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Historic Rally Group SA - Navigation School

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The HRG will be conducting a short nav school on Tuesday night 9th of March.
Venue: Parente Cafe 275 Paynehem Rd Royston Park
Time: 7.30 pm

Presenters of the school will be Jeremy Browne, Geoff Ninnes and Reg Marrett.
Topics covered in the two hours will be:

Definition of trials and event types

* What is a trial?

Maps and mapping

* Scaling, plotting, corner calling
* Route Charts
* Basic map reading

Maps tricks and tips

* unmapped roads
* getting lost/unlost
* realignments

Advanced navigation

* Chickens and their feet
* map traces
* successive junctions
* inside the devious mind of the Director

Navigator preparation

* Terratrip or pleasant ride?
* Compasses
* what to take in the car
* mal de mer or Navigatorus Chunderitis and how to avoid it ruining your night

There will also be a practical exercise to display your newly learned or rekindled talents on Sunday March 21st.
Starting and finishing at the Seaford Shopping Centre at 12 noon.
This will be a leisurely 50 km wander around the Southern Vales on the maps used in the Nav School. Drinks and discussion at the Seaford Tavern after
Advise me at the conclusion of the School if you will be doing the practical

What to bring
$5 to cover the cost of materials
Rally Romer (available from Autosport)
2B Pencils and sharpener
Red Pen
Highlighter
Eraser
Small piece (A4) of tracing paper
CFS and Emergency Services Map Book Mt Lofty Ranges if you have it otherwise all maps will be supplied.

If you want to have dinner before hand can you let me know that you are coming so we can advise Parente's of approximate numbers.

Club: 

RCSA

Web Site: 

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