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Sports Car - January 2018
Road Rally eNews was supportive of Cheryl Lynn and her Rally Clan as they took on the Sports Car Club of America's 2017 USRRC, September 14-17th. Enjoy Rick Beattie, Jon Krolewicz, and Philip Royle's take on the event over the 11 pages of coverage!
Read more
www.sportscarmag-digital.com
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We realize not all of you are on Facebook, visit RACER.com or even SCCA.com on a regular basis. Yet we wanted you to see the
Road Show
film with Drew Stearne and Evan Miller, of CBS Interactive. They ran the the USRRC and the film is their look on rallying, as newbies to the sport!
We played it for the Rally Clan in December, where many echoed the sentiments "Been there, done that!" and "Go straight. you're on course! Go straight!" as they encounter Salmon Creek Road.
Be sure to listen to 16:15 to the end, which best speaks to my chosen motorsport and it's camaraderie! — CL
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From the
RReNews
Home Office —
Happy New Year Fellow Rallyists!
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Greetings!
Actor George Peppard, as the
A-Team
leader would say, "I love it when a plan comes together" and this summed my feelings on the United States Road Rally Challenge, which ran September 14-17th, 2017, from Anchorage to the Kenai Peninsula. The event increased my Rally Clan and reminded me why I founded the Arctic Alaska Region of the SCCA to build a home for my beloved motorsport when no others were interested in the sport. At one time there had been four clubs working to build Championship seasons.
Twenty-seventeen presented some challenges on the volunteer front for me, yet the
true friendships
made through the associations shall carry forward. Those organizations who simply tolerate
suggestions and advice
vs appreciate the lessons to be learned from history seem destined to repeat steps taken by many mighty fine people over the years.
I had the pleasure of trekking over to the
SCCA Milwaukee Region
Kettle Moraine Color Tour Road Rally
in October with
Alexis Parker
, my 14-year-old Grand Niece, and I kept my promise to rally with her in Wisconsin. I need a road rally near Tampa, Florida, as there is a former rally checkpoint worker of mine,
Clara Danielle
, now age 13, who has been promised "we'll rally together"! Contrary to some elders in the sport, rallying is not dead!
The loss of family and friends this year reminded me, painfully, that life is short. My family made it through that
first Christmas
after the passing of
Ronald Gagas
, my brother-in-law this past June.
Kevin Bohall
,
whose participation in Road Rally started his motorsports activities in 1986 with
Caron Steward
, his wife, and were family. They traveled out to the first
USRRC
in 1985 with us, and he was committed to
getting back in the game
with this year's
USRRC
, yet lost his fight this summer. Many Hollywood icons and musicians from my youth passed, and I realize it is a fact of getting to my advanced age on this planet, yet for the record — I don't like it!
When the calendar flipped over to 2018, it was confirmation that life goes on.
Road Rally eNews
will begin it's sixth year! A recent search for a piece, which ran three years ago, stunned me at all we had covered these last five years as I sifted through the archives. The various cover photos, submissions from Rallymasters for their events, tips on rallying, history pieces, contributions to
There's an APP for That
,
My First Road Rally
,
Words from the Wheel
, as well as providing SCCA Members with the SCCA Planning Calendar, Championship Standings and RoadRally Board Minutes all served to remind me how truly blessed
Road Rally eNews
has been by the Road Rally community across North America.
I am pleased to announce that we will have
Smuncher's Attic
added to our monthly column contributions for 2018, authored by
Bruce Gezon
.
James Crittenden
, the newly appointed RoadRally Board Chair, will be contributing to our
pages
as well. Please consider sending in
your
event information to encourage participation and awareness of your rally program.
