It all has to start somewhere and my first Rallyemaster attempt happened way back in 1962. It was named Fantasia after one of my favorite movies up to that time. Valley Forge Motor Club started out as an employee membership part of the General Electric Recreation Association, based at their Missile &[Read More…]
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Last Checkpoint: A Life Well Lived – Rodney Webster (1934-2021)
With a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye, keys in hand, and the mighty Valley wind at his back, Rod began his final road rally on December 10, 2021. Born in Fitchburg, MA to Sam and Rita (Vallee) Webster on July 31, 1934, he spent his formative[Read More…]
DRRS Report – Southwest Division RoadRally 2021 Season Wrap-Up
2021 was a great year for Sports Car Club of America RoadRally in SoWDiv! After a 2020 season that COVID-19 severely curtailed, we came back with a roar, holding 11 sanctioned events, more than any time in at least the past 20 years! Four out of our nine Regions put[Read More…]
SCCA Board of Directors Changes Coming in January
Congratulations to Peter Schneider (Northern New Jersey Region), who will be stepping forward to serve all SCCA Members and represent Members in Area 1, which is part of the Northeast Division, on the SCCA Board of Directors. Peter will be following Bob Dowie, who has served two terms (sometimes as the RRB Liaison)[Read More…]
Robert V. Ridges Award 2021 Recipient Requests
The SCCA RoadRally Board seeks recommendations for potential recipients for the Robert V. Ridges Award for 2021. Please send any name(s) along with justification for consideration, before midnight, December 4, 2021, directly to the RRB via email: rrb@scca.com. To aid in your understanding of the gentleman whose name the Award[Read More…]
SCCA RoadRally Volunteer Opportunites
The SportsCar Club of America RoadRally Board is announcing several opportunities for RoadRally community members to serve the program in 2022: · By joining the RoadRally Board. There will be two openings. · By joining the National Events Committee. There will be one opening. · By joining the Regional Development Committee. There will[Read More…]
US: SCCA RoadRally “The Full Spectrum of Road Rally” Zoominar Set for October 28th
Continuing the series of Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers which started earlier this year, the RoadRally Board announces that the next session will take place on October 28, 2021, from 7:00-9:00 PM CDT. It will focus on “The Full Spectrum of RoadRally”, and will present information that can help Regional organizers as[Read More…]
Smuncher’s Attic – Why Not Rallye?
This month, Bruce Gezon brings us an article from The Stopwatcher, going back to December 4, 1970. The Stopwatcher was a weekly subscription covering Washington DC and Baltimore. We have chosen to reprint it here, as well as sharing the copy of the original column. We asked all members of[Read More…]
Kenai 350 Road Rally
August 14th was a beautiful Saturday morning in Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula was a ray of sunshine, and the roads were waiting to be traveled. The Kenai 350 Rally was begging to get started with drivers pouring in from all over the state, itching to put the pedal down and see the[Read More…]
United States Road Rally Challenge hosted by SCCA Land ‘o Lakes Region
The 2021 USRRC, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America over the July 30 – August 1st weekend, consisted of one National Course Rally followed by two National Tour Rallies. While we have not received post-event news, the updated standings came across the internet today! We hope to have links to all[Read More…]