Yopofun wrote on 12/08/8 at 18:55:01:Hey,
I was just wondering if any of you have done the Mini Rallies through MLRC?
Yep. I did a bunch of them back in the day. These days, if you see me at one now, I'll usually be working a checkpoint.
Yopofun wrote on 12/08/8 at 18:55:01:I'd like to try my hand behind the wheel this year but would like kinda like a little more information about the rallies, such as how they are scored, and does the navigator get a map and directions of where they have to go, or do they have to write down their own directions?
Here are the basics:
- at the start (literally - you get to see the instructions for the first time a minute before you're due to leave), you get a set of instructions; they'll include a map of the rally area (the end of section map).
- the rally is divided into sections, usually five or so. Each section will have a different style of instruction. Usually, the first section will be dead simple (since it includes the odo check, which lets you figure out how off your odometer is for the rest of the rally) and the others will be puzzles that your navigator has to figure out.
- while you're figuring out which way to go, you're also trying to figure out how fast to go: the instructions will give you an average speed to maintain (always below the speed limit). For your first few rallies, don't worry about speed too much; if you drive just under the speed limit and don't get lost, your score will be decent.
- in the midst of all this driving around and figuring out where you're going, there are checkpoints. You won't know where they are ahead of time; you just drive past, pull over, and the checkpoint workers will give you the time you passed their board and a new time that you're due to leave the checkpoint.
Running out of room... continued in part 2...