Here in the Arctic, our days are already gaining daylight, albeit only minutes, yet we know the warmth of Spring is sure to arrive. Those in the SCCA may be laying in plans to attend their annual Convention, this year in Las Vegas over the January 18-20th weekend. Many of you in marque, local car clubs, and sanctioning bodies will see new leadership in your programs. Please let them know about
Road Rally eNews
and that it remains a free subscription. Indeed, Spring will soon be here and more rallies will be out on the open roads across North America! Safe travels,
Cheryl Lynn
In this Edition —
Intro to
Smuncher's Attic
by
Bruce Gezon
,
NNJR Pine Barrens Trek
by
Peter Schneider
,
Milwaukee Region's
The Blacke
by
James Jurgenson
,
SCCA RRB Update
by
Chairman Crittenden
,
Words from the Wheel
by
Jamie Mullins
,
Year End Standings
from
Bruce Gezon
,
December RRB Minutes
and
2018 Planning Calendar
by
Jeanne English
, and the
Rallyist Newsletter
by
Harry Handley
, SCCA Rally Director in 1969. We also have the
2017 SCCA Participation Report
from
Rich Bireta
and
Gary Starr's
Tips for Novice TSD Rallyists
, which was just revised for 2018.
Enjoy the wonderful contributions as we begin 2018. And we look forward to
your contributions
in the upcoming months! Please consider using the hashtags #comeroadrally and #wefoundtheroads in 2018 in your social media posts.
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RoadRally Board Update - Jan18
by
James Crittenden
, Chair
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The SCCA Road Rally Board (RRB) would like to congratulate the winners of the 2017 SCCA RoadRally National Championship.
In the
Course
rally series:
- Class E: Bruce Gezon (Murrysville, PA) and Bob Morseburg (Seattle, WA)
- Class L: Jeanne English (Hawthorne, CA) and Karl Broberg (Oro Valley, AZ)
- Class S: Jim Wakemen, Sr. (Turnersville, NJ)
In the
Tour
rally series:
- Class E: John Emmons (Galesville, WI) and Lois Van Vleet (Galesville, WI)
- Class L: Jeanne English (Hawthorne, CA)
- Class S: J Toney (Woodland, CA)
In the
GTA
rally series:
- Bruce Gezon (Murrysville, PA)
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SCCA 2018 Convention Is Here!
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The South Point Casino and Convention Hall, Las Vegas, NV, will again be the site of the SCCA National Convention. January 18-20th will find the SCCA RoadRally Board presenting on starting a Regional RoadRally Program, offering RoadRally Safety Steward Trainig, and the RoadRally Town Hall.
In addition to rally specific sessions, be sure to check the
many tracks and consider attending Social Media, utilizing Motorsportreg.com for your events,or many sessions that crossover the spectrum of Solo, Race, and RallyCross!! Come Join Us!
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The Blacke Rallye — SCCA Milwaukee Region
by Jim Jurgenson, Rallymaster
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This event is run about 185 miles from my home, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That's where my Hakkapeliitta's were on a shelf in the garage. Fortunately, those competing were better prepared, and no one seemed to mind the conditions. I, running course opening, did have a few moments where I wished I had installed the snows.
Here are the First Place finishers in each Class:
Limited
:
Ken Anderson
and
Dave Fuss
with 57 points.
Stock
:
Kurt and Paula Gross
with 53 points competed against 9 teams.
Novice
: We had Novice 5 teams lead by
Marty Perez
and
Mike Fraine
with 225 points
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Special Thanks to my 2017 The Blacke Rallye Support Team:
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All Around Support
Registration and Score Keeping
Safety Steward and Checkpoints
Checkpoint Workers
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Words from the Wheel
by
Jamie Mullin, SCCA National Staff
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Happy New Year from the National Office!
We here in the National Office are busy with the many tasks the new year brings! The
SCCA National Convention is right around the corner, January 18 – January 21, 2018. I have reviewed the attendance roster and see a few familiar names, so please introduce yourself to me in the RoadRally sessions!
There have been a few minor edits to the RoadRally Sanction Application. Please use the new form found at SCCA.com under Programs/RoadRally/Rules and Documents or in the About SCCA/Downloads section.
