2009 Mudlark Rally - Calgary Sports Car Club

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2009 Mudlark Rally

Congratulations to Jason Mizzoni and Shane Ewert who managed to avoid all the navigational pitfalls to win their first event! 2nd overall went to novices Matt and Dan Bobyn running their new rally golf while Jamie and Cindy Alison snagged 3rd place with a solid run in the final leg (phew!).

A HUGE thanks to all the checkpointers: Keith, Eric, Kris, Bic (+Chris), Derrick and Shawn. They managed to run 35 checkpoints throughout the night and an honoray mention must go out to Eric Grochowski who was first on scene and provided first aid at an unrelated single-vehicle accident.

All in all it was a tough event run in the dust + darkness requiring far too many calculations. :)

The next TSD event is the Northern Loon on Sunday June 7th. The Loon is run by the Edmonton Rally Club and uses some of the oldest trails in Alberta. See www.edmontonrallyclub.ca for details.

Final Results

Pos		Car		Driver	Navigator	Vehicle	Leg1	Leg2	Score
1		27	C	Jason Mizzoni	Shane Ewert	2002 Subaru WRX	115	131	246
2	1	26	N	Matt Bobyn	Dan Bobyn	1987 VW Golf	271	189	460
3		22	C	Jamie Alison	Cynthia Alison	1987 Audi 4000	402	78	480
4		21	U	Peter Hill	Penny Mellor	2003 Subaru Impreza WRX	495	106	601
5	2	28	N	Bill Dubreuil	Jacqueline Dubreuil	2001 Subaru Outback	545	101	646
6		23	U	Richard Childs	Helen Welter	1975 BMW 2002	512	245	757
7	3	30	N	Brad Derzaph	Sean Nowek	2001 Subaru Legacy	645	273	918
8		25	C	Ian Basford	Lyall Champ	1998 Ford Contour	704	495	1199
9	4	31	N	Tim Addison	Graham Beauregard	2005 Subaru Impreza	885	472	1357
10	5	39	N	Bruce McCallum	Ron Salomonson	2008 Subaru Impreza WRX	969	403	1372
11		24	U	Bob Friesen	Heather Friesen	1971 Alfa Berlina	749	672	1421
12	6	29	N	Jean-Pierre Hoyeck	Mauricio Ghelfi	1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS	741	743	1484
13	7	35	N	Brian Birch	Bill Bakelaar	1995 VW Golf	1172	855	2027
14	8	38	N	Ian Seda	Klaus Boll	2003 Subaru	1606	732	2338
15	9	36	N	Jeff Schlichemeyer	Chris Black	2008 Subaru Impreza WRX	1511	918	2429
16	10	34	N	Tom Fitzgerald	Elaine Nishihata	1997 VW Golf GTI	1490	1925	LOST
17	11	37	N	Peter Karabasz	Greg Zborowski	1995 VW Golf	1076	2400	EXHAUST
18	12	33	N	John Nowostawski	Eric Bosak	2007 Subaru Impreza	1800	2400	GRAVOL
19	13	32	N	Tyler Simpson	Dave Simpson	1995 VW Golf	1800	2400	DNS

Detailed results are available: 2009_Mudlark_Results.pdf

2009 Mudlark Rally

The 2009 Mudlark TSD Rally will run overnight from Calgary to Cochrane on Saturday, May 2.

believe it or not their calculator is older than their car!

Competitors will experience an evening of exploration and discovery on carefully selected pavement, gravel, and dirt roads with the odd 'goat trail' thrown in for good luck. While the event is geared towards novice teams, due to the nature of the roads (gravel and dirt) and the late start (sunset to sunrise) some driving proficiency is required.

The rally will start in Calgary, break twice for gas/food and then finish bright and early in Cochrane. Trophies will be awarded for overall finishing position and class wins (Paper/Calculator/Unlimited and Novice).

Teams wishing to brush up on their navigational (and mathematical) skills or for anyone unfamiliar with the concept of Time Speed Distance navigation, there is a novice course at the clubhouse on the Thursday before the event. This is not a mandatory course for new competitors but it is highly reccomended. Please let us know if you will be attending.

an innocent bale of hay... or is it a hidden checkpoint?

The 2009 Mudlark Rally is the third TSD event of the year hosted by the Calgary Sports Car Club, and is once again the third event in the Rally West TSD Championship.

The rally runs on straight-forward instructions. In addition to the route instructions, maps will be provided for recovery purposes. The rally will be about 500km long, entirely within the province of Alberta. An odometer check section of about 20km will be provided. Roads will be about 30% clear pavement, 70% gravel and all instructions will be provided in KM units.

Bulletins

April 19 2009

Had a peek at the route this weekend and here is proof that the scenery really is pretty with the sun up!

More photos at the bottom!

Fees and Costs

$50 for entries received before midnight on Thursday April 30, 2009
$65 for late entries
Members of any CARS affiliated club are eligible for a $5 discount. (2 members = $10)

Maximum entries accepted: 25
Minimum entries accepted: 5

Officials of the Event

Organiser	Kurt Schantz (kurt@rubberchicken.net)
Registrar	Kurt Schantz (see above)
Tech	Eric Grochowski
Steward	Keith Morison (keith@morison.ca)
Scoring	Kurt?
Sweep	None
Checkpointers	Eric Grochowski Kris Schofield

Schedule

Thursday April 30, 2009
1900 to 2100	Novice TSD School CSCC clubhouse 4215 - 80th Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3J 4B9
Midnight	Close of early entries. Preliminary start order assigned.
Saturday May 2, 2009
Start Location	Caglary, Alberta CSCC clubhouse (see above)
1800 to 1900	Registration and Tech inspection (early birds encouraged)
1900	Driver's meeting and introduction of Officials
1930	Start of Rally (first car out)
Sunday May 3, 2009
0015 approx	End of Leg 1 (rest, food and gas stop)
0630 approx	End of Rally (first car finishes)
Finish Location	TBD Cochrane, Alberta

Forms & Regulations

Entry Form (Blank_Entry_Form.pdf)	pdf
Supplemental Regulations (Mudlark_2009_Sup_Regs.pdf)	pdf
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