"Reborn Pyrrhic" (pyrrhic)
07/14/2014 at 19:12 • Filed to: tsd rally, road rally, audi, quattro, rally, road
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"Reborn Pyrrhic" (pyrrhic)
07/14/2014 at 19:12 • Filed to: tsd rally, road rally, audi, quattro, rally, road | 0
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I am looking forward to doing some TSD rallying when I return to the US. It will be my first time. Care to give me a primer, dos and don't...?
Here is an Audi Quattro Road Rally Car for your insights.
Ike
> Reborn Pyrrhic
07/14/2014 at 19:36 |
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Scan has this, they don't require a licesne, not a lot of events around dc but I don't know rest of the us.
Rally cross might be a better idea, it's like autocross but rally stage,
jdrgoat - Ponticrack?
> Reborn Pyrrhic
07/15/2014 at 03:00 |
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Do remember that you're on public streets and you're representing the club you're with, and you don't want bad attention from the locals. Do recognize that it's about accuracy, and being the fastest to checkpoints is a fast way to lose. Do have a good rapport with your navigator, and hopefully you find someone who is good with being direct and won't get emotional for no reason. Do enjoy the scenery and roads while you're there. Do enjoy the challenge and set yourself a goal (such as how few points you want to accumulate).
It's a lot more fun that it sounds like in just describing it. I've gone three times so far, and each time I've had to have a different navigator. I've had good luck picking who to invite, but everyone has a different style and there's a learning curve to both reading/giving directions and driving with a set average speed goal. Hopefully you're going with someone who knows how to communicate well, or you know how to interpret well. Hopefully both. The most frustrating part is probably the possibility of getting way off track due to miscommunication.
There are multiple ways that the instructions can be done, and I only have experience with a couple. If you really want to do well on your first try, then spend as much time as you're allowed studying the instructions and making as many notes as possible. Notes would be average speeds and times that you will need to hit checkpoints at.
Having a GPS clock on your phone is helpful, as is having a calculator.