OR: AROO Rally School
2024-03-09 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | • Langers, Sherwood, OR, 21650 SW Langer Farms Pkwy, Sherwood, Oregon, 97140, United States
Kicking off their 2024 AROO Cup Series of Sunday road rallies, the Alfa-Romeo Owners of Oregon, starts with a Rally School on Sunday, March 9th. The School is free to attend, in person or by Zoom (link sent with registration).

As an intro, AROO is known throughout AROC (and the PNW) as one of the premier Rally Clubs in the USA. Starting with the Northwest Classic Car Challenge (originally the Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Car Rally), AROO has given hundreds of people the opportunity to have fun and compete in a Time-Speed- Distance (TSD) Rally. A few years ago, AROO actually started our own Rally School, followed by a “cup series” of four TSD rallies..

Ever wanted to know how to TSD Rally? Here’s your chance to learn!

The AROO Cup Series will be comprised of these four events:

Rally Cup #1: Sunday, March 10

Rally Cup #2: Sunday, April 7

Rally Cup #3: Sunday, May 5

Rally Cup #4: Sunday, June 30 (amended from earlier June date)

OR: AROO Cup Series - Rally #1
2024-03-10 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | MD
The 2024 AROO Cup Series of Sunday road rallies, by the Alfa-Romeo Owners of Oregon, started with a Rally School on Sunday, March 9th.

The AROO Cup Series will be comprised of these four events:

Rally Cup #1: Sunday, March 10

Rally Cup #2: Sunday, April 7

Rally Cup #3: Sunday, May 5

Rally Cup #4: Sunday, June 30 (amended from earlier June date)

NJ: NJ Highlands Coalition Spring Car Trek
2024-03-10 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | • Subaru World of Newton, Newton, NJ, 84 Hampton House Road, Newton, NJ, 07860, United States
Join the New Jersey Highlands Coalition for an educational driving tour through Sussex, Morris, and Passaic Counties to explore the history of the Ramapough Lenape in the northern Highlands.

Enjoy a drive through the Highlands Core Forest on the Spring Car Trek, 320 square miles of the most mature and least fragmented forest in the northern part of the state. The Trek will include Wanaque Reservoir and areas of historical importance to the Ramapough Lenape near Mahwah including ceremonial lands, the Green Valley Settlement, and a trading post.

Participants will check in at Subaru World of Newton between 10:00 and 10:45 to receive their tour packet and turn-by-turn directions before setting out in their personal vehicles to drive the route. The Trek will conclude at approximately 1:00 PM, with an option to meet fellow Trekkers for lunch at a local eatery.

Registration opens February 5th – Click Here to Sign Up!

IN: The Terry Davis Rally
2024-03-17 12:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | • Hardee’s, Covert Avenue, Evansville, IN, 4400 Covert Ave, Evansville, IN, 47714, United States
Join the SCCA Southern Indiana Region for our first point rally of the season, the Terry Davis Rally.

The starting point is the Hardee’s, with check-in at 12:30 PM and the entrant meeting 1:00ish. The first car is out shortly after the entrant meeting.

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 old. Minors (ages 12-17) present insurance issues. Feel free to call if you have questions about entering with a minor. Paul Dornburg 270-314-9069

Event Requirements

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

Pre-event registration is required. We will not be doing registration on-site. Drivers register first, and then the Navigator registers.

Please do not bring someone who has not registered to the rally! Guests should use the SpeedWaiver process during registration.

CA: Cal Club First Friday Niter Social Roadrally
2024-04-05 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—the month of fools. And that means Larry Scholnick is the Rallymaster for the April First Friday Niter, sanctioned by the Santa Monica Sports Car Club and the SCCA, Cal Club Region! Larry is fooling us by having a trapless rally—yes, it is a tour! There are two lettered instructions that have you change speed at each “something.” All checkpoints are listed in the route instructions.

The rally finishes at IHOP, 39176 10th St W. Palmdale.

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 leg. The app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone. Go to the App Store, Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/. There is no need for additional timing equipment or clocks – your Official Time shows in the app!

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

Please try to register online at MotorsportReg.com. If that doesn’t work for you, you can still register in person at the Bank of America start; we start at the rear lot. In-person registration opens at 7:00PM, with the first car out at 8:01PM; there is a beginner/Richta meeting at 7:40PM.

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

MA: New England Region Cape Cod Courageous Old Timers Regional GTA Road Rally
2024-04-06 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Holiday Inn, Hyannis, MA, 1127 Route 132, Hyannis, MA, 02601, United States

CA: Hernandez Hideaway Road Rally
2024-04-06 08:00 - 13:00 UTC | • Hernandez Hideaway Restaurant, Escondido, CA, 19320 Lake Dr, Escondido, CA, Escondido, CA, 92029, United States
Join the SCCA San Diego Region on Saturday, April 6th (yes, this is our rescheduled February 3rd rally) for a navigational TSD (time/speed/distance) Road Rally on public roads at assigned (legal) speeds. A score will be awarded based on your correct arrival time at checkpoints.

Our 75-mile route for Hernandez Hideaway Road Rally will start at Hernandez Hideaway Restaurant and then head into the twisty coastal roads of San Diego County, finishing at the Hernandez Hideaway Restaurant.

