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Training Committee News
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Rally of Great Britain 20th-23rd November 1999 |
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Training Committee News
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Plan your 1999 event today with the up to date marshalling opportunities in this issue..
"The route has not changed since being released in March."
The planning process for this year’s event rolls
on as meetings and site visits continue.
The route has not changed since being released
to the press in March. The detailed stage routes are in place and the operation
of all the Rally venues has been considered.
A satisfactory radio survey has been carried
out for the ‘A’ system on the stages. Now the production of the enormous
amount of documentation required to run a successful World Championship
Rally has started.
In 1999 there will be significant changes in the results operation. The road section timecard will be collected at the time controls before special stages and the times phoned in to the results office. This will speed up the computing of results and simplify the timecard handling at stage stop lines. The details of these changes will be explained in the Operations Manual and at the Regional Briefing sessions as well as a national training session to be organised for all Senior Control Officers.
When planning a service area each of the eight registered World Rally Championship
two car teams is allocated between 900-1200sq m.
Outside this area the teams require parking for six vehicles for people movement.
The WRC teams FIA regulated fuel is dispensed from one or two large lorries.
The tyre companies have between them over twelve articulated transporters.
This is why, at some locations, there needs to be a separate area for the other 140 competitors and their service crews!
Chris Short (Stage Commander Rhondda) has joined Ian Jarrett
and Anthony Northcote on the Training Team.
Development model Mark Three will be tested on The Scottish Rally in June.
| Event | Rally of GB | Monte Carlo | Swedish | Safari |
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| Year | 1998 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Starters | 168 | 84 | 102 | 45 |
| From no. of countries | 25 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Longest Stage | 45k | 48k | 47k | 124k |
| Shortest Stage | 2k | 21k | 2k | 2k |
| Total Stage | 380k | 420k | 384k | 1009k |
| Total Road | 1512k | 1184k | 1094k | 1639k |
| % stage | 20 | 26 | 26 | 38 |
| Stage start by | Lights | Clock | Clock | Manual |
| Stage finish by | Beam | Beam | Beam | Manual |
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Tuesday, 8th June 1999