News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
Some things in the universe are constant. The sun rises and sets. The moon goes through its magical phases. The tides rise and fall. The big wheel and the little wheel turn in their synchronous dance. And, for the last 70 years or so, at 7 pm on the First[Read More…]
All roads look different after sunset. Driving a night rally is like stepping into a parallel universe, defined only by the route instructions, odometer, and headlights. Please join the Redwood Region PCA for our annual night rally and experience rallying in an alternate, dark reality. The Hot August Night is[Read More…]
On Friday, July 7, 2023, please join us for an Into the Night rally takeover of the SCCA Cal Club Santa Monica Sports Car Club First Friday Niter. The Rallymaster is Joe Akerman. This rally will be a Monte Carlo/TSD rally, meaning you get turn-by-turn directions AND your target time[Read More…]
It happened the morning we were running precheck, so we didn’t find out about it until we reached the gorge’s beginning and found a dump truck across both lanes. “How long will it be closed,” we asked the Caltrans worker. “I dunno,” he said with a shrug, “Could be three days, could be three months.” Not an answer one likes to hear.
I was ready to pull the plug, but I knew that some folks had bought plane tickets, and I checked with them and found that some were not refundable. So, we waited.
Greetings from the RRB, and welcome to the third edition of The Mike Drop. We are wrapping up one of the busiest First Halves ever in the SCCA RoadRally program, and more events are being added to the calendar frequently. What a great time to be involved in our sport![Read More…]
Nor’wester is a Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally conducted since 1967, by the Rainier Auto Sports Club. 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. Nor’wester is a “closed control” format where cars do not stop[Read More…]
Time for the August First Friday Niter! Rallymaster Paul McGaffey has written a pure tour course using the Monte Carlo style timing. You will be given “Car Zero Times” at each Checkpoint. Just add your car number in minutes to the Car Zero Time to get your time to cross each Checkpoint. If you[Read More…]
RReNews asked Debbi Segall Laitenberger to write a piece after her return to SCCA National RoadRally Championship Series. A member of our RReNews Clan has known her since the early-90s when Debbi was active in the SCCA Finger Lakes Region as a Rallymaster and competitor, and she also served as[Read More…]
Eighteen teams entered the June 10 Saturday Series Rally. A few Season Ticket holders took the day off, so ten teams ran the Double Down Rally by Rallymasters Cody and Sabrina Gavin. First Overall and First in the SOP Class is the team of David and JoAnn Gattman. Second Overall and[Read More…]
Rabbit Stages Editor as timing support for a Richta-scored National Tour Rally: Great Potential deserving of future development. We used Rabbit Rally’s Stages Editor feature at Roads Scamper on Sunday, June 4th, by the SCCA Milwaukee Region. This app, running on my Samsung tablet via an external Rabbit Glo GPS, kept track of[Read More…]