After a way too long 5 month hiatus, rally season gets started again with the April Friday Nighter on Friday, April 13th.  John Humphrey is the rallymaster and has designed an entertaining and not too difficult course that meanders south of I-90, ending in Maple Valley at Farrelli’s Pizza. (https://farrellispizza.com/locations/farrellis-maple-valley-wa/)

Registration for this novice oriented event opens at 6:45 PM at the Eastgate Park & Ride Parking lot in Bellevue (14200 SE Eastgate Way). The drivers meeting is at 7:10 and first car out will be 7:31. The entry fee is $20. Don’t forget that we’re running the “bring a new team and your entry is free” special. Come on out and join us for a good time, and bring your friends!

 

 

We are a week away from the last Friday Nighter of the Season, the October Friday Nighter.  This month, Rainier Auto Sports Club is putting on the event, fresh from their highly successful Nor’wester rally that drew 37 cars for 3 days of rallying.  The rallymaster is Steve Richards, who has participated in the rally scene for a very long time.  Steve says that the rally is very straight forward, a typical RASC no-trap drive in the woods, or at least as many woods as one can find with paved roads these days.  The rally will last about 2 hours and will end at Pizza Hut, 429 128th St SW, Everett, WA 98204.  Steve has picked some entertaining roads, and we’ll all have a good time.

Since it is the last rally of the year, the SOP and Novice Championships will be decided and trophies awarded.  The top places are up for grabs, so if you are in the running, don’t miss this event.

Registration for this novice oriented event opens at 6:45 PM at the Eastgate Park & Ride Parking lot in Bellevue (14200 SE Eastgate Way). The drivers meeting is at 7:10 and first car out will be 7:31. The entry fee is $20. Don’t forget that we’re running the “bring a new team and your entry is free” special.  Come on out and join us for a good time, and bring your friends!

 

This coming Friday, September 8th, just 7 days ahead of RASC’s Epic 50th Anniversary Nor’wester Rally, PSRC presents the September Friday Nighter.  Rally courses are secret until they are run, and sometimes that means that multiple rallymasters go down some of the same roads.  Mike Workman is the rallymaster for this event and he has designed an excellent course up through the Snoqualmie Valley.  Now, the last three rallies have criss-crossed the same area, so regulars will have seen at least some of the roads in the past few months.  What will make this rally more challenging is that it will be mostly in the dark and possibly in the rain.  The sun will set on Friday just about the time you will end the odometer check transit zone.   Be sure to bring your map light!

We checked out and measured the rally last week and the course is very entertaining.  Prepare to have fun!  The rally ends at Brava Pizza and Pasta, 120 Glen Ave, Snohomish, WA.

 

 

This coming Friday, August 11th, ORCA presents the August Friday Nighter.  Debbie Sjodin is the rallymaster, and she has been working with the aid of the ever resourceful Steve Roberts, to design an interesting and entertaining course.  Debbie says it features some classic driving roads in the eastern part of the Rally Valley.  There will be notes, so brush up on those (See section 4.1.2 in the General Instructions).  There will not be phantom cars or roosters.  I’m not sure they have found the rooster’s body after the last time he was out.  (You had to be there…)  Debbie also mentioned that the ability to count to two would be useful.  All in all, it sounds like a fun and challenging event.  The finish is at Mod Pizza,  22833 NE 8th St, Sammamish, WA 98074.

Registration for this novice oriented event opens at 6:45 PM at the Eastgate Park & Ride Parking lot in Bellevue (14200 SE Eastgate Way). The drivers meeting is at 7:10 and first car out will be 7:31. The entry fee is $20. The “bring a new team and your entry is free” special continues, so invite some friends and enjoy free entry.

Come on out and join us for a fun night of notes without roosters, and bring your friends!