Checkpoint Workers
(This Rallye was originally run December 12, 13, 14,
1997)
Without workers a Rallye could never happen. These people were responsible for manning the various controls throughout the event, waiting in the dark and cold for contestants to appear, checking contestants in and recording their arrival times.
A sincere thank you to all of these people:
Rallyemasters
A special thank you to Co-Rallyemasters Jim King and Bob Kuntz for designing the course and laying out checkpoint and course control locations.
General Chairperson
Mike Pariseau. The Starlite General Chairperson is responsible for bringing all the various aspects of the event together and coordinating the other committee members and their tasks.
Workers Chairperson
Keith Horton. This year Keith once again contacted and coordinated all the other workers listed here.
Pre-Registration
Jane Mahneke. Starlite entries come from pre-registration only, we do not accept entries on the night of the event. Throughout the year, Jane kept track of those reserving space and kept teams together based on the team captains wishes as much as possible.
Registration at Start
Staff:
Peggy Boucher
Judy Barnes
Dave Martin
Keith Horton
Dave Corbello
Registration was conducted in the auditorium at the Goleta Boys & Girls Club center, 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta, behind the Goleta Valley Community Center. Registration was open fro 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM on Friday night, December 12, 1997.
Start
Start was located in the back parking lot of the Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA. Cars were started at 1-minute intervals, first car leaving at 8:01 PM Friday night, December 12, 1997.
Checkpoint 1 - Cuyama Valley
Staff:
Rob McAfee
Patty Engleman
Rick Merrifield
Checkpoint One was located in Ventura County, with the Standoff on California Hwy 33, and the Inmarker on Cerro Noroeste, west of Klipstien Canyon Rd.
After working the first Checkpoint, Rob McAfee and Patty Engleman then proceeded to Checkpoint 2 to collect the timing logs from the Checkpoint Captain and then faxed them to the Hotel in Las Vegas so scoring could begin as early as possible.
Checkpoint 2 - Bakersfield
Staff:
Ken Harrison
Pam Harrison
Bob Kuntz
Checkpoint Two was located in Kern County with the Standoff located on Herring Rd. and the Inmarker on a section Millux Rd.that was unnamed on the map. Unfortunately this Checkpoint was shut down by the Rallyemaster when tule fog in the San Joaquin Valley made it impossible to arrive at this control point on time at safe speeds.
Checkpoint 3 - Glennville
Staff:
Jim King
Afausto Astillero
Jeff Trimble
Checkpoint Three was also located in Kern County. Its Standoff was located on Granite Rd. south of the town of Glennville, while the Inmarker was high up in the Sequoia National Forest on California Hwy. 155 near Greenhorn Summit. It was unbelievably cold at this Checkpoint. After working this control point, the crew then had to assist in the operation of Checkpoint 7 and Course Control G.
Checkpoint 4 - Brown Rd.
Staff:
Marlou Everson
Bob Cannon
Darla Cannon
Checkpoint Four was located in Kern County as well, with both the Standoff and Inmarker on Brown Rd., north of Hwy 178.
Course Control E - Lone Pine
Course Control E was in Inyo County and was the Breakfast Control. It was located just west of Lone Pine, on Tuttle Creek Rd. This location also served as the Standoff for Checkpoint 5 which was less than 10 minutes away for the contestants as they left this control.
Checkpoint 5 - Lone Pine
Staff:
Steve Morse
Checkpoint 5 was also located in Inyo County. Their Standoff was the same location as the Breakfast Control and that crew provided the staffing for Standoff. The Inmarker was on California Hwy 136 just east of Dolomite Loop Rd. and just west of Standoff 6.
Checkpoint 6 - Owens Dry Lake
Staff:
Betsy Harrison
Jesse Molina
Checkpoint Six was located in Inyo County, a scant 18 minutes from Inmarker 5. The Standoff was a mere 100 yards or so from the timing car for Leg 5, and the Inmarker was on California Hwy 190, just 3 miles south of the intersection of that road and California Hwy 136.
Checkpoint 7 - Panamint Valley
Staff:
Kris Thompson
Richard Thomas
Afausto Astillero
Checkpoint Seven was located in Inyo County at the North end of the beautiful Panamint Valley. The Standoff was in the Santa Rosa hills at the Father Crowley Point Monument Turnout in the Darwin Wilderness Area. The Inmarker was on the western slopes of the Panamint Range, on the other side of the valley at the vista point just south of Towne Pass.
Course Control G - Death Valley Junction
This course control was located in Inyo County, on California Hwy 127, just south of the junction of that road with California Hwy. 190.
Checkpoint 8 - Pahrump
Staff:
Anne Pariseau
Norm Flowers
Connie Flowers
Checkpoint Eight spanned two states. Standoff was in Inyo County, California, 2.2 miles west of the Nevada State Line. The Inmarker was in Clark County, Nevada, on Kelogg Rd., just west of Ranch Rd.
Checkpoint 9 - Warm Springs
Staff:
Matt Holland
Ed Morgan
Dian Morgan
Checkpoint Nine was the last checkpoint and was located in Clark County, Nevada. Standoff was on Warm Springs Rd. just west of Rainbow Rd. while the Inmarker was within shouting distance on an unnamed side road.
Finish Control - Showboat Hotel & Casino
Staff:
Alan Zeni
Kari Zeni
Others throughout the day
The finish control was located in the second floor foyer of the Showboat Hotel in Las Vegas. The primary function of this control is to welcome all the contestants to the end, collect their Control Cards from the event, and, most importantly, hand out their Banquet Tickets and Room Keys!
Scoring for the Event
Alan and Kari correlated the contestants Control Cards with the Checkpoint Logs to arrive at the "Official Results" for the event.