The rally registration form link is no longer working at the Porsche website, so here it is for downloading:<ul><li><a href="http://flamingosteak.com/relayer/18thANNUAL.doc">Challenge Rally registration form</a></li></ul>

just hit CNTRL end, then backspace twice, and all is well.

So many people complained that they are making a fun rally again...

What is involved in this rally? Do you drive around? I don't get it. And a navigator is needed? Please fill me in on the details of this event so I can make it this weekend. Thanks.

Gimmick Rallies
The first event many teams enter is often some type of Gimmick Rally. These events are not scored on any speed factor, but on some special Gimmick Rule defined by the organizers.
Many Gimmick rallies have no checkpoints. You are scored based on information you find on the course. One long-standing annual event in the Northeast has teams count turkey-shaped signs placed along the course. If you see the correct number of signs, you found the entire correct course. A bit more involved format, called Course Marker Rallies, is used on the West Coast. The rallymaster places signs along the intended route - some signs have information which you copy onto your scorecard (for scoring) and others have course-following information. The markers you copy on your scorecard distinguish among teams who unravel the gimmicks.

Another Gimmick format, the shortest-distance rally, challenges competitors to visit various locations while traveling the fewest miles. The team usually has to answer some question at each location to prove that they actually visited each spot ("What year was the church on the corner of Main and Elm dedicated?")

Still another format, called the economy run, seems to pop up whenever there is a gas crunch. Teams attempt to drive the course while getting the best gas mileage. Scoring for one past event factored in the weight of the vehicle in order to equalize the advantage of smaller cars. The team which took this event ran in a gargantuan cement truck - and described their vehicle on the entry form as a "Sport Mixer". They did poorly on miles-per-gallon but easily won based on ton-miles-per-gallon.

Gimmick Rallies can be great fun and are ideal for first-time teams or competitors who run once or twice a year. However, few rallyists make a career out of Gimmick Rallies. Because of their nature, there is often an element of luck and a lack of preciseness in these events which makes a team's results somewhat a matter of chance.

You and 120 other Porsches and Audis hit the road at 1 min intervals. As you launch, your navigator is givin the route directions...which are not detailed....some of the directions you have to figure out by reading clues. The route goes through a lot of back roads and you get a chance to open up your car and have some fun. If you follow the directions correctly, you end up at the finish (which is a restaurant) where we eat and drink lots of beer. Usually we raise about $2K for a local children's home.

Ask anyone here, the rally is always a blast.

Their roof?

If that doesn't make you feel good, then nothing will.