Royal Raid 2012

Rules & Regulations

Official Rules of the Royal Raid - Individual Entry

Article 1: No refund will be given to participants in case of cancellation of the race due to any natural catastrophe or any case of force majeure.

Article 2: Participants will be ranked by categories (In case of dead heat at the Finish line, the winner will be the older participant). Seniors: 18 to 49 yrs old on 1 January 2012 / Veterans: 50 yrs or more on 1 January 2012. The age limit has been fixed for the juniors on the RR35 at (18yrs old on 31 December 2012) and for the seniors on the RR80 at (20yr olds on 31 December 2012

Article 3: Participant will have to wear proper sports gear and running shoes for both events.

Article 4: Participants will be disqualified if the Race Number /Control Check Point Card is not presented to the Organizers for tagging at all Check Points including Departure and Finish.

Article 5: The participant will have to give back his Race Number /Control Check Point Card to the Organizers (Check Point Table):
If he withdraw from the race
If he is expelled from the race by the Organizing Committee
At the Finish line

If the participant does not respect this procedure, the Organizing Committee declines any responsibility on all consequences and matters resulting from this negligence and reserves the right to refuse the participant from participating in subsequent races.

Article 6: Any Participant who has voluntarily withdrawn from the race or who has been disqualified from the race will have to leave the track path immediately.

Article 7: Each participant will have to make provision for his own supplies even if the Organizing Committee is making provision for fresh supplies at different check points. Supplies to participant outside authorized check points are not allowed.

Article 8: Participants using the help of a pace runner or being carried by car or any motorized or non motorized vehicle during the race, will be disqualified.

Article 9: Each participant must reach the Finish line at his own pace, by carefully following the markings on and along the track, within official time limits.
Official time limits for the RR80 are:

Place	Distance from start	Time allowed	Time limit
Gober door Yemen zone	33Km	10hr	15H00
Jet Ranch Mare Longue	51.5Km	12hr	17H00
Parakeet	65.5Km	16hr15min	21H15
Watook exit Bel Ombre zone	74.5Km	18hr45min	23H45
Finish Tamassa hotel	80Km	20hr	01H00 Sunday

Official time limits for the RR35 are:

Place	Distance from start	Time allowed	Time limit
Parakeet	20.5Km	6hr	14H00
Watook exit Bel Ombre zone	29.5Km	8hr	16H00
Finish Tamassa hotel	35Km	9hr	17H00

Article 10: During the whole race the participant must at all times carry with him the following equipments:

RR80: Water (minimum 1 litre), survival blanket, fully functional Torch or Frontal lamp + spare batteries and bulb, a whistle and adequate footwear.
RR35: Water (minimum 1 litre), adequate footwear and whistle

If any equipment is missing at check in or during the race, the participant will be disqualified. Surprise checks may be done during the race.

Article 11: The Medical Team of the Organizing Committee have full and irrevocable power to decide, at any time, whether a participant is fit enough or not, to continue the race.

Article 12: Any damage to the markings, tracks, natural environment and materials installed by the Organizing Committee by a participant or any participant’s supporters (member of family, friend etc.) will result in the immediate disqualification of the participant

Article 13: Any participant threatening or insulting a member of the organization will be disqualified.

Article 14: Responsibility of the Organizing Committee will be cease for any incident occurring on the track after the passage of the “Serre File” Team closing the race or for not respecting the Rules & Regulations.

Article 15: The Organizing Committee reserves the right to change or modify (for security or any other reasons) the track path and the time limits along the track, without notice.

Article 16: Any claims by a participant must be made in writing and handed to the Organizing Committee within 30 minutes of the provisional results having been posted. After a time of deliberation and consultation, the decision of the Committee is final.

Article 17: By his/her registration into the race, the participant automatically accepts to abide by all the Rules and Regulations of the race. Furthermore he gives the right to the Organizing Committee to use any photo on which the participant is seen for the promotional purposes of the race.

Article 19: No animal is allowed on the race.