PREPARATION FOR AN EVENT
Supplementary Regulations
PREPARATION FOR AN EVENT Supplementary Regulations Rule Books and Bulletins
PREPARATION FOR AN EVENT Supplementary Regulations Rule Books and Bulletins Documentation / Entry form
PREPARATION FOR AN EVENT Supplementary Regulations Rule Books and Bulletins Documentation / Entry form Start Order
PREPARATION FOR AN EVENT Supplementary Regulations Rule Books and Bulletins Documentation / Entry form Start Order Co-Driver Supplies
ARRIVAL AT THE EVENT Registration, Documents and Waivers Competitor and Service Crew Packages Official Notice Board Rally Time Driver Meetings
SCHEDULE
ROUTE BOOK TRANSIT
ROUTE BOOK STAGE
RECCE Co-Driver Supplies Team Supplies and Planning Preparation
RECCE First Pass - Aim for 40 to 50 km/h - Driver calls out notes - Focus on the basics! Left, Right, Grade, distances - Include easy and obvious features Build Consistency First - Mark the steering wheel - Keep it simple at first - Be accurate with what you say
RECCE Second Pass - Aim for 50 to 60 km/h - Don’t be tempted to ‘test’ the notes - Co-driver reads back - Make corrections and add detail on this pass - Co-driver adds ‘recovery points’ to notes - Note stage character and important features
RECCE What makes up Pace Notes - Directions: left or right - Grades: 1 tight to 6 open - Connectors: and, into, 30, etc. - Placement modifiers: Keep Left, Keep In - Other modifiers: Slippy, Ruf, ! - Use your own terms, but be consistent - Use single syllable when possible - Be concise - Be deliberate about the order of information
RECCE Writing notes - Write Big - Use your own shorthand - Make sure you can read it - Watch Line Breaks - Watch Page Breaks
RECCE
Cleaning up notes - Mark changes clearly - Re-write line somewhere before erasing it - Avoid a wholesale re-write - Get it done when you can, don’t wait till later. - Consider video of second pass for reviewing
TECHNICAL INSPECTION Be prepared! - Helmet, HANS, Suit certifications ready - Car cleaned out and ready for stage - Pre-tech your car before the event - Documents ready (who has the tech form) - Logbook filled out and ready
TECHNICAL INSPECTION Be prepared! - Helmet, HANS, Suit certifications ready - Know where all certification labels are - Car cleaned out and ready for stage - Pre-tech your car before the event - Documents ready (who has the tech form) - Logbook filled out and ready
THE EVENT! Parc Exposé Time Controls - Start and Main Time Control - Finding your start time - Observation Control - Arrival Time Control - Be ready to start the stage! - Stage Start Control - Flying Finish and Stop Control - Time Penalties and Lateness
CONTROL LAYOUT
ON STAGE How to call the notes Emergency procedures Managing the driver - Focus - Red mist - Nutrition and Hydration - Keeping it real
TRANSITS Record Stage Time Know where you’re going Know how long you have to get there Reset the ODO Get ready for the next section Stage: Pace notes ready Service: Service list ready, know how long you have and when you’re ‘out’ of service Calculate, and re-calculate, your arrival time
TRANSITS Calculating Your Arrival Time Stage Start Time10:10:00 Stage Long Time (ET)+5:00 Stage Time Taken4:45 Transit Time +10:00 Arrival 10:25:00 Unless you’re over the long time Stage Start Time10:10:00 Stage Long Time (ET)5:00 Stage Time Taken+6:15 Transit Time +10:00 Arrival 10:26:00
TRANSITS
SERVICE Service In Control Service Area Preparation Service tools and equipment Fueling Time Management
SERVICE OUT AND REGROUP Out Control Regroup/Reseed Fueling Repairs After Service
EVENT FINISH Final Control Parc Fermé Checking Times / Penalties Podium Competitor Evaluation
TEAM MANAGEMENT Movement Plans Service Plans Setting Team Goals and Expectations