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TulipWorks
The Complete Guide to
Navigation
 DOWNLOAD - 'TulipWorks2000'
here. - (Requires
MS Publisher 2000)
DOWNLOAD - 'TulipWorks
- XL'
here. - (Requires
MS Excel 97 / 2000)
General Points
Normally rallies are run on 1:50,000 OS maps.
The Route should never cross itself.
Navigation is always ‘as Map’ & not ‘as Road’.
Complicated junctions and roundabouts are normally treated as several
smaller junctions, but it really depends how easy or complicated you want
to make the route.
RAC rally type events usually use the first type of layout, every side
road is indicated, with no extra labeling.
Car Club events should really
include a lot more information or participants may get lost if they are
not use to using these route guides and not turn up for the next one you
organize.
Give each participant your mobile phone
number (if you have one) so they can contact you if they get lost, and/or
the final location, check point on the route.
Types of Navigation Routes.
Tulip Diagram - Illustration of
the junction as it appears on a map. An easy tulip has a dot for
direction of entry and arrow head for direction of travel also the
distance to the next point is indicated. More advanced versions may not,
these could also be in a different orientation and show no other
information.
- Grid Lines - A list of
numbers which represent grid lines which the route crosses.
Ideas for grid line routes:
Grid Refs for
each Junction.
SP 88752 11732
SP 82422 07000
SU 72000 97750
SU 61340 92012
SU 60446 80894
Grid references can be as
accurate as above if plotted from a GPS or 3 or 4 digits if
plotted from an OS Map.
Grid Refs for
Entry into and Exit from a Grid.
TL65 30 - TL65 29 - TL66 28 ....
Grid references refer to
the entry and exit from a grid on a map. The exit grid reference then
becomes the entry to the next grid square. The rally route is then the
shortest route between the 2 grid references. Use 3-5 digits if you want
to specify a individual road.
Directions - uses the
directions N,S,E,W or Compass Bearings and Headings, these represent
either directions you leave the current OS Grid similar to Grid lines or
Junction.
Herringbones - These are
Straight lines with all roads missed or junctions to take. Because these
routes show all the junctions you need to follow the route junction by
junction and plot the route (White roads and paths are not used unless
on actual route
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Tracings - The actual route is
drawn on tracing paper, which you have to fit to the map you are using.
Yellows - These use ‘YRBW’
= Yellow, Red, Brown, White which represent Map Road colours. First
letter of each group indicates the colour of road taken on exit. Letters
in the middle indicate any other road at the junction not part of the
route. E.g. YBBY usually means straight across a brown road at a
crossroads from a yellow to another yellow. YYY means turn Left or Right
at a junction with 3 yellow roads, you need to look ahead on the route
for the correct direction as you plot the route on the map.
TL’s & TR’s - TR = Turn
Right TL = Turn Left SO = Straight On X= Cross-Roads. E.g. TL TR TRX SOX
TR SO (Use SO at each missed junction) Roundabouts - (each exit is a
junction)
Squares - Illustration of one
or more grid squares along the route. Find each Square, then plot/drive
shortest route between each.
Clocks - Hour hand show entry
to junction & Minute hand is the exit. Can also be for Grids.
Digital clock can also be used.
Text - Routes are written in
text, short hand or Road Names and Numbers. These can have as much info
as you want. From basic details to a full touring guide with details of
places of interest etc.
| M1-J8
then head towards Hemel Hempstead @ 2nd RB:A4147(L) - 2nd
RB:A5183(L) - RB:A5183(R) - RB:A5183(S) - 1st Right past golf
course - over Xroads - Right @ Tjct. |
Map
Views - Scanned Images or a copy of the complete route with the route
marked with a fluorescent pen.
Using AutoRoute 2000 Print-outs - Directions
can be printed with either text or graphics and text.
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How to Set-up a Tulip
Run.
- Get a good map for the
area you plan to do the run.
- Work out your basic
route - Town and Village names
- Draw rough sketches of
the main road junctions.
- Have a few different
routes between some of the main junctions incase of road-works or
other obstructions etc.
- Decide what information
you want to show on the Tulips.
- Download a copy of
TulipWorks2000 - if not already done it. :-)
- Draw final route using
the symbols in 'Design Gallery Object'
- Print draft route.
(Single sided - Useful for making notes on the reverse when checking
the route)
- Test Drive the route -
make notes where necessary. Some junctions are different on a map than
on the road. Also check the distance and length of time for the
route.
- Re-draw with any
changes.
- Print final copy.
- Get someone if possible
to drive the route to see if they can follow and complete it without
getting lost.
- Make more changes if
needed.
- Print enough copies for
the event.
Navigation Charts
DOWNLOAD - 'Nav-Charts2007'
here.
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