<VV> Info needed for setting up a Fun Car Rally (no Corvair)

[Bryan Blackwell]

Ellie and I have run a number of rallies over the years (most  
significantly on our 10th anniversary), and she's set up a couple for  
our club (our Corvair club, that is).  If you are setting up a rally  
for mostly "casual" participants, then I suggest you avoid directions  
that are intended to fool crews and take them off course (course  
following traps).  Instead, using riddles or difficult questions  
based on what you pass (signs, businesses, landmarks, etc.) works  
better.  You can also do what are called "non-course following  
traps", in other words even if you make a mistake you'll end up back  
on course.

Example:

First direction is "Turn left after barn".  There is a street named  
"barn" and a building that is a "barn" (or any other two things that  
could be "barn").  Next direction is "Turn left on Route 1".  Trick  
to it is there are two streets run parallel and connect to Route 1 on  
the other end.  Taking either turn will put you correctly onto "Route  
1", but if you take the wrong one you'll miss the answer to one or  
more questions.

A neat tie breaker was at one convention, at the checkpoint we were  
asked some Corvair trivia questions.  Easy to do for any club  
oriented rally.

--Bryan

On Nov 4, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Russ Moorhouse wrote:

> I've searched the internet and I can't believe there is nothing of any
> substance on how to put on a fun rally.  I realize that it depends  
> on the
> course your going to use and using vague hints that people can get  
> lost, if
> they don't get it correct, but I could use some ideas, especially  
> with the
> hints, from those of you who either participated or planned a  
> rally, so I
> can help him out with this.