Transit control
Control where only passage is confirmed by a stamp on the time card – proof of route adherence. Also called a stamp control.
The transit control (German Durchfahrtskontrolle, DK), closely related to the stamp control, is a control point at which proper passage is confirmed. It is usually marked by a red stamp sign and often announced in advance by a yellow sign. At the transit control the time card is presented and stamped or entered by the marshal; sometimes there are secret transit controls.
With the transit control the organiser checks whether the team actually drove the route prescribed in the roadbook. A precise target time generally does not have to be kept here – this distinguishes the transit control from the time control. Missing a transit control or approaching it from the wrong direction is penalised with penalty points. Functionally, it corresponds to the passage control.
In German it is also called Durchgangskontrolle.Glossary from A to Z
Related terms
Stamp Checkpoint (SC)
Control checkpoint where the crew receives a stamp on their time card to prove the correct route was followed.
Time card
Control card issued by the organiser on which arrival and passage times are recorded or stamped at the controls.
Passage control
Control point that only confirms passage – proof that the team drove the prescribed route. Related to the transit control.