) and Motorsport Africa Club (MOSAC) which resolved to jointly organise Burundi’s ‘Great Lakes Rally 1996’ in Uganda, due to political instability in Burundi. This very successful ‘candidate’ event (which was observed by Shekhar Mehta, RIP), inspired the Ugandans to apply for their own candidate event in 1997, the PEARL OF AFRICA UGANDA RALLY.
Previously organized in September, the event has, since 2006, switched to April, closer to other East African events and to simplify logistics for competitors.
Motorsport in Uganda can be traced to the 1950s, when Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania jointly run the East African Safari Rally. It was a Ugandan privateer, Sospeter Munyegera, who made history as the first African to complete the event in 1969, in a standard showroom Saab. The Saab works teams who had earlier all retired, joined the rest of the Motorsport world and watched in amazement as this lone crusader in a standard car made history! Munyegera (RIP) remains an inspiration for many young Ugandan drivers.
The five times Safari Rally winner, Shekhar Mehta (RIP), drove his first rally car on a circuit in Lugazi, near the Source of the Nile, where his family still owns large sugar and tea estates. He went on to become a World class driver and later became a Vice President of the FIA until his untimely death in April 2006.
Satwant Singh, now a Zambian, was born in Tororo, Uganda. Satwant won the African Rally Championship an unprecedented eight times, a feat unmatched by any other driver on the continent. He privately admits that he is still Ugandan at heart.
More recently in 1999, Charles Muhangi and S. Byaruhanga became the first Black Africans to win the coveted African Championship trophy, after making the competition eat dust. Ugandan - related drivers have therefore won the African Championship 9 times!
Other star Ugandan drivers are Charlie Lubega, Moses Lumala, Emmanuel Katto, Chipper Adams, Sam Ssali, Ponsiano Lwakataka and Ronald Sebuguzi.
Uganda has not been an easy hunting ground for the foreign crew, who have only won the Pearl thrice by Johnny Gemmel in 2002 (he went on to become African Champion 2002), Conrad Rautenbach in 2007 (he also went on to become African Champion 2007) and more recently by Jamie Whyte in 2008 at his first attempt. Participants coming to Uganda can therefore expect worthy competition from the local boys.
1.3 Past Winners Of The Event
Year / Driver/Navigator / Car1996 (run under FIA rules as the Great Lakes Rally, jointly with Club Automobile du Burundi) / Karim Hirji / Frank Nekusa (EAU) / Toyota Celica ST 185
1997 (run as the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally - ARC Candidate event) / Chipper Adams/Justin Beyendeza (EAU) / Toyota Supra
1998 (2nd Edition POAUR) / Charles Muhangi / Steven Byaruhanga (EAU) / Subaru Impreza
1999 (3rd Edition of POAUR) / Chipper Adams/Justin Beyendeza (EAU) / Toyota Supra
2000 (4th Edition of POAUR) / Charlie Lubega / Abed Musa (EAU) / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2001- Event Not Run
2002 (5th Edition of POAUR) / Johnny Gemmel /Robert Paisley (SA) / Subaru Impreza WRX
2003 (6th Edition of POAUR) / Charlie Lubega / Abed Musa (EAU) / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2004 (7th Edition of POAUR) / Charlie Lubega / Abed Musa (EAU) / Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
2005 (8th Edition of POAUR) / Riyaz Kurji / Sayed Kadri (EAU) / Subaru Impreza N10
2006 (9th Edition of POAUR) / Riyaz Kurji / Sayed Kadri (EAK)
(Crew run under Kenyan Licence) / Subaru Impreza N8
2007 (10th Edition of POAUR) / Conrad Rautenbach/Peter Marsh (ZW) / Subaru Impreza N10
2008 (11th Edition of POAUR) / Jamie Whyte/Phil Archenoul (ZW) / Subaru Impreza N10
2009 (12th Edition of POAUR) / Riyaz Kurji*/ Sayed Kadri (EAK)
(*Posthumously) / Subaru Impreza N8
2010 (13th Edition of POAUR) / Jamie Whyte/Phil Archenoul (ZW) / Subaru Impreza N10
2011 (14th Edition of POAUR) / Ponsiano Lwakataka/Musa Nsubuga (EAU) / Subaru Impreza N8
2012 (15th Edition of POAUR) / Mohammed Essa (Z)/Greg Stead (ZW) / Subaru Impreza N12
1.4 Event Overview
The 2013 edition of the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally will be competed over three days. The rally will cover the picturesque scenery of Uganda and will take competitors and fans to the North Central parts of the country. The total distance of the rally will be 441 Kms, of which 221 Kms will be competitive.
There are a total of 11 Competitive Sections which will be re-run over the course of the rally, the longest of which will be 48 Kms and the shortest 2.6 Kms. The competitive sections will be run in groups of 2 or 3.
The competitive sections will be on gravel roads that are open to the public. However, information will be relayed to the road users to ensure that traffic is kept to a minimum on the days of the event.
Day 1 Friday August 16th, 2013
After a ceremonial start at the Silver Springs Hotel on the Eastern edge of Kampala City, the rally cars will start with the traditional Super Special section at the Lubiri Grounds, which will be approximately 4.0 Kms in length. This circuit will be competed over two runs, in reverse seeding order. The circuit is located on the grounds of the King of Buganda, His Royal Highness Ronald M. Mutebi II's official palace. This circuit is well known for the number of fans that it can accommodate, who have numbered well over 25,000 at peak rallying seasons.
Day 2 Saturday August 17th, 2013
After an overnight rest at the Silver Springs Hotel, the cars will head north of the capital Kampala, near the famous Luwero Triangle, where a route has been designed with 3 Competitive Stages run thrice. Competitors will battle over 8 Competitive Sections totalling 221 Kilometres, with 220 Kilometres of road sections. The cars will return to the Silver Springs Hotel for the finish.
