[DMVR] Rally Postponed

Mon, 05 May 2003 20:04:25 -0500

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At 04:42 PM 05/05/2003 -0500, Rhett Farnum wrote:
>Sorry Ric I hit the wrong reply button.

No problem....

>Is anyone willing to go watch with me or that would be willing to have me 
>as a navigator ot passenger? It sounds really fun but I'm not sure I want 
>to drive my first time out.

You shouldn't have any worries about driving. This is NOT a high speed 
rally like those you've seen on TV. Our road rallies are conducted on 
public roads in normal traffic at legal speeds, and typically you'll be 
spending most of your time BELOW the posted speed limit.  In the case of 
the "Mother May I?" Rally speed is not even a factor. This one will be 
decided solely on who accumulates the least number of miles on their 
odometer by the end of the event.  Most of our rallies are TSD 
(Time-Speed-Distance) events which reward you for correctly following a 
somewhat cryptic set of directions while maintaining a precise average 
speed. The winner of this type of event is the car which arrives closest to 
the ideal time, neither early nor late.  We normally double the penalty for 
arriving early to further discourage excess speed.

I've been competing in and planning rallies for over 35 years now (I drove 
in my first rally less than a week after getting my license!), so if you 
have further questions please drop me an email.

Ric

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At 04:42 PM 05/05/2003 -0500, Rhett Farnum wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Sorry Ric I hit the wrong reply
button.</blockquote> 
No problem.... 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Is anyone willing to
go watch with me or that would be willing to have me as a navigator ot
passenger? It sounds really fun but I'm not sure I want to drive my first
time out.</blockquote> 
You shouldn't have any worries about driving. This is NOT a high speed
rally like those you've seen on TV. Our road rallies are conducted on
public roads in normal traffic at legal speeds, and typically you'll be
spending most of your time BELOW the posted speed limit.&nbsp; In the
case of the &quot;Mother May I?&quot; Rally speed is not even a factor.
This one will be decided solely on who accumulates the least number of
miles on their odometer by the end of the event.&nbsp; Most of our
rallies are TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) events which reward you for
correctly following a somewhat cryptic set of directions while
maintaining a precise average speed. The winner of this type of event is
the car which arrives closest to the ideal time, neither early nor
late.&nbsp; We normally double the penalty for arriving early to further
discourage excess speed. 
I've been competing in and planning rallies for over 35 years now (I
drove in my first rally less than a week after getting my license!), so
if you have further questions please drop me an email. 
Ric 
 
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