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Happy 2nd Friday of August!

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We skip this month on the event schedule. Records show it to be consistently the month of lowest attendance when we were holding August Friday Nighters. However, we’ll be back at it on September 8th.

In preparation for the next event, tonight’s post announces that the Supplemental Generals for September are now available. Get them right here, or you can also find them in the Documents section.

We’ll be using the Richta GPS Checkpoint system again. If you haven’t used it before, check out our introductory guide.

Additional information about the September Friday Nighter will be posted as it becomes available. Check back soon and we hope to see you next month!

FRIDAY NIGHTER – Just Two Weeks Away

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Thank you for visiting nwrally.org and reading this update. NWRC has another Friday Nighter coming up on 7/14. July’s event is presented by ORCA.

Do you have a car? Do you know someone who does? Bring your car and a friend or your friend and their car. If you like roads, I’ve got great news! This rally will, in fact, use roads (also words, numbers, and small increments along the axis of the 4th dimension.)

Start location: a little bit downhill from the registration vehicle.

Duration: as long as it takes.

End location: where you give them money and they give you pizza.

All details of this event are a closely kept secret, save for those shared in the post below. Oh what wonders await us? Is it a Pulp Fiction themed event with rally officials dressed in costumes? Maybe the instructions will be in Latin. There’s only one way to find out – show up! Maybe two ways, if you count someone providing details to help promote the event (hasn’t happened). Three ways if you have the gift. Four, if you know someone who does.

July Friday Nighter (7/14/23) Info

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Read up on Supplemental Generals for July. These are somewhat different from the Supps used in May or June. Make sure you have the NWRC Generals at hand. Carefully review Section 3, Through Route Determinates, Section 6, Signs and Other References, and Section 8, Definitions. And good news for Barry, ITIS will not be used in the July event.

Teams should have the Richta Competitor app (v1.26) loaded on their electronic device. For newcomers, there will be people on hand near the registration car to help you. Here is the Quick Guide for the app.

July will have a Leg Format similar to that used in the June Friday Nighter. Checkpoints will not be identified in the Numbered Route Instructions. Upon passing a checkpoint, pull over safely as soon as possible and open the checkpoint slip by tapping on the checkpoint on your device’s screen. The slip describes where the next leg begins by identifying the OUTCONE (at a reference) and what your Out Time will be (by adding the specified time to the checkpoint In Time). This Out Time will probably not be at the top of the minute and will not be displayed on your device. The slip will include what speed to leave the OUTCONE, and what the Next NRI is. Reset your odometer to zero at the OUTCONE and proceed on the next leg at your Out Time. You start the leg with 0 error, and your Time Allowance will have been reset to 0 when you passed the checkpoint.

The Start Time listed at the next checkpoint will be the same as the In Time at the previous checkpoint.  The time you added to get the Out Time at the previous checkpoint will be reflected in the Ideal Leg Time.

The following is an example checkpoint slip:

Your new Out Time to begin the next leg is the In Time plus 4:00 or 13:48:31.

Entry fee for 2023 NWRC Friday Nighters is $30, cash only. Start location is the Eastgate Park & Ride in Bellevue. Registration will be open from 6:45pm to 7:15pm.