Introduction to (hill) rally navigation

(Hill) Rally NavigatorA brief HowTo guide

What we’re going to cover

• Overview

• Time Schedule

• Time Cards

• What happens at a Time Control?

• Road Book

• Penalties

• Lateness

• Regroups

• Super Rally

Recap: What is a (Hill) Rally?

A series of special stages, run to Target Time (drive as fast as you can)

Linked together with Liaison Routes (drive in a specific amount of time)

With Time Controls everywhere (where your time is recorded)

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Recap: Time Controls

Time Controls are simply a known location where your time-card is marked.

There are two types: MAIN CONTROL and TIME CONTROL. For the most part,

they are the same.

MC TC TC TC

MCMC TC TC

Overview

The navigator has three primary tasks:

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Overview

The navigator has three primary tasks:

1. Keep control of the paperwork

2. Navigate the driver from time-control to time-control (using a Road Book)

3. Keep the driver on-time (using the Time Card)

Once in the Special Stage, you are the assistant (unless there’s pace notes, in

which case you’re back to task 1)

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Timecard:

Roadbook:

Map:

Basic tools

• What are the basic tools for a navigator?

Basic tools

• A watch, probably digital, preferably accurate & easy to set

• Pen/Pencil (sharpener?)

• ? Waterproof bag for your paperwork ?

• ? Maps to work out the route the road-books want you to take ?

• ? Head-torch or Navigators Lamp ?

The Time Schedule:

The Time Schedule:

Schedule Time verses Target Time

Scheduled Time:

• A timetable for each point is given for a theoretical car 0

• The time for each car to arrive at any given point is car 0 time + car number

• Buses run to Scheduled Time

Target Time:

• You leave point A at a given time

• The time you should reach point B is based on the time you leave point A

• The time you should reach point C is based on the time you leave point B

• The time you should reach point D is based on the time you leave point C

• Speed events are generally Target Time.

Time Schedule Leg 1 Saturday 19th November

TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage

Mileage Elapsed Time

BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at

Bogie Time

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min hh:mm:ss

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at

Bogie Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min hh:mm:ss hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00 14:24

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00 14:30

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00 14:33

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02 14:57

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00 15:07


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at

Bogie Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)Zero Car

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min hh:mm:ss hrs:min hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51 10:36

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57 10:42

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00 10:45

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29 11:01

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46 11:18

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49 11:22

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16 11:38

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21 11:43

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24 11:46

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37 11:54

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42 11:59

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00 14:24 12:23

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00 14:30 12:29

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00 14:33 12:32

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02 14:57 12:46

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00 15:07 12:56


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at

Bogie Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)Zero Car Spec Safety

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min hh:mm:ss hrs:min hrs:min hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51 10:36 10:04

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57 10:42 10:10

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00 10:45 10:13

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29 11:01 10:38

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46 11:18 10:55

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49 11:22 10:58

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16 11:38 11:21

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21 11:43 11:26

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24 11:46 11:29

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37 11:54 11:41

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42 11:59 11:46

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00 14:24 12:23 12:10

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00 14:30 12:29 12:16

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00 14:33 12:32 12:19

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02 14:57 12:46 12:39

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00 15:07 12:56 12:49


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

hrs:min min:sec hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21

Arrival Control

Arrival Start

“Big enough”

Warning of… Arrival Start

25-50m “Big enough”

Arrival Control

Time Cards:

What happens at a Time Control?

• You check in on your due time:

• You may enter up to 59 seconds before you hand over your time card,

• You may hand over your time card any time within the 60 seconds your due time.

• You will be given a start about 3 minutes after you check in:

• You must be ready to start when you enter Arrivals,

• The start crew may need to give you a time that’s not actually 3 minutes later.

• You may ask for a delay to:

• Clean lights, windscreens, vehicle glass, and/or competition numbers,

• Replace a tyre (with one carried on the car) - Cross Country only.

• Start is by traffic lights:

• Start in on the whole minute,

• 15 second countdown,

• If you ain’t ready, that’s not our fault.

