Rally Driving
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Introduction
Rally driving involves racing a car through off-road locations, with various gradients and surfaces such as gravel, mud, tarmac, sand etc.
You may have seen the World Rally Championship (WRC) on TV before now. This is the highest level of the sport, it has manufacturers teams, with big budgets, using staggeringly powerful and technologically advanced cars.
D.I.Y.
Let's assume you haven't got a works drive for one of these manufacturers, can you still have a go?
Yes. If you've know someone who can be your co-driver and If you've got the cash, you can buy your own rally car and enter it in much smaller events nationally. Costs are in maintaining it's performance and are on a scale of tens of thousands rather than millions!
Alternatively, the most popular method if your budget can be
described as peanuts, is to take a short course in rally driving.
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There are many establishments who offer rally driving courses located throughout the country.
The structure normally involves a briefing, exercises & training, then full speed timed sections.
The driving style taught is very different to the conventional road manner. The instructor helps you learn new skills such as controlling over-steer and under-steer, a phenomenon where the lack of surface grip allows the car to drift and slide slightly out of control - Very exiting.
Popular courses incorporate woodlands, hills, and single-track lanes. As the cars are set up with off-road tyres / suspension / gearbox etc the cars are versatile as to what terrain they can run on.
Going on a course similar to the one described, will contribute to your confidence and ability in driving your conventional car when encountering low grip conditions on normal roads; e.g. wet / ice / oil etc.
Summary of Rally Driving
Very exciting, fast, noisy, skillful sport.
Will increase your car handling skills in similar low grip conditions on normal roads.
Rallying is accessible for every sized wallet.
Regular competition is expensive.
Crashes can be bad at high speed.
Rally car maintenance for owners can be particularly mucky.
Check out WRC events and see how the pro's do it!
Go to rally schools even if you intend to buy your own car, the skills gained are valuable.
Rally schools often do gift vouchers, set someone else up for a nice surprise present!
As a guide, for a day's rallying with instruction at a rally school, all inclusive prices range from �100 to �300.
To own and run your own rally car will cost �tens of thousands depending on the class and level of competition. Sponsorship helps spread the cost.
Check Adrenaline-Sports.net resources below to find specific quotes from rally schools.
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Rally Driving Resources
Silverstone Rally - Legendary circuit offering loose surface rally tuition.
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