Rules

  1. General
    1. Warning: You are about to be part of something awesome, but driving is inherently dangerous. This is not a race. 2 out of every 3 drivers will experience an accident and subsequent injury in their lifetime. 1 in 20 will experience a serious injury in their lifetime. Don't become a statistic. Drive safely and carefully. This is not a race. This is a social event, your behavior is up to you. Many road rallyers who failed to heed local laws have died in such events. (True story, Gumball 3000, Cannonball Baker)
    2. All participants are ambassadors of the Cannonball Wisconsin event, it keeps getting bigger and we keep having fun, lets continue to make this awesome and be good human beings.
    3. Decisions: All decisions regarding the event are made as a group, group decisions are final
    4. Unsafe drivers/vehicles: If a driver or vehicle is considered unsafe from the event by the group, they will be immediately removed from the event and may not be able to join future events. These decisions will be made by the group.
    5. Refunds: No
    6. Winners/Trophy: The winning team of this years trophy will be required to attend next year to present the trophy to the winning team.
      1. In the event that the winning team will not be present the following year (ala Snail Estate) the trophy should be passed to a team in attendance that year to act as proxy and apologize for the slackers being a no show.
    7. Right of publicity: All use of media obtained during the pre-event, event, and post-event will be able to be reproduced, so please don't use a picture of you banging a dead deer on the side of the road as point evidence, the point tally people are humans and may be scarred.
    8. For point picture submissions no national chains or big box stores may be utilized (Wally World, etc.). Support local businesses.
  2. Eligibility
    1. Only four wheeled vehicles licensed for use on public roads and highways are eligible. Helicopters may be considered by the group for exception.
      1. Tony Evers says you need license, insurance, and registration. He's the governor, it's the law, break it and you can't be in the event
      2. In accordance with the above statement, you need to have all the proper functioning lights and indicators and shit. Headlights don't work? Find another event.
      3. And you need to have a functioning seatbelt for every passenger in the vehicle including the driver. Again, it's the fucking law, don't be an ignorant bastard. Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it (true shit, court rulings and everything) 
    2.  One driver per team, driver must remain the driver during the entire event, must be licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the state of Wisconsin and be at least 21 years of age.
    3. One navigator per team, the navigator is the primary contact and evidence gatherer, in the event of any disputes the navigator will represent the team.
    4. All individuals considered a "team" must start, participate, and end as a team. They must all be human and at least 21 years of age. Exceptions will be made for extraterrestrials and wombats at the discretion of the group.
    5. All whiners are ineligible from participating unless they fill out a whiner request form. It must be signed by their mother, primary care provider, and one working chain store greeter. It must be notarized by August 31, 1989 and attested to by Ronald Reagan and John F Kennedy. It should then be hand delivered to the guy working at the counter of any fast food establishment for consideration. He must then apply for your exception 8 months before the start of the event. 
  3. Safety equipment: If your ride isn't safe, you aren't safe, and you're disqualified.
  4. Teams
    1. There is no I in team, unless you have Ryan do this weird thing on a bar napkin that really doesn't make sense anyway, so teams will consist of a minimum of two people, with a maximum of 6 (maybe 7, but you'll have to get the thumbs up from the group and be in accordance with rule 2.1.3.) Although a team may consist of a bunch of fuck-ups, don't act like a bunch of fuck-ups.
    2. Maximum of  6 people on a team. Wait, I think I just said that.
    3. Minimum of 2 people on a team. I think I'm having deja vu.
    4. Roles
      1. Driver: It is the drivers responsibility to safely deliver all of his team from start to finish without injury or harm (unless they're into that kind of thing), failure to do so results in disqualification. A driver may not act as navigator. A driver must be free from the influence of drugs or alcohol during the event. A driver must comply with all rules of the road. The driver is the central cog in the team, keep it clean, keep it safe.
        1. "Rob's Rule" In the event that the driver needs to communicate with someone outside of the team, it is the navigators responsibility to act as liaison.
      2. Navigator: Let the driver drive. There is enough distractions on the road as it is, the navigator must remain the same person from beginning to end of the event, it is the navigators responsibility to maintain communications with the rest of the group and direct the driver appropriately. It is the navigators responsibility to assure that the driver is not distracted. For the purpose of communication, the navigator needs to have a functioning cell phone with texting capability.
      3. The navigator must assure compliance with all Cannonball Control directives.
      4. ALL STOP directive indicates that the navigator should get the team off the road in a safe location as soon as safely possible.
      5. EVENT STOP PROCEED TO DESTINATION directive indicates that a safety event has occurred. No additional points will be accumulated. Proceed safely to end of event destination.
      6. PROOF OF LIFE directive indicates that control is trying to establish contact with all teams. Please respond via text to Cannonball Control.
      7. In the event that the Wisconsin DOT is advising against travel, an EVENT STOP ALL STOP directive will be issued. Please wait for further instructions from Cannonball control.
  5. All state, local, federal, and tribal laws must be adhered to at all times. Ticket=disqualification
    1. Reckless driving, as determined by the group will be subject to disqualification
    2. This event is an "all fault" event. If something happens while you're at the wheel it's your fault. This includes thermonuclear war.
  6. Winning
    1. We can't all be winners, this isn't a fucking kindergarten class, can't take someone calling you a loser? Fuck off, loser.
    2. Points will be gained by submitting evidence of their respective accomplishment. Pictures typically work, sometimes video, sometimes receipts.
    3. A multiplier will be earned by the completion of a timed rally, this will take place during the event on public roads. All laws and speed limits must be adhered to or your multiplier will be a zero. For all you math majors, anything multiplied by zero equals zero.
    4. Bonus points will be awarded resulting from a yet unnamed event.
    5. Score = points + (multiplier X bonus points)
    6. Highest score wins
    7. Disputing points will be held during a group meeting at the end of the event, all decisions of the group will be final.
    8. The Insert Name Here is a travelling trophy and will be surrendered to next years winners. In the event that you win more than two years in a row, you're probably cheating, but we'll leave it up to the group. 
    9. In the event of a tie, the team with the coolest name (as determined by the group) will win.
  7. Special teams
    1. Three teams from this years event will be chosen to participate in the organization of next years event.
    2. Special teams will receive a minimum multiplier of 1.8 in the timed event due to constraints placed on them during the event
    3. Special teams will have the opportunity to participate  in multiplier events and may earn a greater multiplier based on their performance.