Time trial
In many
Cycling
In
Skiing
In cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions, skiers are sent out in 30 to 60 second intervals.[4]
Rowing
In
Motorsport
In many forms of
Time attack is a type of motorsport in which the racers compete for the best lap time. Each vehicle is timed through numerous circuits of the track. The racers make a preliminary circuit, then run the timed laps, and then finish with a cool-down lap. Time attack and time trial events differ by competition format and rules. Time attack has a limited number of laps, time trial has open sessions.[
Time attack events began in Japan in the mid-1960s. They have since spread around the world. In the United States, the Super Lap Battle is held at Buttonwillow Raceway Park since 2004. In February 2019 a new event called Superlap Battle USA was run at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The outright winner was Cole Powelson in the Lyfe Nissan GTR. An international event known as World Time Attack Challenge[9] has been held at Sydney Motorsport Park, Australia since 2010 attracting the fastest time attack teams from around the globe to compete.[citation needed]
Europe hosts several Time Attack championships with Dutch Time Attack as one of the first starting in June 2008. As to date this championship runs 4-6 races per year on CM.com Circuit Zandvoort , TT-circuit Assen, Nürburgring GP-Strecke (together with German Time Attack Masters) and occasional additional racetracks in Germany, Belgium or France. Dutch Time Attack is set up to host drivers from the very entry level up to full blown racecars with according drivers, divided over 5 classes.[citation needed]
United States
National Auto Sport Association Time Trial (NASA TT) series is a national auto competition program, utilizing regional series based on a time trial style format, with rules that establish car classifications to provide a contest of driver skill. NASA TT is designed to bridge the gap between NASA HPDE (High Performance Driving Events), and wheel-to-wheel racing.[citation needed]
NASA TT provides a venue for spirited on-track competition with a high degree of both safety and convenience. NASA TT competition will take place during NASA HPDE-4 sessions or in separate TT run groups, depending on the event schedule and number of participants. In addition to having a set of National NASA TT Rules, the rules, safety guidelines, and driving requirements of the HPDE-4 program apply to NASA TT. These rules can be found in the NASA CCR (Club Codes and Regs).[citation needed]
Other events such as Gridlife offer a time attack event taking place in various locations across North America. The competition is divided into various groups based on car specification. The level varies from everyday driven vehicles to non road legal race cars. Each class also has its own set of rules and regulations on car specifications as the higher class one goes the less regulations one is faced with.[10] The top 12 competitors regardless of class will participate in the Final grid event in which the driver is allowed one warm up lap, one hot lap, and one cool down lap. The hot lap, however, will not count towards the overall trackbattle event. There is also a seasonal championship with every class having a champion based on points earned throughout the season.[citation needed]
Germany
In Germany, the German Timeattack Masters is a time attack championship, held since 2013. It started being limited to Japanese cars only and opened up to vehicles of all makes in 2016. From 2013 to 2017 the championship consisted of four events, in 2018 that number increased to five for the overall championship.[citation needed]
Events are held on various racing tracks, most of them located in
Each event consists of Warm Up, Qualifying and the Hotlap finals, with Qualifying rank and Hotlap rank counting for the overall championship. The Hotlap is only driven by the five fastest starters from the Qualifying.[citation needed]
Groups are split according to car specifications, mainly regarding severity of modifications and aerodynamics. With more powerful classes, safety regulations are also tighter. Classes range from Club-class, being close-to-production, via the Pro-class, with more allowed aerodynamics and allowed engine swaps, to the Extreme-class in which everything is allowed, that is not forbidden explicitly. While in lower classes a distinction between 2WD and 4WD is made, this is neglected in the Extreme-class.[citation needed]
The series is independent and not connected to any larger organization like the
Video games
Many
Usually the best results achieved in a time attack mode are
The inclusion of a time attack mode can often be an effective way of adding
Sometimes, the settings of a time attack mode are "locked" in order to standardize competition between players. For example,
Both
See also
- Bushy Park Time Trial
- Time trialist
- Isle of Man TT
- Track time trial
- Cycling Time Trials
References
- ^ Bird, Aaron (2016-10-03). "CTT News - Your First Time Trial". www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "time trial | cycling | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "AeroCoach - cycling aerodynamics experts and wind tunnel/aero testing". www.aero-coach.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ Worldwide, Team Nordic Jobs (2022-01-19). "First ever Individual Time Trial in Visma Ski Classics". Team Nordic Jobs Worldwide. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "On This One: Optimum Strategies for Rowing Time Trials". row2k.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Head of the Yarra". Head of the Yarra. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ a b "The Guide to Road Racing, Part 12: Time Trials - Winding Road". www.windingroad.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ Time Attack FAQ's Archived 2007-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Time Attack Challenge home page
- ^ "TIME ATTACK RULES". #GRIDLIFE. Retrieved 2017-11-09.