The supporting and enabling legislations, regulations and policies.
- Jonathan Binnington
- Apr 14
- 19 min read
It has taken me a while to get around to pulling together the relevant points i have previously written about to support the legality of FSR Time Speed Distance motorcycle rallies on Vancouver Island (and BC in general), but here it is… The collected works - well, some of them at least!
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The case for Time Speed Distance (TSD) Regularity Rallysport to be recognised as a competitive road legal motorcycle motorsport genre in British Columbia.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Acknowledgement: I, Jonathan Binnington, as proprietor of Vancouver Island Motosports Events and author of this document, formally and respectfully acknowledge the fact that the lands through which my events pass, the oceans, mountains, rivers and lakes form part of the traditional unceded and never surrendered territories of Canadian First Nations.
I am grateful for our opportunity to travel these roads.
The First Nations are the Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nations in the place now called Gold River, the Uchucklesaht, Hupacasath and Tseshaht First Nations in the place now called Port Alberni, the K’omoks, WeWaiKai and WeiWaiKum First Nations in the place now called Sayward and the ‘Namgis First Nation of the Nimpkish and Kokish watersheds.
Together, these First Nations form part of the Coast Salish First Nations of the Pacific Northwest surrounding Puget Sound and the Salish Sea.
On behalf of all motorcycle riders who travel these roads, I thank you.
CONTENTS
Declaration of Interests
Summary
Introduction
TSD Rally - The early years
TSD Rally in the United Kingdom and the USA
Motorcycle TSD development in BC
Paradigm shift
The VIME format
Supporting Legislation, Regulations and Policies
Appendices
1. Declaration of Interests.
Jonathan Binnington, author of this work is the Sole Proprietor of Vancouver Island Motosports Events - VIME, a for-profit, sole proprietorship small business registered as such in the Canadian Province of British Columbia.
Vancouver Island Motosports Events - VIME is the business entity through which Jonathan Binnington promotes and produces motorcycle Time Speed Distance (Regularity) Rallies.
The author, Jonathan Binnington asserts his ownership of intellectual property of this work and also asserts that he is the sole author of this text and its appendices.
2. SUMMARY.
Time Speed Distance rally, also known as TSD and Regularity rally is a road legal motorsport which has a history stretching back more than a century.
In British Columbia, there are multiple layers of legislation, regulation and policy that explicitly enables TSD motorsport on open public roads - provided the essential requirements of legal private motoring are conformed with.
Motorcycle TSD rally format has been developed in BC by the author of this report and established over the course of five years and ten events. The format draws upon the established principles of TSD and leverages modern GPS technology and smartphones to provide an accessible, entry level motorcycle motorsport for grassroots motorcycle enthusiasts who might otherwise not have the opportunity, finance or option to enter motorsport at a higher level.
Despite the provision of event-specific regulations by promoters/producers of events, this motorsport does not benefit from supervision by a governing body. It is hoped that this situation will be addressed in the future.
3. INTRODUCTION.
The purpose of this document is to support the proposition that motorcycle Time Speed Distance (Regularity) Rally be recognised as a legitimate motorsport genre in the Canadian Province of British Columbia. The supporting documentation presented applies specifically to BC and while there may be comparable or duplicate evidence of support in other jurisdictions, no attempt is made to extend justifications to elsewhere. If the reader wishes to investigate the situation in other regions, the author cordially invites motorsport enthusiasts to use this thesis as a basis for their own study of their local legislation.
This document will illustrate the long history of non-race, non-speed competitive motorsport staged on open, public roads in a legal and approved framework. The purpose will be to demonstrate that, provided appropriate conditions are met, it is possible to stage safe, competitive motorsport on open public roads and not impact the amenity and convenience of other road users.
Examples of motorsport events from a variety of countries and jurisdictions will be given to demonstrate this concept to be “tried and tested” elsewhere and ready for adoption into the family of motorcycle motorsports in British Columbia.
3.1 The early years of - the start of the Twentieth Century:
The International Six Day Trial (ISDT).
The original dualsport and adventure bike event?
The International Six Day Trials, precursor and subsequent events.
1903 - 1913. National UK 6 day trials
1913 - 1980. The International Six Days Trials years
1980 - present day. The International Six Days Enduro years
It is said that whatever goes around comes around and there is nothing new under the sun. This potted history will demonstrate how hard it is to be truly original, especially with respect to motorcycles, motorsport and those who wish to measure their competence against their peers.
