SCCA Alabama Region made history last weekend by hosting its first known Road Rally, the Pine Mountain Trek. Not to scare anyone away after their first rally, it was sanctioned as a Trek, a lead-follow event that was not officially scored and thus not a competition. Saturday dawned chilly with[Read More…]
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OH: Vertigo Road Rally
Rallymaster Ron Johnstonbaugh of the NE Ohio Region took rallyists on a ±160 mile route through the hills of Carroll, Columbiana, and Jefferson counties. The Vertigo Rally was a straightforward, gimmick-free TSD road rally. As part of the SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship and the SCCA National Tour Championship,[Read More…]
Richta GPS Checkpoints “Best Practices” presented at SCCA Quarterly Zoom
I have found that the majority of questions and problem reports I receive about the Richta GPS Checkpoints timing and scoring systems are duplicates or have been experienced earlier by another rally organizer. In many cases, the problems experienced may have been avoided by following the guidance I’ve discussed in[Read More…]
OH: Come What May RoadRally
The Come What May RoadRally is sanctioned by the SCCA Cincinnati Region. Please reach out to the Region for more information.
NJ: 2023 Second Hand Roads by SCCA NNJR
On April 23rd, SCCA Northern New Jersey Region presented this year’s version of Second Hand Roads. Sanctioned as a Divisional Tour and a Regional event, the 92-mile Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally utilized the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoint timing/scoring app. Twenty-nine teams competed in the Regional event; only three teams entered the[Read More…]
CA: Backcountry Bliss Rally
Join the SCCA San Diego Region, on its Backcountry Bliss Rally, on Saturday, July 15th. The TSD Tour Rally will be using the Richta GPS Checkpoints app for scoring. The Region’s “Beginner Video” will be shared online the week before the rally. Event morning, there will be a Driver’s Meeting[Read More…]
CA: May First Friday Niter Series
Short and sweet and off the street! Jeanne English noted that their First Friday Niter Series had seven cars, including one team for Salt Lake City who trailered their MGB GT to their event. They were heading down from Mission Hills to San Diego the next day to catch a[Read More…]
TX: Tick Tock Rally
You’re invited to the Tick Tock Rally, an SCCA Regional Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) Tour Rally on scenic paved backroads of Denton County. All entrants are welcome. No prior rally experience is necessary—a precision driving event at fun speeds. Course following is easy with GPS mileage on every turn. We assign the speeds to[Read More…]
Smuncher’s Attic – Heart of Dixie Philosophy
From RReNews — The Heart of Dixie Rally Philosphy, provided by Bruce Gezon from his Smuncher’s Attic rally collection, leads off with this statement, “In the Spring of 1970, several adventuresome members of the Tennessee Valley Region cast the variable main road rule upon the rally community in a Heart of[Read More…]
TX: Moontower 2023 RoadRally
In 1884 and 1885, Austin, Texas, was terrorized by a series of murders, mainly of servant girls. Seven women, five black, and one man were killed. Six women and two men were injured. The eight killings are one of the earliest recorded serial murders, predating the infamous Jack the Ripper[Read More…]
