FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
RBR Roadbook Reader App
- How to scroll the roadbook?
- What is the "autoscroll"?
- How to adjust/reset the odometer?
- Roadbook "countdown style"?
- Roadbook tulip/notes zoom (magnifier)
- How to lock screen roatation/touch?
- How to adjust the tripmeter?
- Speed limit zones, speeding
- What to do if lost (using go-to-note)?
- Miss or skip a waypoint
- Waypoints
- Auto-adjust Odometer
- Sounds
- About GPS: precise, fast, external?
- Poor or no internet connection?
- Device swapping during a ride
Riding roadbooks and GPX trails
Participate in the Event
Managing Tracks/Roadbooks
- How to create your first Digital Rally Roadbook?
- What should be considered when designing track/roadbook?
- How do I add/upload a track (Roadbook or GPX trail)?
- How do I export a roadbook from Rally Navigator?
- How to share tracks?
- How does "Navigate by" work?
- What is a Track/Roadbook PIN code?
- Access: Public, unlisted, private Track/roadbook visibility?
- Track structure errors
Organizing Events
- How do I organize my first event?
- How do the payments and entry fees work?
- Event itinerary: classes, sections (tracks) explained
- What is a Selective Section (SS)?
- What is a Rolling Start?
- How can competitors register for an event?
- How and when can competitors access event roadbooks?
- Event Track "visibility" (access) explained
- How to test-ride event tracks and itinerary?
- Nominal Time configuration
- What should be considered when choosing time zones for an event?
- Types of waypoints
- Auto-skipping missed waypoints
- Does the platform validate waypoints?
- What is a prologue?
- What is a Liaison or Road Section?
- How to add a DN (neutralization zone)?
- How to set speed limits?
- Speeding penalties
- How do I record the start time as there will be no referee at the start?
- Start list live fullscreen mode
- Live Tracking
- Event "visibility" explained
- FIM & FIA regulations & Lexicon
How to ride and read the roadbook
Other
Miss or skip a waypoint
Updated
Waypoints should be validated sequentially, but it's possible to skip or miss them. The system automatically
assigns penalties for missed waypoints according to event rules.
Waypoints RBR app:
Riders are responsible for managing waypoint statuses in the app. They decide which waypoints to collect and/or/if skip. If the rider validates a waypoint, the app automatically marks it as validated and sets the next waypoint as the target. If the rider misses a waypoint, it is their responsibility to tell the RBR app to target the next waypoint! Penalties are only applied for waypoints that are physically missed.
Skipping Waypoints:
To skip a waypoint, riders must manually advance the RBR Roadbook Reader app to the next waypoint by tapping the top-left corner and marking any waypoint as validated from the waypoint list. If not skipped manually, the app will continue targeting the missed waypoint.
Penalty Calculation:
Manually validating or forcing a waypoint open in the RBR app does not affect penalties. These options only adjust the app’s behavior, allowing you to continue navigating toward your chosen waypoint.
Penalties are based on the waypoints actually missed on the route, regardless of whether they were marked as skipped/validated in the app. The system calculates missed waypoints based on the actual path taken. Typically, a 15-minute penalty is applied for each missed or skipped waypoint.
In short:
P.S.
If you miss a waypoint and reach the next one, the RBR app will ask if you'd like to skip the previous waypoint by marking it as validated, like this:
What happens if I miss a waypoint and the app shows a message?
If you select No, nothing changes — the same message will appear again at the next waypoint if the previous one is still missed.
If you select Yes, the app will mark all previous waypoints as validated locally (only on your device, for navigation purposes). This does not affect the official results on the server. A new message may still appear at the next waypoint if a previous one remains missed.
Waypoints RBR app:
Riders are responsible for managing waypoint statuses in the app. They decide which waypoints to collect and/or/if skip. If the rider validates a waypoint, the app automatically marks it as validated and sets the next waypoint as the target. If the rider misses a waypoint, it is their responsibility to tell the RBR app to target the next waypoint! Penalties are only applied for waypoints that are physically missed.
Skipping Waypoints:
To skip a waypoint, riders must manually advance the RBR Roadbook Reader app to the next waypoint by tapping the top-left corner and marking any waypoint as validated from the waypoint list. If not skipped manually, the app will continue targeting the missed waypoint.
*Yellow waypoint number in waypoints list: The app highlights the "open" waypoint number
in yellow if the waypoint is open or if you are within the WP open radius.
Penalty Calculation:
Manually validating or forcing a waypoint open in the RBR app does not affect penalties. These options only adjust the app’s behavior, allowing you to continue navigating toward your chosen waypoint.
Penalties are based on the waypoints actually missed on the route, regardless of whether they were marked as skipped/validated in the app. The system calculates missed waypoints based on the actual path taken. Typically, a 15-minute penalty is applied for each missed or skipped waypoint.
In short:
- Skipping or validating in the RBR app = only affects your navigation and target waypoint.
- Penalties = determined by the route you actually rode.
P.S.
If you miss a waypoint and reach the next one, the RBR app will ask if you'd like to skip the previous waypoint by marking it as validated, like this:
What happens if I miss a waypoint and the app shows a message?
If you select No, nothing changes — the same message will appear again at the next waypoint if the previous one is still missed.
If you select Yes, the app will mark all previous waypoints as validated locally (only on your device, for navigation purposes). This does not affect the official results on the server. A new message may still appear at the next waypoint if a previous one remains missed.
