Rally results available here .

 

2002 PrettyBoy* Rally

AROC, Capital Chapter

June 2, 2002

 

Introduction

 

The objective of a time-speed-distance (TSD) rally is to follow a specified route while maintaining a specified average speed on each section of the route. Performance is measured by timing the passing of cars at a set of checkpoints whose locations are not known in advance to the rallyists. In an honor system rally such as the PrettyBoy Rally, checkpoints are unmanned and rallyists mark the time-of-day as they pass each checkpoint. Penalty points are assessed for deviations from the “perfect” times of checkpoint passage, as computed from the measured distances and specified average speeds in the instructions. The entrant finishing with the smallest number of penalty points is the winner of the rally. In case of a tie, a winner is selected on the basis of a quiz on the sights along the rally route.

 

The PrettyBoy Rally is designed by novices (Jack Rugh and Terry Winter) for novices. The route traverses beautiful, quiet, rural byways, and the objective is fun. The TSD instructions are not intended to be tricky or subtle. However, the General Instructions must be familiar and the Terms and Definitions should be reviewed to avoid confusion, that lost feeling, and loud communication between driver and navigator.

 

Observers/visitors are welcome at the rally start or at the closing picnic. Please see the schedule below.

Registration

 

Please register for the rally as early as possible. Each car will be assigned a number, and there is a limit to how many we can handle. Please tell us the driver and navigator names and the make (AR recommended), year, and model of the car to be entered. You can register by phone at 410 467 4087 (evenings), email to rugh@jhu.edu, or by mail to Jack Rugh, 3906 Juniper Road, Baltimore, MD 21218-1850.  The current entry list is available here.

 

Rain cancellation will be posted by 6pm, the day before the rally, on the answering machine at the above phone number and on the rally Web page at URL http://www.ece.jhu.edu/~rugh/pbr/ . At this time, it is uncertain if there will be an arranged rain date.

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*The name derives from a reservoir that will be visited by the successful rallyist, and implies no gender considerations. It is expected that the rally also will be a PrettyGirl and PrettyCar rally.

Schedule

 June 2, 2002:

• 9:15 am  Car arrival begins at the OregonRidgePark parking lot. Directions: Take I-83 Exit 20b, Shawan Road West. This exit is 5.9 mi North of the Baltimore Beltway, I-695. Proceed 1.4 miles and turn left at the traffic signal onto Beaver Dam Road. Entrance to the OregonRidgePark parking lot is 0.5 miles, on the right. Restroom facilities and water fountains are available in the main building. (Food and fuel are available by taking Exit 20a, Shawan Road East. After about 1 mile, Shawan Road East ends at the York Road traffic signal. Turn right onto York Road for a selection of vendors.) Entrants who wish to assess their odometer error will find mile markers along I-83 North of the Shawan Road exits. (There is no odometer-check leg on the rally course.)
• 9:46 am  Route instructions provided to Car #1. Others follow in sequence at one minute intervals.
• 10:01 am  Car #1 starts rally. Others follow in sequence at one-minute intervals.
• 12:10 pm  Approximate time Car #1 ends rally, back at OregonRidgePark parking lot.
• 12:30 pm  Unfinished cars declared permanently lost. Finishers are invited to remain at Oregon Ridge for picnicking and storytelling. Beverages will be provided, but please bring your own picnic and ground cloth or chairs.

 

General Instructions

1. Each car must include a “driver” and a “navigator.” Route instructions are provided to navigators 15 minutes before their start times. Rallyists are restricted to the use of the car’s standard odometer. Stop watches and simple, non-programmable electronic calculators are permitted. Official time-of-day will be on display in the starting area.
2. Cars will be started at whole-minute intervals, in sequence by car number.
3. A ground-level, red/white sign showing a check and a point marks a checkpoint. A sample will be on display at the start. Checkpoints may be located at any place in the rally route.
4. When passing a checkpoint, the exact time-of-day at passing must be marked on the Checkpoint Sheet. Timing should be to the nearest second. At the end of the rally, the Checkpoint Sheet should be immediately given to the RallyMeister(Jack) for calculation of penalties. Penalty points at checkpoints will be assessed at one point per 10 seconds deviation from the perfect calculated time.
5. Reasonably appropriate average speeds are assigned to each section of the rally. Please drive with common sense, courtesy, and caution, especially if you find yourself falling behind.
6. When rallyists encounter an intersection for which there is no specific instruction, the following descending order of preference for proceeding should be followed: Proceed via
1. the paved route,
2. the route indicated by the painted centerline,
3. the straightest route.

Rallyists finding a choice of routes on any of these levels should descend to the next level until only one route remains.

7. Measurements of distance in the instructions have been made by various amateurish methods, and these measurements are not contestable. Rallyists are encouraged to measure their odometer error rate before the start of the rally, as the rally contains no odometer-check leg. Rallyists without the convenience of a working odometer should be able to traverse the route by carefully following the instructions.
8. The empty column in the Route Instructions is for rallyist convenience in marking computed times, cumulative odometer readings, or whatever.

 

Terms and Definitions

 

ACUTE: A turn of substantially more than ninety degrees.

 

AFTER: Refers to an instruction to be executed at the first possible opportunity after passing a specified landmark or mileage. The distance must be significant enough to avoid confusion with the AT instructions.

 

AT: Refers to an instruction that can be executed immediately adjacent to a given landmark or mileage. For example, road signs are usually considered AT landmarks.

 

BEAR: A turn of substantially less than ninety degrees. Usually a BEAR instruction involves leaving the road you are on.

 

BEFORE: Refers to an instruction to be executed at the last possible opportunity before passing a specified landmark or mileage. The distance must be significant enough to avoid confusion with the AT instruction.

 

CAST: Change Average Speed To.

 

ONTO: When directed onto a road by name in quotes, e.g. “Juniper Rd,” you would look for a sign with those words on it. You would then follow that road until directed off that road. If you encounter the word TOWARD, it is the same as onto but you will not see the name of the road at the point of execution.

 

PAUSE: The proper procedure for a PAUSE is to stop and wait for the specified time period before executing the next instruction. Lies to other waiting rallyists are permitted. A PAUSE sometimes is specified to account for possible delays, e.g. at a traffic signal.

 

SRIP: Sign Reading In Part

 

STOP: Refers to a stop sign

 

T: A T-intersection is shaped like the letter T, however, it is only considered a T intersection if you are approaching from the bottom of the letter, not from one of the arms. It is not considered good form to go straight at a T.

 

TOWARD: See ONTO.

 

TRANSIT: A section of a rally to be traversed in a specified time allowance. There are no checkpoints in a transit.

 

WORDS IN QUOTES: Refers to words, numbers, or phrases written on something along the route, including road signs, hazard signs, information signs, or advertising signs.