Evenness test

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A regularity test (GLP) (or regularity run ) is a motorsport competition in which a car or motorcycle is not moved as fast as possible and therefore dangerous or cost-intensive as in races, but rather evenly , i.e. H. within target times. This type of event or competition is particularly suitable for historic vehicles ( oldtimers , youngtimers ), but is also valued by active people who want to be involved in motorsport with their normal road vehicle with low risks and costs.

Even with regular rallies , the connecting stages on public roads are completed within a specified time frame.

General

The content of a regularity test is to drive through a specified route in a target time or average speed specified either by the organizer or by the participant himself. The time measurement is usually carried out on permanent race tracks with the light barriers or transponder systems installed there . A hose laid over the road is used on public roads, which triggers the time measurement using air pressure.

At classic car events in particular, a stage, for example in the Alps, is usually completed quickly, depending on the desire and ability of the crew and vehicle, and then waited in front of a known time measuring point until the hose is run over shortly before the target time has elapsed, whereby the one from the Side window leaning passenger gives instructions. However, some organizers also carry out hidden time or speed measurements in order to check compliance with the specified average speed or compliance with speed restrictions.

On circuits like the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, the finish line has to be crossed at normal speed; abrupt braking is prohibited, not least for safety reasons, as is stopping.

As part of the RCN-GLP on the 20.832 km long Nordschleife, there is the possibility of stopping in a waiting area on the long straight “Döttinger Höhe”. This zone will be established between kilometers 17.97 and 19.45 (posts 189–197) and marked with white flags. From here it is about 1.4 kilometers to the finish line (timing). So the kilometers to the waiting area can actually be driven as you wish, then you can stop within the waiting area. After leaving, the lap will continue to the finish line. The stopping time does not matter, but the lap must be completed in a prescribed time between 11:15 and 16:00. An exception to this is the introductory round, where you have between 11:15 and 20:00 to complete it. Falling below the minimum lap time leads to the event not being rated. So you don't get any points for the daily or overall ranking. Exceeding the maximum lap time leads to penalty points (deviation 1 sec = 10 penalty points).

Classic vehicles

Nowadays, GLPs are often carried out at classic car events; Likewise, historical “races” are usually no longer races, but GLPs, as the old vehicles should no longer be used in races. The most famous event in classic car motorsport, the Mille Miglia , has been a GLP since its resumption in the 1970s.

The veteran vehicle association offers a specialty in the historical regularity sport with the automobile series GLP-pro. You are not allowed to start with watches or a co-driver. The participant has to take his test alone with the rev counter , speedometer , acceleration and braking points. The vehicles are moved quickly and do not wait for the clock to arrive at the destination.

On circuits

For normal street legal vehicles u. a. Regularity tests are offered on the Nürburgring Nordschleife and on the Hockenheimring , for which no further requirements are made other than wearing a helmet and clothing that covers the body. Sometimes, however, a passenger is required. According to the tender documents at GLP on the Nordschleife, it has been mandatory to carry a fire extinguisher in the car since 2015. This must be attached in the passenger compartment in such a way that it can be reached without any problems.

On the Nordschleife, the best of the sometimes more than 100 participating teams complete the six timed confirmation laps (out of 12 in total) with a total deviation of well under a second, i.e. H. cross the finish line with less than a tenth of a second deviation from the self-set time, which must be within an average speed of 91.45 to approx. 111 km / h (calculated from a minimum time of 11:15 minutes and a maximum time of 16 minutes for a 20.832 km long lap). The current record was set by Stefan Kunze (driver) and Christian Vidal (co-driver) in a BMW E30 M3 during the fourth round of GLP 2015 on July 11, 2015 with a total of 0.9 penalty points.

In 2002 z. The actor Robert Carradine , for example, took part to deepen their knowledge of the route before the 24-hour race.

Consumption comparison run

As a variant of uniformity tests, consumption comparison drives are occasionally carried out. For example, those participants who covered the longest distance in their motor vehicles with a single liter of petrol within a generously specified period of time were determined to be the winners on circular routes.

Consumption comparison drives are also enjoying growing popularity on public roads. The so-called E-Cannonball has been held every year since 2018 . Not a single drop of fuel is used in this competition. Although a distance has to be overcome that extends beyond the range of commercially available electric cars, so far all participants have managed to get across the finish line within a day. The participants of such comparison drives have to recharge their drive batteries in between at publicly accessible charging stations . Because several dozen other participants are on the road at the same time (and drivers who are not participating in the competition use the charging infrastructure), it is uncertain whether a free, functional charging point with an acceptable charging capacity will always be available during the intermediate stops .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Uniformity tests 2002. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved January 10, 2009 .