Excerpt from dakar rally handbook by charlie rauseo navigation. The zoute rally by stow is much more than a twoday rally for classic cars. There is a reason the road book is considered the bible by professional racers since it is created by a human, in a vehicle, actually drivingriding the rally route. Navigation sets rallying apart from any other kind of racing. I suggest you ring them and ask if the rally is there this year. The guide to building or modifying a competition car staniforth, allan on. To be able to understand immediately the instructions given by the roadbook can make all the difference in. Rally navigator software made road book creation and editing a breeze. Nov 10, 2016 it is a specific app for rallyes organizers, it lets you draw route books easily, quickly and accurately. Rally navigator streamlines the process of creating rally navigation roadbooks using the power of digital mapping and gps. The route will remain secret until the roadbook is distributed. It was invented by john brown, the clerk of the course for the targa rusticana, a road rally named after the italian targa florio organised in wales in the 1960s by oxford university motor drivers club. Norra promotes the best of both worlds, the past and the.
Rallye is mean in that way, however that is the way it is. Contact us to book an adventure motorcycle tour in and around southern africa and the cape peninsula. Thanks to mike shirley and his team the amageza rallye will be racing from cape town in south africa to the border with namibia using roadbooks created on rally navigator. Eightyseven rally drivers are taking part in the sevenday amageza rally which will take them from kimberley to.
For more info on the rally and entry details, please visit. If you are a beginner and want to put one together, it will leave you confused. Pilots post amageza racing organizes first gyroafrica. The road book is in standard a5 format for cars and in 145 mm wide roll for bikes and quads. Aug 29, 2015 the amageza rallye is a navigation and endurance challenge for offraod motorcycles, rally production cars and light rally v ehicles. If there is requested only the road book, or the recce road book, alternative road book, rally guide road book, etc as well.
The guide to building or modifying a competition car. Aug 30, 2015 i suggest you ring them and ask if the rally is there this year. The amageza rally run is a navigation and endurance challenge for dualsport motorbikes equal or exceeding 450cc. A year later, joey was back at the amageza, a 5 000km rally through. Albert has entered 3 dakar rallys, his first attempt, in 2007, ended on stage 5 with a broken engine, in 2008 the last afican rally was cancelled. Starting from scratch or by importing a gpx file of an existing route. Eightyseven rally drivers are taking part in the sevenday amageza rally which will take them from kimberley to botswana and then. This gang of mad max endurance racers will make the rest of the field look like kindergarten teachers. The rallye is based on events such as other international rallyes and the baja mile, with long distance stages.
Norra has categories for vintage vehicles, modern vehicles called evolution categories, rally cars, and. The west coast baja is part of the amageza which is a collection of. This book gives some great ideas if you are an active road rally person. The rally run is based on events such as the dakar rally and baja mile, with long distance stages and navigation provided by roadbooks and gps waypoints. Nov 16, 2016 you do not need special equipment except trip meter and roadbook holder to start rally racing. Page 5 liaison section an untimed section of the amageza rally route. Amageza rally road book training wildwood motorcycle tours south africa, together with offroad trainer greg miller 29 frames are running a series of road book reading training days and events to help entrants in the upcoming amageza rally get to grips with the most challenging aspect of rally racing, navigation. The roadbook is the essential turnbyturn guide to each days route at the dakar rally. The rallye is based on events such as other international rallyes and the baja mile, with long distance stages and navigation provided by roadbooks and gps waypoints. Extreme lights is a proud sponsor of team 525 in this years grueling amageza rally. Amageza is the local southern african xhosa word for crazy a vital ingredient youll need to brave this gruelling rallye challenge and win through for a coveted finishers medal. Husqvarna ht rally raid husqvarna ht rally raid recommended for you. Road rallya game that takes you places klakulak, diane.
Liaison section an untimed section of the amageza rally route. It started in lisbon, portugal on 6 january and ran through europe and africa until 21 january 2007. Something that is worth mentioning is that our tester, thomas eich who actually won this years event overall, participated on the original bike he built for juan ballester and me two years ago. Quinn cody recently invited a group out to get us more. Rally navigator is the foundation of the baja rally logistics plan. The coolest part about the amageza for me has been the previous year, flying in a gyro copter, seeing sutherland, and this year, seeing parts of my country i have never seen before, and on day 2 of the rallye route, being alone on the west coast. The international rallye of valais riv is a car race organised every year through the canton of valais. May 04, 2011 a professional road book is not simply a series of turns there or thereabouts created with the click of a mouse. It is a regular part of the zoute grand prix in knokkeheist. Rallycomp amageza rally hog wild racing r3 roadbook. Below, some of the stars of dakar reveal some of the trickery of road book reading the dakar rally is not known as the worlds toughest motorsport race for nothing, especially for the bike riders who must navigate the tricky terrain on their own.
Both routes the road book route and the gps route are legal routes. Targa timing not to be confused with target timing is a system of timing used in car rallying. The ktm 500 450 rally kit focuses on a lightweight and versatile design. Were on 500cc ktms home built by ourselves as rally machines with big fairings, soft rally seats, big tanks, mouse tyres, roadbook, ico, gps. The 2014 amageza rallye traversed 2000 km of various terrain types testing competitors skills in the only multistage southern african crosscountry race. Albert has entered 3 dakar rally s, his first attempt, in 2007, ended on stage 5 with a broken engine, in 2008 the last afican rally was cancelled. Rally navigator make your own rally roadbooks racedezert. Buy epynt a stage rallying history 1st by martin leonard, mark griffin isbn. Rally navigator route data and control information is exported in gpx format. Of course some thing make life easier such as camel bag, large foot pegs, large gas tank, good physical fitment, able to ride 12h a day and to be able not to get stressed of all the infowork you have to do for the next day.