A beginner’s video will be shared online the week before the event. You will need paper, a pencil/pen, a watch or clock with a second hand, a stopwatch, and a clipboard. 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). The Driver’s meeting will be held on the morning of the event around 8:00 AM.

The cost is $30 per car and requires a street-legal vehicle, a Driver, and a Navigator. The Driver or Navigator must be an SCCA Member; Weekend Memberships are available for $20 during registration and can be used for credit toward a full SCCA Membership.

Results will be posted online. During the Hernandez Hideaway Road Rally, real-time results will be available through Scoreboard—Richta GPS, a free app.

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.

MINORS

A digital SCCA Minor Waiver must be provided for each minor (person under 18).

More info can be found here: https://www.scca.com/downloads/59650-digital-annual-waiver-instructions/download

OR: AROO Cup Series - Rally #2
2024-04-07 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | MD

NY: Green Grand Prix TSD RoadRally
2024-04-12 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, NY, 2790 County Route 16, Watkins Glen, NY, 14891, United States
WATKINS GLEN, NY – The Toyota Green Grand Prix, a showcase of motoring technology that aims for a cleaner environment.The single-day event will feature a fuel-efficiency competition for pre-registereddrivers of alternate-fueled vehicles, hybrids, and traditional gasoline-powered and diesel-powered vehicles. Individuals, colleges and universities, car clubs, and manufacturers are allinvited to participate.Entries in the rallies are now being accepted through the Toyota Green Grand Prix website atwww.greengrandprix.com.The diversity of the day’s activities emphasizes the breadth of the goals of the Green GrandPrix. “The mission of the Toyota Green Grand Prix is educational, to promote innovation insustainable transportation technologies,” said Bob Gillespie, chairman of the Green Grand PrixCorp., a non-profit organization. “We are proud that our event, in its twelthth year, attracts students from universities, colleges and high schools. We want the Green Grand Prix to be a means of encouraging technology students to stay in the Northeast to help move our region to become a center for clean energy.”The Toyota Green Grand Prix’s rallies, sanctioned by the SCCA, offer the challenges and excitement of driving on the race track and on open roads.

The day’s first event will be the Doris Bovee Memorial Road Rally. This is a Time-Speed-Distance event held on scenic Finger Lakes Region public roads. 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 competition categories for all generations of Toyota Prius. A class for Exhibition category vehicles will also be included.

“The rallies will allow competitors to establish fuel economy records in various categories on this world-famous racing venue, now completely repaved,” Gillespie said.

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 SCCA at its inception. The rallies are sponsored by the Glen Region Sports Car Club of America 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.

NY: Mohawk Towpath Byway Road Rally
2024-04-14 09:00 - 14:00 UTC | • Historic Grooms Tavern, Rexford, NY, 290 Sugar Hill Rd, Rexford, NY, 12148, United States
Join us for a fun 60± mile adventure and discover the stories behind the Byway, the waterway west, the Erie Canal, and the role our communities played in the country’s westward expansion.

The Mohawk Towpath Byway Road Rally is sponsored by the Friends of the Mohawk Towpath Byway and the Mohawk-Hudson Region Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). All are welcome.

When? Sunday, April 14, 2024

9:00 AM Registration9:50 AM Driver/Navigator Meeting10:00 AM First car off1:00 PM Light lunch social and awards

Where? Start from the Historic Grooms Tavern, Rexford, NYWho? All are welcome. At least one person in each vehicle must be an SCCA Member. SCCA Weekend Memberships are available for an additional $15.How much? $25 per team or vehicleAdditional info:Teams will need the following:

Camera with digital display

Internet access

GPS unit

or a smartphone/tablet with these capabilities

Three hours of fun in three Capital District counties searching for canal sites as we celebrate 200 years of the Erie Canal. Discover this amazing engineering feat that made New York the Empire State.

WI: Spring Scamper RoadRally
2024-04-14 10:30 - 17:30 UTC | • Hometown USA Community Park, Verona, WI, 531 E Verona Ave, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Milwaukee Region SCCA will host the 2024 Spring Scamper car rally on Sunday, April 7th. You’re invited to join us for this new 100+ mile, 4+ hour rally around Madison, WI. No prior rally experience is necessary, and any type of street-legal car is welcome. You do not have to be a member of SCCA to participate.

Rallymaster Jim Crittenden has designed a rally course that will take you on a scenic tour of the country roads south of Madison. This is not a race; it’s a game of precision driving where you’ll be challenged to arrive at each checkpoint at exactly the right time. Penalty points are assigned for being too fast or too slow. Trophies will be awarded to the teams with the best performances. There are no unpaved roads on the course.

You’ll need a rally partner (Driver and Navigator) and a smartphone. The entry fee is $20 per person; two people are required in each car. Pre-registration is required; no walk-ins on the day of the event. This is a charity fundraiser for the Dane County Humane Society. This organization finds ‘furever’ homes for thousands of animals every year as well as providing emergency animal care for a variety of animals, including dogs, cats, birds, and other wildlife. Your entry fee will help support their efforts. Click here for more information about DCHS.

We’ll be using the Competitor—Richta GPS Checkpoint app system. The Richta GPS Checkpoint app will run on your smartphone, 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 to run this rally.

Classes for Spring Scamper:

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. No apps that continually report how early or late you are. Use speedometer to judge speed.

