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CA: Thunder Road 2023 Road Rally
June 17, 2023 All day
THUNDER ROAD 2023, an SCCA National Tour, is the first event of the Cal Club and Into the Night Rally Team’s Double Rally Weekend! TWO LANE BLACK TOP, is an SCCA Divisional Tour Rally on Sunday, June 18, 2023
We are proud that last year’s Thunder Road 2022 was named the Best New National Rally of 2022 by the Sports Car Club of America, and we are striving to make TR23 even better. We take our responsibility to provide you with a fun and exciting rally very seriously. We have searched diligently to find you the prettiest roads we could and to get you out of civilization as much as possible. We will be running the most scenic and drivable roads in the San Gabriel, Tehachapi, and southern Sierra Nevada mountains, and through the farmlands and open vistas of Kern County and the Antelope Valley.
The Route Instructions for this event will use a simple Monte Carlo format, meaning you get turn-by-turn directions and your target time at each Checkpoint. All Timed Checkpoints are listed in the Route Instructions and referenced by prominent signs on the course. The rally is a little over 350 miles long, and you will have about 8 and a half hours of driving nirvana with many breaks for gas, food, and rest stops.
The object of this event is to enjoy driving sweeping, beautiful, challenging back roads at legal speeds while following simple directions to pass a series of Checkpoints at just the right time.
Rallymaster Joe Akerman says “There is no need for advanced math, no riddles, compasses, maps or gimmicks, just glorious roads to drive with a focus on precision and accuracy.” This is a team sport —the Driver and Navigator must work together to get it right. Only two people (Driver and Navigator) are allowed per car on SCCA Naitonal Road Rallies. The rally will run, rain or shine.
There are no preset average speeds; just run at the posted speed limits (the rally is timed at least two mph BELOW those limits and has pauses where needed). If you reach a timed Checkpoint early, you can pull over, get out of traffic lanes, and either creep or stop and wait for your target time to pass by the Checkpoint.
We will be using the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring. This app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone or tablet. Go to the App Store, Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/ and download it. There is no need for additional timing equipment; your Official Time shows in the app!
This event has been designed to be extremely EV friendly. There are charging stations at the Start, in the area of the breaks, and near the Finish.
Please register online here at MotorsportsReg. The Registration fee is $95 per car. There’s a $15 discount for each of up to 2 SCCA members. When you check out, use the discount code SCCAONE if you have one SCCA member in the car. Use the code SCCATWO if you have two SCCA members in the car. PLEASE USE ONLY ONE OF THESE DISCOUNTS. (If the “register now” button doesn’t work, please reload this page and try again.)
You may still register in person at the Start. (Sorry, but we cannot accept credit cards at Registration. Please use the MSR website to pay by credit card.) Rally day registration will be at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, our headquarters hotel, in Valencia, CA 91355, exit 170 off Interstate 5 at Magic Mountain Parkway.
This is an SCCA National Tour Rally sponsored by the Into the Night Rally Team and CalClub. Trophies will be awarded to the top teams in Classes E (Equipped), L (Limited equipment), S (Stock), G (GPS-driven rally computers), and N (Novice – 3 or fewer previous rallies).
More Info can be found at www.itnrally.org and on our Into the Night Rally Team Facebook page. For any questions or more detailed information, contact Rallymaster Joe via the info below.
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Click here to register for TWO LANE BLACKTOP, an SCCA Divisional Tour Rally on June 18, 2023,
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