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.
Scottish Navigational Rally Championship 2020
The first round of the 2020 Scottish Navigational Rally Championship (SNRC) is due to take place on the evening of 22nd/23rd February 2020. The John Robson Rally (Interclub) and its associated Trophy Rally (Clubman) is a new event in the Championship and will, I suspect, be quite different to what you are used to. It is organised by Hexham & District Motor Club who are based in the North of England for a start! I suspect the format will be similar to the greatly missed Aquarius Rally that formed part of the Championship until last year. The event also promises to allow you to compete against a much larger entry than we are currently experiencing in Scottish events - last year it had over 40 crews competing.
Regulations for both the 2020 Championship and the John Robson Rally can be found in the downloads section below.
Please remember that to enter any events this year you will require at least a RS Clubman licence, which is available free of charge from MotorSport UK.
Further information available from Championship Co-ordinator, Dave MacKintosh, email: dave@newtonhillhr.co.uk or phone: 01224 784780.’
- Regulations for the 2020 Scottish Navigational Rally Championship are available for download below.
Navigational Rally Downloads
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Previous Years Navigational Rallies