“We can have marshals cars parked in the wrong place, caravans in junctions, everything. “We can have spectators where we want them,” continued the world champion Scot. So I called Jon and he put me onto Bob’s Track Builder and I was away.”Īway meant constructing a stretch of stage that was and is a safety delegate’s worst nightmare. “I knew what I wanted to do,” Reid told DirtFish, “but I didn’t know if it was possible. Could he create the nightmare scenario for safety delegates using gaming technology? Resourcefulness is key attribute for any successful co-driver and playing and watching the transition to a virtual world gave Reid an idea. Robert Reid – the man who guided Burns to their 2001 World Rally Championship title – was ready to board another flight to another training session with another group of safety delegates from rallies and championships around the world when COVID-19 kicked in.įlights grounded. Your co-driver's pace notes obviously help, but time spent investigating each stage beforehand is invaluable.Īnyone wanting to do battle with their friends is catered for in multi-player mode, where up to four people can compete on various stages from all over the world.Ĭompetitors take it in turns to get the best times on each stage with the option to have a ghost car if you want it (this is a transparent car that outlines another player's progress on that stage).This is a version of Richard Burns Rally you and I will never get to play. In the rally itself, you are competing against other drivers' times - with speed, skill and judgement required just to complete the course competently, never mind get a good time. Then, having adjusted which tyres you're going to use, you're on your own! Once you have started the season, you have the chance to try out the routes before you race. If you take as long as I did to qualify, expect to hear the dawn chorus outside when you finally make it. Once you have passed five lessons successfully you can enter a rally. The tasks get steadily more difficult but you get to unlock new lessons upon their completion. Former world champion Richard Burns talks you through a series of classes and evaluates your progress as you go. The driving school is very engaging indeed. The budding rally driver is encouraged to visit the driving school and learn how to mix it like a pro before being let loose in competition.
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