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From: jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes)
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Subject: Re: Requesting info about PRO rally in Michigan next month
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Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 11:32:00 EDT
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# Written  7:00 am  Sep 24, 1985 by dcn@ihuxl.UUCP in net.travel
# In Real Life: Dave Newkirk at AT&T Bell Laboratories
# Subject: Requesting info about PRO rally in Michigan next month
I would like to see the Press On Regradless pro rally in Michigan next
month, but I'm not familiar with the event.  Can someone send me a
schedule of events, directions to the course, or good places to stay
in the area.  I am considering camping out, and my campground book
shows a state park and a campground near Houghton, which is listed
as the location of the rally.  Thanks in advance!
-- 
				Dave Newkirk, ihnp4!ihuxl!dcn
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One of the best ways to "see" a pro rallye is to work it. Usually,
there are one or two spectator stages run in the late afternoon,
and then its off to the deep woods and night time.

I have worked several events in a bunch of capacities. The organizers
almost always have trouble rounding up enough people to work, and believe me,
workers do get the best seats. 

The positions I have worked are:
  scoring: boring - stay away from it.
  course marshall - Really good. You keep traffic off the course from 
		    connecting roads. Half the time you are sitting right on 
		    a turn, and get to watch people going by at speed
  Control worker  - Not bad at all. Watch the cars come into the controls
		     and all the frenzy when something goes wrong. You are
		     the person who knows the scoring first hand.
  Lead/sweep car  - This is the best. You get to run the course at speed.
		    This is a tricky job to get, but there are ways, see below.

How to get involved
Contact the SCCA for the name and phone of the organizer. The organizer will
get you in touch with the worker coordinator. Be sure to tell him of any 
experience you have, including tsd rallyes (especially working checkpoints),
road race worker experience, and especially if you have a ham radio liscense.
Most events use ham radio for communication because of reliability and range.
Most hams dont want to get anywhere near them race car contraptions. The workers
want a radio in te lead and sweep cars. QED, a good chance at a ride.

You can contact the SCCA in Denver (national hq) at (303) 790-1044. Ask for
the pro rally director. Ask him for the name and phone number of the organizer,
or better yet ask if he has the phone number for the worker coordinator.

I hope this helps. It really is a first class way to see the event.

Jay Johannes
HP Instrument Systems Lab
Loveland, Colo
ihnp4!hplabs!hpisla!jayj


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