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NY: Finger Lakes Region Route of Some EVO Road Rally
2022-12-10 15:00 - 22:30 UTC | • Charlie Riedel’s, Canandaigua, NY, 3140 Country Road 10, Canandaigua, NY, 14424, United States
The Route of Some EVO Road Rally is a rally of approximately 125 “interesting” miles using paved and unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier. In keeping with the Winter Rally Series format, sanctioned by the SCCA Finger Lakes Region, this is an evening TSD rally run at speeds within the local speed limits.

Snow tires are recommended (all-season tires may limit your speed group eligibility), tow rope/strap, and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle are required to compete.

Online registration on Motorsportreg is recommended (and it helps us out, too) via this link. Final Registration paperwork is from 3P to 4P, with a Drivers Meeting at 410P. The first car departs at 431P and is due at Applebee’s Canandaigua around 10P.

NY: Long Way Home RoadRally
2023-01-07 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Wadsworth Grill, Piffard, NY, 3901 Main Street, Piffard, NY, 14533, United States

MI: Detroit Region Son of Sno*Drift XXV Rally
2023-01-14 11:00 - 21:00 UTC | • Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill – South Lyon, MI, 21775 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI, 48178, United States
Straightforward Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) Tour Rally – no traps

~175 miles of mostly unpaved roads in Washtenaw, Jackson, and Livingston counties

All passage controls using the Richta GPS App

Novices (< 6 combined rallies between team members) welcome and encouraged

Points toward Detroit Region, Great Lakes Division SCCA Divisional, and the SCCA National Road Rally Championships

Winter tires, nighttime driving lights, and snow extraction equipment are recommended!

Rallymaster will be Sawyer Stone

For more information and to register, click here today!

NY: Ithaca Winter RoadRally
2023-01-21 14:00 - 23:00 UTC | • Chili’s Grill & Bar, Ithaca, NY, 614 S Meadow Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Sanctioned by the SCCA Finger Lakes Region, the Ithaca Winter RoadRally is approximately 185 rally miles, using mostly unpaved roads in the southern part of Central New York.

Classes will be Equipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice classes. Snow tires are recommended (all season tires may limit your speed group eligibility), tow rope/strap, and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle are required to compete.

Schedule: Check In: 2:00 to 3:30 PMDriver’s Meeting: 3:40 PMFirst car starts: 4:01 PM First car finishes: apx 10:15 PM

Contact the Rallymaster for answers to questions!

MN: Land 'O Lakes Yucatan Winter Safari RoadRally
2023-01-28 10:00 - 20:00 UTC | • Plaza Inn Hotel, Winona, MN, 1025 Highway 61 East, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
The Yucatan Safari, sanctioned by the SCCA Land ‘o Lakes Region, 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 makes it a good event for newcomers and experts. If you like no-nonsense gravel TSD rallies, this is for you.

The Yucatan Safari was started in the early ’90s and converted to a Winter rally in 2010.

Registration opens on December 1st at Motorsportreg, our official online registration site, where you’ll find more details about the event. The entry fee is $60 per car and an additional $10 if neither crew member is an SCCA Member.

CA: SCCA Cal Club First Friday Niter Social RoadRally
2023-02-03 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | • Bank of America – Mission Hills, SMSCC FFN Start, 10300 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA, 91345, United States
It’s February, which means Jeanne English will be the Rallymaster and celebrating her birthday! The rally will travel some of the Santa Clarita area canyon roads, with the emphasis on fun driving. There are NO TRAPS on this month’s rally, so be prepared to stay on time! The rally finishes at Topper’s Pizza Place, 18417 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita (at the intersection of Soledad Canyon and Sierra Highway).

We will be using the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring, with timing in seconds. The maximum penalty this month is 120 seconds (2 minutes) per leg.This app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone.Go to the App Store or Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/. There is no need for additional timing equipment or clocks – your Official Time shows in the app!

Also, if you want to see all the scores at the Finish, download the FREE Richta Scoreboard app.

Please try to register online at msreg.com/FFN022023 for the SCCA Cal Club, Santa Monica Sports Car Club sanctioned rally. This helps us with figuring out how many sets of instructions to print, and trophies, and other stuff. If that doesn’t work for you, you can still register in person at the start. We start at the Bank of America rear lot in Mission Hills. In-person registration opens at 7:00 pm, with the first car out at 8:01 pm; there is a beginner/Richta meeting at 7:40 pm.

Is your usual rally partner not available for this FFN? Let Jeanne know and she will attempt to match you up with another single. Contact Jeanne at ean21@juno.com.

OH: Ohio Winter Rally
2023-02-04 13:30 - 21:00 UTC | • DiBella’s Subs, Solon, OH, 30050 Aurora Rd, Solon, OH, 44139, United States
Tanned, rested and ready… A northeast Ohio tradition since 1966 is back! Neohio Region, SCCA invites you to enter the 2023 Ohio Winter Rally. The ~165 mile route will traverse portions of northeast Ohio’s Lake Erie “snowbelt” counties.

Competitors can expect an absolutely straightforward, gimmick-free, Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) road rally with emphasis on precise timing at well placed controls. Columnar “tulip” style route instructions, with Official Mileages for all action points (similar to a stage rally routebook), will be used.

In an effort to help teams with limited prior timekeeping experience stay on schedule, and to mitigate the possibility of “double jeopardy” from carrying a timing error through multiple controls, parenthetical perfect cumulative leg times will be provided at all speed change locations.

The rally will count toward both the SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship, and the SCCA National Touring Rally Championship as Divisional Rally.

