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'''Competitive Autostop''' is a (new) form of extreme the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering orienteering] sport, combining adventurous hiking, orienteering and exploration with ''autostop'' as a means of transport. [[File:Hitchhiker%27s_suit.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A traveller in Competitions are organized on a typical night hitchhiking uniform]]Russian hitchhiking regular base by clubs (e.g. [[Saint Petersburg Autostop League|PASL]]) are the pioneers of this form of sport, where specific distances have to be traveled by autostop as fast as possible in order to win a competition. This includes excursions of a few days up to several weeksRussia, covering thousands of kilometers of hitching motorized vehicles, freight airplanes or boatsLithuania and Germany. Next to that, elements Elements of ''sport orienteering'' & ''navigation'' in (un)known territory off and on the road are an inherent part in such excursions and competitions, establishing a more adventurous form of ''autostop'' while asking the participant for more than just ''hitting the road''.

Next to that, research and lectures are conducted regarding a broad range of topics, including e.g. training for giving first-aid on the road, survival training in specific conditions, perfecting [[night hitchhiking]] or strategical autostop, making traveling between long distances a piece of cake. In 2013, there will be a third attempt for the [[World Championships]]. While '''competitive autostop''' is currently mostly based in the Baltics and Russia, there are attempts to establish competitive autostop in [[Western Europe]] as well. A first [[DTSG|German club]] has been established founded in November 2011, with more information to follow soon.

In the past PASL created a document set of competitive autostop rules & regulations, wich have been adopted and revised by other hitchhiking clubs, e.g. Vilnius based [[Vilnius Hitch-hiking Club|VHHC]]with regard of the TransGlobal Race.The international regulations adjusted by VHHC competition rules can be found [http://wwwtransglobal-race.autostop.ltorg/faq/compruleindex.html php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=2&lang=en here] {{en}}.