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Rally

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Rally is a motorsport competition where drivers and co-drivers navigate vehicles through diverse terrain, following specific routes and completing timed stages.

Unlike circuit racing, rallies typically follow point-to-point formats on various surfaces including gravel, dirt, snow, and asphalt. Participants work as teams, with drivers handling the vehicle while co-drivers provide navigation instructions. Most rallies combine high-speed "special stages" on closed roads with regulated "transport stages" on public roads.

Rally competitions range from local events to prestigious international competitions like the Monte Carlo Rally and the World Rally Championship (WRC). The sport tests not only speed but also endurance, precision driving, and navigational skills across challenging and often unpredictable conditions.


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