News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
The United States Road Rally Challenge, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America over November 9-11th, was known to be the event days out, yet “who” would it be? Rich Bireta, reached out a few days before Rallymaster Joe Akerman’s Thunder Road, which was the first day of the[Read More…]
Tonight, I am writing from The Home Office in Lancaster, CA! The United States Road Rally Challenge was held on the East Coast, October 20-22, 2023, with three rallies sanctioned by the Philadelphia and South Jersey Regions. I was fortunate to be there with Rebecca Bastien, Travis Maxim, Jen Bersch,[Read More…]
Greetings from the Richta home office in Larryville, Kansas – July 2024 Last night, we released new versions of the Competitor and Rallymaster apps for Android and Apple devices. The significant enhancements in this release include the ability of the Rallymaster to specify alternate increments for time allowances and a[Read More…]
The 2024 USRRC is coming to Southern California! ONE WEEKEND – THREE RALLIES!THUNDER ROAD is an 8-hour SCCA National Tour Rally on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Rallymaster Joe Akerman has written a very scenic course with lots of things to keep folks on both sides of the car busy. The[Read More…]
We’re car people, so we’ll try to stay in that realm – Marking another “500” milestone, we are delighted that our friends at Richta GPS Checkpoint have reached their 500th event with Rallymaster J. Thomas vonHatten and his SCCA St. Louis Region Rally School II on Saturday, June 1st. In a mere[Read More…]
Using technology to reach coast-to-coast across North America and zip across the water to their island Regions, the Sports Car Club of America will host its second quarter Zoom on Thursday, June 20th, at 8 PM Eastern. All road rally enthusiasts are welcome to attend. Here is the link! We[Read More…]
And when the scores of the 97 Explorers from 26 states competing in 1971’s Grand National Safe-Driving Road Rally…
Greetings from the Richta home office in Larryville, Kansas I’d like to share with you the results of a project my son David and I recently undertook. This story starts in January 2020… I was at the SCCA National Convention, where there was more than a little discussion about the Richta GPS Checkpoints system launched in[Read More…]
RoadRally Community Sought for Nominations to the HoF Committee We are pleased to run this personal plea from Howard Duncan, a friend of RReNews and former SCCA National Staff. We first ran this in 2014, and only a few minor amendments have been needed each year. Hi Folks, The time[Read More…]
The Sports Car Club of America® has tens of thousands of members deeply passionate about motorsports, with the SCCA Hall of Fame celebrating that drive. Now, it’s your turn to nominate someone for the very special honor of joining SCCA’s Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025.[Read More…]
Join Rallymaster Joanna Weissen for the last FFN by the Cal Club Region Santa Monica Sports Car Club as they go on hiatus. Last year's January FFN, the rally will be a tour (no traps) focusing on Christmas light displays, which were spectacular, with many lights and a few massive displays. It[Read More...]
It is again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern Tier with the Finger Lakes Region’s 2025 Winter Rally Series. The first rally of the SCCA Finger Lakes Region Series consists of approximately 180 competitive miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier. Entry fees[Read More...]
The 16th Annual Ithaca Winter Rally is approximately 170 rally miles long and uses mostly unpaved roads in the southern part of Central New York. This is the second event in the SCCA Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series.Entry Fees: $45 per vehicle for SCCA Members, and a $15 Weekend[Read More...]
The SCCA Land O' Lakes Region's Yucatan Safari is a 200+ mile TSD day/night road rally traversing the high-quality gravel roads through the hardwood forests of SE MN. The rally will start in Winona and wind through Winona, Fillmore, and Houston counties before returning to Winona. The simple instruction format[Read More...]
Join The Rallye Club on Saturday, February 1st, for our membership Rallye in memory of TRC's dear friend Larry Friedrich. Life of Larry will be an A/B Gimmick Car Rallye. Membership can be renewed during registration. The start is at 11 AM, the Rallye School is at noon, the checkpoint[Read More...]
The SCCA Land O' Lakes Region continues its Yucatan Safari weekend with the Grumpy Old Men National GTA RoadRally, a navigational scatter. Navigational Scatters were created to provide a rally challenge without the burden of staying on time. We track your progress using the MiRally transponders. Your course is converted[Read More...]
The SCCA Buccaneer Region is excited to announce our latest road rally event and our first 2025 — Road Rally Event #1, which will be held at the SEDiv Annual Convention. Each car will drive on paved public roads using a set of predefined route instructions through various checkpoints using the[Read More...]
Neohio Region, SCCA invites you to enter the 2025 Ohio Winter Rally (OWR) on February 1! This annual hivernal tour of the Lake Erie "snowbelt" counties of far northeastern Ohio dates back to at least 1966. It was one of the core events of the long-lamented Ohio Rally Championship (ORC)[Read More...]
The Hollows, Gulches & Hills RoadRally is approximately 200 miles on paved and unpaved roads. This is the third event in the SCCA Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series. Vehicle and driver requirements:Snow tires are recommended (all seasons may limit your speed group eligibility)DTow rope/strapOne (1) DOT Reflective Triangle (or[Read More...]
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