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The
Thunderbird is a winter driving adventure, round 1 of the
2018 BC TSD Rally Championship, and round 1 of the Pacific
Coast Challenge. The rally follows the current BC TSD Rally
Regulations, which are posted on http://www.rallybc.com.
The rally runs on straight-forward instructions. In addition
to the route instructions, maps will be provided. The rally
will be about 800km long, entirely within the province
of BC, and will start with an odometer check section of
about 15km. Roads will be about 40% clear pavement, 60%
snow-covered pavement and gravel. Instructions are provided
in both km and miles, but the official measurements and
calculations are based on the km figures. |
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Officials of the Event |
Route Master: |
Paul Westwick |
(paul@rallybc.com) |
(604) 617 4132 |
Registrar: |
Tony Latham |
(tony@rallybc.com) |
(604) 537 6760 |
Steward: |
Tiffany MacDonald |
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Schedule
Friday February 3:
Close of early entries. Preliminary start order assigned. Those
who pay after this date will be assigned at the back of the field.
Friday February 9:
7:00-9:00pm |
Registration & Technical inspection, at rally HQ in
Merritt. |
8:30-10:00pm |
Optional novice training session at rally HQ (Quality Inn)
in Merritt. This will be a classroom session, based on the
WCRA novice rally course. If you wish to attend, please contact
Paul (paul@rallybc.com) to confirm a spot. |
9:00pm |
Final start order posted, based on current paid entries.
Any entries received after this time, or without payment
yet confirmed, will start at the end of the field. |
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Saturday February 10:
7:30-9:30am |
Late Registration & Breakfast, rally HQ,
Merritt. |
7:30-9:30am |
Technical inspection, rally HQ, Merritt. |
09:30am |
Novice drivers' meeting |
10:00am |
Drivers' meeting |
10:31am |
First car out |
8:00pm |
End of day 1, Dinner & Scoring, Vernon |
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Sunday February 11:
8:00am |
No drivers' meeting for day 2, but if there
any notes, they will be posted in the hotel lobby by this
time.
8:30am First car out |
3:30pm |
End of day 2, (restaurant TBA), Merritt, Dinner, Scoring & Awards
presentation (start making up your stories) |
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Accommodation
We have arranged hotel group rates as follows:
Merritt (Friday Night and/or Sunday Night):
Quality Inn (rally HQ): 1-800-663-2830. 2 Queens: $79 + tax,
1 Queen: $75 + tax, just mention the Thunderbird
Rally. Continental breakfast included.
Alternate/Overflow: Ramada Inn: 1-800-353-3571 or 1-250-378-3567.
Call for rate, and please mention the Thunderbird Rally.
Vernon (Saturday Night):
Village Green Hotel: 1-800-663-4433. Double occupancy: $89 + taxes,
just mention “Thunderbird Rally Group”. Space is limited,
so please book early to avoid disappointment!
Days Inn (100m north of Village Green): 1-250-549-2224. Double
occupancy: $89 + taxes, just mention “Thunderbird Rally Group” |
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