Road Tax Vehicle (RTV) Trial

What is an RTV trial?

RTV events require a road taxed vehicle - taxed, insured and have a MOT certificate.
Please feel free to contact any member of the committee to clarify any details you are unsure of.

Tyres can be standard road tyres, although on the muddier sites you will prefer something a bit more aggressive, although a set of all-terrain middling pattern may be adequate. We try and lay events out to be non-damaging, although, of course, accidents can happen.

You will be scrutineered to make sure nothing is hanging off or about to fall off. The scrutineer has a check list which he goes through.

If you haven't tried it and would like to, come along to one of the events. If you want to watch first and see how its done, there are plenty of people who will give you some advice. If you are a member full or social you may be able to passenger a current drive to get the experience and tips from the passenger seat. You can always have an experience drive to be your navigator to assist you on your first trial.

How does the event work?

Each event will consist of a number of sections. Each section is made up from gates formed by two canes. The gates are numbered in a descending order from 12 to 1. The driver starts from the 12 gate and then follows a defined path from gate to gate without stopping or touching any of the canes. If the vehicle stops the driver gets penalty points which corresponds to the value of the next gate. If the vehicle touches a cane then the penalty value is the same as that gate number.

The winner is the person who after driving all of the sections has the lowest number of penalty points. Dead easy!!!
Prior to turning up for scrutineering please ensure your vehicle complies with the ALRC RTV Regulations

You will also need to read Leicestershire and Rutland Land Rover Club Supplementary Regulation that apply to these events.