TF03 Rally Results

fincoop

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Location
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Scoring:

600 points (60%) time-based. 1 point lost for every 2 seconds off the mark of 93 minutes, 45 seconds.

200 points (20%) clue-based. 50 points per clue, 4 clues.

200 points (20%) distance-based. 1 point subtracted for every 100 metres off the mark, first 300 metres free.
 

fincoop

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Location
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
We have to tip our hat to Will Be Chef or just Chef, for a truly excellent run. +0:02:01 is very respectable considering the labour day weekend traffic, and the mileage penalty was only due to their vehicle's oversized 205/65R15 tires. The next closest competitor was over +0:05:00.

Well done!!

NB

VikF ran the route equivalent 3 times in 93 minutes /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

Vik F

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Jan 8, 2001
Location
Bolton, Ontario, Canada
TDI
nil
/images/graemlins/grin.gif thats only b/c i had slow pokes in front of me..or else i could have been quicker /images/graemlins/wink.gif
 

GeWilli

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Aug 6, 1999
Location
lost to new england
TDI
none in the fleet (99.5 Golf RIP, 96 B4V sold)
this course was boring - - - zzzzzzz

well at least my daughter thought so /images/graemlins/wink.gif

16th is pretty good considering my navigator was constantly being distracted by a kid in the backseat firing questions machine gun style for the 1st half of the course - and the fact that either I was never told or it wasn't announced what the target time was . . . .

how about next year who ever does the drive thing making kinda Amazing race style - make the drivers/navigators get out and pick up something at checkpoints (flags brocures something)?

great time! good course!
 

mainframe

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Aug 19, 2002
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TDI
2 Door, Automatic, Flash Red, Golf 99.5
We came in 13th ... But whatever!

I like GeWillys idea about picking up stuff at certain points in the rally, I also like the idea of knowing the target time and distance beforehand!
 

tongsli

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Joined
Jan 31, 2000
Location
Baltimore, MD
TDI
2000 Jetta TDI, 2004, Jetta Wagon TDI PD
I think those with KM speedos had an advantage over those of us reading miles /images/graemlins/frown.gif

Regardless, it was great fun even with my foreign navigator /images/graemlins/smile.gif

L
 

fincoop

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Location
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
If we give you the target time, it's not much of a contest. Drive as fast as you want and wait in a parking lot for the balance.

We were toying with the idea of having a get out and get it rally but the length of the route, coupled to a bit of a time constraint, coupled to the short gap between contestants, pretty much made the decision for us. We would have needed several different routes to afford time to stop and find clues. Trust me, it's a lot of work just to make one route /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

Besides, we had to leave something to make next year's rally interesting /images/graemlins/smile.gif
 

dropFROG

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Jul 25, 2002
Location
Burlington, Ontario
TDI
Jolf 2001
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Vik F said:
drop frog did win the Raspberry for " MOST KMS & TIME"


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'0' on everything.. reminds me of High School.. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Laugh it up punchy! /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

PTC

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Oct 4, 2000
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
TDI
HMaracic
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Regardless, it was great fun even with my foreign navigator /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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I think LEFT and RIGHT was understandable /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

PTC

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Zagreb, Croatia
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I think it was a bit wrong to say that people should drive by the posted speed limits. We always drove 10-20 km/h over, and we came in late.
Reason: I guess heavy traffic at some intersections.
 

dubdrew

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Montreal
TDI
2003 Jetta TDI
wow we came 3rd! awsome i really enjoyed the rally! it was a cool event kudos to the organisers, makes me want to start real rally driving!lol /images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif those roads were great i liked the tight curves and the hills! /images/graemlins/grin.gif can't wait to do another rally!
 

JettaJake

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Nov 26, 2002
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CT TDI Corral
TDI
'03 GLS 5spd
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mainframe said:
We came in 13th ... But whatever!


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As I was sniffing your french fries for more than 1/2 the route and Lito was inhaling mine, I shoulda listened to my expert navigator when he told to "pass that guy"! /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

10+ minutes over /images/graemlins/blush.gif yoiks!

