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Two Sundays ago, RASC presented the 2nd installment of the NWRC 2026 Championship series. Bill Walsh has stepped up three years in a row as Raindrop’s rallymaster and NWRC thanks him for the support.
The Raindrop page on RASC’s website has full details.
<from John Humphrey, rallymaster>
Dodging Beasts Rally Summary
First, thanks to all the rallyists who showed up for the first rally of the year. I hope that all of you enjoyed the event and will participate in future rallies. And, if you have friends that you think would enjoy Time-Speed-Distance road rallies, please invite them to attend the next rally with you.
Second, an observation. For the first time in my 43 years of rallying, women rallyists outnumbered male rallyists on an NWRC road rally!! I would like to thank Karisa Haydon for inviting her Rebelle Rally posse to run the rally. And, the posse invited four additional friends to run the rally with them.
The rally headed east, then south –
Checkpoint 1 in Maple Valley
Checkpoint 2 in Ravensdale
Checkpoint 3 in the middle of nowhere
Checkpoint 4 outside of Flaming Geyser State Park
Checkpoint 5 in Auburn
I want to recognize and thank the following people who helped with the rally tonight:
Derris Humphrey – Rally measurement, checkout, registration, Richta IT support & scoring
Mike Daily – Dash Plaque and Trophy design and build
Dave Treen – Delivery of Rally support box and emergency markers
Theresa Barker – Rally Checkout. Note: Theresa was a member of a Rally club in the late 1980’s whose club membership was largely Microsoft employees called “SHARC” (AKA – Software Hacker’s Auto Rally Club). She is planning on returning to compete on future NWRC rallies.
Last, the name of this rally is “Dodging Beasts”. Potentially, rallyists could have seen deer, elk, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, possums, black bears, bobcats and low flying owls hunting. Or, perhaps more beasts such as sasquatch, chupacabra, dogman or jackalope? Let me know!
John Humphrey
Rallymaster
Dodging Beasts will kick off the 2026 NWRC Weekend Series with a traditional Friday Nighter on 4/10.
Scroll to the next post for more details.
Just slightly more than two weeks away, the 2026 NWRC Weekend Series kicks off Friday, April 10th, with Dodging Beasts, penned by John Humphrey.
To paraphrase John, [this isn’t my traditional SE King County rally] and [nor is it one of my non-traditional SE King County rallies.] which only left me wanting more.
Please don’t take that as a direct quote. I don’t think he told me anything about the route or instruction.s My insider knowledge of the event is limited to its name and one other detail. It doesn’t end in Four Corners. South, yes, but not Four Corners. Auburn. A long-awaited return to Athens Pizza!
All the usual fine print:
Registration opens at 6:45pm in the NE corner of Eastgate Park&Ride. The entry fee is $30, cash only. Scoring will use the Richta GPS Checkpoint system, so be sure you have the app loaded on your smart phone. Checkout the Documents section of this site for the Richta introductory guide and also grab the NWRC General Instructions. There are no changes to the Generals for 2026, so feel free to keep using your 2025 copy.