Tentative Schedule (all times EST):

Saturday, January 28, 2023: 23:59 – Early entry cutoff

Wednesday, February 1, 2023: 18:00 – Registration closes. General Instructions, and Richta password distributed via email.

Thursday, February 2, 2023: 20:00 – Competitor briefing / Novice Q & A session (via Zoom)

Saturday, February 4, 2023:

13:30-14:30 – On-site registration

15:01 – Car #1 starts rally.

20:45 (approx) – Car #1 finishes.

Competition Classes:

E – Equipment unrestricted.

L – Odometer unrestricted. Calculating device restricted only in that it may not be integrated with odometer.

G – GPS–derived odometer only, and any calculating device.

S – Stock odometer only. Calculating device restricted only in that it may not be integrated with odometer.

Novice – Class S entry in which neither team member has previously entered more than 5 TSD rallies.

Entry Fees:

SCCA Members (driver and/or navigator has annual membership): $45.00/car before early entry cutoff, $55.00 thereafter.

Others: Add $20.00 to above (member) fees (to purchase the mandated SCCA Weekend/Trial memberships for both team members).

Individuals that purchase a Weekend membership are eligible for a $15.00 credit toward an annual SCCA membership for 60(?) days following the rally.

NOTE: All teams must enter here. NO WALK-IN ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THEDAY OF THE RALLY!

NY: Finger Lakes Region Hollows, Hills, and Gulches RoadRally 2023
2023-02-04 14:00 - 22:00 UTC | • Scovills Grill – Dansville, NY, 60 Red Jacket Street, Dansville, NY, 14437, United States
It is once again time to enjoy the winter roads of the Southern Tier with the Finger Lakes Region’s 2023 Winter Rally Series. Our second rally, Hollows, Hills, and Gulches, in the Winter Series consists of approximately 200 total miles using mostly unpaved roads in the New York Southern Tier.

Snow tires are recommended (all-season tires may limit your speed group eligibility), tow rope/strap and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle is required to compete.

Schedule: Check-In: 2:00 to 3:00 PMDriver’s Meeting: 3:00 PMFirst car starts: 3:16 PM First car finishes: ±10:00 PM

Contact Rallymaster Lloyd Murray for answers to questions.

NY: Snowflake 67 Road Rally
2023-02-05 07:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | • Birchwood of Polish Town, Riverhead, NY, 512 Pulaski St, Riverhead, NY, 11901, United States
The PCA Metro Porsche Club of America proudly announces that the 2023 Road Rally season will start on Sunday, February 5th, with the 67th Snowflake Rally. Snowflake is the premier rally of Metro PCA. It is reported to be one of the, if not the oldest, continuously run events in PCA.

Historically Snowflake has been a TSD (time speed distance) rally. Participants are given speeds to travel, and the time they are to start each section of instructions given to follow the route. The more accurate you are at maintaining the speeds the better you will do when we record your due time at unannounced places.

This year there will be two classes. The “Expert” Class is for those with rally experience, and the “Touring” Class will teach how to stay on time with hints at many turns as you follow the route.

The Rally will end at the Birchwood of Polish Town for a Private Sunday Brunch.

Come and join us for a fun-filled adventure as we explore some of the most scenic roads on Long Island’s East End.

Driving a Porsche is not required (but encouraged) ALL cars and SUVs are welcome. (I will drive our Cayenne). Remember, it is the Snowflake Rally, so bring an appropriate vehicle for the weather. Snowflake is open to anyone who wishes to join us for a fun day.

Registration 8:00 AM OPEN TO ALL First Car off at 9:30 AM

Pre-Registration FEE (per car): Rally only $45Rally and Brunch for 2 Persons $110Day of Event FEE (per car): Rally only $55Rally and Brunch for two persons $120Brunch only per person, $50

Make direct inquiries to Rich Mooers.

NY: Finger Lakes Region Mayer May Not Be Slippy RoadRally
2023-02-18 14:30 - 22:00 UTC | • Mighty Taco Restaurant, East Aurora, NY, 123 Grey Street, East Aurora, 14052, United States
The Finger Lakes Region Mayer May Not Be Slippy RoadRally is a 185-mile road rally on paved and unpaved roads through Erie, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. In keeping with the Winter Rally Series format, this is an evening TSD rally run at speeds within the local speed limits.

Snow tires are recommended (all-season tires may limit your speed group eligibility)Tow rope/strap and 90 minutes of flares or one DOT triangle are required to compete.

The Rally starts at Mighty Taco Restaurant and will finish at Wallenwein’s Hotel, 641 Oakwood Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052.

$45/car plus $15 for each non-SCCA member in the carEquipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice classesInstead of using open (manned) controls as is typical for the FLR Winter Rally Series, this event will use the Richta GPS Checkpoint system for timing and scoring.

Schedule

Check-in and Tech Inspection: 2:30 – 3:30 PM

Driver’s Meeting: 3:40 PM

First car off: 4:01 PM

First car finish: approx. 10:00 PM

For additional information, contact Rallymaster Karl Mayer.

VT: Winter Challenge RoadRally
2023-02-18 16:00 UTC | • The Hollow Inn – Barre, VT, 278 S Main St, Barre, VT, 05641, United States
The long-awaited Winter Challenge Road Rally, sanctioned by the SCCA New England Region, by Rallymaster John Buffum. We encourage you to check the Winter Challenge Road Rally website for more information.

The Winter Challenge Rally weekend, presented by Vermont SportsCar, will consist of a single SCCA New England Region rally running from 4 pm Saturday until 1 am Sunday with two breaks. Although no car-breaking roads will be used, most of the roads chosen are rural, unpaved roads, which will undoubtedly be snow and ice-covered.

