| “A sustained flurry of blows in a boxing match.” (1825) | |
| “A quick recovery from a state of exhaustion, a renewal of energy.” (1826) | |
| “A competitive event for motor vehicles, usually over a long distance on public roads.” (1932) | |
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition |
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| Read ALL the instructions! | ||
| General Instructions | ||
| Read for definitions (MP = Milepost) | ||
| Supplemental Instructions | ||
| Rules from the rallymaster specific to this event | ||
| Route Instructions | ||
| Sections | ||
| TRN (Transit): No CAST; if you drive exactly at the posted speed limit you will get through it perfectly on time. | ||
| TSD (Time-Speed-Distance): CAST is given; goal is to be on time all the time; you may be timed anywhere in the section; checkpoints are closed (do not stop!). | ||
| RTZ (Rally Transit Zone): No CAST; you may be early or late within the section; there may be a checkpoint at the end of the section; scoring is within 1 minute. | ||
| Zones | ||
| Free Zone: area without checkpoints | ||
| This might be a good place to mention…don’t stop at the checkpoints! | ||
| Start time is the time of day | ||
| Add your car number to times in instructions, OR | ||
| Set your clock behind your car number in minutes (e.g., if you are car 15, set your clock back 15 minutes so that at your out time,11:15, your clock reads 11:00) | ||
| Mileage: the mileage IS the instruction | ||
| Alpine: start at the dot, exit at the arrow | ||
| Things in parenthesis are your friends! Instructions in parenthesis are (intended to be) helpful comments. They are not part of the instruction. They are not trying to trap you. | ||
| Pause | |||
| The best place to take a pause is not necessarily at the mileage where it’s indicated. Read ahead! | |||
| Time declarations | |||
| Don’t hurt yourself, don’t hurt others, time decs are your friends | |||
| Declarations must be made for some number minutes + 30 seconds to place you “between” cars. | |||
| Tip: slow down by ½ or ¼ CAST & start the stopwatch. Your delay is ½ or ¼ the time shown on the stopwatch. (e.g., CAST is 40; if you drive at 30 for 60 seconds, you will be 15 seconds late.) | |||
| Time = (distance * 60) / speed | |
| Mileage = 1.0; CAST = 40 | |
| Time = (1 * 60) / 40 | |
| Time = 1.5 minutes The end of an RTZ might be a good place to practice calculation! |
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