Calculating – May use a device or an app to calculate earliness or lateness, but rally computers are not allowed. Cars using Rabbit Rally app or Richta Simple Rally Computer app must run in Calculating Class.

Rally check-in opens at 10:30 AM. 1st car starts at 12:01 PM.

1st car finishes at 4:30 PM at the Stone Porch Ale House, Verona, WI.

Grab a partner and that car you love to drive and come celebrate Spring with us on Sunday, April 7th, in Madison. Online registration is now open at msreg.com/scamper2024. Pre-registration is required. A flyer with further details is attached. We look forward to seeing you.

WI: Spring Classic RoadRally
2024-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Ptacek’s IGA – Prescott, WI, 1005 Eagle Ridge Drive, Prescott, WI, 54021, United States

OR: CSCC April Fool's Rally
2024-04-20 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | • Lowe’s – Milwaukie, OR, 13631 SE Johnson Rd, Milwaukie, OR, 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. 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 next event in the Cascade Geargrinders 2024 Saturday Road Rally Series is on April 20. The April rally is the second of six in the Series. Teams who run three or more of the six rallies are eligible for Series Awards.

Schedule:Friday, April 19 Q&A Zoom meeting: 7pmSaturday, April 20 First team starts: 10:01 am First team arrives at finish (approx.): 1:30 pm Winners announced and prizes awarded soon after last team finishes Results emailed: Saturday evening or Sunday Entry fee: $25 per team for CSCC members (either driver or navigator is a Cascade member) $35 per team for non-members 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 (app is free).

Start location: Milwaukie Lowe’sFinish location: Estacada, OR

More information, check for updates. Cascade Geargrinders

Event requirements

These events are conducted in accordance with Cascade Sports Car Club’s Road Rally Rules.

Online registration is required. Day-of-event on-site registration is not available.

All communication about the rally occurs via email. Watch for emails and respond promptly.

After completing online registration by the Wednesday midnight deadline, you will receive instructions to complete the virtual check-in on Thursday. You must register your assigned car number in the Competitor — Richta GPS Checkpoints, e-sign the required event insurance waivers, and confirm your team’s registration information.After you complete these check-in steps, you will receive the route instructions on Friday. You need to print them. On Friday at 7 pm attend a Zoom Q&A meeting. Take advantage of the Q&A meeting to ask questions.

On Saturday morning, leave the start by your assigned out time. Follow the route instructions to the end. Soon after all teams finish the rally, winners will be announced, and prizes will be awarded at the ending location. Results will be emailed on Saturday evening or Sunday.

IN: Dogwood Daze II Tour Rally
2024-04-27 13:00 - 18:00 UTC | • BP/McDonald’s – Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis, 4906 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46221, United States
Dogwood Daze II is a time speed distance rally designed specifically for beginners but fun for non-beginners too. This Tour-style rally uses the Competitor – Richta GPS Competitor App for timing. No tricky route instructions – just follow the instructions given to you. At each restart point you will re-zero your trip odometer and leave at the beginning of the next minute. After you leave the restart point, the App will tell you when you started. Simply drive a few miles per hour above the speed given in the instructions, or you can add the leg time given in your route instructions to the app restart time, and you will know the exact time you need to arrive at the next instruction. It is quite possible for Novices to score well, And if you just want a nice drive in the country that ends with food and comradeship, this event provides that as well.

Schedule:

1:00-1:30 P.M Check-in (Waivers and Weekend Member forms will be available)

1:45 P.M. Mandatory Safety Meeting

2:00 P.M + Car Number Start of Rally

5:00 P.M + Car Number Should arrive at the endpoint

Items Needed:

Street legal car

Two people in the car (driver and navigator)

Pen/pencil/highlighter

Clipboard

Dedicated cell phone or GPS-enabled tablet for checkpoint scoring

Odometer/GPS or some other way to calculate your mileage

Calculator might be helpful

IL: St. Louis Region RoadRally School #1
2024-04-27 14:30 - 19:00 UTC | • Sunset Overlook, Columbia, IL, 11604 Bluff Rd, Columbia, IL, 62236, United States
St. Louis Region Rally School #1

Saturday, April 27

Description: Rally School #1 is the first event of the St. Louis Region’s 2024 five-event Novice Series, which will introduce teams to the basic conventions of SCCA rallying. The series is open to new teams and returning or occasional teams seeking to refresh their rally skills. Each school event will focus on a particular aspect of road rallying, building on the preceding event. Teams may run all five events or only those that suit their schedules.

The five events of the series are April 27, June 1, June 29, July 27, and August 24. Registration for each event normally opens three weeks before the event’s date.

Start and finish: Sunset Overlook, 11604 Bluff Road, Columbia, Ill.

Size of the field: We are limiting each field to 20 teams.

Registration: Pre-event registration is only available at MotorsportReg.com. Entries for STL Rally School #1 are accepted on a first-come basis. Registration closes Wednesday, April 24, at 11:59 p.m.

April 27 check-in: 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. at Sunset Overlook.

Rally school and safety meeting: 3:15 p.m.

First car departs the start: 4:01 p.m.

First car arrives at the finish: approximately 6:01 p.m.

