"Far And Away"
Route Instructions and Cover Sheet
December 12 - 14, 1997
Welcome to the 27th annual running of Starlite. We hope that you enjoy the event we have planned and complete it safely. These route instructions consist of 11 pages of instructions, and 10 map pages. Please be sure you have all pages necessary.
The Rallyemasters Critique of the Course is also available.
Basic Rules of Rallying
Safety on the Rallye
As you drive this rallye, please remember that rallye cars are not the only ones on the road. When creeping into an Inmarker, stay as far to the right as possible and do not block normal road traffic. If a faster car overtakes you, especially on a winding road, allow it to pass safely. If you are the faster car, wait for a safe opportunity to pass, and don't blind those in front of you with high-powered headlamps.
We have written this rallye to be as safe as reasonably possible. If you find yourself nodding off - stop and take a short break. For navigators, it is tempting to take a nap on the long transits, but it is also your job to keep your driver alert. Remember, your safety while driving is up to you and your own common sense.
A rallye is NOT something to risk life and limb over, yours or anyone else's. A final point of courtesy - please use your low beams and not driving lights when coming into Standoffs and Inmarkers. This will help both our workers, and other rallyists trying to find a flashing light in the darkness.
Mileages
For this event it is important that you watch your mileages carefully. Some of the roads you will be required to travel on may be unnamed at the intersections or may have different names than indicated on the map (we generally use the map names), and some are hard to find (imagine that!). You must take mileage references and then use the mileages and/or scale shown on the maps to accurately find the proper roads to turn on during this event.
All mileages provided in the route instructions and handouts are given in statute (driving distance) miles, unless otherwise indicated. They’re based on the Rallyemaster’s measurements and have been corrected for odometer error as best as possible.
Timing
All of the True Times were derived by driving the course at or below posted speed limits, depending on road conditions, and always at a safe speed. In addition:
* 2.00 minutes have been allotted at each Standoff except Standoff #1.
* 4.00 minutes have been allotted at Standoff #1.
* 1.00 minute has been allotted at each Inmarker to get your time slip and turn in any Course Control information.
* No time has been allotted at Course Controls as most are readily visible from the roadway when traveling on the preferred route.
Course Controls
Course Controls may be MANNED or UNMANNED. If MANNED, stop and have your Control Card signed by a rallye worker. If UNMANNED, enter the information in the appropriate Course Control box on your Control Card and also report the information to the course worker at the appropriate INMARKER. You may enter and leave Course Controls in any direction, unless otherwise stated in the route instructions.
Unless otherwise indicated, you will incur a 2.00 minute penalty for each Course Control missed. Missing a Control includes providing an incorrect answer for an UNMANNED control. The penalty will be assessed on the leg on which you must report the information. If a Course Control is listed as not applying to your class, then it DOES NOT EXIST for you, and you will not be assessed a penalty for either missing it or passing through it. If you encounter a MANNED Course Control and you are not sure if it applies to your class, stop and check in.
Standoffs
You are required to stop and check in at each STANDOFF. Hand the STANDOFF worker your Control Card so that it can be initialed and your arrival time recorded on the log. Please observe a 15 MPH speed limit in the Standoff area for safety.
Additional information may be available at Standoffs. It is up to you to ask for and obtain it. Some classes may encounter some Standoffs or Course Controls more than once. You are required to check in with the course workers each time you encounter any manned Course Control. You are reminded to drive carefully in Standoff and Inmarker areas at all times.
Inmarkers
You are required to stop at each Inmarker (checkpoint). 1.00 minute has been allotted at each Inmarker to get your timing slip. Please do not interfere with another contestant's in-time. If a checkpoint worker determines that you have interfered with another contestant's valid in-time, you will be penalized. This penalty could result in your disqualification.
Addendum
For this rallye, an Inmarker area is defined as the area on the Inmarker road (the road where the timing box is located) between the two paved roads on either side of the Inmarker (upcourse and downcourse of the Inmarker). Expert class cars only may pass through inmarkers backwards without penalty after first entering them in the correct direction. If you choose to do so, please do not interfere with other contestants creeping towards the timing hose.
Leg interval times ("Delta" times) have been calculated for you, and are listed following each leg’s TRUE TIME.
We hope you enjoy this event and we look forward to talking with you in Las Vegas!
Jim King
Bob Kuntz
Rallyemasters
Starlite ‘97
Twenty-Seventh Annual Monte Carlo Rallye
Route Instructions
Course Control A: All Contestants – Start Control
True Time: 0:00.00
Maps: 1a, 2
Control: START is located at the exit of the MOSS MOTORS parking lot. Your START time will be 8:00 P.M. plus your car number in minutes (First car starts at 8:01 P.M.). Please get in line 5 minutes before your scheduled START time. The Start Control Worker must log you out or you will incur a maximum penalty for Leg 1. You will not be penalized for leaving late, but this control will close 5 minutes after the last car’s out time.
