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ROAD RALLY eNews • April 2023 Edition (& More)
Your Road Rally Roundup of News, Views, and How-Tos
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From the Home Office in AK and WI...
Hibernation is over! Ice is Melting! RReNews is Back!
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Greetings of the New Year!
Let me begin, first, by expressing my thanks to:
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Rallyists who support our volunteer efforts on RReNews, going on 11 years now
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Rallymasters (Event Chairmen and Committees) who send in their stories about their rallies and adventures (without our soliciting them) and for making their rallyists aware of RReNews at each rally
- SCCA National Staff 'n BOD and members of the many RRB who have believed in us those first ten years
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Our regulars, those contributors who make our pages worth reading, thank you so much!
And to those who have signed up with us over the winter, welcome to RReNews!
We encourage you to click the Click to View as Web Page link at the top of the edition, which makes it easier to view on a desktop or tablet. This edition is full of rally news and stories; we hope you’ll take the time to read most of them. Some may seem old news to you, yet not all readers go to the website between editions, and we wanted to bring everyone up-to-date. Future editions will be more current as Rallymasters and Committees choose to send in their post-event stories.
Mae West said, "An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises." We gave up making promises this winter and took care of matters in our non-volunteer lives (yes, one does exist), yet we shall strive to prove ourselves over the upcoming months that we are back. We appreciate RRB Chair Mike Bennett for The Mike Drop in this edition. Next month we'll see the return of Smuncher's Attic by Bruce Gezon and Armchair Rallies' last posting by Gary Starr.
So let’s get on with it! From the Alaska Rally Team of Old — it's "Onward, Into the Fog!"
Safe travels, Cheryl Lynn and the RReNews Clan
PS: Our headline photo is from Team Smolansky 'n Eklund. It seemed appropriate for this issue.
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Worthy News Since our Last Edition - Catch Up!
Rally WrapUps, How-To's, Standings, App for That
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National Women's Month Honor SCCA "Women on Track" (and...
SCCA Women on Track (WoT), a part of the SCCA Foundation, is honoring one woman in our SCCA ranks from across our RoadRally, Solo, RallyCross, Racing-Club and Pro, and Track events - be they Navigators, Drivers, Administrators, Competitors, Crew...
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MN: Flamethrower Team "Drifts" to Farmer's Field
My wife's voice called out the countdown to the timing point, and our little blue BRZ answered. With only the rear wheels driving, it wasn't the best machine for the snow, but it sure was fun.
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TX: Come and Take It Road Rally
The Dellcrest Plaza Burger King, in SE San Antonio, was our registration site for the Come and Take It Road Rally , sanctioned by the SCCA Lone Star Region as a Social Rally. There was a little shade for our February 25th rally, but it was a cool ...
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MI: Son of Sno*Drift XXV RoadRally Almost Snowless
While there was no snow to speak of, the SCCA's Detroit Region had a nice clear cold day to play around on SE Michigan's dirt roads! 25 teams, and 11 of them novices, set out from South Lyon at noon, traveling 170 miles to Dexter, Howell, and...
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Rounding Up a Busy SCCA Texas Region RoadRally Season!
Emerging from our 2019 COVID rally lull, we set out to re-energize the program, holding seven events in 2021 (including a National Championship events weekend). In 2022, we had a record-level nine rallies spread over the year and a range of...
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Finger Lakes Region Winter Series
The SCCA Finger Lakes Region Winter Series is noted for well-done rallies in chilly temps and not always the best weather. We had some team members considering one of the events, and they were told, "Be sure you have studded tires!"
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Johannes Sends a Thank You, Congrats to Champions, a...
Thanks for coming out and supporting the SCCA Milwaukee Region rally program. We enjoyed putting this together and truly appreciated your support. This year, we organized 8 events, including 4 Nationals, 2 Divisionals, 1 Regional and 1 charity...
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The Mike Drop by Mike Bennett, RRB Chair
Hello from the RoadRally Board (RRB), and welcome to the first edition of The Mike Drop! As you are likely aware, a LOT is happening in the SCCA RoadRally program this year. The Planning Calendar is overflowing with National, Divisional,...
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There's an App for That! Richta GPS Checkpoints Year End ...
As I write this article, there are still one or two more events to be held in December 2022, but I thought it would be an excellent time to review the major happenings with the Richta GPS Checkpoints system in its fourth year of availability.
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TX: Lone Star Region Rallyists Find Bluebonnets Along...
