Hi Guys, Emailed Tom re thi and he said I should post it for anyone interested:
This is an Off road competition that doesn’t take itself to seriously. I did it last year and it was great fun, it’s also quite cheap for a team entry. I am helping to run it this year and am setting up two of the forest navigations. There are trophies and a BBQ on the Saturday night . All you need is to belong to a MSA recognised club (and most of us do).
It is fairly non damaging, however in the forest some of the branches stretch over the tracks. There is also a night time event on the Friday evening. It is open to all 4wd vehicles. Although it is run by the Met Police it does not a "Police" event and is the same as most others.
Anyway, thought I would copy you in, take a look. Feel free to pass it onto any of your guys
There are some photo’s on this site from last years event. http://www.bosuncam.org.uk/ It is under the 4wd force event folders.
Hope some of you can make it,
All the best, details below: If anyone wants the application form sent over just email me or John Amos.
Sparky
Metropolitan Police
Motor Club Ltd
FOREWORD
Welcome to Exercise 4 Wheel Driving Force 2009, which by kind permission of Deputy Chief Constable David Ray, will be held at the MDP HQ in Wethersfield. This may be the last time the event is held at this venue. The exercise is organised by the Federation of British Police Motor Clubs, with help from Walker Associates and Essex Landover Club. The Exercise this year will be a charitable event. The Charity will be Help the Heroes. Each crew is expected to raise a minimum of £25 in sponsorship; a sponsorship form will be sent to your e-mail address once your Crew is registered.
Training Objectives.
1. To introduce individuals to the challenge and excitement of competitive navigational exercises.
2. To develop driving skills, vehicle handling and navigational ability within a controlled framework of varied terrain and testing road conditions.
3. To practise teamwork, crew endurance and decision making under a structured time pressure.
EXERCISE PHONE
07795 821 080
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Organising Team wishes to thank the following persons and organisations for their assistance in running this year’s event:
Motor Sports Association;
Bow Bells Motor Club
Essex Landrover Club
Brunel Performance
VT Emergency Services
Also to all of the 4WDF organising team, officials and marshals
Not specifically mentioned by name.
Rules and Regulations
1. Announcement. 4WDF is a driving, navigation and vehicle maintenance and recovery event. It is an integral part of the BAFMA championship and will be held at various East Anglian Off Road venues across 3 days. The event will be conducted by the Federation of British Police Motor Clubs (FBPMC) and in association with the British Armed Forces Motoring Association (BAFMA). The event will run on the 24th, 25th and 26th April 2009. The event start and finish will be Ministry Of Defence Police HQ, Wethersfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4AZ
2. Jurisdiction. The exercise will be run under BAFMA and FBPMC rules incorporating and governed by the supplementary regulations of the Motor Sports Association (MSA) incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the F.I.A., these supplementary regulations and any written instructions that the organising committee may issue for the Exercise.
3. Authorisation. A MSA Permit has been applied and will be displayed at signing on.
4. Eligibility. The event is open to:
• Full members of FBPMC
• Members of MPMC
• Members of UK Armed Forces (MOD) BAFMA
• Members of Essex Landrover Club.
• Members of an MSA Registered Club
5. Timings. The event will start at MDP HQ at 2100 on Friday 24th April 09 and will finish at MDP HQ at 1500hrs on Sunday 26th April 09. Scrutineering will open at 1200hrs and close at 2100hrs on Friday 24th April. Any competitor not signed on by 2100hrs may be excluded and their place allocated to a reserve. However if prior arrangement made Scrutineering can be carried at a later time for example broke down on way to event or arrives late due to long distance travel.
6. Route. The Exercise will cover various terrains with an approximate total mileage of 200 miles. The organisers will supply all the required information to complete the event.
7. Identification. Competing vehicles will be identified by small numbers, issued by the organisers and affixed by scrutineers. It is the crews responsibility to remove these numbers at the end of, or on retirement from, the event. No advertising/sponsors material must be displayed on the windscreen of the vehicle.
8. Teams. In addition to entering as an individual crew, entrants may join with two other crews to make up a ‘team entry’. Each team entry must contain three crews, and can be entered in either of the following categories. Information will be available at Signing On to aid crews in identifying suitable teammates. A separate ‘Team Entry Fee’ of £12. Is payable at Signing On, and teams must specify which category they are entering.
a. Manufacturers. Any three vehicles produced by the same manufacturer. And type.
b. Service. Any three crews, from the same club/unit/force, but not necessarily using vehicles of the same manufacturer.