The organisers wish to point out also that the format given above is a draft précis of the Itinerary and is subject to change in case conditions on the ground demand so. Any significant changes will however be communicated to all aspiring competitors, as and when they occur.
2.0 EVENT ORGANISATION
2.1 Rally Office Details
Contacts:
Federation Of Motor Sports Clubs Of Uganda
Lugogo Indoor Sports Complex
P. O. Box 36772,
Kampala
Uganda
Telephone: +256 790 913 432
Fax: +256 414 540 668
E-mail:
Event Manager: George Kagimu
Cell +256 701 468098
Email:
Clerk of the Course: David Bitalo
Cell +256 772 504719
Email:
Or
Event Secretary: Katende Mukiibi
Cell +256 701 534141
Email:
2.2 Programme Of The Rally
OPENING DATE FOR ENTRIES: Wednesday July 1st, 2013, 09:00 Hrs
DATE OF ISSUING THE ROAD BOOK:
Local Competitors: Friday August 9th, 2013 from 15:00 Hrs at Rally Hq.
Foreign Competitors: Tuesday August 13th, 2013 - 15:00 Hrs at Rally Hq.
CLOSING DATE OF ENTRIES: Saturday August 3rd, 2013, 19:00 Hrs
DATES OF RECONNAISSANCE:
Local Competitors: Saturday August 10th – Sunday August 11th, 2013 at 06:00 – 19:00 Hrs
Foreign Competitors: Wednesday August 14th – Thursday Aug. 15th, 2013 at 06:00 – 19:00 Hrs
DATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS: Place: Rally HQ
Local Competitors: Tuesday August 13th 2013, 14:00 – 18:00 Hrs
Foreign Competitors: Wednesday Aug. 14th 2013, 14:00 – 20:00 Hrs
DATE OF SCRUTINEERING OF THE CARS: Place: Shell Service Station, Lugogo
Time: Friday August 13th, 2013, 07:00 Hrs
DATE OF THE FIRST STEWARDS MEETING: Place: Rally HQ
Time: Friday August 16th, 2013, 11:30 Hrs
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE LIST OF
CREWS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE START: Place: Official Notice Board, Rally HQ
Time: Friday August 16th, 2013, 13:00 Hrs
STARTING DATE OF THE RALLY: Place: Silver Springs Hotel
Time: Friday August 16th, 2013, 13:00 Hrs
LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF THE START
AND FINISH OF THE VARIOUS LEGS: Start and Finish location for all legs:
Rally Headquarters
Leg 1: Start: Friday August 16th, 2013, 13:00 Hrs
Finish: Friday August 16th, 2013, 18:00 Hrs
Leg 2: Start: Saturday August 17th, 2013, 07:00 Hrs
Finish: Saturday August 17th, 2013, 18:00 Hrs
FINISHING DATE OF THE RALLY: Place: Silver Springs Hotel
Time: 14:00 Hrs Saturday August 17th, 2013
DATE OF FINAL CHECKS: Place: Shell Service Station, Lugogo
Time: 10 minutes after each car finishes rally
Saturday August 17th, 2013
PLACE AND TIME OF PUBLICATION
OF RESULTS: Place: Official Notice Board, Rally HQ,
Time: 20:30 Hrs Saturday August 17th, 2013
PRIZE-GIVING: Place: Finish Podium
Time: 21:00 hrs Saturday August 17th, 2013
OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD: Place: Rally HQ
Date: From July 1st, 2013 until Rally end
RALLY HEADQUARTERS: Place: Silver Springs Hotel
Telephone: (+256 790 913 432)
PRESS ROOMS: Place: Rally HQ
Times: Tuesday August 13th, 2013 to
Saturday August 17th, 2013
2.3 Critical Competitor Deadlines
Date
/Time
/Activity
Saturday August 3rd, 2013
/19:00 Hrs
/Closing of Entries
Saturday August 3rd, 2013
/19:00 Hrs
/Co – Driver Details Entry Forms
Saturday August 10th to Sunday August 11th, 2013
/06:00 Hrs - 19:00 Hrs
/Reconnaissance for Local Crew
Wednesday August 14th to Thursday August 15th, 2013
/06:00 Hrs - 19:00 Hrs
/Reconnaissance for Foreign Crew
Tuesday August 14th, 2013
/14:00 Hrs
/Administrative Checks For Local Crew
Wednesday August 15th, 2013
/14:00 Hrs
/Administrative Checks For Foreign Crew
Friday August 16th, 2013
/08:00 Hrs
/ ScrutineeringFriday August 16th, 2013
/13:00 Hrs
/ Start of RallySaturday August 17th, 2013
/20:00 – 22:00 Hrs
/Finish of Rally & Prize Giving
3.0 COMPETITORS ARRANGEMENTS: 'PRE-EVENT'
3.1 Entry Details
Potential entrants for this rally must send an entry form duly completed to:
The Secretariat
Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally
P. O. Box 36772,
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 790 342510
Fax: +256 414 540688
Email:
The entry form together with the entry fee must reach the organiser at the latest on:
Closing date: Saturday August 3rd, 2012 at 19:00 Hrs.
Details concerning the co-driver can be sent up to Administrative Checks.
If the entry is sent by Fax or email, the original must reach the organiser at the latest by the end of Administrative Checks.
Entry fees can be paid either in Uganda shillings or the equivalent rate in any convertible currency (1 US $ = approx. Ug. Shs. 2,550). Payment may be made in cash.
Sum of entry fees (non manufacturers) is as follows:
With the organiser's optional advertising, full payment before 19:00 Hrs Saturday August 3rd, 2013: