About this event
PLEASE NOTE: MotorsportReg.com online registration will close at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 27. However, on Oct. 29 you may register at the start of the rally at the time noted below.
Oct. 29: The Great Pumpkin GPS Challenge Regional Road Rally
For the last road rally of the season the St. Louis Region, Sports Car Club of America, has organized the Great Pumpkin GPS Challenge, a Sunday afternoon Fall-themed regional road rally that begins and ends in O’Fallon, Mo.
The Great Pumpkin GPS Challenge is a road rally of about 60 miles. Along the way, you will visit locations identified by GPS coordinates, determine the overall shortest travel distance to visit those GPS locations, and perhaps answer a question or two along the way. The rally will end at the Timber Creek Grill, which is next door to Denny’s and the start of the rally (see below). Please join us for an afternoon of driving Missouri’s scenic Rhineland roads. Families welcome. (Per SCCA rules, parents/guardians will have to sign waivers for minor children.)
So, in brief:
What: A road rally organized by the St. Louis Region, Sports Car Club of America.
When: Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2017.
Where (the start): Denny’s Restaurant, 1140 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63368 (I-64/US 40 and Missouri Highway K).
Registration: Noon to 12:45 p.m. (Arrive early and enjoy breakfast/brunch at Denny’s!)
Drivers meeting: 12:45 p.m.
1st car departs: 1:01 p.m.
What you need: A car (or van or SUV, etc.); a driver and a navigator; a GPS unit for locating grid coordinates (yes, this is a GPS-based rally); a clipboard, pencils, and paper; and an inclination to take a Sunday-afternoon drive. Optional: a Missouri state highway map or local gazetteer maps of St. Charles and Warren Counties.
Entry fee: $20.00 (cash or check, please, the day of the rally).
Additional information (as soon as we get it posted): www.stlscca.org.
We’re hoping for a cool, sunny day and dry streets.
Oh, yes, the rallymaster? Ron M. Ferris, 314-503-7411 or ronmferris@hotmail.com.
About the St. Louis Region, SCCA
The St. Louis Region, with nearly 800 members, offers Club Racing, Performance Driving Experience (PDX), RallyCross, RoadRally, Solo (autocross), and Street Survival School programs to educate and provide safe environments for individuals to enjoy their street-legal (daily driver) vehicles and purpose-built racecars. The region is home to more than 80 national champions and has been recognized three times by the Sports Car Club of America as the Region of the Year in its member category. In 2018, the region will become the first SCCA region to host the United States Road Rally Challenge (USRRC) four times, having hosted the premier event previously in 1998, 2001, and 2005. To learn more about the St. Louis Region, visit stlscca.org or the region’s Facebook page.
Event requirements
The standard SCCA rules regarding day-of-the-event road-rally registration will be observed (e.g., proof of valid drivers license and current auto insurance, vehicle inspection [self-inspection by the rally team], signing of waivers and release forms, including appropriate minor release and waiver forms). Appropriate forms will be available at registration.