LITHUANIAN MOTORCYCLING SPORT FEDERATION
Tourism Committee

MOTOTOURISM RALLY RULES
August 27-28, 2011

Mototourism rally is a team adventure game-trip where the participants travel on their motorbikes across Lithuania, visit its sights and get points for completing certain tasks the organizers provide. The tasks deal with Lithuanian nature, history, architecture and ethnographic heritage, they let both local and foreign participants get to know Lithuania better and have a great time. The team which scores the most point wins.

To participate in the rally one has to register on www.endurolithuania.com. The participants can be Lithuanian or foreign citizens, must have a valid A category driving license and a technically taut legally registered motorcycle.

Family members, friends and anybody who is interested in this game and mototourism in general are welcome to have a good time in the Mototourism camping site, to support the participants, to take part in a supporting team competition and win a prize as well as share the great emotions with the participants.

Organizers, Jury and awards

The organizer of this game is LMSF Tourism Committee (TC).

TC assigns a three-member Jury (the chairman and two members). The Jury supervise the participants following the rules of the game, declare the winners and present the awards: 2 main prizes according to the participants‘ category (see Teams-participants) for the points scored in the game and some additional prizes.

The additional prizes will be awarded in the following nominations:
• The best supporting team. This prize will be awarded for the arrangement of the most beautiful and neat camping area.
• The best female passenger. An arm wrestling competition will be held among female passengers travelling together with the participants, as strong hands and the ability to have a sure hold guarantee the passengers‘ safety.
• The furthest-away guest. The participant who will have arrived to the rally from the most remoted place is going to be awarded this prize.
• “A Lonely Wolf“. A participant travelling on his own without any supporters and carrying all necessary camping equipment with him is going to be awarded this prize for fast and cosy arrangement of his camping space.

The winners in these nominations are chosen and declared by the Jury.

On the second day of the event the competitions for additional prizes are held (see Mototourism camping site and the second day competition).

The decisions of the Jury are irrevocable. Any possible arguments are dealt with on the spot, the time limit for the decision is 10 minutes. At discretion the Jury (by the agreement of its members) can give penalty points for pointless arguing. In such a case the Jury members complete and sign a penalty act, which is irrevocable and gets enclosed with other documents. The Jury can disqualify a team if they suspect these game rules or the Rules of the road have been violated.

Sponsors may establish other additional prizes. The winners in such nominations are chosen and declared by sponsor representatives.

The official website of the Mototourism Rally

The official website of the Mototourism Rally is www.endurolithuania.com. Official information about the Mototourism Rally and official documents of the event are announced there. The information is available in three languages: Lithuanian, Russian and English.

Registration and entry fee

To take part in this game the participants have to register on a special webpage of the www.endurolithuania.com website and transfer the entry fee to Public Enterprise “Enduro Lithuania”: Enterprise code: 302495962, account number: LT517300010121946859, SWED bankas, indicating MOTOTOURISM RALLY ENTRY, the name/surname of the captain of the team.

The entry fee is:
Until July 31                                70LT 20EUR per team member
August 1st-15th                          105LT 30EUR per team member
August 15th-25th                       140LT 40EUR per team member

Passengers are admitted free of charge.The registration is over after August 25th. Foreign participants should contact the organizers to agree about other possible ways of entry fee payment.

The entry fee includes payment for:
• Motorbike security in the Mototourism camping site
• Camping
• Awards
• The event organization
• Tasks Register (TR)
• Post expenses, participant stickers
• Party
• Supper (soup on the bonfire)
• Outdoor kitchen in the Mototourism camping site (grill, gas cooker, drinking water)
• Certificate for every participant who have reached the finish
• CD-R with the photo shoot of the event

Registered participants get by post the game participant stickers, which must be placed on each team member’s motorbike on a visible spot.

The participants are also posted a login name and a password for getting the Tasks Register on the day of the game.

Teams-participants

Teams consisting of 2 to 5 motorbikes can take part in the game. Male or female passengers can travel along, but only the motorbike drivers, for whom the entry fee has been paid, are considered the team members. The team make up the team name. The team choose the captain, whose motorbike must have a GPS navigator (see The game equipment). If the team captain cannot continue the trip because of technical or any other reasons, the team appoints another member as the captain. In this case the GPS navigator is moved to the new captain’s motorbike.

The team members must travel and visit sights together. If due to technical disruptions or any other reasons there is only one team member left, the organizers must be informed immediately. One-member teams are disqualified.

Teams-participants are put into two categories – ‘hosts‘ (Lithuanian permanent residents) and ‘guests‘ (the ones who have come from abroad). If there is at least one Lithuanian resident in a team, it is considered a ‘host‘ team.