Information used to compile this article has been sourced from https://speedtracktales.com/index-of-isdt-events/isdt-1913/ Speed Track Tales: A Welsh Perspective on the ISDT
Wikipedia tells that the first motor-cycle was built in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler and Willhelm Maybach (names which were to become forever part of motoring industry…) and the first series of “production” motorcycles appeared in 1894.
Less than a decade later, 1903, the Auto Cycle Union (ACU) of the United Kingdom was “sanctioning” Six Days Reliability Trials organised by local enthusiasts clubs.
Fast forward a further ten years (1913) and the ACU proposed a national-level reliability trial in the Lake District of Cumberland (much more recently, Cumbria) in partnership with two local motoring clubs. Not wanting to be outdone in difficulty by previous organising groups (for example events in Somerset up Porlock Hill), the Lake District clubs set fearsome routes over five days of riding and nearly 800 miles (1250km) - on bikes barely more powerful than modern-day mopeds with rudimentary (or no) suspension and terrible tyres!
And this representation on Gaia: https://www.gaiagps.com/public/MmMHWw3VqozZucJ0iT3Z6cte
The first ACU International Touring Trial came to the attention of Le Federation Internationale de Club Motocycliste (FIM), the event became the International Six Days Trial (ISDT) and attracted “factory” riders and teams as well as enthusiast privateers. Manufacturers were keen to demonstrate (and develop) the reliability of their products, riders were keen to test their skills.
The “trials” included tests of navigation (no GPS remember - just maps), speed trials, “flexibility” trials (set the machine in top gear and disconnect the clutch release mechanism), timekeeping trials (comparable to Regularity in the modern sense), the need for repairs and spares and finally appearance and final examinations for defective machines.
Yes, there were protests - about the difficulty of the courses, the scoring methods and applications. All the usual…
The venues for the next 55 events (over the subsequent 67 years with gaps for wars) moved around Europe until, in 1981, recognition was given to the fact that the event was no longer a “test of reliability” but had become a six-day enduro - and the event was renamed the International Six Day Enduro (ISDE).
You might not have much difficulty recognising the ISDT spirit in Vancouver Island Motosports Events Regularity-Raid events staged on the gravel roads of the north of Vancouver Island. What goes around really does come around.
Perhaps, the more things change, the more they stay the same?
Some things have changed, the VIME routes appear to be substantially less muddy than the English, Welsh and Scottish roads, the summer weather in BC appears to be much drier and the reliability of modern motorcycles bears absolutely no comparison to the rickety bikes of 100 years ago.
We have satellite navigation and timing, electronic displays, effective equipment (who would ride in tweeds, collar and tie with a flat cap?) and helmet laws…
But, the spirit lives on. Machine and rider through the scenery, sometimes forwards, occasionally backwards…. Bring it on!
There is much history, such as the ISDE where the French team were disqualified on day 2 for missing checkpoints, didn't ride days 3,4 and 5, were reinstated on appeal at the end of day 5 and were awarded the win of the event at the close of day 6 - only to have their win rescinded on appeal as they hadn’t ridden the whole event… but many stranger things (continue to) happen in motorsport!
3.2 Time Speed Distance (TSD) RALLY
In the years after the Second World War, the affordability and popularity of private motoring brought about a new interest in grassroots motorsports. In addition to circuit racing, amateur car clubs developed Time Speed Distance (Regularity) Rally.
In the United Kingdom, the Road Traffic Act permitted “navigation trials” type competition, with car crews following “tulip diagram” road directions while driving as closely as possible to set, legal speeds over predetermined courses. Progress was monitored by small armies of timekeepers staking out timing checkpoints armed with stopwatches, clipboards while wearing duffel coats and wooly hats. The hardest job was calculating the time penalties incurred by dozens of cars over dozens of timed course “legs”, quickly at the end of a long night of competitive driving.
Increasing professionalism of the (amateur) car crews led to ever greater accuracy of crew’s timings over (Road) rally courses which in turn led to event organisers setting increasingly tough-to-meet (i.e. increasingly fast) target leg times and an arms race that was eventually ended when this form of motorsport was ended by the British government of the day. Herein is a particularly relevant lesson for advocates of this genre of motorsport in the future.
