The
coursemarkers are down and the results out but here are a few more words on the
event. First off, I'd like to everyone
who helped with the May 7th, 2005 rallye, “Alice’s Adventures in
Rallyeland.” These included Steve
Beuerman who pre-checked, Larry Friedrich who pre-checked, worked the
checkpoint, Ken Schott who did the rallye school, helped post the CMs and
scored the event, Steve Watt who printed the instructions, organized the
protest committee, and who along with Nancy Hanna, pre-checked the rallye. Wayne Stilwell helped at the
checkpoint. I'd also like to thank Ken
Schott for preparing the Participation Fridge Magnets and for handling the
awards. Last, but not least, I'd like
to thank the 28 cars that decided to run a gimmick rallye on a dark and stormy
night.
A
few words about the actual rallye. Rich
Berlin and Brian Anderson presented this rallye as their first in 1989. Even though the rallye had problems back
then, including downed CMs, I thought it was fun to run and definitely worth
presenting again.
You
might think re-throwing a rallye is easy and saves considerable time. Not so! The original GIs were reworked and
reorganized to better support the gimmicks envisioned by the original
rallyemasters. Much of the Critique was
rewritten and expanded to better explain the gimmicks and describe what should
have been done along the route. Since
the gimmicks were convoluted and often stacked, several CMs were added to cover
alternate interpretations and give partial credit. Many of the negative point CMs were changed to zero points. Some
gimmicks had to be moved like the on course CM that brought three Supp 8s into
effect because the old streets became one way or private. Also, I thought the original rallye was a
bit long so a few gimmicks were eliminated and the course shortened.
This
rallye had more then the usual number of pre-checks and still we missed
things. For example, by correctly
counting Opps to do RI 30 (4th Opp) you would be back at the same
intersection where you had done RI 29. (The two RIs at the same intersection is
called an Aristotle.) The original RMs
and pre-checks missed this. I missed it
along with the 3 master experts and 2 experts that did my pre-checks. Sorry.
The
coursemarkers (CMs) were posted using the same cardstock, equipment, and tape
as we have done on previous rallyes. Many similar, if not identical, concrete
lamp posts were used. On our last two
events, also in Sunnyvale, we had no downed CMs but this time they were
dropping like flies.
Sometimes
things change on the route itself. For
instance, the street signs at Nobili and Monroe were up, came down, and were
replaced all during the pre-check phase. I took a chance that a missing street
sign might appear on Machado at Del Monte.
Just in case, I mentioned this in an SI at the Start. Later, I got three cell phone calls saying
the gimmick did not work because the sign was missing. Do all seniors and experts read the SIs at
the Start? Apparently not.
I
do, however, offer a very sincere apology to all who were inconvenienced by the
holes in the GIs we failed to catch, the downed CMs, a queen with CRI 18
(should have been 19), and the missing Aristotle. It is embarrassing for me that one of the CMs was made with the
wrong number- M 32 was posted as M 13.
I hope that the protests corrected these problems to everyone’s
satisfaction.
There
were 11 protests filed on a variety of gimmicks. Since several CMs were down, everyone was given credit for CM BB
(+20) and no one was penalized for taking CM M (-10). Some protests were granted for single cars including CM KK for
cars that caught the missing Aristotle. One was granted for considering the
Drink Me instruction to be part of the GI instruction in the Order of
Precedence when the digit 4 disappeared but only if the car also had CM E. Another went to a car regarding bringing the
RIs back into effect. An “as close as
possible” protest went to a car for the CRI at Georgetown gimmick. Some
protests were denied including one for a supposedly downed on course CM (AG)
and another regarding words and punctuation (T Intersection). All of these protests were filed on the new
TRC protest forms. We hope these forms will expedite the process by getting the
required information and clearly written arguments.
In addition to this 1989 rallye, Rich Berlin and Brian
Anderson wrote a second rallye based on Alice through the Looking Glass that
featured even more unusual concepts. I’m wondering if I should consider
presenting it in the future. Please let
me know if there was enough worthwhile substance in “Alice” to entice you out
for another event.
