The SportsCar Club of America RoadRally Board is announcing several opportunities for RoadRally community members to serve the program in 2022: · By joining the RoadRally Board. There will be two openings. · By joining the National Events Committee. There will be one opening. · By joining the Regional Development Committee. There will[Read More…]
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US: SCCA RoadRally “The Full Spectrum of Road Rally” Zoominar Set for October 28th
Continuing the series of Quarterly Zoom Get-Togethers which started earlier this year, the RoadRally Board announces that the next session will take place on October 28, 2021, from 7:00-9:00 PM CDT. It will focus on “The Full Spectrum of RoadRally”, and will present information that can help Regional organizers as[Read More…]
Smuncher’s Attic – Why Not Rallye?
This month, Bruce Gezon brings us an article from The Stopwatcher, going back to December 4, 1970. The Stopwatcher was a weekly subscription covering Washington DC and Baltimore. We have chosen to reprint it here, as well as sharing the copy of the original column. We asked all members of[Read More…]
Kenai 350 Road Rally
August 14th was a beautiful Saturday morning in Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula was a ray of sunshine, and the roads were waiting to be traveled. The Kenai 350 Rally was begging to get started with drivers pouring in from all over the state, itching to put the pedal down and see the[Read More…]
United States Road Rally Challenge hosted by SCCA Land ‘o Lakes Region
The 2021 USRRC, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America over the July 30 – August 1st weekend, consisted of one National Course Rally followed by two National Tour Rallies. While we have not received post-event news, the updated standings came across the internet today! We hope to have links to all[Read More…]
2022 SCCA RoadRally Rule Change Proposals
Update 210815 from RReNews – We served with Al Mills on our SCCA Region Board, and when there was a deadline, he always thought you might as well put in a short lead time, as many members would wait until the last week anyway. We received this from Mike Bennett,[Read More…]
Last Checkpoint: Robert “Bob” DeMeritt 1933-2021
From RReNews – 210721 – Our July Mid-Month edition went out yesterday, and this morning we received notice from Bruce Gezon of Bob’s passing. This afternoon, Bob Townsend sent us an email, too. I do wish we had been included in the email notice last week. Be assured, we will[Read More…]
PA: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Rallye
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Rallye, a summertime tradition, returned after being put on hold last year because of COVID-19. Chuck Larouere returned as Rallyemaster in 2021. He brought the latest technology with him, utilizing the RichtaGPS Rally app, so all competitors were automatically timed as they passed the “electronic”[Read More…]
Last Checkpoint: J Toney 1943-2021
“Loving husband, brother, father and grandfather. Fixture of the Yolo County courts for over 50 years. Multi-year champion sports car rally navigator for Porsche Club of America and Sports Car Club of America circuits. Lifelong Oakland A’s fan. Devotee of classical music and theater. Survived by his wife, Sandy; brother,[Read More…]
Road Rally Histories and Record-Setting Events! We begin collecting data!
The RReNews Clan has been talking about the longest-running road rally in America, yet that led to defining what that means and the various options! Do we limit it to the longest in years, by the same sanctioning body, by the same Rallymaster, and the same name of the event?[Read More…]