RoadRally Schedule

Sunday November 23

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

St Louis Regional GTA Road Rally; An Afternoon Wasted in Tribute to Tom Lehrer

Sunday November 23

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

St Louis Regional GTA Road Rally; An Afternoon Wasted in Tribute to Tom Lehrer

Mastodon State Historic Site, 1050 Charles J Becker Dr, Imperial, MO 63052.

 Registration is open for An Afternoon Wasted in Tribute to Tom Lehrer, 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 Jefferson County’s rural roads while seeking to answer questions along the route based on the signs you see.

Start: Mastodon State Historic Site, 1050 Charles J Becker Dr, Imperial, MO 63052.

Size of the field: We are limiting the field to 20 teams. While each team must include a driver and navigator, your team is welcome to include as many participants as can safely be carried in the car (which is determined by the number of seat belts).

Registration: Registration available at MotorsportReg.com (https://msreg.com/stlnov2025rally). Entries are on a first-come basis. Online registration closes Friday, Nov. 21, at 11:59 p.m.

Nov. 23 check-in: 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Mastodon State Historic Site.

Safety meeting: 1:15 p.m.

First car departs the start: 1:31 p.m. Competitors will have three hours to complete the course and turn in their answer sheets.

What you need: a car, a driver and navigator, a clipboard, pencils and paper.

Entry fee: $20.00 per team for SCCA teams, $35.00 per team for non-member teams. An SCCA team is defined as a team in which at least one participant is an SCCA member. The $35.00 entry fee for a nonmember team includes an SCCA Weekend Membership for the team’s “primary entrant,” i.e., the member who will pay the entry fee. The other member(s) of a non-SCCA team will receive a free SCCA Trial Membership, as will non-member participant(s) of an SCCA team.

Information: Rose vonHatten, rallymaster, 314-477-6432, rose.vonh@gmail.com.

About Mastodon State Historic Site: Mastodon State Historic Site is the location of the Kimmswick Bone Bed, where scientists discovered the first solid evidence of the coexistence of humans and the American mastodon in eastern North America. Visitors can enjoy learning about the discovery and prehistoric Missouri at the museum, which features an interpretive video, ancient artifacts and fossils, and a mastodon skeleton replica. The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. on November 23; entry is free for visitors 12 and under, and $4/person for ages 13 and up. You can learn more at: https://mostateparks.com/historic-site/mastodon-state-historic-site.

About Tom Lehrer: Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) was an American singer/songwriter, satirist, and professor of mathematics and musical theatre. His work as a musician was primarily in the 1950s and 60s, commonly featuring dark, political or otherwise unexpected comedic lyrics set to a catchy tune. Lehrer’s most known song is perhaps 1959’s “The Elements,” which features all 102 then-known periodic elements set to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Major-General’s Song” from The Pirates of Penzance. Lehrer released all his works into the public domain in 2022. You can explore his full body of work, including lyrics and recordings available for free download, at https://tomlehrersongs.com.

Again, to register, use https://msreg.com/stlnov2025rally.

We look forward to seeing you Nov. 23.