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Reference

TNR Roadbook Standard

Recognised rally navigation meaning, drawn as original True North Rally artwork. Rules are stored as configurable values, never fixed into the logic.

Standard version

TNR-RBS-1.0

Reference regulation set

FIA/FIM cross-country rally roadbook conventions, 2026 reference set

Instruction structure

What one box can carry

A field is only drawn when it carries meaning. Nothing is forced onto the page.

  • Instruction numberAlways
  • Total distanceAlways
  • Partial distanceAlways
  • Diagram / tulipAlways
  • CAP / headingWhere a heading is given
  • Description / notesWhere it helps
  • WaypointOptional
  • DangerOptional
  • Control typeOptional
  • Speed zoneOptional
  • LandmarkOptional
  • SurfaceOptional
  • Follow-up CAPOptional

Waypoints

Opening and validation

Reference values from the supplied regulation material. They are configurable and are not assumed to stay valid across future regulation versions.

TypeNameOpeningValidationDepends on previous
WPEEclipse waypointPrevious waypoint validated, then 1000 m90 mYes
WPNNavigation waypoint800 m200 mNo
WPMMasked waypoint800 m90 mNo
WPSSafety waypoint1000 m30 mNo
WPCControl waypointNo opening radius300 mNo
WPPPrecise waypoint100 m20 mNo
WPVVisible waypointAlways open200 mNo

Colour

Meaning before style

Navigation Yellow never overrides a safety-critical colour.

  • dangerDanger, stop, safety critical
  • headingHeading, attention, active navigation data
  • waypointWaypoint, water, service
  • zoneSpeed and zone information
  • confirmFinish, confirmation, approved change
  • structureStandard track and structure
  • surfaceRoadbook surface

Symbols

Original TNR vector set

Drawn on the Bone roadbook surface, as they appear in print and on a digital roadbook.

Junction / route

  • Straight
  • Left
  • Right
  • T-junction
  • Y-fork
  • Crossroads
  • Offset junction
  • Track change
  • Follow principal route
  • Direction arrow

Track types

  • Tarmac
  • Track
  • Off-track
  • Low-visibility track
  • Principal track
  • Road
  • Parallel track
  • Sandy
  • Gravel

Dangers

  • Danger level 1
  • Danger level 2
  • Danger level 3
  • Bump
  • Dip
  • Compression
  • Ditch
  • Hole
  • Step up
  • Step down
  • Steep climb
  • Steep descent
  • Cut danger
  • Wall
  • Water crossing
  • Concrete pass
  • Lateral inclination
  • Ruts
  • Twisty
  • Broken / rough
  • Restricted area

Landmarks

  • Fence
  • Barbed fence
  • Railway
  • Post
  • Electric pole
  • Electric line
  • High-voltage tower
  • Antenna
  • Well
  • Tanks
  • Barrels
  • Tyres
  • Signpost
  • Buildings
  • Church / mosque
  • Ruin
  • Fort
  • Cemetery
  • Village
  • Bivouac
  • Tunnel
  • Pipeline
  • Wall
  • Petrol station
  • Monument
  • Animals
  • Cairn
  • Rocks
  • Mountain
  • Tree
  • Palm tree
  • Vegetation
  • Slope

Water / terrain

  • Small wadi
  • Large wadi
  • Sandy wadi
  • River
  • Lake / puddle
  • Plain
  • Dunes
  • Sandy plain
  • Dune
  • Broken dune
  • Sand spit

Navigation

  • CAP
  • Average CAP
  • Calculated CAP
  • Follow CAP
  • Reset / recal trip
  • Distance marker
  • Towards / direction

Controls

  • DSSStart of selective section
  • ASSFinish of selective section
  • CPPassage / check point
  • DNNeutralisation
  • DZSpeed-zone start
  • FZSpeed-zone finish
  • Service
  • Refuel
  • Tyre marking
  • Time control
  • End zone

RB-000

What a beginner roadbook shows

Used at RB-000

  • Basic tulips
  • Total distance
  • Partial distance
  • CAP (standard only)
  • Simple landmarks
  • Basic track-change logic
  • Mismatch and verification

Landmarks allowed: 7

Held back for later modules

  • Complex waypoints
  • Speed zones
  • Neutralisation
  • DSS / ASS
  • Advanced danger conventions
  • Competition controls