<VV> Rally/Economy Run

[Mark Corbin]

Yes, I have. And while I can see your point, my suggestion (which seems to
have sparked a lot of posts - G) is that the Rally should/could include
either a leg for econorun purposes, OR have the econorun overlaid on it. It
could "start" at a gas station, proceed directly to the "start" of the
rally, and finish the same way (in reverse). And YES it can be done.

The point of doing this is that an "econorun" run with or as a rally (or at
least in a similar manner) would pretty much negate all the insane
"super-econo" tricks that are beginning to look really dangerous. You
simply wouldn't be able to do such things to boost the economy of your car
and still post a good rally score. And THAT was all I was trying to get
people to think about. Whether the two events are, in reality, combined or
run separately is up to those who want to run those event(s).

As far as shortening the convention, I wanted to get people to think about
how many activities we have, and how it seems that it is getting impossible
to schedule everything without anyone having conflicts of activities. The
suggestion was only meant to be food for thought. In reality, maybe the
REAL solution is to instead have one EXTRA day devoted to no "major" events
(rally, econorun, concours, autocross), but instead simply have a day to
schedule nothing BUT meetings, tech sessions, social parties, and other
activities, so as to take the pressure off overlaying those meetings, etc.
with each other and the major events. OR we could have that day's "major"
activity be a simple driving tour - with no rally-type directions, just
straightforward ones, and NO scoring of any kind. And personally, I
wouldn't mind having the convention last longer (as long as I can afford
the extra hotel bill - G). Too much Corvair is never enough.

Final thought - maybe for next year's convention (which is going to start
one day earlier anyway) they should continue having the banquet on
Saturday, with the time between Friday evening and Saturday evening that
"extra" day of meetings, etc. Just food for thought.......

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: <VV> Rally/Economy Run
>
> Combine Rally and Economy Run?
> Has the person who has spoken these words ever created and managed either
of 
> these events?????
> Until then, the discussion is pointless.
>
> An economy run to be efficient has to start at or near a gas station. It 
> must end at a gas station.
> An economy run is best run through all types of driving, country roads
are 
> great, but most country roads have traffic too that can be held up by
cars 
> going under speed limit. Some expressway to encourage some higher speed,
and 
> some stop and go where the participant can be simply unlucky and catch a
few 
> lights.
>
> The end of the econo run can become a bottleneck due to a line at the
pumps.
>
> Each event is scored for Cole competitors, a delay or problem in one can 
> cause a scoring problem in another.
>
> Convention "workers" are very often stretched thin with some people
working 
> an event one day also working an event the next day, and not able to 
> multi-task. Combining the events would require more workers and there may 
> not be enough to go around. I am sure anyone who has ran any type of
event 
> has found himself short handed without adding to the problem.
>
> An economy run is best run on a Saturday as it is the easiest event to 
> score, with less participation than the rally.
>
> Shorten the convention by a day? Detroit seemed too short for me, too
many 
> things to do not convention related, I wish I had more time 
> there......................
>
> Gary Swiatowy 
>