edmcguirk

I am a member of the Westchester Sports Car Club and we sponsor a few rallies during the year and I thought I would post the information on the various sports car forums I belong to. I think there may be some interest in a scenic drive through the upper Westchester area. These rallies are low pressure/fun competitions involving following directions and observing posted "rally signs" along the route. Generally you drive approximately at the posted speed limit and you are penalized for arriving at the finish early or late.

One word of warning, I was surprised to learn that there are still some public dirt roads in Westchester and they are sometimes included in WSCC rallies. I had no problem driving my sports car on these public roads but some people freak out if their shiny cars come anywhere near a dirt road. You decide if that matters to you, any street legal car is welcome.

See previous rally:
https://www.rx7club.com/ne-rx-7-foru...-21-a-1091670/

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Westchester Sports Car Club - 2016 Bunny Run Rally
Saturday June 11th, starting in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

WHAT IS A ROAD RALLY?
These are events in which a driver/navigator team follow written instructions at specified speeds (always within the speed limits) over public roads. These events usually are 50 to 70 miles long and take two to three hours to complete. WSCC sponsors several rallies each year including one of the oldest consecutively held rallies in the United States. They are fun oriented time-distance rallies in and around Westchester County.

In a Road Rally, each team of two people--a driver and a navigator--is given a set of route
directions to follow, and the speeds at which they should travel the route.
The goal of a Road Rally is to travel the correct route at the correct speeds, and arrive at
“checkpoints” precisely on time. You are scored on how close to the correct time you arrive. A
Road Rally is not a race, and no rally will ever require you to drive in a reckless or illegal
fashion. Arriving too early at a checkpoint hurts your score, as does arriving too late. To
participate, you'll need to know the rules for understanding the route instructions. Some
basics will be discussed at the Driver’s Meeting and you are encouraged to “study” the General
Instructions that you’ll receive upon registration.

RALLY PREPARATION: Entrants should have a light for reading route instructions, a watch, paper, pencil, a four
function calculator and maybe a clipboard. NO AUXILIARY LIGHTS ABOVE HEADLIGHT LEVEL WILL
BE NEEDED OR ALLOWED. (NOTE THAT NEW YORK STATE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIGHTS.) There
will be no alcoholic beverages allowed before or during the rally. MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE IN A CAR
WILL BE APPROPRIATELY PENALIZED. DUE TO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS, NO DRIVER ONLY
CARS WILL BE REGISTERED. CARS WITH "COMPUTER" or “NAVIGATION SYSTEMS” WILL BE
INELIGIBLE FOR OFFICIAL RESULTS RANKING.

THE START: will be from the Grand Prix New York parking lot, 333 North Bedford Road (Route
117), Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

THE FINISH MEETING: will be at Applebee’s Restaurant, 195 North Bedford Road (Route 117),
Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

REGISTRATION: opens at 5 PM and continues to 6:30 PM. There will be a drivers’ meeting at
approximately 6:30 PM. Cars will be sent off at 7:00 + the car number in minutes (i.e. Car 35
leaves at 7:00 + 35 minutes or 7:35). Entry fee is $20.00 ($15.00 for WSCC members) per car. A
$5.00 late fee will be charged for anyone registering after 6:30.

TROPHIES: awarded to top 10%. (To qualify for an award, the team has to finish.) A WSCC
Credit Certificate (good for free entry at any WSCC event) may be chosen in place of a
traditional trophy. Dash Plaques will be given to all entrants.

For more information visit our internet address: HTTP://WWW.WSCC.ORG

edmcguirk

2016 Bunny Run Rallymaster Letter

I would like to thank all the entrants who participated in the 2016 WSCC Bunny Run for joining us. I am still a novice at this designing a rally game, this being my fourth Chairing of a rally. My goal from the start has been to have as many people finish the rally as possible. Several people at Applebee’s asked me after the event if this was the first time that everybody finished a rally. I cannot answer that as the club has been putting on rallies for 67 years. But I do not remember another rally that everyone has finished before this one. Everybody talked about the great roads and some of the Bunnies being a challenge. With all the work that goes into putting on a rally, it is very rewarding to have one come off with such nice comments and great results.
I want to first thank the people who helped work on the rally. Thanks to Phyllis Miller for doing the first cold of the event. Thanks to Dave Trezza for doing the second cold run of the rally and manning the checkpoint. Thank you Frank Cardone for doing the third cold run of the rally, helping me put up the Bunnies and manning the check point. Thank you Debbi and Gary Kanzler for running registration for us. Thanks to Jesse Lipscher for producing the results for me. Thanks to Mike Caroll for conducting the Novice Talk. Thanks also to Ed McGuirk who came to work the rally that night and ended up running the event with GJ Dixon…………and was rewarded by missing third place by only one point! Lastly, thanks to my Dad for driving me around the following day to pick up the Bunnies.
I don’t ever recall a rally where the top finishers were so close and were so close to the exact time before. Two cars finishing within three seconds of the exact time when the rally is two and a half hours long is outrageous! Kudos to Brian and Sean Johnston for winning the rally and only being three seconds off the mark and seeing the most Bunnies. Big congratulations to David Kimball and Peter Newman with an unbelievable time of being only ONE SECOND off of the exact time.
All the Bunny signs were seen by some of the teams. 50% of the teams saw 85% of the Bunnies. All the Bunny signs were picked up the following day.
We look forward to seeing you all at future rallies. Please talk up the rallies to your friends. Have a great summer!

Ken Frey