Determining the course
Route Cards specify the time, distance and sometimes the location of the next control. They contain your in time as well as the correct Route Check answers for the route card just completed. A map and instructions are provided to get to the next control based on the class you entered. Route cards are handed out at the start of the rally and at each subsequent control. The rally starts with the Odometer Check route card, use it to check your odometer and get to MTC 1.
Tour cars route cards have the course shown on the map. They will also contain GPS coordinates of the next control. Simply follow the map, write down the RCs and arrive at the correct time.
Plot ‘n Bash” The course is determined by plotting the course on the map(s) provided. You must figure out the clues and plot them on the map to determine the course. Examples are given below.
Along the way you will need to record any Route Checks (RC) you encounter on your scorecard. You do this in order to prove that you followed the correct route. We give you the distance and time allotted for each control; you may not arrive early. When you arrive you will be timed. Upon arrival, present in your answers and we will give you a critique (see example).
Unless otherwise stated each Route Card should be plotted using only the given information and in the order given, implied or necessary, to solve the Route Card. The shortest route consistent with this information should be plotted between each Route Card's Start and Finish. Route Cards are designed to be stand alone, i.e. you must plot any of them independently without needing to solve neighboring ones first.
Dead ends and cul-de-sacs are NTR and should not be used for plotting. Roads leading off the edge of the map exist for the purpose of plotting however if you find yourself heading off the map you have plotted incorrectly or that is not the intended course. All roads that are broken by lettering, bridges, etc (but appearing the other side) should be treated as continuous.
You may also encounter roads that are not on the map, they are not to be considered when plotting or following the route.