The game equipment

Before the start every team have to see to technical equipment which can let count the score correctly and confirm that the tasks have been completed:

• GPS navigators. Each team must have one, which is fitted to the team captain’s motorbike. If the team captain cannot continue the trip, the GPS navigator must be moved to the new captin’s motorbike. Any GPS navigators which can record the length of a cut-off covered and the maximum speed on it are suitable (for details see Appendix 2). The navigator must be switched on during the entire game from the start to the finish, where it is handed over to the Jury. Before the start the distance and maximum speed readings must be set to 0.

• A digital photo camera. By means of it the photographs of odometers of all team members before the start are taken, as well as the photographs of the sights visited (according to the requirments set in the Task Register). The photo camera (or the data medium with the photos) is handed over to the Jury at the finish.

The game documents

The game documents are:

The driving license (DL) of each team member. The DLs have to be shown to a Jury representative after the team has finished.

Tasks Register (TR) is a PDF format file, which the participants must download from www.endurolithuania.com website on August 27th 2011 at 8.00 am. The participants must print it out and hand it over to a Jury representative after the team has finished. This document is considered additional material for score counting control.

TR provides the list of objects to visit, including the description, photos, coordinates and address (if it exists) of each object, the score given for it and additional object visiting conditions, if there are any (see the TR format in Appendix 1).

If the participants fail to download the TR from the website, they will be able to get it from the partners indicated by organizers.

Two weeks before the beginning of the event, on August 13th, 2011, the official site of Mototourism Rally (www.endurolithuania.com) publishes a TR sample, so that the participants can study the format.

Time rate

The game takes place from August 27th, 2011 08:00, when the TR is published, until August 27th, 2011 19:00, when the participants must gather at the game finish point – Mototourism camping site. TR is going to be available for download during the entire time of the event.

Tasks and score counting.

The tasks are visiting certain objects planned by organizers. There are altogether 40 objects, they are divided equally between 4 categories (10 in each): nature, history-architecture, ethnographical heritage and adventure.

Each team has to visit at least one object from each category.

The team designs a route aiming for visiting as many objects and scoring as many points as possible.

Having reached the finish, the participants must show the Jury the game documents (driving licenses and filled-in Tasks Register) and the game equipment (the photo camera and the GPS navigator with the saved data of the distance covered and the maximum speed; the data must be recorded from the start because they influence the score and are the basis for giving prize and penalty points).

The points are given for:

a. The distance covered – 0.5 point per 1km

b. Object visiting (100 points per ordinary object/task, 150 points per complicated object/task and 200 points per extremely complicated object/task).

The value of the object in points is indicated in the Tasks Register.

When a team reaches a chosen object, the members get their photo taken with the object at the background. All registered team members except one (the photographer) must be visible in the picture. Taking photos of some objects the teams should take care of additional required details (the point of photographing, perspective (angle), details and objects which must be seen in the photo).

The course of the game

There is no limitation for the starting point. It might be your home, hotel or your friends’ homestead. On August 27th, 2011 at 08:00 the Tasks Register is published. The participants will be able to download it from a special web page at www.endurolithuania.com using the login name and password they have got during the registration procedure. The TR must be printed out and after the finish handed over to the Jury along with other equipment.

The team designs the route which, in their opinion, will be the most effective and bring them the highest score. Each team is free to choose the starting point, the route and the game tactics and strategy.

Before the start the team:
- takes photos of the odometers of all team members.
- the team captain switches on the GPS navigator and sets its readings to 0, and, if the GPS construction allows, switches on the mode of recording the route (Track Log). The navigator must be switched on all the time during the course of the game, it can be switched off only after showing the Jury the data (distance, speed).
- the team captain sends a text message to number +370 609 12653 indicating the following data:

Team number (space) Number of participants (space) Starting point
e.g. 14 3 Tauragė

Having reached a chosen object one of the team members takes a photo where all other team members and the object are clearly visible. Also, if there are any specific requirements for the photo indicated in the TR, they must be taken into account.

Having visited the objects they have planned, the team must reach the finish – the Mototourism camping site – before August 27th, 2011 19:00.

The coordinates of the finish: 555840, 6066813 (LKS) or 54.73456, 24.86705 (WGS), see www.maps.lt link.

Finish address: šalia Šiemečio ež., Keliakiemio kaimas, Vievio sen., Elektrėnų sav.

Having reached the Finish, the team shows the driving licenses of the team members, hands over to a Jury representative their GPS navigator, photo camera and filled-in Tasks Register and lets the Jury register the team members’ motorbikes’ odometers readings.

After all the teams have finished and the scores have been counted, the winners are declared, the main and additional prizes are awarded and certificates are handed to all the participants who have finished.

Safety and restrictions

All team members must have valid A category driving licenses. They are allowed to start on technically taut and legally registered motorcycles. The game takes place on public roads, the participants must drive safely and keep to the Rules of the road. The participants take their own responsibility for violating the Rules of the road.

Maximum speed limit is 110 km/h.

