Leg
A major self-contained section of a rally, usually a day's running between two main halts; called Etappe in German.
A leg is a major, self-contained section of a rally. As a rule a leg corresponds to one day's running and reaches from one main halt to the next – for example from the start to the lunch break or to the overnight stop. A multi-day event accordingly consists of several legs.
Within a leg, transit sections and timed sections alternate: on the transit (liaison) sections the crew covers the distance between the individual tests, while the actual scoring takes place in the special or regularity stages. A leg often ends with a time control, a service halt or the overnight stop.
In German-speaking rallying the leg is called Etappe. The terms are equivalent; depending on the organiser you will encounter both on multilingual regulations.
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Pace notes
In stage (best-time) rallies, the crew's self-made notes on the route, gathered while slowly pre-driving a special stage. The co-driver reads them out during the stage – jokingly called the 'prayer book'.
Liaison stage
A section in stage rallies that runs on public roads from the start to a special stage or between two stages. Normal traffic rules apply and must be obeyed.
Matching numbers
Collector term for a vehicle whose major components (engine, gearbox, axle, frame) still carry the original numbers that match one another and the factory records – an indicator of originality, not of identity.