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Navigational Rallying

Navigation rallies take place on public roads in more or less standard cars, usually in the hours of darkness. Navigational rallies are often referred to as "road rallies", but strictly speaking there are some differences in the rules, and true road rallies are extinct in Scotland, though still flourishing in Wales. 

Navigation rallies are legally restricted to an average speed of 30 mph. The object is to follow the correct route while maintaining this average speed, no faster, no slower. The "30 average" may not sound very fast, but that includes the time spent stationary working out the route on the map; maintaining the required average speed in practice requires some enthusiastic driving.

Being the fastest on the road is not the way to win a road rally. The score is kept in terms of penalty points; you get a small penalty for being late at a time control (checkpoint), and larger penalties for being early, for missing out part of the route, for arriving at a checkpoint in the wrong direction, or for missing a checkpoint entirely.
 
The winners are the crew who follow the correct route, and arrive at each control on time; the navigation is at least as important as the driving.


Navi News


Stonehaven & DMC Gropers Rally 19th March 2022

Saturday 19th saw SDMC's Gropers Rally go ahead despite several crew withdrawals due to family members developing Covid19. For the first time the event was run using the RallyAppLive system which meant a) we didn't need so many marshals and b) results were available sooner than usual. This may have put some of the more 'traditional' competitors off as there is a fair bit of smart phone technology to get to grips with, as there also was for the organisers!
However when it came to results status quo remained with Charlie Brown/Gordon Reid, last year's winners, keeping the trophy this year! For the first time for many years (if ever) potholes played an unwanted part in the event with several crews falling victim of this and having to change at least one broken wheel! This despite the organisers placing warning signs in advance of the worst of the potholes!

Gropers 2022 Class Winners
Expert Charlie Brown/Gordon Reid 750MC/SDMC
Non-Expert Andrew Hunter/Sam Hunter Saltire/Saltire
Novice Thomas Purvin/Rhys Purvin SDMC/SDMC


Saltire Rally Club Moonless Rally 16th April

The Moonless started from Dunkeld for over 115 miles of the best Perthshire roads with navigation to suit everyone. Results are in Downloads section below..


Next Event - 63 Car Club's March Hare Rally, start near Forres on 14th May.

Regs are in Downloads section below.

SAMSC Navigational Rally Championship 2022

The following events will count towards the Scottish Navigational Rally Championship 2022. Event dates may have to be changed should Covid-19 regulations still be in place.  Additional events might be added if publicized events can’t run.

 

John Robson Rally

Hexham & District Motor Club

https://hexhammotorclub.co.uk/

19/20 February

North of England

Jonathon Webb

jonathontwebb@icloud.com

07929 229413

Gropers Rally

Stonehaven & District Motor Club

www.sdmc.co.uk

19 March

South Aberdeenshire

Dave MacKintosh

dave@newtonhillhr.co.uk

01224 784780

Moonless Rally

Saltire Rally Club

www.saltirerallyclub.co.uk

16 April

(Changed from 23rd)

Perthshire

Colin Wallace

saltiresecretary@gmail.com

07443 573155

March Hare Rally

63CC

www.63carclub.com

14 May

NE Scotland

Daniel Forsyth

danielforsyth@live.co.uk

Autumn Rally

Highland Car Club

www.highlandcarclub.co.uk

20 August

Highlands

Mark Forsyth

Mark1.forsyth@btinternet.com

07808 889204

Hairst Rally

Stonehaven & District Motor Club

www.sdmc.co.uk

03 September

West Aberdeenshire

Gerry Potter

potterg@gight.org.uk

01651 806862

Boontree Birl Rally

750 Motor Club Scotland

www.750mcscotland.co.uk

03 December

Angus

Charlie Brown

charliebrown750@yahoo.co.uk

07803 296592

  • PreviousChampions

Expert Driver

Expert Navigator

2021

Cancelled due to Covid 19

2020

Cancelled due to Covid-19

2019

Andy Tong (SDMC)

Duncan Cameron (SDMC)

2018

Michael Cruickshank (Saltire)

Richard Crozier (GMSC)

2017

Harry Merry (CSMA)

Duncan Cameron (SDMC)

2016

Dave MacKintosh (SDMC)

Duncan Cameron (SDMC)

2015

Dave MacKintosh (SDMC)

Duncan Cameron (SDMC)

2014

Harry Merry (CSMA)

Richard Crozier (GMSC)

2013

Sally Skinner (EUMSC)

Ewan Leeming (EUMSC)

2012

Neil Jones (750MC)

Peter Weall (BECC)

2011

Dave MacKintosh (SDMC)

Duncan Cameron (SDMC)

2010

John Clark (SDMC)

Steve Turnbull (SHRC)

Regulations and Entry Forms for the championship and for each round can be found in the Downloads section below.

Road Event Downloads

  
* SAMSC Navigational Rally Championship 2022 - Entry Form (57.7 KB)
* SAMSC Navigational Rally Championship 2022 - Regulations (0.3 MB)
2 Gropers Navigational Rally 19 March 2022 - Regs (1.3 MB)
3 Moonless 16/4/22 Results (78.4 KB)
3 Moonless Rally (Saltire Rally Club) Dunkeld 16/4/22 Regs (0.7 MB)
4 March Hare, 62CC 14/5/22 Regs (0.1 MB)


Previous Years Navigational Rallies

Navi Rally 2020
Navi Rally 2017
Navi Rally 2016
Navi Rally 2015
Navi Rally 2014
Navi Rally 2013
Navi Rally 2012
Navi Rally 2011
Navi Rally 2010