MN: Cannon River Rally

Rally starts at the in Historic Hastings, MN at the American Legion overlooking the Mississippi River. After a drive along the river we hit the twisty windy roads of the Cannon River Valley.  Most roads are unpaved. On the way to the break in Red Wing we pass thru Welch, MN. Then some of the roads made famous on the Flamethrower are used before returning to the Cannon river valley for the finishing controls ending at the Trilion Brewing Company in downtown Cannon Falls. The brewery is situated on the Cannon River with great views of the river to go along with the great beer. (Craft Root Beer available as well). The brewery serves no food but has pop corn. We are planning to order in some pizzas. You can also bring your own food if you wish.

This rally will use the MiRally worker-less control system. The MiRally system is very similar to the timing used on the Historic Monte Carlo rally.

A new kind or rally in the United States. The MiRally worker less control system will be employed. Each car will need to have an iOS or Android device running the Crono app. This app monitors your location using GPS and reports it to a central Timing and Scoring facility in the cloud. The timing points will be essentially Passage Controls. A timed section, usually 2 -5 miles may provide timing points every quarter mile. With 11 timing zones we will approach 100 controls.

Contestants need to download and sign up for the MiRally Crono app at the appropriate place for your smart phone. This is MANDATORY.

The Rabbit Rally app is optional. Get it from Google Play or Apple App store. You will be given an RBK file that greatly simplifies the running of the rally. It should be run on a different device than Crono.

The Rally Rabbit app makes it easier for people to score well on the event as it helps you stay on time. If you are proficient at timekeeping your current method should continue to serve you well.