“Rallying, or rally racing, involves two classes of car. The
modified Group A, but road legal, production based cars and the Group N
Production cars compete on (closed) public roads or off-road areas run
on a point-to-point format where participants and their co-drivers
“rally” to a set of points, leaving in regular intervals from start
points. A rally is typically conducted over a number of 'special
stages' of any terrain, which entrants are often allowed to scout
beforehand at reduced speeds compiling detailed shorthand descriptions
of the track or road as they go.
These detailed descriptions are known as 'pace notes'. During the
actual rally, the co-driver reads the pace notes aloud (using an
in-helmet intercom system) to the driver, enabling them to complete
each stage as quickly as possible. Competition is based on lowest total
elapsed time over the course of an event's special stages, including
penalties.
The top series is the World Rally Championship (WRC), but there
also regional championships and many countries have their own national
championships. Some famous rallies include the Monte Carlo Rally, Rally
Argentina, Rally Finland and Rally GB. Another famous event (actually
best described as a "rally raid") is the Paris-Dakar Rally. There are
also many smaller, club level, categories of rallies which are popular
with amateurs, making up the "grass roots" of motor sports.”
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