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March Madness, Meet April Anticipation

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In just two weeks, the NWRC 2025 Friday Nighter season begins, when Puget Sound Rally Club presents “Sprung Spring” on April 11th.

Rallymaster Dave Treen describes it as “a 2 hour driving event with no intentional traps” which sounds perfect for waking rally skills from winter hibernation.

Don’t forget to grab the updated General Instructions new for 2025.

Season Championships will be run for Novice, Seat-Of-Pants, and Masters classes. Run the April Friday Nighter to establish yourself as point leader! Note that due to the six-way tie for 1st place in the 2024 Novice championship, all participants remain eligible to compete as Novices in the 2025 championship.

2025 Season Standings

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Congratulations to our 2025 season champions.

Although they had the same total points, Doug Gordon won 1st MAS Navigator for having more 1st place finishes (2) than Derris Humphrey. Masters had the highest turnout of any class this year, and it is worth noting that the 2nd and 3rd place champion drivers and navigators bolstered their positions with worker points.

Points in green are worker points. If an SOP or Masters competitor works an event in a role that prohibits them from competing, worker points are given. SOP competitors can earn worker points once during the season. MAS competitors can earn points multiple times (10/5/2/1>). Worker points are earned for any contributing effort that prevents you from being eligible to enter an event for points, not just for the Rallymaster. This can be a great way to stay in the hunt if you have to miss an event. Participating in an event checkout, typically run a week or two before the actual event date, is an easy way to put 10 points on the board.

2025 NWRC Schedule

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NWRC Annual MeetingFebruary 15by NWRC
April Friday Nighter – “Sprung Spring”April 11by PSRC
Raindrop – “Farms to Foothills”May 4by RASC
May Friday Nighter – “Gremlins of Lost Time”May 9by NWRC
June Friday Nighter – “Just Redux”June 13by FOOTZ
July Friday Nighter – “Bug Slayer”July 11by NWRC
No August Friday NighterWe skip Augustbye
Nor’westerAugust 15-17by RASC
ALCAN 5000September 2-12by RASC
September Friday Nighter – “Duck Around & Dine Out”September 12by FOOTZ
October Friday Nighter – “Roundabout”October 10by NWRC

Most, if not all, of the rallies above will use the Richta GPS checkpoint system. If you aren’t already familiar with it, check out our Quick Guide.

New to TSD rally? We have a short sample to try on your own. It gives a taste of how the instruction format works, along with explanations to guide you through it. The Example Rally takes about an hour to complete and does not use the Richta system.

There will be Friday Nighter season championships for 2025 for all paper classes (Novice, SOP, Masters).

Be sure to grab and review the updated 2025 NWRC General Instructions.

10/11 – Last Friday Nighter of the 2024 Season

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Join us Friday 10/11 for “Deja Vu” the final installment of 2024 NWRC season.

October was to be the second event in 2024 from Greg Hightower, who wrote June’s “Are You Sure?” However, life happens, and he had to rescind that plan.

NWRC president John Humphrey stepped up to close out the series. If anyone is counting, that makes three rallies this year with John as rallymaster.

October’s rally will end in Maple Valley.

Usual fine print:

$30 per car, cash only.

We’ll be using Richta GPS Checkpoints. Make sure you have the current version of Richta Competitor installed on your Android or iOS device. Unfamiliar with Richta? Read the Quick Guide.

Rules were updated at the start of 2024. Make sure you have the current Generals.

Rally starts in the NE corner of the Eastgate Park&Ride in Bellevue. Registration opens at 6:45pm. Address, map, directions, and other information here.