For 2023, the anticipated classes may be:

Class A Calculating equipment may receive direct input from a mileage-measuring device. Typical calculating devices in this Class include Alfa, Chronar, Timewise, and Zeron rally computers.

Class L If distance information is acquired only from a mechanical odometer, it must be manually fed into any calculation device; the distance measuring device must be separate from the calculation device. (e.g. Curta calculators, tables, laptop computers, electronic APP, programmable and nonprogrammable electronic calculators. If the distance information is derived solely from GPS signals, then any electronic APP may be used.

Class S Distance information must be visually acquired from the vehicle’s stock, non-adjustable odometer in the stock location.

MN: Land O' Lakes Region Flamethrower Divisional RoadRally
2023-02-25 14:00 - 21:00 UTC | • Godfather’s Pizza, Red Wing, MN, 2000 Old W Main St, Red Wing, MN, 55066, United States
The Flamethrower Rally is a Regularity Rally run in MN part of the Driftless area. The course traverses the Valleys flowing into the Mississippi River, taking advantage of the elevation changes and natural twisty roads in the valleys.

Only two people are allowed in the car. If your navigator is a minor a special release is required.

No special equipment is required. A smart phone with built in GPS will make it a lot easier and more fun. A free app is available from your favorite app store. The app not only provides the timing but also provides a digital roadbook similar to the one used at Dakar in 2021 and 2022. The app also does all calculations for you so that you always know if you are on time.

For those without a smartphone or their own navigation systems we have SmartControl devices to do the timing.

We suggest you use the Rabbit Rally app to run this event. It’s a Rally Computer app that does all the work for you to stay on time.

Rabbit Rally Info

Entry fee is $40/car, and another $15 for Weekend Membership if you are not an SCCA Member.In-person sign-in starts at 2:00PM, First car out at 3:31PMLength: 5 hours, 137 miles

It is recommended that you have Winter rated tires. Most all season tires are not. We suggest you also bring standard winter travel items such as a blanket, boots, warm weather gear, etc in case you go off the road.

Organization

Land Of Lakes region, Sports Car Club of America.

ChairmanClarence WestbergRallymasterTyler LinnerSafetyEric LinnerTA LiaisonKate WestbergPre-CheckClarence WestbergRegistrarKate Westberg

Event Description

The rally follows the international regularity format. Speed shall have no impact whatsoever on the classification. Regularity Zones (RZs) shall be set up where participants have to follow the established average speed and stay close to the ideal time throughout the route. Time penalties shall be handed down as points. The winner shall be the competitor with the fewest points at the end of the rally. The details of the itinerary and the various controls shall be set out in the time card.

All registration material will be either online or emailed to you so you can fill out before arrival. The exception is the SCCA Waiver which we must witness.

IN: Find Another Opportunity RoadRally
2023-02-26 12:00 - 16:30 UTC | • Hardee’s, Covert Avenue, Evansville, IN, 4400 Covert Ave, Evansville, IN, 47714, United States
Find Another Opportunity, the first TSD RoadRally of the 2023 Rally Season for the Southern Indiana Region, takes place on Sunday, February 26th, by Rallymaster Bob Sonntag.

The route is all paved. Not all of it nicely paved; but, it is all paved…except the antique bridge that’s more planked than paved. The route runs from Hardee’s in Evansville through Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer counties to get to Turoni’s Pizza in Newburg, Indiana.

If you’re new to TSD (Time/Speed/Distance) rallies, plan on being at Hardee’s by noon. That’ll allow time for a bit of tutoring to make your afternoon more enjoyable.

Check-in around 12:30 PMDrivers meeting at 1:00 PM, and the first car off after the Driver’s Meeting.

The Find Another Opportunity will use the Richta GPS Competitor app so you will need it installed on a smart device (phone or tablet) before you get to the rally.

Entry Fees:SCCA Member Driver: $37SCCA Student Member Driver: $27SCCA Member Navigator: Free

SCCA members should have an annual waiver or expect to be charged an additional $5.

Guest Driver: $57Guest Student Driver: $47Guest Navigator: Free for the first SCCA event.Guest Navigator: $20 after the Free Trial membership is used.

It is expected that all participants are at least 18 years of age. Minors (ages 12-17) present insurance issues. Call Paul Dornburg, 270-314-9069 should you have a question about entering with a minor.

Here’s the link to more information and registration. Registration closes at 6:00 CST Saturday evening. You may also reach the Rallymaster at the contact info below.

If you can’t wait for some rally fun, email Harold Davis (hrdavis55@gmail.com) for the On-The-Road rally practice he and Karen put together. Use that practice to keep Find Another Opportunity from becoming ANYTHING like seeking a better job.

CA: SCCA Cal Club First Friday Niter Social RoadRally
2023-03-03 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | • Bank of America – Mission Hills, SMSCC FFN Start, 10300 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA, 91345, United States
On March 3, 2023, grab your favorite musketeer and join the Santa Monica Sports Car Club and guest Rallymaster Joe Batwinis for the 3rd First Friday Niter of the year. There will be three legs with three stages per leg on this Tour rally of the Sierra Pelona Ridge. There are no traps this month and plenty of free zones to enjoy some of the region’s best driving roads. Just ensure you’re on time outside those free zones because the checkpoints are unmarked – like the pre-app days.

On that note, this rally uses the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring, with timing in seconds. This month’s maximum penalty is 60 seconds (1 minute) per checkpoint. The app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone. Go to the App Store or Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/; there is no need for additional timing equipment or clocks as your Official Time shows in the app!

Also, if you want to see all the scores at the Finish, download the FREE Richta Scoreboard app.

