Statistics December 12 marked the end of the 2021 road rally season. The last event of the year scheduled to use the Richta GPS Timing and Scoring System was held, and the total event count for the year rests on exactly 100 events. Over 1,600 entrants passed through over 4,000[Read More…]
Building a Road Rally Program
RoadRally Safety Steward License Updates
Suppose you have been following this topic in Road Rally eNews or read the periodic announcements by the SCCA RoadRally Board (RRB). In that case, you know that the RRB has gone to extensive effort to update the RoadRally Safety Steward program over the last couple of years. That “project”[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 Texas Region Celebrates Sasha Lanz with a Benefit for Scottish Rite for Children
The Texas Region closed out its 2021 Rally season, supporting a good cause while honoring Sasha Lanz! Eighteen cars and 33 participants – including Betty Lanz – set out on our first Texas Region Trek event on scenic country roads in Denton County, Texas. A bit of history: Sasha Lanz,[Read More…]
TX: Texas Trifecta National RoadRally Weekend
On the weekend of October 23-24, the Texas Region held its grandest SCCA National RoadRally event – The Texas Trifecta. Our dedicated and skilled Rallymaster, Liz Witt, designed a combination of events that challenged and entertained rallyists from far and wide, in addition to our local community. The Region’s Virtual[Read More…]
NEC News of 2022 SCCA RoadRally Season
From the Sports Car Club of America National Events Committee Dear RoadRally Enthusiasts, The National Events Committee (NEC) is happy to share a tentative RoadRally schedule for National Rallies in 2022. One issue has caused us some concern; the first three weekends in September have National Championship events. There are[Read More…]
SCCA RoadRally Rules – Six Changes Make the Cut for the 2022 RRR’s
For 2022 the Road Rally Board (RRB) has approved six changes to the Road Rally Rules (RRRs). There are several overriding themes to these changes. Part of the RRB’s stated mission is to promote more events in more regions and take steps to increase the number of entries in those[Read More…]
“Tips for TSD Rallyists” Gets Update
Finding good resources for those new to the sport is good. Having them as a refresher for those who have rallied before is helpful too! Yet having an author who updates it as technology and equipment enhancements come along is very much appreciated. We received notice from Gary Starr that his[Read More…]
US: SCCA RoadRally October “The Full Spectrum of Road Rally” Zoominar Replay Available
Continuing the Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers, which started earlier this year, the SCCA RoadRally Board held the last Zoominar of 2021 on October 28th. Well attended, the replay is available on the SCCA Website by clicking here. The Full Spectrum of RoadRally presented information to help Regional organizers and new participants[Read More…]
The Nor’Wester Experience
I’ve been around rallying for over a decade, but oddly it wasn’t until last month that I competed in my first ever TSD, the iconic Nor’Wester Auto Rally, which is sanctioned by the Rainier Auto Sports Club. Although I had a general understanding of TSDs, most of my experience as[Read More…]