The registration for the Lone Star Region's No Fooling Bluebonnet RoadRally , on Saturday, April 1st, was at the Dairy Queen in Johnson City, which we used as a starting point for the Twin Sisters Road Rally last spring. Although there was little ...
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RoadRally Road Map Makes its Debut
Road maps. Do you remember the maze of roads in various colors filling a page that was challenging to fold back into shape? Yet, if followed, you could drive across the United States with many routes clearly shown. Many of us now plug in an...
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MN: A little "Flamethrower with Friends," what could go...
From Red Hen Racing, friends Gavyn Gill and Alex Summers are joined by Ty Masters of West Virginia and Gabrielle Adkins of Menominee, Wisconsin for SCCA Land o Lakes Region Flamethrower RoadRally , Saturday, February 25, 2022.
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Convention Honors Programs and Members
David Teter Touring Rally of the Year W. David Teter was the editor of the modernized and comprehensive RoadRally Rule Book, Rallymaster of 17 consecutive March Lamb Regional rallies, and an outstanding competitor on the National Tour rally...
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CA: It's a Pie Run!
The SCCA San Diego Region hosted it's popular It's a Pie Run on Saturday, December 3, 2022. This Monte Carlo-style rally took rallyists through the twisty back roads of San Diego, ending in world-famous Julian, CA, at The Cooler, Tap & Tasting Room.
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SCCA Texas Region Brings Back the Photo Rally!
It had been nine years since we held a photo rally in the Texas Region, so it was time to bring this format back. Rallymaster Liz Witt carefully crafted this year's version of the Clear Blue Sky Rally along scenic North Texas country roads, and...
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OR: You "Dirty Rat!"
I did not invent the Dirty Rat. No, it was blatantly stolen (with "permission") from expert RallyMaster Simon Levear, one of the best out there. After a series of relatively high-level trap-free rallies, someone...
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MN: First Timer Rallymaster, "Sealed Beam Rally Team"...
Hello, and thank you! It was not entirely foreign to me, as my Dad and I (Sealed Beam Rally Team) shared Chief of Controls duties at Nemadji Trail Winter Rally (stage rally) in early December. I found that work satisfying and knew I had to try...
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OR: Geargrinders Rally School Begins CSCC Season
The Cascade Geargrinders Saturday Road Rally Series kicks into gear on March 18. The March rally is the first of six in the Series. Yet before teams hit the highways and byways, Rallymasters Victoria and Monte Saager held a Road Rally School...
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Northern New Jersey Region SCCA - USMC Toys for Tots...
December 4, 2022, marked the thirty-third annual Toys for Tots Teddy Bear Road Rally , hosted by the Northern New Jersey Region of the SCCA and Motorsport Club of North Jersey. This year's sponsor and the sponsor for the past ten years was Subaru ...
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Smuncher's Attic - The Quaker State "Gotcha"
From RReNews - The Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon have the , and we think this may go into their rally "bag of tricks." Our sport has elders who hold the keys to long-used subtle and non-so-subtle tricks and traps.
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There's an App for That! Richta Rally Updates
Your smart device must have the latest versions of the Richta GPS Checkpoint apps before each event.
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MiRally Handbooks
MiRally Training Guides are being built by Tyler Exner out of Twin Cities Rally Club and the SCCA Land O' Lakes Region. We hope the pdf-files will be ready for us next month.
GPS Acceptance Has Grown
When news of the upcoming Richta GPS Checkpoint products was shared by Rich Bireta, long before it hit the street, I believe my first words were, "What about the Checkpoint Workers?" He replied, "Yeah! That is what Jane (his wife) said too!" My husband, after Bireta was recognized with the Woolf Barnato for the development of the App and many years of service to the RoadRally program and his Region, a few years later, shared with him in a call, "You took my job!" Checkpoint working may become a lost art, and we may see a revival down the road, yet automatic scoring is a growth path for many.
We are seeing rallies returning and a few programs able to continue without struggling to find dedicated Checkpoint Workers; in some cases, it gives them more teams to compete. For road rally programs such as the SCCA San Diego Region, they built their entire program around digital: online registration, online Rally Schools, eWaivers, and the Richta GPS system from the start.
Ingenuity. The creative nature of Rallymaster has led to the GPS timing systems being used in ways not initially thought of by Richta and MiRally promoters. We've heard of some of them and hope to flush out more for a future piece in RReNews. Please let us know if you have found unique and creative ways to use the app vs. straight TSD scoring!
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Worthy News Since our Last Edition - Catch Up!
