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Thought you might be curious about some Ojibwe details that might not be widely known. I heard someone say that they aren't coming because they don't like night rallying.
Hooey! I'm so glad for ever stage I've ever been lucky enough to run. Only one human in a million ever gets to run a rally stage. How can anyone be so picky as to not love every stage they get a chance to run?
Anyway, as usual, the facts shed some light on the truth.
There is a practice stage Thursday afternoon. This is a real rally stage on a real forest road, all daylight. $40 per run, by the way. Contact us, and we'll tell you how to find the practice stage.
Friday has 8 stages with 4 spectator points. 4 of the 8 stages are after dark.
Saturday has 8 stages with 3 spectator points. There are 3 stages after dark.
So you can see that we have lots of rallying for you in the daylight.
Some other points of interest:
As usual, we're trying to keep the rallies as unfamiliar as possible. There are a few miles of new roads again, and several miles we haven't run in this direction for a while. This is my fifth event as rallymaster, and there's only one stage I've used before, though of course most of the roads have been used before. (I used that stage on a ClubRally). I like to minimize the advantage of the people who have run before.
Also, almost every stage is almost completely different from the one just before it (i.e. length and road variety), so you won't be getting bored. For example, there's a 2-miler followed by a 22-miler.
Friday service space is at a premium. There are reserved spots for the first 38 entries. Those who register later or those who need extra space will have to service in the "festival seating" area. If you're one of the first 38 cars to register, you can contact Mary Utecht to claim your spot. You can reply to this message if you don't know how to reach her, or she'll post her contact info.
Saturday there are no limits on service space. We have plenty.
We heard the complaining last year and have grossly extended our transit times. We had a reputation for the shortest transit times in the series, and probably rightly so. We always gave you enough time to make the transit, but none extra. That was partly because we were trying to prevent tire-stashing. Well, the rules don't let us do that any more, so you'll be sitting the required 10 minutes at the end of every transit this year. (Unless of course you take the time to change your stashed tires - or water, I suppose.) On most transits you can average 15 - 20 mph and make the time.
The roads are in awesome shape this year. I've never seen them in better condition in the 20 years we've been running up there. The only really bad road on the rally is the transit into the Ranch stage. We're sending you in a new way this year to minimize the traffic jam, so you just have to put up with it for a mile or so. Remember, the Ranch helps us keep many spectators out of the woods, and that's what it's all about.
There's an awesome new hotel in town. Well, awesome for the north woods, anyway. Three floors overlooking the lake. If you don't mind being 5 miles from the headquarters, try the Hampton Inn. Parking is limited, but you can leave your big rigs at the NW Technical College a few blocks away.
So, I believe we've prepared a fun, safe rally for you this year. See you in two weeks.
Hooey! I'm so glad for ever stage I've ever been lucky enough to run. Only one human in a million ever gets to run a rally stage. How can anyone be so picky as to not love every stage they get a chance to run?
Anyway, as usual, the facts shed some light on the truth.
There is a practice stage Thursday afternoon. This is a real rally stage on a real forest road, all daylight. $40 per run, by the way. Contact us, and we'll tell you how to find the practice stage.
Friday has 8 stages with 4 spectator points. 4 of the 8 stages are after dark.
Saturday has 8 stages with 3 spectator points. There are 3 stages after dark.
So you can see that we have lots of rallying for you in the daylight.
Some other points of interest:
As usual, we're trying to keep the rallies as unfamiliar as possible. There are a few miles of new roads again, and several miles we haven't run in this direction for a while. This is my fifth event as rallymaster, and there's only one stage I've used before, though of course most of the roads have been used before. (I used that stage on a ClubRally). I like to minimize the advantage of the people who have run before.
Also, almost every stage is almost completely different from the one just before it (i.e. length and road variety), so you won't be getting bored. For example, there's a 2-miler followed by a 22-miler.
Friday service space is at a premium. There are reserved spots for the first 38 entries. Those who register later or those who need extra space will have to service in the "festival seating" area. If you're one of the first 38 cars to register, you can contact Mary Utecht to claim your spot. You can reply to this message if you don't know how to reach her, or she'll post her contact info.
Saturday there are no limits on service space. We have plenty.
We heard the complaining last year and have grossly extended our transit times. We had a reputation for the shortest transit times in the series, and probably rightly so. We always gave you enough time to make the transit, but none extra. That was partly because we were trying to prevent tire-stashing. Well, the rules don't let us do that any more, so you'll be sitting the required 10 minutes at the end of every transit this year. (Unless of course you take the time to change your stashed tires - or water, I suppose.) On most transits you can average 15 - 20 mph and make the time.
The roads are in awesome shape this year. I've never seen them in better condition in the 20 years we've been running up there. The only really bad road on the rally is the transit into the Ranch stage. We're sending you in a new way this year to minimize the traffic jam, so you just have to put up with it for a mile or so. Remember, the Ranch helps us keep many spectators out of the woods, and that's what it's all about.
There's an awesome new hotel in town. Well, awesome for the north woods, anyway. Three floors overlooking the lake. If you don't mind being 5 miles from the headquarters, try the Hampton Inn. Parking is limited, but you can leave your big rigs at the NW Technical College a few blocks away.
So, I believe we've prepared a fun, safe rally for you this year. See you in two weeks.
