Monthly Archives: March 2016

New England Region To Host The 2016 USRRC With The 50th Covered Bridge Rally

The 2016 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) United States Road Rally Challenge (USRRC) will be hosted during the weekend of November 4, 5 and 6 by the New England Region (NER) of the SCCA.  This event will be held … Continue reading

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Change Of Cars For The 2016 Baden Classic Rally

Harald von Langsdorff and myself will be competing once again in this year’s Baden Classic car rally in April in Germany.  Harald had planned on competing in his 1958 Mercedes-Benz 220S coupe; however after his initial entry in the car … Continue reading

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Route of The 2016 Mille Miglia

The 2016 Mille Miglia will be starting in about a month.  It has been described as “the world’s most beautiful race” and it might be.  To be able to take part in the Mille Miglia would be quite a thing, … Continue reading

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New Prestel+Gemmer Odometer Added To My Navigator’s Tool Box

This week I took delivery of new electro-mechanical odometer.  I will be going to Germany in April to compete once again in the Baden Classic car rally on April 15 and 16, 2016.  As before, I will be navigating for … Continue reading

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Heuer Variable Ratio Drive Allows Calibration Of Halda Odometers

In the last few days I purchased a Heuer Variable Ratio Drive from Bruce Gezon, a well-known rally competitor in the USA.   Bruce had recently acquired this unit and had no in-rally experience with the Heuer Variable Ratio Drive. … Continue reading

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2016 British Iron Association Of Massachusetts Spring Motorcycle Show

I belong to a motorcycle club for enthusiasts of British motorcycles called the British Iron Association of Massachusetts.  Every spring our club has a motorcycle show that is a must see for people who like Triumph, BSA, AJS, Matchless and … Continue reading

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Updates to The Rally Navigation/Co-Driver Equipment For Sale Page

I have recently added some new advertisements to my Navigation/Co-Driver Equipment For Sale page.  Fernando from Mexico has two Curta calculators that are in excellent condition for sale and Jan from the Netherlands has a whole host of Halda and … Continue reading

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SS 1: The Original Jaguar

The SS 1 shown in this post goes back to the earliest days of Jaguar. But to go back further Jaguar didn’t even build cars.   The company, originally named Swallow Sidecars, made exactly that – sidecars for motorcycles.  The … Continue reading

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The Wheeler Dealers Prepare For The 2016 Peking To Paris Motor Challenge

Later this year the Endurance Rally Association will be holding the 2016 Peking To Paris Motor Challenge.  Obviously, this rally is a major event and calling it a “motor challenge” is very appropriate.  The general route of the 2016 Peking … Continue reading

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Another Update To My Mille Miglia Navigation and Timing Notes For Rookies

  Note:  These notes have been further updated.  To see these updated notes, see my post on August 24, 2016.  As this year’s Mille Miglia rally is about two months away, I took the opportunity to update my notes about … Continue reading

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