Warning !!!

These routes may be dangerous.  Conditions change over time.  Routes lead to remote areas many kilometers from help.  These routes are not "closed" courses.  The routes cross and travels on public roads and highways where other vehicles, pedestrians, and animals may be present.  Some hazards are identified in the roadbooks, for illustration purposes only, but most hazards are not identified or marked.  Information provided is approximate, and should not be considered precise.  Obey all laws and use caution at all times.  These roadbooks and associated materials are intended as navigation training tools only, and should not be used for racing or other competition purposes.  If signs, maps, or other indicators suggest a route travels into closed, illegal, private property, or otherwise restricted areas, the roadbook or GPS tracks should not be followed into such areas.  Follow routes at your own risk.

Keep in mind these roadbooks, maps, and GPS tracks were created roughly 15 years ago and have not been updated much if at all since that time.  It's up to you to watch for hazards and deal with any issues that come along, including weather, erosion, development, closers, or anything else that affects the routes.

As a condition for downloading any of the DVR materials, you agree to all of the above, and take all risks upon yourself.

Roadbooks, maps, and GPS files are available for the stages listed below.  Download the associated files and study them to understand what's included.  All this material was created long before Rally Navigator (a roadbook making tool) existed, at a time when French was commonly found throughout the roadbooks.  The Lexicon from that time may be helpful in interpreting some of the French acronyms and symbols.  Newer roadbooks have some differences, but the basic concepts for roadbook navigation haven't changed much over time.  Even today roadbooks vary depending on the author's style, preferences, and tools used to create them.  These DVR roadbooks are primarily in the region near Death Valley, in the Southern California "Mojave Desert".  None of these roadbooks contain any WPMs or other similar control waypoints.  All you need to navigate these routes is a roadbook holder, an odometer calibrated for kilometers, and a digital compass. The place to get this navigation equipment is Rally Moto Shop.  ICO instruments are highly recommended!  Once you have rally navigation basics figured out, it's very educational to make a roadbook yourself using the top roadbook making tool, Rally Navigator.  If you are new to roadbook navigation, or would like some professional schooling, sign up with Jimmy Lewis for some excellent rally navigation training.

To get a roadbook and the associated files, click on a roadbook folder link below, then click on each listed PDF file and print it.  Or, on a PC, right-click on the file and select "Save link as..." to save the file to your computer.  Once you have printed a roadbook, on "letter" size paper, cut each sheet to 6 inch width, then tape the sheets end-to-end to create a roll for your roadbook holder.
 

Roadbooks:

Pahrump Loops
(best place to start, and by far the most utilized roadbook in North America)

Dumont South Loop
(shortened version of Afton Loop, some dunes)

Dumont East Loop
(There are two roadbooks here, the original old one and a new "v2" one based on the old one.
They are the same route. The v2 roadbook is a newer style, transcribed from the old one
by Brendon Crow in 2022 using Rally Navigator.  Pick one or the other.)

Afton Loop
(long, some dunes)
 

Bishop-Dumont-Parker-Yuma 3 Stage Series
(requires a chase crew)
Overview Map
Bishop to Dumont
Dumont to Parker
Parker to Yuma

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