Roadbook Creator & Rally Road Book Maker

What Is a Rally Roadbook?

A rally roadbook (or "road book") is the turn-by-turn navigation document a crew follows during a rally. Each waypoint shows the distance to the next instruction, a tulip diagram of the junction, a compass heading, and navigation icons or notes that warn of hazards and landmarks. A clear, accurate roadbook is what keeps competitors on course — and producing one by hand is slow and error-prone.

Rally Navigator is the roadbook app that automates the hard parts: measuring segment and total distances, generating tulips, and laying out a print-ready page that meets FIA roadbook specifications.

Why Use a Roadbook Creator Instead of Making One by Hand?

The traditional way to make a roadbook is to drive the route with a trip meter, note every junction, sketch the tulips on paper and then type it all up page by page. A single change to the route means re-measuring and re-numbering everything after it. A roadbook creator does that work for you:

• Distances, partial distances and CAP headings are calculated from the map, and recalculate automatically when you move, add or delete a waypoint.
• Tulips are generated from the road geometry, so you only fine-tune them instead of drawing each one from scratch.
• The roadbook maker lays out FIA-style pages for you — print to PDF in A4, A5, Letter, Legal or roll format without touching a word processor.
• The same file produces the GPX for tracking and timing, so the paper roadbook and the GPS data always match.

You still recce the route — but you spend that time checking the navigation, not re-measuring it.

One Roadbook Editor for Every Discipline

Whether you run a desert rally-raid, a classic road rally or a Time Speed Distance (regularity) event, Rally Navigator gives you a single roadbook designer with the right tools for the job:

• Cross-Country & Rally-Raid Roadbooks — waypoint-based navigation with validation radius, CAP headings and Dakar-style tulips.
• Road & Stage Rally Roadbooks — snap-to-road routing and FIA-legal page layouts.
• Time Speed Distance (TSD) & Regularity Rally Roadbooks — precise timing, average-speed and checkpoint calculations.

How to Create a Roadbook in Rally Navigator

• Draw your route on the MapBox map, or import an existing GPX or KML track to get started.
• Use snap-to-roads to trace roads automatically, then double-click to create a waypoint at every junction — distances, headings and a tulip are captured for you.
• Drag and drop FIA / Dakar navigation icons, shape the tulip to match the real intersection, and add text notes and background images.
• Review elevation, speed limits and Street View snapshots to make the roadbook navigation crystal clear.

Print Roadbooks to PDF & Export OpenRally GPX

When your route is ready, print a polished roadbook PDF in A4, A5, Letter, Legal or continuous moto-roll formats — ready for the printer or the roadbook holder. Export an OpenRally GPX with embedded scoring and control data for your timing system, and share your digital roadbook to the mobile reader.

Your Digital Roadbook, On Any Device

Beyond paper, every roadbook you build can become a live digital roadbook. Share it to the Rally Roadbook Reader app for iOS and Android to navigate with an adjustable odometer and CAP heading during the event.