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After extensive research and testing, Don Barrow has developed from an idea, after watching in car video footage of some of the WRC Rallies, where whatever lighting units the Co-Drivers have been using, nearly all of them have suffered from the light unit shaking or dithering. Don's new Pro Pacelight is made from a small length of Safety Devices FIA Roll Cage Padding with the light unit embedded into the padding. The rays of light are projected through a small slit, which when set up precisely, shine directly onto the Pacenotes for Special Stage Events or Average Speed Tables for Historic Regularity Rallies, thus giving little glare within the cockpit of the rally car. The lighting units project polarised light and only illuminate the surface area, which the rays come into contact with, thus further reducing excess lighting within the car interior. The Co Driver or Navigator has the option of using either the White or Red lighting units which are built into the Pro model, White for Pacenotes or TSD Tables and Red for any other duties like reading Tulip Road Books. Red lighting is the most pleasing colour to the human eye and most Co Drivers or Navigators would welcome a rest from using Yellow or White light units, especially on a long gruelling event.
The Club Pacelight is the same lighting body with only White Lighting units fitted and is priced accordingly, one of the Works Factory Teams are using Pro-Pacelights, which one I do not know, perhaps if someone spots them being used they can let me know by Email.
The Light Units are supplied with a nylon tie to affix to the competitors Rally Car Roll Cage, when positioning the unit it is far better to test in darkness for an ideal fore to aft position before finally attaching. The unit has a long double insulated lead and in the case of the Pro model a 3-way switch and the Club model a 2-way switch. This allows for building into the cars dash panel layout so that switching can be achieved from a belted in position.
Try one out you will be exceptionally pleased with its performance.
The Lighting Bodies are supplied in four sizes and it is IMPERATIVE that the correct size of Roll Cage tubing is specified, because fitting the wrong Light body to the wrong Cage size will either impair its performance or irreparably damage the Lighting body which are very fragile until fitted in situ to their respective Roll Cages, check out the Prices page for more info.
For more information on using Pacenotes, calling Pacenotes, making Pacenotes, reading Pace Notes and understanding Pacenotes on a Rally, check out all the variations of both the number or numbered and descriptive systems by visiting Patterson Pacenotes, they are without doubt the leading company that are contracted to various UK Rallying Championship series and whom provide a high standard of rally Pace Notes. Bill Sturrock of Scotmaps, Scot Maps and Rallyaction, Rally Action of Brechin, Angus, Scotland also offer organisers a Pacenoting facility. However, whatever equipment you wish to use, whether you are using Pacenotes, Pacenote Books, Pace Notepads, Pace Note Book, Pacenote System or a Pacenotes System, have a look at the above, it will help you understand the Rally Jargon and assist you in making and reading your pacenotes. Whatever equipment you wish to use, whether you are using Pacenotes, Pacenote Books, Pace Notepads, or a Pace Note Book for use on Specialstages, Special Stages, Special Tests, Selectives or Selectifs, have a look at the above, it will help you understand the Rally Jargon and assist you in making and reading your Pace Notes or Subjective Route Notes in Pacenoted or Pace Noted form.Questions like, how to make Pacenotes, how to write Pacenotes, how to use Pacenotes, how to read Pacenotes, can be answered below. Pacenotes are used to guide the crew of a Rally car through a Special Stage, Test, Prime, Selective or Selectif, hopefully in a quicker and safer fashion and are used in all Classes of Motorsport and Rallying, whether Club, Clubman, National, International or World Rally Championship WRC status.
Pace Notes are made prior to the actual event by a recce or reconnaissance crews, these can be either the Driver and Co-Driver or Co-Pilot or Navigator or by the event's designated Pacenote provider, e.g. Patterson Pacenotes. When Pacenoting, the recce car drives the Stage at a slow speed and whoever is the experienced member of the crew assesses the road in front and dictates to the Pace Notes editor, who in turn writes down the Notes in a clear and precise way. These can either be in the number or descriptive system, whichever the crew are happy at using.
Pacenotes can be made in Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Nordic, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian, American, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Cypriot, Maltese, Australian, Canadian, Swiss, Japanese, Chinese, Austrian, Austrailian, New Zealand, Madeira, Polish, Brazillian, Meican, Hungarian, Turkish, Indonesian, Estonian, Uruaguan, Indian, Taiwanese, Korean, Romanian, Malaysian, Israeli, Latvian, Colombian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Nigerian, Venezualian, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Peruvian, Slovenian, Yugoslavian, Bosnian, Tunisian, Ethopian, Algerian languages.
Which can then be used in the following Countries, Ireland, Eireland, Wales, Scotland, England, Germany, Finland,Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Netherlands, France, Italy, Russia, America, USA, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Japan, China, Austria, australia, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Hungary, Turkey, Indonesia, Asia, Estonia, Uraguay, India, Taiwan, Korea, Romania, Malaya, Israel, Latvia, Colombia, Ukrania, Latvia, Nigeria, Venezuala, Iceland, Bulgaria, Peru, Slovenia,Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Tunisia, Etheopia, Algeria countries.
Once the Stage is Pacenoted, certain Rallies allow the Competitors to have the option of trying out their Rally Pace Notes at a slightly increased speed, but no way at Rally speed. These sections are usually observed for any form of dangerous or excessive speed and this pre-practise allows the Competitor to adjust or upgrade their Notes, thus making it much safer at true Rally speeds. When the crew is satisfied with their modified Notes, these are usually re-written and compiled in order of Stage use, into a Rally Pacenote Book. Some of the more professional outfits have mobile equipment for producing 'easily read' Notes, but whoever or whatever system is used, it is imperitive they are double checked to ensure they read exactly as the final modified versions. Naturally all Stages are not run in daylight, therefore you have to equip your Rally Car with the right equipment to be able to read your Pace Notes in the dark by lighting or illuminating your Pacenotes.
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