Please try to register online at msreg.com/FFN032023. This helps us figure out how many sets of instructions to print, trophies, etc. If that doesn’t work for you, you can still register in person at the start. We start in the rear lot of the Bank of America. In-person registration opens at 7:00 pm, with the first car out at 8:01 pm; there is a beginner/Richta meeting at 7:40 pm.

The rally will finish at IHOP, 1225 Truman St., San Fernando, CA 91340. This is close to the start, so it’s a short drive back in case you and your Navigator meet at the start location.

Is your usual rally partner not available for this FFN? Let Jeanne know, and she will attempt to match you up with another competitor seeking a partner to run with. Contact Jeanne at ean21@juno.com.

NY: Slip Sliding Away Road Rally
2023-03-04 14:00 - 22:30 UTC | • Lock Stock Bar & Grill – Canandaigua, NY, 5436 State Route 64, Canandaigua, NY, 14424, United States
Join us for the final event of the Finger Lakes Region SCCA Winter Rally Series, Slip Sliding Fever 2023 — on Saturday the 4th of March, 2023. In keeping with the Winter Rally Series format, this is an evening TSD rally run at speeds within the local speed limits. This event will run about 200 totalmiles of paved, dirt, muddy and possibly(?) snowy roads.

At least two people make up a rally team—a Driver and a Navigator. Route instructions are provided in Tulip diagram format (line drawings of each intersection) with mileages provided. Teams should have a wrist or stopwatch, a calculator, flashlight, and a pen. A novice school will be available prior to the drivers meeting to help first-timers out.

All cars are required to have all-season tires in good condition, but are strongly encouraged to have snow tires. All teams and cars are also required to have a valid driver’s license, a current inspection sticker, proof of insurance, a tow-rope, and flares or a reflective triangle.

OR: CSCC March Rally
2023-03-18 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | • Milwaukie, OR 97222, Milwaukie, Oregon, 97222, United States
Cascade Sports Car Club’s Road Rally program (aka Cascade Geargrinders) offers beginner-friendly time-speed-distance road rallies, lasting three to four hours, starting and ending in the Portland area. These events are open to everyone – club members and non-members, all types of vehicles. Road rally is a game you play while going for a drive in the country. Play the game that takes you places. Season Flyer

The Cascade Geargrinders Saturday Road Rally Series kicks into gear on March 18. The March rally is the first of six in the Series. Teams who run three or more of the six rallies are eligible for Series Awards. There will be a Zoom Rally School 7 PM Friday evening. Registration and more information are available here at MotorsportReg.

The March 18 rally starts in northwest Portland and ends in Scappoose. The route is about 90 miles and takes about 3 1/2 hours to complete. Expect roads less traveled, with some twisty bits.

Entry fee: $20 per car for CSCC members (either driver or navigator is a Cascade member)$30 per car for non-members Members save more with a Series Pass or Season Ticket

Schedule: March 18First car out: 10:01 am First car arrives at the finish (approx.): 1:30 pm Results emailed: after all cars finish Zoom rally debrief: 7 pm Entry requires a street-legal vehicle, a licensed and insured driver, a navigator, and a smart device (e.g., cell phone or tablet) running the Competitor Richta GPS Checkpoints app.

From CRRwUs 221101 – Save the date, and we’ll have more details as they become available! We are also using a common location for all Oregon CSCC Rallies so that they will show in our calendars! We will amend these as locations become known from CSCC and the Rallymasters!

CA: Ron Dunlop Trophy Road Rally
2023-03-25 12:00 - 19:00 UTC | • Camino Real Marketplace, Goleta, CA, 7004 Market Pl Dr, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
The Ron Dunlop Trophy Rally is an SCCA Regional Tour Rally sponsored by the Into the Night Rally Team. Non-SCCA members are welcome. Meet us at Starbucks at 7030 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA. Registration opens at 12 noon. First car out at 2:01 pm. Event runs rain or shine. All licensed and insured vehicles are welcome.

The event is beginner-friendly with simple, sequential instructions. Target times and Official Mileages are given to all Checkpoints. Entry fee is $65 per car with a $10 discount for SCCA members.Scoring will be using the Richta Competitor GPS app. This app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone or other device. Go to the App Store or 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 is a 5 hour event and finishes in Ventura, CA. We are EV friendly with chargers near Start and Finish.Trophies will be awarded to the top teams in Classes E (Equipped), S (Stock), G (GPS driven rally computers) and N (Novice – 3 or fewer previous rallies).

More Info, including the Event General Instructions 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 Paul at selmer6@gmail.com or call or text 310 350 1360.

MN: Minnesota Valley Winter Rally
2023-03-25 15:00 - 20:30 UTC | • Sticks Tavern, Chaska, MN, 6940 Dahlgren Rd, Chaska, MN, 55318, United States
The course for this SCCA Land o’ Lakes Region is mostly unpaved roads traversing the Minnesota River Valley. By late March the roads could be dry, mud, snow or any combination. Be prepared.

Sunset at 7:32 PM so part of the Minnesota Valley Winter Rally will be at night but mostly daylight. External night lighting will not be required but it would’t hurt on older cars, interior lights will be very useful.

We advise bringing winter gear (boots, hat, gloves, etc) and a blanket in case you have car trouble. A small shovel or two would be a good idea if it is still snowy.

Philosophy

This event will not have nearly as many timing points (TP) as others we have done. We have located the TP at traditional locations used when we had to have humans work. We have thrown in a few extra at places we always wanted to put one as well. The first section we are calling the prairie stage. It’s one long stage of about 25 miles with no links. The terrain is rather flat with the interest coming via many 90 degree turns followed by a TP. From there we head down to the Minnesota River starting with the famous Salisbury Hill control before ending the first part in Henderson where you can exchange stories at the Shell station.

