2025 Alcan Regulations Draft #3, May 31 2025

ENTRY & FEES

1. 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.
   
2. The fee for an additional driver is $1100 double occupancy. Young passengers are $100 if rooming with parents.
   
3. Entry will close July 1 2025 unless field is declared full earlier.
   
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Lodging on route has been blocked.  Entry fees include 10 nights prepaid accommodation (double occupancy), plus receptions and awards banquet.

DOCUMENTATION & REGISTRATION

1. Alcan is open to the general public, minimum age is 21 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
2. Entrants must attend September 1 orientation and sign liability releases before participation.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Except in an emergency, no unregistered passengers are allowed.

SCRUTINEERING & VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY
All vehicles:

1. All vehicles shall be road legal and licensed in compliance with regulations of its country of registration.
2. GPS mapping (including street names & speed) is allowed in all vehicles. 
   
3. As mileage is important to staying on course a basic GPS odometer app is allowed in all vehicles.
   
4. Advanced GPS applications such as Richta Rally Computer and Rabbit Rally are allowed in Unlimited Class only.
   
5. 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.
   
6. 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:

1. All lights must dip to low beam with a single switch.
2. Vehicles must be equipped with OEM seat belts as a minimum.
3. A roll bar is required in soft top vehicles.
4. A "business band" radio that receives & transmits on 151.625 Mhz is required (see RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS).
5. A DeLorme, Garmin, SPOT or ZOLEO GPS satellite tracking device is required.
6. A maximum of four additional forward facing lights are allowed, and forward facing roof lights are prohibited
7. A tow strap, 5BC minimum fire extinguisher, and highway flares or DOT triangles are required.
8. 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:

1. 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.
2. Helmets must be DOT or SNELL approved, CE is accepted for foreign entrants.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. At least one DeLorme, Garmin, SPOT or ZOLEO  GPS tracking device is required in every buddy group.
6. Alcan routes & support are intended for dual sport cycles.  No heavy road bikes are allowed, and sidecars are limited to past Alcan cycle finishers.

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.

ROUTE INSTRUCTIONS

1. All instructions are supplemented by an official mileage, which will take precedence. If a sign or reference is missing, use the mileage.
2. In the absence of an instruction the obvious main road should be followed. Redundant instructions may be used to clarify the main road.
3. All roads used are public, through roads unless otherwise indicated in the route book.
4. 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.

RADIOS & COMMUNICATIONS

1. An emergency VHF radio operating on 151.625 Mhz ("Red dot") is required in autos and encouraged for cycles.
2. Radios are available for rent ($50) or purchase ($100) from the organizers, please reserve.
3. CB radios will not substitute for required VHF, and officials monitor only VHF & Ham.
4. Licensed Hams are encouraged to bring their equipment, and most officials are Hams.
5. NO radio transmission is allowed near any TSD section except in an emergency.  (Monitoring 151.625 is encouraged at all times).
6. 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

1. 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.
2. The rally was measured with an Alfa odometer from the front axle of an Audi A4 Quattro.
   
3. Any situation not covered by these regulations will be resolved by the organiziers.