Rallys are automobile competitions that use intact or modified vehicles, characterized by taking place in open spaces. The team is composed of the pilot, responsible for driving the car, and the co-pilot, whose function is to navigate.
In principle, rallies can be of two types: the first, and more traditional, is the road rally, which takes place on common traffic roads, whose objective is not speed, but navigation and control of the time of proof. The second type is the internship rally, which is currently used in the professional category, in which the team starts from a certain point and must reach another determined place. In general, a stage rally race lasts several days, and the stretches (stages) to be covered include very different physical conditions, which can contain anything from semi-enclosed forest to patches of ice and snow.
The international body responsible for competitions in this sport is the International Automobile Federation – FIA. The World Rally Championship belongs to his organization. However, the most traditional event, worldwide speaking, is the Paris-Dakar, a circuit played since 1979. In Brazil, the competition that stands out the most is the
Sertões International Rally, started in 1993, and had as its initial route the Campos do Jordão (SP) to Natal (RN) stretch, totaling 3,500 kilometers.
By Paula Rondinelli
Brazil School Collaborator
Graduated in Physical Education from the São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP
Master in Motricity Sciences from the São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP
PhD student in Latin American Integration at the University of São Paulo - USP
PE - Brazil School