From there we follow the traditional course through the tributary valleys. After a brief run up the Minnesota River Scenic Byway before one last stage before ending at Sticks.

MVWR uses the MiRally GPS timing and scoring system. The advantage being contestants get to use the Rabbit Rally Digital Roadbook and rally computer on their smartphone and or tablet. You should enter the event in class G as E, L & S are legacy classes for people using old equipment and timkeeping methods.

We use the Telegram app of group communications. Telegram invite link

Schedule

Sunday March 19: Roadbooks and specific regulations emailed..

Saturday March 25

3-5:15 PM Registration, timecards, SmartControl and newbie training at Stick’s Tavern

5:15 PM Contestants Meeting, We will go over any last minute information regarding the course and conditions.

5:31 PM Car One departs.

8:30 PM or sooner Car one arrives at the end point.

Event requirements

You are responsible for insuring the following are in order:Headlights (high and low beams) and parking lightsTaillights and brake lightsHorn, windshield wipers and directional signalsRear-view mirrorFoot brakes and parking brakeTires (inspect for condition of sidewalls as well as tread)Seat belts, securely installed for the driver and navigatorSafety triangle (optional)First Aid Kit (optional)Tow Rope (optional)Fire Extinguisher (optional)

WI: Milwaukee Spring Scamper Car Rally
2023-04-02 09:45 - 16:00 UTC | • Hometown USA Community Park, Verona, WI, 531 E Verona Ave, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Come join us for the Spring Scamper Car Rally in Madison, Wisconsin. This 120 mile, 4 hour time-speed-distance (TSD) rally will take you through the country roads southwest of Madison. You and your rally partner will enjoy the marvelous roads that are fun to drive and the great scenery on this SCCA Milwaukee Region rally. This is a “Tour” type rally, so there are no tricks or traps. The route instructions are easy to follow and the challenge is to arrive at each checkpoint at the correct time. An SOP class is provided for contestants who do not want to calculate or do any math.

The rally course, by Rallymaster Jim Crittenden, is all new for 2023. You’ll explore new roads as you follow the clues and try to arrive at each checkpoint at exactly the right time.

We’ll be using the Richta GPS checkpoint app system. The Richta GPS checkpoint app will run on your smartphone, will record your arrival time at each checkpoint and then report your leg score immediately to you. No more waiting until the rally is over to see your score! You will need to bring a smartphone in order to run this rally.

This rally is a charity fund raiser for Best Friends Animal Society. All profits will go to support their animal rescue work. Following their motto “Help Save Them All,” Best Friends works with animal rescue organizations around the country to find “furever homes” for thousands of homeless animals. You can read about their great work at www.bestfriends.org.

Entry fee: $35/car or $45/car if neither person is an SCCA member. Online registration is through www.msreg.com/springscamper2023

Classes for Spring Scamper Car Rally:

1st timer – No one in the car has run a road rally before. No math or timing calculations allowed.SOP (Seat Of the Pants) – No math or timing calculations allowed. Use speedometer to judge speed. No rally apps allowed.Calculating – May use a device or an app to calculate earliness or lateness, but rally computers are not allowed.

Schedule: Check-in opens: 9:45 AM at Hometown Community Park.

1st car departs at 11:01 PM and finishes at ~3:00 PM at the Dottie’s Restaurant, Cross Plains, WI.

CA: 56th April Fools Rallye
2023-04-02 10:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | • Snoopy’s Home Ice, Santa Rosa, CA, 1667 W. Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
The Empire Sports Car Club presents the 56th April Fools Rallye, on Sunday, April 2nd. The rally will also be a charity fundraiser for Canine Companions for Independence. Registration is at 1030A, with a brief Rally School, for those new to the sport of Road Rally, at 11 AM.

From Rallymaster Bob Jenkins —

Things that are helpful to bring on the rallye are one or two clip boards, a couple of pens or pencils, different colored highlighters, and a pad of post its. You of course also need a navigator, a full tank of fuel (so you do not have to make a stop for gas) and money for the entry fee and for pizza and drinks at the Mountain Mike’s Pizza at finish. Also getting to the start before 11am so you can go to the rallye school given by Master Expert Blain Hendrix.

At the finish checkpoint you will receive a critique, explaining all the gimmicks used on the rallye.

If you have been saying, I really want to run this rallye, this one would be a good one to do just that.

We have a full worker crew, so if you are not working come out and run the fun rallye and support the charity.

Entry fee is $20 per team.

CA: Cal Club First Friday Niter
2023-04-07 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | • Bank of America – Mission Hills, SMSCC FFN Start, 10300 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA, 91345, United States
It’s April, and we all know what that means for the First Friday Niter. But this time, the joke is on us – Larry Scholnick is giving is a Tour Rally! So unlike all those previous April FFNs that Larry has written, there is no need to be afraid of whatever foolishness there might have been for this rally. It’s a tour!! The odometer check heads out to Westlake Village, where the challenge to stay on time begins. The rally includes Potrero Road, a trip through Newbury Park, then more Potrero Road to a visit to Cal State Channel Islands, and we finish with a loop of Loop! It’s a fun drive, so come join us on April 7!

This rally uses the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring, with timing in seconds. The maximum penalty this month is 120 seconds (2 minutes) per checkpoint. The app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone. Go to the App Store or Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/. There is no need for additional timing equipment or clocks to your Official Time shows in the app!

Also, if you want to see all the scores at the Finish, download the FREE Richta Scoreboard app also.

Please try to register online at msreg.com/FFN042023. This helps us with figuring out how many sets of instructions to print, and trophies, and other stuff. If that doesn’t work for you, you can still register in person at the start. We start at the Bank of America rear lot. In-person registration opens at 7:00 pm, with the first car out at 8:01 pm; there is a beginner/Richta meeting at 7:40 pm.