Finish control

Flying Finish Stop line

“Long Enough”

Finish control

Warning of.. Flying Finish Countdown Stop line De-control

50m “Long Enough” 50m

Finish time and Road Time

• Road Time starts from when you cross the Flying Finish

Remember it will take time to travel from FF to STOP

Remember it will take time for the Stop Line Crew to confirm the time on their

check-sheet; check the previous-car numbers; and have a wee chat about the

event

• Remember if you have 6 minutes to travel, you may lose 2 or 3 minutes to

paperwork & the vagaries of how time works

• What happens when 3 cars cross the FF at 11:51:14, 11:51:32, and 11:51:56

Road Book:

Map:

Warning of… Control

25-50m

Service-In / Service Out

Penalties:

+1 minute

• Early

• Late

(Note: sometimes

it’s not 60 seconds

for every minute

of penalty… but

not in Hill Rallies)

Time Schedule

…. and the

every-expanding

field

…. and the problem

that causes

2 solutions:

• Kick people at the

back out

• Hold back the people

at the front


TC LocationLiaison

Mileage Stage


BogeyTarget

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at

Bogie Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)


MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00 00:50

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29 01:09

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49 01:10

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16 01:28

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24 01:28

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37 01:37

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42 01:37

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00 14:24 01:37

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00 14:30

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00 14:33 01:37

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02 14:57 01:55

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00 15:07 01:55

Solutions : Lateness & Regroups

• Lateness: Kick out the people at the back

• Regroups: Hold up the people at the front

What is Lateness?

Lateness:

You get +1 minute for every minute you are over Target Time, or are Late at a

Time Control

Once “Over Total Lateness” (OTL), you are out of the event.

Navigators should try and calculate current event time + Lateness

Lateness cannot be recouped by arriving early!

Penalty Free Lateness

Being a bit late, and not getting a penalty

Not used in Hill Rallies

How does the Regroup work?

How does the Regroup work?

A regroup is primarily designed to bring a spread-out field back together:

• First car arrives whenever it arrives

• Subsequent cars arrive as and when

• First car leaves at the scheduled time

• Subsequent cars leave at 1 minute intervals

• At some point, cars entering the regroup will depart immediately

What a regroup doesn’t do is shorten the day – it only lengthens it.


TC LocationLiaison

MileageStage Mileage Elapsed Time Bogey

Target

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at Bogie

Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)

hrs:min min:sec hrs:minhh:mm:ss hrs:min

MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00 00:50

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29 01:09

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49 01:10

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16 01:28

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24 01:28

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37 01:37

TC 3ASERVICE A

IN0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42 01:37

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 12:52 12:45:00 14:24 01:37

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 12:51:00 14:30

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 12:54:00 14:33 01:37

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:02:02 14:57 01:55

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:12:00 15:07 01:55


TC LocationLiaison

MileageStage Mileage Elapsed Time Bogey

Target

Time

1st Car

Time

Car 1 at Bogie

Time

Car 50 (at

Target Time)


MC 0 Leg 1 Start 11:01 11:01:00 11:51

TC 1 Arrival 1 0.86 00:06 11:07 11:07:00 11:57

SS 1 SS 1 00:03 11:10 11:10:00 12:00 00:50 00:50

SL 1 Stop Line 1 8.10 00:12 09:43 00:29 11:22 11:19:43 12:29 01:09 01:09

TC 2 Arrival 2 2.63 00:17 11:39 11:36:00 12:46

SS 2 SS 2 00:03 11:42 11:39:00 12:49 01:10 01:10

SL 2 Stop Line 2 7.60 00:11 09:07 00:27 11:53 11:48:07 13:16 01:28 01:28

TC 3 Arrival 3 0.40 00:05 11:58 11:53:00 13:21

SS 3 SS 3 00:03 12:01 11:56:00 13:24 01:28 01:28

SL 3 Stop Line 3 3.80 00:06 04:34 00:13 12:07 12:00:34 13:37 01:37 01:37

TC 3A REGROUP IN 0.60 00:05 12:12 12:05:00 13:42 01:37 01:37

REGROUP OUT / SERVICE IN 12:42 12:42:00

SERVICE A 00:40

TC 3B SERVICE A OUT 13:33 13:22:00 14:24 01:02 01:37

TC 4 Arrival 4 0.86 00:06 12:58 13:28:00 14:30

SS 4 SS 4 00:03 13:01 13:31:00 14:33 01:02 01:37

SL 4 Stop Line 4 6.70 00:10 08:02 00:24 13:11 13:39:02 14:57 01:18 01:55

TC 5 Arrival 5 1.54 00:10 13:21 13:49:00 15:07 01:18 01:55

Why Super Rally

• How much Lateness to give?

• Lots means the event can delay more and more

• Little means competitors get excluded too easily

• Simple OTL=OUT means fewer cars

• More cars is good for competitors

• More cars is good for marshals

• More cars is good for spectators

Super Rally Rules

Super Rally - Getting cars back racing

• You get a maximum for every stage you miss

• You get no penalties for missing time controls

• You MUST leave service out (Main Control) on the scheduled due time

• You need to confirm your time with HQ before rejoining.

At each Main Control, Lateness is reset

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