This section contains items of an operational nature
only.
L.1. VEHICLE CLASSES
Grouped mainly by physical size and suspension type.
L.1.1. Trials:-
Vehicles are categorised on wheelbase and suspension type and divided
into Standard and Modified.
|
Class
|
Suspension Type
|
Wheelbase Range
|
Applicability
|
|
Standard:- |
|
|
|
|
1
|
Leaf
|
Up to 84"
|
80
only. |
|
2
|
Leaf
|
Over 84
to 90" |
86, 88,
Lightweight. |
|
3
|
Leaf
|
Over 90"
|
101, 107,
109, 110 (includes FCs). |
|
4
|
Coil |
Up to 95"
|
90.
|
|
5
|
Coil /
air |
Over 95"
|
Range
Rover, Discovery, Freelander, 110, 127 / 130 |
|
Modified:- |
|
|
|
|
6
|
Leaf
|
Up to 84"
|
80
only. |
|
7
|
Leaf
|
Over 84
to 90" |
86, 88,
Lightweight. |
|
8
|
Leaf
|
Over 90"
|
101, 107,
109, 110 (includes FCs). |
|
9
|
Coil |
Up to 84"
|
80 only.
|
|
10
|
Coil |
Over 84
to 95" |
86, 88,
Lightweight, 90. |
|
11
|
Coil /
air |
Over 95"
|
All types
over 95” wheelbase. |
L.1.2. Amalgamations. Where
event entry is small, suggested amalgamations are shown below:-
|
Class
|
Suspension Type |
Wheelbase Range |
Applicability |
|
1 & 6
|
Leaf
|
Up to 84"
|
80 only.
|
|
2 & 7
|
Leaf
|
Over 84
to 90" |
86, 88,
Lightweight. |
|
3 & 8
|
Leaf
|
Over 90"
|
101, 107,
109, 110. |
|
9
|
Coil |
Up to 84"
|
80 only.
|
|
4 & 10
|
Coil |
Over 84
to 95" |
86, 88,
Lightweight, 90. |
|
5 & 11
|
Coil /
air |
Over 95"
|
Range
Rover, Discovery, Freelander, 101, 107, 109, 110.
|
This reduces
11 classes to 6 in a practical and fair way.
Amalgamation depends upon how many of each class turn up at the
event, but the six classes above would be close to the norm at
small-club level.
L.1.3. Competitive Safari:-
|
Class
|
Description /
Applicability
|
|
Standard:- |
|
|
1
|
Leaf
sprung. Up to 2000cc 4 cylinder petrol and up to 2286cc diesel
engine. |
|
2
|
Leaf
sprung. 2001cc to 2495cc petrol or 2287cc to 2495cc diesel & LWB
2625cc 6 cylinder petrol. |
|
3
|
90 /
Ninety / SWB Defender (Petrol & normally aspirated diesel.)
|
|
4
|
All
models with Turbo-diesel engines. |
|
5
|
Range
Rover, Discovery, 110 / One Ten / LWB Defender, Freelander, all
FC’s & LWB-V8.(Petrol.) |
|
Modified:- |
|
|
6
|
Leaf
sprung up to 3000cc. |
|
7
|
Leaf
sprung above 3000cc. |
|
8
|
Coil /
air sprung up to 3600cc
|
|
9
|
Coil /
air sprung above 3600cc |
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