-Bob
Schott, Rallyemaster.
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Alice's Adventures in Rallyeland Results
May 7, 2005
The maximum possible score is 1000.
Classes: Ft=First Timer, Bg=Beginner, Nv=Novice, Sr=Senior, Ex=Expert, Me = Master Expert
Place: T = Trophied, X = Won NCSCC Christmas Tree award
|
Class |
Car |
Points |
Place |
Driver |
Club |
Navigator |
Club |
Passengers |
|
Ft |
19 |
756 |
1T |
Chris Ice |
|
Diane
Palme |
|
|
|
Ft |
3 |
666 |
2T |
Frank
Bonita |
Marilyn
Bonita |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Bg |
24 |
800 |
1T |
William
Discipio |
William T.
Discipio |
|
||
|
Bg |
16 |
786 |
2T |
Grant
Toeppen |
Chris
Toeppen |
|
||
|
Bg |
13 |
786 |
3T |
Erin
Watson |
David
Kendahl |
|
||
|
Bg |
23 |
716 |
|
Tim
McCrone |
Bill
McCrone |
|
||
|
Bg |
25 |
694 |
|
Ras
Sheffield |
Al Strest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nv |
12 |
866 |
1T |
Lorraine
Kobyluk |
Casey
Kobyluk |
TRC |
|
|
|
Nv |
22 |
846 |
2T |
Rebekah
Reinagel |
Nathan
Johnson |
Bethany,
Charity |
||
|
Nv |
21 |
844 |
3T |
Cyndel
Podich |
Dave
Fladlien |
TRC |
Kristine
Podich, Ackilles
Gagliano |
|
|
Nv |
20 |
836 |
|
Doris
Fung |
TRC/ SCCA/ BMW |
Mike Hsu |
TRC/ SCCA/ BMW |
|
|
Nv |
9 |
826 |
|
Neal
Kimmey |
TRC |
Gary
Watcon |
TRC |
Campyn
Skypoodle |
|
Nv |
17 |
726 |
|
Marcos
Ybarra |
Michael
Walling |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sr |
27 |
896 |
1T |
Mike
Davis |
TRC |
Heidi
Davis |
TRC |
Kyle,
Parker |
|
Sr |
14 |
886 |
2T |
Cynthia
Reinagel |
TRC |
Josiah
Reinagel |
Caleb
Reinagel |
|
|
Sr |
26 |
876 |
|
Keith
Anderson |
TRC |
Kim
Anderson |
TRC |
Cory
Anderson, Cole
Anderson |
|
Sr |
28 |
866 |
|
Greg Wong |
TRC |
Karen
Cate |
Burt
Foland |
|
|
Sr |
2 |
864 |
|
Bob
Cunningham |
TRC |
Christy
Cunningham |
TRC |
|
|
Sr |
15 |
860 |
|
Rolf
Kliso |
|
Dean
Stanton |
TRC |
Melissa
Stanton |
|
Sr |
18 |
846 |
|
Trevor
Graham |
TRC |
Kim
Graham |
|
|
|
Sr |
8 |
836 |
|
Kathy
Amaya |
David
Koreski |
TRC |
David
Anderson, Andrew
Short |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ex |
5 |
960 |
1T |
Beth
Riggs |
TRC |
Brian
Underwood |
TRC |
Adam
Riggs |
|
Ex |
7 |
940 |
2T |
Nick
Stefanisko |
TRC |
Teresa Stefanisko |
TRC |
Zak |
|
Ex |
1 |
920 |
|
Tara
Landry |
Jeremy
Bagai |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Me |
11 |
980 |
1TX |
John
Fabela |
TRC |
Bill
Jonesi |
TRC |
|
|
Me |
4 |
940 |
2T |
Darin
McGrew |
TRC |
Michelle
McGrew |
TRC |
Woof |
|
Me |
6 |
910 |
|
Brian
Mattal |
Andy
Lerner |
TRC |
|
|
|
Me |
10 |
DNF |
|
Al
Blazick |
OSCA |
Lee
Medeiros |
TRC/OSCA |
|
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CM
|
1st Timer |
Beginner |
Novice |
Senior |
Expert |
Master |
Over All |
|
A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (25%) |
1 (4%) |
|
AA |
0 |
1 (20%) |
1 (17%) |
3 (38%) |
3 (100%) |
1 (25%) |
9 (32%) |
|
AB |
2 (100%) |
4 (80%) |
4 (67%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
24 (86%) |
|
