2025
Alcan Regulations
Draft
#3, May 31 2025
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ENTRY
& FEES
- Entry fee is $3900 for
one auto & two drivers, or $2200 for one motorcycle &
rider. When confirmed you'll
receive a $300 Square deposit invoice payable by credit card,
ACH or check.
- The fee for an additional
driver is $1100 double occupancy. Young passengers
are $100 if rooming with parents.
- Entry will close July 1
2025 unless field is declared full earlier.
- We'll send Square
invoices for balance early June. Payment is required by
July 1 2025, and unpaid teams will be dropped July
10. Refunds are possible, but as rooms are
guaranteed or prepaid a 20% penalty will be retained after August
1 2025, and no refunds will be made after September 1.
- A total of 36 autos and
20 cycles are expected. Organizers reserve the right to refuse
any entry without providing a reason, and assign vehicle
numbers as they see fit.
- Lodging on route has been
blocked. Entry fees include 10 nights prepaid
accommodation (double occupancy), plus receptions and awards
banquet.
DOCUMENTATION & REGISTRATION
- Alcan is open to the general public,
minimum age is 21 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Entrants must attend
September 1 orientation and sign liability releases before
participation.
- Entrants must present
valid driver's licenses (with motorcycle endorsement if
applicable), plus vehicle registration & liability
insurance. Note: Canadian law requires proof
of insurance be carried at all times. Entrants also
need a passport for border crossings.
- Drivers may be changed or
added during the event if registered with organizers. Trading
drivers among vehicles is OK (and common with press) but not
if it offered scoring advantage.
- Except in an emergency, no unregistered passengers are
allowed.
SCRUTINEERING &
VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY
All vehicles:
- All vehicles shall be road legal and
licensed in compliance with regulations of its country of
registration.
- GPS mapping
(including street names & speed) is allowed in all
vehicles.
- As mileage is important to
staying on course a basic GPS
odometer app is allowed in all vehicles.
- Advanced
GPS applications such
as Richta
Rally Computer and Rabbit
Rally are allowed in
Unlimited Class only.
- Laptops are allowed, but
only Unlimited class may use one on TSDs. All vehicles
may use Android or iOS phones & tablets to display allowed Richta and other GPS apps.
- Terms like "Race" or
"Racing" are discouraged on team wear & decals. They
may be allowed on manufacturer goods or teams with documented
history, please ask in advance if unsure.
Cars, Trucks, SUV's:
- All lights must dip to low
beam with a single switch.
- Vehicles must be equipped with OEM seat
belts as a minimum.
- A roll bar is required in soft top
vehicles.
- A "business band" radio
that receives & transmits on 151.625 Mhz is required (see
RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS).
- A DeLorme,
Garmin, SPOT or ZOLEO GPS
satellite tracking device is required.
- A maximum of four
additional forward facing lights are allowed, and forward facing roof lights are prohibited
- A tow strap, 5BC minimum fire
extinguisher, and highway flares or DOT triangles are
required.
- No fuel cans are allowed inside a vehicle,
and additional fuel tanks must be an OEM or otherwise
certified installation. Secured fuel carriers are allowed
in a truck bed, or secured to the rear bumper, hitch, or roof
of any vehicle.
Motorcycles:
- Fuel must be contained in
OEM or comparable quality main tanks, RotopaX fuel carriers, or
auxiliary cells from OEM or major aftermarket suppliers
(please ask in advance if there's a question).
Home-built systems are not allowed, and cells or
carriers must be securely mounted to the vehicle not stored in
panniers or luggage.
- Helmets must be DOT or
SNELL approved, CE is accepted for foreign entrants.
- Organizers will transport
40# of gear for each cycle, plus 2 spare tires. Gear may
be in 1 or 2 containers, clearly marked with entrants name
& number. Packing lists are mandatory, and
required by customs. Please pack securely in a
weatherproof bag, not hard-sided case. Clothing
and overnight gear will be carried by support crews and
unloaded nightly, tires & parts will be unloaded on
request.
- A "buddy system" is
required. This means entrants must declare riding
partners (buddy groups of 2 to 4) before the event start, and
such group must keep track of each other throughout each
riding day. (This doesn't mean "buddies" need to stay
with a non-running cycle, but must notify event
officials before leaving the scene).
- At
least one DeLorme, Garmin, SPOT or
ZOLEO GPS
tracking device is required in every buddy
group.
- Alcan routes &
support are intended for dual sport cycles. No heavy
road bikes are allowed, and sidecars
are limited to past Alcan cycle finishers.
CLASSES (Declare by September 1)
1 Unlimited - Passenger cars.
Unlimited navigational equipment.
1 SOP -
Passenger cars. SOP equipment..
2 Unlimited -
Trucks and sport utility/activity vehicles.
Unlimited navigational equipment.
2 SOP - Trucks
and sport utility/activity vehicles. SOP equipment.
3 Unlimited
- Motorcycles 700 cc and under. Unlimited
navigational equipment.
3 SOP -
Motorcycles 700 cc and under. SOP equipment
4 Unlimited -
Motorcycles over 700 cc. Unlimited navigational
equipment.
4 SOP -
Motorcycles over 700 cc. SOP equipment.
Historic auto -
1991 & older autos, Historic equipment.
Historic cycle - 1997 & older cycles, SOP
equipment.
Equipment
notes:
* SOP is defined as OEM
odometer plus slide rule, Stevens wheel & calculator.
Rally tables are allowed but computers and Curta calculators
are not.
* Historic equipment
includes SOP items plus mechanical odometers like Halda
Tripmaster & Twinmaster, and "Class B" tripmeters such
as Alfa Pro, Timewise 526B or 547B, Brantz Retrotrip 2;
Brantz International 1 & 2 Classic; and Terratrip 1,
101+ and 202 with no calculating function and no
remote display. "Class A" rally computers are
specifically forbidden, but odometers may include a digital
clock. As historical tribute, Halda Speedpilots &
Curta calculators are allowed.
