Road Rally Development Group

Author: Gary S.

  • An overdue update

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    I know it’s been a quiet couple of weeks on the RRDG group and on our website. I’ve had a welcome visit from some of our European family, and it has also given the rest of the RRDG a chance to review some documentation, survey some rally routes, and move forward with a few new…

  • Double the fun in May

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    For those of you not familiar with our climatic challenges here on the Atlantic coast of Canada, you may find it strange we have scheduling difficulties when it comes to motorsport events in the region. A short driving season (think May to November, if we’re lucky) and a number of track, rally and other events…

  • Something “fishy” this way comes.

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    We’re two weeks on from the Midwinter Moon and I hope you’ve had a chance to review your notes and old route instructions in preparation for the New Scotland Road Rally. We’re 82 days away! And while we’re drumming our fingers, looking at the calendar and our watches, and wishing time away, I thought it…

  • That’s a wrap – the 2025 Midwinter Moon is in the books!

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    It may not have been a perfect rally day (some of us were hoping for more snow and other weather challenges) but it was clear, cold, and breezy for the 2025 ASCC Rally of the Midwinter Moon. A ton of preparation had gone into the organization of this rally, and the rallymasters had all of…

  • Le Grosse Ride 2025/Two Weeks to Midwinter Moon

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    Clarence Westberg of the Twin Cities Rally Club in Minnesota brought this rally to my attention. It’s a 350 km winter rally through the wilds of the Outaouais district of Quebec (think of the area north of the Ottawa River west to roughly Fort Coulonge and north to La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve and including Gatineau…

  • Midwinter Moon looking good!

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    I was lucky enough to do the Richta CP and first route check today for this rally being held on January 25. The rally area is about 1.5 hours from home, so a relatively early start was in order. Arriving at the start venue in Shubenacadie, I reset everything and headed out on the rally…

  • New docs available!

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    With ASCC’s Rally of the Midwinter Moon fast approaching, the Supplementary Regulations are now available. If you’re planning on entering, please give these a detailed read and I’ll recommend you have a copy in the car with you for the rally. Also, you’ll now find the updated ARMS Navigational Rally Rules on the ARMS website.…

  • Our updated Road Rally Manual is live!

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    Our chairperson, Chris P, has given our road rally manual the final touches and we’ve published a PDF copy on our Resources page. We hope it will be a valuable resource for road rally crews of all experience levels and, if you haven’t competed yet, will give you the knowledge and confidence to tackle your…

  • An Update

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    We hope you’ve been able to have a look at our website and make note of what we have to offer. Websites are always a work in progress and while ours is no different, I’ve removed the caveat that “we’re still under construction.” We’ve accomplished a few things since our last blog post. We’ve initiated…

  • Testing, testing

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    We’ve added a new page to the site. Test Rallies will provide information on the short and easy rallies we’ve developed to help new or novice crews gain experience with road rally and to see how the Richta Rally system Competitor app works. These are short, comfortably-paced rallies with no traps, no obscure instructions, and…