Leg ONE: I Can See For Miles
True Time: 2:04.75 (Delta = 2:04.75)
Maps: 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4
Standoff: Located on CALIFORNIA HWY. 33 1.70 miles north of Pine Mountain Summit. The standoff is in a large dirt turnout on the left-hand side of the road. Enter and leave in any direction. Please remember to dim your headlights as you enter the Standoff area. Four (4) minutes have been allotted at this standoff.
Inmarker: Located east of CALIFORNIA HWY. 33. Enter heading generally towards Lake of the Woods.
Safe Roads: KLIPSTEIN CANYON RD.
Notes: The flashing light for the inmarker is located 1.59 miles (linear distance) from the inmarker. Please use caution when entering and leaving the Standoff area.
Course Control B: Regular Class Only
True Time: Whenever you get there
Maps: 5
Turn in at: Inmarker 2.
Control: On the northwest corner of the intersection of WESTERN MINERALS RD. and SHORT RD. is a green street sign post. What letter is attached to this post?
Course Control C: Expert Class Only
True Time: Whenever you get there
Maps: 5
Turn in at: Inmarker 2.
Control: On the northeast corner of the intersection of MILLUX RD. and HILL RD. is a green street sign post. What letter is attached to this post?
Leg TWO: Minutes to Memories
True Time: 3:02.75 (Delta = 58.00)
Maps: 4, 5
Standoff: Located on HERRING RD. 2.60 miles east of OLD RIVER RD. Enter from the west.
Inmarker: Located on SYCAMORE RD., MILLUX RD. or HERRING RD. Enter heading away from HWY 99
Safe Roads: HERRING RD. west of Standoff 2.
Gas Break
True Time: Whenever you get there.
Maps: 6, 7
Gas Break: Ten minutes have been allotted between Inmarker 2 and Standoff 3 for you to get gas at any convenient spot along HWY 99 in the Bakersfield / Oildale area. The last opportunities to get fuel in this area are a Texaco and an Exxon on AIRPORT RD. near NORRIS RD. It is approximately 200 miles from Bakersfield to Lone Pine.
Course Control D: All Classes
True Time: Whenever you get there
Maps: 6
Turn in at: Inmarker 3.
Control: Located at the intersection of BAKERSFIELD GLENVILLE RD. and N. CHESTER AVE. On the northeast corner of the intersection is a STOP sign facing N. CHESTER AVE. What additional letters can be found on the face of this sign? IMPORTANT: In the event that Greenhorn Summit is closed due to weather, this control will be manned and emergency information will be provided. DO NOT SKIP THIS CONTROL!
Leg THREE: Like A Rock
True Time: 4:44.45 (Delta = 1:41.70)
Maps: 5, 6, 7
Standoff: Located on GRANITE RD. 3.5 miles northeast of POSO FLAT RD. Enter and leave in any direction
Inmarker: Located on HWY 155 east of Woody. Enter heading away from the intersection of HWY 155 and JACK RANCH RD.
Leg FOUR: I Feel Good!
True Time: 6:15.20 (Delta = 1:30.75)
Maps: 6, 8a, 8b
Standoff: Located on BROWN RD. 1.45 miles east of HWY 395. Enter and leave in any direction.
Inmarker: Located on STERLING RD. or on PEARSON RD. or on BROWN RD. If east of HWY 395 enter heading south, otherwise enter heading north.
Safe Roads: BROWN RD. north of Standoff 4.
Course Control E: All Contestants – Breakfast in Lone Pine
True Time: 8:24.00 (Delta = 2:08.80, from Inmarker 4)
Maps: 9a, 9b
Control: This is a manned control located on TUTTLE CREEK RD. 2.5 miles from its intersection with SUNSET DR. (Same location as Standoff 5) Enter heading towards WHITNEY PORTAL RD. Please see the detailed map below.
You should report to this control at least 5 minutes before your True Time, but not before getting breakfast and fuel, as you will not be allowed to leave before your True Time. The course worker must log your departure at or after the proper True Time or you will be scored as having missed this control. You should allow 15 minutes to reach this control from downtown Lone Pine.
Notes: 45 minutes have been allotted before this Control for gas and breakfast in Lone Pine. There are several service stations along Hwy 395 in Lone Pine, including a Mobil on the south end of town and an AM/PM – Arco and a Union 76 on the north end of town. PJ’s Restaurant (24 hour) is located next to the Dow Villa motel. Bobo’s Bonanza Restaurant, located one block past the signal, also on the right, will be opening early for us. Both offer excellent breakfast fare.
