Rally support truck

When a competitor requires support, the truck driver steers off the course and goes to the point the vehicle is located to help repair it.

This takes advantage of the rules where a service crew cannot provide help to a competing vehicle while it is in a timed stage, but competitors are allowed to support each other.

They generally pack up and leave from a bivouac in the morning as the competitors leave and use public highways / designated routes to reach the next bivouac ahead of the competitor.

They often arrive just before the competitors, giving them just a few minutes to set up their service area.

The teams often live out of these trucks for the duration of the rally, so they carry tents, food items, tables, chairs, etc and are equipped with water tanks, showers, generators, air compressors, and anything else required during the rally.