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Message started by overthehill on 11/26/10 at 18:36:16

Title: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by overthehill on 11/26/10 at 18:36:16

Anybody would like to join me for a day or a few days of rally notes writing practice? Probably a person who wants to rally in the future might find it interesting and learn something as well.

This is how it works. We go to a twisty road, and drive slowly. I dictate the notes, you write them. Then again; I dictate, you write again. Then again. Then again, Then we go home and compare the notes from the first, second, third and fourth run. Two weeks later, we go again.

We used to use this method when I was young. It is boring, because we NEVER go fast. But after a while it gives me a pretty consistent note writing skills.

If you want to waste some time with me (and live close to Toronto) let me know.

Paul 416-365-0042
hartlbellATgmailDOTcom

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by solitude99 on 11/26/10 at 19:28:10

Paul, I would be interested but possibly in a different way. As Bryce and I have never attempted doing our own notes and have only modified delivered notes we would be interested in join you in our car making notes and then join you for the compareison after the fact to see how we do.

Let me know what you think.

Derek

Derek <at> rallysputnik. Com

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by overthehill on 11/26/10 at 19:36:59

Derek, the idea is to have CONSISTENT notes (your own), not consistent with someone else. This method teaches you that YOUR L5 is always L5 (although the other guy might have it as L4). I have no problem if you want to come, but how do you know that my notes are not way off (CONSISTENTLY way off). If you want to be consistent with other guys, then, I guess you could alter this method to compare your notes to say McGeer's notes. If you want to, you can talk to me more about it. Most importantly though, note that you should NEVER test the notes by driving fast in the traffic! You do not need to, the objective is consistency of your own notes.

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by solitude99 on 11/27/10 at 10:43:48

Paul I understand what you are saying. I guess in the end I was being a little opportunistic and trying to leverage some experience in comparative notes.

Either way I am interested in getting some experience in dictation and writing pace notes.

I will send you an email and see if we can not sort something out.

Derek.

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by Napping on 11/29/10 at 11:32:33

Hi Derek,

I plan on starting co-driving in early 2011, thus I'd love to get some practice of making pacenotes. So far I've only done several TSD rallies, but never gotten a chance to work with pacenotes or doing recce yet. This would be most perfect opportunity for me I think. When are you planning on doing this? The coming weekend I am doing First Frost rally and working on my garage project, but the weekend after is free i think. We could also do this in the evening on nearly any given weekday. Let me know what timeline for this you have in mind.

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by overthehill on 11/29/10 at 16:41:54

I am collection the responses and will try to organize something. Maybe we could all go and compare the notes at the end of the day. Give me a couple of days.

Paul

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by Angela on 12/07/10 at 17:37:53

Paul,

I'd be interested...hit me up :)

Angela

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by CrazyLeo on 01/03/11 at 08:02:51

overthehill wrote on 11/26/10 at 18:36:16:

Very good call!

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by overthehill on 04/30/11 at 19:31:33

OK gents, my work did not allow me to do the above. However, now, being relatively free, I am revisiting the idea.

So, I think that The Forks of the Credit Road would be a nice place, and Saturday or Sunday May 21/22 a good time.

Anyone in? Or any other suggestions time or place-wise?

Paul

And, sorry, someone wanted to go (co-drive) with me, but I lost the PM :-[. Can you call or email me?

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by CrazyLeo on 04/30/11 at 23:10:42

If you go - let me know..

Title: Re: Spend a boring day writing the rally notes...
Post by jotham on 05/01/11 at 16:30:14

overthehill wrote on 04/30/11 at 19:31:33:

Hi Paul, I am very interested in this exercise. 21/22 would work well. I left a voicemail at the number you gave in the first post with my phone number. You can also reach me at jothamapaloo@gmail.com. Please contact me with more details.