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…]
Road Rally News
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…]
Richta GPS Checkpoint Updates, Direct from Richta HQ in Larryville, Kansas
October 2021 As we near the end of the 2021 road rally season, I want to provide some perspective on the current state of the Richta GPS Checkpoints suite of apps and share some plans for next year. The use of these apps has grown steadily this year. As I[Read More…]
2022 SCCA “Virtual” Convention Plans Take Shape
Save the date for January 21-28, 2022 — the 2022 SCCA National Convention is coming back to help you, the members, lead this Club into the future. The 2022 Convention will build on everything we’ve learned in the past year, including the reality that it’s very hard to plan large[Read More…]
VT: Great American Mountain Rally Revival 2021
Across the last four years, a new autumn tradition has been put in place for Lynn and me. In October of 2018, we entered our 1948 Hudson Commodore in the Inaugural running of the Great American Mountain Rally Revival (GAMRR). The “revival” is a resurrection of the original Great American Mountain Rally[Read More…]
Charting a Course for RoadRally Development in Your Region
Are you looking to start a RoadRally program in your Region? Do you already hold the occasional Trek or Social Rally and are considering dialing it up a notch with additional and/or more challenging events? Perhaps you already conduct a few GTA rallies each year, but are intrigued by the[Read More…]
Road Rally Histories and Record-Setting Events! We begin collecting data!
The RReNews Clan has been talking about the longest-running road rally in America, yet that led to defining what that means and the various options! Do we limit it to the longest in years, by the same sanctioning body, by the same Rallymaster, and the same name of the event?[Read More…]
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 an attempt to address those concerns. The vast majority of the credit[Read More…]
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 YouTube Channel. Click on the link above[Read More…]