What you need:

A vehicle

A driver and navigator

A smartphone or tablet with the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoint app installed (this app, free from Google Play or Apple’s App Store, is our timing and scoring system–see timing and scoring note below for more details)

A clipboard and calculator, pencils and paper

Entry fee: $25.00 per team for SCCA teams and $45.00 per team for non-member teams. An SCCA team is defined as a team in which at least one participant is an SCCA member. The $45.00 entry fee for a non-member team includes a $20.00 SCCA Weekend Membership for the team’s “primary entrant,” i.e., the member who pays the entry fee. The other member of a non-SCCA team will receive a free SCCA Trial Membership (as will any non-SCCA member of an SCCA team).

Information: J. Thomas vonHatten, Rallymaster, 314-715-1398, tom.vonhatten@gmail.com

Good things to know: As indicated above, we will use the Checkpoint – Richta GPS Checkpoint app for timing and scoring. To compete, each participating team must have a smartphone or tablet with active data cellular service (no airplane mode and no Wi-Fi-only devices) and 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. To download the app, search for “Competitor Richta” or “Richta GPS Competitor App” at Google Play or Apple’s App Store. For more information about the Richta GPS system, visit https://richtarally.com.

The SCCA Detroit Region’s rally page has an excellent summary of the Richta system, especially its Competitor App. Visit http://drscca.org/rally/using-the-richta-competitor-app. 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 four times by the Sports Car Club of America as the Region of the Year in its member category. To learn more about the St. Louis Region, visit www.stlscca.org.

Event Requirements

Rules and Waivers:

The standard SCCA rules regarding road rallies will be observed. To wit: proof of valid driver’s license and current auto insurance, vehicle inspection (self-inspection by the rally team), and signing of applicable SCCA forms.

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 “Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement” is a precondition to participating in any SCCA event. Any adult 18 or older must sign the waiver.

Minor Participants: A Minor taking part in this event must have an Annual Minor Waiver on file with the SCCA for the current calendar year, i.e., 2024.

The Age of Majority is 18 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.

Before obtaining an “Annual Waiver Minor” for a child, non-member parents/guardians, as well as the Minor in question, must obtain an SCCA Guest Account.

1. Log onto scca.com.

2. Click “Join/Renew” in the information bar at the top of the page.

3. Click on “Create a Guest Account.”

4. Click on “I don’t have a Member ID.”

5. Complete the required information.

Once you, as parents or guardians, have received your Guest Accounts, you can begin the process of acquiring an Annual Minor Waiver for your child. See again the document noted above: Digital Annual Waiver 12-01-2021.pdf.

Do not wait until the last minute to obtain an Annual Minor Waiver for your Minor child/participant. SCCA staff are normally not available after regular business hours or on weekends, so a last-minute Waiver request cannot be processed before the start of this road rally. Without a valid waiver, your Minor will not be allowed to participate.

Finally, please read carefully:

If you are registering for the first time and paying for the event entry, choose Option 1 on the order form and follow the prompts.

If you are registering as a co-entrant and your partner has already registered, choose Option 2 on the order form.

NJ: Second Hand Roads Divisional and Regional Tour Rally
2024-04-28 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Subaru World of Hackettstown, NJ, 364 Route 46 West, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840, United States
Second Hand Roads is a 75-mile straight-forward Tour Rally with easy-to-follow instructions. The event will start at Subaru World of Hackettstown and end in Long Valley, NJ. The rally is designed so that newcomers to the sport can easily complete the course, with all turn instructions supported by official mileage and associated Car Zero ‘Key Times.’

Participants will check in at Subaru World of Hackettstown at 10:00 AM and receive their Route Instructions, which include turn-by-turn directions, at 10:45 AM before setting out in their personal vehicles to drive the route. The rally will conclude at approximately 3:30 p.m.

This is a “Tour” rally, and there are no traps or tricks—drive, enjoy the great roads and marvelous scenery, and try to arrive at each checkpoint at precisely the right time. Checkpoints will be set up to monitor how well you follow the assigned average speeds. Awards will be presented to the teams that best arrive at the checkpoints at the proper times. This rally is designed especially for people with little or no rally experience.

A Divisional rally will be offered for those wishing to compete for SCCA National RoadRally Series points. For those looking to enjoy an afternoon of friendly competition, the Regional event is for you.

The Competitor – Richta GPS checkpoint system 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.

General Instructions and details about the Richta GPS Checkpoints will be emailed to all registered contestants one week before the event.

Registration is Open Now!

BC: Hagerty Spring Thaw
2024-05-03 00:00 - 2024-05-05 23:59 (America/Chicago) | • Merritt City Hall, Merritt, BC, 2185 Voght Street, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8, Canada
The Hagerty Spring Thaw is a budget-minded driving adventure through British Columbia for pre-1979 and earlier touring and sports cars, with exceptions for select newer cars per car (see the FAQ section for the Delorean Rule. This un-scored, non-competitive event takes place entirely within the province of British Columbia and consists of approximately 1200km of driving over three days. The Spring Thaw is organized by Squamish Classic Car Adventures using straightforward route instructions. Each entrant must read the Supplementary Regulations, which contain all the details and ‘rules’ for the event, before completing the Entry Form.

