New Format

Recall that we have a new format beginning this year. The event begins Friday evening, as usual, but it begins at our destination resort, and that is the Inn at Spanish Head in Lincoln City on the Oregon coast.

That evening we have our own reserved parking lot at the Inn, and it's the same one we used last year. It is across Highway 101 from the Inn, and there will be signage there to direct you. We will conduct event registration there, in the parking lot, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., so please arrive there during that period.

Following parking and registering for the event, please proceed to the Inn to check in, and then proceed out onto the beach where we will feature a beach bonfire slightly south of the Inn. Please arrive at the bonfire by 9 p.m. when we'll make announcements and introductions.

Shakedown Miles

With over three weeks until the rally there is still time to get repairs made if your intended rally/tour car has some “issues.” If you haven’t put any shakedown miles on it lately, now might be a very good time to do so.

A Homework Assignment

Remember that what we call the “General Instructions” (GIs) in rally parlance are really just the rally rules, and a TSD rally is, to a very large degree, a test of the participants’ knowledge of the GIs and their ability to apply them.

The GIs are available on the rally website, right here: The Rally Rules – and we highly encourage you to study them in advance.

Of course, if you're in the tour you've got it made - no homework! You dog.

One more very important thing to do now is to download the Richta Competitor app to your smartphone. We will use this app for scoring again this year. There will be no staffed checkpoints. We'll provide some instruction on the app at the Friday evening meeting, but it will make things run smoother if you already have this app downloaded and functioning on your smartphone.

It would also be helpful if you have a power socket in your rally car so that your smartphone doesn't run out of power during the event. They are simple to install and can be placed unobtrusively up under the dash. Your favorite mechanic can likely easily install one when you take your event car to them for a pre-event check (did you catch the hint in there?).

Still a Couple of Openings

Due to a couple of recent cancelations we again have openings in the event. If you know of someone who would enjoy it, please invite them to register ASAP.  Head counts, shirt orders, etc. must be done well in advance, and we're rapidly approaching the cut-off dates.

Reid - [email protected]

Brandon - [email protected]

Bill & Kelly - [email protected]

Renee - [email protected]

Russ - [email protected]

Rally on!