Elektronik-Klasse
German name for the scoring class, mainly in pure regularity rallies, that allows all kinds of odometers and clocks in the car – including digital or GPS-based aids. The counterpart to the Sanduhrklasse.
Elektronik-Klasse ('electronics class') is a scoring class found mainly in pure regularity rallies. It permits all kinds of odometers and clocks inside the car – including digital or GPS-based aids such as electronic tripmeters. It is the counterpart to the Sanduhrklasse, in which only mechanical timing and distance-measuring aids are allowed. Splitting the classes lets crews with modern measuring technology and crews with purely mechanical equipment compete in separate classifications, so that technical effort does not distort the level playing field.
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Regularity rally
Classic-car motorsport where precision counts, not speed: hold prescribed average speeds and target times as exactly as possible.
Sanduhrklasse
Rally category in which only mechanical measuring and timing devices are permitted.
07er-Kennzeichen
Germany's red classic-car plate (rotes 07-Kennzeichen): one transferable plate for several historic vehicles, usable only for events plus test, transfer and workshop drives – never for everyday use.