Navigational Rally Getting Started Links and Nav Rally Schedule

[STeveD]

This post is intended to be a launching page for Navigational Rally information links for SPDA members wanting to start out in Nav Rally. If you have good links or files to add here, please do. If a link is broken, please PM me so I can correct it. Thanks.

Introduction to Rally:
An Introduction to Navigational Rally Events (http://kwrc.on.ca/events/snatr/Basic_Rallying.html)

Nav Rally Guides:
TAC Rally Master Guides (http://www.torontoautosportclub.ca/articles/RallyMaster/index.html)
PMSC Rally Launch Page (http://web.archive.org/web/20070701035648/www.pmsc.on.ca/rally/RallySchool.pdf)
MCO Rally Guides (http://www.mco.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=16&Itemid=19)
TSD Road Rally Page (http://www.tsdroadrally.com/novice_or_nervous.cfm)
RSO Nav Rally Organizer's Manual (http://www.rallysport.on.ca/upload_images/File/RSO%20Navigational%20Organizers%5c'%20Manual.pdf)


Cheat Sheets and other Helpful Tools:
MCO Speed Time Table (http://www.mco.org/files/rally/SpeedTimeTable.pdf)
WCRA Speed Time Table (http://www.tsdroadrally.com/Files/TimeCalc.pdf)


Nav Rally Mini-Series:
Kitchener Waterloo Mini Rally Series (http://www.kwrc.on.ca/)
Peterborough Motorsport Club Mini Series (http://www.pmsc.on.ca/)
Maple Leaf Rally Club Mini Series (http://www.mlrc.ca/events.html)
Toronto Autosport Club Rally page (http://www.torontoautosportclub.ca/rallying.html)


Ontario Rally Rules :
Nav Rally Specific rules (http://www.rallysport.on.ca/index.php?fuseaction=site.details&id=435)
All Ontario Rally Rules (http://www.rallysport.on.ca/index.php?fuseaction=site.details&id=159)
Rally General Competion Rules (http://www.carsrally.ca/CARSRally/Portals/0/CARS_2009_En.pdf)
Rally Sport Ontario Main Page (http://www.rallysport.on.ca/index.php)
Canadian Association of Rally Sport (http://www.carsrally.ca/CARSRally/Default.aspx?tabid=36)


Rally Computer Info:
Alfa Rally Computers (http://www.rally.cc/)
Brantz Rally Tripmeters (http://www.brantz.co.uk/html/english/index.html)
Terratrip Home Page (http://www.terratrip.com/home.htm)
Timewise Rally Computers (http://home.comcast.net/~timewise1/)
Terratrip 303+ User oriented guide (http://www.rallylights.com/ttrip/ComputerInstallation.aspx)
Another Terratrip 303+ Guide (http://www.rallyracingnews.com/manuals/terratrip.html)

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Below is the schedule for the Ontario 2010 Navigational Rally Series (ORRC). The starting locations are guessed at based on previous events, but you should DEFINITELY verify before showing up.

There's a rally beginner school starting on the three evenings of March 22, March 29, April 5. (Different topics each night including a Mini Rally on the 29th.)

KWRC, and MLRC run mini-rally series starting in January.

2010 Ontario Road Rally Cup dates:

Jan 16 January Jaunt Rally - TAC in Waterdown
Feb 20-21 Maple Leaf Winter Rally - MLRC in Bancroft
Apr 17 Spring Run-off Rally - PMSC in Peterborough area
May 01 Blossom Rally - KWRC in Milton
Jun 05 Discover Ontario Rally - TAC in a wandering location
Aug 14 Infinite Monkeys Rally - TAC in Newmarket
Oct 23 Presidents Prize Rally- PMSC in Peterborough area
Nov 06 Open Road Rally - MCO west of Ottawa
Dec 04 First Frost Rally - SPDA in Halton Hills


**** Also added a link to the RSO Nav Rally Organizer's instruction guide. Learn to think like an organizer! ****

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Updated with 2010 calendar.

[STeveD]

Ted and I developed this presentation for SPDA's rally school. It's bullet points, meant to be delivered by an experienced rallyist to expand on the bullet points, but there may be some thoughts here about working together in the car that you don't find elsewhere.

If there's enough interest, we could try to deliver this by Skype. But, for example, it took us over four hours to present what you see here.

There's more hand-outs that go with this presentation that I'll add later.

SPDA Rally School Handout (http://www.thezdmgroup.com/articles/ffr2009/Rally%20School%20Shrunk.pdf)

[madgen]

In fairness, that was the very first time we gave that presentation and, to be honest, I think that we may have digressed a bit too much with random anecdotes. I'm sure that that if we were to focus a bit more, the whole presentation could be covered inside the 3-3.5 hour range.

In other words, when giving the presentation, we have to remember to

- Stay on the road
- Stay on course
- Stay on time

:-D

[STeveD]

2012 KWRC SNATR's:

http://www.kwrc.on.ca/events/snatr/Snatr_Flyer.html/

2012 ORRC events:






JJ = January Jaunt Rally Jan 7/12 TAC




























RW = Rideau Winter Rally Jan 21 MCO




























ML = Maple Leaf Winter Rally Feb 18-19 MLRC


























SR = Spring Runoff Rally April 28 PMSC




























BL = Blossom Rally May 12 KWRC




























DO = Discover Ontario Car Rally June 16 TAC


























NWM= No Winter Maintenance Rally Sept 29 SPDA


























FNR= Fall Night Rally Nov 3 MCO




























PP = President's Prize Rally Nov 17 PMSC


























NL= Northern Lights Dec 1 KWRC

[LaszloT]

This was true of Road Rally 101, and my only feedback to the presenters. Be clear on the key messages and reinforce them repeatedly. Beginners aren't ready for confusing detail quite yet.

Communicators rule of thumb; tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them. : D


In fairness, that was the very first time we gave that presentation and, to be honest, I think that we may have digressed a bit too much with random anecdotes. I'm sure that that if we were to focus a bit more, the whole presentation could be covered inside the 3-3.5 hour range.

In other words, when giving the presentation, we have to remember to

- Stay on the road
- Stay on course
- Stay on time

:-D

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Brooke Jacob's Rally Rule! This is a great tool that he shared with me and that I wish I had earlier! I do all my manual timing with a calculator, but heck, if you happen to be on one of the common CAS values, this is much faster!