A 12 Car Rally, perhaps unsurprisingly, is a rally featuring 12 cars. Competitors participate in teams of two, a driver and a navigator.
A 12 Car is Navigational Rally limited to 12 vehicles. Crews have to locate route checks, navigate a route and time controls whilst maintaining a time schedule. The difference lies mainly in that, in a 12 Car Rally, you are given a series of instructions defining your route, visiting the plot points in order and at particular times. At each point, there will be a marshal waiting to note your time and to provide the next set of instructions. The objective is to navigate to each time control accurately while following a time schedule.
Like most road rallies, a 12 Car Rally takes place on public roads, with speeds rarely exceeding 30mph.
A great entry point into rallying, a Navigational Scatter is a fantastic opportunity to build the skills necessary in more complex formats. Teams, each made up of a driver and a navigator, are given around 20 – 30 plot points scattered across a defined area, with a clue or question to solve at each point (the number on a particular telegraph pole, for example). Similar to orienteering but in a car, competitors locate points choosing their own route and meet up at the finish. One step up from a Treasure Hunt.
Navigational Scatters usually take place in the evening or at night, along public roads, with speeds rarely exceeding 30mph.