Rallymasters Kasey Klaus and Torm Kelsey Green delivered a great Saturday Rally on June 12 using roads less traveled. It was a tour-style rally, meaning it included no route following challenges (tricks and traps). The drive was about 100 miles from the start in northwest Portland to the ending location at the famous Helvetia Tavern near Hillsboro. It took a bit over 3 1/2 hours to complete the event, including a mid-rally break in North Plains.
The event had 31 timed checkpoints, the most scored legs of any event yet this season, which kept teams focused on staying on time all the time. Participants seemed to enjoy the more frequent feedback. (Shorter legs, lower leg scores.)
The twisty, hill climbing and hill descending parts of the route traveled through lush moss-covered Pacific rain forest and through clear-cut with brief panoramic views across the valley. The route followed Skyline, then down Logie Trail to Hwy 30, up Newberry back to Skyline, down Rocky Point Road to Hwy 30, and up McNamee Road back to Skyline. Then, Springville, Kaiser, Germantown, Old Cornelius Pass, Phillips, Helvetia, West Union. Vineyards, orchards, fields of wheat. The entire rally route was fun to drive.
There were no “challenges,” but there was a challenge to overcome. The sections on Hwy 30 required teams to travel through traffic signals. For some teams the signals would be green – no delay. For others, the signals would be red, causing a delay of up to a minute. We didn’t want teams to try to pause along the highway then try to get back out in traffic at CAST, nor did we want to make some teams have to take a time allowance while other teams did not. So we gave them a set amount of time to complete the Hwy 30 section. Each time had seven minutes regardless of whether they had to stop at the signal. That strategy seemed to work. Everyone had the same amount of time to complete the Hwy 30 section, allowing time for red signals.
What the Rallymasters said:
As the rally was getting started, Kasey commented, “I’m feeling pretty good about this.” As they watched the Rallymaster Map showing the teams progressing through the route, she proclaimed, “This is FUN!!!!!” The rallymasters fielded a couple of calls from ralliers, but most everyone stayed on course.
It was fun watching a section of Skyline Boulevard where teams traveled east and then shortly wound around, so they were driving the same section but traveling west. The Rallymasters imagined the rally teams waved at each other, wondering, “Are they off course, or are we?”
What Ralliers said:
Thanks folks! We really enjoyed it. This was my favorite of them all so far. We really appreciated having lots of checkpoints. It gave us a lot of feedback. Great job on the route, and as always great job Victoria with all the electronic communication!
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Congratulations to the top finishers. First overall and first GPS is the team of Bob Morseburg and Cheri Eddy with a score of 35. Second overall and first SOP is the team of Marcus Gattman and Kerrie Steffenson with a score of 131. Third overall and second SOP is the team of Brian Anderson and Jamie Anderson with a score of 196.
First Novice was the team of Angelique and Kevin Ortega with a score of 198, just two more points than third overall. Third SOP was the team of Dave and Kathy Sacry with 202 points. Second Novice was John and Susan Lucas with a score of 233. Third Novice was Gene and John Connelly with a score of 270.
Second in the GPS class was the team of Robert Paxman and William Pollard with a score of 301. First Unlimited was Larry Lefebvre and Simon Levear with a score of 360. Second Unlimited was Doug Covey and Michelle Rand.
Lots of legs. Lots of great scores!
The top three teams in each class received car wash coupons. Clean rally cars!
Thank you, volunteers:
A big thank you to the June 2021 Saturday Series rallymasters Kasey Klaus and Torm Kelsey Green. It takes many hours and many miles to put together a rally course for your enjoyment, and Kasey and Torm did a great job. Thank you both!
Thank you also to Bill and Kelly Ferber for running a checkout of the rally a week before the event. It’s essential to get fresh eyes on an event after instructions are written and measured and leg times have been calculated and entered into the Richta app. Are the references correct? Are the speeds safely maintainable? Are there pauses where needed? Does the app register at each PC and CZT? Thank you, Bill and Kelly, for making sure it all worked.
Click here to download the July 2021 Geargrinders News for the complete standings of De Ja Vu and upcoming events for the Cascade Sports Car Club.
