Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

prueba de regularidad

English translation:

regularity rally / trial

Added to glossary by Clare Hogg
May 18, 2011 05:16
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

prueba de regularidad

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks classic cars
I am translating a text about a classic car rally. Does anyone know the correct English term for "prueba de regularidad"?

"El Critérium consistió en una prueba de regularidad en torno a un circuito de 116 kilómetros que atravesaba las principales localidades de la Costa Brava."

It's clearly specific to classic car rallies. Here's a definition I found online:

http://www.trececlasicos.net/curso/capitulo02

Thanks!

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regularity rally

I take "prueba" here to mean a race or event rather than a test. Although the term "regularity test" is certainly found sometimes, this type of event is much more commonly called a "regularity rally" in English.

"Regularity rally
Regularity rallying, also known as TSD rallying (Time Speed Distance), is a form of motor sport usually conducted on public roads but sometimes including off-road and track sections. The object of these rallies is to maintain precise times and precise average speeds on various segments of a predefined route. Each team usually consists of an amateur driver and navigator. Teams usually start a regularity rally at fixed intervals creating a field that is spread along the route. [...]
A typical regularity rally may run for a few hours or it may run over a series of stages over a few days."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regularity_rally

The variant "regularity test", though used in some bona fide English sources, may be a calque, possibly from German:

"A Gleichmäßigkeitsprüfung (abbrev. GLP, German for regularity test) is a motorsport event where precise timing is winning, not outright speed.
Mainly Classic cars events like the modern Mille Miglia are held as GLPs."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichmäßigkeitsprüfung

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Further research confirms that "regularity rally" is by far the most common term overall, and overwhelmingly so for classic cars, where "historic regularity rally" is virtually the only term in use. It is also the term favoured by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile):

http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/Pages/rally_reg...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "perfect. patinba´s "regularity trial" also looks correct to me, though maybe a bit less common."
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regularity test

I found the term "regularity test" in the texts listed below, the last two are translations but the first one is originally in English so this may be what you're looking for. There's also a lot of results in Google:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2741455/Power-of-Scotlan...
http://www.arlbergclassic-carrally.at/fileadmin/siteContent/...
http://www.granpremioterredicanossa.it/en/regolamento.aspx
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agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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Test rally

Please see the description of in the following link.
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regularity trial

Classic Trials - Thoroughbred and Classic Car Owners Club Inc
Regularity Trials were first run in the UK in the 1950's and were brought to New Zealand by TACCOC in the mid 1990's. TACCOC formulated the Regularity Trial ...
www.taccoc.co.nz/classictrials.html - Cached - Similar

Regularity trials (motosports) - WordReference Forums
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Regularity trials (motosports) Specialized Terminology.
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Austin 7 Club (S.A.) Inc. - Modern Regularity
If so, Regularity Trials may be the competition for you. Regularity trials were traditionally for historic vehicles only, but a few years ago the Austin 7 ...
www.austin7clubsa.com.au/index.php/modern-regularity - Cached - Similar
[PDF] Regularity trials
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Regularity trials. • A Regularity trial is a timed event where you are given a route schedule with an indicated speed and some reference points. ...
www.classicmotorcycleclub.co.za/Regularity trials.pdf
Classic Motorcycle Club | Johannesburg | Regularity Trials Rally
A Regularity trial is a timed event where you are given a route schedule ...
www.classicmotorcycleclub.co.za/regularitytrialsrally.htm
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