Epic Monte Carlo Style Rally in July
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Epic Monte Carlo Style Rally in July
I just returned from the first route scouting trip up to Yreka for Golden West 2004.
This will be a 2-day TSD rally to be held July 17,18 on mostly dirt and gravel roads in the Klamath National Forest up around the CA/OR border and Mt Shasta.
The instruction format is pretty much the same as pro-rally, tulip diagrams for intersections, and no assigned speeds!
However, there are over 100 "Possible Checkpoints" scattered through the route that you are expected to arrive at "On Time" according to the key times given in the route instructions.
Points accumulate for being early or late at the checkpoints that have timing crews, (not all PC's will be manned) and whoever finishes the weekend with the fewest points takes home a trophy.
So its not a race, and no, you can't drive the whole thing flat out, but you don't need a helmet, fire suit or roll cage either.
There will be nearly 300 miles of challenging roads and I can pretty much assure you that if you enjoy driving on twisty unpaved roads, you WILL have a REALLY good time.
Flyers, entry forms and more information will be posted this week at www.therallyeclub.org, as well as on the SFR SCCA Rally site and others.
And if you don't want to pay the entry, and don't know much about rallying, you might want to help out by working checkpoints, workers will have their own rally to run, leapfrogging the field to get to the checkpoints, so you can sample and enjoy a lot of the same roads and get to spend time hanging out with the same crazy bunch of gravel enthusiasts that will be entered.
PM me if you have any questions, or if you want to work.
This will be a 2-day TSD rally to be held July 17,18 on mostly dirt and gravel roads in the Klamath National Forest up around the CA/OR border and Mt Shasta.
The instruction format is pretty much the same as pro-rally, tulip diagrams for intersections, and no assigned speeds!
However, there are over 100 "Possible Checkpoints" scattered through the route that you are expected to arrive at "On Time" according to the key times given in the route instructions.
Points accumulate for being early or late at the checkpoints that have timing crews, (not all PC's will be manned) and whoever finishes the weekend with the fewest points takes home a trophy.
So its not a race, and no, you can't drive the whole thing flat out, but you don't need a helmet, fire suit or roll cage either.
There will be nearly 300 miles of challenging roads and I can pretty much assure you that if you enjoy driving on twisty unpaved roads, you WILL have a REALLY good time.
Flyers, entry forms and more information will be posted this week at www.therallyeclub.org, as well as on the SFR SCCA Rally site and others.
And if you don't want to pay the entry, and don't know much about rallying, you might want to help out by working checkpoints, workers will have their own rally to run, leapfrogging the field to get to the checkpoints, so you can sample and enjoy a lot of the same roads and get to spend time hanging out with the same crazy bunch of gravel enthusiasts that will be entered.
PM me if you have any questions, or if you want to work.
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Pete, you know i'm coming. Although i just got another speeding ticket this morning 
My Brother-in-law hasn't gotten back in touch with me. But i'm sure he wants to do it. but now that $$$ is bad. i may have to be a "Worker" instead of a "racer"
-rich
My Brother-in-law hasn't gotten back in touch with me. But i'm sure he wants to do it. but now that $$$ is bad. i may have to be a "Worker" instead of a "racer"
-rich
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I'd be interesting in volunteering. That's an awsome, wild part of California up there. I've been wanting to learn more about TSD's. If everything works schedule-wise, I'm pretty sure I'll be there to help out.
Looks really cool.
Jim
Looks really cool.
Jim
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Damn...I'd lose my job if I did make it... too bad, though. It looks like a great rally!!
I'd love to work it, but I couldn't quite make it up there in time for even the Sunday portion of the event, since I work overnights until 6:45 in the morning.
I'd love to work it, but I couldn't quite make it up there in time for even the Sunday portion of the event, since I work overnights until 6:45 in the morning.
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Bummer Greg, you guys would really enjoy this one I think.
Flyer and entry forms are now posted at http://www.therallyeclub.org/GW04Entry.pdf
Hope to see at least a few BAIC entrants, and some workers too, you guys should really dig these roads!
Flyer and entry forms are now posted at http://www.therallyeclub.org/GW04Entry.pdf
Hope to see at least a few BAIC entrants, and some workers too, you guys should really dig these roads!
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