Support Vehicles
For RAW 2019, we will have two support vehicles following all the way from Oceanside to Durango. We will also have a third support vehicle join us at Time Station 6 in Congress (Congress Grocery), and support us through to Flagstaff. All three vehicles will be qualified to be follow vehicles for direct-follow and leapfrog support with amber lights, a removable orange triangle, and official RAW signage.
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At any particular time, each vehicle is assigned a particular role supporting the racer. These roles are FOLLOW, SHADOW, and RELIEF. In general we try to have one of the vehicles being the primary vehicle for each role so that we minimize the amount of stuff we have to transfer from car to car. The crew are ready with "jump bags" of their essential stuff so they can quickly move from one car to another. Each vehicle has a minimal set of feed, water, tools, and wheels to serve as FOLLOW for short periods of time without worrying about moving anything around.
FOLLOW |
SHADOW |
RELIEF |
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operating as "Follow Vehicle" providing "active support" "Direct Follow" or "Leapfrog" Mode |
operating as an "Auxiliary Support Vehicle" per RAW Rules. |
operating as an "Auxiliary Support Vehicle" per RAW Rules. |
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Lights and Signs |
ORANGE TRIANGLE DISPLAYED AMBERS ON HEADLIGHTS ON FLASHERS ON |
ORANGE TRIANGLE COVERED OR REMOVED AMBERS OFF HEADLIGHTS ON FLASHERS ON WHEN STOPPED NEAR TRAFFIC |
ORANGE TRIANGLE COVERED OR REMOVED AMBERS OFF HEADLIGHTS ON FLASHERS ON WHEN STOPPED NEAR TRAFFIC |
Start to Borrego Springs |
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Congress |
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Congress TS06 to Prescott TS07 |
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Prescott TS07 to Camp Verde TS08 |
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Camp Verde TS08 to Flagstaff TS09 |
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Tuba City to UT/CO State Line |
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GENERAL RULES:
When the RACER and DIRECT FOLLOW vehicle encounter and pass another racer, we must take care not to caravan (travel with each other in a little convoy). We need to crisply pass each other following the rules below:
- Must not impede traffic. If traffic piles up behind, RACER and FOLLOW must pull off and let traffic by at first opportunity.
- Support RACER only from the right side of the road.
- Not stop in roadway.
- Stop five feet or more to the right edge of the road or fog line.
- Travel and pass at normal highway speed (except obviously when in direct follow mode)
When the RACER and DIRECT FOLLOW vehicle encounter and pass another racer, we must take care not to caravan (travel with each other in a little convoy). We need to crisply pass each other following the rules below:
- Racers must maintain 100’ spacing.
- Racer being passed must either speed up, or move to right, slow down and allow pass
- Passing racer and follow vehicles pass on left
- Racers may ride side by side for up to 15 minutes. Only one of the rider's follow vehicle follows, the other must stop, or move up ahead and wait.