The rally will finish at Pizza Man Dan’s, 2390 Las Posas Road, Camarillo (a new Pizza Man Dan’s for us).

Is your usual rally partner not available for this FFN? Let Jeanne know and she will attempt to match you up with another single. Contact Jeanne at ean21@juno.com.

CA: Avocados, Vines & County Lines Road Rally
2023-04-08 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | • Park N Ride, Fallbrook, CA (I-15 and SR76 Pala Road), 3356 Old Hwy 395, Fallbrook, CA, 92028, United States
Join the SCCA San Diego Region on Saturday, April 8th (yes, this is a change from the original March 4th date), for a navigational TSD (time/speed/distance) Road Rally on public roads, with a score being awarded based on your correct arrival time at checkpoints.

Our 70-mile route for Avocados, Vines & Country Lines Road Rally will start in Fallbrook (near the intersection of the 15 and 76) in Northern San Diego county and takes us through a two-hour tour of the scenic back roads of Temecula. We’ll end at Prohibition Brewery in Vista.

The cost is $30 per car and requires a street-legal vehicle, a Driver, and a Navigator. Weekend Memberships are available during registration for $15, which can be used for credit toward a full SCCA Membership.

Head over to MotorsportReg.com, our official registration site, and register today – we expect this event to fill up quickly! Click here to get started. You’ll find more information on Registration, Waivers, and Scoring Apps for the event.

NY: Doris Bovee Memorial Road Rally
2023-04-14 07:15 - 13:00 UTC | • Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, NY, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY, 14891, United States
The first event of the day will be the Doris Bovee Memorial Road Rally. This is a Time-Speed-Distance event held on scenic public roads of the Finger Lakes Region, is a part of the Green Grand Prix day at Watkins Glen International. Drivers and navigators will be scored on their ability to follow a challenging course at precise legal speeds. A 100-mile, fuel economy event on the 2.45 mile WGI short track will follow in the afternoon. This is essentially the same configuration as the original 1957 track. The rallies are open to nearly all classes of road vehicles. The afternoon fuel economy event will include the Prius Challenge, with special categories of competition for all generations of Toyota Prius. A class for Exhibition category vehicles will also be included.

Many hybrids, plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles are expected.

The Doris Bovee Foundation is one of the Green Grand Prix’s key supporters, and the morning event is named in the honor of Doris Bovee, who was a well-known area environmentalist and taught for many years in the Corning-Painted Post (NY) School District. She was known for her love of plants and birds. Ms. Bovee was also involved with SCCA road rallies and was part of the Glen Region Sports Car Club of America at its inception. The rallies are sponsored by the Glen Region Region SCCA and are the only official SCCA road rallies of their kind in the nation.

Other important supporters of the event are Corning Enterprises of Corning, NY and the Central New York Clean Cities Coalition based in Rochester, NY.

OR: CSCC April Rally
2023-04-15 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | • Milwaukie, OR 97222, Milwaukie, Oregon, 97222, United States
The Cascade Geargrinders Saturday Road Rally Series continues on April 15. Rallymasters David and JoAnn Gattman’s April rally course starts in Milwaukie, travels north into Clark and Skamania counties, includes brief stops at three scenic parks, and ends in Vancouver. Expect great driving rally roads, spiced with some simple navigational bits. The event is about 100 miles and takes under four hours to complete. Play the game that takes you places.

Entry fee is $20 per car for Cascade members, and $30 per car for non-members.

For more information about the Richta GPS Competitor App that will be used for scoring. To Register your team, click here — there is no on-site Registration and online Registration closes on the 12th! The starting location will be given out after Registration. There is a Zoom Q&A at 7PM on Friday, April 14th, for all teams.

See who is entered: http://www.cascadegeargrinders.org/files/2023AprilRally_EntryList.pdfRally season flyer: http://www.cascadegeargrinders.org/files/cscc-road-rally-flyer-2023.pdfRally ho!

Cascade Sports Car Club’s Road Rally program (aka Cascade Geargrinders) offers beginner-friendly time-speed-distance road rallies, lasting three to four hours, starting and ending in the Portland area. These events are open to everyone – club members and non-members, all types of vehicles. Road rally is a game you play while going for a drive in the country.

From CRRwUs 221101 – Save the date, and we’ll have more details as they become available! We are also using a common location for all Oregon CSCC Rallies so that they will show in our calendars! We will amend these as locations become known from CSCC and the Rallymasters!

IN: Knox County Knock About RoadRally
2023-04-16 12:30 - 16:00 UTC | • Arby’s, Vincennes, IN, 2565 Hart St, Vincennes, IN, 47591, United States
After the hard work of the SCCA Southern Indiana Region members and their “Patch Parties” this Spring, Rallymaster Sue Roales invite you to come out to their relaxing rally. The Knox County Knock About Rally is on Sunday, April 16th, starting from the Arby’s in Vincennes, IN. Check-in opens around 12:30 PM, the Drivers Meeting at 1:00 PM, and the first car will depart on the course after the Driver’s Meeting.

The route, approximately 107 Km in length, is just under 2 hours, and visits to the exotic locals on Verne, St. Thomas and Iona. CAST (Change Average Speed To) are somewhat brisk but easy to maintain. Roads are in good repair with no gravel. And best of all, food and adult beverages at the finish..

Mark your calendars and register on motorsportreg.com. Pre-event registration is required. We will not be doing registration on-site. Drivers register first and then the Navigator registers.

