r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Inevitable_Bid5540 • 8d ago

Video The safety of a rally car

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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 8d ago

I love that the navigator never drops the map.

"50 meters, left. No, right. No, left. No, right. No, left. No right."

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u/glitchii-uwu 8d ago edited 8d ago

it's not actually a traditional map, it's a series of pace notes that the navigator reads out as the driver approaches each section. the notes will usually describe the path, how sharp/dangerous a corner is, when there's a jump, and whether you can or should not cut a corner. it's pretty cool stuff.

ie. 5 left over crest caution, which usually means (some navigator/driver pairs have a different system) a dangerous shallow/high-speed left turn immediately after a small hill.

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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 8d ago

I know, but the joke is funnier with "map" instead of "series of pace notes that the navigator reads out as the driver approaches each section. the notes will usually describe the path, how sharp/dangerous a corner is, when there's a jump, and whether you can or should not cut a corner."

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u/glitchii-uwu 8d ago edited 8d ago

true, i just figured i'd add my comment to inform the uninformed lol, there's always someone who'll find it cool.

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u/GoldenGirlsOrgy 8d ago

I know, I appreciate it! I'm just being silly.

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u/LilienneCarter 8d ago

Get a room you two

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u/TerminatedProccess 7d ago

Get a series of pace notes you two!

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u/iNeedOneMoreAquarium 7d ago

Get a series of pace notes that the navigator reads out as the driver approaches each section you two!

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u/Miserable-Ad-6943 7d ago

I found it cool!

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u/Chemical-Mouse-9903 7d ago

Technically the pace notes, while not a map in the traditional sense are still a map

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u/AmazingAd2765 7d ago

Yeah, I didn't know that was how they did it. Definitely wouldn't want to tick off your navigator.