ROAD RALLY eNews • June 2021
Your Road Rally Roundup of News, Views, and How-Tos
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Changes Being Made for a "More Current" RReNews
In the last three weeks, we have fielded many questions and queries asking if RReNews had shuttered its doors; some readers asked after the Clan's health. Doors are open; Clan is healthy! Thank you for your genuine care and concern.
We are into our ninth year with Road Rally eNews. We have enjoyed the time, the camaraderie, and years of service as volunteers to our sport through RReNews. We have had a faithful readership and a respectful relationship with the SCCA National office. Throughout that association, they have always supported that our pages cover all road rally programs across North America, not just SCCA. They genuinely believed in the motorsport of road rally and our efforts!
We have not yet found the means to entice Rallymasters to voluntarily send us their information to promote their events or share a post-event wrap-up with photos and standings; we have not given up! Due to our sport's nature and the return of programs across America, we are shifting to two emails each month throughout 2021.
We know that some of you thoroughly enjoyed reading each edition "cover to cover," yet the sad truth is that editions became too lengthy for an email format as we grew. Some diehard rallyists, who have admired the effort put forth, have shared they hadn't always made it through an edition in one sitting, and they often failed to get back to finish them. Some shared that they scanned to see what interested them and skipped the rest. We hope our change improves readership!
In the last two weeks, we have gotten articles from Milwaukee, Land 'o Lakes, Texas, and Maryland that have been reviewed, sent back for their "final approval," and put up on the webpage within two days. It has worked well. Current, fresh, and ready for reading...versus waiting the three weeks until the next edition (I know...some of you just said, "Or longer!" I heard that, ha!!). Posting as the news comes in will be a smoother and more efficient workflow for me as well!
You may view news on www.comeroadrallywith.us or await the RReNews emails sent directly to you. We will be adding articles from past editions to the webpage as well, as a repository for the stories we have shared. We also post to our RReNews Facebook page.
The revised plan has gotten positive support. While you may have enjoyed reading it "cover to cover," we hope you appreciate the time we have given to RReNews since January 2013 and that you will choose to support our new direction too.
Safe travels, Cheryl Lynn, RReNews
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Road Rally eNews Calendar
Click the Triumph dashboard below to view the upcoming rallies on our online calendar. The online calendar may be viewed as a list, map, calendar, or a very colorful photo layout. You can use the filters to dial in by date, state, or sanctioning club too!
We'll have even more events posted for our mid-month RReNews!
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June
at • Bank of America – Mission Hills
June 4, 2021 @ 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
at • Country Inn and Suites – Middleton, WI
June 5, 2021 @ 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
at • Victory Hill Therapeutic Horsemanship
June 5, 2021 @ 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
June 5, 2021 @ 12:30 PM to 11:00 PM
at • Brady Sullivan Building
June 5, 2021 @ 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
at • Country Inn and Suites – Middleton, WI
June 6, 2021 @ 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
at • Niagara County Historical Society
June 12, 2021 @ 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
June 12, 2021 @ 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
at • BP/McDonalds – Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis
June 13, 2021 @ 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
June 19, 2021
Send in your road rally listing to rrenews@comeroadrallywith.us today!
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What's in this first June Edition of RReNews?
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RReNews Columns
- Smuncher's Attic
- Starr's Armchair Rallies
Send in YOUR Stories for these Columns!
- There's an App for That!
- My First Rally
- Momentos and Dash Plaques
- Ebay Finds
- SCCA Words from the Wheel
- Upcoming Rallies
- News Post Event!
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We are taking this opportunity to get some news out to SCCA Members about upcoming deadlines — Hall of Fame Nominations for the Class of 2022, the RoadRally Rules Season closing, and the RoadRally Safety Steward License Renewal training deadline.
And the next section brings your attention to the many posts on comeroadrallywith.us that are "Worthy News" since our last edition.
We offer our most sincere apologies to the Cascade Sports Car Club, which has been a good friend to us. You will see news of their program in the next edition. We have been working to getting the website up and tidy and didn't get everything up...just yet!
And to Bruce Gezon, who supplies our Smuncher's Attic historical pieces from his vast rally library, and Gary Starr, who has been providing Armchair Rallies from his archives — we will be posting up your lastest pieces for the mid-June edition. Thank you both for your past support! Rich Bireta, as the former RRB Chair and Mastermind of the Richta GPS App Family, we welcome your return with our new format! We promise to get matters posted before the next update of the App.
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Upcoming SCCA June Deadlines for Action
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JUNE 15th – SCCA Hall of Fame Nominations Deadline
We all have those moments in our Sports Car Club of America history that we have enjoyed as either a competitor, worker, or organizer. Mine spans RallyCross, Club Racing, founding the Arctic Alaska Region, Solo aka autocross, and Road Rally.
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JUNE 30th — Deadline for SCCA RoadRally Safety Steward...
As announced earlier this year at the SCCA National Convention, periodic recertification of RoadRally Safety Stewards (RRSS) and Instructors has been instituted by the RoadRally Board. This requirement will hopefully sharpen the skills of our...
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JUNE 30th - SCCA RoadRally Rules Season Closes
The RoadRally Board seeks member suggestions for rules changes which will go into effect on January 1, 2022. The "window" for suggestions opens on April 1, 2021 and will close on June 30, 2021. Documents under consideration for update/revision...
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Worthy News Since our Last Edition - Catch Up!