Please note, the Sanction Application is now a fillable form. However, if you open it in the Microsoft Edge browser, it is not fillable. Save it to your computer and open it in Adobe, and voila, it is fillable. Adobe’s proprietary PDF format makes it so Edge can do nothing with fillable fields, just display them.
The RoadRally Audit form has also been revised with the current return address at the bottom of the form. Please use the new form found in the same two areas at SCCA.com as the Sanction Application mentioned above.
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Finally, the 2018 RoadRally Rulebook will be available for purchase on Amazon later in January. You can currently access the 2017 RoadRally Rules under Programs/RoadRally/Rules and Documents or in the About SCCA/Downloads section (or click Rulebook image); which will both be updated with the 2018 RoadRally Rulebook later in January as well.
Should you have any general RoadRally questions, I encourage you to check out the newly revamped RoadRally section at SCCA.com.
I am in the office M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT at 800-770-2055 x371, or you may contact me via e-mail at jmullin@scca.com.
Please continue to direct any Event, Sanction and Insurance related items or inquiries to
Deena Rowland via e-mail to drowland@scca.com or telephone 800-770-2055 x 331 M-F, yet do keep in mind she is there to serve you 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT.
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From Smuncher's Attic
by
Bruce Gezon
, Rally Historian
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It has been fairly common knowledge that I have been a hoarder of many things for many, many years and at my age, that means there truly are some ‘treasures’ that do have value for more eyes than just mine. Cheryl has accepted my offer of making some of the more interesting printed rally history a part of RReNews as a monthly column.
The
Smuncher Archives go back to the late-1950s and requests for specific info will be investigated and, should it be found, offered either privately on request or in the column.
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Like most keepers of ‘historic’ paperwork, not everything is filed where intended, so gaps do exist. A box full of paper does not lend itself to quick discovery versus the file folders in banker’s boxes. Then there is my withdrawal from SCCA RoadRally between 1977 and 1998 which eliminates most of the SCCA happenings of that era.
I intend to offer interesting reading entertainment about our sport of rallying. Advice, suggestions, and criticism are welcomed. You may reach me via
email.
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Heart Of Dixie is to be reincarnated in 2018 by
Liz Witt and the
Texas Region in a National GTA called
Clear Blue Sky using the Heart of Dixie concept so loved back in the heyday of rallying. Thought this photo would bring back some memories for the other old-timers and pique the interest of those too young to really appreciate the
deviousness of those rallies.
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Here is an enjoyable piece from the November 1969 New Jersey Edition of
Sports Car News. In this piece,
Ed Bain does a great job of reporting on the
SCCA Philadelphia Region
Appalachian National Rally.
You'll enjoy reading the course following explained and see that
team protests are not anything new as well!
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Upcoming Road Rally Events for YOU!
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Son of Sno*Drift XX
Road Rally w/ SCCA - Detroit Region on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill, South Lyon, MI - Son of Sno*Drift XX A Winter Rally (we hope) Saturday, January 13th, 2018 Son of Sno*Drift is intended to be a winter rally. As such, ...
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www.motorsportreg.com
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Minnesota Valley Winter Rally
Road Rally w/ Twin City Rally Club LLC on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at The Bar and Grill, Le Sueur , MN - A TSD rally is about 120 miles in length, mostly gravel roads wondering through the Minnesota River Valley around Belle Plain, Henderson...
Read more
www.motorsportreg.com
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Yucatan Winter Safari
Road Rally w/ Twin City Rally Club LLC on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Fat Willy's, Rochester, MN - The Yucatan Safari is a 180 mile day/night road rally traversing the high quality gravel roads through the hardwood forests of SE MN. The rally...
Read more
www.motorsportreg.com
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RBC - Thunderbird
47th Thunderbird Rally -- February 10-11, 2018 Round 1 of the 2018 BC TSD Rally Championship Hosted by the West Coast Rally Association
Read more
www.rallybc.com
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Arizona Border Desert Sands National Course Rally
65,000+ door-to-door, cone clipping and dirt-throwing individuals make us the largest amateur motorsports club in the United States.