DO NOT BRING SOMEONE WHO IS NOT REGISTERED!!! Guests will use the SpeedWaiver process during registration to sign the event waiver. Do not skip this step!

This rally will use the Richta GPS Competitor app so you will need it installed on a smart device (phone or tablet) before you get to the rally.

Entry Fees:SCCA Member Driver: $37SCCA Student Member Driver: $27SCCA Member Navigator: Free

SCCA members should have an annual waiver or expect to be charged an additional $5.

Guest Driver: $57Guest Student Driver: $47Guest Navigator: Free for the first SCCA event.Guest Navigator: $20 after the Free Trial Membership is used.

It is expected that all participants are at least 18 years of age. Minors (ages 12-17) present insurance issues. Call if you Paul Dornburg (270-314-9069) have a question about entering with a minor, so we can make arrangements for you to obtain an SCCA Minor Waiver form prior to the event.

And, in closing, Rallymaster Ernie, wrote, “Lets have more than 10 entries at the Knox County Knock About Rally!

WI: Spring Classic RoadRally
2023-04-22 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | • Ptacek’s IGA – Prescott, WI, 1005 Eagle Ridge Drive, Prescott, WI, 54021, United States
The Spring Classic Road Rally, sanctioned by the SCCA Land O’ Lakes Region, starts and ends in Prescott, WI. The rally is 112 miles and should take around four hours to complete. Along the way you will see the mighty Mississippi and stop in at the Ellsworth Creamery, the Cheese Curd Capitol of WI.

We are celebrating 100 years of MGs. I hope we can encourage people to come out and compete in their MG.

The tenative end venue ends is Philander’s Grill & Bar overlooking the St Croix River.

Saturday April 22

10AM-12 PM Registration, timecards, SmartControl and newbie training. There is also a short practice rally/calibration. 12:15 PM Contestants Meeting and CH 1, Car One departs at 12:31 PM. Cars should be arriving at Ellsworth Creamery about 3:00 PM.

For more information, go to the Land O’ Lakes official registration site by clicking here.

NJ: Second Hand Roads Divisional Tour Rally
2023-04-23 10:30 - 16:00 UTC | • Subaru World of Hackettstown, NJ, 364 Route 46 West, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
Sanctioned by the SCCA Northern New Jersey Region, Second Hand Roads is a straightforward 90-mile Tour Rally with easy-to-follow instructions. The event will start at Subaru World of Hackettstown and end in Long Valley, NJ. Designed so newcomers to the sport can easily complete the course with all turn instructions supported with official mileage and associated Car Zero Key Times. The Richta GPS Checkpoint app will permit approximately 60 timing controls. The route features the back roads in northwest New Jersey, the hilly terrain of the Paulinskill River Valley, and will include a stop for Ice Cream at the world Famous Blairstown Diner featured in the 1980 horror film Friday the 13th.

Second Hands is a “Tour”-type rally with no traps or tricks – drive, enjoy the great roads and marvelous scenery, and try to arrive at each checkpoint at precisely the right time. It’s designed especially for people with little or no rally experience. Checkpoints will be along the way to monitor how well you follow the assigned average speeds. Awards are presented to the teams who do the best job of arriving at the checkpoints at the proper times.

You may enter the Divisional event for those wishing to compete for SCCA National RoadRally Championship points. For those looking to enjoy an afternoon of friendly competition, the Regional event is for you.

The Richta GPS Checkpoint app is free to use and will record your arrival time at each checkpoint. You’ll keep this app open while you run the rally, and it will use the GPS signal from your device to record your arrival time at each checkpoint. Once you pass a checkpoint, the app will automatically calculate your score for that checkpoint and announce it to you! No more waiting for the end of the rally to see how you did. You’ll see your score at each checkpoint as you go along.

Divisional Entry fee is $40/car.

Regional Entry fee is $30/Car.

Another $15 for an SCCA Weekend Membership, paid to the National Office, will be available if no one on the team is an SCCA member.

In-person sign-in starts at 10:30 AM

Drivers Meeting: 11:30 AM

Time: First car out at 12:00 PM (Noon)

For more information and to register your team, head over to our official registration site today!

ADDITIONAL DETAIL

AWARDS:

Results will be posted ‘live’ via the free Richta Scorecard App, and trophies will be awarded to the top finishers in each competition class at the event’s end. During the event, real-time results will be available through the free Richta GPS Competitor and Richta Scorecard Richta app.

LENGTH:

Rally covers ±90 miles on fun-to-drive country roads following legal limits and last about 3.5 hours.

BRING:

You will need paper and a pencil/pen, a watch or clock with a second hand; a stopwatch and a clipboard will be helpful. A valid driver’s license and proof of current liability insurance are required. Your vehicle must meet basic safety standards (e.g., lights, brakes, windshield wipers, and horn must work).

EVENT CLASS

DIVISIONAL

Per the SCCA RoadRally Rules – Equipped, Limited, GPS, and Stock – Microsoft Word – RRRs Abridged- 2023 Dec 23 2022 (connectsites.net)

REGIONAL

SOP (Seat of the Pants) – No timing calculations may be performed except for comparing your actual time to the Car Zero Time, as shown in some route instructions.

Novice – Same equipment restriction as SOP, but in addition, neither contestant may have competed in five or more TSD rallies or have received an award on any map rally

Beginner – Same equipment restriction as SOP, but neither contestant may have competed in any prior map rally or more than one TSD rally.h

Event Requirements

The Second Hand Roads Rally will comply with the Abridged Road Rally Rules (RRRs) as supplemented by the events’ General Instructions (GIs).

