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Event: Annie & Steve Norman Classic Car Rally

Annie and Steve Norman were participants on the first Spring Thaw Adventure in 2009 in their Hudson Commodore. We received this email with info about their charity rally and thought we’d pass it along. This looks like a fun event with a competitive navigational TSD rally element.

Announcing the 18th Annual Annie & Steve Norman Classic Car Rally.

This year it is being held from the Semiahmoo Resort just outside Blaine Wa.

The dates are: June 17 – June 20, 2010

This is a Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) event.  It is primarily open to Classic (Pre 1977) cars however, there is class for Contemporary (1977 & up) sporting cars.   It helps raise money for the Nonprofit College Planning Network which assists students achieve academic goals. This will be the 18th annual running of the rally and to date, the rally has raised over $180,000.

This is a wonderful annual event.  Each year it is held at a relaxing venue in the Northwest.  If you are a first timer to this event you will find everyone friendly and will look forward to attending again.  During the day, this event annually offers scenic roads with safe but challenging competition for teams.  During the evening everyone relaxes and socializes.  Some may wish to talk cars, some may wish to check out the spa.

http://www.collegeplan.org/rally

For those who want to attend this event but don’t yet have a team (1 driver, 1 navigator); the rallymaster may be able to pair you up with others that contact him with the same request.

Please feel free to contact Doug Breithaupt (Rallymaster) if you are considering attending this year or even for future years.

Website: http://www.collegeplan.org/rally
Email:  doug@collegeplan.org
Phone: (206) 323-0624

For those who wish to bring along family members, extra arrangements may be made to through the rallymaster to include them in the event.

Hopkirk & Aaltonen revisit the Col

Here’s a great bit of video from MINI, where they stick rally legends Paddy Hopkirk and Rauno Aaltonen in the new MINI convertible and send them off over the Col de Turini to reminisce about driving and rallying the old Minis. Rauno doesn’t hang about either, hitting 140kph up the switchbacks, and using plenty of handbrake in the corners!