----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>
To: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
Cc: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Tigers United Rallye
> Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
> >
> > Can someone explain the object and rules (if any) of the Rally
portion
> > of the upcoming Tigers United?
> >
> > Erich
> > wondering if I need a copilot
>
>
> Kathy and Erich,
>
> The Rally, next to the Auto-X, is the "Sports Carish" thing that
> happens. The concours, of course, is a spectator sport of great
> interest, but unless you are polishing your under carriage, it's a nice
> walk around to watch those who do "It's got the original spark plugs and
> oil filter as delivered". The "Quiz" was designed by a mad man intent
> of busting your brain with trivia, but the dinners, drinks, and parties
> are great.
>
> A word about Rallying. If you had done it before, you wouldn't have
> asked. But you should know this is a really difficult thing to win.
> Unless you have loads of luck, an odometer that has been calibrated to
> 0.1% accuracy, a navigator with a lap top who can read a map like the
> comic section, and can solve the NY Times crossword puzzle in twenty
> minutes, you are going to miss the trivia question answers, not meet
> your checkpoints on the scheduled time, make the wrong turns, yell at
> your partner, and miss the best part (8-). First hint. Forget about
> winning. You wont. So, that aside, forget about making the check points
> at the required time. Make sure you follow the directions on turns so
> you won't get lost. Drive at a nice comfortable legal speed, catch the
> clues if you can, or shine them on, enjoy the scenery and watching the
> lost Tigers speeding the wrong direction, then speeding back again to
> make up for a wrong turn, and don't sweat winning. Have a fun ride with
> lots of Tigers. Take pictures of the driver-navigator yelling at each
other.
>
> THEN a rally can be fun. Otherwise it is an ulcer maker. "Poker Rallyes"
> are fun, but they are not "serious" so they are hardly done anymore.
>
> BUT, go out on that Auto-X, burn your new tires bald, spin out against
> the cones on the tight turns, and pretend you are a Grand Prix Tazio
> Nuvolari. So you don't win. It's fun.
>
> They even have prizes for the WORST competitor, so you are not totally
> out of luck at the Awards Dinner.
>
> Now, all these hints are deep dark secrets, so don't tell the others.
>
> --
> ____________________________
> Steve Laifman
> Editor
> <http://www.TigersUnited.com>
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