Desktop Rallies

The August 2010 Desktop Rally is now available. Answers due by 9pm Sunday 5th September.

Desktop rallies are effectively "virtual rallies" - you do the navigation, but don't actually do the drive.

A set of rally instructions will be published on the website (approximately one per month). They are standard instructions, but rather than having a set of questions to answer, there will be a set of of reference points on the map, and you will need to identify the order in which your route passes through them, and the entry and exit direction.

There will be 26 reference points referenced A-Z of which at least 12 will be on the rally route. They do not have to be via points and can be used more than once. A common complaint from the entrants in 2009 was that it takes too long just to place the reference points onto the map, so this year the people setting the rallies have been asked to make locating the reference as easy as possible.

In 2010, you will have just over a fortnight to work out the route and submit your answers.

If you have a go at one please submit your answer even if you don’t finish it as the author for that particular desktop will reply to you and try to help you learn.

As in 2009, all desktop rallies in 2010 will use either:

  • Sydney Special 1:250,000 Ed 3
    See the maps page of this website for a list of shops where this can be obtained. Alternatively, Jeff West has purchased a number of copies of this map, and can supply them to members for $8.00 each including postage. Please contact him if you wish to purchase a map.
  • NRMA Map No 4, called Sydney Surrounds and marked on the back as 2504 07/09. This is a new edition. The previous map withthe back marked as P2504 06/07 is now obsolete.

If you are interested in designing a desktop rally, please contact Jeff West.

Proposed dates and authors of the 2010 desktops are as follows:

Month Published Closes Authors
February 19th Feb 7th Mar Dave Johnson
March 19th Mar 4th Apr Gerry and Carol Both
April 23rd Apr 9th May Ernst and Sonja Luthi
May 21st May 6th Jun Rob and Starr Mifsud
June 18th Jun 4th Jul Bob Morey
July 23rd Jul 8th Aug Glenn Evans
August 20th Aug 5th Sep Ray Arthurs
September 24th Sep 10th Oct Alan and Pam Watson
October 22nd Oct 7th Nov Gary and Wendy Maher

2010 Desktops and Results

Desktop Rally - August 2010

The August desktop rally has been prepared by Ray Arthurs, and uses the Sydney Special Ed.3 map.

You have two weeks to complete and submit this rally - answers are due by 9pm on Sunday 5th September.

You can submit your answers either by direct email to CRC points scorer(make sure you read the instructions so you know what to include) or by submitting the below form.

Desktop Rally Answer Sheet

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Desktop Rally - July 2010

The July desktop rally was prepared by Glenn Evans, and used the Sydney Special 1:250,000 Edition 3 NRMA Map 4 Sydney Surrounds PS2504 06/07 – Central Coast map.

Desktop Rally - June 2010

The June desktop rally was prepared by Bob Morey, and used the Sydney Special 1:250,000 Ed3, N.R.M.A. Sydney Surrounds PS2504 07/09 or PS2504 06/07 – Illawarra map. (Larger scale map takes precedence.)

Desktop Rally - May 2010

The March desktop rally was been prepared by Starr and Rob Mifsud, and used the NRMA Map No 4 map P2504 07/09 (Sydney Surrounds - Newcastle and Suburbs map).

Desktop Rally - April 2010

The April desktop rally was prepared by Ernst and Sonja Luthi, and used the Sydney Special map.

Desktop Rally - March 2010

The March desktop rally was prepared by Gerry and Carol Both, and used the NRMA Map No 4 map (Sydney Surrounds - Southern Highlands map).

Desktop Rally - February 2010

The February desktop rally was prepared by Dave Johnson, and used the Sydney Special map.

2009 Desktops and Results

Desktop Rally #8 - November 2009

The November desktop rally was prepared by Gary and Wendy Maher, and used the NRMA Map No 4 (Sydney Surrounds).

Desktop Rally #7 - October 2009

The October desktop rally was prepared by Carol and Gerry Both, and used the NRMA Map No 4 (Sydney Surrounds).

Desktop Rally #6 - September 2009

The September desktop rally was prepared by Ernst & Sonja Luthi, and used the Sydney Special map and the NRMA Map No 4 (Sydney Surrounds).

Desktop Rally #5 - August 2009

The August desktop rally was prepared by Pam and Alan Watson, and used the NRMA Map No 4 (Sydney Surrounds).

Desktop Rally #4 - June 2009

The May desktop rally was prepared by Ted Normann, and used the Sydney Special map.

Desktop Rally #3 - May 2009

The third desktop rally was prepared by Dave Johnson, and used the Sydney Special map and the NRMA Map No 4 (Sydney Surrounds). In addition, an enlarged copy of the Woy Woy section of the NRMA map was included for download.

Desktop Rally #2 - April 2009

The second desktop rally was prepared by John Henderson, and used the Sydney Special map.

Desktop Rally #1 - March 2009

The first desktop rally was prepared by Jeff West, and used the Sydney Special map.