What Is a Rally Roadbook?

A rally roadbook (or "road book") is the turn-by-turn navigation document a crew follows during a rally. Each waypoint shows the distance to the next instruction, a tulip diagram of the junction, a compass heading, and navigation icons or notes that warn of hazards and landmarks. A clear, accurate roadbook is what keeps competitors on course — and producing one by hand is slow and error-prone.

Rally Navigator is the roadbook app that automates the hard parts: measuring segment and total distances, generating tulips, and laying out a print-ready page that meets FIA roadbook specifications.

One Roadbook Editor for Every Discipline

Whether you run a desert rally-raid, a classic road rally or a Time Speed Distance (regularity) event, Rally Navigator gives you a single roadbook designer with the right tools for the job:

• Cross-Country & Rally-Raid Roadbooks — waypoint-based navigation with validation radius, CAP headings and Dakar-style tulips.
• Road & Stage Rally Roadbooks — snap-to-road routing and FIA-legal page layouts.
• Time Speed Distance (TSD) & Regularity Rally Roadbooks — precise timing, average-speed and checkpoint calculations.

How to Create a Roadbook in Rally Navigator

• Draw your route on the MapBox map, or import an existing GPX or KML track to get started.
• Use snap-to-roads to trace roads automatically, then double-click to create a waypoint at every junction — distances, headings and a tulip are captured for you.
• Drag and drop FIA / Dakar navigation icons, shape the tulip to match the real intersection, and add text notes and background images.
• Review elevation, speed limits and Street View snapshots to make the roadbook navigation crystal clear.

Print Roadbooks to PDF & Export OpenRally GPX

When your route is ready, print a polished roadbook PDF in A4, A5, Letter, Legal or continuous moto-roll formats — ready for the printer or the roadbook holder. Export an OpenRally GPX with embedded scoring and control data for your timing system, and share your digital roadbook to the mobile reader.

Your Digital Roadbook, On Any Device

Beyond paper, every roadbook you build can become a live digital roadbook. Share it to the Rally Roadbook Reader app for iOS and Android to navigate with an adjustable odometer and CAP heading during the event.