9. Competing Vehicles. All competing vehicles will be of the four wheel or all wheel drive type, or capable of such. It is expected that they will be as per manufacturer’s specification. No “special” (1) vehicles will be allowed to enter. The only modifications to be undertaken are for either the safety or reliability of the vehicle and crew. Competing vehicles will include vans and pickups as defined in the MSA Year Book. E.12.19.6 Vehicles should ideally be no bigger than a 101 Forward Control Landrover or Pinzgauer 716m.
Note 1. Special vehicle as dictated by Exercise Director
10. Entries. The maximum number of entries will be eighty (80) however five (5) reserve spaces will also be held. The entry list opens on publication of these regulations and closes one hour before Car 0 leaves for the first phase. Entries will only be accepted with completion of an official entry form, (or photocopy) included in these regulations and must be accompanied by the correct entry fee. Acceptance of entry by email followed by payment will be at the discretion of the organisers.
11. Seeding. Entries will not be seeded. All competitors will be seeded on a “first come first served basis”.
12. Fees. Entry fee is £45 per Crew Member. Two, Crew per Vehicle. The entry fee does not include food.
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Driving Force’.
Military crews should be aware that their entry fee will be subsidised by BAFMA, and should send only £30.00 Police crews may be able to secure subs from their Force Social Clubs or Motor Clubs.
13. Results. Provisional results will be published in accordance with B.13.1. (b). They will be posted on the notice board as soon as practicable following completion of each phase. The final results will be announced and posted, then following a period of 30 minutes (subject to there being no protests) the results will be declared final and no later protests will be entertained in respect of the phases. The organisers reserve the right to delete phases from the results at their discretion. In this event the reason for so doing will be posted at the same time as the Provisional Results.
Overall positions will be decided by totalling the finish positions of each crew in all phases. The crew with the best (i.e. lowest) result will be deemed first overall and so on. In the event of a tie for overall positions, there will be a back count on phase seeding, which will be displayed at Signing On. To be classed, as a finisher you must visit you must visit the main start and finish controls.
14. Documentation. Vehicle documents must relate to the vehicle you are competing in. The relevant Work Ticket, Log Book for Service Vehicles, for Civilian Vehicles the V5, Insurance, MOT and VEL. The drivers must bring their driving licence and be able to produce when required to do so.
15. Insurance. If the competing vehicles insurance certificate does not mention cover for Off Road activities, (or the certification cannot be produced) a separate 3rd party insurance must be purchased at Signing On. The insurers have not set the cost of this at the time of publication, but in previous years was about £10 for the weekend.
16. General Regulations / Amendments. All other General Regulations will apply except the following, which are modified.
H26.1.1. All official signs will be mandatory.
H19.1.1 Undisclosed checks may be established. Named Judges of Fact will man all such checks.
H20.1 To be classified as a finisher, competitors must visit the Start and Finish Control. In addition they must complete and hand in the damage declaration (which will be issued at Signing On) and hand it in at the finish control.
H22.6 Performance for each section will be assessed as indicated in that section’s regulations. However, the following penalties will apply to the event as a whole.
(d) Not complying with reasonable instructions given by an official, provided a warning is given that a penalty will be applied 1 Fail. Second offence - Exclusion.
(m) Breach of statutory requirement concerning the driving of a motor vehicle or breach of H.19.1.2.b&c - Exclusion.
(o) Breach of technical regulations concerning the use of lights - Exclusion.
(p) Excessive noise, excessive speed, driving or behaviour likely to bring this exercise or Motor Sport in general into disrepute - Penalties within this section will be at the discretion of the Clerk of the Course, but can include Exclusion. If the organisers deem the incident to be so serious, then the offending crew will be excluded from ALL BAFMA & FBPMC events for 12 months. Minor breaches will incur a small fine to be paid to our charities!
(q) Damaged/ineffective silencing system - Exclusion.
(r) Damage to vehicle as defined – Exclusion. MSA Regs
(s) Receiving assistance contrary to H31.3.12 - Exclusion.
(t) Breach of regulations as defined - Exclusion.
In addition the following penalties will apply:
(I) Entering an out of bounds area - Exclusion.
(II) Not complying with an instruction for which no penalty is specified - 1 Fail.
