PaulB Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 HiHas anyone managed to program this years RBRR route onto a Sat Nav, including waypoints so one can actually following the intended route rather than go the most direct route to each control stop?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole42 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Er - isn't that what the Road Book is for?And you've done it six times already, should be a piece of cake this time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 What he said! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 I'm in a Spitfire so 2 man crew. We always try and follow the actual route. I always mark the route on a road atlas as well. We use road book when we are both awake but when one is sleeping, the sat nav is useful. As it's a bit tricky/dangerous driving and reading a road book at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I've done six of my ten RBRRs in two-seaters and only once used a satnav... and that was the time we missed a control! Use the road book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Paul,Agree, Sat Nav is a good safety tool for when the co-driver is sleeping.We have not produced a sat nav route.As you know, Friday night is A1, A68, A9 and A99.Saturday night is more difficult after Gledrid. I would just write down the prominent towns that we pass through and use that: Welshpool, Bulith Wells, then its Sugar Loaf. Then Llandovery, Monmouth, Chepstow, Severn Bridge, M5, Then off into darkest Somerset for Westonzoyland then back onto M5 to Exeter, A30 to Okehampton stop etc etcI always think marking a road atlas is a good idea, gets it into the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpbarrett Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 You can use a PC program called TYRE to generate a series of waypoints for an older TomTom (new ones dont do waypoints) or a Garmin.All you need is a couple of hours on the PC working thru the Road book to generate the files that can be down loaded to the Satnav. Its also a good way of seeing where the route is going as it uses Google earth and you can switch between roads and sat images.Yes the Sat Nav can be very useful when you are tired and your co driver is kipping...Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Anyone using a recent Garmin can download their free software which allows you to set the start and finish points eg London to JOG and then drag the route to exactly match the roadbook. (Just don't enter Knebworth to Knebworth as it doesn't create a route !)There are three programs which all do different things:-1) Garmin Express which downloads software and map updates and allows your computer to connect to the unit. 2) Garmin Basecamp which allows you to create very very detailed routes. Combined with Google Earth & Bing Maps it allows you to travel every road before you set off. 3) Garmin POI loader. Even if you don't load the route maps it is a good idea to load the control points, so if you have a problem enroute you can get the shortest/quickest route to the next one.The other thing worth considering is downloading the latest camera warning software. There is a free trial available which will suffice for the RBRR.CheersHoward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 hiyaI know it is frowned upon but Team Broom will also be using Satnav for the long stretches when all are asleep. Beside the driver that is.Last time round we had a list of coordinates of the controls, any chance this year anyone did the same? Specially the more obscure ones... Sugar loaf, Westy-whatevert- airfield, badgers holt....I will only be getting the roadbook on friday so advance plotting and programming is essential for us.CheerzD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 -0.216785 51.8731 01 Knebworth House-1.05996 53.3875 02 Blythe services-2.47811 55.3544 03 Carter Bar-3.43888 56.2093 04 Kinross Services-4.29974 57.679 05 Skiach Services-3.06896 58.63848 05 John O'Groats-4.29974 57.679 06 Skiach Services-3.92871 56.0867 07 Morrisons Garage-2.60663 54.45264 08 Tebay Services-3.042254 52.918471 09 Gledrid Services Oswestry-3.69779 52.072086 10 Sugar Loaf-2.918227 51.106891 11 Westonzoyland Airfield-3.957194 50.738607 12 Whitehouse Services-5.712468 50.065754 13 Lands End-4.5474 50.82852 14 Bude Museum-3.8754 50.54348 15 Badgers Holt-2.13851 50.88669 16 Pimperne -0.216785 51.8731 17 Knebworth House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 oooooops Westonzoland is wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Should be 51.103795, -2.898040 westonzoyland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 -0.216785 51.8731 01 Knebworth House-1.05996 53.3875 02 Blythe services-2.47811 55.3544 03 Carter Bar-3.43888 56.2093 04 Kinross Services-4.29974 57.679 05 Skiach Services-3.06896 58.63848 05 John O'Groats-4.29974 57.679 06 Skiach Services-3.92871 56.0867 07 Morrisons Garage-2.60663 54.45264 08 Tebay Services-3.042254 52.918471 09 Gledrid Services Oswestry-3.69779 52.072086 10 Sugar Loaf-2.898040 51.103795, westonzoyland-3.957194 50.738607 12 Whitehouse Services-5.712468 50.065754 13 Lands End-4.5474 50.82852 14 Bude Museum-3.8754 50.54348 15 Badgers Holt-2.13851 50.88669 16 Pimperne -0.216785 51.8731 17 Knebworth HouseThat should be rightDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Quoted from Saltddirk hiyaI know it is frowned upon but Team Broom will also be using Satnav for the long stretches when all are asleep. Beside the driver that is.Last time round we had a list of coordinates of the controls, any chance this year anyone did the same? Specially the more obscure ones... Sugar loaf, Westy-whatevert- airfield, badgers holt....I will only be getting the roadbook on friday so advance plotting and programming is essential for us.CheerzD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv_XGZ6Chwk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 thanks Danny!Did not know Shaun was that good looking..... perhaps after 48 h in a car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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