Gimmick rally
An American rally type (also GTA – Game, Tour, Adventure) scored not on time and speed but on puzzles, scavenger hunts or tasks along the route.
A gimmick rally – classed under GTA (Game, Tour, Adventure) in the SCCA system – is an American rally type that is not about time-speed-distance (TSD) precision. Instead the crews solve tasks along the way: sign hunts, puzzles, photo challenges or a poker run in which playing cards are drawn at several stops. Fun is the focus, and scoring is by points for completed tasks rather than by due times. It is the Anglo-American counterpart to playful outings and navigation runs.
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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.
Regularity test
A scored test in which a section must be driven at a prescribed, as-constant-as-possible average speed. Consistency is scored – not hitting a single target time as in a time trial.
Navigation rally
Event format where finding the correct route from tricky roadbook instructions matters – not speed (often abbreviated Ori).