Posts by James Heine

August is almost upon us, and we’re hard at work polishing the three rallies for this year’s United States Road Rally Challenge® (USRRC), organized and hosted, of course, by the St. Louis Region. The three rallies: the South by Southeast National Course Rally Oct. 9, the Great River Road National Touring Rally Oct. 10, and…

Seven road-rally teams dodged the raindrops Saturday evening, May 30, to run the 2026 edition of Tulips by Night, which began at the Park & Ride in Troy, Ill., and concluded at Vitale’s Hideaway at Illinois Route 4 (Historic U.S. 66) and Interstate 55 near Worden, Ill. Congratulations to our podium finishers: (1) Danny Adams…

It’s time to register for the SCCA St. Louis Region’s 2026 edition of Tulips by Night May 30. Here’s your basic information: Start: Troy, Ill., Park & Ride, 809 S. Main Street, Troy, IL 62294. Finish: Vitale’s Hideaway, Worden, Ill. (at Interstate 55 and Illinois 4/Historic Route 66). Registration: Online only at https://msreg.com/STLTulips2026. Registration closes…

Registration is open for the 31st United States Road Rally Challenge® (USRRC) Oct. 9–11. Hosted this year by the St. Louis Region, RoadRally’s annual “Challenge” weekend will feature three National rallies that together will cover some 600 miles of rural Illinois roads across the river from St. Louis and the Gateway Arch. This year’s USRRC…

Registration is open for the St. Louis Region’s Opportunity Rally March 22. A Sunday afternoon course-following GTA—for Game, Tour, Adventure—road rally/social event of about 70 miles and 2-1/2 hours duration, the Opportunity Rally explores the winding roads of west St. Louis County and eastern Franklin County, Missouri, with an endpoint at the historic Big Chief…

Registration is open at MotorsportReg.com for the St. Louis Region’s first three road rallies of 2026: the “Opportunity Rally” Sunday afternoon, March 22, “Tulips by Night” Saturday evening, May 30, and “Continuing Education: Rally with the March Hare” Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12. Two additional road rallies are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Nov.…

Registration is open for An Afternoon Wasted in Tribute to Tom Lehrer Nov. 23. This last St. Louis Region road rally for 2025 is a simple course-following Gimmick (GTA) sign hunt inspired by the works of legendary satirical singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer, who passed away in July. Join us and enjoy a Sunday afternoon tour of…

TULIPS BY NIGHT DIVISIONAL TOURING RALLY08/29/25 (Friday evening)Position/Class Position, Driver/Navigator (Marque), Total1/1G, S. Gopalkrishnan/S. D’Souza (Mitsubishi), 4.92/1E, B. Gezon/B. Morseburg, (Mini), 7.93/2E, C. Hanson/D. Head (Ford), 28.94/1L, W. Harrison/C. Beidelman (VW), 36.85/3E, J. Duea/A. Duea (BMW), 102.46/4E, M. Thompson/F. Rosevear (Mazda), 114.17/2G, C. Buss/W. Buss (Honda), 149.98/1S, M. Biggs/R. Biggs (Chevrolet), 242.5 LEWIS CARROLL’S TWINS:…

Our Gateway Labor Day RoadRally weekend (http://msreg.com/Gateway2025) is just a week away. If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to register for the rallies. You have three (four, actually) St. Louis Region road-rallies to choose from. Think of the weekend this way: Friday evening—Tulips by Night Divisional Touring Rally (or “A Little…

Sadly, as of yesterday evening, Wednesday, Aug. 6, we have cancelled Tulips Redux, our Saturday evening, Aug. 9, road rally. The number of teams registered for the rally does not make it a viable event. It would be unfair to them, and to our workers, to proceed. We hope to offer the rally again in…