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We’re back again for more fun going places. 3L&AR is loaded with fun roads, bright yellow signs, and an occasional, mild, instructional exercise. This is a clean event suitable for beginners and masters alike.

Checkpoint procedure will be a bit different than last month. There is another post on this site which describes it in detail, along with an example checkpoint slip. Upon reaching a checkpoint, pull to the side of the road as soon as it is safe to do. Open the checkpoint slip and follow the information in it to continue the rally. The start of the next leg will be nearby. The slip tells you how to get there and how much time you have.

There are Supplemental Generals for June. Read up! Make sure you understand the new defined terms PREMARKER, SPEED LIMIT, and SNOCONE.

From the regular NWRC Generals, the usual suspects include BEAR, ITIS, MBCU, OR, and the quintuplets of the Through Route Determinant family.

Entry fee for 2023 NWRC Friday Nighters is $30.

Registration will be open from 6:45pm-7:15pm.

Start location details if you haven’t done this before.

See you Friday!

3 Lefts & A Right!

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Next Friday Nighter just two weeks away, on 6/9.

Next up on the NWRC calendar is our June Friday Nighter.

3 Lefts & A Right is presented by the Fraternal Order of the Zero.

Will use the Richta GPS Checkpoint system again! Get the Introductory Quick Guide to the Competitor app.

Will run under additional/altered rules. In addition to the NWRC Generals, be sure to get the June supplemental generals.

Leg format will be slightly different from Appetizer (the May Friday Nighter). Checkpoints will not be identified in the Numbered Route Instructions. The Competitor app will make a warbling tone or announce your score when you pass the checkpoint. Pull to the side of the road as soon as possible. Open the checkpoint slip by tapping that line on your device’s screen. The slip will tell you when to start the next leg and where it begins (the SNOCONE).

Example:

In the example above, you will need to execute NRI 84 between the checkpoint and the SNOCONE. Next NRI: 84 means If you were still looking for NRI 83 when you reached the checkpoint, skip ahead to NRI 84 to continue. Likewise, if you executed NRI 84 after CP8 but before reading the checkpoint slip, do not repeat it. There may be official mileage (OM) noted for an NRI or REFERENCE between the CHECKPOINT and SNOCONE for checking your odometer. If no good reference was found there, OM for a previous NRI might be provided. If the previous sentence seems confusing, you’re not wrong and it doesn’t apply to you. The Out Time adder can vary. It will be sufficient to travel the route segment at legal speed and provide 2-3 minutes to read the critique and prepare for the next leg.

(This post has changed extensively, so older comments may appear out of context.)

I’m Planning to Run the April Friday Nighter. How Do I Get Started?

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Read the Quick Guide. Decide which mobile device your team will use. The guide might influence your choice.

Install the Competitor app.

You won’t be able to do much with the app until the day of the event. It appears in the Event List, but you can’t open it without the password and car number you’ll receive at the event.

The value of a good windshield mount for your device cannot be overstated.

Remember that you’ll want to have your device plugged in to power during the event.

Download and review the Supplemental Generals (‘supps’) for the April Friday Nighter. You can also opt to grab the April Generals which incorporates the supps into the rule book as a single document.

If you haven’t run an NWRC Friday Nighter previously, check out the Example Rally. This takes about an hour to run and will introduce you to our instruction format. Please note: the Example Rally does not use the Competitor app and adheres to the standard NWRC General Instructions.

What is a Friday Nighter? What’s a TSD rally?

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Ever wonder what a Northwest Rally Council Friday Nighter event is like? This short (under 1 hour) rally has been written to provide an introduction to our route instruction format, teach some basic definitions, and demonstrate the workflow used to compete in time-speed-distance (TSD) road rally.

Start by downloading and printing out the General Instructions (in the Documents section). Give them a read as these are the ‘rules’ that we rally by. Pay special attention to Section 8 (DEFINITIONS) as these are important to understanding the Numbered Route Instructions and Section 3 (THROUGH ROUTE DETERMINANTS) as they explain how to find the main road.

Next download and print the Example Rally NRI’s, if you haven’t already. These are the instructions you use to follow the route and find the checkpoint. A printed copy is handy, allowing you to cross off instructions as they are completed. 

All our Friday Nighter Rallies start from the Eastgate Park & Ride off of I-90 in Bellevue. Our series is held on the 2nd Friday of the month – registration opens at 6:45pm. You would register, get your car number, and attend a short briefing at 7:15pm. Then cars line up at the start and receive the route instructions.  For this example we’re skipping a few steps: run this event on your own schedule and run it as many times as you like. Just get to the Park & Ride with a copy of the instructions. Pick an out time to start the rally (usually at the top of a minute) and give it a try. The start of the Example Rally is at the SE corner/exit of the lot.

Here are the instructions for the NWRC Example Rally,

and a link to the General Instructions.