12 Car Rally/Road Rallies
12-car rallies are 60-mile road rallies for up to 12 crews and are suitable for all club members regardless of experience. They are run to Motorsport UK rules and are an ideal training ground for those planning to progress to road or stage rallies. Oxford Motor Club pioneered a beginners class where the navigational handouts take the form of marked maps – newcomers to the lanes sometimes have enough of a problem getting used to “finding the slots” without having to sort out the navigational clues too. To familiarise you with the types of navigation, download the following sample instructions: 8th Feb 12 car Beginner 8th Feb 12 car Novice. Use the novice Nav on the beginner’s marked map or plot the Novice on Ordnance Survey Map 164. There is also a wealth of experience within the club to help you get the most from these type of events.
The next step up from 12 cars are 20/20’s. Similar format but 20 cars can compete and with up to 20 controls over a greater distance.
Finally, there are Road Rallies. Typically 100 to 150 miles of all-night sport for an entry fee of only £50 or so. Events in our area are “navigational” road rallies and do not tend to use many unsurfaced roads so are suitable for standard cars.
Additional information on Navigation can also be found in the attachments below:
Information on 12 car events in the Southern region can be found on the Basingstock Motor Club Southern Roadsport listings page
Stage Rallying
The most popular form of motorsport in Britain, perhaps because it involves ordinary looking cars. Two people work together, a driver and a co-driver, with the cars running at one minute intervals, competing against the clock rather than against each other. The events are held on private property such as Forestry Commission land, disused airfields, private tracks and roads. There are many types of event and many levels of competition but you will need a specially prepared car to take part.
A calendar of national stage rallies can be found at itsmymotorsport.co.uk
Targa Rallying
Targa Rallies are events based around Special Tests on private land. It’s a real test of driver and navigator; the driver needs to tackle the test as quickly as possible but can only do so if the navigator tells them the right route. There are several different takes on the format. From single venue events where double driving is permitted, to multi-venue where cars travel non-competitively between tests on the public road. Targa Rallying is suitable for standard cars and is a cheap entry level of motor sport which has become very popular. They are easily accessible to anyone with a road car and driving licence.
AutoSOLO
Autosolos are all forward tests around cones. Events take place on sealed surfaces and are a very cheap form of motorsport. The events are aimed at standard road cars and driver skill is the biggest factor for success. We run our own Bocardo & Boanerges Autosolos at Finmere Market near Bicester. They are part of the CMSG Autosolo and the BTRDA National Autosolo Championships.
Grass Autotest
Autosolos are all forward tests around cones. Events take place on sealed surfaces and are a very cheap form of motorsport. The events are aimed at standard road cars and driver skill is the biggest factor for success. We run our own Bocardo & Boanerges Autosolos at Finmere Market near Bicester. They are part of the CMSG Autosolo and the BTRDA National Autosolo Championships.
Scatters
A road event with no fixed route. Locations (control points) to visit are cited in curved bands centered on the start venue. Each band is allotted a number of points, for example the closest scores 2 points, the furthest away scores 12 points. Competitors have work out from the clues given where the locations are and then an achievable route to visit them in the allotted time. Visiting all the Control points is impossible and is not meant to be achievable. There will be no obvious single correct route.