The Road Rally Handbook

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Card Catalog

Image of catalog card from the Library of Congress:

Author:        Goss, Clint.
Title:         The road rally handbook : the complete guide to
                  competing in time-speed-distance road rallies /
                  Clint Goss.
Published:     Westport, CT : Rally America!, c1993.
Description:   368 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
LC Call No.:   GV1029.2 .G67 1993
Dewey No.:     796.7/3 20
ISBN:          0-9632401-0-2
Notes:         Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-356) and
                  index.
Subjects:      Automobile rallies.
Control No.:   92090812

The TSD Road Rally Pocket Reference

The TSD Road Rally Pocket Reference is a companion guide to the Road Rally Handbook. This handy reference contains all the time-speed-distance formulas from the book. It includes a glossary of common road rally terminology and tables for a variety of situations. This TSD pocket guide is a must for all road rally participants.

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Chapter Outline

Part I - Getting Started

• 1. What is a Road Rally? (available online)
• 2. Your First Rally

Part II - Running Novice Class

• 3. Novice Basics
• 4. Fundamental Navigation
• 5. Calculating Perfect Times
• 6. A Basic Strategy
• 7. Beyond Novice

Part III - Rally Equipment

• 8. Equipment Basics
• 9. Clocks
• 10. Odometers
• 11. Integrated Boxes
• 12. Speedometers
• 13. Installation
• 14. Calculators
• 15. Tables
• 16. The Well-Dressed Car

Part IV - Rally Navigation

• 17. More Navigation Basics
• 18. Stock Class Navigation
• 19. Precision Course Measurement
• 20. Odo Class Navigation
• 21. Computer Class Navigation
• 22. Speedo Class Navigation
• 23. Limited-Speedo Class Navigation

Part V - Rally Driving

• 24. The Well-Driven Car
• 25. Suspension and Handling
• 26. Night, Winter, and Endurance Rallies

Part VI - Traps

• 27. A Well-Laid Trap
• 28. Math Traps
• 29. Main Road Traps
• 30. Trap Porpourri
• 31. Epilogue

Reference

• A. Sources and Suppliers
• B. Bibliography
• Index