Learn roadbook navigation
Learn the roadbook language before race day with beginner-friendly guides for tulips, symbols, CAP headings, speed zones, waypoints and common navigation mistakes.
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A rally roadbook can look intimidating the first time you open one. The good news is that it is a language, and like any useful language, it becomes easier when you understand the pieces and practise them in order.
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Roadbook tulips are simplified diagrams that show a rider how to pass through a route feature. They are one of the first pieces of the roadbook language every rally rider needs to learn.
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A CAP heading is a compass direction used in rally navigation. It helps riders confirm where they should be pointing, especially when the route is open, unclear or difficult to read from the tulip alone.
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Most beginner roadbook mistakes are understandable. Riders are trying to read a new language while also managing the bike, the route and the pressure of the event.
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Your first rally will already ask a lot of you. Roadbook training before the event helps reduce one source of uncertainty: not knowing how to read the instructions.
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Riders may encounter paper roadbooks, digital roadbooks or both depending on the event. The format can change the workflow, but the navigation language still matters.
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