Road Rally Development Group

Category: Events

  • Pause for the Cause

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    Gary S.
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    First: thanks to all of the crews and volunteers who made the recent Bluenose Rally such a success. Pidge always coordinates a great event (those decades of experience stand him in good stead) and the 2026 event was no different. Add in the excellent meal and camaraderie at the Windsor Curling Club finish control as…

  • RWYB*

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    Gary S.
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    There are any number of outdoor recreation shows, or car shows, or other exhibitions where we can promote road rallying to the masses passing through the doors. We try, as much as possible, to take advantage of these shows to pass on the joys of our sport. One of the usual questions we ask when…

  • Spring Rallies

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    Gary S.
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    “Spring has sprung, The grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is?” – Anonymous The grass isn’t rising here yet, but we’re only a few short minutes into spring as I’m writing this and I don’t expect miracles. It has been a long old winter, with a typical Nova Scotian mix of weather including…

  • Putting the “Distance” into TSD

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    Gary S.
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    It’s only natural that as they gain experience, rally crews will look for more of a challenge in the complexity of route instructions, the nature of the roads on the rally route and climate they compete in, and the distance they need to cover during an event. There are any number of events on this…

  • VBMMC 2026 Winter Table Top Rally

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    Gary S.
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    This is a regurgitation of a recent Facebook post on our RRDG Facebook Group page and my personal Feed. I thought it may fit here as well, so here you go. – Gary This is day 2 of the Winter Table Top Rally series from the Venture Bound Members Motoring Club. I’ve made earlier postings…

  • A new year, and a midwinter moon shines brightly

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    Gary S.
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    I wanted to write this before January raised its ugly head to usher in the new year but, as they say, I was overtaken by events.  Here we are a couple of days into 2026 and I’m already a few paces behind the curve. I can only hope that’s not an omen of things to…

  • Lend us a hand?

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    Gary S.
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    All good things must come to an end, and so it is with our 2025 Atlantic Region Motor Sports (ARMS) road rally season. For the first time in recent memory, we conducted five events on various surfaces and using both traditional and Richta/GPS scoring methods. We welcomed a number of new novice crews (all of…

  • Lost in Lunenburg Report

    Lost in Lunenburg Report

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    Gary S.
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    – written by Chris Pye Organizing the 2025 Lost in Lunenburg rally was, in theory, a simple process. Take the route and documents from the cancelled 2024 rally and just update them. Various government bodies changed that. Road construction in Mahone Bay and Bridgewater required some significant re-routing and the start location being booked for…

  • Tarmac Trial Report

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    Gary S.
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    It had been a long, hot summer in Nova Scotia. Wild fires had closed down access to the woods and to hiking and cycling trails, smoke filled the air and there seemed no respite from the heat. Rain? One of my friends reported he had forgotten where the wiper switch was in his car. So…

  • Picture-Perfect

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    Gary S.
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    At the risk of getting ahead of ourselves, I need to let you know about the start village for the Lost in Lunenburg Rally on October 18. It could go down as the most picturesque start point of any road rally in recent memory. In my opinion, Indian Point (just a few kms around the…