Reference section
A defined section of route used as a benchmark for time and speed measurements.
A reference section (German Referenzstrecke) is a precisely defined stretch of route used as a benchmark for time and speed measurements. Target times and average speeds are calibrated or checked against it, so that the scoring of a regularity test rests on a reliable basis. The length and course of the reference section are surveyed exactly in advance.
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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.
Prescribed time
Time set by the organiser within which a section or task must be completed – closely related to the target time (Sollzeit).