New Interface

Blogger has some new interface choices that I will be playing around with. In the mean time, take a look at another kind of Google site I'm trying for the Yucatan Safari Rally. If you like gravel rallies and Winter rallies you don't want to miss the Yucatan.

https://sites.google.com/site/mnwisroadrally/yucatan-safari-road-rally

2012

With the results posted it's time to start thinking about the 2012 event. What should it be?
National
Regional
Alfa Club
Some traps
Tour
All paved
Lots of gravel
Plotted on a Map

What month should it be in? June has a lot of conflicts, for one I will be in Canada on the potential June date.

Thoughts? Comment below

Results

Results are here

Results?

I would like to see them as well, I will see if we can do something about that today!

It's Time

It's rally time, see you at Dunn Brothers in Hudson

What is a rally?

A rally is a motor sport event in which a driver/navigator team attempt to drive a specified route, while also attempting to maintain various average speeds given them by the rally organizers. Rallys are run over public roads. This rally will use only paved roads. They are generally weather independent being held as scheduled regardless of wind, rain or snow conditions. Only the severest of conditions which would close roads would postpone a rally. The cars leave a starting point individually at a precise time, and are directed to follow a route to the finish.

Any type of motor vehicle may be used. Rallying can be fun in anything from a sports car to a four wheel drive pickup truck.

Cooperation between the driver and navigator is key to a successful rally. The driver must maintain the average speeds specified, while the navigator reads and interprets the route instructions and gives directions to the driver. Both must be alert to find the proper route. 

“Checkpoints” are set up along the route, manned by one or more of the rally organizers. They note and mark down the exact time when each car passes a checkpoint. In most cases checkpoint locations are not known in advance by the participants and may be just over a hill or around a curve, so that time cannot be made up or lost after the checkpoint is sighted by the crew.

The score each car receives at each checkpoint is based upon how close it comes to the perfect arrival time which will be given. The winner of the rally is the car with the least penalty points.

There are frequent breaks so you can get out and stretch every hour or so.

Dashboard Apps

Yesterday was the final check of my upcoming rally. As I neared the start point I released we had forgot to bring equipment. No problem, I had my iPhone so I used the Car Dashboard app (free). GPS mileage was right on all day. Also provided a clock and speedometer as well as compass and elevation. My GPS does most of this but having this app allows me to use my GPS in "where am I " mode so it's easier to record lat/long. I use lat/long to give people pickup points and to give to workers to make it easy to locate their next control.