In the United States of America, Time Speed Distance rally was (is) also a popular amateur motorsport, but the direction that it took, under the ægis of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) was to introduce increasing degrees of precision in time, distance and speed measurement rather than (as in the UK) increasing speeds over open public roads. In this way, TSD Rally has survived as a viable motorsport for crews of road cars driven over tarmac road courses that are open to non-event traffic.
Currently, depending on the class of competition participation, SCCA TSD rallies are set on courses whose distances are set to precisions of inches per mile, times are measured to decimals of seconds per hour and speeds are measured to corresponding precision.
3.3 Motorcycle TSD rally development in BC utilising highway-designated gravel roads including Forest Service Roads (FSRs).
While developing the BC/motorcycle version of TSD rally, a number of “precision limits” have been highlighted as sources of barriers to riders achieving near-perfect time scores. These unavoidable uncertainties include:
Distance measurement discrepancies between geometric/cartographic methods and real-world GPS and wheel distance measurement.
Inherent speedometer inaccuracies due to a combination of the above and instrumentation shortcomings.
The challenge posed to riders by simultaneously coping with the challenge of riding their machines over less than perfect road surfaces, in challenging terrain, while navigating by roadbook and monitoring their speed.
The consequence of these challenges is that typically, each rider will accrue a minimum of several hundred time penalty points over a course that may consist of twenty or more timed legs over two hundred kilometres of course per day.
There hasn’t been any situation develop where two riders have scored the same over a given course and a tie-breaker has been needed to decide the winner of an event.
Therefore it is not anticipated that a speed situation will develop in BC for gravel road TSD rally similar to that which curtailed TSD Road rally in the UK, nor a high-precision situation similar to TSD car rally in the USA.
3.4 PARADIGM SHIFT
Think about the differences between Time Speed Distance regularity rally in a car, with a two-person crew comprising a driver and a navigator - each with separate and very specific jobs, driving tarmac roads, never far from civilisation and safety, with cell phone signal, where the challenge is to drive at an exact and precise speed, with a driver of the car and a navigator/co-driver monitoring speed and navigation
And
A motorcycle rider, riding an unstable vehicle, over rough terrain, in the wilderness, no phone signal, with fewer navigation clues, alone. The challenge is to ensure your own safety, while exercising a high-skill activity, in a challenging environment, solo, all the while simultaneously looking after your own navigation and trying to best meet the set time targets.
This last point, I have found, causes great confusion for some of those from the car TSD community (who strive to achieve zero time penalties). To explain, car TSD has developed into the precision speed and time activity it is because making a test of speedy driving on public roads is not possible. You wind up with racing on the public roads.
In the backcountry, racing is also not possible - BUT - the combined challenges of difficult terrain (steep/loose/overgrown/washed out) with few(er) navigation clues and the systematic cartographic distance measuring errors coupled with "hidden" timing checkpoints (to confound attempts to "game" the timing systems by lurking short of CPs) make the possibility of meeting the target times slim to impossible. Intentionally.
Hence, large Time Penalty scores will be racked up over the individually timed legs and the winner will be the rider with the fewest TPs. Tie-breakers will definitely not be needed!
And so, the paradigm shift has been completed,
from
car road TSD regularities, with the order of
speed precision,
navigation,
driving challenge
to
bike Dualsport Trials, with the order of
Riding challenge
Navigation
Speed precision
It has taken me a while to get there, but that is the flash of insight. The paradigm shift is complete.
4. The VIME motorcycle TSD format.
Much of rural BC has been and is currently being worked for natural resources - timer extraction being the main resource in terms of land area. Extraction of cut timber has required the construction of an extensive network of crushed rock resource roads - Forest Service Roads (FSRs) in the language of legislation and regulation. Due to the geographic distribution of remote centres of habitation, FSRs often form the road network connecting these communities and consequentially, FSRs have been afforded the status of “Public Highway”.
As gazetted highways, these forest roads are open to private motoring provided the usual motoring legislation is complied with. The operators of vehicles must be licenced for the vehicle they are operating, the vehicle must be registered as a road-legal vehicle and must be insured (by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia - ICBC for BC registered vehicles and operators), the vehicles must be operated in manners that comply with BC motoring legislation such as no speeding/racing/stunting.
These resource roads have been built with the intention of allowing access to forest hinterlands by industrial vehicles. They are usually unsuitable for paved-highway passenger vehicles but they are passable by high ground clearance, 4WD vehicles and cross-country motorcycles.
