SECURITY

SAFETY ON THE RALLY

For the AFRICA ECO RACE® organization, nothing is more important than the participants’ welfare and safety.

On the race, each day, with the "Gendarmerie Royale Marocaine" and the Mauritanian Army, seven 4 wheels drive medicalized vehicles, two sweeping trucks, two planes and three helicopters are following and sweeping the tracks.
At the camp, every day the medical HQ is installed. Participants may at any time see the doctors and nurses to be examined or treated.
In total, nine vehicles and 23 persons providing the medical service of the AFRICA ECO RACE®.

 

SAFETY EQUIPMENTS

 

ERTF GPS

GPS UNIK 2 SENTINEL : Compulsory for all vehicles in Race, Raid.
GPS ERTF : Compulsory for all Assistance, Press vehicles


In fairness, competitors must rent the mandatory GPS from the Organizer’s supplier (ERTF). Competitors will therefore be equipped with a GPS specific single model, with intentionally restricted functions to preserve the navigation. Also, the GPS permits to control speed in villages.

GPS Unik 2 integrates the warning Sentinel, interactive horn.

This material is to be ordered and sent directly to our supplier ERTF.
The purchase of the fitting kits (bracket, antenna, wires, power supply) of these materials is at the competitors’ expense.
All vehicles must be at the checks  with all the mounting kits already installed on board with operational electrical connections.
The different safety equipment will be provided during the administrative checks.

For further information and to rent the equipment, please contact directly:

E-Shop : Click HERE
ERTF – Catherine FOLL - Tél. : +33 (0)2.97.87.25.85 - Fax : +33 (0)2.97.37.59.21
E-mail: competition@ertf.com

NEW IRITRACK/SMALLTRACK

NEW IRITRACK: Compulsory for Race, Raid and Press (for those going on tracks) vehicles.
SMALLTRACK: Compulsory for all Assistance, Press (which don't go on the tracks) vehicles.


The Iritrack/Smalltrack is a safety and communication equipment.
It transmits real time positions of the competitors and offers to the Race PC a better view of the race.
This vehicle tracking satellite system will be on the website www.africarace.com throughout the rally. All users, families, friends, sponsors and partners will be able to track competitors.

During the race, the Iritrack is used:
To localized by the organization in case of problem all the vehicles
To request emergency help in case of a serious incident
To alert of a potential danger
To contact the Race PC by phone
To be contacted by phone by the Race PC to give information.

Same for the Smalltrack system except the phone function to call the Race PC.

This material is to be ordered and sent directly to our supplier MARLINK.
The purchase of the fitting kits (bracket, antenna, wires, power supply) of these materials is at the competitors’ expense.
All vehicles must be at the checks with all the mounting kits already installed on board with operational electrical connections.
The different safety equipment will be provided during the administrative checks.

For further information and to rent the equipment, please contact directly:

E-Shop : Click HERE
MARLINK -Mehdi COUILLARD - Tel: +33 (0)1 48 84 34 07
Email: mehdi.couillard@marlink.com

 

Submitted on Thu, 04/27/2017 - 10:33