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Post by Rallynavigator on Jun 15, 2013 21:22:54 GMT
My daughter has just had her licence come through and is itching to do an event. She has joined a motor club, been with us on many rallies as part of the service team and knows pretty much the structure / format of a rally.
She is 14 and only eligible for single venues due to no road mileage content. I am considering sending her to a rally school for the day to learn a more in depth look into the role of Navigating, the other side of the coin so to speak is let her do an event and she how she gets on. Your views would be appreciated.
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Post by expat on Jun 16, 2013 5:39:58 GMT
Personally I would start her off with road rallies, assuming the rules still allow her to nav on those. I haven't checked the blue book on that for a couple of decades. On a road rally she will learn map reading skills, bend-calling, the basics of timing and much more, at a lower cost. Plus, you could drive her round in your normal car, and guide her through her first events - perhaps starting with 12-cars. Another advantage is that this might cut down on the "nerves" she experiences on her first stage event with someone else.
I'm not sure that a rally school is needed since you can teach her. It is a good idea to get instruction but what can the rally school tell her that you can't?
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Post by Rallynavigator on Jun 16, 2013 23:52:06 GMT
eligible events With her age she is only allowed a None Race National B which I understand will allow her to do Road Rallies, so yes a very good starting point. As regards the Rally school I feel if she was in a "class room " environment she may take more of the information in than being with me. Yes I could show her what she needs to know and structure but being familiar with me would she take the information on board at a professional level?
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Post by expat on Jun 17, 2013 4:59:09 GMT
You may be right. It could be like the horror stories you hear of someone trying to teach their spouse to drive.
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Post by Rallynavigator on Dec 28, 2014 5:16:56 GMT
Finding it difficult to get her to commit to a rally at the moment. I think she is lacking in confidence some what. How can I get her round this??
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Post by expat on Jan 2, 2015 22:41:05 GMT
I can think of 3 options:
A. Start with something small like a 12-car or a treasure hunt.
B. Get the route details of a past event and drive it as practise.
C. Make her understand that she will get lost or take a wrong route. It is expected. Everyone makes mistakes when they start.
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Post by Rallynavigator on Jan 4, 2015 1:50:01 GMT
She has the confidence when it comes to the management car with the road book , and a limited map reading skill . She just says she cant put all together. Unless she tries she wont know. I feel I don't want to push her to far and find that she only agrees to do an event to please me and not because she wants to do it |
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Post by expat on Jan 4, 2015 11:44:51 GMT
Have you asked her what else she thinks she needs to tackle an event? Or even if she wants to? I know my lad enjoys sitting in the rally car during a test session but has no interest at all in competing. No sense pushing someone who just isn't interested.
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Post by Rallynavigator on Jan 5, 2015 0:37:56 GMT
That is something I don't want to do. push her away
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