"Haimatox" (haimatox)
08/22/2014 at 18:57 • Filed to: Rally
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"Haimatox" (haimatox)
08/22/2014 at 18:57 • Filed to: Rally | 1
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I have two rally-related questions, and I hope that some of you wonderful people can answer them.
Photo from Black Box Rally team
First, is it good practice for a prospective co-driver to write their own pacenotes of a rally, and then practice reading them to an onboard video of said rally? I've done this with the 2013 ESPR, and I (personally) think that I've been able to learn the timing of pacenote reading. Is this worth doing, or am I just wasting my time because different drivers want notes read at different speeds?
My second question is also related to pacenotes. Here is an example of a note I wrote using the 2013 ESPR SS1- Charlie's Bluff stage (I apologize for my amateurish pacenote language). The note reads "Off-camber Right 5+ Tightens Opens 6 Extra Long Over Crest 50." That is obviously a rather long and wordy note. As Dusty has said in his !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (which I very highly recommend to any rally fan), long notes can and should be shortened. In this case, could the "Tightens Opens" be shortened to "Varies" or "Changes?"
I am aware that all this work might be pointless, as the pacenote language changes between driver and co-driver pairs, in which case I might have to create an entirely different style of pacenotes. I might also never get the chance to actually compete, so this may be all in vain anyways.
Thanks for any help and insight you can give me.
Dusty Ventures
> Haimatox
08/22/2014 at 19:13 |
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First question is easy: That's a great idea! Yes, you vary on how early you call notes based on the driver, but practicing the way you are is a good way to ensure you don't fall behind or get lost in the notes.
For the second question, sometimes a long note just has to be a long note. In this particular case there's no good way to shorten it. The good news in this case is with the 6 being extra long you don't have to worry about rushing to the next note (although since it's a "CARE L4-" you don't exactly want to take your good sweet time either).
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Haimatox
> Dusty Ventures
08/22/2014 at 19:23 |
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Awesome! Thanks man. And I did borrow Casablanca from my library and watched it a few nights ago. Good movie.