The Hagerty Spring Thaw will start on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, and finish on Sunday, May 5th, 2024. To ensure an “adventure,” the route will remain secret until competitors receive their entry packages at registration. Way-finding instructions will be detailed and clear and will not require any calculations or rally knowledge. The event consists of 100% paved roads with some mountainous terrain, and driving is scheduled during daylight hours. Car wash facilities are available at each overnight stop, though our definition of ‘facilities’ is rather loose. The coin-op down the road may suffice!

Vehicle Acceptance

The Hagerty Spring Thaw Adventure is open to sport, touring and classic cars from 1979 and earlier. Sorry, no motorcycles on this event. All vehicles attending the Hagerty Spring Thaw are expected to meet legal roadworthiness standards at an absolute minimum. Generally guests should ensure their vehicles are ready for a long weekend of driving through back-country and winding roads, keeping in mind that short jaunts around town may not fully prepare your vehicle for long hours of remote highways.

The Delorean Rule

Vehicles made after 1979 are considered on a case-by-case basis, under a rule we call “The Delorean Rule”. If you think your post-1979 car fits within the spirit of our events, simply enter as per normal and ensure we have some photos and background story on the car.

Important Changes From Previous Years:

Entrants for 2024 will be required to know how many Kilometers/miles their car goes on a tank of fuel, and how much supplementary fuel you will need if you cannot travel 325km on a full tank.

RReNews Note: At posting, we don’t have the starting hotel location, so we use a City Hall for the town.

CA: Cal Club First Friday Niter Social Roadrally
2024-05-03 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | • Bank of America – Mission Hills, SMSCC FFN Start, 10300 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA, 91345, United States
It’s May, so it’s finally time to run the postponed February FFN! The rally will run primarily in and around the Rye Canyon industrial park in Santa Clarita (near Magic Mountain). Jeanne English is the Rallymaster, and she likes traps, so there will be some. They are all based upon WOF (whichever occurs first) instructions. That means there are no onto, FLR, spelling, or any other kind of trap except for the WOF instructions. There will even be a special help page for beginners, which Larry Scholnick will explain at the Beginner’s Meeting. Jeanne suggests reading the definition of WOF in the SMSCC general instructions.

The rally finishes at Toppers Pizza Place, 23710 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, 661-222-7888 (at the corner of Valencia and Magic Mtn).

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 leg. The app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone. Go to the App Store, Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/. There is no need for additional timing equipment or clocks – your Official Time shows in the app!

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/FFN052024. If that doesn’t work for you, you can still register in person at the Bank of America start; we start at the rear lot. In-person registration opens at 7:00PM, with the first car out at 8:01PM; there is a beginner/Richta meeting at 7:40PM.

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

Is your usual rally partner not available for this FFN? Let Jeanne know, and she will attempt (with no guarantees) to match you up with another single.

NJ: Sand Mines Road Rally
2024-05-04 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | • Ciocca Corvette Agency, Atlantic City, NJ, 430 N. Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
The South Jersey Region of the Sports Car Club of America cordially invites you to join our fellow car enthusiasts for our South Jersey Sand Mines Road Rally. The rally starts at Ciocca Corvette in Atlantic City, NJ, on May 4, 2024, with a check-in time of 9:00 AM. The rally will be about a 4-hour 80-mile drive on all paved back roads through sparsely populated southern NJ, finishing at the Finish Line Pub at New Jersey Motorsports Park. As Driver and Navigator, you and your teammate will follow written route instructions at assigned average speeds. Average speeds are always at or below the speed limit for the road. You will have your time of arrival at each checkpoint recorded. The goal is to arrive at each checkpoint precisely on time. Penalty points are given equally for arriving too early (too fast) or too late (too slow). Awards will be presented in eligible classes at the finish of about 3 PM.

No prior rally experience is necessary. This rally is designed to be accessible for teams new to the sport while still being a challenge for experienced teams. There are no tricky instructions. There is a 50-car/small truck limit to the number of entries.

The rally will use a smartphone app to time the contestants’ arrival at the checkpoints. The app uses GPS information from your phone to record your arrival time and will, within a tenth of a second, tell you how early or late you arrived. The app will also display your total score as you progress through the checkpoints. All contestants must have a cell phone with them for the rally. Cell phone signal strength is not an issue since you will download all the data needed to your phone prior to the rally. The app is free to download. Go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search Richta. Download the Richta competitor app.

You only need the following things:

Any 4-wheeled street-legal and insured car or small truck.

A team of two people consisting of a Driver and Navigator.

Driver must possess a current driver’s license.

Pay the entry fee of $30 per car ($15.00 per person). All cars with an SCCA member on the team will only pay $30 per car to enter. Cars with no SCCA members must pay an additional $15 for SCCA Weekend Membership and be covered by our club insurance.

The rally starts at Ciocca Corvette (430 N Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401). Check-in for the event day begins at 9:00 AM, Contestants meet at 10 AM, and the Rally begins at 10:30 AM.

The rally finishes at the Finish Line Pub (NJMP, 8000 Dividing Creek Rd, Millville, NJ 08332). The first car should finish around 2:00 PM, and the trophy presentation will be about 3:00 PM.

Select a Class as described below: Newbies should enter Stock

Stock: There is no limit on road rally calculating equipment, but your mileage must be measured by the vehicle’s stock odometer located in its’ stock position.

Open: No limit on your road rally equipment; trophy eligible at 5 cars entering this class.