All the participants must reach the finish before 19:00 on August 27th, 2011.

Penalties and bonuses

The Jury is going to impose penalties for the following rule violations:

a. Speeding:
10 km/h – 100 penalty points;
20 km/h – 200 penalty points;
30 km/h – 500 penalty points;
Over 30 km/h – 1000 penalty points;

b. If the requirements for an object visiting are not fulfilled, the points for the object are not given.

c. Being late for the finish:
1-30 min – 100 penalty points;
31-60 min – 200 penalty points;
Over 60 min – 500 penalty points;
Over 90 min – disqualification.

d. For each team member who have not reached the finish - 50 penalty points;

e. If the navigator is not shown at the finish – disqualification.

If a team has collected 8 objects in one category – 100 bonus points.
Penalty and bonus points are subtracted from/added to the total score.

Mototourism camping site and the second day competition

The Mototourism camping site is established at the finish.
The coordinates of the Mototourism camping site are: 555840, 6066813 (LKS) or 54.73456, 24.86705 (WGS), see www.maps.lt link.
The address: šalia Šiemečio ež., Keliakiemio kaimas, Vievio sen., Elektrėnų sav.

The gates of the site are opened at 15:00 on August 27th, 2011. From that moment the supporting teams of the Participants can settle there and wait for the Rally participants to finish.

The supporting team that will have arranged the most comfortable, beautiful and neat camping area will be awarded a special prize (see Organizers, Jury and awards).

Camping fee – 7LT (2EUR) per person, children under 12 (accompanied by parents) are admitted free of charge. The fee includes: a place in the camping site, a party, supper (soup on the bonfire) and using facilities (grill, gas cooker, drinking water and bio toilets).

The camping will also sell snacks, hot dishes and beer.

Forbidden:
- to make bonfires in places which are not specified by organizers;
- to litter;
- ride a motorbike (except the second day competitions).

The detailed map of the camping site is published on the web page of Mototourism Rally 2 weeks before the event.

On the second day of the event traditional mototourism competitions will be held in the Mototourism camping site. The winners will be awarded additional prizes. You can compete in:
• slow riding;
• manoeuvring;
• riding with a passenger;
• wheel throw;
• motorbike push;
• a quiz game about mototourism.

In addition, an informal seminar on mototourism conducted by experienced mototourism authorities is held on the second day. The topics:

• how to arrange your sleeping place in a tent;
• how to pack your luggage on the motorbike;
• orientation rules.

The camping site is closed at 17:00 on August 28th, 2011.

Additional chargeable services

During the event the organizers offer the following chargeable services:

• people and motorbikes transportation;
• technical assistance;
• motorbike rent for participating in the Mototourism Rally (orders are accepted until August 1st);
• navigators for rent and for sale, data updating;
• guide services for foreign tourists in Vilnius and Trakai;
• a mototour across the Baltic countries on August 20th-26th; on your own bikes or organizers‘ bikes (for foreign tourist, number of places is limited, registration until August 1st);
• food and drinks in the Mototourism camping site.

The languages of the Rules

The rules are published in three languages: Lithuanian, English and Russian. The texts in all three languages have equal power.

Have a nice time and a meaningful fun trip!

Appendix 1

Tasks Register

Tasks Register (TR) is a PDF format file, which the participants must download from www.endurolithuania.com website on August 27th, 2011 at 08:00 am. The participants must print it out and hand it over to a Jury representative at the finish. This document is considered additional material for score counting.

TR provides the list of objects to visit, including the description, photos, coordinates and address (if it exists) of each object, the score given for it and additional object visiting conditions, if there are any.

In TR you can also find:
a. A map of Lithuania (PGF format), where all the objects for which you can score are indicated;
b. a blank contour map of Lithuania, where the team can indicate the objects they have chosen to visit;
c. Registration page, which the team must fill in before the start:
• the team number (will be seen in the list of registered teams);
• the team name;
• the starting time;
• the starting place (the name of the town or the village, in the latter case the region as well);
• the readings of all team members‘ odometers;
• names/surnames of the captain of the team, all team members and passangers.

Appendix 2

Requirements for GPS-navigators

Each team must have a GPS-navigator, which is fitted to the team captain’s motorbike. If the team captain cannot continue the trip, the GPS navigator must be moved to the new captin’s motorbike.Any GPS navigators which can record the length of a cut-off covered and the maximum speed on it are suitable.The navigator must be switched on during the entire game from the start to the finish, where it is handed over to the Jury.
Registered participants can buy navigators satisfying these requirements at a special price from UAB „InfoEra“ (see special offer). Data updating is also available. With any questions about navigators and their suitability for the Rally contact the company representative:
Renatas Brazaitis - S. Žukausko g. 17, Vilnius, tel.: (8-5) 278 84 56, mob. tel.: (8 699) 4 70 92, e-mail: renatas@infoera.lt .

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