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Road Rally
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NNJR Rally Chairman - Wendell Newsome See below for more details What is Road Rally?
Two people (a driver and a navigator) in
ordinary cars make up a rally team.
At various points, unknown to the competitors, timing
controls (checkpoints) will be encountered. Since the rallymaster knows the
exact distance and speeds you should have traveled to reach the checkpoint, the
"perfect time" of arrival can be calculated. You are timed at the moment you
reach the control, and will receive penalty points for arriving either early OR
late. You are then given information about the last leg, as well as a time to
start the next leg, and a clean start to challenge the clock. This is a contest
of precision, not a race, and each leg is scored separately. If you are early or
late at one control, you cannot make up for it by being late or early at the
next. At the conclusion, scores for all legs are totaled, and the lowest score
wins (just like golf). Sound easy? Well, just as in golf, it takes practice to
get very good scores. Come join the fun!!!! Check out this fine page to learn more as well. NNJR 2008 Rally Schedule Sunday afternoon ~ May 18 A short (60-80 mile) and simple Time Speed Distance rally. Mileage will be provided to each route instruction and a short Novice School will preceded the event. Official time (Key Times) will be included with the several route instructions per leg in order to keep everyone on-time and to limit the required “math” to get a good score. The event will be designed for the Novice and beginners. Sunday afternoon ~ August 24 A short (60-80 mile) Time Speed Distance map rally. The NJ Monte has been a tradition since the early 60’s, and in 1990’s it was on the National Course Rally schedule. This event is on the SCCA Mid-Atlantic Road Rally schedule. In this rally each team is provided with a map with the route ‘drawn out’, all you have to do is follow the route shown on the map, at or below posted speed limits and drive past the dozen or so checkpoints/controls on time and in the right direction. Not as easy as it sounds. But how can you get lost …we even give you a map. Saturday afternoon/evening ~ November 22 A medium length (120-140 mile) Time Speed Distance rally using the sand trails/roads of southern New Jersey. This event is on the SCCA NEDIV and Mid-Atlantic Road Rally schedule and will be counted as part of the National Touring series points total. While this event will have mileage to every turn and “Tulip” instructions, due to the type of roads and lack of hard referenced signage and landmarks this event by it’s nature is not for first time ralliest. But if you want to have fun after dark…this may be an event for you. Last year this event drew 60 teams from throughout the northeastern United States. Sunday afternoon ~ December 7 A short (60-80 mile) fun-gimmick rally using photo clues and simple route following tricks/traps. This event is not a Time Speed Distance rally but contestant’s score are based on the total number of miles that they drive ‘off-course’. The entry fee for this rally is a stuffed “Teddy Bear” which is donated to the United Stated Marine Corp Toy for Tots annual charity drive. Rally friends of NNJR Raritan Valley Sports Car Club The Motorsport Club of
North Jersey The World Famous Teddy Bear Rally
"Toys for Tots" - A Short History 59 years of making holiday magic
Since its inception 59 years ago, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program has distributed more than 313 million toys to 151 million children. In addition, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation has supplemented the collection of local campaigns over a 14-year life, providing more than 47.4 million toys valued at $243 million, plus promotion and support materials valued at $2.5 million.
Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR, and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came from Bill’s wife, Diane. In the fall of 1947, Diane handcrafted a Raggedy Ann doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did.
The 1947 campaign was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. That year, Marine Corps Reserve units across the nation conducted Toys for Tots campaigns in each community in which a Marine Reserve Center was located.
Marines have conducted successful nationwide campaigns at Christmas each year since 1948. The initial objective that remains the hallmark of the program today is to “bring the joy of Christmas to America’s needy children”.
Bill Hendricks, a Marine Reservists on weekends, was, in civilian life, the director of public relations for Warner Brothers Studio. This enabled him to convince a vast array of celebrities to support Toys for Tots. In 1948, Walt Disney designed the Toys for Tots logo, which the organization still uses today. Disney also designed the first Toys for Tots poster used to promote the nationwide program.
Celebrities to help support the program over the years include Nat “King” Cole, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Doris Day, Lorrie Morgan, Tim Allen, Kenny Rogers, Billy Ray Cyrus and many more.
The 2003 Toys for Tots campaign was the most successful campaign in the 56-year history of the program. Marines distributed 15 million toys to 6.5 million needy children. Local campaigns were conducted in 456 communities covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, the most extensive coverage ever. For more information for Toys for Tots, visit www.toysfortots.org. Lets make this year even bigger year!!!!!
Check out the NESCCA Rally page for more information.
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Contact for Rally Event Information
2700 Bushkill Street Easton, PA 18045-2608 (610) 438 4390 Home Phone (201) 615 1142 Cell Phone
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