Abbreviations for pacenotes
Swedish national safety notes system


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Svenska Bilsportförbundet has set a national standard for official safety notes. The main part of the competitors use a descriptive system, but one third of the users use a mixture of a figure based and a descriptive system which is increasing in popularity. Translations into Norwegian and english notes are available on request on international events.

The following abbreviations are used:

Grade of corner (describes mainly the angle of the steering wheel or radius of the corner) and direction

InformationNote descriptive
left		Note figure based
left		Note descriptive
right		Note figure based
right
Full (fastest corner)FVV6FHH6
Svag+SV+V5+SH+H5+
Svag SVV5SHH5
Svag-SV-V5-SH-H5-
Medium+MV+V4+MH+H4+
Medium MVV4MHH4
Medium-MV-V4-MH-H4-
Tvär +TV+V3+TH+H3+
TvärTVV3THH3
Tvär-TV-V3-TH-H3-
K+ (90 degr with a radius)KV+V2+KH+H2+
K (90 degr with a radius)KVV2KHH2
K- (90 degr with a radius)KV-V2-KH-H2-
Vinkel (Square, like K but without a radius)ViVV1ViHH1
Öppen Hårnål (Open HairPin)ÖHNVÖHNVÖHNHÖHNH
Hårnål (HairPin)HNVHNVHNHHNH
Tvär Hårnål(Tight HairPin, slowest corner)THNVTHNVTHNHTHNH

All grades of corners are given before direction for descriptive grades and after when grade is given as a figure.

Straights

InformationNote
Distance in meters between objects. Distance from start of stage is given at start of every line. Distance to end of stage is given at end of every line. 100/Kr (100/vsk) means distance 100 measured from previous note over crest (or junction) to next note(10), 20, 30, 50, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150, 180
You have an overview over a straight with undefined cornersKinks

Cautions - warnings

InformationNote
Wake up. No sign. Is used quite frequently!
Easy caution. Sign with "!"!!
Caution. Triangular sign!!!

Crest/brow

InformationNote
Small crestliKr
CrestKr
Small crest with "kick"sprätt
Jumplyft
Big jumpstort lyft

Linked corners

InformationNote
Corner closes just a little or to grade as indicated>
Corner is opening up at exit<

Over

InformationNote
Over/

Duration of corner

InformationNotePos in printout
Duration is less than a normal corner of indicated grade but same radiuskortBefore corner
Normal duration
More duration than normal½LgAfter corner
More duration than ½LgLgAfter corner
Very long durationXLgAfter corner

Information for duration is given after corner except for "kort" on championship events, which is then given before corner.

Miscellaneous

InformationNotePos in printout
Bridge][
In junction. Distance from start to junction is given under notei vskAfter corner
An opening in the forest (logging area, fire break, path...)luckaBefore or after corner
Throughgm
Keep inside of corner, but on the road (håll in)h.i.After corner
Keep outside of corner, but on the road (håll ut)h.u.After corner
Keep left on the road (håll vänster)h.v.Before corner
Keep middle on the road (håll mitt)h.m.Before corner
Keep right on the road (håll höger)h.h.Before corner
Hiddenosynl.Before corner
Immediateomg.
Stone inside (sten inner)s.i.After corner
Stone outside (sten ytter)s.y.After corner
Wrong camberfeldos.Before corner

Tricky combinations may be underlined to indicate that parts belong to the same combination.
A sequence of notes could look like:



Or in the mixed figure based system:



Last updated: January 2nd 2010