File:CMABGuide 3 2 2012-06-04.pdf

I have updated TRC's rallye guide booklet, including A-B rallye information for the first time. I added new sections

• A-B Route Instructions
• Forced Turns
• Driving the Route (small section about ignoring other rallyists)
• Rallye Checklist

and many more definitions to the glossary. I also edited some of the existing text. These turned TRC's 44-small-page "Coursemarker Gimmick Rallye Guide" into a 52-small-page "Gimmick Rallye Guide" (though it says nothing about Q/A or photo rallyes). I wonder if you have time and interest in reviewing it, or even a portion.

If you're reading the update, you may want to compare it to the current release, but you don't have to.

As you'd expect, I want to know if

• it explains the right things -- not too much and nothing important left out
• explanations and examples are clear (though the old examples are often images I cannot edit; to change them would require recreating them)
• tone is acceptable and sufficiently consistent (I made parts less "chatty")
• organization and formatting look okay (as the Rallye Tips and answers at the bottom of certain pages were a nightmare)
• Is a Rallye Checklist a good idea? It was suggested, but may raise scores.

One commenter said that the A-B Route Instruction section is in an odd spot. I am more bothered by the location of the ONTO Gimmick section. But I don't have a better place for either section.

I am aware that some of the added images and figures need to be replaced. You may volunteer to make good ones. Some of the old images (e.g., the photo of a penny next to discussion of turning on Lincoln) were just to make pages look more appealing; they could be removed or replaced. Suggestions about images to add and remove are also welcome. Also, the Guide describes "Unique" instructions using anagrams that are little used; shall we remove the section?