Any navigators looking for a run out?
Discussion
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
And which controls did you run Yorkshire Pudding? We visited a few on our way round in the Mitzi Shooting Brake
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,
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
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,
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,
Think I'll stick to marshalling,
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,
Think I'll stick to marshalling,
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.
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.
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