News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
October 21st was a perfect day for a gimmick rally, but Triumphs Around the Chesapeake went a bit further. They mixed a gimmick rally and a poker run into one great event for everyone — the Fall Foliage Poker Run. All of nature was on display with the fall colors of[Read More…]
Indianapolis Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) hosts a Halloween event every October. Participants get a map of sites in the area and questions to answer based on items found at those sites. In addition to the many cemeteries on the list, there are decorated houses and old school buildings[Read More…]
On a weekend with temperatures soaring above 107 degrees, the Texas Region held a Solo and Time Trials event. A dramatic reminder of a RoadRally “competitive differentiator” over other disciplines: no helmets or fire suits required, and the ability to roll up the windows and enjoy the comforts of a/c!
Before this event, one person had signed up on MotorsportReg, and one person had called me to say that he would pay at the event but didn’t want to sign up on MotorsportReg (although he uses MotorsportReg for other sporting events). Morgan is active in flagging and scrutinizing at Circuit[Read More…]
The winning car was launched off a cliff. The class-winning rental car was teamed up with a “Bunch of Idiots.” This was no ordinary rally. Lemons, the group known for low-cost endurance racing with a sense of humor, also has a successful endurance rally series. Little known to most rally[Read More…]
Bruce Gezon and Clyde Heckler Rallymastered a question-and-answer GTA rally for the SCCA Philadelphia Region on July 23rd. Bob Morseburg served as the RoadRally Safety Steward. The rally ran in the Kutztown, PA, and Berks County area with a “hex sign” theme. The area is known to have many farms[Read More…]
The Putnam Purple Cow Precision RoadRally was designed to encourage those on the trackside of Indy Region-sanctioned events to get behind the wheel for a RoadRally. The Putnam Park Roadcourse, Greencastle, IN, was home for the Indianapolis Region’s SCCA Time Trial/Track event on July 1-2, 2023. The rally was open to run anytime over the[Read More…]
Summer was truly in gear for the Backcountry Bliss Rally hosted by the San Diego SCCA on Saturday, July 15, in El Cajon, CA. You know you’re in for a toasty rally when people are sweating during the driver’s meeting! Our knowledgeable expert teams helped our first-timer and novice categories with some of the[Read More…]
Some things in the universe are constant. The sun rises and sets. The moon goes through its magical phases. The tides rise and fall. The big wheel and the little wheel turn in their synchronous dance. And, for the last 70 years or so, at 7 pm on the First[Read More…]
It happened the morning we were running precheck, so we didn’t find out about it until we reached the gorge’s beginning and found a dump truck across both lanes. “How long will it be closed,” we asked the Caltrans worker. “I dunno,” he said with a shrug, “Could be three days, could be three months.” Not an answer one likes to hear.
I was ready to pull the plug, but I knew that some folks had bought plane tickets, and I checked with them and found that some were not refundable. So, we waited.
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You are invited to join the SCCA Detroit Region for two 230-mile brisk time-speed-distance, National Tour RoadRally(s) in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula with a separate sanction for each day. Many historic, challenging, and fun roads from the 1960’s and early 70’s Press On Regardless® aka POR will be used. The Richta GPS[Read More...] |
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Join the Santa Monica Sports Car Club, an affiliate of the Sports Car Club of AmericaCal Club Region on Saturday, September 12th in Moorpark, for the North by Northwest Road Rally, a Navigational Tour event. Entry is limited to 35 cars, and the event will run – rain or shine! The object[Read More...]
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The March Hare's 'Continuing Education' Rally 2026 Join the March Hare for a fun afternoon of rallying over the country roads of the Metro East's Monroe County, IL. Expect a low-key Touring road rally of about 75 miles with a number of checkpoints along the way. "Continuing Education" is a[Read More...] |
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The Hurdle 2026 Rally is a Game-Tour-Adventure (GTA) Rally. After a short odometer check, contestants will receive a map of Connecticut and a list of questions. The objective is to answer as many questions as possible in the least amount of miles (think scavenger hunt). Hurdle 2026 is sanctioned by[Read More...] |