Upcoming Events
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In 2023, we have many SCCA Regions coming back to their programs after a long absence: Blackhawk Valley, Alabama, and San Francisco come to mind. Below you'll find a sampling of rallies across North America. Rallymasters, Organizers, Event Chairman, and Rallyists — please choose to send in your event information when you know the date, and we can get it up on the calendar at www.comeroadrallywith.us. We know that folks have attended events because they learned of them through RReNews!
At the end of these listings you'll find the link to learn of more events on our webpage. Come Join Us!
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AL: Pine Mountain Trek RoadRally
We are delighted that the Alabama Region is returning to RoadRally! First, the Pine Mountain Trek and Time-Speed-Distance rallying will come next. Congratulations!
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TX: Texas Region Spring Paradise Trek
The Texas Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) invites all fellow car enthusiasts to this Spring Paradise Trek in Denton and Wise counties. A Trek is a non-competitive driving event on scenic country roads. There are no questions,...
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CA: Coast to Coast RoadRally
The SCCA San Diego Region is going Coast to Coast? We're not sure which coasts, yet on Saturday, May 6th, teams will take on the challenge of the Coast to Coast Road Rall y , an SCCA-sanctioned TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) RoadRally.
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OR: CSCC May Rally
Cascade Sports Car Club's Road Rally program (aka Cascade Geargrinders) offers beginner-friendly time-speed-distance road rallies, lasting three to four hours, starting and ending in the Portland area. These events are open to everyone - club...
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OH: NE Ohio Vertigo RoadRally
The SCCA NEOhio Region invites you to enter the 2023 Vertigo Rally . The ±180-mile route will wind through the hills of Ohio's Stark, Carroll, Columbiana, and Jefferson Counties, utilizing many of the same roads as an old rally of the same name.
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CA: Two Lane Blacktop 2023 Road Rally
TWO LANE BLACK TOP , an SCCA Divisional Tour, is the second event of the Cal Club and Into the Night Rally Team's Double Rally Weekend!
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NJ: Second Hand Roads Divisional Tour Rally
Sanctioned by the SCCA Northern New Jersey Region, Second Hand Roads is a straightforward 90-mile Tour Rally with easy-to-follow instructions. The event will start at Subaru World of Hackettstown and end in Long Valley, NJ. Designed so newcomers...
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IL: St. Louis Region Tulips by Night
A St. Louis Region, SCCA, Social Road Rally in conjunction with the St. Louis/Southern Illinois Gateway Sprints MiDiv Majors Weekend, at World Wide Technology Raceway. Description: Tulips by Night 2023 is an evening Monte-Carlo-style road...
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IL: The "Bob Phillips" Memorial CHEESE Road Rally
The SCCA Blackhawk Valley Regionpresents The Bob Phillips Memorial CHEESE Road Rally on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Join your fellow car enthusiasts for this 4-hour, 80-mile poker-hand Road Rally! Be a part of the BVR is restarting its Road Rally...
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CA: King Kong vs. Godzilla Road Rally
" All Events From The Rallye Club, this is just a "Save the Date" marker for now! Stay tuned for more details! We strive to keep our event listings current, yet both event organizers and our team may not get word of event changes posted timely.
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VT: Buffum's Summer Challenge Rally
The SCCA New England Region's Summer Challenge Rally will be on Saturday, May 20th, out of Randolph, VT Distance of ~170mi. From Rallymaster John Buffum, "Not a "trap rally" per se, but you will have to think on occasion." Extensive rally...
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NH: SCCA New England Region Rally Against Leukemia 2023
" All Events The SCCA New England Region Rally Against Leukemia 2023 , a Regional GTA, takes place on July 29th. Presented by RockAuto.com, this annual event is one not to miss! We strive to keep our event listings current, yet both event...
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PA: Steel Haul Course Road Rally
A sure sign of Spring is the Steel Haul Course and Tour Ralli es sanctioned by the SCCA Steel Cities and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Car Club; this year, they take place over April 29-30th. Registration will occur Friday evening, April 28th,...
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CA: SCCA Cal Club First Friday Niter
This Cinco de Mayo, the Santa Monica Sports Car Club will be running the rally initially scheduled for March 3rd, yet was postponed due to weather-related road closures. But you shouldn't let puns go to waste, so pretend it's 3/3/2023, grab your...
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WI: 11th Annual Badger Burrow Divisional Tour Rallye
The Milwaukee Region SCCA invites you to come run the 11th Annual Badger Burrow Tour Rallye . The event is a brisk run through Wisconsin's driftless and moraine region, mainly in Green County. The glaciers skipped this area during the last ice...
