News, Views and How-To's of Road Rally
On April 23rd, SCCA Northern New Jersey Region presented this year’s version of Second Hand Roads. Sanctioned as a Divisional Tour and a Regional event, the 92-mile Time-Speed-Distance RoadRally utilized the Competitor – Richta GPS Checkpoint timing/scoring app. Twenty-nine teams competed in the Regional event; only three teams entered the[Read More…]
Over the June 9-11th Weekend, the MG Car Club (of England), Rocky Mountain Centre, will be hosting Rallye Glenwood Springs, billed as the oldest continuously run TSD rally in the U.S., and celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the MG car company. After WW II, returning military officers came home with[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…]
Short and sweet and off the street! Jeanne English noted that their First Friday Niter Series had seven cars, including one team for Salt Lake City who trailered their MGB GT to their event. They were heading down from Mission Hills to San Diego the next day to catch a[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
From RReNews — The Heart of Dixie Rally Philosphy, provided by Bruce Gezon from his Smuncher’s Attic rally collection, leads off with this statement, “In the Spring of 1970, several adventuresome members of the Tennessee Valley Region cast the variable main road rule upon the rally community in a Heart of[Read More…]
From Rallymaster Ernest “ERnie” Roales —The Knox County Knock About Rally was held on April 16, in cool, mostly cloudy weather, perfect for a drive in the country. There was a decent field with 4 in the A Class (Prepared) and 3 in B Class (Basics). A new twist was[Read More…]
This annual World Famous Ice Cream Rally begins at the Dairy Queen with check-in at 12:30P, Driver’s Meeting at 1:00P, and the first car off after the meeting. Entry fees and more information about the 5th Points Rally in the SIR Season are on our official registration site, so click[Read More…]
It’s time to Save the Date!The Philadelphia Region and South Jersey Region, with Rallymasters Clyde Heckler and Jim Wakemen, are working on the routes for the October 20-22nd Weekend:• 50th Anniversary Little Appalachian National Course Rally, Exton, PA• Up the Creek National Course Rally, • Jersey Devil National Tour RallyThe last two out of Vineland, NJ When it started,[Read More…]
From Rallymaster Jim Heine — Tulips Redux 2023 is an evening Monte-Carlo-style tour and social event of about 50 miles. We have designed Tulips Redux with the new rally team in mind. Expect paved county roads, easy-to-follow tulip diagrams for route instructions, and several GPS checkpoint locations. We will be[Read More…]