Know-how for drivers and co-drivers
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Practical know-how for regularity rallies, from your first entry to the last hundredth of a second.
What Is a Classic Car Rally? Formats, Rules and Requirements
Classic car rallies explained: from relaxed tours to regularity rallies. How a rally day runs, how scoring works and what you need to take part.
What Is a Regularity Rally? Rules and Basics
A regularity rally rewards precision, not speed. Learn how average speeds, target times, secret checks and penalty points work at classic car rallies.
Your First Classic Car Rally: Preparation and Checklist
Your first classic car rally: what to sort out beforehand, what to pack in the car and how rally day works. Includes a practical checklist.
How to Calculate Average Speed for Regularity Rallies
Calculate average speed for regularity rallies: formulas for time, distance and speed, km/h to m/s conversion and worked examples with solutions.
Average Speed Tables: How to Build and Use Them
Build an average speed table for regularity rallies: layout, step size, average changes and tips for using it in the car. With a printable generator.
Reading a Rally Roadbook: Tulips, Chinese Signs, Herringbones
Learn to read a rally roadbook: how tulip diagrams, Chinese signs and herringbones work at classic car rallies, with examples and common pitfalls.
How to calibrate your odometer for a rally
How to calibrate your odometer for a rally: drive the calibration route, work out the correction factor and avoid costly errors. With a worked example.
How rallies measure time: light barriers, hoses, GPS
How rallies measure time: light barriers, pressure hoses, GPS trackers and secret checks explained, plus what each method means for your driving.
Time controls, time cards and penalty points explained
Time controls, time cards and penalty points at a classic rally explained: working out your due time, grace time, stamp controls and scoring.
Co-driver tips for regularity rallies
Co-driver tips for regularity rallies: preparation, a tidy cockpit, clear calls to your driver, and what to do when you take a wrong turn.
Rally app or tripmaster? What you actually need
Rally app or tripmaster? An honest comparison for classic rallies: accuracy, installation, GPS reception, regulations and when each one makes sense.
Classic Cars: Original Condition or Modified?
Original or restomod? What modifications mean for a classic car's value, historic registration, insurance and rally eligibility. Plus a sensible middle way.