News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
The Richta GPS Checkpoints team is close to releasing a new Android version to support events conducted in what werecalling Great Race format. The Great Race has unique timing and scoring requirements compared to most rallies in North America. Entrants can not be shown the official rally clock, their overall score, arrival times at checkpoints, or their scores while[Read More…]
From the Home Office in Lawrence, Kansas — We are delighted to report our best-ever year with Richta GPS Checkpoints! Thank you to the Rallymasters and Organizers for choosing Richta GPS Checkpoints for your events with our Competitor, Rallymaster, and Scoreboard Apps. 2024 Richta GPS Checkpoints Stats: 2,421 Competitors entered[Read More…]
Greetings from the Richta home office in Larryville, Kansas – July 2024 Last night, we released new versions of the Competitor and Rallymaster apps for Android and Apple devices. The significant enhancements in this release include the ability of the Rallymaster to specify alternate increments for time allowances and a[Read More…]
Greetings from the Richta home office in Larryville, Kansas I’d like to share with you the results of a project my son David and I recently undertook. This story starts in January 2020… I was at the SCCA National Convention, where there was more than a little discussion about the Richta GPS Checkpoints system launched in[Read More…]
From the Richta GPS Home Office in Kansas — March 10, 2024 Earlier this morning, I released version 1.39 of the Android Rallymaster app. This version contains a fix for a bug first reported two years ago. Identifying the root cause of the bug illustrates the care that must be[Read More…]
Release 1.36 of Android Rallymaster was released in September 2023 It includes an enhancement to the Send Timeslips program. If no timeslip is present for a checkpoint the time is now reported as “No Time” instead of the GMT value of 0 for the local timezone. There is also a[Read More…]
Your smart device must have the latest Richta GPS Checkpoints app versions before each event. We encourage you to click the link below and check out the many useful videos, documentation, and presentation links on the Richta Rally webpage, as well charts from the comparison between Richta GPS Checkpoints system[Read More…]
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…]
As I write this article, there are still one or two more events to be held in December 2022, but I thought it would be an excellent time to review the major happenings with the Richta GPS Checkpoints system in its fourth year of availability. There were 115 events held[Read More…]
The AROO CUP Mini-Rally Series, sanctioned by the Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon, is starting with the first of four rallies on March 2nd, followed by April 13, May 4, and June 1, in their 2025 season. Everyone is invited to try a 2-3 hour TSD road rally! TSDs (time-speed-distance)[Read More...]
The Rallye Glenwood Springs, now in it's 73rd year is the longest continually-held car rallye in North America. It brings cars and drivers of all marques together for three days of driving fun. Friday June 6 is our TSD Rallye from Denver to Glenwood Springs, followed by a Welcome Dinner[Read More...]
The Road Rally program of the Cascade Sports Car Club, also known as Cascade Geargrinders, offers beginner-friendly time-speed-distance road rallies that last three to four hours, starting and ending in the Portland area. The motorsport of Road Rally is a game you play while going for a drive in the[Read More...]
Hey you! Put down that Guidebook for the Recently Deceased and hop online to navigate The Rallye Club's Google Maps Beetlejuice Q/A Gimmick Rallye on Saturday, June 7th. The BeetleJuice BeetleJuice will also be a charity event, allowing rallyists to donate to the Gary Sinise Foundation or the Wounded Warrior[Read More...]
Great Race. Great adventure. This year, she starts at the iconic Back to the Fifties Weekend at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and heads on the highways and byways to Lake Murray in South Carolina. The 2025 Great Race, as we post this, is officially sold out! Keep your eye on[Read More...]
