August 21, 2025
2025 SCCA US Road Rally Challenge (USRRC), October 10-12, 2025
Plans for the 2025 SCCA US Road Rally Challenge, hosted by Neohio Region, are starting to solidify. Here is some information about the three rallies:
1) Friday, October 10 – Johnny Appleseed Rally (JAR),Canton, Ohio. Absolutely straightforward afternoon/evening TSD rally winding southeast through Ohio’s Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), then south through the Appalachian foothills, to an overnight halt in Marietta, Ohio. “Tulip” style route instructions will be used. To help those with limited previous timekeeping experience stay on schedule, parenthetical perfect cumulative times will be provided for nearly all instructions. The Johnny Appleseed name is a legacy from a National Rally first hosted by Neohio Region in the 1950’s. The rally has changed form over the intervening decades, but the name endures. Rallymaster: Greg Lester. Registration is open, and more information can be found here: msreg.com/JAR25
2) Saturday, October 11 – Ohio Milk Run (OMR), Marietta, Ohio. Another absolutely straightforward TSD rally running northbound, and parallel to, but slightly west of Friday’s route. The Milk Run name is an homage to an old motorcycle enduro that ran in the same area. Rallymaster: Ron Johnstonbaugh. Registration is open, and more information can be found here: msreg.com/OMR25
3) Sunday, October 12 – Cleveland Alley Rallye, Cleveland, Ohio. The Alley Rallye will be a resurrection of a once hugely popular annual event organized by the now-defunct Cleveland Sport Car Club, starting in the 1950’s. It is a lighthearted (and lightly trapped…) jaunt that will introduce participants to the full spectrum of Cleveland’s urban landscape: the post-industrial “Flats”, distinct ethnic neighborhoods, grids of narrow brick streets separating century-old warehouses, mazes of alleys and loading docks beneath theaters and office towers, and numerous breathtaking views of the mighty Cuyahoga River (yes, THAT Cuyahoga – the one that burned!). Timekeeping equipment will be restricted to a stock odometer and a basic four function non-programmable calculator (i.e. – all teams will run at equal disadvantage.). Proceeds from this rally will be donated to Slow Roll Cleveland (www.slowrollcleveland.org), a 501(c)3 charity that promotes community engagement through inclusive social bike rides. Rallymaster: Jeff Arendas. Registration is open, and more information can be found here: msreg.com/CLE25
The Richta automated timing system will be used for all 3 rallies.
Competitors of ALL experience levels are encouraged to enter these rallies.
