Any navigators looking for a run out?

Any navigators looking for a run out?

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YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Cheers for that Ian and I'll have a go at plotting it sometime this week. smile

Fingers crossed I might be able to get out and marshal on the Lummies as well.

Greensleeves

1,235 posts

202 months

Wednesday 31st October 2012
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I was Stewarding on the Beaver and managed to do a bit of filming on the iPhone at the top of Troutsdale so may have a clip of you going through the puddles.What car were tou in Velo?

And which controls did you run Yorkshire Pudding? We visited a few on our way round in the Mitzi Shooting Brake

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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I was at NTC 2, MTC 15 and PC26a.

Greensleeves

1,235 posts

202 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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Went through NTC 2 but didn't stop for a chat. In the valley bottom just down from the Moorcock Inn if IIRC?

We did NTC 15 on the main road. Believe you were in a layby / old road bit?

DH

PS. Came third on Beaver in about 1992 ish. (or so I was told alst week)

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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Greensleeves said:
Went through NTC 2 but didn't stop for a chat. In the valley bottom just down from the Moorcock Inn if IIRC?
In a layby on the right just after the bridge, we did see quite a few cars coming through as we were setting up.
Even had a chat with some Police who turned up looking into reports of people being seen on foot in the local area, though they went before the first car turned up.

Greensleeves said:
We did NTC 15 on the main road. Believe you were in a layby / old road bit?
Just out the back of the halfway halt, we decided to wait up there out the way rather than add to the numbers in the station.

Looks like the Lummies has been cancelled as well, grumpy

velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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Yes lummies is officially cancelled, which is a shame. Saw your name on a stewards envelope Dave, but I wouldn't recognise you I'm afraid. We were in the silver Clio probably going steadily as I struggled to get all that nav down!. It would be good to see a video, I've bought a good high res still which I will post up when I get on a proper pc

velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Friday 2nd November 2012
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As promised


Easy to see in this photo why those Tyres are not good on Whites.... frown

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Saturday 3rd November 2012
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Ian, I've had a go at plotting the route from the Beaver and how the hell are you expected to do that on the move, rofl

I couldn't plot the section before petrol due to not being able to find the correct start point, I know where some of it went as I drove it cutting to my next control but I still can't figure it out, banghead

Think I'll stick to marshalling, laugh

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Sunday 4th November 2012
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woohoo

Cracked it, took a guess at clue 4 (from NTC 10) and went from there.

It made a bit more sense when I realised what detail they were looking for, easy whistle

Thanks again for sending the route over and I've certainly learnt a lot plotting it out.

velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Monday 5th November 2012
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Yes tricky isn't it.
NTC10 was the end of the only pre-plot section, so as you are driving down that piece of road past Suffield, you come across the control and then handout 4 starts from that point. Of course plotting it at home you wouldn't know where the control was, so the first clue could be tricky.

On the night it is still difficult because you need to know exactly where you are when you start plotting or things don't make sense, you have to be on top of the map as it were looking for anything going off the road you are on, be it a proper road or a glorified foot path, they can all count on the clues. It's worse with all road herringbones because you will end up starting at the wrong point which throws everything out.

The level of detail can be extremely high, some of the roads leading off might only be a couple of mm long on the map. I think the top guys work by finding the more obvious clues and then fill in the blanks from there, clue 8 on handout 4 is a good example.

Next event for us (10th November), The John Robson, or Hexham Historic (depending which car you use!) has very similar type of navigation using the little sketches, though the organiser hand draws them and his hands are bit shaky..... The timing is nowhere near as tight as the Beaver though which makes it a more pleasant event.

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Monday 5th November 2012
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Good luck with that, I'm off to see someone tomorrow about try to get a ride on a novice event the weekend after.

Pre plotting with 6 fig refs and 2 hours to plot so should be ok with that, lets hope I can get out for the first time, smile

velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Tuesday 6th November 2012
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Is that the Black Sheep Rally?.

I've just read a FB message from a guy I know looking for a nav for the John Robson, if you fancy two in a row?. Big Geordie chap called Brian Eland, he usually navigates but has entered as a driver in a Xsara VTS

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Tuesday 6th November 2012
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It is, you don't need an msa licence either as closed to club.

I'll be working next weekend otherwise I might have been tempted.

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Wednesday 7th November 2012
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Entry going in for the Black Sheep, woohoo





velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Wednesday 7th November 2012
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Saw the post on BRF, who are you with?

YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Wednesday 7th November 2012
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A guy from Bolton, another complete novice biggrin

Aim of the night is to see how far we get and have some fun.


velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Wednesday 7th November 2012
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Phew, I was worried you might be going with Dave Head, he's as mad as a box of frogs!... biggrin

velocemitch

3,795 posts

219 months

Friday 9th November 2012
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Looks like we might be doing the Black Sheep after all, Steve seems up for it providing the car survives the John Robson intact, we will make the decision on Sunday morning.


YorkshirePudding

2,118 posts

184 months

Friday 9th November 2012
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Should be a laugh, I've just been marking up the maps tonight and we're going to meet up Weds evening for a bit of a run round some local lanes.

Just waiting for the potti I ordered to turn up then we should be good to go.

benjj

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6,787 posts

162 months

Sunday 11th November 2012
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Hello chaps,

Just back from FR/DE, had a good week in the DS.

I'm up for a few events as driver in the Porsche, just give me a shout with a bit of notice and if I can do it I will smile