That does sound like great fun!!! Are there other events like this?
Joanna
Rick Morrison wrote:
> Our Club held such an event for about 5 years, as a fund raiser for the
> SC Schoolf for the Blind, which is located here.
> Drivers were paired with a sight impaired student at the school as the
> navigator, and the route instructions were printed in Braille! (No way
> was the driver gonna fudge on this one!) The route covered about 40 miles
> and about 2 hours, with 2-3 checkpoints along the way.
> An all day affair, it included an all British car show, local celebrity
> drivers, auctions of automobilia- ranging from free oil changes to "used"
> drivers suits from a couple of NASCAR Drivers to a Rover 2000 TC, and
> food and beverage kiosks galore.
> All participants professed to thouroughly enjoying the day, and the best
> part was we raised between $15,000 and $20,000 each year.
>
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
>
> On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 09:09:26 -0800 "Nick Coleman" <coleman@sd.aonix.com>
> writes:
> >The San Diego British Car Clubs hold a similar event. It's a road
> >rally
> >where the Blind Person navigates. (Of course, here in California I
> >think
> >all the drivers suffer from a touch of blindness...at least when it
> >comes to
> >stop signs, stop lights, speed limits, etc.) I was out of town for
> >this
> >years event, but it was supposed to have been fun.
> >
> >Nick
> >
> >> Speaking of driving blind, there is reputedly a car rally held in
> >> India each
> >> year for blind drivers. Apparently the co-driver gives verbal
> >> instructions.
> >
> >
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