INFO: Pacenotes Jargon
Posted: January 24th, 2007, 9:48 am
If you are reading this thread more than likely you have watched some form of in car rally footage and heard the Co-Driver calling notes like an Uzi in a Drive By Shooting........and like me......some time ago....wandered what it all meant?
For Example, you hear:
"100 Right 6 over crest into Left 4 tightens"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
100 R 6/C --> L4 >
Another Example of Pace Notes:
"50 into Medium 4 Right don't cut don't drift (Ainsley!!)long"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
50 -->MED 4R NO CUT NO DRI LONG
Another Example:
"25 Absolute Left into Medium 3 Left Caution Dip"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
25 ABS L --> MED 3 L CAUTION DIP (which is a jump for the One OOT!!!!)
In all these examples there is no RIGHT or WRONG.....its all about communication and driver's style (Although all drivers believe that there system of notes is the only sensible scheme and cannot understand how other drivers can use anything different).
Now the Jargon...
BASIC STUFF:
50 / 25 / 100 - Distance In Meters
INTO - No Straight between Corners
AND - Short Straight
BRIDGE - BRIDGE
CREST - CREST
CAUTION - Watch It!
DOUBLE CAUTION - Watch yuh Arse!
JUMP - Jump
YUMP - BIG Jump
NO DRIFT - Try your best not to drift cause I don't like the way that Lampost watchin us since the last stage
Basic Stuff aint it?
Some drivers/co-drivers make up their own notes which can make the difference between teams.
While making pace notes for a Cedar Rally myself and the Driver conjugated a note called "HOLD IT"....which simply meant...Hold the steering angle don't twitch the steering....
As you can see...it wasn't a bad result note the wheel angle:
Now on to the Technical Stuff:
Corner Severity and Scheme are quite often the most audible, visual and striking differences between Co-Drivers Pace Notes and Drivers Styles
There are several ways to "call" corner severities;
EASY
FAST
MEDIUM
K <- Never quite understood this one...One Oot can explain more
ACUTE
HAIRPIN
Then there are the Modifiers;
2,3,4 - Desired Gear Selection
Opens
Tightens
No Cut
No Drift
Another very popular style of Pacenoting Corner severity is by using Bend Angles
The number is approximately equal to the bend angle in degrees. (e.g. a "5" is 50°, a "9" is 90°)
The number is approximately equal to the appropriate gear for each corner (as explained previously) also Notice the 7th GEAR...this is no joke.
Some of the terms can vary slightly...also used by the One Oot and KooleeMakinen
And of Course there are times when...well....Notes just dissipate like dust:
Hope this helps
Zandolie....
For Example, you hear:
"100 Right 6 over crest into Left 4 tightens"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
100 R 6/C --> L4 >
Another Example of Pace Notes:
"50 into Medium 4 Right don't cut don't drift (Ainsley!!)long"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
50 -->MED 4R NO CUT NO DRI LONG
Another Example:
"25 Absolute Left into Medium 3 Left Caution Dip"
What the Co-Driver has Actually Written:
25 ABS L --> MED 3 L CAUTION DIP (which is a jump for the One OOT!!!!)
In all these examples there is no RIGHT or WRONG.....its all about communication and driver's style (Although all drivers believe that there system of notes is the only sensible scheme and cannot understand how other drivers can use anything different).
Now the Jargon...
BASIC STUFF:
50 / 25 / 100 - Distance In Meters
INTO - No Straight between Corners
AND - Short Straight
BRIDGE - BRIDGE
CREST - CREST
CAUTION - Watch It!
DOUBLE CAUTION - Watch yuh Arse!
JUMP - Jump
YUMP - BIG Jump
NO DRIFT - Try your best not to drift cause I don't like the way that Lampost watchin us since the last stage
Basic Stuff aint it?
Some drivers/co-drivers make up their own notes which can make the difference between teams.
While making pace notes for a Cedar Rally myself and the Driver conjugated a note called "HOLD IT"....which simply meant...Hold the steering angle don't twitch the steering....
As you can see...it wasn't a bad result note the wheel angle:
Now on to the Technical Stuff:
Corner Severity and Scheme are quite often the most audible, visual and striking differences between Co-Drivers Pace Notes and Drivers Styles
There are several ways to "call" corner severities;
EASY
FAST
MEDIUM
K <- Never quite understood this one...One Oot can explain more
ACUTE
HAIRPIN
Then there are the Modifiers;
2,3,4 - Desired Gear Selection
Opens
Tightens
No Cut
No Drift
Another very popular style of Pacenoting Corner severity is by using Bend Angles
The number is approximately equal to the bend angle in degrees. (e.g. a "5" is 50°, a "9" is 90°)
The number is approximately equal to the appropriate gear for each corner (as explained previously) also Notice the 7th GEAR...this is no joke.
Some of the terms can vary slightly...also used by the One Oot and KooleeMakinen
And of Course there are times when...well....Notes just dissipate like dust:
Hope this helps
Zandolie....