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WI: Roads Scholar National Course Rally
Join your fellow RoadRally enthusiasts for this SCCA Milwaukee Region-sanctioned 180-mile time-speed-distance National Course RoadRally in the beautiful Wisconsin countryside. You and your rally partner will enjoy a scenic adventure through the...
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CA: Golden West 2023 Road Rally
The SCCA San Francisco Region is returning to the SCCA National Course RoadRally Championship with its Golden West 2023 Road Rally on August 26th and Gold Rush National Tour Rally on Sunday, August 27th. The Entry Fee for SCCA Members is $90 for...
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OR: Northwest Classic Car Challenge
In 2023, the NW Classic Car Challenge will have its 34th running over the August 3-6 th weekend. The rally will hold close to its roots, featuring a classic TSD (time-speed-distance) road rally and a relaxed Tour rally. Both travel wonderful...
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Road Rally eNews North American Road Rally Calendar
Click the photo displaying events to view the upcoming rallies on our online calendar. You can also use the filters to dial in by date, state, or sanctioning club!
We welcome your event information from independent and nationally sanctioned clubs across America. Please sen d us your road rally listings for upcoming rallies and post-event write-up with standings, a story, and perhaps a few photos! Please, share the stories and invite more rallyists to your events: [email protected] today!
You'll notice we started adding the SCCA National Tour, Course, and GTA events to a "series," so be sure to click and check it out!
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Words from the Wheel
News from the SCCA RoadRally Program and National Office
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SCCA Road Rally Planning Calendar 230410
Check out the latest production by Jeanne English , who maintains the calendar, and she writes: Hi folks, Another month, another new RR Planning Calendar. New rallies keep appearing, so come on out and run some of them! Let me know if you have...
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How To Nominate Someone for the SCCA Hall of Fame
Each year, the SCCA® Hall of Fame honors the Club's brightest stars. From international racing superstars like Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal, and Roger Penske to those whose roles were instrumental in the Club's underlying successes, like William...
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SCCA 2023 National RoadRally Championship Standings
The Road Rally National Championships for Course, Tour, GTA, Manufacturer Championships, and Lifetime Points from Points Keeper Bruce Gezon.
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You Know You're Going to Rally; As an SCCA Member - Get...
Ever want to walk into an SCCA event like you own the place? With the SCCA Annual Waiver, you can! SCCA's Annual Waiver eases the burden on both participants and volunteers, allowing SCCA Members easy access to event sites - and with the Annual...
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SCCA Operations Manual Receives Update
Sure, we agree that an SCCA Operations Manual may not be written for our SCCA RoadRally Program, yet sections of it apply to our program. Members can download a copy through their my.scca.com portal.
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Experience the 2023 SCCA National Convention On Demand
The 2023 SCCA National Convention was held virtually for the third straight year, continuing to redefine an SCCA tradition that kicked off in 1944. The Convention has passed, yet you can view the recorded Awards and Sessions from January!
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RRB Technical Bulletin: Clarifying 2023 RoadRally Rules
The SCCA RoadRally Board (RRB) has been advised that Appendix A's revised membership requirements in Appendix A of the 2023 RoadRally Rules may not be sufficiently clear. Below are the membership requirements by event type for 2023 and beyond:...
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SCCA RoadRally Quarterly Zoom Get-Together Set for May 25th
Continuing the series of Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers, which started in 2021, the SCCA RoadRally Board announces that the next session will occur on Thursday, May 25th, 7-9:00 PM CDT. They are currently confirming topics and presenters, yet they...
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SCCA Rules for Organizers Updated for 2023
The SCCA RoadRally Rules for Organizers have been updated for 2023. Organizers and Rallymasters - make sure you update your files! You can find the updated version on the RoadRally Rules & Documents page and many other resources.
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SCCA 2023 RoadRally Rules are "Hot off the Press" at Amazon!
Once again, the Sports Car Club of America, which has had their 2023 RoadRally Rules available as a pdf download on their website, are offering a printed version for their road rally organizers, co...
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SCCA RoadRally Board Minutes 2023
Secretary Jeanne English from the SCCA RoadRally Board - Jan-Mar 2023 Minutes. We also provide a link to the 2022 RRB Board Minutes...
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Register Now for SCCA President's Update
Members of the Sports Car Club of America® are always encouraged to keep up to speed on the Club - and we've got an easy way coming up with the next SCCA President's Update, taking place virtually on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 8 p.m. Central...
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