For more information contact Jim Wakemen or checkout the registration page by clicking here.

• WI: Milwaukee Badger Burrow 2024 Divisional Tour Rally
2024-05-04 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | • Meyer Oak Grove Park, Sauk City, WI, 780 Phillips Blvd, Sauk City, WI, 53583, United States
Milwaukee Region SCCA invites you to come run the annual Badger Burrow Tour Rally, on Sunday May 4. The event is a brisk run through Wisconsin’s Driftless Area’s beautiful hills and valleys, mostly in Sauk County. Expect lots of interesting roads with lots of hills and curves. Many say these are among the best rally roads in the country.

We will be using the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoints automatic timing and scoring system. Contestants are expected to provide an Android or Apple smartphone capable of running this app. The Richta app times you into the hidden controls and automatically provides you with a running score. Expect more than 60 timed controls over the approximately 100-mile course. Contestants can relax and tell rally tales during the 2 breaks in the 5-hour event. We hope to see you there.

The rally will start at Meyer Oak Grove Park and end at Prairie House Food and Spirits, 1920 Prairie St, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

Schedule: Check-in opens: 9:00 AMFirst Car Off: 11:01 AM First Car Finished: about 4:15 PMCost: $55.00/car; a minimum of 2 people per car is required.($15 discount if a least 1 person is an SCCA member)Pre-registration is required for this event at www.msreg.com/bbrally24

Don’t delay, register today!

FL: May the 4th Be With You Road Rally
2024-05-04 09:30 - 14:00 UTC | • Dunkin Donuts, Bartram Park, Jacksonville, FL, 12709 Bartram Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL, 32258, United States
We are excited to announce our latest road rally event for the greater Jacksonville area with a Star Wars theme! Each car will drive on paved public roads using a set of predefined route instructions through various checkpoints using the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoints app. Participants will be scored based on their arrival time at each defined checkpoint. We will start at a fast food restaurant in southern Jacksonville where cars will depart one minute apart. The finish will be a sit down restaurant, technically in Ponte Vedra Beach, where scoring, awards, and lunch will be available (you are responsible for purchasing your own food, we encourage everyone to eat and support the location).

Are you new to road rallies or unsure what this is all about? Check out this (somewhat lengthy but humorous) video explanation.

Any car is allowed, such that it meets all Florida state laws and is insured to meet the state’s minimum requirements. A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance will be required at on-site registration. Each car is allowed as many people as there are seatbelts in the vehicle, but each car is suggested to have at least two people: a Driver and a Navigator. There will be a starting location, five (5) unmanned checkpoints, followed by a sixth checkpoint at the finishing location. Team numbers will be assigned but the starting order will be determined randomly.

Three classes for this rally are available: Stock, Limited, and Seat of Your Pants. Visit https://www.scca.com/pages/roadrally-rules for official class descriptions and rules. Below are some examples of the types of setups used in each class.

Stock: Using your vehicle’s stock trip/odometer, smartphone as a calculator, and a stopwatch (perhaps the same or another smartphone). This is the most common class and recommended for novices.

Limited: Using the car’s built-in navigation system to show distance traveled, a 3rd party GPS tracking system via mobile app (i.e. Richta Odometer, Maps, or an Odometer/Trip app), as long as that information isn’t transferable to the calculating device (i.e. can’t be the same smartphone running the app and calculations).

SOP: Just your odometer, pens/pencils, stopwatch, and gut instincts. No calculator of any kind.

Online registration for the driver and navigator is required. To register and for more information, click here!

Starting Location: Dunkin’ Donuts Finishing Location: Fionn MacCool’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (145 Hilden Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081)Registration Fee: $30 for SCCA members, $50 for non-SCCA members (includes an SCCA Weekend Membership)Estimated Duration: 88 miles, just over 2hrs in duration, breaks are allowed along the way at your leisure. Required Equipment: Dedicated smart phone with Richta app, cannot be used while the rally is active. Download at https://richtarally.com/ Recommended Equipment: Clipboard, pencils/pens, highlighters, stopwatches (smartphone ok), calculator, secondary (and/or 3rd) smartphone

MI: Detroit Region Twilight Tour Divisional RoadRally
2024-05-04 10:30 - 20:30 UTC | • Valiant Bar and Grill, Chelsea, MI, 1120 South Main Street, Chelsea, MI, 48118, United States
The Detroit Region SCCA is back with its Twilight Tour Divisional RoadRally on Saturday, May 4th. The rally covers ±180 miles of mostly unpaved roads in Washtenaw, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe counties. Rallymaster Bruce Fisher will take you on this straightforward time-speed-distance (TSD) Tour Rally, which means no traps.

All controls will be GPS passage and use the Competitor Richata GPS app.

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

Points will count toward the Detroit, Great Lakes Divisional, and the National SCCA RoadRally Championships.

Entry fees are $55 for SCCA Members and $20 per Weekend Memberships. Classes will be Equipped, Limited, GPS, Stock and Novice.

Registration and more information may be found on MotorsportReg.