There is a class of road-legal cross-country motorcycles produced for retail sale that is described as “dual sport, adventure and rally-replica”. These motorcycles comply with road use construction (lights, turn indicators, exhaust and noise emissions limits, ABS braking systems etcetera) and have long-travel suspension, high ground clearance and off-road suitable, type approved tyres.
An array of smartphone and tablet applications leveraging GPS positioning and mapping software to provide position, distance and time data replace human timekeepers stationed around competition courses and handle scoring and totalling of scores, simplifying the conversion of raw timing data into event results quickly following the arrival of the final event finisher.
The specific legal, regulatory and policy documents that permit competitive, non-race/non-speed, Time Speed Distance “navigation trials” are presented below.
The stage is set therefore to combine public highways, passing over challenging terrain, in stunning landscapes, ridden by road legal riders and motorcycles, in a competitive format, bringing an old motorsport in a new format to a new (sometimes older) generation of motorcycle enthusiasts.
5. Supporting BC Legislation, Regulations and Policy Documents.
There are a number of separate but related sets of enabling Legislation, Regulation and Policy documents that specifically enable this format of TSD motorsport.
The British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act.
British Columbia Forest Service Roads Use. Regulations.
The Transportation Act.
The Forest Service Roads Use Regulations.
ICBC Motor vehicle insurance - limitations to use.
Land Access
Regulations governing gatherings on Crown Land.
The BC Government Tourism Sector Action plan.
5.1 The BC Motor Vehicle Act.
This act lays out a great many ”must do’s” (most of which do not apply to us), a number of definitions (some of which are relevant) and two very relevant “must not do’s” that we will come to soon.
First, some definitions from the Act:
"adult" means a person who has reached 19 years of age
"highway" includes
(a) every highway within the meaning of the Transportation Act,
(b) every road, street, lane or right of way designed or intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, and
(c) every private place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of the parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited,
but does not include an industrial road;
But what is an Industrial Road?
The Transportation Act (https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/04044_01#division_d2e4156 ) defines New Highways, Arterial Highways, Controlled Access Highways, Scenic Highways and Forest Service Roads…
"industrial road" means industrial road as defined in the Industrial Roads Act, and includes a forest service road as defined in the Forest Act AND (my capitalisation) land designated as a development road under section 139 (1) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act;
Therefore, if a FSR is NOT designated as a development road under section 139(1) Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, it is NOT an Industrial Road.
Back to The Motor Vehicle Act
"motorcycle" means a motor vehicle that runs on 2 or 3 wheels and has a saddle or seat for the driver to sit astride
The Act goes on to say motor vehicles and operators must be old enough, licenced, registered and insured.
Chapter 319, Part 9, Section 250 then goes on to define and prohibit…
"race" means circumstances in which, taking into account the condition of the highway, traffic, visibility and weather, the driver or operator of a motor vehicle is driving or operating the motor vehicle without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that may cause harm to an individual by doing any of the following:
(a) outdistancing or attempting to outdistance one or more other motor vehicles;
(b) preventing or attempting to prevent one or more other motor vehicles from passing;
(c) driving at excessive speed in order to arrive at or attempt to arrive at a given destination ahead of one or more other motor vehicles;
"stunt" means circumstances in which, taking into account the condition of the highway, traffic, visibility and weather, the driver or operator of a motor vehicle is driving or operating the motor vehicle without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway or in a manner that is likely to cause harm to an individual or likely to distract, startle or interfere with users of the highway by doing any of the following:
(a) causing any or all of the motor vehicle's tires to lift from the road surface;
(b) causing the motor vehicle to lose traction while turning the motor vehicle;
(c) driving the motor vehicle in a manner to cause the motor vehicle to spin;
(d) driving the motor vehicle in a lane intended for oncoming traffic for longer than necessary to pass another vehicle;
(e) slowing or stopping the motor vehicle in a manner that prevents other motor vehicles from passing or in a manner that blocks or impedes other motor vehicles;
(f) without justification, driving as close as possible to another motor vehicle, a pedestrian, or a fixed object.
(None of these conditions are part of VIME gravel road TSD rallies).
Section 3.1 governs the use of electronic devices while driving. (The electronic devices we use are ”hands-free” and adjusted either by way of remote control buttons or require the vehicle to be “parked” for adjustment.)
The takeaway messages from The Motor Vehicle Act is that legal, private motorists have access to most “highways “ in British Columbia, including established FSRs.