* Cycles are allowed to
relocate OEM instruments, and add a "SpeedoHealer" device for odo
correction.
AWARDS
Arctic Award: To entrants completing
100% of the assigned route, including extreme controls.
"Go Farther" Award: Perpetual Isuzu award for
teams exemplifying their "Go Farther" slogan.
Team Award: A Team consists of three to
five entries, including at least one auto, one
cycle, and one "rookie"
vehicle where no one has run or worked Alcan. Each
vehicle will accumulate a score factor, which is the ratio of
their score to the winning score in their class. The winning team
will be the one with the lowest average score factor. Teams
must be declared by September 2.
SERVICE & VEHICLE REPAIRS
No service crews are
allowed during the event. Prearranged help is allowed only
at facilities available to all.
START ORDER
Vehicles will run at 1
minute intervals in numerical order. As the event uses a
"perfect time" format they will be due at this interval
throughout: The route instructions show perfect time for "car
#0" at the start and finish of every section. Each vehicle is
due at this time plus the number of minutes given by their
assigned number, except Richta "Flying Start - Truncate"
TSD's.
ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS
- All instructions are
supplemented by an official mileage, which will take
precedence. If a sign or reference is missing, use the
mileage.
- In the absence of an
instruction the obvious main road should be followed.
Redundant instructions may be used to clarify the main road.
- All roads used are
public, through roads unless otherwise indicated in the route
book.
- There are no course
following traps on this rally!
DEFINITION
OF SECTIONS
TRANSIT: A time and
mileage will be given only for the start and finish of a
Transit. These are touring sections, and competitors may
proceed at their own pace as long as they enter certain
controls as noted..
TSD: In these "Regularity" sections teams must
maintain average speeds shown in the route book. A time and
mileage will be given for the start and finish of a TSD and
controls may be at any point within. Practice is not
allowed and vehicles entering a TSD early may be penalized.
CONTROLS
& TIMING
TSD CONTROL: May be visible or hidden, and located
anywhere within a TSD except near STOP signs. Do not stop at TSD
controls as your exact passing time will be recorded. TSD
opening times will be noted, and vary with Richta TSD type.
PASSAGE CONTROL: Control
location plus opening & closing times appear in the route
book. Cars may enter any time while the control is open,
and organizers may extend closing time as needed. Some
Passage Controls will be noted as "Extreme", which are
optional but have a small penalty or reward defined in the
route book.
MTC (Main Time Control):
A passage control at overnight halts. Location, time and
other info will appear in the route book. Attendance is
important as this is to account for all teams, disseminate new
information, and address questions or concerns.
PENALTIES
TSD CONTROLS: 1 point per second early or
late, maximum penalty is 60 per control or 300
per TSD. 200 points for entering a TSD before
it's open, or driving in the reverse direction of rally traffic.
Controls will be
timed in tenths of a second, with 0.1
point penalty for each tenth early or late.
OTHER CONTROLS:
100 points for missing a Passage Control or required
MTC. 10 points for missing an "Extreme"
control unless otherwise specified.
ASSISTANCE (fuel, extraction, or towing): 10 penalty points or $10 to crew assisting.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE
CONDUCT: First
offense 60 points, second offense 600. Vehicles may also be excluded from
the rally due to unsafe condition, rule violations,
citations, reckless driving, or acts that endanger the
public or discredit the event.
SCORING
Alcan will use Richta
GPS Checkpoints. To be
scored you must load Richta's Competitor app on an Android
or IOS phone or tablet. For setup and use see https://www.alcan5000.com/pdf/AlcanRichtaSetup.pdf
NO FAULT SCORING
Scoring queries will only be considered in the case of an
obvious control error, or situation common to multiple vehicles.
Each entry will have their 2 worst Day 1 TSD control scores
subtracted while learning format, but must use Richta Time
Declarations for future delays.
FORCE MAJEURE & FORCE HOMME
* Once official cars
enter a section it is considered open and will be scored barring
an accident or safety problem. No control will be scored,
however, if less than 20% of the vehicles still competing are
able to reach that control on time.
* To eliminate pressure for illegal
behavior, additional allowance will be made for delay
due to official action such as construction or road closure. If
less than 80% of all vehicles still competing are able to arrive
on time at a subsequent control due to such delay that control
will not be scored.
QUERIES & PROTESTS
The organizers will
attempt to deal promptly and fairly with any query
received. These
must be presented in writing the evening of such incident
and will be answered by morning restart unless a meeting is
needed to investigate details..
RADIOS
& COMMUNICATIONS
- An emergency VHF radio
operating on 151.625 Mhz ("Red dot") is required in autos and
encouraged for cycles.
- Radios are available for
rent ($50) or purchase ($100) from the organizers, please
reserve.
- CB radios will not
substitute for required VHF, and officials monitor only VHF
& Ham.
- Licensed Hams are
encouraged to bring their equipment, and most officials are
Hams.
- NO radio transmission is
allowed near any TSD section except in an emergency.
(Monitoring 151.625 is encouraged at all times).
- RASC has an FCC license
for 151.625, but Canada is not reciprocal. This is
strictly for emergency use in Canada and may not conflict
with local traffic.
GENERAL
- Maximum planned distance
between fuel is 150 miles, but a range of 200 (cycles) or 300
(autos) is encouraged. Fuel is the final responsibility
of the entrant, and failure of any advance arrangements is
considered force majeure.
- The rally was measured
with an Alfa odometer from the front axle of an Audi A4
Quattro.
- Any situation not covered
by these regulations will be resolved by the organiziers.
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