Do you want to compete within Riesentöter? I know the answer is yes, but wouldn’t you like to do it without fussing with your brake pads or tire pressures? Do you just want to hop into your Porsche as is, without worrying about a tech inspection or wearing a helmet? Then you will absolutely love rallying with the Riesentöter Rally Program.

A rally can be competitive or for fun. The objective of a rally is to follow a course, usually on public roads, to the precise detail specified in the rules. Competitive rallies dictate a certain schedule for the checkpoints along the way. Points are deducted by arriving at the checkpoint either early or late. Fun rallies may include a gimmick (poker rally, regional interest). Part of the challenge with a fun rally is to discover the intended route, which may require other skills such as solving a puzzle or looking for obscure reference points.

Rallies are run on paved roads at the legal speed limit. They do not cause excessive wear on a vehicle or place its driver/navigator at risk. They can be family events in which Sunday drives are made more interesting by a set of rules to get from the starting point to one’s final destination. Although rallying is a competitive sport, it is also a great equalizer. There are two major types of rallies: Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) and Gimmick rallies. Gimmick rallies come in all sorts of varieties: Poker, Hare and Hound, Fill-in-the-Blank, Scavenger and Photo rallies, to name a few.

Dollars do not decide the outcome of class winners. Any car can compete on equal footing with the deep-wallet guys. Unlike autocross or track events, winning teams may have less than $50 invested in their competition package. No special equipment is needed to run a rally. Although some rallyists have an onboard computer, all that is really necessary is a digital watch with stopwatch function, a clipboard, a pencil with an eraser, a map of the local area and a good cooler. This is your basic “Seat of the Pants” rally equipment. Some rallies have a navigational class where simple calculators and prepared rally tables are permissible.

The Riesentöter Rally Program is specifically designed to test a driver’s ability to carve apexes repeatedly and be consistent and deliberate with his or her driving. A skillful navigator requires an absolute mastery of the map, an amazing attention to detail and the willingness to take chances. Only a team possessing both these skills will trim the necessary tenths-of-a-mile off of their final distance travelled to trump their competition. Beautiful, rarely-travelled scenic roads with a chance to actually seriously compete in the car you love but don’t want to thrash or modify. That’s the Riesentöter Rally Program!

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