Read more
www.scca.com
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TSD Rally School
Road Rally w/ SCCA - Detroit Region on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Captain Joe's Grill and Chill, Whitmore Lake, MI - Detroit Region SCCA presents the 2018 Road Rally School Saturday, March 24, 2018, 8:30 AM - 4 PM, registration at 8:30 AM sharp! ...
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www.motorsportreg.com
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Hunger Games Road Rally
Road Rally w/ SCCA - Arctic Alaska Region on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Anchorage area, Anchorage, AK - The 2017 SCCA AAR Road Rally Season continues with another GTA event on Sunday, January 14. Note to all interested in participating - all...
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www.motorsportreg.com
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Snowflake 62 - Road Rally
The 62nd Snowflake Rally, reported to be the oldest continuously run event in PCA, is scheduled forJanuary 28, 2018. Snowflake will be a TSD (time speed distance) rally. What is that you ask? Simply, like any other automotive driving event, you...
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www.eventbrite.com
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Sweetheart Ride Road Rally
Road Rally w/ SCCA - Texas Region - RoadRally on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Fort Worth and points north..., Fort Worth, TX - Normal 0 ...
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www.motorsportreg.com
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2018 Keweenaw Winter Rallye
March 10th, 2018 Possibly the Last Keweenaw Winter Rallye, Scott may hang it up! Don't miss this one. You may not get another chance. Registration and accommodations at Mariner North 906/289-4637 Pre-Register with Scott Carlborn @ 906/231-5842
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www.facebook.com
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Cross River Rally
Road Rally w/ MBCA - Peachtree on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz of Augusta, Augusta, GA - Come join the fun! On May 5, 2018 a "fun" road rally will start at the Augusta, GA Mercedes Benz dealership and end with a lunch at the Wilcox...
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www.motorsportreg.com
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Post Your Upcoming Rally Dates and Invites HERE?
You bet! We welcome you to
Come Join Us! RReNews is
not an SCCA Publication, yet produced in association with the Sports Car Club of America by road rally enthusiasts.
Our goal is share news about our beloved sport of Road Rally across North America — be they sanctioned by the SCCA, PCA, BMW, or local marque clubs!
Please send us news of your upcoming event dates and promotional materials to list, so as to make fellow rallyists aware of your events. And post event — send your write-ups and photos to share news of the adventure! You can send information to Cheryl Lynn
by clicking here! We'll be unveiling more means as 2018 comes along.
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Pine Barrens Off-Road Excursion IV
by
Peter Schneider
and
Bob Shore
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On November 12, Paul Miller Porsche sponsored the
SCCA Northern New Jersey Region’s
fourth
Pine Barrens Off-Road Excursion
. This year’s event motto as noted on the t-shi
rts was
WE’RE OFF THE MAP
, and truly we were. The event is designed to provide members with Cayenne’s, Macan’s, SUV’s, Jeeps or Pickup Trucks a small sample of an ‘
off-road adventure
,' without putting the vehicles or occupants at risk.
As in 2015 and 2016, Bob and I started working on the event in February, obtaining Special Use Permits for the trails in the State Forests, laying out the route and reserving space at the Lakehurst Community Center for registration/breakfast and the Pemberton Recreation Center for lunch. Last minute complications associated with Lakehurst Township, required us to move the start to the Pemberton Recreation Center, which greatly improved event logistics. Several trails that we were able to get permits for
in February ended up to be unusable, due to a
closure of a small narrow bridge we used in 2015 and restrictions imposed over the summer by the State Forest to limit exposure by motor vehicles to
environmentally sensitive areas.
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We started the morning of the event with registration and a light breakfast at the Recreation Center in Country Lakes Estates, Brown Mills, just a short drive from Whitesbog Village, which was our first stop on the day’s event.
