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The
Thunderbird is a winter driving adventure, round 1 of the
2017 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.
Note: The BC TSD Rally Regulations have been revised for
2017. 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: |
Alex Schubel |
(alex@rallybc.com) |
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Schedule
Sunday January 29:
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 3:
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 4:
7:30-9:30am |
Late Registration & Breakfast, rally HQ,
Merritt. |
7:30-9:30am |
Technical inspection, rally HQ, Merritt. |
10:00am |
Novice drivers' meeting |
10:30am |
Drivers' meeting |
11:01am |
First car out |
8:30pm |
End of day 1, Dinner & Scoring, Kelowna |
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Sunday February 5:
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, Boston Pizza, 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: $89.97 + tax,
1 Queen + sofa bed: $83.60 + tax, just mention the Thunderbird
Rally. Continental breakfast included. Please book by January 30
Alternate/Overflow: Ramada Inn: 1-800-353-3571 or 1-250-378-3567.
Call for rate, and please mention the Thunderbird Rally.
Kelowna (Saturday Night):
Ramada Hotel: 1-800-665-2518. Double occupancy: $99 + taxes, just
mention “Thunderbird Rally”. The block will be held
until January 25, so please book early to avoid disappointment! |
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