The Terms and Symbols used in writing our Stage Notes

Note	You Say	Description
R	Right	Road goes to the Right.
L	Left	Road goes to the Left.
1 to 8	One, eight, etc.	With R or L, describes a corners angle, 8=slight curve, 1=very tight, eg 8R, 1L. 8+ may be used to show a slight bend in that direction (for co driver)
+ or -	Plus or minus	Corner has slightly less/more angle, but not enough to change numbers. 5R+ is slightly more open than 5R, but less than 6R and 5R- is tighter than 5R.
sh	Short	A shorter than average corner, less than 50m.
lg	Long	A longer than average corner, crest, or other feature.
vlg	Very long	A very long corner, crest, or other feature.
→	Into	One corner flows into the next, with no straightening of the steering.
30, 40..		Distance in metres between corners.
turn	Turn	Note takes place at a junction, eg turn2R. Junction number shown below.
>	Tightens	The corner radius reduces, so the corner gets tighter, 5R>4
<	Opens	The corner radius increases so the corner opens out (gets less tight), 4R<
late	Late	A corner, usually a long one, tightens towards the end, 4R>3late
Cr	Crest	Crest in the road that may make the car go light on it's suspension.
sm	Small	To descibe anything smaller, eg smCr, a small crest you can't see over. May also be used with things like bumps & jumps.
bmp	Bump	A significant bump. May move the car on the road, rather than just a pothole.
jmp	Jump	A jump where the car, depending on your speed, will leave the ground.
kpR or kpL	Keep Right/Left	Keep to the right or left on a straight, kpR or kpL. May also be kp mid (mid(dle).
in or out	In or Out	Keep in/out on a corner. Avoids kpR/kpL if turning, 5RkpR becomes 5Rin.
ruf	Rough	A rough piece of road, usually with a distance, eg ruf30.
grid	Grid	A cattle grid; may have a description like narrow, rough or bump added.
gate	Gate	A gate; may have a description like narrow added.
] [	Bridge	A bridge; may have a description too, like narrow or slippy.
dgw	Don't go wide	There's an object outside the corner that you don't want to hit.
dnt	Don't	Don't cut; there's something inside the corner that you don't want to hit.
cut	Cut	Cut the inside of the corner within the events rules. Helps open the line.
tidy	Tidy	Stay in the middle of the road as there may be objects inside and out.
/	Over	Eg. 6L/smCr, 6L goes over a small crest, or 5R/grid, 5R over a cattle grid. Also if a corner continues beyond vlg e.g 6R/150, 6R continues for 150m. Corners immediately after a crest will be noted as Cr→ rather than /Cr.
K	K or Kinks	With a distance (eg K50), the road has a kink(s) that can be seen through.
nars	Narrows	Road gets narrower eg, 6Lnars, 6L is narrower than the road you are on.
↑ or ↓	Up or down	Road changes slope significantly, which may vary your approach to it.
hidn	Hidden	A corner that is hidden from view by some part of the landscape.
rok	Rock	A rock that you want to avoid, usually added to a kpR or L to explain why.
gravel/tar	Gravel/Tarmac	Where the road changes from gravel to tarmac or vice versa.
hole	Hole	Used in the same way as rok.
slipy	Slippy	The road be more slippery at this point, eg slipy6L, or slipy ] [
care	Care	Wake up, there's something you should pay attention to.
	Caution	Exactly what it says, exercise some caution here.
Occasionally we'll find we need other words to describe things clearly, but these will be written in full. Where you pass a junction, but don't leave the road you're on, we won't clutter the notes by describing it, but simply include the junction number in the right margin and the distance below the note for your reference.