Tsd, a form of roadrally, stands for time, speed and distance. If you are both injured in the car, hold as clearly as possible the. A regularity rally, also called timespeeddistance or tsd rally, is a type of motorsport rally with. The rally route is carefully laid out and timed, then the rallyists must match the route instructions to arrive at the checkpoints at the precise time the rallymaster determined they should arrive. The snowball rally is the first event in the 2019 cscc tsd series and round 1 of the. Whether youre a roadrally competitor looking to read the rules for competition or an organizer looking for applications, helpful information or samples of documents this is the place to get therm. Benchmarking per km or miles speak the average changes. Route book calculations will be emailed the saturday morning of the event.
Mille miglia regulations permit any sort of device for measuring time, so the codriver often has to juggle a modern rally computer, route book, pad of paper, gps device, cell phone, and anything else two adults require during a few days of competition. The object is to go the average speed between each set of instructions. This guide is primarily focused on tsd road rally, a game of precise timekeeping and navigational course following, as offered by the cascade sports car club geargrinders. Tsd rally computer is an ipad app designed to simplify computations necessary to navigate a traditional timespeeddistance tsd automobile rally. Regularity rally news newspapers books scholar jstor december 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Welcome to the home of the mg car club northwest centres tulip rallye. The route for the course is a secret and you have to use the road book to reach the end.
Beginners guide to tsd rally scott harvey, one of detroit regions most esteemed and experienced road rallyists, put together a guide for learning the ins and outs of road rallying. Scca roadrally materials stickers, car numbers, checkpoint signs, etc member merchandise order form. Any novice should have no problem finding their way. Tsd rally meeting this meeting is designed for both the experienced rally participant and the novice who might be considering doing a tsd rally for the first time. In tsd any car will work as long as it is licensed and road worthy. Routes are always given in km kilometer format with two decimal digits as. Download 3prally pro tsd rally and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. A tsd timespeeddistance rally consists of a set of instructions specifying a route to travel, and a speed at which to trave l. Veteran car trials, and other motoring occasions by. Match the clock for fun and adventure in tsd road rallying. Rally teams are scored on how closely to their ideal time they arrive at each checkpoint along the route. Hidden checkpointers record your arrival times and penalties are assessed for each second early or late. This means that the rallymaster would give the codriver a route book with major navigation instructions and some of the more extreme things to watch out for. Navigating with rabbit regularity rally tsd duration.
When i opened up the route book, i found more unfamiliar acronyms, and i realized that much of the timedistance information would not be provided. Rallying is driving under prescribed speed and through prescribed routes only. The event is suitable for all vehicles and driver skill levels. This may not seem all that exciting but there are many challenges to the team members that keep things fun and interesting. Four eyes are always better than two and it is to your advantage to stay on course also if you dont believe this just think of the mess you will. Tsd timedistancespeed like most local road rallies, the types of roads used are very similar and often identical to those used in stage rally. Family members can all join the event and be vital members towards winning it. If you are ok, and just need a pull out please hold the ok sign clearly.
Rally navigator streamlines the process of creating rally navigation roadbooks using the power of digital mapping and gps. Road rally is generally described as timespeeddistance tsd rallying. These are presented in a form that is not always easy to comprehend. At the start of the rally the navigator is handed over a route chart tulip alongwith a speed chart. The rally is usually conducted on public roads, but sometimes includes offroad and track sections. The 1984 alcan 5000 rally had 23 entries, and at 4,700 miles was the longest rally yet conducted in north america. Linaroute rally road book creation utility linascore is a simple and easy to use service for creating nice looking road books for car or motorcycle events.
The longest alcan so far was 6,300 miles, in february 1990. Odometer based on gps car sensor reader with rabbit box some of its features are. Rallies in the us evolved a little differently then rally in europe. The route book will be set up in easy to follow performance rally format. West coast rally association navigational novice school. The route book will give you turnbyturn directions, along with key visual cues, and while it might. Close this window the route is entirely on public, paved roads, no offroading. A regularity rally, also called timespeeddistance or tsd rally, is a type of motorsport rally with the object of driving each segment of a course in a specified time at a specified average speed. Chasing zero staying on time if this isnt a race, then what is tsd rallying. Tsd is the best way to get the novices feet wet since these runs are more about accuracy rather than speed. Tsd rally, where the goal is to drive the prescribed route along open roads, at a predetermined average speed. Roadrally supplies and equipment sports car club of america. It requires a streetlegal car, a driver, a navigator, a functioning odometer and a timepiece. A time and mileage will be given for the start and finish of a tsd and controls may be located at any point within the section.
