tim hunt Posted May 3, 2020 Report Share Posted May 3, 2020 Anyone with access to the Internet and familiarity with Google Maps is welcome to have a go at this virtual rally based in the Trieste area, which will run from 11-14 May with answers required by 15th. Full details and entry form can be obtained from the following link. I am promised that route instructions will be translated into English for our benefit! The second link provides some information on the Trieste area and background on the actual historic motor race. In the current lockdown I cannot get enough of this type of event. Whilst they will never replace the real thing free entry and no accommodation or fuel costs are attractive and Street View can simulate the driving experience very well, even allowing one to track the limit point round bends! Tim http://clubdeiventiallora.org/96-club/597-trieste-opicina-historic-virtuale-2021.html https://www.discover-trieste.it/code/17237/The-Trieste-Opicina-race Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Direct links http://clubdeiventiallora.org/96-club/597-trieste-opicina-historic-virtuale-2021.html https://www.discover-trieste.it/code/17237/The-Trieste-Opicina-race Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Thanks for that Stuart, for some reason I can post links on the Club Triumph Forum but the same technique doesn't work for me on the TRR one. However, I did check that people could cut and paste from my post and stick in their browser. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Thank you Tim. With the excellent HERO VTT ending this week, I was hoping that something else similar would surface. This Italian emergence could be extra- challenging as it will not be using maps with which we will be familiar.I just hope that the English translations do not rely solely on something like Google - we will soon see. The only point I would make about the missing physical aspects of TT rallying like cost and the smell&sound of the exhaust is that we are unlikely to experience the weather- but who knows given the way the Spring has been this year. Thanks again for the pointer. Edited May 9, 2020 by Alfrom correction of a typo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Good luck with the Virtuale Pierre. Let's hope one or two other Forum visitors might be tempted to have a crack. All the bset, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 I have registered, had fun, being a total beginner at navigastion with the HERO VTT, now for something different. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 We've registered. Now just need to decide which tyres to fit. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) tyres? I've got that covered with a spare or two around the waist, thanks to not being able to get out much and, mainly, a lack of self-control in the kitchen. Edited May 9, 2020 by Alfrom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Alfrom Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 regret to say that on the evidence of day 1 alone, this event is not for me. other than the relatively easy task of ascertaining the scale of the maps, the navigation expertise required is in practice about zero. the more important navigation expertise required appears to be associated with the ability to accumulate information on local places of interest. having said that, it was interesting learning a bit about Marconi and his steam yacht, Elettra, including a link to Essex in the UK. I'll plug on with the HERO Sting in the Tail and I WILL find the answer(I hope). Pierre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Pierre, your right “chalk and cheese”! The HERO event organised by Seren and Elise has been extremely good......if you like that sort of thing, which we clearly do, many don’t. This is more of a Tour I think, which also appeals to many, but perhaps not the out and out Navigators. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 I think for most it will be an exercise in using the internet to search for info, which seems a little pointless from a rally perspective. unsurprisingly given its geographical location, the Trieste area seems to have a lot of history, both ancient and relatively modern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Alfrom said: I think for most it will be an exercise in using the internet to search for info, which seems a little pointless from a rally perspective. unsurprisingly given its geographical location, the Trieste area seems to have a lot of history, both ancient and relatively modern. I agree. Nice of the Italian group to set it up, but as you say it's not really any practice for navs. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) well that was a surprise! despite registering a DNF, it appears that our TR6 was recognised as a popular choice in the Concours. thanks to any who voted for it. My choice went to a TR - which was not easy given my 'affliction' with Alfas. Of course,I may have totally misunderstood the email I received - time will tell! Edited May 18, 2020 by Alfrom Admission of poor understanding of the Italian language. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I am sorry if anyone reckons I gave a bum steer on this event. I never expected a navigational challenge, just following a route on Google Maps and Internet research to answer questions. I learned a lot about the area that was new to me and 'drove' some stunning roads on Street View. It certainly gave me the urge to drive them for real one day in the 4A. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 no need to apologise Tim, it was just a different concept markedly so from the HERO event we had been doing just beforehand. As you said - an interesting area indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alfrom Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 congrats to Tim Hunt for the special commendation received from the organisers for the Submission of correct answers to particularly devious questions.Good man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSM Posted June 2, 2020 Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) . Edited June 2, 2020 by HSM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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