Hey guys, hope you all had fun at the meet. As for me i had a freekin great time in the rally i ran yesturday. And didnt even know it was sposored and paid for by RRE. I did pretty well in my first rally, came in dead middle of the field cosisting of 31 cars. My best friend got first place, with only a 5 point deduction, if any of you know how rally's are pointed.This rally started in Ontario at the TA truck stop, went down the 10 fwy to 215n, to 30E, to 18N, to 138N, all the way throughcrestline , writewood, up by edwards air force base, and ended in acton california, i made it in about 5 hours i wish you all could have been there , it was only me and another yellow OZ. im posting info on the next coming up rally in April in this post

 

ANGLES CROWN
7-hour monte carlo style
Navigational road rally
April 26, 2003



------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All legal vehicles welcome. No special equipment required. This is an easy, map based, backroad-oriented, timed event for first time entrants and experts alike.

this is not a race. it is intended to be a test of your map reading and instruction following capabilities. However, you are expected to run "on time". think of it as a giant board game, with the roads and lanscape of california for a board and you and your car for a game piece.

opportunities for spirited driving will abound. paved roades only. 2 people per car (driver and navagator) are suggested. Event runs rain or shine. there are 3 classes: Novice, Regular, and Expert. we suggest you bring a clipboard, pen , paper, 3 different colored highlighters, and a light inside the car, other than the dome light to read the maps at night. you'll also need a clock that can set seconds.

the entry fee for this even is only $55 dollars per car. please reregister if possible. Visa or Mastercard accepted. Send your name, address, phone, and with credic card info and signature, or check or money order, payable to ITN, to the address below. if you can't pre-register, please call or email us so we will know you are coming. All entries must bring registration, proof of insurance, and your drivers license to the start.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Schedule of events - Sat. April 26, 2003

Registration/instruction Location
TA truckstop
24265 e. Guasti rd.
ontario, ca 91761
909-390-2525
(rallye Mobile 310-350-1360)

Registration opens/
Instructions givin out 10AM
Novice orientation 11:30AM to 1PM
1st car out of start 2:01PM
1st car to FINISH 10PM (approx)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITN, P.O. BOX 642261, LA, CA 90064. 310-556-8305
foe general regulations or other info, our web site is located at http://carzero.freeservers.com

 

I really hope to see alot of you come to these , there are a blast. And let me tell you , you'll never be a true lancer Lover until you find out just how damn good these cars can handle. I appreciate my car more now then i ever did after going through those insane mountain in the insane rain LOL , i know you all have heard about the Cahone pass (spelling?) Anyways, i hope some of you can make this

 

and i forgot to mention that So Cal3G and So cal DSM also participated in this rally .

 

sounds like fun!

 

Kara , it's incredible fun. I honestly can not explain enough to justify how fun it is. It is really something that has to be experienced. And if anyone had any doubts about an age thing , at the one i just did saturday there were age groups from 15 to 60 , and full families , i hope more people give this some serious consideration

 

I honestly plan on participating in one of those. I've read about road rallies before, and how much skill is involved, and always wanted to try it. I might be a better navigator than driver, any takers??? Anyway, I'm marking that date on my calendar, hopefully I can get it off work.

 

thats awesome Urban, if your able to get the time free i can guarante you wont be dissapointed , and i hope we can get alot more representation from this club, Road Race engineering has been known to sponser out of events like this, if maybe thats a little incentive, Also with what i learned from Saturddays rally i would suggest bringing a GPS and if nothing else a compase, my friend that won the beginner class had a dang lap top with a gps program installed, and an Additional GPS system, now you tell me why he won lol. but its not against the rules

 

Hey, it was cool having you @ the rally. I'm the guy who spun out. Those were some great roads. More of you guys should show up next time. The lancers made it feel more like a "real" rally. Thanks for the help on getting my car off that mound of dirt

As far as using GPS, i'm pretty sure that a GPS will put you in expert class automatically, so i wouldn't bother with one...it won't help much anyway. The best thing to do is thouroughly map out the route beforehand, and choose the best roads, or you'll end up 15 minutes late for a checkpoint, and then have to make it up...although that can be really fun
Hope to see a bunch of you guys @ the next rally

 

chri3 lol bro was up, ya im still sorry bout that spin out man, wish i would have known, cause i was behind anyways haha, well they knew my bro was using a comp and didnt say anything so i dunno, but anyhow i hope your car is ok and hope to see you at the next one! laters

 

My car is fine...just a few lil' scratches and a small gash in the bumper. It kinda sux that they threw out the checkpoint, cause that would've set the drivers apart from the others....oh well. We were running 3 mins early when we spun, and had half a mile to go....could've creeped to the hose I wonder if anyone zeroed that checkpoint, cuz we were FLYING to make it there on time. Oh well....see you at the next one.

 

OK one Last try to attemp to get some folks involved in some fun activities. www.carzero.freeservers.com . Please check this out and go to results and clic on training wheels March 15th, 2003
and look at #15 thats me , i didnt do well at my first meet but at least i tried and had a great time and if you look to the right of my name you'll see that i represented SCLC which i guess i should have just put down our acual site name. Well hopefully this will inspire some of you to attend one of these rally's see ya all later

 

Sweet - I'm in for the next one. I had no idea that they actually did this stuff for real here on the West Coast.

 

good to hear nynguah, i'll be there as well , and you can register on the site or just email them to let them know you are going and you can pay there

 

im really interested...but im having doubts about how much skill is needed for this? sounds like a ton of fun.