Rallying

The most popular form of motor sport in Britain, perhaps because it involves ordinary-looking cars. It involves two people working together: a driver and a co-driver or navigator, and the cars normally run at one-minute intervals, competing against the clock rather than directly against each other.

While very specialised cars are required for top-level special stage rallying, unmodified, everyday cars can be used for simple road events, making this one of the cheapest forms of motor sport available.

All manner of events are run under the umbrella title of `rallies', including economy runs and treasure hunts. Events run by the Bristol club are often known as ‘12-car Rallies’ – there’s a clue there to the maximum number of entries, and may be called either Navigational Exercise (NavX), or Navigational Scatter. The essence of this type of event is to maintain a time schedule through a series of control points by following route instructions which challenge your map-reading and observation skills, plus the ability to interpret complex and sometimes obscure navigational instructions.

These events take place on normal public roads, almost always at night, and the time schedule can be met without exceeding the normal speed limits at any time. All competing cars must be properly taxed, tested and insured.

Minimum Requirements

Any standard road car
2 crew members with valid club membership cards.
Ordnance Survey maps.
The driver must be at least 17 years old and must hold a valid RTA Driving Licence.
The navigator must be at least 12 years old.