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CA: Two Lane Blacktop 2023 Road Rally
June 18, 2023 All day
TWO LANE BLACK TOP, an SCCA Divisional Tour, is the second event of the Cal Club and Into the Night Rally Team’s Double Rally Weekend! THUNDER ROAD 2023, an SCCA National Tour Rally on Saturday, June 17, 2023
This rally will run our favorite driving roads in the Santa Susana and Topatopa mountains (two of southern California’s transverse ranges) and through the farms, orchards, and open vistas of the Santa Clara River Valley, including the historic towns of Fillmore and Santa Paula.
The Route Instructions for this event will use a simple Monte Carlo format, meaning you get turn-by-turn directions and your target time at each Checkpoint. All Timed Checkpoints are listed in the Route Instructions and referenced by prominent signs on the course. The rally is a little over 150 miles long, and you will have about 5 hours of driving excitement with frequent breaks for gas, food, and rest stops.
As with all Into The Night Rally Team events, the object of this rally is to enjoy driving sweeping, beautiful, challenging back roads at legal speeds while following simple directions to pass a series of Checkpoints at just the right time.
Rallymaster Joe Akerman says “There is no need for advanced math, no riddles, compasses, maps or gimmicks, just glorious roads to drive with a focus on precision and accuracy.” This is a team sport —the Driver and Navigator must work together to get it right. At least two people (Driver and Navigator) are required per car. The rally will run, rain or shine.
There are no preset average speeds; just run at the posted speed limits (the rally is timed at least two mph BELOW those limits and has pauses where needed). If you reach a timed Checkpoint early, you can pull over, get out of traffic lanes, and either creep or stop and wait for your target time to pass by the Checkpoint.
We will be using the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring. This app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone or tablet. Go to the App Store, Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/ and download it. There is no need for additional timing equipment; your Official Time shows in the app!
This event has been designed to be extremely EV friendly. There are charging stations at the Start, in the area of the breaks, and near the Finish.
Please register for TWO LANE BLACK TOP online here at MotorsportsReg. The Registration fee is $65 per car. There’s a $25 discount off the entry fee for TWO LANE BLACK TOP if you also run Thunder Road 2023 on Saturday. Use the code DOUBLEDOWN when you check out for TWO LANE BLACK TOP if you are running both rallies.
If you do NOT run THUNDER ROAD 2023 and have at least one SCCA member in the car for TWO LANE BLACKTOP, use the code 2LBSCCAONE for a $15 discount when you check out for TWO LANE BLACK TOP. (If the “register now” button doesn’t work, please reload this page and try again.)
You may still register in person at the Start. (Sorry, but we cannot accept credit cards at Registration. Please use the MSR website to pay by credit card.) Rally day registration will be at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, our headquarters hotel, in Valencia, CA 91355, exit 170 off Interstate 5 at Magic Mountain Parkway.
Trophies will be awarded to the top teams in Classes E (Equipped), L (Limited equipment), S (Stock), G (GPS-driven rally computers), and N (Novice – 3 or fewer previous rallies).
More Info can be found at www.itnrally.org and on our Into the Night Rally Team Facebook page. For any questions or more detailed information, contact Rallymaster Joe via the info below.
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