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SCCA Matters —
Minutes, Planning Calendar, Championship Points
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SCCA Road Rally Board Minutes
by
Jeanne English
, RRB Secretary
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2018 SCCA Road Rally Planning Calendar
All SCCA Regions are encouraged to Sanction their events through the National Office
as soon as the date is known
–
- it will get it out on the planning calendar on scca.com
- a listing in SportsCar
- let fellow Rallymasters know that date is already taken
And, perhaps most important, it helps fellow Road Rallyists know about
your
event and plan their travels to attend!
Jeanne English
maintains this calendar, with input from
Deena Rowland
of the National Office as sanctions come in from Organizers. Seek out the latest calendar off the www.scca.com website! And while there — checkout the new RoadRally page layout for our programs downloads and information!
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A Look Back to the Rally Stats and a Bit More
by Harry Handley, Rally Director, January 1969
“Let’s take a quick look at the 1968 statistics: there were 57 events in the series (16 Nationals, 41 Divisionals), compared with 48 in 1967; 542 members qualified (vs 390 in 1967); entries per event averaged 45 (vs 42 in 1967); a new record entry of 157 starters on the South Jersey Region’s March Lion Divisional broke the previous high of 148 set on the Kansas City Region’s Flaming Fall National; almost 2509 individuals completed; Class B provided 39% of the entries (vs 35% in 1967; and so on.
1969 at this point seems to be headed in the direction of the continued growth so necessary in developing the strong base for the sport. The calendar as of January 15th already lists as many events (57) as we had in 1968 and in all probability additional rallies will be added. The success of the series will depend on the participation of the membership - not only as competitors but as organizers and workers on the events.”
RReNews: I had the honor of knowing Harry and he was of great help to me along the way when I started my service to SCCA. To read this January 1969
Rallyist Newsletter in full, click
here. Thank you to
Bruce Gezon for providing us with this great treasure on SCCA's Rallying past to go along with the 2017 Season Standings!
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SCCA National Championship Standings and Manufacturer's Points
The RoadRally Competition Season is now a calendar year – January to December.
As we close out the 2017 Season, here are the SCCA RoadRally National Championship Participation Numbers provided by Pointskeeper
Bruce Gezon. Be sure you read
A Look Back to the Rally Stats, and read Rally Director
Harry Handley's
Rallyist Newsletter from January 1969 for a comparison!
In 2017, there were 138 different people participating in Course National/Divisional rallies, 250 in the GTA series and 279 in the Tour series. Making Tour and GTA near equal in popularity with Course rallies lagging around half of those numbers.
Course Rally Events – 10 unique people per event on average
- 10 Nationals
- 4 Divisionals
- 9 Regions
GTA Rally Events – 36 unique people per event on average
- 1 National
- 6 Divisionals
- 5 Regions
Tour Rally Events – 13 unique people per event on average
- 7 Nationals
- 14 Divisionals
- 10 Regions
Total for All Series – 16 unique people per event on average
- 18 Nationals
- 24 Divisionals
- 16 Regions
Cal Club and Indianapolis Regions offered rallies in all three series.
As promised, RReNews
publishes the standings for the SCCA National Road Rally Championships from
Bruce Gezon
, Points Keeper. We look forward to working with him again in 2018 to get the Standings in a timely manner for your perusal.
The official Excel spreadsheet for sending in your standings will be sent by
Deena Rowland
when a Sanction number is issued. Organizers may also find the spreadsheet to report National and Divisional RoadRally results in the Rules and Documents section of the www.scca.com/roadrally website!
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Road Rally 2017 Participation Report
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2018 Tips for Novice TSD Rallyists by Gary Starr
Gary provided these two years ago and with the recent changes to SCCA Classifications has just posted up the update for his wonderful resource. Thank you Mr Starr for your support to road rally in North America!
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Road Rally eNews
is produced in association with the Sports Car Club of America
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