17. Fuel. Vehicles should be capable of travelling 200 miles without refuelling.
18. Scrutineering. Vehicles will comply with the technical regulations (E.12 & H.36). Attention is drawn to the Road Rally rules that came into being on 1st January 1984. Vehicles will be expected to comply with Body, Electrical & Silencing rules. IF THE CHIEF SCRUTINEER DOES NOT DEEM YOUR VEHICLE ROAD WORTHY TO DOT TEST STANDARDS, YOU WILL NOT START THE EXERCISE.
It is mandatory that vehicles will carry a Warning Triangle, Shovel, First Aid Kit, Tow Rope, “D” Shackle (appropriate for weight of the vehicle) and Fire Extinguisher at all times during the exercise.
All MOD (Green and White) vehicles and Police Marked Vehicles are exempt of the following: E12.4.2, E12.14.1, E12.14.5, H36.2.3, H36.9.1, and H36.13.3. In addition MOD vehicles (Green and White Fleet) are exempt H36.13.1.
19. Service Crews. Servicing of competing vehicles will only be allowed at MDP Wethersfield on completion of each section and will be restricted to designated areas. Breach of these regulations will exclude the competing vehicle from the event.
20. Radio Equipment. Radio transmitters/receivers will not be allowed in competing vehicles. Vehicles found to be fitted with radios capable of transmissions/reception will be excluded. GPS or other electronic navigation equipment is similarly not permitted. (Vehicle mounted compass is allowed).
21. General Administration.
a. Dress. Military Crews and Police Crews driving MOD and Police Authority owned vehicles would be expected to wear uniform, however Police Officers in civilian owned vehicles would not be expected to be in uniform, while on Public areas. Helmets/Caps are not required on the exercise, although Police base ball caps if issued can be worn. Hi visibility jackets are required while on Wethersfield and at some of the other venues, therefore crews must bring a Yellow Hi-visibility Jacket or vest.
b. Equipment. All teams should bring pens, pencils, hi-lighter pens, ruler, A4 pad of tracing paper, good quality torch –a hand-held/vehicle-mounted spotlight can be used, a poti (or other map-light), a compass capable of taking a bearing, Roamer.
c. Accommodation.
Accommodation will be provided. it will be single room accommodation and must be handed back in the same condition as received. Crews will need to bring a sleeping bag or bedding, only one bed and mattress will be supplied in each room. One crewmember should bring a camp bed, as, due to operational requirements of the site, crews will need to share a room. For crews arriving on Thursday evening due to the distance from their home station (i.e. Germany, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and Scotland), accommodation is available. Crews must contact the Exercise Secretary, ASAP so arrangements can be made. There is a Cash machine in the cookhouse for withdrawals, and individuals can cash cheques at the bar.
d. Food. Pay as you go, so pay at till, this consists of, Fri Evening, Sat Breakfast, Saturday Evening Meal, and Sun will be a brunch. Each meal is around the £3 mark. Opening times, menu and price list will be displayed in Exercise HQ. Those with Dietary requirements can you inform the event secretary in good time.
e. Drivers Hours. The organisers have ensured spirit of driver’s hours will be adhered to. Crews should make sure they arrive in plenty of time on Friday to get some rest prior to the exercise starting. Crews should also ensure they get adequate rest during the course of the weekend.
f. Action Safety Plan. An Action Safety Plan will be displayed in Exercise HQ and a copy made available to individuals if requested. An authorised H&S specialist will carry out a full Health & Safety Risk Assessment, prior to the exercise.
22. Entry Forms. Please ensure that your entry form is filled out IN FULL. Due to recent events it has become necessary to provide specific information to MDP HQ – you may not gain entry to the site if your information is incomplete. Additionally, if either crewmember will be arriving in a vehicle other than that detailed on the entry form, the index details should be provided on the entry form.
23. Final Instructions. Final instructions will be e/mailed and or on the BAFMA web site by 19th April 09. Teams should specify on their entry form if they wish their Final Instructions to be sent to an alternative address, e-mail. Military teams should specify a residential address instead of BFPO address if available, or Email address.
All correspondence should be addressed to:`Driving Force`
PC John Amos
Training Unit
PLEASE MARK ON ENVELOPE Holloway Police Stn
`NON CHARTER MAIL` 284 Hornsey Road
London
N7 7QY
Email john.amos@met.police.uk
Look forward to seeing you all
John Amos
Training and Development Unit N.I
4x4 Secretary MPMC
Phone: 0208 345 1520
Metphone: 21520
Mobile 07795 821 080
E-mail: john.amos@met.police.uk
Subject: 4WD Force Off Road event 
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