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FL: May the 4th Be With You Road Rally
May 4 @ 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
We are excited to announce our latest road rally event for the greater Jacksonville area with a Star Wars theme! Each car will drive on paved public roads using a set of predefined route instructions through various checkpoints using the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoints app. Participants will be scored based on their arrival time at each defined checkpoint. We will start at a fast food restaurant in southern Jacksonville where cars will depart one minute apart. The finish will be a sit down restaurant, technically in Ponte Vedra Beach, where scoring, awards, and lunch will be available (you are responsible for purchasing your own food, we encourage everyone to eat and support the location).
Are you new to road rallies or unsure what this is all about? Check out this (somewhat lengthy but humorous) video explanation.
Any car is allowed, such that it meets all Florida state laws and is insured to meet the state’s minimum requirements. A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance will be required at on-site registration. Each car is allowed as many people as there are seatbelts in the vehicle, but each car is suggested to have at least two people: a Driver and a Navigator. There will be a starting location, five (5) unmanned checkpoints, followed by a sixth checkpoint at the finishing location. Team numbers will be assigned but the starting order will be determined randomly.
Three classes for this rally are available: Stock, Limited, and Seat of Your Pants. Visit https://www.scca.com/pages/roadrally-rules for official class descriptions and rules. Below are some examples of the types of setups used in each class.
- Stock: Using your vehicle’s stock trip/odometer, smartphone as a calculator, and a stopwatch (perhaps the same or another smartphone). This is the most common class and recommended for novices.
- Limited: Using the car’s built-in navigation system to show distance traveled, a 3rd party GPS tracking system via mobile app (i.e. Richta Odometer, Maps, or an Odometer/Trip app), as long as that information isn’t transferable to the calculating device (i.e. can’t be the same smartphone running the app and calculations).
- SOP: Just your odometer, pens/pencils, stopwatch, and gut instincts. No calculator of any kind.
Online registration for the driver and navigator is required. To register and for more information, click here!
Starting Location: Dunkin’ Donuts
Finishing Location: Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (145 Hilden Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081)
Registration Fee: $30 for SCCA members, $50 for non-SCCA members (includes an SCCA Weekend Membership)
Estimated Duration: 88 miles, just over 2hrs in duration, breaks are allowed along the way at your leisure.
Required Equipment: Dedicated smart phone with Richta app, cannot be used while the rally is active. Download at https://richtarally.com/
Recommended Equipment: Clipboard, pencils/pens, highlighters, stopwatches (smartphone ok), calculator, secondary (and/or 3rd) smartphone
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