2025 SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship Update 04
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- Apr 6
- 5 min read
Current SCCA GLD Rally Championship Series Point Standings:
A summary of current SCCA Great Lakes Division (GLD) Rally Championship standings is attached. Please contact GLD Rally Steward Rob Moran (RTMoran2008@yahoo.com) with any questions about errors or omissions in these standings.
A summary of current SCCA National Touring Rally Championship (NTR) standings is also attached.
Twilight Tour Rally, Saturday, May 3, 2025:
The next event in the 2025 SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship series is Detroit Region's Twilight Tour Rally on Saturday, May 3, 2025. More information is available, and registration is open on motorsportreg.com (MSR).
2025 GLD Rally Series Schedule:
The following rallies remain on the 2025 SCCA GLD Rally Championship series calendar:
May 3 - Twilight Tour, Chelsea, MI, Detroit Region, SCCA.
August 16 - CAST In Stone, Canton, OH. Neohio Region, SCCA.
September 5 - Friday Press On Regardless (FPOR), Gaylord, MI. Detroit Region, SCCA (More information, and registration here: msreg.com/POR-2025 )
September 6 - Saturday Press On Regardless (SPOR), Gaylord, MI. Detroit Region, SCCA.
October 10 - Johnny Appleseed, Canton, OH, Neohio Region, SCCA (USRRC)
October 11 - Ohio Milk Run, Marietta, OH, Neohio Region, SCCA (USRRC)
Look for date changes, and for other rallies to be added to the schedule soon. Please direct inquiries about the series to GLD Rally Steward Rob Moran (RTMoran2008@yahoo.com).
2025 SCCA US Road Rally Challenge (USRRC), October 10-12, 2025
After being begged once again to seriously consider hosting the SCCA US Road Rally Challenge, Neohio Region has agreed to present three rallies over three consecutive days in October. Here are the (very preliminary) concepts for these rallies:
1) Friday, October 10 - Johnny Appleseed, Canton, Ohio. Absolutely straightforward afternoon/evening TSD rally heading southeast through Ohio's Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), then winding south through the Appalachian foothills, to an overnight halt in Marietta, Ohio. The Johnny Appleseed name is a legacy from a National Rally first hosted by Neohio Region in the 1950's. The rally has changed form over the decades, but the name endures.
2) Saturday, October 11 - Ohio Milk Run, Marietta, Ohio. Another absolutely straightforward TSD rally running northbound, and parallel to, but slightly west of Friday's route. The Milk Run name is an homage to an old motorcycle enduro that ran in the same area.
3) Sunday, October 12 - Cleveland Alley Rallye, Cleveland, Ohio. The Alley Rallye will be a resurrection of a once hugely popular annual event organized by the now-defunct Cleveland Sport Car Club, starting in the 1950's. It is a lighthearted (and lightly trapped...) jaunt that will introduce participants to the full spectrum of Cleveland's urban landscape (ie the bowels of the Rustbelt!): the post-industrial "Flats", distinct ethnic neighborhoods, grids of narrow brick streets separating century-old warehouses, mazes of alleys and loading docks beneath theaters and office towers, and numerous breathtaking views of the mighty Cuyahoga River (yes, THAT Cuyahoga - the one that burned!). Timekeeping equipment will be restricted to stock odometer and a basic four function non-programmable calculator (i.e. - all competitors will run at equal disadvantage.).
Competitors of all experience levels are encouraged to enter these rallies.
For those who wish to extend their stay in eastern Ohio, and take advantage of the Indigenous Folks/European Invaders holiday on Monday, October 13, 2025, here are links to some local tourism sites that provide some insight into the delights that await you:
Cleveland Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau: www.thisiscleveland.com
(Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Arcade, The West Side Market, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Slyman's, Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Science Center, etc.)
Geauga County Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.destinationgeauga.com
(Middlefield Amish community, Burton Maple Syrup, Holden Arboretum, etc)
Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau: www.visitcanton.com
(McKinley Memorial, MAPS Air Museum, Bender's Tavern, Taggarts Ice Cream, Kennedy BBQ, Bombay Sitar, St Helena III Canal Boat, Pro Football Hall of Fame, First Ladies National Historic Site, etc.)
Akron/Summit County Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.visitakron-summit.org
(Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Hale Farm and Village, Simon Perkins Mansion, John Brown House, Akron Civic Theater, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Swenson's Drive-In, etc.)
Marietta-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.mariettaohio.org
(Big Muskie, Riverboat Excursions, etc.)
Holmes County: holmescountychamber.com www.visitamishcountry.com
(World’s largest enclave of Old Order Amish, Keim Lumber, World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock, etc.)
Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau: www.traveltusc.com
(Ernest Warther Carving Museum & Gardens, Fort Laurens State Memorial, Zoar Village, Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum, etc.)
More information will be released as plans for the rallies solidify. Please block out time in your calendar now, and plan for an enjoyable "Coast-to-Coast" Buckeye adventure.
Detroit Region TSD Rally School, Saturday, April 12, 2025:
Detroit Region, SCCA will host a TSD rally school on Saturday, April, 12, 2025 in South Lyon, Michigan. More information is available, and registration is open here: msreg.com/TSDSchool-2025
Day of Motorsports Expo, Saturday, April 19, 2025:
Neohio Region, SCCA will host its third annual "Day of Motorsports" on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Nelson Ledges Road Course (10342 OH State Rte. 305, Garrettsville, OH 44231). This free event is intended to introduce all of the SCCA's programs to the local car enthusiast community. More information can be found here:
and/or on the Neohio Region website: neohioscca.com
2025 Southern Ohio Forest Rally, June 12-14, 2025:
For those who enjoy stage rallying (flat-out racing against the clock over closed forest roads), an annual pilgrimage to the Southern Ohio Forest Rally (SOFR) is a must. SOFR is part of the American Rally Association (ARA) National Championship series. The event typically kicks off with a short Thursday evening stage through Yoctangee Park in downtown Chillicothe, Ohio. Friday and Saturday stages are then run in the various State Forests south and east of Chillicothe.
A "cast of thousands" of volunteers is required to staff a wide variety of positions essential to the event's success. Amateur radio operators, and emergency medical personnel are in particular demand.
Find out more here: southernohioforestrally.com
Rally equipment For Sale/Wanted:
1) For Sale: ALFA Pro Rally Odometer/Clock (B-Box) - Dual 0.001 mile/km resolution odometers, time-of-day clock (operates in either minute:second or decimal minute mode), interval timer and digital speedometer. Backlit LCD displays (main and driver).
2) For Sale: ALFA Checkpoint clock - Multiple time split memory. Backlit LCD display. Operates in either minute:second or decimal minute ("cents") mode.
3) For Sale: Timemate 96 (switch box that takes input from two odometer transducers, and allows you to operate two Timewise rally instruments from either input. LED indicators toggle between red and green with each incoming "pulse").
4) For Sale: Inline odometer cable transducer (5/8-18 threaded fittings, 2 electrical “pulses” per cable revolution).
5) Wanted: Halda Twin/Tripmaster calibration gears: X: 119, 122,124, 126, 133, 134, 146, Z: 27, 48, 58. I have the following duplicate gears to trade: X: 120, 130, 140, 141, Z: 16, 18, 22, 32, 70.
- contact Greg Lester (wgregorylester@gmail.com or phone 330.256.6531)
For Sale: Timewise 797A rally computer. Contact Mark Henderson, markdhenderson73@gmail.com
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