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Navigational Scatter
12-Car Rally / Navigational Rally
Road Rally / Historic Rally
Targa Rally
STREETCAR DISCIPLINES

Navigational Scatter

These events are similar to orienteering, but in a car, and usually take place on public roads in the evening. A step up from the less challenging Treasure Hunt format, they see driver-navigator teams given 20 to 30 plot points, scattered across a defined area, with a Code board or question to solve at each point( for example, the number on a particular telegraph pole, for example). Competitors plot their own route to visit a maximum of three or four of the points in the allotted time before meeting up, usually at a pub, to determine the winner.

12-Car Rally / Navigational Rally

These events see driver-navigator crews challenged to visit a series of time controls in order, arriving at each at a specific time. The route follows public roads with a 30mph average speed, and teams must manage their pace to get the timing spot on or face penalties for being early or late. Instructions are given out at the start and at control points along the route. Novices may receive easier navigation, and the winner is the car with the least time penalties. As its name suggests, a 12-Car is vehicle limited, while a Navigational Rally may have a bigger field.

Road Rally / Historic Rally

These events are ideally for experienced participants as they require accomplished driving, navigational and collaboration skills. They often have larger numbers of competitors and are run over longer distances on public roads, with the occasional off-road‘ special’ sections. As with a 12-Car or Navigational Rally, competitors must visit time controls in order and at a specific time, either using directions provided in advance or plotting their way enroute. Road Rallies typically run in the evening or at night and can be entered in a standard road car, while Historic Rallies usually take place in the daytime, with the entrant’ s vehicle required to comply with the specific make, model and year eligibility for the event.

Targa Rally

This spin-off from Road Rallying, which is a cross between a Rally and an Autotest, is run on a course marked out by cones, with the route directed by a navigator and aim to follow the correct route, still at the 30mph average speed. Usually held during the daytime on private land, there are plenty of twists and turns to keep speeds low, and some events use multiple venues, with teams navigating on public roads between locations.
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