night nav

Conchurl

hi me and a friend want to start doing night nav. What do we need and what do we need to do. He would be the driver would he need a specal license to drive in night nav does the night nav car need tax nct and insurance. Do we need to join a motor club. Do we need to get some kind of specal insurance to do night nav.

Hotwheels

http://www.rallyforums.com a good starting point...

ianobrien

Conchurl wrote: »

hi me and a friend want to start doing night nav. What do we need and what do we need to do.

You'll need a roamer and a strong stomach mininium for the navigator. Car can be standard (but won't survive without a stout sumpguard and proper tyres).

You'll be better off joining a motor club that does them and people there will guide you. Some clubs run classes.

Conchurl wrote: »

He would be the driver would he need a specal license to drive in night nav

Both Driver and Navigator need MI/FIA competition licences. Contact Motorsport Ireland and/or your local motor club (and join your local motor club for a 50% discout on the licence)

Conchurl wrote: »

does the night nav car need tax nct and insurance.

According to the rule book, all cars must be road legal, Tax and NCT. Most insurance policies will not cover the event, so you'll have to get IRDS (Irish Rally Driver Scheme) insurnace. Motorsport Ireland can advise and you'll have to take it if you want to start the event. It costs usually less than €40, depending on loadings.

Conchurl wrote: »

Do we need to join a motor club.

No, but it is adviseable to join one as you'll get a discount on your competition licence and there will be people there who have competeted on them and will guide you

Conchurl wrote: »

Do we need to get some kind of specal insurance to do night nav.

You will not be allowed start without IRDS and personal accident insurance. They are covered in the entry fee. The event secretary has them in place, all you've got to do is sign on the dotted line at the event and have applied for your IRDS insurance allready (and it's free to get. You pay IRDS per event, not a flat charge per year)

OP, I've been stuck on the organising committee for night navs for years and have done the results for countless ones. They are great craic to do. The events are fierce competitive, but there is good comradeship usually at the events. They usually take place in Cork or in Cavan/Monaghan and if you start to compete, there will be a Saturday night that you will not see any bed, believe me getting home at 8 in the morning is not unusual.

Conchurl

ianobrien wrote: »

OP, I've been stuck on the organising committee for night navs for years and have done the results for countless ones. They are great craic to do. The events are fierce competitive, but there is good comradeship usually at the events. They usually take place in Cork or in Cavan/Monaghan and if you start to compete, there will be a Saturday night that you will not see any bed, believe me getting home at 8 in the morning is not unusual.

im from cork who would i contact about helping out at an event before we start doing it as i would like to know what it is like.

ianobrien

Conchurl wrote: »

im from cork who would i contact about helping out at an event before we start doing it as i would like to know what it is like.

The next event in Cork is the Carbery Nav, 11/12 Dec which is ran by the Skibbereen & District Car Club. Then next two are in the new year, one mid Jan and the other mid Feb.

Helping out is a good way to see what's involved in these events. PM me if you want more info. I'm also from Cork and my arm is being seriously twisted into navigating on that event (even if my stomach isn't the strongest in the world)

Fey!

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