News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
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…]
Statistics December 12 marked the end of the 2021 road rally season. The last event of the year scheduled to use the Richta GPS Timing and Scoring System was held, and the total event count for the year rests on exactly 100 events. Over 1,600 entrants passed through over 4,000[Read More…]
October 2021 As we near the end of the 2021 road rally season, I want to provide some perspective on the current state of the Richta GPS Checkpoints suite of apps and share some plans for next year. The use of these apps has grown steadily this year. As I[Read More…]
Scoreboard App for Apple Devices – August 2021 I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Scoreboard app for Apple iOS devices. The app formally named “Scoreboard – Richta GPS Checkpoints” is available in the Apple App Store. The Scoreboard app provides rally competitors, event organizers, and the general[Read More…]
Milwaukee Region SCCA will host the 2024 Spring Scamper car rally on Sunday, April 7th. You’re invited to join us for this new 100+ mile, 4+ hour rally around Madison, WI. No prior rally experience is necessary, and any type of street-legal car is welcome. You do not have to[Read More...]
Cascade Sports Car Club's Road Rally program (aka Cascade Geargrinders) offers beginner-friendly time-speed-distance road rallies, lasting three to four hours, starting and ending in the Portland area. Road rally is a game you play while going for a drive in the country. Play the game that takes you places. Season Flyer[Read More...]
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