[Matra et Alpine]

These are placed along the route of a rally to record the times of the cars competing.
PCs are usually mid-stage TCs are end of stage.
At each your time will be recorded.

PCs and TCs will often be given with a DIRECTION.
This indicated from which direction you should approach the TC or PC.
eg. 468768 NNW
means you should be coming from North North West.Coming from the wrong direction will receive penalties !!

It is important you check the time recorded on your time card that it matches the one you have recorded on your own stop watch. The marshal may have made a simple error and if so, it's easier to clear it up at the time. Don't get into a debate if it isn't. Raise the concern with te marshal and then see the clerk of the course at the end of the even when the provisional results are posted.
Timing can't come into it other than for YOU as a nav. If you time yourself then you can estimate if you think you could have then expected the driver to have travelled the distance in the time left. eg if it's 10 miles stage and there are 15 minutes given. If you take 10 minutes to plot it correctly, do you REALLY think your driver can go over the road at an AVERAGE of 90mph ? Clearly not But you're your own judge. Keeping your OWN time is useful for yourself as you will want to see improvement as you go.