This news came to us from Jeanne English; she had received notice of Bob’s passing in a holiday card from Roger Bergstein. Before we share the formal obituary, we thought this a lovely tribute from his brother R.S. Radford: From our first toys to your rallies You loved the driver’s[Read More…]
Road Rally News
Happy New Year from Road Rally eNews 2024!
Here’s to a year full of adventure,With beloved zeros along the way,And Rallymasters aplenty, Laying down challenges for our play. To time spent with our framily, Those we’ve met throughout the years,In strange towns and on backroads,Throughout our rally “careers.” And toast with those who join us,As they learn about our sport,When[Read More…]
SCCA Foundation’s Women on Track to Present 14 Scholarships in 2024
From the SCCA.com website… SCCA® Women on Track’s mission – to expand participation of women in all facets of SCCA programs and activities as participants, volunteers, leaders, or supporters – is reaching new heights in 2024, and as part of that, the group will present scholarships to 14 recipients –[Read More…]
SCCA 2023 National RoadRally Championship and Manufacturer Standings
SCCA National Tour Championship SCCA National Course Championship SCCA National GTA Championship SCCA National Manufacturer Championship On behalf of the Road Rally eNews Clan, I thank Bruce Gezon, the SCCA Points Keeper, for faithfully keeping us up-to-date with the SCCA Championship and Manufacturer’s Standings. It is a pleasure to find[Read More…]
SCCA RoadRally Planning Calendar 231207
Here’s the latest SCCA RoadRally Planning Calendar. Your calendar is going to be full for 2023 rally adventures!
Last Checkpoint: Peter Fischer 1935-2023
Peter S. Fischer – In Appreciation This name needs no introduction to those active in road rallies in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Peter Fischer, the founder and publisher of Long Island Sports Car News (later Sports Car News), the local monthly newsletter of rally, solo and other sports[Read More…]
Revving Up for the Unknown
They say that “life truly begins at the end of your comfort zone,” a belief I’ve long held close to my heart. In a spur-of-the-moment decision, encouraged by my friend Cheryl, I decided to take a leap and apply for the SCCA Foundation Women on Track United States Road Rally[Read More…]
Reviving the Rally Spirit: My Experience at the 2023 USRRC
Introduction From October 20th to 22nd, I had the privilege of participating in my first road rally since December 2018 in Anchorage, Alaska. The journey to this remarkable event began when I applied for the SCCA Women on Track Scholarship, reigniting my passion for rally racing. Despite international borders and[Read More…]
Richta GPS Rallymaster Updates, Direct from Richta HQ in Larryville, Kansas
Release 1.36 of Android Rallymaster was released in September 2023 It includes an enhancement to the Send Timeslips program. If no timeslip is present for a checkpoint the time is now reported as “No Time” instead of the GMT value of 0 for the local timezone. There is also a[Read More…]
The Mike Drop by Mike Bennett, RRB Chair
Greetings from the RoadRally Board, and welcome to the fifth edition of The Mike Drop. The Summer flew by, and Fall events are already underway! At mid-year, we compared the number of events to date in 2023 versus 2022 and found that this year is equally strong as last year.[Read More…]