Results of the 2002 PrettyBoy Rally

 

 

The rally was held on June 2, in warm, sunny, breezy weather that was great for top-down motoring. There were 7 official entries, and with an observer and the organizers’ cars the fleet comprised 9 Alfas and 1 Fiat Spider.

 

Direction-following-wise, it was a tough day for 3 of the competitors. Some visited fire houses in off-course towns to get directions back to the rally route while others attempted cell-phone consultation from out-of-service areas. In addition, one of the checkpoint signs in the second TSD section apparently sank slowly in tall grass so that it was missed by all competitors. After the rally a picnic was held at the start/finish location, Oregon Ridge Park, as the lost competitors drifted in.

 

Using a scoring system of 1 penalty point for each 10 seconds of error at a check point, with a maximum penalty of 60 at any single check point (including the lost sign in tall grass), the official results are shown below. Scores of remaining competitors have been withheld, but ranged up to the maximum penalty of 360 points!

 

For the first TSD section, with 3 checkpoints:

 

First – Emily Woodward and Brian Cavanaugh, ’93 Spider, 9 points

Second – Bob and Mary Ann Rowan, ’84 Spider, 27 points

Third – Bill MacFarland and Lisa Lunghofer, Fiat Spider, 47 points

 

For the second TSD section, with 3 checkpoints:

 

First - Bob and Mary Ann Rowan, ’84 Spider, 64 points

Second - Bill MacFarland and Lisa Lunghofer, Fiat Spider, 70 points

Third - Emily Woodward and Brian Cavanaugh, ’93 Spider, 84 points

 

Overall, the winners are

 

First - Bob and Mary Ann Rowan, ’84 Spider, 91 points

Second - Emily Woodward and Brian Cavanaugh, ’93 Spider, 93 points

Third - Bill MacFarland and Lisa Lunghofer, Fiat Spider, 117points

 

Congratulations to Bob and Mary Ann, who also won the 2001 Rally.