Road Rally Development Group

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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The TT and Richta

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    Gary S.
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    OK, all of you road racers have had your fun on the big AMP weekend. Can our road rally program get some love now? This is all tongue-in-cheek, of course. I don’t begrudge our circuit racing brothers and sisters (a number of whom either compete in road rally or are significantly involved in it) a…

  • Time Allowances

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    Gary S.
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    We hope you enjoyed the Bluenose Rally on May 24. I know things went well at CP 8 and it was great to hear the stories of rally mayhem over a wonderful curling club dinner at the finish. The rallying community is full of top-notch people and spending post-rally time with them over sustenance and…

  • Numbered Turns

    Numbered Turns

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    Gary S.
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    With everything else on the go (the 2025 motorsport season is ramping up here in Nova Scotia) I find myself behind the curve with my promise to keep you updated on those types of route instructions you may find on rallies this year. After our post on herringbone diagrams, I promised a spot on numbered…

  • Car Zero Time (CZT) Restarts – why and how

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    Gary S.
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    Three of the four remaining rallies on the 2025 road rally calendar will be using Richta GPS timing and scoring. I’ve gone over the basics of this system any number of times so I’ll spend no further time on the generalities. You may, however, run into certain variations of checkpoints and procedures which we’re not…

  • Double the fun in May

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    Gary S.
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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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    Gary S.
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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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    Gary S.
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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…