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The Winter Series begins!!!

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#1 ·
On Saturday, Dec. 1st the "Dust Off The Cobwebs" TSD will do just that.

Begins at Charlie Riedles Restaurant in Canandaigua, NY. (3140 Townline Rd. -- intersection of State Routes 5 & 20 West and County Road #10)
Ends at MacGregor's, 759 South Main St., Canandaigua, NY (good food and quite a large number of beers on tap.

Registration from 2:45 - 3:45 pm
Novice school at 3:15
Drivers' meeting at 3:45
First car off at 4:01
First car should finish at about 10:30 pm.

About 130 miles long. A large percentage of the roads in this series are unpaved (varies from rally to rally).

SCCA Members - $35/car; non-members $40/car.

Classes: Equipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice.

Three speed groups. All speeds are within the legal limtis of NY State. The challenge is to stay on time and NOT drive over your skills and equipment.

What do you need? A licensed driver plus at least one other passenger/navigator, an insured and street legal vehicle, a tow strap, and 90 minutes worth of road flares or at least one DOT triangle. Snow tires are highly recommended for the series as "all season" tires might get you limited to a different speed group.



This is a precursor to the SCCA Finger Lakes Region Winter Rally Series.

For more info check out their rally calendar at http://www.flr-scca.com/rally/2012/index.html

The flyer for this event can be found at http://www.flr-scca.com/rally/2012/DustOffTheCobwebs_Flier.pdf


For the novices, Time/Speed/Distance rallies are run like a railroad -- you get points for showing up at unknown checkpoints if you are either early or late. Low score wins. The object is NOT to go as fast as you can but to stay on time at given speeds. You can learn more about TSD road rallies at the FLR-SCCA website.



For those who do not know this series dates back several decades and is put on by a large part of the folks who are responsible for STPR. That's enough of the bona fides but it's a good thing to have brisk speed TSD's that run on Saturday nights during the winter months.



That is unless ye prefer sitting on yer bum, ya cheese eating panty waists. Willie laughs at ye.
 
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And the first real event of the 2013 Winter Series will be on Saturday, January 5th.

Approximately 160 competitive miles.

Starts and finishes at the Yard of Ale and Canal House Inn, 3226 Genesee Street in Piffard, NY (near Geneseo, NY, which in turn is south of Rochester, NY).

Registration is between 3:00 and 4:00 pm.
Novice School is at 3:30.
Drivers Meeting is at 4:10.
First Car Off is at 4:31.

First Car Finish is approximately 11:00.

SCCA members $35/car; non-members $45/car.

35 car limit to the field so pre-registering is a good idea.



More details can be found on the flyer which can be found at http://www.flr-scca.com/rally/2013/LongWayHome2013_Flier.pdf

This is a brisk speed TSD rally put on by the Finger Lakes Region of the SCCA.


Come out and run a fun night on the Winter Series. Most roads in these rallies tend to be unpaved. Snow tires highly recommended (all-season tires might limit your speed group). A tow rope and either DOT triangle or 90 minutes of flares are required. Each car must have one driver and at least one navigator.

Classes include Equipped, Limited, Stock, and Novice.

The rally series runs on public roads at legal speed limts. Don't be fooled -- these rallies are a challenge and a lot of fun!!!


And Groundskeeper Willie will show you what a Scotsman wears under his kilt if ye are too much of a pantywaist to stay home.
 
#10 ·
Here we go again -- This time in Ithaca, NY.

The Ithaca Rally will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19th.

Start/Finish at The Manos Diner, 357 Elmira Rd. (Route 13), Ithaca, NY

Registration from 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Novice School 3:00
Drivers Meeting 3:40
First Car Off at 4:01
First Car Finishes at approximately 10:45 pm


Want a big bang for yer buck? How about a rally that covers approximately 185 miles of paved and unpaved roads on a Saturday night in January? Let me state that again: 185 miles. Try that on for size.

Or ye kin stay at home with yer dear mother and watch reruns of Lawrence Welk, ya cheese eater! Ach, Willie is sickened by the sight of ya.


More info at the FLR-SCCA website as usual.
 
#11 ·
A weather update for the Ithaca Rally:

Tonight (Friday) - low in the 20's.
Saturday - high in the low 40's, partly sunny, light winds (14-18 mph).
Saturday night - chance of snow after 2 am, low in the 20's, light winds (13-17 mph).

Ought to be a nice evening for a drive.
 
#13 ·
On Saturday, February 19th the Series continues with Cabin Fever.

Starts at Charlie Riedels, 3140 County Road 10, Canandaigua, NY

Finishes at Cheap Charlies, 6 Elm Street, Bloomfield, NY

Registration open from 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Novice School 3:30 - 4:00 pm
Drivers' Meeting 4:15 pm
First Car Off 4:31 pm

First Car Finishes ~ 10:30 pm


SCCA Members $35/car Guests $45/car


Approximately 180 miles of paved and unpaved roads.

C'mon, ya know ya want to.

See the FLR-SCCA website for more info.
 
#14 ·
OK, OK! Time for another one!

On Saturday, March 2nd we're starting (and finishing) W W R 2013 at the Yard Of Ale Canal House Inn in Piffard, NY (near Geneseo, NY).

Registration open from 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Novice class at 3:30
Drivers Meeting at 4:10
First car off at 4:31

More info as usual at the FLR-SCCA website.

Spend Saturday night watching reruns of Lawrence Welk with your Mom (Ach, Willie is sickened by ye pantywaists!) or be brave and run a rally in upstate NY that will cover about 150 miles of paved and unpaved roads.

Have some fun in the snow or sit home with Mumsie and listen to 50 year old polka music? Hmmm, hard choice...
 
#17 ·
Latest word from the National Weather Service is for temps in the upper 20's during the day and down into the teens overnight for the next couple of days.

New snowfall for Friday will total about an inch or so. Snow showers for Saturday and Saturday night.

We'll probably get an inch or two of snow as a total for the next few days.

But then again, around here we say that if you don't like the weather then you should either wait five minutes or drive five miles to get something different.
 
#18 ·
Last Call for the Winter Series 2013!



On Saturday, 3/23 Slip Sliding Away will start out of (and end up at) Cheap Charlie's (8 Elm Street, Bloomfield, NY)

Registration 3:00 - 4:00pm
Novice Class 3:30 - 4:00pm
Drivers Meeting 4:15pm
First Car Off at 4:31pm

About 150 miles of "paved, dirt, and seasonal use roads" so fun will be had by all.

As with the rest of the series, this will be a TSD rally at street legal but interesting speeds. Speed groups assigned by experience (and by tire quality if applicable -- snows are a good idea).

Go to the FLR-SCCA site for the usual overview, info, and other crapola.



C'mon, ya know ya want to.

Beats the snot out of staying home and having to watch yet another showing of "Steel Magnolias" with your grandma and then another Lawrence Welk show from the late 1950's.

Which is better? Watching a tear-jerker chick flick and then some fine accordian & polka music with little old ladies that smell like potpourri and cat pee or driving on mud, snow, dirt, and/or ice at night and some fine roads in upstate NY?

Groundskeeper Willie laughs at ye if ye choose to stay to home with yer Mum and Grandmum, ya cheese eaters!
 
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