About this event
A RoadRally is a automobile competition where entrants drive a 4 wheeled daily driver vehicle. Those vehicles could be a car, pickup truck, SUV or sports car of any make or model. The teams consist of two people: a driver and navigator. The events are held on public roads the are area backroads. Entrants in the Spring into Action RoadRally will be amazed at the lack of traffic encountered on the rally. The skill needed is to precisely drive the assigned averages speeds. Those speeds are at or below the legal speed limit on the road. Entrants are given penalty points of 1 point per second early OR late they arrive at Timing Checkpoints. The course is unknown to the entrants at the beginning of the rally. A set of precise Route Instructions (directions) are given at the morning check-in. The cars start in one minute intervals and will be timed at approximately 60 locations during the
rally. The entrants cell phone will time their car using the Richta app. The Richta app is free to the download and use for the entrants.
No prior rally experience is necessary. This rally is designed to be accessible for teams new to the sport while still being a challenge for experienced teams. There are no tricky instructions. There is a 50 car/small truck limit to the number of entries.
The rally will use a smart phone app for timing the contestants’ arrival at the checkpoints. The app uses GPS information from your phone to record your arrival time and will, within a tenth of a seconds, tell you how early or late you arrived. The app will also display your total score as you progress through the checkpoints. All contestants must have a cell phone with them for the rally. Cell phone signal strength is not an issue since you will download all the data needed to your phone prior to the rally. The app is free to download. Go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search Richta. Download the Richta competitor app.
You only need the following things:
Any 4 wheeled street legal and insured car or small truck.
A team of two people consisting of a driver and navigator.
Driver must posse a current driver’s license.
Pay the entry fee of $35 per car ($17.50 per person). All cars with an SCCA member on the team will only pay $35 per car to enter. Cars with no SCCA members must pay an additional $15 for SCCA membership for the weekend for both entrants and be covered by our club insurance.
The rally starts at Ciocca Corvette (430 N Albany Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401). Day of event check in begins at 9:00 am, Contestants meeting at 10 am, Rally begins at 10:30 am.
The rally finishes at the Finish Line Pub at New Jersey Motorsports Park (8000 Dividing Creek Rd., Millville, NJ 08332). First car should finish about 2:00pm. Trophy presentation will be about 2:30.
Select a Class as described below: Newbies should enter Stock
Stock: No limit on road rally calculating equipment but your mileage must be measured by the vehicle’s stock odometer located in its’ stock position.
Open: No limit on your road rally equipment, trophy eligible at 5 cars entering this class.
For more information contact Jim Wakemen at either 609-634-0485 or jwakemen43@aol.com.
Event requirements
The RoadRally will be conducted in full compliance with the Abridged Road Rally Rules (RRRs) as supplemented by the event's General Instructions (GIs).
Each rally team will be required to bring a smartphone that is equipped with the Richta Autonomous GPS Checkpoint App. This app will monitor your car’s position during the rally and will record the precise time at which you arrive at each Timing Control on the rally. Once you have arrived at a Timing Control, the app will calculate your score for that leg and display it to you.
Each rally team will be required to bring a completed emergency contact, vehicle inspection, and insurance form to registration when you perform on-site registration.