OR: AROO Cup Series - Rally #3
2024-05-05 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | MD

MD: Get the Dust-Off Rallye XXXV
2024-05-05 09:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | • DeJon Vineyard, 5300 Hydes Rd, Hydes, MD, 21082, United States
The 35th Annual Get the Dust-Off Rallye will be held on Sunday, May 5th, 2024, sanctioned by the MG’s of Baltimore, and is dedicated to the memory of Richard W Murphy. It will start and finish at Dejon Vineyards! This will be a GTA (Game, Tour, Adventure) style rallye of approximately 60 competitive miles. Our 2024 Get the Dust-Off Rallye will have no unpaved sections.

CLASSES: All vehicles are welcome. Classes will be provided for Historic vehicles up to 1981 and modern vehicles 1982 and later. Awards will be based on the number of entrants per class.

START & FINISH: Dejon Vineyards. Bring along your picnic basket lunch and tailgating supplies. A food truck will be available on site. Wine tasting will be provided for entrants (MGOB hand stamp required).

REGISTRATION: Opens at 9:00 AM. The Drivers’ Meeting at 9:45 AM, and the first car is off at 10:01 AM. Please plan to arrive early. Registration fees are $25 per car, with a $5 discount for early registration by April 19th.

All vehicles must have at least 2 people. If a minor (less than 18 years old) is to participate, you must contact us in advance to secure a Minor Release form, which requires the signature of both parents.

Contact Rallymaster Eric Salminen for registration information, or head to our website!

WA: Raindrop Rally 2024 – Rally in the Valleys
2024-05-05 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | • Big Rock Park, Duvall, WA, 26410 NE 140th St, Duvall, WA, 98019, United States
Raindrop 2024—Rally in the Valleys will start at the “big rock” in Duval. It will be a leisurely paced Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally along some of the rivers and their valleys that make up the northeast corner of the Seattle area. Some great driving roads have views, twisty bits, and urban obstacles that are entertaining/challenging for the driver and navigator alike.

Entrants receive instructions with specific, clear directions at speeds at or below legal limits, with specific times to start each section at one-minute intervals. Raindrop is a “closed control” (passage control) format where cars do not stop at checkpoints. The goal is to pass each checkpoint in the correct second, and the car with the fewest points wins.

Registration will be online only, there is no onsite registration road rally morning.

First Car Out: 10:00 AM

Finish Location: Pat’s Thai Shabu, Stanwood, WA. Arrival approximately 4 PM.

Classes: Unlimited, Equipped, Seat-Of-Pants, and Novice. (See clarifications in Supplemental General Instructions)

General Instructions: Raindrop will use the Rainier Auto Sports Club Touring General Instructions (PDF format) available in Rally Reference and Supplemental Generals specific to this event. Please be familiar with the definitions of your selected class. Supplemental Instructions may change at any time until the provisional start order is posted.

Scoring: Raindrop will utilize Competitor-Richta GPS Checkpoints for scoring. To be scored, you must use your own Android or iOS device and load the Richta Competitor app. For an overview, see the NWRC Introduction to Richta Competitor App (PDF).

Car numbers will be assigned and the Richta Competitor event password will be e-mailed to all entrants. You can set up your Richta Checkpoints app after you receive the event password.

Questions about Richta usage on this event can be directed to rain23scoring@rainierautosports.com.

WI: Escape To Wisconsin Road Rally
2024-05-11 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Ptacek’s IGA – Prescott, WI, 1005 Eagle Ridge Drive, Prescott, WI, 54021, United States

MI: Detroit Region Road Rally School
2024-05-11 11:30 - 17:30 UTC | • Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill – South Lyon, MI, 21775 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, MI, 48178, United States
The Detroit Region SCCA (DRSCCA) is excited to announce the return of Road Rally School! All are welcome regardless of experience level: if you’re interested in Road Rally and unsure where to start, have competed in some events and want to improve your scores, or want to try out a new kind of motorsports competition!

Taught by 2020 Stock Class National Champions Sawyer Stone and Alison Lee, Rally School will consist of “classroom” portions where you’ll walk through all of the terms, rally sections, and how-to of following instructions and keeping time to achieve low scores in Road Rally. In addition, you’ll put these new skills to the test over two rally sections where you’ll encounter everything you may run into in a Road Rally. Our goal is to give you the skills and confidence to be competitive in DRSCCA Road Rally events.

What You Need:

A Teammate: Road Rally is a team sport! Teams consist of a Driver and a Navigator. No teammate? Let us know; we can pair you up with someone

A Car: Any road-legal car is allowed. Most of the roads you’ll drive are unpaved backroads around South Lyon, but ordinary passenger cars will be just fine

A SmartPhone: Nearly all checkpoints in Road Rallies are set up via GPS. You’ll need the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoint app to test out your new skills

Pen, Paper, and Calculator: Road Rally has some math and some notes. A basic 4-function or cell phone calculator can do everything you need, but it should be a phone that won’t be used for the Competitor App.

Look for the Competitor Richta GPS Checkpoints app on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store or click on the appropriate link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.richta.cpa2&hl=en_UShttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-richta-checkpoint/id1448298019 Prior to the rally, all the checkpoint information (locations by Latitude and Longitude and the correct arrival times) is loaded onto the internet by the Rally Master. People who register for the rally are given a car number and the password for the app. Each Rally Team then goes to the site and downloads the information for their car. The contestants will NOT be able to view Rally Master information. During the rally, when each car reaches a checkpoint, the contestant’s device will signal a checkpoint has been reached with a “bing-bong” sound. The device will then display your time entered and your score and say “early” or “late.” Your total score for the rally to that point will also be displayed.

