Olympus and Portland Rallye's 2011

[Rennsport]

Olympus Rallye
Ocean Shores, WA
April 30th - May 1st


Oregon Trail Rallye
Portland, OR
May 13th - 15th

Who's going?
I went to the Olympus last year and was too late to get on the coarse but I got to see the start. Got to meet Travis Pastrona.

This year I'm going and staying/camping out overnight!

[kid325e]

Sounds so bad ass. I'd be down for a R3V campout! Where are you thinking of camping Tom? Maybe we could rent a condo/rental/beachhouse for the weekend or something? The thought of camping sounds fun as hell though.

[CorvallisBMW]

I went to the OTR last year, it was a blast. I'll try to check it out again this time around.

[DeM3n]

Sounds like fun. Where can I get more info on this?

[5Toes]

I might be going to Olympus.

At Street Survival I met the former rally champion and coordinator of it all. His name was John

[5Toes]

Sounds like fun. Where can I get more info on this?

Scca Nw wesbite

http://www.nwr-scca.org/rally/index.htm

[cjm]

http://www.olympusrally.com/

http://www.oregontrailrally.com/

I'm volunteering for Olympus at least. Best way to see the action is to be out there part of it.

What kind of work might I be asked to do?

Road Marshal
A Road Marshal is assigned a junction where a side road joins the rally stage and is responsible for making sure that no unauthorized people or vehicles enter the stage at that junction. This is one of the most important positions for ensuring safe operation of the rally, while, at the same time, it is also one of the easiest positions for a novice rally volunteer to perform.

Time Control Marshal
A Time Control Marshal is assigned a position at the start or finish of each stage and notes the time that the rally competitor arrives at their position in a log and on the time card that the competitors carry with them. The competitors must pass through these stage time controls, as well as when entering or exiting the service area and at the beginning and end of each leg of the rally. There are additional specific tasks associated with the type of the time control that the marshal is assigned to. While it is ideal for an experienced rally volunteer to work these positions, the tasks that need to be performed are simple enough that a novice rally volunteer should be able to pick them up quickly.

Spectator Area Marshal
A Spectator Area Marshal is assigned one of the spectator areas along the rally stages and is responsible for making sure that the spectators viewing the rally there do not put themselves in harm’s way. Instruction will be provided concerning what constitutes safe and unsafe rally spectating. Similar to the Road Marshal, these positions are important for keeping people safe, while, at the same time, being relatively easy for a novice rally volunteer to perform.

Specialized Positions
There are a number of positions that require specific training, licensing
or experience. Among these are Ham Radio Operators, Emergency Medical
Technician, Vehicle Extraction and Recovery and Technical Scrutineer.

[jasonsnoddy]

Im rolling down to olympus with a couple of subarus, staying the night on saturday so i can be there both days.

Hopefully ill be able to do oregon trail too. these things are so much damn fun.

[Rennsport]

Sounds so bad ass. I'd be down for a R3V campout! Where are you thinking of camping Tom? Maybe we could rent a condo/rental/beachhouse for the weekend or something? The thought of camping sounds fun as hell though.

If we campt it should be on the course, it starts pretty early in the morning. I think it would be hella fun (with the addition of beer obviously)

[Sparkle']

I went to Olympus last year. It was a BLAST got pelted with rally rocks and LOVED IT! Haha. I DO Not suggest camping. You are away from your camp too long. Not to mention at the end of the long day(Might be pouring rain all day) its nice to go to a hotel and relax on an actual bed.

[cjm]

Olympus Rally Spectator Guide from Rally-America

[DeM3n]

Thanks for the link. Just checked their site and my suspicions were confirmed. "unpaved" roads = no go for the M3. If it ain't paved....my car will fall apart it's so stiff.

[kid325e]

Camping on the course is for the hardcore. Im down Tom! I'll bring the beer from Deschutes'!

Let's make a list - Camping
1. Rennsport - Tom
2. Kid325e - Paolo

we can camp, rent a hotel, sleep on our cars. I just want to make it a big deal! Haha.

[E30Rookie37]

I went to Olympus last year. It was a BLAST got pelted with rally rocks and LOVED IT! Haha. I DO Not suggest camping. You are away from your camp too long. Not to mention at the end of the long day(Might be pouring rain all day) its nice to go to a hotel and relax on an actual bed.

^This. I went to the Wild West Rally in Pomeroy,WA and it was definitely nice after a day of running around all the courses taking picture/video to relax in a hotel room. Especially in the hot tub.

[E30Rookie37]

I am definitely trying to make this. I just don't want to chip up my super clean paint :o