TX: Tick Tock Rally

You’re invited to the Tick Tock Rally, an SCCA Regional Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) Tour Rally on scenic paved backroads of Denton County. All entrants are welcome. No prior rally experience is necessary—a precision driving event at fun speeds. Course following is easy with GPS mileage on every turn. We assign the speeds to drive. The object is to arrive at checkpoints along the route at the correct time. We score you on how close to the perfect time you arrive at checkpoint locations. No calculations are necessary. Come on out and join the SCCA Texas Region!

We will send you information on the app after you pre-register on MotorsportReg. There are 67 timing checkpoints in about 81 miles of the rally route. This year’s rally will consist of four different kinds of checkpoints, so you can experience various flavors of TSD Tour rallying.     

We plan to conduct a Rally School via Zoom (currently scheduled for August 6th) to help prepare for the rally (for details and to pre-register for the School, go to http://msreg.com/TTR23RSmsr). We will post a YouTube video recording for those who can’t join the live session. We encourage you to attend the School.

• Starting Place:  Shell Station, 1306 US-380 Bus, Decatur, TX 76234. (on the east side of Decatur at the intersection of US 380 and Business 380)
• Registration: 9:45 am to 10:15 am on Rally Day
• Entrant orientation/safety briefing: 10:30 am
• Cars leave the start:  11:00 pm plus your car number
• Length: approx. 81 miles (~3.5 hours); includes a 25-minute rest break at Shell Station
• Finish: Ritzy B’s Smokehouse & Grill (BAR-B-Q), where we will gather for a beverage or meal, announcements, and awards
• Rally type: TSD Tour. A smartphone and a clipboard and pencil are all you need—no timing calculations needed (unless in Calculating Class – see below).
• Route: paved roads in Wise County, mostly in and around the LBJ National Grasslands
• Vehicles: Sports Cars, Family Cars, Classic Cars, Antiques, anything with four wheels that’s street-legal is OK in this Rally. Note: speed is not a factor.
• At least two people (a Driver and a Navigator) are required in each car; contact rally@texasscca.org if you have a minor child (<18) in the car, as a form will need to be signed
• Three classes: First-timer (neither crewmember has run a rally before), SOP (Seat-of-the-Pants) (no timing calculations may be performed), Calculating (can use any electronic app or mechanical calculator to determine if running late or early along the route)
• SCCA membership requirements: at least one SCCA Member is required in each car, either Regular/annual Member or Weekend Member; if not currently a Member, you will be able to become a Weekend Member during online pre-registration
• Rally entry fee: regular SCCA Members $28.00; Weekend Members $40 (includes membership fee). You must preregister on MotorsportReg.com. 
• Rallymaster: Liz Witt.

Registrants will be emailed the rally rules well ahead of the event. All entrants must pre-register – no same-day registration allowed. We encourage entrants to pre-register at least a week in advance. It gives you time to prepare and us time to properly plan for awards and other car-count-dependent arrangements. The Rally Committee reserves the right to limit entries.