News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
It's February, which means Jeanne English will be the Rallymaster and celebrating her birthday! The rally will travel some of the Santa Clarita area canyon roads, with the emphasis on fun driving. There are NO TRAPS on this month's rally, so be prepared to stay on time! The rally finishes[Read More...]
On March 3, 2023, grab your favorite musketeer and join the Santa Monica Sports Car Club and guest Rallymaster Joe Batwinis for the 3rd First Friday Niter of the year. There will be three legs with three stages per leg on this Tour rally of the Sierra Pelona Ridge. There[Read More...]
The Ron Dunlop Trophy Rally is an SCCA Regional Tour Rally sponsored by the Into the Night Rally Team. Non-SCCA members are welcome. Meet us at Starbucks at 7030 Market Place Drive, Goleta, CA. Registration opens at 12 noon. First car out at 2:01 pm. Event runs rain or shine. All licensed[Read More...]
It’s April, and we all know what that means for the First Friday Niter. But this time, the joke is on us – Larry Scholnick is giving is a Tour Rally! So unlike all those previous April FFNs that Larry has written, there is no need to be afraid of[Read More...]
Join the SCCA San Diego Region on Saturday, April 8th (yes, this is a change from the original March 4th date), for a navigational TSD (time/speed/distance) Road Rally on public roads, with a score being awarded based on your correct arrival time at checkpoints. Our 70-mile route for Avocados, Vines &[Read More...]
This Cinco de Mayo, the Santa Monica Sports Car Club will be running the rally initially scheduled for March 3rd, yet was postponed due to weather-related road closures. But you shouldn't let puns go to waste, so pretend it's 3/3/2023, grab your favorite Musketeer, and join us for what was[Read More...]
The SCCA San Diego Region is going Coast to Coast? We're not sure which coasts, yet on Saturday, May 6th, teams will take on the challenge of the Coast to Coast Road Rally, an SCCA-sanctioned TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) RoadRally. The object of a navigational rally is to follow the rally course[Read More...]
Stay tuned for updates... This rally uses the Richta GPS Competitor app for timing and scoring, with timing in seconds. This month's maximum penalty is 120 seconds (2 minutes) per checkpoint. The app is FREE and easy to use on any GPS-enabled smartphone. Go to the App Store or Google Play Store, or https://richtarally.com/. There[Read More...]
THUNDER ROAD 2023, an SCCA National Tour, is the first event of the Cal Club and Into the Night Rally Team's Double Rally Weekend! TWO LANE BLACK TOP, is an SCCA Divisional Tour Rally on Sunday, June 18, 2023 We are proud that last year's Thunder Road 2022 was named the[Read More...]
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[Read More...]
On Friday, July 7, 2023, please join us for an Into the Night rally takeover of the SCCA Cal Club Santa Monica Sports Car Club First Friday Niter. The Rallymaster is Joe Akerman. This rally will be a Monte Carlo/TSD rally, meaning you get turn-by-turn directions AND your target time[Read More...]
Join the SCCA San Diego Region, on its Backcountry Bliss Rally, on Saturday, July 15th. The TSD Tour Rally will be using the Richta GPS Checkpoints app for scoring. The Region's "Beginner Video" will be shared online the week before the rally. Event morning, there will be a Driver's Meeting[Read More...]
Time for the August First Friday Niter! Rallymaster Paul McGaffey has written a pure tour course using the Monte Carlo style timing. You will be given "Car Zero Times" at each Checkpoint. Just add your car number in minutes to the Car Zero Time to get your time to cross each Checkpoint. If you[Read More...]
Highway Robbery, an SCCA National RoadRally Course Championship Rally, will run on Saturday, August 19th. It's a course rally that will test your ability to stay on course and on time. The rally will run primarily in San Bernardino County. There will be no absence of the sign traps and no lettered instructions. There will be ITIS (If There Is[Read More...]
Rallymaster Larry Scholnick wants you to "mark your calendars" and "stay tuned" for details! Stagecoach, on Sunday, August 20, 2023, is a traditional tour rally running primarily in Riverside County; you are expected to be "on time all the time."
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie, who is ready to rally far and wide?
It is a Friday. It is the First One of the month. You know what that means! Adventure out on the highways and byways in Southern California!
There was an old movie, "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium," back in 1969. For the SCCA Cal Club, Santa Monica Sports Car Club Chapter, theirs would be entitled, "If it's the first Friday of the Month, This Must be Rally Day"! The Rallymaster for the October FFN, a[Read More...]
There was an old movie, "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium," back in 1969. For the SCCA Cal Club, Santa Monica Sports Car Club Chapter, theirs would be entitled, "If it's the first Friday of the Month, This Must be Rally Day"! Rallymaster Joe Akerman promises an enjoyable Monte[Read More...]
It's May, so it's finally time to run the postponed February FFN! The rally will run primarily in and around the Rye Canyon industrial park in Santa Clarita (near Magic Mountain). Jeanne English is the Rallymaster, and she likes traps, so there will be some. They are all based upon WOF[Read More...]
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