Thanks to everybody who participated in Baby Steps, a special 4 hour
introductory rally on February 5. We had an excellent turnout of 44
cars. Â Results and a critique of the course are up on the website at
http://carzero.freeservers.com. Click on results on the left
toolbar.

We are anticipating a similar turnout for TRAINING WHEELS on March 26.
The exact Start location is the CASK & CLEAVER in Fallbrook at
3757 Mission Rd. We couldn't find a restaurant in Temecula that
would accommodate us, so we've moved the start a few miles southwest
to Fallbrook.

They are preparing a special lunch buffet for us featuring burritos,
tacos and tostadas for only $8.00 per person, all you can eat. The
buffet will open at noon. Registration will open at 10am with the
Beginner/Novice orientation from 10:30 to noon.
Regulars and Experts will be allowed to receive their instructions at noon also, so everyone should
please plan on having lunch at the buffet, if at all possible. The
good folks at Cask & Cleaver need the business for us to be able to use
the meeting room, so it would be a big help if we all get our lunch
there. The rally will Start at 2:00 pm and will run about 6 hours.

There will be trophies for 4 separate and distinct classes for this
event: Beginner, Novice, Regular and Expert. Each class will have its
own course and information so that the level of difficulty progresses
with each class. No two classes will have exactly the same course or
info.

DIRECTIONS TO START:
From LA/OC:
Go SOUTH on I-5 past Camp Pendleton to OCEANSIDE.
Exit the freeway at CA HWY 76.
Go EAST on CA HWY 76 for about 12.4 miles.
Turn LEFT onto MISSION RD.
Go NORTH on MISSION about 2.5 miles.
The Cask & Cleaver will be on your left.

From Inland Empire/San Bernadino/High Desert:
Take either I-15 or I-215 SOUTH until they merge.
Continue SOUTH past Temecula about 11.2 miles.
Exit the freeway at CA HWY 76.
Go WEST on CA HWY 76 about 4.5 miles.
Turn RIGHT on MISSION RD.
Go NORTH on MISSION about 2.5 miles.
The Cask & Cleaver will be on your left.

From San Diego:
Take I-15 north. Exit the freeway at CA HWY 76 (Pala Rd.).
Go WEST on CA HWY 76 about 4.5 miles.
Turn RIGHT on MISSION RD.
Go NORTH on MISSION about 2.5 miles.
The Cask & Cleaver will be on your left.

The course for this rally will take us over some of the best roads in
the area. The wildflowers are having a bumper year. It promises to
be a stellar afternoon drive, with a few Standoffs and Checkpoints
thrown in for fun. We sincerely hope you can join us.

Also, please put May 21 on your calendar for ANGELS CROWN, an 8 hour
Monte that will Start in Santa Barbara and Finish somewhere around Arroyo
Grande. As you may have noticed, we move around with the locales of
these rallies. It's because we're always looking for new roads to
challenge you (and us). The roads for Angels Crown are some of the most
incredible, open, empty, and enjoyable roads you can find anywhere on
the planet. Rallymaster Justin Murphy is putting together a truly epic
rally course. Make plans to be there.

Finally, yours truly has written the Santa Monica Sports Car Club's
June First Friday Niter. (This had been originally scheduled for this
past Friday, March 4, but some of the key roads got washed out, so
it's been postponed to June 3.). This is in an unusual form for a TSD
rally. You will know your true times in advance, and creeping will be
allowed at the Checkpoints. The instructions are in normal TSD
format, and there are no intended course-following traps. There are
included in the instructions about 20 places where Checkpoints may or may not
be located. Each has a referenced sign and an official mileage from
Start, so you can know when you've reached the prescribed point on the
course. If there's a hose, you creep it, if there's not, you
continue. Sound familiar? That's right, it's a Monte rally in TSD
format. The rally is Friday, June 3 and is only $10. Start is behind
(east side) of the Bank of America at the NE corner of Devonshire and
Sepulveda (near the 405/118 interchange) in the north valley.
Registration opens at 7pm, with the first car out at 8:01pm. This promises to
be an interesting event because of the semi-Monte format, and for the
great driving roads included on the course. Â We hope you can make it.

If anyone has any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to
send me an email. Thanks to all of you for your continued support and
participation.

See you at Standoff.

Carzero.