2025 SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship Update 05
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- May 13
- 5 min read
Current SCCA GLD Rally Championship Series Point Standings:
A summary of current SCCA Great Lakes Division (GLD) Rally Championship standings. Please contact GLD Rally Steward Rob Moran (RTMoran2008@yahoo.com) with any questions about errors or omissions in these standings.
A summary of leg scores from Detroit Region's May3 Twilight Tour rally is also attached.
CAST In Stone Rally, Saturday, August 16, 2025:
The next event in the 2025 SCCA Great Lakes Division Rally Championship series is Neohio Region's CAST In Stone Rally on Saturday, August 16, 2025. More information will be available, and registration will open soon on motorsportreg.com (MSR).
2025 GLD Rally Series Schedule:
The following rallies remain on the 2025 SCCA GLD Rally Championship series calendar:
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 asked 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 (preliminary) concepts for these rallies:
1) Friday, October 10 - Johnny Appleseed Rally (JAR), Canton, Ohio. Absolutely straightforward afternoon/evening TSD rally winding southeast through Ohio's Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), then south through the Appalachian foothills, to an overnight halt in Marietta, Ohio. "Tulip" style route instructions will be used. To help those with limited previous timekeeping experience stay on schedule, parenthetical perfect cumulative times will be provided for nearly all instructions. 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. Rallymaster: Greg Lester.
2) Saturday, October 11 - Ohio Milk Run (OMR), 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. Rallymaster: Ron Johnstonbaugh
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: 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 teams will run at equal disadvantage.). Rallymaster: Jeff Arendas.
The Richta automated timing system will be used for all 3 rallies.
Competitors of all experience levels are encouraged to enter these rallies.
For those who wish to extend their stay in eastern Ohio by arriving early or taking advantage of the Indigenous Folks/European Invaders holiday on Monday, October 13, 2025, here are links to some local tourism sites that may 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, History of Contraception Collection, Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Science Center, Slyman’s, Polish Boy, Pierogies, Lake Erie Perch and Walleye, Mama Santa’s, Lakeview Cemetery, The Free Stamp, The Huletts, The Emerald Necklace, etc.)
Geauga County Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.destinationgeauga.com
(Middlefield Amish community, Burton Maple Syrup, Holden Arboretum, etc)
Ashtabula County Visitors Bureau: www.visitashtabulacounty.com
(Covered Bridge Trail, Grand River Valley Wineries, Geneva-on-the-Lake, 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, Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous, Akron Civic Theater, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, World’s Most Infamous Soapbox Derby Car, Swenson's Drive-In Galley Boy, Sauerkraut Balls, etc.)
Marietta-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau: www.mariettaohio.org
(Lafayette Hotel, Big Muskie, Riverboat Excursions, Serpent Mound, Johnny Appleseed Monuments, The Wilds, Cawley & Peoples Mortuary Museum, etc.)
Holmes County: holmescountychamber.com www.visitamishcountry.com
(Old Order Amish enclave, Keim Lumber, World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock, Trail Bologna, 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, Roscoe Village, etc.)
More information will be released soon, as plans for the rallies solidify. Please block out time in your calendar now, and plan for an enjoyable "Coast-to-Coast" Buckeye adventure.
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 stages will run in Shawnee State Forest near Portsmouth, and Saturday stages will run in Zaleski State Forest near McArthur.
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
CORC 2025 Rally Series:
Central Ohio Rally Club (CORC) will host TSD rallies in the Columbus, Ohio area on June 21st, July 19th, August 23rd, and possibly in the Fall. Contact Pat Hoffmanbeck (phoffmannb@gmail.com) for more information.
Miles For Memories (Charity) Rally:
River Cities Region, SCCA will host the Miles For Memories Rally on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association to support ongoing research. An informational flyer is attached, and registration is open on motorsportsreg.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 module).
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) For Sale: ALFA EZ Pulse External Odometer Wheel Drive - Essentially new condition (appears unused). Has 8-pin (RJ-45) plug pigtail wired to Timewise transducer input standard.
6) 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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