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Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest
01/16/11 at 20:09:16

The supps are up, registration is open, let the mayhem begin.
http://www.mlrc.ca/MLWR/index.html
385 km. starting at 10 pm Feb 12, running until about 7 am Feb 13. Not for the timid.

Here's a bit of a look at the roads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HprpPdD9h_A

If you're interested in working the event (we'll keep you moving), please contact me.
Bruce

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Slowpoke Full Member Offline Tow trucks scare me. Posts: 193	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #1 - 01/16/11 at 21:39:41 Hopefully, I have the first two firsts of the rally: 1st to finish their entry 1st with an inquiry .... now just one more 1st that we need to complete! AND NO I'M NOT REFERRING TO 1ST OFF OF THE NIGHT!!!
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dtompsett Senior Member Offline Posts: 461 Ontario	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #2 - 01/16/11 at 23:15:49 not sure if my driver has submitted our entry or not... but we definitely have been inquiring a few things already.
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Bruce L Junior Member Offline Posts: 71	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #3 - 01/16/11 at 23:16:20 yes yes maybe who knows...
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Bruce L Junior Member Offline Posts: 71	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #4 - 01/17/11 at 22:18:34 Revised and clarified supplemental regulations have been posted. Bruce
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Napping Junior Member Offline Posts: 66 Georgetown	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #5 - 01/19/11 at 15:23:10 Registered! (I think so... My driver is in charge of that)
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dtompsett Senior Member Offline Posts: 461 Ontario	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #6 - 01/30/11 at 11:13:19 Entry List updates???
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Bruce L Junior Member Offline Posts: 71	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #7 - 01/30/11 at 15:57:18 Our new webmaster is at SnoDrift this weekend. He may be able to get the automated entry list up and running when he gets back. If not, I'll post an entry list here. BTW, instructions are done and have been sent to the green crew. Still looking for some CP crews to help out.
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dtompsett Senior Member Offline Posts: 461 Ontario	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #8 - 02/04/11 at 17:28:45 Entry list is up!
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TR_Tim YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 2	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #9 - 02/04/11 at 18:36:55 And those fools in the TR4 are competing again...
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jotham YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 17	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #10 - 02/06/11 at 17:53:51 Hi folks, can someone advise: I'm still looking for a navigator for this event and I'm considering asking a friend who's never navigated before... is the level of the route such that this is inadvisable? Thanks!
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Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest
Reply #11 - 02/06/11 at 19:30:17

It depends a lot on the friend. I taught my old navvie what to do during an overnight drivex years ago... it helped a lot that I was confident enough to help him.

If you feel like you've got enough experience to do the event, then I say go for it. Key thing to remember... it's less about staying on time, and more about staying on route. It's pointless to be trying hard to keep speeds and be perfectly on time, if you've taken a wrong turn and a heading the wrong direction. Never assume the cars infront of you know where they are going! (there is nothing worse than coming to a fork in a road, and seeing equal numbers of tracks going in each direction!)

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Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest
Reply #12 - 02/07/11 at 21:58:24

The green crew has returned from Bancroft - "we drove your rally in Bancroft this weekend, and it was beautiful. The roads were fantastic!! The teams are really going to love it."

Just a little bit of tweaking of the instructions and we are good to go! Have to turn down the speed on one section.
But where are the competitors!? 14? Surely there are more teams lurking out there (and don't call me Shirley...).
The weather looks to be very good - high of -1C during the day and -11C overnight, with a few flurries to a total accumulation of 5 cm. Saturday (31F, 12F, 2 inches).
The instructions will keep the navigator busy doing calculations, but there are no puzzles to fry your brain at 4 in the morning.
If you have questions, fire away.
Bruce

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PFTR YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 2	Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest Reply #13 - 02/08/11 at 19:55:55 Bruce, is there a slight change of texture over last year vis a vis the instructions? Tim and I had been expecting simple distance to turn as per 2010. I know you can't tell us what is in the instructions but is it fair to assume it is not as it was? Perry (TR4)
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Re: Maple Leaf Winter Rally 2011 - Foray in the Forest
Reply #14 - 02/08/11 at 20:20:00

No, I wouldn't say there's enough to worry about. Last year's exp/inter instructions just had less info (fewer tulips, non-cumulative distances, etc.). More of the same this year, but one section is about meeting conditions, i.e. the 45th time you come to this intersection, turn your hat sideways, otherwise drive straight, that sort of thing. But seriously there are no brain-busters - none.

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