What's included in the price of my ticket?
The ticket includes admission to the rally, the rally provisions bag for your team (the rally booklet w/ rules and coordinates for checkpoints, the rally contact sheet w/ info on other drivers, two mix CDs, energy drinks, condoms, cigarettes, beef jerky), a rally pre-party and drink specials the Wednesday before the rally begins, the party in Yuma, the chance to win one of 12 Flip Video cameras, and the the rally prizes.
Can I use my own car?
Fo sho. Bonus points if it's stolen.
How many people to a team?
As many as you can squeeze in. The drive starts at 9pm and you probs won't get to Yuma until noon the next day, so more = better.
Have you secured group discounts at the major car rental agencies?
The sooner you sign up, the sooner we can negotiate the discounts. Hurry up.
How long is the drive to Yuma?
The drive to Yuma is approximately 10 hours going direct, but the off road-ish checkpoints will increase the driving time. Total driving time will be determined by your team's navigation decisions. We provide several mandatory checkpoints to help guide your route, but the routes you take between those checkpoints are up to you.
Is there a driving time limt?
Yes. All teams must arrive at the Yuma finish line no later than 6pm Saturday. Arriving later than 6pm is cause for disqualification.
What are the checkpoints?
The checkpoints will be printed in each rally driving booklet given to each team at the rally starting line.
Is GPS necessary?
Yes. While we will provide enough info for you to complete the rally without a GPS, teams equipped with a GPS will have a clear advantage.
Where are the starting and finish lines?
The starting line will be revealed one week prior to the rally start. The finish line will be revealed in the rally booklet each team gets at the starting line.
Where are we staying in Yuma?
Hopefully a brothel. But definitely a hotel. Group discounts are in the works; purchase your rally ticket now and we'll holla at you about the accommodations.
How much will all this cost?
Price of a rental + gas + hotel room + food. For the 2008 rally, most teams spent a total of ~$650 (divided among four people, that's peanuts).
Dudes, why we ain't goin to Tijuana no mo'?
Though the rally organizers are bullet proof, some of the rally teams are not, and expressed concern they would be kidnapped and sold into prostitution.
RCR 2009 SF2Yuma is a single leg competitive road trip starting in San Francisco and ending in Yuma, AZ. There is no set route, but each team must hit pre-defined checkpoints, the locations of which will be provided in the rally booklet given to each team at the starting line. Each team must provide photographic evidence of each checkpoint. No photos = disqualification. Each team is scored by a combination of odometer reading, team style, and hijinks (details below).
Don't speed. Obey the local laws. That's about it.
RCR scoring is by a 100pt scale, and judged by these wonderful maths:
Odometer [50pts]
We take your odometer reading at the start and finish lines. Choose the shortest routes between checkpoints. Points are awarded on a sliding scale: the lowest reading gets 50pts, while progressively higher readings receive progressively fewer points.
Team Style [40pts]
Style is judged by originality of the costumes and attention to costume detail, plus metaphorical consistency between the costume and the team's rally vehicle. The 30pts are split evenly between personal costumes (15pts) and vehicle (15pts).
Freelance [10pts]
Whether jumping a canyon or robbing a bank, spectacular feats of daring-do will earn your team up to 10pts.
Rental Car Rally is organized by Supreme Commander, the co-founder of Street Wars, and Steve Bryant, co-founder of Wiimbledon.net
Holla at us: steve [at] rentalcarrally [dot] com
