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Mounted tires x 2
Bungee cords
Hazard triangle
(behind driver’s seat)
Brake shoes—front set
Transmission shaft
Front springs x 2
Tent
Three bags with all tools
Master cylinder
Front cylinders x 2
Headlight beams x 2
TRUNK
First-aid kit
Starter (box)
Carburetor (box)
Tow rope
Jack
Jumper cables
Gas can
Emergency blankets
Transmission oil—1 quart
Engine oil—3 quarts
Air filters x 2
Nuts and bolts
Water container
Shovel
Hitch
Skid mats
Compressor
Sleeping bags x 2
Belts and pipes
Work light
Distilled H20—1 gallon
Sleeping pads x 2
BOX ONE
Radiator sealer—yellow bottle
Radiator quick solder
Duct tape
Gasket maker—red tube
Teflon tape
Springs—various
Hose clamps—large and small
Exhaust mount
Headlight trim screw
Bulbs x 9
Racor filters x 2
Wiper blades
Double-sided tape
Gas tank repair
Exhaust bandage x 2
Velcro
JB Weld—2 sets
Loctite (medium)
Vacuum hose—silicone
Spark plug leads—grommets
Tire repair kit
Rail nuts x 2
Driving light bulbs x 2
Peterson filters
Hubcap remover tool
Ziploc bags—extras
BOX TWO
Idler arm
Rear spring bolts
Wheel nuts x 11
Spark plugs x 2 sets
Distributor cap
Dimmer switch
Elec. ignition
Rotor arms x 3
Points x 2 sets
U-joint bolts
Ball joints—steering
Lifters x 8
Exhaust nuts
Spark plug leads—full set
Vacuum advance
Terratrip 1.5 mm probe + cable
Ignition coil
Relay 30A x 2
Condenser x 2
BOX THREE
Locking washers—front and rear
Springs—heavy x 8
Brake shoe assembly—parts
Brake line fittings/lines
Posi-Flow fuel pump
Transmission mount
Rear bearings
Springs—light x 6
Rear seals x 2
Roller bearings x 2
Oil filter
Fuel line fittings
BOX FOUR
Brake fluid funnel
Fluid pump
LPS #1
Fuel lines x 2
Brake lines—front and rear
Brake fluid x 2
Grease pump
Appendix 5
RALLY TERMINOLOGY
(adapted from www.rockyroadracing.com
and How to Win a Road Rally by Alan Smith)
Driver
The person who drives the rally car. Unlike other forms of motor racing, the driver does not know the course in advance. Instead he or she must rely on their navigator to tell them where the road goes.
Navigator
The person who sits in the passenger’s seat of the rally car. Using the route book for reference, he or she describes the approaching road to the driver.
Route Book
A series of pages created by the rally organizers that use mileages, written descriptions and notes, as well as schematic-like drawings to explain and describe the route. This book is used by the navigator as a basis for describing the route to the driver.
Rally Tripmeter
A special computer installed in a rally car that measures mileage to the hundredth of a mile, reads time to the hundredth of a minute, as well as a host of other things.
Route Instruction
An individual row giving the mileages, written descriptions, and notes to identify significant corners or other important things along the route. As there are far too many junctions to specify each in the route book, the rule of thumb is to continue on the road you’re on until instructed to turn.
Tulip Diagram
A small line-drawing diagramming a junction where a turn must be made. The circle at one end of the diagram depicts where you arrive and the arrow on the other end depicts where you need to go. Originally used on the Dutch Tulip Rally in the 1950s, the odd thing is that the Dutch call this diagram style “Ball and Arrow.”
Time Card
A special paper or booklet, carried by each rally team, where the course marshals write the rally team’s time at each control point during the day, before and after any time trial, and at the end of each day.
Microchipped Time Card
Traditionally, the course marshal took a car’s arrival time from his own watch, wrote it on the time card, and signed. Now, microchips are used, with a chip embedded in the time card twinned to one in the course marshal’s timing gadget. The microchip provides greater accuracy and enables a computer to speedily update the standings at the end of each stage, allowing rally staff that much more time at the bar.
Main Time Control (MTC)
The manned station where, at the beginning of each day of a longdistance rally, each team clocks in to receive certified departure time for that day’s stage. Cars depart the MTC at one-minute intervals.
Finish Time Control (FTC)
The manned station at the end of each day where each team books in to have their arrival time recorded on their time card.
Arrival Time Control (ATC)
A manned station just before the start of a time trial where each rally team is required to check in at an assigned time. Teams are penalized for checking in early or late, discouraging them from speeding on the transits or taking extra service time.
Time Control (TC) and Passage Control (PC)
Generally a manned stopping point used to make sure there’s no cheating, such as taking unsanctioned short cuts. Each day has multiple TCs and PCs. Every car has a designated arrival time at each TC, based on their assigned departure time from the MTC. Penalties are assessed for every minute a car is late and also for every minute a car is early. At a PC, there’s no particular time one needs to check in, but there will be a marshal who signs the time card as proof you’ve been there.
Time Trial
A flat out racing section of a rally’s route. These roads are closed to the public and are generally a few miles long at most. There’s no pre-assigned start time for a time trial. You just get in the queue when you reach one and must be ready to go when your car reaches the starting line.
Stage Time
The amount of time, to the hundredth of a minute, that it takes a rally team to complete each day’s stage as well as any time trials. A team’s final score is determined by adding up all their individual stage times. The rally team with the lowest cumulative time wins.