Great event /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 

GoFaster

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Jun 16, 1999
Location
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
TDI
2006 Jetta TDI
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PTC said:
I think it was a bit wrong to say that people should drive by the posted speed limits. We always drove 10-20 km/h over, and we came in late.

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Unfortunately, if anyone were to be pulled over (and there WERE cops along the route!), and the officials found evidence of the mere suggestion of violating any sort of speed limit or of arriving at a destination in a prescribed time that requires violating speed limits, that would give them grounds for charging every participant with "participating in a speed contest" which is a BIG no-no under the Highway Traffic Act ... I was concerned enough with this possibility even the way it was. We have to (officially) operate within the Highway Traffic Act, and hence the lack of an official target time in advance and the emphasis on posted limits (and I agree, everyone in Ontario ignores them except when the police are visible).

For the record, my run through the course in advance of everyone else was about 8 minutes under the target time, and we had previously done it in 14 minutes under, but those are with Ontario driver's normal ignorance of posted limits ...

As it was, everyone behaved well enough that we didn't get in trouble. Perhaps some things might be different next time but that's for the organizers of next year's event to decide!
 
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Kalkaska Mi.
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Great fun! I still can't figure out how that Sprinter got around some of those hairpins /images/graemlins/eek.gif The views of the "Centre-of-the-universe" from up on the escarpment were spectacular, what a great day for it. One other idea for extra points is a driving skills challenge like they ran at the NB meet in Roswell two years ago where drivers had to pull up to traffic cones and back up to cones without hitting them, closest wins. Also, getting a rear tire to roll over preset spots on the pavement for points, more spots, more points. I must also add in defence of my course running time, I/we started later than our scheduled start time due to a delay in getting BD at the hotel /images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif I know, sour grapes. The things I do for BD! It was a great way to spend the day and we got a chance to go over to the Welland and watch a handful of boats lock thru too. Talk about diesel power! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif /images/graemlins/cool.gif Thanks guys!
 

tongsli

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Baltimore, MD
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2000 Jetta TDI, 2004, Jetta Wagon TDI PD
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I think LEFT and RIGHT was understandable

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"You think so?" "Are you SURE?"
 

fincoop

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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
[ QUOTE ]
dubdrew said:
those roads were great i liked the tight curves and the hills! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Yes, those inclines make you appreciate a torque-oriented-and-then-forced-induction-based-drivetrain.
 

fincoop

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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Would have been cool, for sure!

It was not practical to do that on this type of rally. Open roads, and too long. However, we could have a Solo II Slow contest, where we test driver skill without slinging your precious ride around traffic cones. There's an idea to consider, could even do it while the show'n'shine is happening, right in the hotel parking lot.
 

knobby12

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Nov 2, 2002
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Toronto
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those roads were great i liked the tight curves and the hills!

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I may have missed it, but is there a pointer to the course that was used? Always looking for nice drives.

knobby12
 

Vik F

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Jan 8, 2001
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Bolton, Ontario, Canada
TDI
nil
remind me b4 a gtg and i'll bring u a copy of the rally package....u can run it on your leisure....if u see a silver mkiv pulling up fast, move over, its me /images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

mainframe

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Aug 19, 2002
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TDI
2 Door, Automatic, Flash Red, Golf 99.5
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As I was sniffing your french fries for more than 1/2 the route ... I shoulda listened to my expert navigator when he told to "pass that guy"!

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Were you the silver Jetta/Golf with the black bra? Pretty sure I was driving faster than you, but whatever /images/graemlins/smile.gif /images/graemlins/smile.gif I was pretty surprised by the 10 minutes since I was going 10km over the limit for 75% of the route.

Regardless it was a great course, I would love to do more rally driving like that, it was definetly a blast !!
 

Rammstein

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Location
Québec city baby, Canada
TDI
Golf 92 D
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mainframe said:
Were you the silver Jetta/Golf with the black bra /images/graemlins/shocked.gif?

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Hey!!! No sexist comment please!!! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
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