RALLY COMP PRACTICE QUIZ

20 Questions to test your ability to use RALLY COMP device for BAJA RALLY competitions and training. Each question worth 5 points. You need 70 points to pass. You can retry as many times as you want until you can answer each question correctly. Note that you are looking for the "best" answer to the questions and some of the answer choices are true, but we are looking for the BEST answer. Hint: Is it ever okay to ride backward on a live course?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 Points Each)

1) WPM stands for: *

5 points

Waypoint Closed / Masked

Waypoint Missed

Waypoint Marked

Waypoint Mandatory

2) WPS stands for: *

5 points

Waypoint start

Waypoint safety

Waypoint stop

3) Skipping or “missing” a WPM usually results in a time penalty of: *

5 points

10 minutes

20 minutes

30 minutes

There is no penalty for skipping a WPM

4) If you realize you have “missed” a WPM in the middle of a stage: *

5 points

Keep riding the course, navigating to the next notation or the next WPM. RALLY COMP will automatically skip the missed WPM for you and assess the penalty.

Stop. Go backward on the course until you find and clear the missed WPM

Stop. Reconcile the missed WPM in your road book and manually “skip” it by using the #2 button on the RALLY COMP device

Stop, Manually “open” the missed WPM by using the #2 button on RALLY COMP device and follow the arrow backward on the course until you find and clear the missed WPM

5) Opening a WPM usually results in a time penalty of: *

5 points

10 minutes

20 minutes

30 minutes

There is no penalty for opening a WPM

6) If you are on notation #17 in the road book and the RALLY COMP device is showing WPM15 on the screen: *

5 points

You have missed WPM15 and should keep navigating down the course

Sometimes the road book has errors and there may be glitch in the RALLY COMP. Just keep navigating down course and the timing & scoring officials will sort it out at the bivouac.

You have missed WPM15. Unless you “open” or “skip” WPM15 using the #2 button on RALLY COMP, you will miss every successive WPM on that stage and incur a penalty for each one.

Both B&C are correct. Because RALLY COMP logs your “tracks” the timing & scoring officials can see exactly where you rode/drove and they will correct and overturn your penalties after the stage in the bivouac.

7) Waypoint Numbers shown on RALLY COMP screen (such as WPM3) correspond to: *

5 points

The order in which they appear on the road book starting with #1.

A randomly ordered sequence in order to keep it fair and prevent riders from making short cuts (ie: short course-ing).

The instruction (notation) number the road book.

A sequentially ordered number after the previous notation in single digit increments

8) If a competitor is sure they are lost it is usually advisable to: *

5 points

Stop. Push the “HELP” button on the SPOT tracker and use their SAT PHONE to call the organizer.

Stop. Manually “skip” the last WPM

Stop. Manually "open" the next WPM to get back on track

Keep riding and look for the tire tracks on the ground to find your way back

9) If you “open” a WPM on your RALLY COMP device, an arrow will point you directly toward the next Waypoint. You should: *

5 points

Stay on tracks and follow the course to get to the Waypoint.

Follow the arrow directly as it points and ride through obstacles if needed to keep your mileage correct and avoid getting further lost.

Never ride in a direction that is more than 90 degrees off the arrow’s direction.

Disregard the arrow and ride back to the last spot where you knew you were on course.

10) A WPM is "Cleared" when the competitor is within a specified "Make" Radius (Distance) which is typically 15 or 30 meters from the exact waypoint. What happens next?: *

5 points

The Rally Comp buzzer will beep 3 times and automatically advance to the next waypoint shown on the bottom of the screen (without distance) so the competitor can keep navigating down course.

The Rally Comp buzzer will beep 1 time and the competitor has to manually advance the device to the next waypoint.

Nothing. There is never more than one “cleared” waypoint per stage.

11) If a WPM is "Closed/Masked”, the arrow is hidden until the competitor is within a specified Distance/Radius to the waypoint. What is that specified Distance or “Radius”: *

5 points

400 meters.

200 meters.

The Distance/Radius appears next to the WPM on the screen and shown. in the right side box of the corresponding note on the road book.

The Distance/Radius is never shown.

None of the above are true.

TRUE OR FALSE (5 points each)

12) When a Waypoint is "Open" the arrow & distance to the waypoint is visible. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

13) If a waypoint is missed the competitor MUST advance ("Skip") the RALLY COMP to the next waypoint or all successive waypoints will also be missed. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

14) Waypoints may be manually "Opened" to guide the competitor to the next waypoint. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

15) When competitors Clear the FSS waypoint Special Stage Timing is stopped *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

16) Speed Zone violations will continue until a competitor "Clears" the FSZ even if the competitor is outside of the Speed Zone Area. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

17) When a competitor is in a Speed Zone and within 3KM/Hr of the Speed Zone Speed Limit the Buzzer on the Rally Comp will beep repeatedly. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

18) If the competitor exceeds the Speed Zone Speed Limit the Rally Comp Buzzer will make a constant beep / tone *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

19) A WPM is "Closed/Masked" and the arrow is hidden until the competitor is within a specified Distance/Radius to the waypoint. *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

20) WPE-Waypoint Eclipse is used to guide the competitor to a given location (i.e. Start of Special Stage or next bivouac) *

5 points

TRUE

FALSE

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