Day rally experiences – what to expect

The rally driving experience can be distinguished from a regular racing course by the type of track being driven on, which can vary from gravel to tarmac to mud, to ice or anything else the imagination can conjure up! 

On a normal racetrack, such as formula one, a large number of high powered cars race around the circuit until one person completes the correct amount of laps. The rally driving experience is different. You do not have to drive around on the same type of surface, which makes for a very interesting experience day on the rally circuit – or track given most of the sport is run on gravel.

Rally driving cars are typically less powerful than a stock car. Rally cars actually have huge amounts of torque due to their turbocharged engines which have to be scrutinised at every rally event. They have to have the torque so they can powerslide or drift around icy or slippery surfaces and have the power to get out of the corner. This should in part come from the level of experience of the driver instructor who runs the rally school. They will know all the tricks necessary to make you drive like one of the hero’s of global rally driving, like the likes of Colin Mcrae.

You may have to run through certain checkpoints in order to complete the race. There will be no end of challenges to get through along the way. You simply need to get in and get on it and have fun. Before your first rally driving experience, it is important to make sure that you are certain of the capabilities of your car and your reactions. Even street legal rally cars can be surprisingly powerful especially with the turbo which can spool up very quickly and accelerate extremely fast. You need to first hand be sure you can very quickly be able to take control of the cars.

Rally driving is done on a wide variety of surfaces. Those who are new to the rally driving experience may want to start out on asphalt, where the car will be easier to control, however experienced drivers can find rallies on ice, sand, dirt, or even in the middle of the woods. The rally driving experience is something which can be enjoyed by anyone who has the know how or money to tune up a street legal car and wants to get behind the wheel and make someone eat their dust.