Ojibwe Forests Rally 2010

[carlvr4]

Ojibwe is still going on this year! As some of you know, Ojibwe lost it's national status for 2010 when Rally America cut the championship from 9 to 6 events (the last 3 events on the schedule where dropped). BUT, it is continuing on as 2 regional rallies.

August 20th is Paul Bunyan's Ride
August 21st is Headwaters

Both are coefficient 3 rallies. The rally headquarters will be the Holiday Inn in Bemidji, MN.

If you would like to come up to volunteer (the best way to see the rally cars on stage) please sign-up here http://www.rallymasterpro.com/workers/

There will be limited spectating and information will be available at parc expose Friday afternoon at the Northwest Technical College

competitor registration is now open through http://rally-america.com/index.php

Keep checking back at http://rally-america.com/events/2010/OBJIWE/ or http://www.ojibweforestrally.com/ for more information! (detailed schedule should be posted soon)

If you are planning on coming make your arrangements asap as the hotels are filling up or full already! Come out and see some of the best regional teams in competition!

[tehehodi]

Damn! I want to go to watch but that it seems really far up there.

[MATCHBX]

You could always go up and help out at the Nemadji Rally in Duquette next weekend (July 31st). Shorter drive and no hotel stay. You have to work the event to see it though. No spectator locations.

[tehehodi]

^ that seems waaay more easier to travel to. How do i sign up for that one? Is there another event at a later time at that spot?

[MATCHBX]

http://www.rallymasterpro.com/workers/

Create a New Worker account and then it should give you a list of the upcoming rallies. Click on the register tab for Nemadji III. It is the last one this year in that area. Course Marshalling is the easiest, but starts and finishes can be fun too. You get a chance to talk to the competitors a little bit before and after they fly down the stages.

It's a very laid back atmosphere at these rallies.

This is a post with a little more info on it.
http://www.specialstage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41190

Hope you can come out and have some fun. I'll be in the silver CR-V chasing the competitors out of the woods.

[AJ]

Is the cut of 9 down to 6 here to stay? Seems kind of a steep cut in the number of events.

[carlvr4]

Is the cut of 9 down to 6 here to stay? Seems kind of a steep cut in the number of events.

it is a big step down but something that many national competitors wanted. It is financially draining to try and do 9 events. I did 3 out of the 6 this year (plus 5 regional only rallies) and could have done all if the tows to the other 3 didn't take me out of work for so long. the canadian championship is only 6 events as well

[s1ngletracker]

why not just change the scoring, so that the rallies can still exist, but you're only scored for 6?

[carlvr4]

6 of 9 doesn't make it any cheaper if you want to stay competitive (unless you straight up win the only 6 you do). Those that have enough money to do all the events will do them to try and get the best 6 combo, if you can't afford to do that, having more events doesn't help at all, just gives the big budget guys a better chance.

6 events, count em all - I like the current format. it sucks losing some rallies from the schedule but they'll POR in regional format. Some may even come back as nationals as the schedule changes.

[s1ngletracker]

meh, money wins races, regardless.