NJ: Second Hand Roads Regional Tour Rally
2023-04-23 10:30 - 16:00 UTC | • Subaru World of Hackettstown, NJ, 364 Route 46 West, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States

PA: Steel Haul Tour Road Rally
2023-04-30 07:30 - 18:00 UTC | • Holiday Inn Express, Harmarville (Pittsburgh), PA, 10 Landings Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238, United States
A sure sign of Spring is the Steel Haul Course and Tour Rallies sanctioned by the SCCA Steel Cities and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Car Club; this year, they take place over April 29-30th. Registration will occur Friday evening, April 28th, 6-9:00 PM, in the Holiday Inn breakfast area.

Chuck Larouere will serve as Rallymaster for the Steel Haul Course Rally, and Carl Staab will Rallymaster the Steel Haul Tour Rally. The rallies are eligible for the National Championships.

The Richta GPS Competitor will be used for scoring, and all teams must have the App loaded on their smart device (phone or tablet) before Registration.

Registration is via paper, and forms with payment shall be mailed to Registrar Rick Beattie, 352 Woodside Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. During onsite Registration Friday evening, Lois Van Vleet will check entry forms for completeness, have SCCA Adult Waivers signed by both Driver and Navigator and complete the SCCA Membership and Drivers’ License verification. The vehicle inspection will be self-conducted.

The Steel Haul Weekend flyer and registration form:

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Here are the Steel Haul Weekend Generals:

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IL: St. Louis Region Tulips by Night
2023-05-05 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | • World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL, 700 Raceway Blvd, Madison, IL, 62060, United States
A St. Louis Region, SCCA, Social Road Rally in conjunction with the St. Louis/Southern Illinois Gateway Sprints MiDiv Majors Weekend, at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Description: Tulips by Night 2023 is an evening Monte-Carlo-style road rally/tour of about 50 miles. We have designed this event with the new/occasional rally team in mind. Expect paved county roads, easy-to-follow tulip diagrams for route instructions, and checkpoint locations identified both by official mileages and official arrival times. Timing will be in minutes and seconds, with checkpoint arrival times calculated to whole minutes. For teams new to rallying, a brief school before the event will explain how to run the event and answer questions a team might have.

Start: World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL.

Finish: The Lucky Rooster Pub & Eatery, 101 W. Main St., St. Jacob, IL 62281.

Size of the field: We are limiting the field to 15 teams.

Registration: Pre-event Registration only here at Motorsportreg. Entries on a first-come basis. You will find much more information about the event, the Richta GPS Competitor App, and you can reach out to Rallymaster Jim Heine, too!

May 5 check-in and signing of waivers, etc.: 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Rally school Q&A : 6:15 PM and the Safety meeting: 6:45 PM and First car departs the start: 7:01 p.m.

First car arrived at finish: Approximately 9 p.m. (We will have a full moon, the Flower Moon, May 5, with sunset at 7:56 p.m. With Mother Nature’s cooperation, it should be a perfect occasion for an evening drive. The Lucky Rooster, which is staying open just for us, has a lovely patio also.)

What you need: a car, a Driver & Navigator, a smartphone or tablet for the Richta GPS Competitor App, a clipboard & calculator, pencils & paper, and a flashlight or map light to read route instructions after sundown—and an inclination to take an evening drive.

What you don’t need: Special rally lights on your vehicle. (Your OEM headlights should do just fine.)

Entry fee: $20.00 per team for SCCA Members, $35.00 per team for Non-members.

Other really good things to know–timing and scoring: Tulips by Night 2023 is a TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) event at which you will be timed at several locations along the rally route. We will use the Richta Rally GPS Checkpoint System for timing and scoring. To compete, each participating team will need a smartphone or tablet with active data cellular service (no airplane mode and no wi-fi only devices!) with the Richta Competitor App installed. The app will report your arrival time and leg score to your cellphone or tablet moments after you pass each GPS checkpoint location. For more information about the Richta GPS system visit https://richtarally.com. Also, the SCCA Detroit Region’s rally page has an excellent summary of the Richta system, especially its Competitor App, which you will use. Visit http://drscca.org/rally/using-the-richta-competitor-app. Visiting it is worth your time.

About the St. Louis Region, SCCA: The SCCA’s St. Louis Region, with some 600 members, offers Road Racing, Performance Driving Experience (PDE), RallyCross, RoadRally, Solo (autocross), and Street Survival School programs to educate and provide safe environments for individuals to enjoy their street-legal (daily driver) cars and purpose-built racecars. The region is home to more than 80 national champions and has been recognized three times by the Sports Car Club of America as the Region of the Year in its member category. In 2023, the region will host an “SCCA Majors” road-racing weekend and multiple Solo and RallyCross regional events. To learn more about the St. Louis Region, visit www.stlscca.org.

Event requirements

The standard SCCA rules regarding road-rally registration will be observed (e.g., proof of valid drivers license and current auto insurance, vehicle inspection [self-inspection by the rally team], signing of SCCA waiver/release forms, including confirmation of valid SCCA Annual Minor Waivers for Minors).

Waivers: All participants will be required to read and sign the standard SCCA waiver before being allowed to participate in this event. The signing of the SCCA’s “Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement” is a pre-condition to participating in any SCCA event. Any adult, age 18 or older, must sign the waiver.

Minor Participants: A Minor taking part in an SCCA event, including this event, as a competitor, on-track participant, or volunteer or worker with access to restricted (hot) areas must have an Annual Minor Waiver on file for the calendar year.

The Age of Majority is 18 years except in Alabama and Nebraska, where it is, 19 and Mississippi, where it is 21.

The Annual Minor Waiver will be issued to the Minor by the SCCA National Office. For more information about this process, click on the following document and see the section “Minor Annual Waivers”: Digital Annual Waiver 12-01-2021.pdf.
