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Rallying Terminology
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Motorkhana
A Motorkhana is a small event, (on gravel or bitumen) where the competitors negotiate a small course around witches hats.
Designed to test the skill of a driver at a fairly slow speed, to keep it safer, competitors are timed from a
standing start, until the car comes to a complete stop.
To compete, competitors require:
A street legal car, (all cars are safety checked before the start);
A Level 1 (try-out) CAMS Licence.
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Competitors do not require:
roll cage,
helmet or seatbelts,
Fire extinguisher.
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Khanacross
A Khanacross is basically an oversized motorkhana. It's a small event where competitors
negotiate a small rally course around yellow and red flags. You drive between the flags,
keeping the yellow flag on the left side, and the red on the right.
Competitors require a street legal car to compete, with seatbelts, helmet,
fire extinguisher, and all competitors require
a CAMS licence.
Again, no roll cage is needed to compete in a khanacross.
These events are similar to motorkhanas, in the fact that competitors are timed from a standing start,
until the car comes to a complete stop.
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Autocross
An Autocross is a small rally event where the competitors negotiate a rally course.
Competitors require a street legal car to compete, with seatbelts, helmet and Fire extinguisher, but no roll cage needed.
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Rallying
Rallying in WA can be divided into three competition levels -
Clubman Cup, five events per year, entry level.
State Championship, five events per year.
Australian Championship, six events per year, across Australia.
Events are run on "special stages", which are closed to the public.
Cars are timed to the second in state and clubman cup championships, and to the 10th of a second in
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WRC
The FIA World Rally Championship consists of 16 rounds all over the world,
travelling from Monte Carlo, Sweden, Portugal, in Europe, to Mexico, New Zealand,
Argentina and Great Britain (to name a few).
Telstra Rally Australia is a round of this championship, held in Perth in November.
For more info on Rally Australia visit rallyaustralia.com
For more WRC info visit wrc.com
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ARC
Globalstar Australian Rally Championship. This champsionship is run all over Australia.
Currently the championship vists WA, ACT, QLD, TAS, SA, NSW, and VIC.
The WACC currently organises a round of the Australian Rally Championship, known as the
Respect Yourself Forest Rally. Held in Busselton and Nannup, this event is the
2nd largest rally held in Perth,
the largest being Rally Australia.
For more info visit the official GARC website rally.com.au
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FIA
Stands for Federation Internationle de l'Automobile.
FIA is the governing body of motor sport in the WRC, as well as other world motorsport
events like the Formula One World Championship.
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CAMS
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
CAMS is the governing body of motor sport in Australia. It's authority is
gained by delegation from the world governing body, the FIA, and is the peak motor sport
authority in this country.
CAMS has a structure of a Board, State Councils and Committees
to set and administer the sporting and technical rules, which are uniform Australia-wide.
To contact CAMS, see their website: cams.com.au
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- Written by Matt Green
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