The purpose of Time Allowance (TA) is to allow rally teams that have
gone off course or fallen behind ideal time to run competitively
without trying to make up
the time lost before the next checkpoint. Each team is given the option
of requesting a TA. There is no need to exceed the posted speed limits.
a) Teams start with a TA-budget of 19.5 minutes for each Leg of an event. A Leg is a series of checkpoints between main time controls or rest stops.
b) Time Allowance must be requested at the control before disclosure of your TIME IN.
c) TAs may be declared in one minute increments beginning with one-half minute. Valid TA’s are 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, etc , 18.5, 19.5.
d) TAs improperly requested, usually of a whole minute, will be rounded to the next half-minute for scoring (e.g. requesting 2.0 becomes 2.5)
e) If you are delayed, and observed to be delayed by the control
marshal you can be granted a small TA for the exact amount of the delay.
The marshal is a
Judge of Fact, false claims will not be considered. Balking in
sight of a control is not a legitimate delay.
f) The granted Time Allowance will be subtracted from your actual ET (elapsed time from previous staffed control, Control 7 to Control 8, for example).
Notes:
The TA budget of 19.5 minutes will keep you just within maximum lateness,
assuming you were ‘zeroing’ most controls (no penalties).
Checkpoints (controls) will still close at the same time as if there were no TA regulation.
Example 1. If you were 1.7 minutes late, and requested a TA of 1.5 minutes, your new score is 1.7 subtract 1.5 = 0.2 late penalty.
Example 2. If you were 1.7 minutes late, and requested a TA of 2.5 minutes, your new score is 1.7 subtract 2.5 = 0.8 early penalty.
Example 3. If you were 1.5 minutes late, and requested a TA of 1.5 minutes, your new score is 1.5 subtract 1.5 = 0.0 (no penalty)
There are no penalties for using TA's in SNATRs, but there are for ORRCs