2025 Cleveland Alley Rallye

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Neohio Region, SCCA invites you to enter the 2025 Cleveland Alley Rallye, the third of three rallies that, combined, form the 2025 United States Road Rally Challenge (USRRC) weekend.

This rally will be run as a fund raiser in support of SLOW ROLL CLEVELAND, a volunteer led organization dedicated to community engagement through weekly inclusive social bike rides. Slow Roll representatives will be on hand at registration to answer your questions and encourage you to get out and explore the city on your bike. https://www.slowrollcleveland.org

Competitors will tour Cleveland’s lesser-known alleys and side streets en route to visiting some of the city’s landmarks and unique points of interest. Along the way you will be challenged to take a “Cleveland Quiz’ demonstrating your urban knowledge and powers of observation.

You will follow a predefined course, at a prescribed speed, through the narrow brick streets, distinct neighborhoods, and the industrial heritage of Cleveland’s factories and office towers. We will visit Tremont, Ohio City, the east and west bank of the Flats, Public Square, Gateway, Playhouse Square, the Westside Market, the Cuyahoga River and the Lake Erie waterfront.

For this lighthearted time-speed-distance rally tour of Cleveland’s urban landscape all teams will compete in a single class. Equipment for the rally will be restricted to your automobile’s stock odometer, your smart phone operating the Richta Competitor "app", and a basic 4 function non-programmable calculator.

Teams of ALL experience levels, from ‘first timers’ to grisled rally veterans, are encouraged to get out and explore some of Cleveland's most ‘interesting’, yet seldom seen locations. You are also encouraged to enter the other two USRRC rallies.

The rally will be timed and scored using the free Richta Competitor App, which must be downloaded to your smart phone prior to the start of the event. https://richtarally.com/

Proceeds from the event will be donated to Slow Roll Cleveland, a 501(c)3 charity. Sign up now and tell your friends so that we can raise some money for a great cause. https://www.slowrollcleveland.org/events

Start Location: Merwin's Wharf, 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113 (Latitude: N41˚29.359’, Longitude: W081˚42.158’).

Tentative Schedule (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

Saturday, September 27, 2025:

11:59 pm - Early entry cutoff

Friday, October 3, 2025:

6:00 pm - Registration closes. General Instructions, Richta setup information, Representative Route Instruction samples, and Zoom meeting access link distributed via email.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025:

8:00 pm - Competitor briefing / Novice Q & A session (via Zoom)

Sunday, October 12, 2025:

11:00-11:45 am - On-site registration,
12:01 pm - Car #1 starts rally,
3:00 pm (approx) - Car #1 finishes.
3:45 pm (approx) - Awards

Competition Class:

All teams - Unmodified Stock odometer only. Calculating device restricted to non-programmable 4-function electronic calculator.

Award subcategories:
Novice - Entry in which neither team member has previously entered more than 5 TSD rallies.

1st Time: Entry in which neither team member has competed in a TSD rally prior to October 10, 2025.

?? - We will consider providing awards for groups that can credibly bring 5 or more additional paid entries prior to the early entry cutoff. Possible examples: Your Vintage car or Marque club. Your bicycle team. SCCA Region or other club affiliation. Parent/offspring teams. SCCA Competition License holders. etc. Contact the organizers with a pitch for an award category, and challenge your friends to enter.

Entry Fees:

Each team: $35.00/car before early entry cutoff, $45.00/car thereafter.

Additional Information (Rallymaster): Jeff Arendas, Ph. 440.781.3676, or email: arendasj@yahoo.com

NOTE: All teams must enter here. NO WALK-IN ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF THE RALLY!

IF EITHER TEAM MEMBER IS A MINOR, PLEASE CONTACT THE ORGANIZERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN AN SCCA MINOR WAIVER FORM. This form must be properly executed in advance of the rally by the minor's parents/guardian.

This rally will be timed with the Richta automated checkpoint system. Each team must carry a "smart" phone or tablet (Android or iOS) running the current version of the Richta Competitor "app". Look for "Competitor Richta GPS Checkpoints" app on Google Play Store or Apple App Store or click on the appropriate link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.richta.cpa2&hl=en_US

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-richta-checkpoint/id1448298019