AC |
2 (100%) |
3 (60%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
25 (89%) |
|
AD |
1 (50%) |
5 (100%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
26 (93%) |
|
AE |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
27 (96%) |
|
AF |
2 (100%) |
3 (60%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
25 (89%) |
|
AG |
1 (50%) |
2 (40%) |
4 (67%) |
6 (75%) |
3 (100%) |
1 (25%) |
17 (61%) |
|
AL |
1 (50%) |
0 |
1 (17%) |
0 |
0 |
3 (75%) |
5 (18%) |
|
AP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 (50%) |
2 (7%) |
|
AX |
0 |
2 (40%) |
2 (33%) |
3 (38%) |
3 (100%) |
2 (50%) |
12 (43%) |
|
AY |
0 |
1 (20%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
22 (79%) |
|
AZ |
0 |
0 |
2 (33%) |
4 (50%) |
2 (67%) |
4 (100%) |
12 (43%) |
|
B |
0 |
1 (20%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (4%) |
|
BB |
0 |
0 |
1 (17%) |
1 (13%) |
1 (33%) |
3 (75%) |
6 (21%) |
|
C |
0 |
2 (40%) |
1 (17%) |
1 (13%) |
0 |
0 |
4 (14%) |
|
CC |
1 (50%) |
4 (80%) |
5 (83%) |
7 (88%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (75%) |
23 (82%) |
|
CP1 |
0 |
3 (60%) |
4 (67%) |
7 (88%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
21 (75%) |
|
CP10 |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
27 (96%) |
|
CP11 |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
27 (96%) |
|
CP13 |
1 (50%) |
3 (60%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
24 (86%) |
|
CP2 |
0 |
2 (40%) |
5 (83%) |
6 (75%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
20 (71%) |
|
CP3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 (50%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
11 (39%) |
|
CP4 |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
28 (100%) |
|
CP8 |
2 (100%) |
4 (80%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
26 (93%) |
|
CP9 |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
27 (96%) |
|
D |
0 |
1 (20%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (4%) |
|
DD |
1 (50%) |
2 (40%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
23 (82%) |
|
E |
2 (100%) |
5 (100%) |
6 (100%) |
8 (100%) |
0 |
0 |
21 (75%) |
|
EE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (33%) |
2 (50%) |
3 (11%) |
|
F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (33%) |
0 |
1 (4%) |
|
G |
0 |
2 (40%) |
5 (83%) |
8 (100%) |
2 (67%) |
0 |
17 (61%) |
|
H |
1 (50%) |
0 |
1 (17%) |
1 (13%) |
0 |
0 |
3 (11%) |
|
HH |
0 |
0 |
3 (50%) |
6 (75%) |
2 (67%) |
1 (25%) |
12 (43%) |
|
I |
2 (100%) |
4 (80%) |
3 (50%) |
3 (38%) |
1 (33%) |
1 (25%) |
14 (50%) |
|
II |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 (50%) |
2 (7%) |
|
J |
1 (50%) |
5 (100%) |
3 (50%) |
2 (25%) |
0 |
0 |
11 (39%) |
|
K |
0 |
1 (20%) |
1 (17%) |
1 (13%) |
0 |
0 |
3 (11%) |
|
KK |
1 (50%) |
4 (80%) |
2 (33%) |
8 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
4 (100%) |
22 (79%) |
|
L |
0 |
1 (20%) |
1 (17%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 (7%) |
|
LL |