Further, “Race” and “Stunting” are prohibited activities that are defined in ways that DO NOT include participation in TSD rallies.
5.2 Forest Service Road Use Regulations [Last amended March 30, 2022 by B.C. Reg. 76/2022]
Provisions of Motor Vehicle Act applicable to forest service roads: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/70_2004
The following provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act apply to all forest service roads as if a forest service road were a highway:
(a) section 1; (b)section 2 (5), (6) and (7); (c) section 24 (1) and (2); (d) section 33 (1) insofar as it applies to a driver's licence or a driver's certificate; (e) section 68; (f) section 70; (g) section 73; (h) section 84; (i) sections 141 and 142; (j) sections 144 and 145; (k) sections 149 and 150; (l) sections 157 to 160; (m) section 162; sections 169 to 172; (o) sections 185 and 186; (p) section 194; (q) sections 206 (1) to (3) and 207; (r) section 221; (s) sections 224 to 229.
Liability insurance
12 (1) A person must not operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle or trailer, other than a motor vehicle or trailer described by section 2 (5) of the Motor Vehicle Act, on a forest service road unless
(a) the driver, motor vehicle and trailer are insured under a valid and subsisting contract of accident insurance providing insurance against liability to third parties in the amount of at least $200 000, and
(b) the driver carries written evidence, supplied by the insurer, of the insurance referred to in paragraph (a), or a copy of that written evidence, and produces it, on demand, to a peace officer or an official.
So, this Regulation further confirms the public’s ability to use FSRs in the legislation of regulated, private motoring.
And further in support from the BCGovt…
5.3 Forest Service Roads.
“Resource roads are constructed to develop, protect and access B.C.'s natural resources. They are used primarily by industrial vehicles engaged in forestry, mining, oil and gas or agriculture operations. In addition to resource industries, resource roads are used by the general public and commercial operators, such as ski hills or fishing lodges. They serve as crucial links for rural communities and access to recreational opportunities.”
5.4 ICBC and motor Insurance
ICBC is the only BC provider of “in operation” motor insurance. Insurance is required to be in effect on all roads where motoring is permitted. Includes FSRs but does not include “off road” motoring. Hence VIME sticks to FSRs.
“All Risks”. ICBC insurance, vehicle use in connection with the insured business or profession while operating the insured motorcycle on public roads ie FSRs but not off-road/single track. (Also mentioned above)
Citation:
Division 3 – General Terms and Conditions
3.1 Application – Unless otherwise provided, the terms and conditions of this Division 3 apply to all Divisions of this policy.
3.2 Policy does not apply – Unless otherwise provided, this policy does not apply and no coverage will be provided in respect of
a vehicle licensed under section 9 of the Motor Vehicle Act while the vehicle is being operated off a highway, [Highway is defined above in the Motor Vehicle Act. Off Highway use is not ICBC insured, FSRs ARE Highway]
……. (c)……. (d)…..
(e) a vehicle being used in a contest, show or race, or in advanced or performance driver training, if [IF]
(i) the activity is held or conducted on a track or other location temporarily or permanently closed to all other vehicle traffic, and
(ii) there exists an element of race or speed test, which means driving at high speed, and includes passing manoeuvres, driving in close proximity to another vehicle or assessing vehicle limitations in speed, acceleration, turning or braking,
[(e), (i) and (ii) DO NOT apply to gravel TSD rallies.]
Division 8 – Prescribed Conditions
Prohibited use
The insurer is not liable to an insured who breaches this condition or a sub-condition of this condition.
3 (1)
(2) An insured must not operate a vehicle for which coverage is provided under this contract
(a) if the insured is not authorized and qualified by law to operate the vehicle, (b) for an illicit or prohibited trade or transportation,
(c) to escape or avoid arrest or other similar police action, or
(d) in a race or speed test. [Race and Speed Test defined above].
5.5 Land access.
You are probably aware that there is a Forestry company conglomerate called Mosaic. One of the main companies in the conglomerate is TimberWest.
Mosaic own large portions of the forests on the south and central areas of Vancouver Island.
As landowners, they permit controlled recreational access to their forests.
“TimberWest is western Canada’s largest private managed forest landowner with 325,000hectares/800,000 acres on Vancouver Island. The company also owns renewable Crown harvest rights to 700,000 cubic meters of timber per year. TimberWest is owned by two leading Canadian pension funds, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments).
