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OH: NE Ohio Vertigo RoadRally
May 13, 2023 All day
The SCCA NEOhio Region invites you to enter the 2023 Vertigo Rally. The ±180-mile route will wind through the hills of Ohio’s Stark, Carroll, Columbiana, and Jefferson Counties, utilizing many of the same roads as an old rally of the same name.
Competitors can expect an absolutely straightforward, gimmick-free, Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) road rally with emphasis on precise timing at well-placed controls. Route Instructions will include Official Mileages for all action points.
The Vertigo Rally will count toward the SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship and the SCCA National Touring Championship.
Start Location: Bob Evans Restaurant, 5375 Dressler Rd., North Canton, Ohio 44720 (Latitude N41.85920˚, Longitude W080.64255˚).
Tentative Schedule (all times EDT):
Saturday, May 6, 2023: 23:59 – Early entry cutoff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023: 18:00 – Registration closes. General Instructions and Richta password distributed via email.
Thursday, May 11, 2023: 20:00 – Competitor briefing / Novice Q & A session (via Zoom)
Saturday, May 13, 2023:
09:30-10:40 – On-site registration
11:01 – Car #1 starts rally.
17:30 (approx) – Car #1 finishes.
Competition Classes:
E – Equipment unrestricted.
L – Odometer unrestricted. Calculating device is restricted only in that it may not be integrated with odometer.
G – GPS–derived odometer only and any calculating device.
S – Stock odometer only. Calculating device is restricted only in that it may not be integrated with odometer.
Novice – Class S entry in which neither team member has previously entered more than 5 TSD rallies.
Entry Fees:
SCCA Members (Driver and/or Navigator have an annual membership): $45.00/car before the early entry cutoff, $55.00 after that.
Others: Add $20.00 to the above (Member) fees (to purchase the mandated SCCA Weekend/Trial memberships for both team members). Individuals that purchase a Weekend Membership are eligible for a $15.00 credit toward an annual SCCA membership for 60 days following the rally.
NOTE: All teams must pre-register! Click here for MotorsportReg, where you’ll find more information about the Vertigo Rally and get your team registered. There will be no walk-in entries on the day of the rally. SCCA Members are urged to apply for an Annual Waiver to bypass the signing of the paper waivers at each SCCA event. Should either of your team be a Minor (under 18 years of age), don’t hesitate to contact Rallymaster Ron Johnstonbaugh to obtain an SCCA Minor Waiver form to be properly executed before the rally by the Minor’s parents/guardian.
This rally will be timed with the Richta GPS Competitor automated checkpoint system. Each team must carry a “smart” phone or tablet (Android or iOS) running the current version of the Richta GPS Competitor “app.”
Before the rally, all the checkpoint information (Latitude/Longitude coordinates and target arrival times) will be uploaded to the “cloud.” Teams will receive a password allowing them to download this information for their entry. Competitors will NOT be able to view this information in advance. Upon arrival at each checkpoint, a team’s device will sound an alert, displaying the team’s recorded arrival time, the score for that control, and cumulative score. The device may also display leg “critique” information provided by the Rallymaster Ron Johnstonbaugh.
Some helpful Richta user information can be found on the Detroit Region, SCCA website: http://drscca.org/rally/using-the-richta-competitor-app/
Teams are encouraged to register a second (backup) phone or tablet under a “phantom” car number 100 greater than their assigned car number (Car #1/101, Car #2/102, etc.). The second device will serve as an arrival time “insurance policy” and help organizers better understand the relative timing behavior of various platforms. It will not be used for scoring unless there is a failure of the primary device.
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