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“Wise Words from the Route” — Day One of the SCCA USRRC from Whitmore Lake, MI

We talked briefly as Team Wiseley was making their way north from their “rally” home of the SCCA Texas Region, rounding Indianapolis and making their way to Michigan. Driver Ethan Wiseley and Navigator Misty Wiseley are regular attendees at their local Region rallies and partake in autocross. They’ve rallied with the RReNews Clan, and Cheryl has worked with Misty on SCCA Women on Track adventures. We’re going to give this a try with cryptic messages and photos under our “Wise Words from the Route” as best we can to give their take on 2022 United States Road Rally Challenge! We may toss in a few random comments found on Facebook posts too.

Things we learned that were unfamiliar to us:
Translating danger noodle signs to twisty road signs took a hot minute of long thought! Flying starts! Dirt roads can be public roads that do exist in a rally! FALL! (It exists!) it was raining leaves and the leaves were “fall colors,” actually fall colors and that maybe people plant trees in places based off the colors they’ll have in fall. Fall was my donkey this rally. Fall in Texas lasts one day, literally one day.

The deal on the Westbergs? Coolant hose came loose. While the gents were working on the car, I learned that Kate Westberg and her husband Clarence met at a rally in 1978, the year before I was born! Ethan shared his messy toolbox, liquids, reasonably clean shirt and zip ties to get her started, and we hope they made it to where they needed to be tonight! Riskier than that, we hope to see them tomorrow!

Thinking that’s all I have today. Absolutely exhausted. It was truly hilarious to intrude on Bruce and his Buddy. I nailed it for you. It was perfect and his buddy could not stop giggling.

From Greg Lester, the Great Lakes Division pointskeeper (and friend of RReNews) here are the standings for the USRRC To Hell and Back! You will find the leg scores via Excel here.

RReNews side note: We asked Misty to deliver a message to friend and rally competitor Bruce Gezon. Here are the two, our message delivered, at the end of the rally day. Thanks, Misty!

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