Mosaic grants public access to their lands as fits their business operations. If it is gated and closed, keep out! You are trespassing - a Civil wrong, not a criminal wrong. If you wilfully damage anything you are probably committing a criminal act.
The forests on Vancouver Island that are not owned by Mosaic companies are owned by the Province and managed by timber and forestry companies under Tree Farm Licences. This includes the pacific side of central Vancouver Island and pretty much all the north of the island.
One of the main companies is Western Forest Products.
5.6 Camping and Recreation
Western Forest Products welcomes you to enjoy the great outdoors camping, hiking, boating and fishing in our sustainably managed working forests.
Most recreational access is provided by our extensive network of active resource roads.
The safest time to travel is weekends or on weekdays after 6 pm and before 5 am.
Always drive as if there is a loaded truck around the next corner.
The speed limit is 50 km/h or less depending on road conditions.
Never enter areas where active harvesting or road construction signage is posted. Active tree falling, yarding and blasting may be going on in these areas.”
While Mosaic go to great effort to control access to their backcountry, WFP are obliged to facilitate responsible access to the Provincial lands that they manage…
Next, there are BC Government regulations that limit the number of individuals that may later on BC Crown Land (forests) for the purpose of recreational or sporting activities.
5.7 Regulations governing gatherings on Crown Land.
These are the regulations
“ The Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and the Forest Recreation Regulation (FRR) identify when authorization is required to use a recreation site, recreation trail, interpretive forest site or trail-based recreation area, as well as to construct, maintain, or rehabilitate a trail or other recreation facility.
Recreation Sites and Trails B.C. (RSTBC) is the agency responsible for providing these authorizations.”
A thorough reading of the regulations clearly shows that these regulations apply to Crown forests, recreation sites, recreation trails, interpretive forests and trail-based recreation areas.
Vancouver Island Motosports Events do not encroach upon Recreation Sites, Recreation Trails, Interpretive Forest sites or trail-based recreation areas.
Vancouver Island Motosports Events are confined entirely to public right of way, highway-designated Forest Service Roads on Crown Land. Camping and gatherings occur on private campgrounds and highway-designated parking lots (start/finish areas).
All event participants are licenced, icbc insured and registered (highway plated) private motorists, operating under the published terms of icbc insurance and BC motoring law.
I’ve opened a few of the hyperlinks in the primary document, they lead to further documents with this language
“ Authorization for Construction, Maintenance or Rehabilitation of Trails or Recreation Facilities on Crown Land”
Elsewhere there are references to an upper limit of 100 participants in motorised events. I presume this relates to events held on motorised recreation sites such as Whiskey Creek (Vancouver Island) and similar…?
These are not venues used by VI Motosports Events.
So, on closer inspection it seems reasonable to conclude that these regulations do not apply to the motorcycle Regularity Rally events staged over highway-designated Forest Service Roads on Crown Land.
5.8 The BC Government Tourism Sector Action plan.
And
These are BC Government Policy documents, expressing a series of desired ambitions and intentions rather than a series of must-and-must-not-do’s. Therefore selected quotations from the document will be use to illustrate the ambition of the government to encourage Leisure & Tourism in the overall future economy of British Columbia.
“Tourism in British Columbia is more than an industry - it’s a cornerstone of community vitality. It fuels small businesses, sustains local jobs, and ensures residents enjoy enriching experiences close to home. …tourism in BC strengthens local economies and creates vibrant communities. Hon Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.”
“Throughout the next decade, tourism will play a central role in diversifying markets and local economies…”
“We’re committed to supporting our mountain resorts, adventure tourism operators and commercial recreation providers who deliver safe, world-class experiences that connect visitors with BC’s natural landscapes”
6. Closing remarks.
The purpose of the foregoing has been to demonstrate to all interested parties that motorcycle Time Speed Distance - Regularity rally, conducted according to the operating legislation and regulations is a viable, legal, public highway, competitive motorsport.
Further, the genre-format has matured to the point where recognition and regulation of events by a provincial motorcycle motorsport governing body would be advantageous to both producers/promoters of such events and to the governing body by widening the influence of the governing body.
Finally, the assembled documentary evidence of legality is intended to serve as a “in one place” work of reference should the need to demonstrate the legality of such events to individuals or parties who may have an interest in questions of legality.
7. Appendices.
7.1 The GoldRiver Rules
7.2 VIME Liability Waiver
JD Binnington
14 April 2026
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