News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
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[Read More…]
The Snow*Fall Road Rallye, sanctioned by the SCCA Land ‘O Lakes Region, will have its start and end points at the River Inn in Cloquet, MN. Registration starts at 10:30 AM. Teams are responsible for ensuring the following are in order: Headlights (high and low beams) and parking lightsTaillights and[Read More…]
Video Replay of your chosen route on Ghost Tracks As the Rallymaster, watching the various routes teams chose was fun. Click on the icon in the upper right and pick your car number by clicking on its icon to follow your adventure. The speed can be controlled in the lower[Read More…]
The Ghost Tracks GTA Rally is sanctioned by the SCCA Allegheny Highlands Sports Car Club and was upgraded to a National GTA Rally. Ghost Tracks is a shortest-distance rally, an untimed RoadRally following an undefined route. Instead of the usual route instructions and timing controls, contestants are given a map[Read More…]
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Finding good resources for those new to the sport is good. Having them as a refresher for those who have rallied before is helpful too! Yet having an author who updates it as technology and equipment enhancements come along is very much appreciated. Gary Starr has maintained his Tips for TSD[Read More…]
This SCCA Land o’ Lakes Region rally runs mostly in Pierce County Wi. There are many fun roads and all paved roads are used. No special equipment is needed other than a smartphone with a built-in GPS. A free app (Rabbit Rally 2) is available from your favorite app store.[Read More…]
Escape to Wisconsin, sanctioned by the SCCA Land ‘o Lakes Region, is our traditional first rally of the Summer Season. It runs mostly in Pierce County Wi. There are many fun roads and almost all paved roads are used to avoid any Spring mud. No special equipment is needed other[Read More…]
The SCCA Philadelphia Region will hold seven rallies, three just for adventurers curious about or new to road rallies and others for current and aspirant Divisional and National competitors, over the October 11-14th Weekend. Many, many covered bridges and beautiful horse farms abound. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday the 14th, As the[Read More…]
The 36th Annual Get the Dust-Off Rallye will be held on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, 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[Read More...]