Maple Leaf Rally Club hosted the first Mini Rally of the 2008 season on Monday, April 14th. Sixteen teams entered the event. The rally ran very smoothly and the Results and awards were ready promptly at the Finish. Most teams were successful in finding all the checkpoints; one car, #8, had car problems, but managed to get to the Finish, so they were scored as finishing. Car 6 missed the first two checkpoints, but recovered nicely by following the instructions to an End of Section, and got all the checkpoints from CP3 on.
Winners of awards were:
1st Beginner – Car #2 – Patrick L. & Shawn G. – 1.7
2nd Beginner – Car #15 – Russ T. & Sean W. – 4.3
3rd Beginner – Car #10 – Ralph O. & Craig N. – 7.3
1st Novice – Car #14 – Jane & Bruce L. – 2.3
2nd Novice – Car #11 - Carolyn & Alan R. – 3.2
3rd Novice – Car #4 – Bryce B. & Derek V. – 3.6
1st Expert – Car #1 – Paul & Rita M. – 0.0 (congratulations – a perfect rally!)
2nd Expert – Car #9 – Tim & Steven L. - 2.2
Full Results will be posted on the MLRC website at
www.mlrc.ca For this first event the instruction types included – Distances to Turns, Tulips, Tulip Map, Clock Faces and Columns of Instructions and Distances.
TIPS
Control Procedure
(1)As you approach a checkpoint, you may drive slowly but you must not come to a full stop in sight of the checkpoint. If you do, the marshal will record your time at the moment your vehicle stops moving.
(2)When you arrive at a control, pull past the control car and park safely on the right edge of the road. Your time will be recorded at the moment your front bumper passes the control board at the bumper of the checkpoint vehicle. The driver should then go back to the checkpoint car to get the timing sticker.
(3)After you have received your timing sticker, pull forward at least three car lengths to allow room for other cars arriving at the checkpoint.
(4)Leave at the Out Time that the marshal has written on your sticker.
Time Allowances (TA’s)
If you lose time in a section (e.g. road blocked by a train crossing), you can ask for a Time Allowance at the next checkpoint in half minute allotments up to 7.5 minutes maximum. You must request the TA at the checkpoint before receiving your timing sticker.
Thanks to Ken Nazeer for organizing the Series and to Paul Henshall for organizing the April event, Donna Huber for running Registration and to the following people for volunteering for controls – Ross & Janet Wood, Doug Hollands, Bryn Epp, Ray Felice, Jeff Hagan and Bernadette, Norman Hibbert, Larry Flint, Roger Sanderson, Mac Calder and Christina Chinn.
NEXT EVENT – Monday, May 12th. Reminder – big discounts in entry fees to any team who enter more than five events.
Note – Toronto Autosport Club is also organizing ralliettes on Wednesday evenings – next one is on Wednesday, April 23rd. There are also awards for the two series combined.
See you on May 12th.