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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.


Scottish Navigational Rally Championship 2019

The first round of the 2019 Scottish Navigational Rally Championship (SNRC) is due to take place on the evening of 9th March 2019. The Gropers Rally, run by Stonehaven & District Motor Club, starts just north of Stonehaven and follows a 99 mile route to finish at Arbuthnott Village Hall, on the B697, to the east of A90 near Fordoun.  

Regulations for both the Championship and the Gropers Rally can be found in the downloads section below.

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In previous years the SNRC competitors had to buy a National B competition licence, and rounds of the Championship had to run as National B events. However this year and next year the Motorsport UK are running a trial period allowing competitors to compete in the Championship with just SAMSC registered clubs’ membership cards and for events running as Clubman status to be included in the Championship. This move is designed to encourage newcomers into the sport and to encourage those who might have previously only competed in their own club’s events to participate in a wider championship. 

 This year the Championship includes 6 rounds ranging geographically from the Highlands to Perthshire. Not as wide a spread of events as the organisers would wish and they would be prepared to consider the inclusion of other events Central belt or south, if clubs came forward with events for consideration. 

Further information available from Championship Co-ordinator, Dave MacKintosh, email: dave@newtonhillhr.co.uk or phone: 01224 784780.’


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  1. Regulations for the 2019 Scottish Road Rally Championship are available for download below.

Navigational Rally Downloads

  
SAMSC Championship Regs 2019[2].pdf (0.2 MB)
2019 Championship places after round 1 - Gropers Rally (0.1 MB)
2019 Championship places after round 2 - Moonless Rally (0.1 MB)
2019 Championship places after round 3 - March Hare Rally (0.1 MB)
Any queries please contact Championship co-ordinator
2019 Championship places after round 4 - Autumn Rally (0.2 MB)
2019 Championship places after round 5 - Hairst Rally (0.2 MB)
2019 SNRC Boontree Birl Entry Form (69.5 KB)
2019 SNRC Boontree Birl Regs (0.2 MB)
2019 SNRC Rd 5 Hairst Results (7.7 KB)
2019 SNRC Round 2 Moonless Rally Regs (0.3 MB)
2019 SNRC Round 2 Moonless Rally Results (17.3 KB)
2019 SNRC Round 3 - March Hare Rally (0.1 MB)
2019 SNRC Round 3 - March Hare Results (70.5 KB)
2019 SNRC Round 5 - Hairst Rally Regs. (0.4 MB)
Full details of how to enter the rally are incorporated in the regulations.
Draft SNRC Championship Results for 2019 (0.2 MB)
Please check and if you have any queries e-mail me on dave@newtonhillhr.co.uk
Final 2018 Championship Results (0.2 MB)
Parental Consent form - reqd for under-18s if parent/guardian not present (0.2 MB)

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