Leg FIVE: Only The Lonely
True Time: 8:33.30 (Delta = 9.30, from Course Control E)
Maps: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Standoff: Located on TUTTLE CREEK RD. 2.5 miles from its intersection with SUNSET DR. (Same location as Course Control E) Enter heading towards WHITNEY PORTAL RD. Please see the detailed map on the previous page. You may not leave this Standoff until 4:24 AM plus your car number.
Inmarker: Located on a road which intersects HWY 395. Enter heading east.
Safe Roads: WHITNEY PORTAL RD.
Course Control F: Expert Class Only
True Time: Whenever you get there
Maps: 9a, 9b
Turn in at: Inmarker 6.
Control: On the northwest corner of the intersection of DOLOMITE LOOP RD. and LONE PINE OWENYO RD. is a street sign post. What letter is attached to this post?
Leg SIX: Radar Love
True Time: 8:51.50 (Delta = 18.20)
Maps: 9a, 9b
Standoff: Located on HWY 136 0.48 miles east of its western-most intersection with DOLOMITE LOOP RD. Enter from the west.
Inmarker: Located on HWY 136 or on HWY 190. Enter heading away from the intersection of these two highways.
Leg SEVEN: 3rd Rock
True Time: 9:33.50 (Delta = 42.00)
Maps: 9a, 9b
Standoff: Located on HWY 190 in the large dirt turnout at the Father Crowley Point Monument. The turnout is on the north side of the road. Enter and leave in any direction.
Inmarker: Located on HWY 190 or on PANAMINT VALLEY RD. Enter heading generally east or generally south.
Course Control G: All Classes – "DIYC"
True Time: ???
Maps: 9a, 10
Turn in at: This will be a manned control.
Control: Somewhere on the preferred route between Inmarker 7 and Standoff 8 and within five (5) miles of Death Valley Junction you will encounter this manned control. You must stop and check in with the crew before proceeding.
Based on posted speed limits, what is the True Time for this control? Turn in your guess to the workers at this control. Prizes will be awarded for the closest guess in each class. For the purposes of rally scoring, you need only check in at this control.
Gas Break
True Time: Whenever you get there.
Maps: 10, 11
Gas Break: It is approximately 260 miles from Lone Pine to the last inmarker. Five (5) minutes have been included in Leg 8 for a splash-n-go in Shoshone or Pahrump. There are filling stations at Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek, but they are very expensive and do not open until 7:00 AM.
Leg EIGHT: The Little Drummer Boy
True Time: 12:03.50 (Delta = 2:30.00)
Maps: 10, 11
Standoff: Located on HWY 178/372 (CHARLES BROWN HWY) 2.2 miles west of the California / Nevada border. Enter and leave in any direction. There is fast moving traffic on this road. Please use caution when entering and leaving the Standoff area.
Inmarker: Located on MESQUITE RD., BASIN RD., THOUSANDAIRE BLVD. or KELLOGG RD. Enter heading east.
Leg NINE: Where The Streets Have No Name
True Time: 12:57.50 (Delta = 54.00)
Maps: 11
Standoff: Located on WARM SPRINGS RD. 0.25 miles west of RAINBOW BLVD. Enter and leave in any direction.
Inmarker: Additional information regarding the inmarker location will be provided at the standoff. Enter heading south.
Safe Roads: WARM SPRINGS RD., RAINBOW BLVD. south of WARM SPRINGS RD.
Finish Control: Showboat Hotel - All Contestants
True Time: 14:00.00
Maps: 11
Notes: The finish control is located on the 2nd floor reception area, just off the elevators of the SHOWBOAT HOTEL (same level as the Buffet), 2800 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas (702-385-9123). You check in to this control by turning in your completed CONTROL CARD. You may check in as early as you wish without penalty, however you will receive a 1 point penalty for each whole minute you are late to this control. Your CONTROL CARD will not be accepted unless it is completely filled out with In Times and errors calculated.
You must also check in at this control to receive your DINNER TICKETS (or purchase additional ones). Your Dinner Tickets must be signed for. Count them before you leave the table, as they cannot be replaced. This control will close at 11:30 AM.
To get to the SHOWBOAT HOTEL from the Inmarker 9 area, go east and get on the I-15 northbound. Go north and take the HWY 95 south transition (towards Henderson). Exit at EASTERN AVE. and go south (right turn). Turn left on FREMONT ST. The SHOWBOAT HOTEL is on your right a few blocks down. Follow the entrance signs toward the multi-level parking garage. Park your car and come inside. See you there!