Blue Mountain Region, SCCA Presents:
A Co-efficient "3"
September 22-24, 2000 -- Harrisville, New York
Lewis County, New York
Black River Stages -- A Quick History
Most of you know Greg Healey and Keith Kreisler as long time US Rally competitors. If you are new to US rallying, both Greg and Keith have been competing since 1989. Greg used to organize the Sand Hills Sand Blast rallies in Cheraw, South Carolina.
Greg moved back to New York after several years of living in South Carolina and Keith had just relocated to Clifton Park, New York at about the same time. Both Greg and Keith felt it was time to try to bring performance rallying to New York State.
They set about doing this by offering the one thing a rally can bring to a small town, tourism dollars. After several phone calls to several different Chambers of Commerce and township boards, the township of Diana in Lewis County agreed to try this 'rallying thing' out and see how it worked. We believe that it has worked out very well for all parties involved; the rally community, the township and their businesses.
Drawing on the experience of the same core group of people that bring you RallyRight and previously the Tiadaghton Forest Rally, Blue Mountain Region created a new event that has surpassed all of our expectations. We received a very nice surprise from the 1999 SCCA National Convention -- being named the 1999 SCCA ClubRally of the Year.
Greg and Keith started planning the first Black River Stages rally in May of 1998. They received permission for road use and put the event on in September of that same year. In theory, 1999 should have been a very simple just re-print the routes and go. But no! They found two more roads and wrote a whole new route.
We are hoping to do the same thing for 2000. Keep the things that you really enjoyed -- a very compact route, central service point, and last but not least, the fast and flowing roads of Lewis County, New York.
The Black River Stages rally will count toward the 2000 SCCA Northeast Division ClubRally Championship. Classes will comply with the SCCA ClubRally Rules.
There will be a prize fund awarded based on the number of entries. Prizes will be awarded in Open, GT, P, G2 and G5.
The stages will range in length from 5 to 8 miles and consist of gravel and sand based roads that are 1 to 1-1/2 lanes wide.
There will be a single service point where your service truck can be parked and left for the duration of the rally.
Registration and Tech will be on FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY. These will be located at the Harrisville Fire Hall (See map).
Click here for Detail Map of Harrisville, NY
General Schedule:
| Friday, Sept 22 | 2 pm - 9 pm | Registration and Tech | Harrisville Fire Hall |
| 6pm to 8pm | Worker and HAM Registration | Harrisville Fire Hall | |
| 8pm | Worker and HAM Meeting | ||
| Saturday, Sept 23 | 8:00 am | Licensing School for first time competitors | |
| 7:45 am | Parc Expose Opens | Harrisville Scenic Overlook | |
| 9:00 am | Parc Expose Closes | ||
| 9:15 am | Mandatory Driver's Meeting | ||
| 9:30 am | First car starts Black River Stages | ||
| 12:15 pm | Lunch Break | ||
| 9 pm | First car finishes Black River Stages | ||
| 9:30 pm - 1 am | Post Rally Party and Awards | Harrisville Fire Hall |
Once again our biggest problem is the lack of close hotel space, so you're on your own for that (See Lodging List). We will try to post several alternatives for lodging as they become available. The surrounding towns consist of Harrisville, Gouverneur, Crohgan, Carthage, Lowville, Cranberry Lake and Fine and are within 45 minutes driving time.
As always, WE NEED WORKERS!!! If you can’t run, how about coming out and giving us a hand working this rally. Help all of the new competitirs get a taste of what stage rallying is all about. The more workers we have, the easier the rally runs. All worker info should be submitted to Diane Houseal at the address below, or to signup online Click Here!
For information, or if you would like to be included in the mailing, contact one of the below:
Organizing Committee:
| Chairman | Rallymaster |
| Greg Healey 930 Church Road Saugerties, NY 12477 914-246-0990 E-mail: greg.healey@nypa.gov | Keith Kreisler 22 East Haystack Road Clifton Park, NY 12065 518-371-1347 E-mail: Keith_d_kreisler@fleet.com |
| Chief of Controls | Registrar |
| Diane Houseal 190-4 Nebraska Avenue Trenton, NJ 08619-2868 609-890-9068 E-mail: houseal@ebtec.com | Carol Dorman 4509 7th Avenue Temple, PA 19560 610-929-1560 E-mail: d.a.fry@worldnet.att.net |
| Estimated driving time from: | |||
| Albany, NY | 2 hrs | Burlington, VT | 3.5 hrs |
| Toronto, Ontario | 3 hrs | Rochester, NY | 2.5 hrs |
| Detroit, MI | 8 hrs | New York, NY | 5 hrs |
| Indianapolis, IN | 12 hrs | Philadelphia, PA | 6 hrs |