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A waypoint (WP) is a geographical point defined by longitude and latitude coordinates. There are several types of waypoints.
In this video, we do a deep dive into the different types of waypoints and how they function, their open and validations radii, as well as associated penalties
We often get asked what the actual meaning of each one is, so below follow the official description from the FIM regulations.
a) WPV (Waypoint visible): A waypoint whose coordinates are communicated in the road book. Moving to a visible waypoint, all information is displayed on the GPS screen. To validate a WPV, a competitor must pass within 200 meters of it.
b) WPE (Waypoint Eclipse): A waypoint that becomes completely visible on the GPS once the preceding waypoint has been validated or within a radius of 1000 meters if the previous waypoint was missed. To validate a WPE, a competitor must pass within 90 meters of it.
c) WPM (Masked Waypoint): A waypoint whose coordinates are not revealed to competitors. The GPS directs the competitor to this point only once within 800 meters of the latter. To validate a WPM, a competitor must pass within 90 meters of it.
d) WPS (Waypoint Security): A waypoint used to guarantee the safety of competitors, indicated in the road book and whose coordinates are not revealed to the competitors. The GPS only directs the competitor towards this point once he has arrived within a radius of 1000 meters of the latter. To validate a WPS, the competitor must pass within 30 meters of it.
e) WPC (Control Waypoint): A Control waypoint is a waypoint which allows verifying the respect of the Road-Book, without any information of navigation being provided by the GPS other than the order of passage compared to the other waypoints or boxes of the Road Book and its name. A WPC should never be placed off track. In addition, the organiser will use as many WPCs as needed to avoid any possibility of shortcuts. To validate a WPC, the competitor must pass within 300 meters of it.
f) WPP (Precise Waypoint): A WPP is a waypoint that allows to check precisely the respect of the Roadbook follow-up on the tracks, without navigation information provided by the NAV-GPS. Its number and its order of passage in relation to other waypoints are only shown in the waypoint list of the road book.
g) WPN (Navigation Waypoint): The argument for this validation radius of 200 m is to allow the competitors more freedom to validate a WPN especially in off piste or dunes. The organiser will define the exact position during his reconnaissance and doing so he will consider the ground (gravel, sand, etc) for location of the waypoint. Even when doing so, in the dunes, with many vehicles passing the waypoint the situation may change (e.g. vehicles get stuck, the dune may change, etc.) during the rally. The organiser may use this waypoint to prevent competitors from avoiding challenging routes (e.g. dunes) or navigation difficulties. The GPS directs the competitors to this point once they have entered a radius of 800 meters from it.
For list of penalty time click here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zBL3XlYfgLo0qam0kda7RRGWOXPIxHgr/view?usp=share_link
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