Rally Round Up: Hurdle GTA 2020
Road Rally held their annual GTA from Southington, CT on Saturday, September 12. Read all about this event and see the photos.
Road Rally held their annual GTA from Southington, CT on Saturday, September 12. Read all about this event and see the photos.
Written By and Photos By Jon Lamkins Event: Rally Against Leukemia 2020 Date: August 8, 2020 Location: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH Rallymasters: Jon and Kelli Lamkins For the 2020 edition of Rally Against Leukemia, Rallymasters Jon and Kelli Lamkins were faced with the dilemma of "how do we layout an event two states away from our Connecticut home during COVID-19 travel restrictions?" Luckily the original plan for RAL 2019 called for teams to visit locations both east and west of Route 93, but ended up with all but 1 question being west of Route 93. So Jon and Kelli culled through the east locations to determine a potential route. A 1 day run in mid-July confirmed most of the locations were valid (1 substitute location needed to be found along way). On Saturday, August 8th, 10 rally teams showed up at New Hampshire Motor Speedway between 8:30 and 10 am for RAL 2020. After a 20 mile odometer calibration run, the teams received a NH Lakes Region tourism map and a list of 10 questions. Teams then plotted their own [...]
Jon recaps the first Witch Way to the Covered Bridge GTA event.
Fourteen teams started Hurdle 2019 in Southington, CT, visiting sites like the USS Nautilus Submarine & Museum, the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Hurd State Park, and Nathan Hale Schoolhouse. Teams also visited 3 cemeteries, leading the Rallymasters to sub-title the event “The Haunted Fields edition.”