Cost of a Navigator

[Rallynavigator]

This year I do not have a regular driver so am looking for other drivers to compete with. I have seen many adverts for Navigators for diffrent events and Championships but the contribution reqd seems to vary from advert to advert. From 50% to full entry + fee 50% fuel cost + and cover all your own expenses.

What would / do other navigators feel is a exceptable contribution for an event

[expat]

There is no "one size fits all" solution. You just have to reach an agreement with the driver. As long as you are both happy with the deal, and you both agree on who has to pay what, it doesn't matter what arrangements other people make.

What sort of ride are you looking for? What events? What car? What would you pay for that?

[Rallynavigator]

Jan 9, 2015 19:38:56 GMT expat said:

There is no "one size fits all" solution. You just have to reach an agreement with the driver. As long as you are both happy with the deal, and you both agree on who has to pay what, it doesn't matter what arrangements other people make.

What sort of ride are you looking for? What events? What car? What would you pay for that?

I am looking at a Forest Championship which I have already said is rather limited here. I would consider events in Scotland , Ireland, France or Belgium. The car , any really although 4wd is a category I would like to get into as most of my events I have competed in have been 2wd. these being fwd and rwd. The cost I would consider on a individual basis. As you pointed out there is "no one size fits all "

The events I am looking at abroad would be governed by my licence " Nat A".  

[expat]

Have you checked what events you can do with that licence? I assume you could do NEAFP events, but I don't know for sure. Nowadays it seems NEAFP is quite common, so there are fewer international events. That opens up a lot of events that you can do without an international licence, assuming you don't want to venture beyond Europe.

Personally I have an International licence so I know I can do any event that comes up. Have you thought about upgrading? Could you upgrade quickly if the right ride came up?

For forest rallies you might consider competing further afield. Germany, the Baltic countries, even the Nordic countries if you would travel a bit more. A cheap flight can get you to a lot of places, and there are good events available. I occasionally see other British co-drivers on these events and I am surprised more don't make the trip.

How are you going about getting a ride?

[Rallynavigator]

NEAFP = National Event with Authorised Foreign Participation

I think we touched on this previously. I don't think there is a published calendar any more where events can be found if NEAFP still exists of course. I did hear there is no such thing now with individual countries and organisations publishing the licence requirements within the regulations.  If I follow my heart Finland would be the No.1 destination winter  / summer championships.

[expat]

I never have seen a published list of NEAFP events, although logic says there must be one. NEAFP Still gets mentioned in event regulations though, so it must still exist. You just have to look at individual events to see if they are are NEAFP authorised.

Finnish events are good events to do. You mention winter / summer championships but these aren't 2 separate series. There is 1 championship and it includes both summer and winter rallies. Could you persuade a UK driver to compete in Finland? Or would you try to get a ride with a local driver?

[Rallynavigator]

I don't think getting a driver and a car over would be option due to cost . If I knew how to contact a driver then that would be an option whether via website / forum. Just to test the water so to speak and to see if the regulations would allow me to compete  etc.

[expat]

You can check the regulations to see if you are allowed to compete without contacting a driver. In fact you should definitely do that before you contact a driver; it won't create a great impression if you don't know the basics beforehand. You could also research some specific events such as vaakunaralli.fi/inenglish and pohjanmaaralli.fi/en/ so that you understand the type of events they have.

As to how you could contact a driver, I really don't know. Maybe post something at ralli.net/foorumit as I see they have an English section (albeit little used). Not sure what else to suggest.

You would (assuming you don't speak Finnish) need a driver prepared to use English notes. Not all will, but many will be OK with that.

[Rallynavigator]

Nice information there I will take a look later.