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An AutoSolo is where the car only travels in a forward direction. An Autotest can take place around large car parks as well as utilising parts of some racing circuits. Rally: There are many types of event in this category, including Touring Assemblies, Treasure Hunts, Navigational Scatter, Navigational Rally, Road and Historic Rallies and Twelve car rallies. Trials and Crosscountry: These events are usually held
Vintage cars regularly take part in Trial events all across the country.
Autotest and AutoSol events can easily be entered in your everyday road car © Simon Wright
Introducing StreetCar. Motorsport UK have launched StreetCar to help introduce people to the hundreds of grass roots motorsport events taking place across the country most weekends. These are events which allow you to compete in your every day road car. These local club events usually take place in local locations at relatively low cost. These events do not require additional safety equipment to be fitted to the vehicle and only require a free Motorsport UK RS Clubman license to take part. Motorsport UK list three event categories suitable for road car use. Autotest: These events take place all over the country. A course is marked out and you have to memorise the correct course round the markers. The quickest to complete the course wins. Penalties are applied if you hit any of the course markers. Autotest's can include reversing in to ‘garage boxes’ or reversing along parts of the course.
Classic and Competition Car
© Janet Wright
on grassy hills and the aim is how far you can go rather then how fast you can go. The route has distance markers set along the course and you score the highest number that you can reach. Sometimes, to add extra skill to the event, the car will need to come to a halt at a designated point on the course and the car must re-start without rolling backwards. In muddy conditions, extra passengers can be carried, and are encouraged to bounce up and down inside the car to help provide extra traction through deep mud. See more at motorsportuk.org
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