Visit the Richta app information page at http://drscca.org/rally/using-the-richta-competitor-app/ to learn more about how the app works and how to use it.

Where: Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill

When: Saturday, May 11th, Class Start 1130A and Finish 530P

Registration:

$20 per person

Online entries only via MotorsportReg

+$20 if neither the Driver or the Navigator is an SCCA member, one of you must purchase a weekend membership ($15 of this may be used as a discount toward a full SCCA membership).

KY: Miles for Memories Road Rally
2024-05-11 12:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | • High Performance Computer Services, Ashland, KY, 24 Greenup Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101, United States
The Miles for Memories Road Rally, supporting the Alzheimer’s Association, is organized by the River Cities Region, Sports Car Club of America.

Start location: High Performance Computer Services, 12:30 PM

1:15 PM – Rally School and Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoints Orientation

2:00 PM – First Car Out

There is no ‘registration fee’ – Teams are only asked to make a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association via this event link! http://act.alz.org/goto/RCRMilesforMemories

CA: Ron Dunlop Memorial Charity Cruise
2024-05-18 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Dink’s Deli and Bakery, Santa Clarita, CA, 28170 Newhall Ranch Rd, Santa Clarita, CA, 91355, United States
The object of Ron Dunlop Memorial Charity Cruise is to enjoy driving sweeping, beautiful, challenging, paved back roads at legal speeds while raising money for one of our favorite charities. All net proceeds (over $20 per car) will be donated to the Loma Linda University Medical Center, the group that took such good care of Ron. There is no need for advanced math and no riddles, compasses, maps, or gimmicks. We will rain or shine on May 18, 2024.

This is an SCCA Cal Club-sanctioned Regional “Trek” format cruise event sponsored by the Into the Night Rally Team. It’s a non-competitive, untimed driving event. You can run alone or with as many passengers as your vehicle has working seat belts.

The “Trek” format is a “follow-the-leader” type cruise event. There will be a lead car, and we’ll all basically just stay in the queue behind them. Just follow the car in front of you and enjoy the roads. We will hand out a brief, written course description at the Start to help you stay with the route if you decide to stop or whatever. You can stop anywhere for any reason: a break, sightseeing, photos, etc.

Regarding photos, this event will go through the heart of the southern California wildflower area. With the rains we’ve been having, it should be a super bloom and should still be going strong on rally day. We have found an especially scenic spot on the course in this area, and we will have a professional photographer there to get some high-res pictures of you and your car surrounded by the wildflowers. We’ll then send each of you your photos after the event!

This event has been designed to be extremely EV-friendly. Charging stations are near both the Start and Finish.

Please register online at MotorsportsReg.com. Registration is $30 per car. All net proceeds (over $20 per car) will be donated to the Loma Linda University Medical Center, the group that took such good care of Ron. (NOTE: 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.)

Registration opens at 10 AM, but feel free to come earlier. Dink’s Deli makes its bagels on-site daily, and they are mighty good. There’s also a Starbucks and a Jamba Juice literally next door. Come early for some socializing, tall tales, and tire-kicking. The finish will be at the Black Bear Diner in Palmdale.

This driving portion of the event lasts about 2 hours and covers about 90 miles of our favorite roads. The Cruisemaster is Paul McGaffey.

More Info can be found at www.itnrally.org and on the Ron Dunlop Memorial Charity Cruise Facebook page at Log in or sign up to view. For any questions or more detailed information, contact Paul at selmer6@gmail.com, or call or text 310 350 1360.

RReNews Note: Ron Dunlop, for whom this Memorial Cruise is in honor, has a lovely Last Checkpoint tribute written for him by Paul in 2022. You may view it here.

DC: Tidewater Tango RoadRally
2024-05-18 00:00 - 23:59 UTC | • Dominion Raceway and Entertainment, Woodford, VA, 6501 Dominion Raceway Avenue, Woodford, VA, 22580, United States
Please join the Washington DC Region, SCCA, for our 2024 Spring GTA Rally, Tidewater Tango!

This event was moved to a new date of Saturday, July 27th.

Get ready to rev your engines and embark on an unforgettable adventure through the picturesque Tidewater region of Virginia! Join us on Saturday, July 27th, for an exhilarating Rally Trek, where you’ll navigate scenic routes & discover hidden gems with fellow enthusiasts. Along the way, indulge in a mouthwatering lunch at Small Town Burger in Kilmarnock, Virginia, explore the fascinating exhibits at the Gwynn Island Museum, and cap off your journey with a celebration at Triple V Farms in Heathsville, Va. Whether you’re a seasoned Rally Trekker or a first-time participant, this event promises excitement, camaraderie, and the thrill of exploration. Buckle up and prepare to experience the charm and beauty of Virginia’s Tidewater Region like never before!

About 150 miles will be covered in the 5-hour tour.

If you would like to explore the area before, there are plenty of great places to dine and several hotels in the immediate area of the starting point at Dominion Raceway.

Rain or shine, we roll out on the adventure at 9 AM.

Read the rules here: Road Rally Supps (rules).

During the driving portions of the rally, each car must have a Regular Member or at least one Weekend Member in it.
