Quick Introduction to Regularity [Rabbit Docs]

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====== Quick Introduction to Regularity ======

Unlike speed rallies, where the fastest driver wins, in a regularity rally the most consistent driver wins. That is, the competitors who maintain the average speed imposed by the rally organization throughout the entire event. And how do you maintain the imposed average speeds? This is where Rabbit Rally 2.0 will help you, as it performs all the necessary calculations automatically.

For the calculations, we use a very common expression in the world of regularity rallying, which is the pyramid.

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In general, the rally organization gives us the distance and the speed, and with that we can calculate the time. And this is how Rabbit Rally 2.0 helps you during the rally, because with every meter traveled the system does the calculations and tells you if you are behind or ahead.

Let's start with some documents that you should be familiar with for any rally you want to participate in.

**Supplementary Regulations –** The most important rally document, which should be read even before registering, as it is where we will find all the rules of the game. Each rally can have different rules, and we must know them to take advantage of certain situations and avoid being penalized for infractions.

**Average speed table –** This is a table, usually published on the organizer's website one week before the rally, where we find the distances and average speed changes for each stage. This document will serve us to enter the data into the [[en:rabbit-rally-2-0-competidores:rabbit-rally-primeros-pasos:editor-de-tramos-basico|Rabbit 2.0 Stage Editor]].

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**Route Card or Time Card –** This is a sheet, delivered on rally day, which contains the times for the road sections, regularity stages and neutralizations. With it we can calculate our start time for each stage.

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**Roadbook or Route Book –** This is the book where we find the entire rally route in the format of references and vignettes. Each line of the roadbook is a reference where we find the total mileage, partial mileage, vignette and observations.

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A roadbook can have 3 types of stages: Road Section, Timed Stage and Neutralization.

**Road Section (E)**: a road section serves to connect the rally start to the beginning of the first regularity stage and the end of one regularity stage to the beginning of the next. Generally, they are used to pass through towns or busy areas where it would not be possible to maintain regularity.

**Timed Stage** **(V)**: these are the timed regularity stages where we must be as consistent as possible to receive fewer penalties.

**Regrouping or Neutralization (R)**: these are areas where we will be stopped for a period of time to rest, eat, use the restroom, etc.

Below we have a basic course on regularity and digital roadbook with Rabbit 2.0.