SCCA Meet in the Middle Rally (Road Rally)

kabootist · Post by **kabootist** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:08 pm

[quote="Minidave"]Then how do we know where we finished?[/]

We were all winners, just because we made it to the end.

, I just checked and the results dont seem to be up.

mcconned · Post by **mcconned** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:17 pm

I have communicated with Rich. He plans to email us all the results by tomorrow a.m.

mcconned · Post by **mcconned** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:34 am

Here are Saturday's results:

Car Driver Navigator Car Start Total
4T Pego Mack Steve Nelson Red WRX Topeka 42
1T Robert Strattan Garry Deaton Red Escort Topeka 45
1 Devon Bireta Anne Marie Bireta Gold Honda Civic KC 71
7 Dave Craven Ivan Cabezas Blue Mini Cooper KC 71
5 Dan McConnell Paul MacRoberts Blue 350Z KC 76
3T Lori Goetsch Marty Courtois Red Mini Cooper Topeka 191
6 John Dority Jacob Records Silver Miata MX5 KC 260
6T Julie Avard David Avard Gold Jeep Cherokee Topeka 263
2T Randy Gregg Alan Neukirch Red Ford Mustang Topeka 336
4 Pete Kerckhoff Renee Kerckhoff Cobra Replica KC 343
10 Steven Berger Dale Smith Grey Cherokee KC 372
3 Travis Heckes Lacey Ziegler Jaguar X KC 482
9 Kevin Demers John Bianco Yellow Mini Cooper KC 486
2 John Nelson Phyllis Nelson Honda S2000 KC 509
5T Mike VanDam Ron Kass Black Crossfire Topeka 519
8 Tony Ray Dunavant Lea Craman Orange GTI KC 731

This did not "copy and paste" like the email but here's how to read:
Car #7, Dave, finished 4th. You were 71 seconds off the official time.

One team, car #10, had a perfect score of "0" on one leg. That's more rare than bowling a 300 game or pitching a no-hitter.

Also in the email from Rich of the SCCA, the MINI Club received special recognition for it's turnout.

Thanks to all.

Minidave · Post by **Minidave** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:43 am

How was the tie decided between 3rd and 4th?

Well done, Ivan! We were only 71 sec off and we didn't even have a "seconds" readout on our clock - we did everything by the minute!

mcconned · Post by **mcconned** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:44 am

Per Rich's email:

"The tie between cars 1 and 7 was broken using the traditional road rally method of squaring each leg score and adding the results. (This technique resolves the tie in favor of the team whose leg scores were more accurate more often.)"

Minidave · Post by **Minidave** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:24 am

Thanks, I was just curious how they did it........

To all the Mini club members, this was a lot of fun, was not highly technical (afterall - WE did it!) and involved no racing or high performance driving skills, no special equipment (we used the clock in the MINI

) just a fun cruise thru some interesting roads.

I hope we can get an even bigger turnout for the next one!

petek · Post by **petek** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:40 am

Minidave wrote:Thanks, I was just curious how they did it........

To all the Mini club members, this was a lot of fun, was not highly technical (afterall - WE did it!) and involved no racing or high performance driving skills, no special equipment (we used the clock in the MINI ) just a fun cruise thru some interesting roads.

I hope we can get an even bigger turnout for the next one!

Well...

(Just kidding, just kidding!)

Hmmm... I thought we came in 7th. Looks like we dropped a few slots. Not that it matters... we had a GREAT time!

Counterfit_Mini · Post by **Counterfit_Mini** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:09 am

I'd like to do a rally in my Mini one day...it sounds like fun. I think there might be a communication problem between driver and navigator...(she's a bit noisy...)

Post by **ragtopday Johnna** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:24 pm

Counterfit_Mini wrote:I'd like to do a rally in my Mini one day...it sounds like fun. I think there might be a communication problem between driver and navigator...(she's a bit noisy...)

Steph--You should definitely look into doing an open road rally and I wouldn't worry too much about communicating with your navigator. You could always work out a system of hand signals.

Road rallies are within the top two reasons I keep my MINI. The crazy experiences and friendships that have come from road rallying are worth more than the cost of maintaining the car.

Minor hijack...Do you know anyone that went to Scion United?

Counterfit_Mini · Post by **Counterfit_Mini** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:17 am

Yes. I know of one person from KC that went and a few people from California that went..