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Are You Sure It’s Over?

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Hello All,

The June Friday Nighter ‘Are You Sure’ went off without a hitch. All the competitors reported having a good time and everybody made it to the finish. One of the benefits of a June rally is it is daylight from start to finish. Although we did get a few drizzles of rain we were rewarded with a beautiful sunset. Much thanks to John and Derris Humphrey and Mike Daily for assisting with the checkout and trophies. See you all out there!

-Greg and Nora Hightower

** Although Barry and Dominic made an unrecoverable error in leg 2, they carried on and arrived at the finish ahead of the rally. We sat with them, found the mistake and had a good discussion about it. This is why it is so important to carry on to the finish even if you Aren’t Sure.

***Scores shown here are correct. Scores read at finish used an incorrect maximum penalty per checkpoint of 300 points. The Generals state the maximum penalty per checkpoint is 60 points. Placements have not changed.

Two Weeks Away, Most Certainly.

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A reminder that the next Friday Nighter in the NWRC 2024 season is just under two weeks out.

June 14th, NWRC presents “Are You Sure?“

Entry fee is $30, cash only.

Start location is the NE corner of Eastgate Park&Ride at 14300 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA.

Schedule remains the same as always – registration opens at 6:45pm, car zero departs at 7:30.

This event will end in Covington.

It will use Richta GPS checkpoints. If you haven’t used this system previously, read up on it here.

NWRC revised the General Instructions (rules) during the off-season so supplemental rules are no longer necessary to use Richta checkpoints. Get the new rulebook.

It’s 4 Weeks Away – Are You Sure?

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Our next Friday Nighter will be on June 14th.  This event is presented by NWRC and written by veteran rally master Greg Hightower, we will once again venture into the South King County area with a finish in Covington.  This rally is Novice friendly but will contain a little spice and leave you asking “Are You Sure?“

The rally start is our usual Friday Nighter starting location at the Eastgate Park&Ride.  Registration opens at 6:45pm.  The Entry Fee is $30 (cash only) per car. This event uses Richta GPS checkpoints, so you’ll need an iOS/Android device with the Richta Competitor app installed and working.  If you haven’t used the Competitor app previously, please check out the Quick Reference Guide.  Don’t forget we updated the rulebook in the offseason, so grab the new edition.

Why Yes, Jones Road.

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Now in the rearview mirror.

Seven teams turned out for the May Friday, “Why Not Jones Road“. One team suffered technical difficulty and withdrew from the event. Despite the threat of traffic disruption from a Presidential visit that evening, the rally did not encounter any. Initial scores looked a bit off due to not accounting for time at checkpoints but that was quickly corrected. Scores shown below are final and as announced at the finish though they may be different than what teams saw on their devices.

A review from one participant –

“This was a really fun rally to be on. Very straight forward and truly excellent for honing the TSD skills for all classes.”

Thank you to rallymaster Dave Treen plus workers Kevin Mullins and Jack Heppes.

Join us again on June 14th for the next event in the NWRC 2024 Friday Nighter series.