Average-speed table
Table giving, for a prescribed average speed, the target time for each distance – an aid in regularity stages.
An average-speed table is an aid for regularity stages. For a particular prescribed average speed – the regularity average – it gives which target time belongs to which distance. Instead of having to calculate continuously while driving, the co-driver can read off the table where the car should be at a given time, or which time is ideal at a given point.
Average-speed tables are prepared for the averages actually driven, often in minute or second steps and in fine distance increments. They are a classic tool of precise regularity rallying and complement the tripmeter and stopwatch. By keeping the average cleanly, the crew uses the table to hit the target time exactly.
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Star rally
Event format in which participants start from different directions and converge on a common destination.
Prescribed time
Time set by the organiser within which a section or task must be completed – closely related to the target time (Sollzeit).
Start number
Number allocated to each team, displayed on the car and determining the start order; cars start individually at fixed intervals.