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Treks and SCCA Other Regional RoadRallies
Recently a member of the National Events Committee (NEC) said that in order to find out what parts of the RoadRally Rules (RRRs) apply to Regional Rallies, you have to do "some serious digging." It has also often been expressed that the...
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Keyring Envokes USRRC Road Rally Memories
Clyde Heckler made me laugh in the last edition of Road Rally eNews . He did a great job telling the stories with the old dash plaques and gifts from past rallies, in the inaugural column for Dash Plaques and Rally Momentos!
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R Bruce Gezon Inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame
Many viewed the presentation of the SCCA Hall of Fame, Class of 2021, as it was broadcast live during the opening night of the SCCA National Convention, January 23rd. Should you have missed it, you can view the full presentation on the SCCA...
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Last Checkpoint: Sasha Lanz 1939-2021
Texas Region lost a long-standing member, ambassador, and friend last week. Sasha Lanz passed away April 2nd, from complications after suffering a heart attack. Sasha held a Lifetime Membership with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), first...
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TX: Wrench Rally 2021: Buy a Beater for $1750 or Less,...
Kristen Shaw, from thedrive.com For the second annual Wrench Rally this year, the challenge was laid down: buy a car for less than $1750, get it to the starting line in Houston, and collect points on a road trip to Las Vegas.
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SCCA RoadRally Board Technical Bulletin
Date: April 12, 2021 The RoadRally Board (RRB) has been informed that some Class L competitors are not properly interpreting Class L's equipment limitations. There are two methods that qualify a Team to compete in Class L on National and...
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RRB RoadRally Get-Together April 22, with Richta GPS...
The first in a series of Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers for RoadRally workers and competitors was held on April 22, 2021. Rich Bireta , the app creator, explained how to create a RoadRally using his Richta GPS Checkpoints app, and answered...
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SCCA Rally Planning Calendar Edition 210511
The SCCA Road Rally Planning Calendar is growing each month. We are delighted that the Sports Car Club Regions across the United States are getting back to their beloved Road Rally events. We have checked in with Jeanne English to seek an update...
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32nd Annual Get the Dust Off Rallye
MGs of Baltimore Rallye Master, Eric Salminen , along with Chris Horant put together a scenic route for the 32nd Annual Get the Dust Off Rallye which was held on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021. The Rallye was sanctioned by the SCCA Washington DC Region...
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US: RoadRally Beginners Guide to TSD Zoom Get-Together
Continuing the new series of Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers, the SCCA RoadRally Board announces that the next session will take place on Thursday, July 15th, and will include these two topics: Wendy Harrison will present a Beginners Guide to TSD...
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SCCA's Best New Regional RoadRally Program 2020 - SDR!!
For the Team by RE Peter Bollenbecker, San Diego Region All of us feel honored to receive this award from SCCA. We are grateful for the support of our membership and to all those that have come out to give road rally a try. Thanks for taking the ...
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SCCA 2021 RoadRally Rulebooks "Hot off the Press"
The 2021 SCCA® RoadRally Rules is the established set of RoadRally regulations created and refined by the Sports Car Club of America®. The RoadRally Rules cover each aspect of a SCCA® RoadRally event, from event safety and operational procedures...
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Introducing the Abridged SCCA RoadRally Rules (RRRs)
The RoadRally Rules (RRRs) have often been criticized as too long and too complicated, and a deterrent to local rallyists "graduating" to National and Divisional events. The RoadRally Board (RRB) is now introducing the Abridged RoadRally Rules in ...
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Vermont: Great American Mountain Rally Revival
GAMRR 2021 - SEPTEMBER 13TH, 14TH, 15TH - STOWE VERMONT We hope you can join us for the Great American Mountain Rally Revival (GAMRR), with three fantastic days of rallying in beautiful Stowe, Vermont, at our host inn, the Trapp Family Lodge.
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SCCA National Championship Standings
With June comes many road rally events and we'll have the updates in our mid-June edition. Here are the current SCCA National Course Championship and National Tour Championship, by Points Keeper Bruce Gezon.
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OR: Spring Comes But Once a Year
The April 17 Saturday Rally provided a beautiful scenic drive that started at Milwaukie Lowe's and ended at the Cruise-In Diner in Hillsboro. The route was about 90 miles, took just a bit over three hours, and included a mid-rally break at Bald...
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WI: Badger Burrow Road Rally Wrap-Up
Twenty-four cars started the 10th Annual Badger Burrow Rallye on the mostly sunny morning of May 8, 2021. Rallymaster Fred Rosevear had laid out a five-hour-long brisk course of 110 miles through the hills of the Driftless Region of Wisconsin,...
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Greetings from the Home Office in Palmer, Alaska -
Many of you have visited www.comeroadrallywith.us. With our upcoming changes, we hope many more of you will be contributors and readers of it from now on. You will find the RReNews Calendar of events, which is viewable as a map, list, or...
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WI: Chippewa Trails National Tour Wrap-Up
The Chippewa Trail National Tour Rally , run on 15 May 2021, was my 2nd National Tour of the year, just three weeks after the SCCA Steel Cities Region's on 25 April. The next National Tour rally will be SCCA Milwaukee Region's Roads Scamper...
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A Texas Trifecta October 23-24 Weekend
Join us this Fall to help us celebrate 70 years of the Texas Region SCCA with a fun-packed weekend of National-level RoadRally on North Texas country roads. Here's what Rick Beattie wrote about the 2019 ONTO Fall National GTA Rally: "The General...
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