A Unique Opportunity!

The 2010 Road Rally season provides a unique opportunity for Washington DC Region members. In one year, you can progress from being a beginner to participating in the United States Road Rally Challenge, and do it right here in our own backyard. That’s right, you can do it all without even renting a motel room. It is indeed a unique opportunity for WDCR members. Never before has this been possible!

Check out the calendar on the Region’s website, and you will see that it is possible. This month, the season begins with a rally school where you will be taught the fundamentals and be given a textbook to use as a reference. There is also a short rally included in the school to test the skills you have acquired in a fun atmosphere.

Here is the really great part! There is a style of event called Monte Carlo, or Monte for short. On a Monte, the locations and times of arrival for all the checkpoints are given in the route instructions and the route instructions are simple. No one gets lost on a Monte.

The Rally School will teach you all the techniques you need to know about competing on a Monte. Then, we have several events throughout the season that are Monte Carlo style events. The “Get-the-Dust-OFF” and the “Historic Bridges of Frederick County” are both Montes that give you opportunities to hone your skills. Finally, you can wrap up your year with the “Catoctin Monte”, your Region’s award winning National Rally.

The “Catoctin Monte” is the keystone event in the three event weekend known as the United States Road Rally Challenge, the most important event on the SCCA’s calendar of National Rallies. It is held just north of here in the beautiful Catoctin Mountains during the season when the trees will be at high color.

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. Check out the Road Rally calendar and plan out your season.