Amageza is a fim sanctioned multiday stage rally run through south africa, botswana and namibia. Starting small last year with only 25 entrants, it proved that there were likeminded individuals. Mike had the vision to make rally route creation simpler and faster. How rally routebooks are used, explained by rally veteran and multiple champion codriver. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. You will see the guys coming into the bivouac late in the afternoon and into the night, to leave very early the next day, but it will likely be very festive.
Aug 03, 2012 odometer at start of rally, zero the trip meter as per road book instruction car odometer and road book odometer does not always match difference in car odometer and road book odometer occurs due to. Unleash the adventure within you with the west coast baja auto. If youve read all the information and think the route is a particular way then trust yourself. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
The 2007 dakar rally was the 29th running of the event. The amageza crosscountry rallye southern africa 2015. Unfortunately to run a proper rally with long stages and proper riding asks a good bike, enough days of riding and distance and all of these a big stash of cash. Writing of the road book can take from one day to one week it depends on the customers wishes about the order. Excerpt from dakar rally handbook by charlie rauseo. Ktm 450 rally the 2014 amageza rally falls over alberts birthday so, if this experienced rally campaigner, does not have a stage victory to celebrate, he will still have an excuse to pop the bubbles. Road book holder is included and the oem dials are transferred to the road book. Rally navigator make your own rally roadbooks race. How rally routebooks are used, explained by rally veteran and multiple champion codriver martin headland.
After a somewhat confusing riders briefing where road books and. Odometer reading since the start of rally total distance odometer reading since the last instruction part distance schematic giving you driving directions. Rally navigator has taken the job of building a rallyroadbook from the stone age to the rocket age. A professional road book is not simply a series of turns there or thereabouts created with the click of a mouse. After only five years on this continent, the dakar has become part of the culture in its host countries. Aug 12, 2016 scenery video showing part of the race route for the 2016 amageza rallye. See more ideas about ulan bator, propaganda posters, propaganda art. At the end of day nine, a landslide blocked our route to the bivouac.
The rally roads of ireland by mccomb, rodney, crawford, esler isbn. It was the last time the event would take place in europe and africa, as the 2008 event was cancelled. Follow our clear instructions and you will have a unique roadbook to share with your friends. The amageza racing team known for gruelling multiday stage races like the amageza rally and west coast baja decided to test their hand in the aviation industry, after a chance meeting with juanita kruger sagpa committee member in 2015 at the morningstar airfield in cape town. Dec 14, 2017 the roadbook is the essential turnbyturn guide to each days route at the dakar rally. Pilots post amageza racing organizes first gyroafrica event. So when we run the gs challenge and gs trophy events each year, theres always some rally navigation flavour to be found, putting to practice all the skills brake magazine covers here. How joey evans went from paraplegic to south africas 10th. Wildwood motorcycle tours south africa, together with offroad trainer greg miller 29 frames are running a series of road book reading training days and events to help entrants in the upcoming amageza rally get to grips with the most challenging aspect of rally racing, navigation. The amageza rallye is a navigation and endurance challenge for offraod motorcycles, rally production cars and light rally v ehicles. When you see photos of those giant gas tanks, i mean rally bikes, do you wonder what instruments they hold on those big navigation towers.
The monster energy 2012 amageza rally, powered by ktm cape town and. Hambanani book your experience events trips training. Whether youre sam sunderland fighting for victory or at the back of the field simply fighting to survive, its that scrolling manuscript of numbers and arrows, highlighted in marker that will. Specific norra vehicle regulations are fully detailed in the norra vehicle rule book. Jul 07, 2015 wildwood motorcycle tours south africa, together with offroad trainer greg miller 29 frames are running a series of road book reading training days and events to help entrants in the upcoming amageza rally get to grips with the most challenging aspect of rally racing, navigation.
Heres how to decipher this mystifying manual just be. Reading a road book is a subject close to the heart of our founder, dakar rally veteran simon pavey. The first line on the amageza rallye should have warned me that this was silly. This years amageza rally will start on the 29th of august in kimberley. Generally, the gps will give you only your cap heading. With the rabbit roadbook designer you can create route books for printing pdf and digital route books rbk, which can be viewed on the screen of a tablet with our free app rabbit roadbook. Journal information book with irremovable numbered pages, with the precise time and date of the annotations. Scenery video showing part of the race route for the 2016 amageza rallye.
If you love the adventure of roadbook navigation, this is the place to create and share awesome rally routes easier than ever before. Not just designing, manufacturing and building rally bikes but starting rally training schools to get guys up to speed with road book riding and encourage road book events in south africa. All vehicles that meet basic safety standards are eligible to compete in norra events. Rallycomp amageza rally hog wild racing r3 roadbook rally. The route, kimberly, into the kalahari into botswana and then back to south africa. For making of complete road book we give you special discount to encourage you to make all with one group. A replacement race in europe was held, and moved to south america from 2009. This year a multiday event was tested with 50 entrants, that escalated to 70, said alexander nel. It simplifies the route making process and allows our participants to create practice stages which prepares them for a more successful experience. At the end of the tour, the organizer already has the route book ready to distribute to competitors, with all the tulips, distances, speed changes, external references and times perfectly indicated and calculated automatically.
Since 2011s oneday event, the monster energy amageza rally more than doubled its participants. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You do not need special equipment except trip meter and roadbook holder to start rally racing. Our first training event will be held the weekend of the 5th of may. If you want to survive the iconic dakar rally, the infamous roadbook is your best friend. The road book is one of the most important parts of dakar. Thomas is the owner of omega fibreglass and supplies various special parts for bikes in carbon and fi breglass.
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