Roads Scholar National Course Rally on Saturday will be a scenic 190 mile rally through the marvelous country roads west of Madison, Wisconsin. Designed for experienced rallyists who are familiar with the RRR’s, it will have a fixed main road rule (Onto, Protection, T-rule, SAP) and use both Numbered and Lettered route instructions. It will not have Aristotle traps or ‘Absence of the sign’ traps. The course uses both paved and high quality unpaved roads that are fun to drive. Speeds are moderate. The emphasis is on course following, great roads, and beautiful scenery.

Event officials:
Roads Scholar Chairman and Rallymaster:
— Jim Crittenden 970.261.2144 james.a.crittenden@gmail.com
Safety Steward and Chief of Controls:
— Jim Jurgenson 414.378.6404 jjurgenson1@wi.rr.com

Headquarters Hotel:
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson – Madison West, 2212 Deming Way, Middleton, WI (608-831-6970).

A block of rooms with 2 queen beds will be held until April 30th at a special rate of $79/night plus tax. Specify “SCCA Car Rally” to get this rate. The standard rate is $166/night, so be sure to reserve in time to get the special $79 rate.

Tentative schedule:
— Friday, May 19, 2017
—- 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM: Registration and hospitality at headquarters hotel.

— Saturday, May 20, 2017 – Roads Scholar National Course RoadRally
—- 7:16 AM: Car #1 receives Route Instructions (45 minutes in advance of the start)
—- 8:01 AM: Car #1 starts rally at headquarters motel
—- ~ 5:00 PM: Car #1 finishes rally at Coach’s Club, Cross Plains, WI

— Sunday, May 21, 2017 – Badger Burrow National Tour RoadRally
—- 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM: Registration for Badger Burrow at headquarters hotel
—- 7:31 AM: Car #1 receives Route Instructions
—- 8:01 AM: Car #1 starts rally at headquarters motel
—- ~ 4:00 PM: Car #1 finishes rally at the Dorf Haus, Roxbury, WI.

It is a 30 minute drive from Sunday’s finish to the Madison airport (MSN). It is a 100 minute drive from Sunday’s finish to the Milwaukee airport (MKE). The drive to O’Hare airport (ORD) is around 2.5 hours.

Other things to do around Madison:

• Tour the New Glarus brewery – The home of Spotted Cow beer offers daily brewery tours. It is a 40 minute drive south from headquarters. http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/
• Tour Taliesin – Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous home and northern headquarters of his school of architecture is a 40 minute drive. https://www.taliesinpreservation.org/
• Visit Wisconsin Dells – the waterpark capital of the world is a 1 hour drive northwest from headquarters. http://www.wisdells.com/
• Tour Cave of the Mounds – the largest cave in Wisconsin is a 30 minute drive from headquarters. http://www.caveofthemounds.com/