Listed here are 40 books that have information on timespeeddistance rallying, going back as far as 1951. The official road rally tsdmonte carlogtagimmick thread. If youre like me, youve struggled with spread sheets for too long. We took part in the media category and the entire trips expense was borne by the mahindra. The almost complete tsd rallying book shelf by bill jonesi. Tsd timespeed distance events that emphasis staying ontime and arriving at each checkpoint at precisely the. The navigator then instructs the driver to follow the route as given in the tulip. Timespeeddistance, the art of staying on time tsd rallying is not a race. The fundamentals of tsd rallies are examined, with a heavy emphasis on course following and a comparative light treatement of formulas and equipment. The rally was a sensory overload in terms of the sights we got to see while driving and trying to be on time. However, the object is exacting precision as opposed to ballsout performance. And just what is targa grand touring division dst rallying all about. Timespeeddistance there are many variations of tsd rallys, which depend on checkpoints along the route to score the rallyists.
The almost complete tsd rallying book shelf by bill. Tulips are a good way of doing route instructions for complex intersections, and are used in stage rally route books because they can be interpreted by a navigator very quickly. Practice is not allowed, and vehicles may not enter before time designated in route book. If they are too early or too late at any hidden checkpoint along the route they will gain penalty points. On the back of your route book there is a medical aid required sign, and an ok sign.
Organizers will explain the rules, policies, and route to all those interested. A competitive adventure that rewards experience, good judgement, consistency, reliability and resourcefulness. Your team will consist of a driver and a navigator. Starting out as all night tsd s time speed distance or brisk rallies, rally in the us did not typically run reconnaissance. Those tools land you in the novice or seatofpants sop class. Every regularity rally should have a deterministic route schedule. While this was a very disappointing decision to make, the rally school involves the gatheringread more. The tsd timeline below replaces the rally organization schedule contained in the regional. The navigator should read ahead as far as possible, and read aloud to the driver one or two route instructions ahead but not too many, or you may confuse the driver. Tips for tsd rally navigators by gary starr 1 stay on course first. You can also use in a set such as s for the regularity, d for the displacement or transit, n for the end of the transit then start a new sector again for the next regularity etc.
Overview of the sport of rally rainier auto sports club. Veteran car trials, and other motoring occasions by s. Odometer reading since the start of rally total distance odometer reading since the last instruction part distance schematic giving you driving directions. It is also the only event where route and time navigators are very important for a team to win. The first thing you should do when you get your route book is make sure all of the pages are there. Cascade sports car clubs road rally program aka geargrinders organizes timespeeddistance tsd road rallies in and around portland, oregon. A team, consisting of a driver and a navigator, attempt to travel the specified route at exactly the specified speeds. If you add a calculator or auxiliary odometer, you move up. Navigational rally tsd a navigational or navex rally is a driver and a navigator working together to match wits with the organizer, who has given them a route and a schedule to follow. The mahindra monsoon challenge is indias biggest tsd rally in terms of price money. Included are books on how to rally, how to improve rally skills, books of factors, and several on navigating british style rallies. The rally book david hebb, hawthorne books, new york, ny, 176 pages, softbound, 1973.
In these sections teams must maintain average speeds shown in the route book. Odometer based on gps car sensor reader rabbit box some of its features are. The route books you will use for the week one per race day 6 total are available online about a week. Eggleston, and i arrived at the checkin and received our bag of freebees and rally information. West coast rally association tsd rally course oct 02, 2004 4 of to get to registration.
The rabbit application is a powerful ally in regularity rally tsd the rabbit may be used in several ways, among them are. Tsd road rally, sports car road rally, cascade sports car club. Detroit region, scca due to the threat posed to gatherings of people by the highly contagious and rapidly spreading covid19 virus this years tsd road rally school, scheduled for saturday, march 21, has been canceled. The tsd rally as briefly described in the introduction is the only type of rally which is recognized by jcna as qualifying for the rally program in a tsd rally, your vehicle must exactly follow the specified route and maintain the specified miles per hour speeds demanded in the route instructions see chapter 3 given to you at the start of the rally. A tsd rally is comprised of stages set along a route defined by written instructions. Hidden checkpointers record your arrival times and. Road book set of instructions to help you navigate the rally route road book comprises of. A basic text suitable for novice competitors that still reads surprisingly well despite its age.
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