Subaru World Rally Team launches first satellite navigation guide to Wales Rally GB
The Subaru World Rally Team has partnered with satellite navigation website www.pocketgpsworld.com to launch, for the first time ever, a free downloadable Global Positioning System (GPS) guide to Wales Rally GB.The guide is compatible with most satellite or personal navigation devices including popular brands like TomTom and Garmin, and installs key rally destinations as ‘points of interest’ (POI). The Wales Rally Great Britain POI set contains the start and finish locations of each rally stage, the ceremonial start, finish podium, the service park and public car parks for the event, which runs from 30 November to 2 December.
Once loaded onto a personal device the POIs can be selected and navigated to in the normal way. The system cuts out the need for maps and can quickly and easily calculate alternative routes if required.
Useful to those working on the rally as well as spectators, the downloadable file also includes the location of the media centre and Rally HQ.
"This is the first time any GPS–based rally guide has been developed, and we’re very excited about its potential" said Andy Philpott, SWRT commercial director. "The mapping will be especially useful on the tricky roads of south Wales, and we hope that everyone from spectators to teams will benefit from this free offering. We’re using this as a test run with the aim of launching the service, via our website, to Subaru fans around the world in 2008, incorporating all 2008 WRC events."
To download the POI set and installation instructions, visit www.swrt.com
Resourced from www.swrt.com
Back To News
News
MSA British Rally Championship
17/08/2014
05/09/2010
Doran ahead as British championship goes to Blyton
04/09/2010
Stobart crews confident in Rally Japan plan
03/09/2010
Ford in search of victory hat-trick in Land of the Rising Sun
03/09/2010
The Citroën Junior Team aims to conquer Sapporo
03/09/2010
First 2010 title clincher for Loeb and Elena
03/09/2010