There is the plan, and then there is what happens! While working with Jerry White, an SCCA Texas Region member, on his article for the Sweetheart Ride Road Rally, I shared that I had not yet completed my road rally with the Checkpoint – Richta GPS app. He joked and said[Read More…]
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CA: First Friday Niter Social Road Rally
The October First Friday Niter, coming up on October 7, is being written by guest Rallymasters Revere Jones and Jared Leadbetter. The odometer check heads east on the 210 to Sunland. The rally travels up Big Tujunga Canyon to Angeles Forest and down Angeles Crest into La Canada-Flintridge, where the[Read More…]
SCCA Women on Track Initiative “RoadRally 2022” Announced at SCCA Convention
SCCA Women on Track (WoT), a part of the SCCA Foundation, announced their latest Women on Track Initiative to expand participation of women in all facets of SCCA programs as participants, volunteers, leaders, or supporters, during the SCCA National Convention. With the full support of the SCCA RoadRally Board, the SCCA WoT[Read More…]
Smuncher’s Attic — Lotsa Loops, Lotsa Fun Mark 1969 Version of Jersey Devil
Happiness may be a warm puppy, but when it comes to rallies, The Jersey Devil from South Jersey Sports Car Club is still 100 shares of General Motors, Tiffany’s, Laurence Olivier, and Joe Namath all rolled into one. The Devil is, in a word, the greatest. This year’s version differed from previous years only in content,[Read More…]
CA: Avocados, Vines, and County Lines Road Rally
PA: Steel Haul National Course Rally
The Steel Haul Course Road Rally is a 175-mile route on paved and unpaved roads to Armstrong County. It features Lettered Route Instructions (LRIs), Numbered Route Instructions (NRIs), and changing Main Road Determinants (MRDs). The Steel Haul Course Road Rally is the first of the two-day weekend, with the Iron[Read More…]
There’s an App for That – Statistics, Backup Competitor Devices, Tablet Recommendations, SCCA Convention
Statistics December 12 marked the end of the 2021 road rally season. The last event of the year scheduled to use the Richta GPS Timing and Scoring System was held, and the total event count for the year rests on exactly 100 events. Over 1,600 entrants passed through over 4,000[Read More…]
RoadRally Safety Steward License Updates
Suppose you have been following this topic in Road Rally eNews or read the periodic announcements by the SCCA RoadRally Board (RRB). In that case, you know that the RRB has gone to extensive effort to update the RoadRally Safety Steward program over the last couple of years. That “project”[Read More…]
DRRS Report – Southwest Division RoadRally 2021 Season Wrap-Up
2021 was a great year for Sports Car Club of America RoadRally in SoWDiv! After a 2020 season that COVID-19 severely curtailed, we came back with a roar, holding 11 sanctioned events, more than any time in at least the past 20 years! Four out of our nine Regions put[Read More…]
TX: Texas Trifecta National RoadRally Weekend
On the weekend of October 23-24, the Texas Region held its grandest SCCA National RoadRally event – The Texas Trifecta. Our dedicated and skilled Rallymaster, Liz Witt, designed a combination of events that challenged and entertained rallyists from far and wide, in addition to our local community. The Region’s Virtual[Read More…]