30 Years ago, give a take a year or two, I wrote my first rally. It pretty much followed this same route, although the end of the odo check was where the Costco is now, and the rally ended at Round Table Pizza, which went out of business a few years ago. The Fall City area has been spared some tremendous growth by a limitation in their sewer system to take more customers. Anyway, this even worked out much like the original one did, with everyone finishing and having a good time. The checkpoints were near the river, so we were fortunate to have cloud cover that kept the rafters away. It meant that we missed a nearly full moon, but the event was all but over when it started getting dark.

Thank you to the workers who gave their Friday Evening to work the rally, Andy Newell, Charles Aggenbach and Mike Daily at Checkpoint 1/3 and Steve Roberts and Don Gibson at checkpoint 2. And you all did a fine job on the do it yourself checkpoint 4. Thanks to John and Derris Humphrey, who checked out the route along with Roberts and Gibson. Also, a special thanks to Dave Treen who made the trophies and the dash plaques, ran pace and helped me measure the rally. Without these folks, these rallies could not happen.

Next month, Mike Daily will be putting on the rally in a joint FOOTZ and PSRC adventure. Mike’s rally will be entertaining and challenging for those trying to get the traps right, and it will be a fun run for those who go out for a ride. Come on out and join us!

John Humphrey was the rally master of this event. There were no traps, so it was a pretty easy run. A sign that was used twice on leg 3 went down between the checkout and the rally, so we had to use a course marker for it. Unfortunately, because it was in the middle of construction area with lots of cones and warning signs, it was hard to pick out. It unfairly penalized at least four cars, so we threw the leg. The rest of the rally went off pretty much without a hitch. It was a beautiful night and a fun rally. Thanks to Debbie Sjodin, Mike Workman and Dave Treen for working the rally. Thanks to Mike Daily and Charles Aggenbach for working the start control. Without workers, these rallies could never happen. And thank you all for attending.

Thank you to Kathy and Bob Sacry for putting together the rally. It had an entertaining group of roads, spiced with some relatively easy traps. Just what we needed for the first rally of the year. Thanks to Pat Biggar and Rick Ross, Steve Roberts and Don Gibson, Debbie Sjodin and Ardis Dull and Jack Heppes and Gary Coon for working the event. Without these folks, rallies like this would not be possible. Come and see us next month, when NWRC puts on the next Friday Nighter. And don’t forget about the Raindrop Rally on May 5th. It has no traps and is always a fun run. https://www.rainierautosports.com/events/2019/raindrop/default.htm

Well, Charles Aggenbach did a masterful job of putting the course together.  This was his first time as a rallymaster, and he did a great job.  There were some traps, and they were clean.  The measurements and calculations were good.  The course was very entertaining, and everyone seemed to have a good time, except for car 2, who created their own trap to miss checkpoint 1.  We had a good turnout with 17 cars.  The October Friday Nighter usually draws a few more entrants.  Pat Biggar and Rick Ross won the whole thing with a score of 19.

Thanks to the workers from RASC who helped make this event happen.

The championships were finalized as well.  Check the Championship Results for the final standings.

It was a fun season with up and down attendance.  We are hoping to improve that for 2019.  We look forward to seeing you next year.