RallyMoto Magazine - Aug/Sept 2021

RallyMoto Magazine
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ADVENTURE RALLY
TRAINING DAYS
WHO IS IT FOR?
If you’re new to the sport, showing
up for your first Adventure Rally can
be a daunting prospect.
To ease the fear, RallyMoto have
been running several Adventure Rally
Training Days at Salisbury Plain with
incredible results and great feedback
from participants.
So what’s involved and is it really
worth it? Let’s find out!
Anyone who wants to learn the ins and
outs of roadbook navigation from experienced
Adventure Rallyers! Sure, plenty
of people arrive at their first event having
never even glanced at a roadbook before
and get on just fine, however there’s nothing
like learning from other people’s mistakes
and experience, and that’s where
the training can be really beneficial.
WHERE IS IT HELD?
The day is based out of one of our favourite
venues in Tilshead, Wiltshire, called
the Rose and Crown. Ok yes it is a pub,
but with a secure gated space to park the
bikes, an outdoor covered seating area
(think covid regs), outstanding Italian hospitality
and great food and coffee, it has
turned out to be an ideal location to use
as our base for the training days. It’s also
a stones throw from many of the byways
used for the practical part of the training.
WHAT HAPPENS?
It begins with a classroom session
and several cups of coffee...
Practise roadbooks are handed
out to the students to mark up
with the guidance of Burt and
the RallyMoto team. Stories are
shared, advice is given and any
questions are answered.
The real learning occurs on the
trails so no time is wasted in getting
out on the bikes and putting
the theory lessons into practise.
Once the roadbooks are loaded
and trackers are fitted onto the
bikes then it’s off to the dirt to
start navigating a short course
designed specifically for the students.
After about an hour of navigating
around the trails of Salisbury
Plain and surrounds, it’s back for
a delicious italian lunch and a
recap. Riders are handed out the
afternoon roadbooks which are
marked up and loaded, and then
back out to the trails for an afternoon
of roadbooking.
Because each bike is fitted with a
GPS tracker, Burt is able to provide
results to the riders at the
end of the day, with Adventure
Rally penalty points given for
speeding and navigational errors.
This gives those who take part a
real taste of Adventure Rallying,
and leaves nothing in the dark in
regards to what to expect when
entering any of the RallyMoto
events.
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