This surely is a lesson learned. No, the organizer did not transport fuel, but there was a 10 minute "wait" at the gas station so competitors could get fuel.

It has seemed to me at the past rallies I have done, that fueling in service is a no-no, so I counted on the gas station. My mistake. I will always have some fuel at service in the future whether legal or not.

The gas station closed as we pulled in, and the attendant said it would be 10 minutes before they could pump any fuel, so off to the stage start we went. Thought it much more important to stay on time then, than the service check in.

Yes, we still had a great rally, the stage times we did i feel show improvement for us as a team, and we learned another lesson. Rally on!

Fueling in service is permitted, there may be a designated fueling area however. Many competitors run 104 or higher which isn't available at ma & pa's store.

Glad you had fun, that is the main purpose. Generally there is always something new to be learned at a rally, typically at some small cost

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The service in was on the side of the road before the turn in to toll bridge park. We stopped across the street, I ran over to the check and asked if i would be passing the control if I continued down the road, he said no, so we drove to the next town to get gas.

Oooo! Another good lesson in here! (You're certainly getting your money's worth of experience. ) The other lesson is: don't trust control volunteers to know the rules. All you count on them to do is write down the times... and even that you should check. The thing to consider is how much training they've had: usually a 30 minute lecture mostly consisting of safety stuff. They certainly haven't read the rule book. You, on the other hand, (any NASA racer) have had three long lectures about all aspects of the rules, and probably has at least opened the rule book file.

You could trust a steward, but the savvy ones won't answer your questions. (They are somewhat duty bound to not interfere so they can remain independant in the case of any inquiries.)

You could trust a clerk of course.

That's about it.

Cheers!
Anders

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Why would Dave tell you if they got caught in an O-Control? They probably didn't know whether they were busted or not. It's not like there was a big flashing sign telling them what speed the radar gun had on it. Or did every car have to stop and chat with the radar guy? (I didn't make it to that point in the rally)... Even if they did know, I'm not sure I would expect them to proactively share that...

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There was a 'stop control' sign,
everyone pulled in and got their speed, +2(us) or +10 or +22(victor?) onto the timecard
Clipboard gave me a significant look as we pulled up to receive the news/penalty.
And since we were in a battle I thought I'd try and game it a little with Dave.
I think I said shame about that control back there, and he might have said, yup that was a control.

Mike Milos and I were in the #787 Sentra. This was my first rally so it was all about learning and finishing. Being a n00b rally driver, I started dead last. Tail end Charlie. We finished the rally and managed to move up four positions. We actually beat two Subaru WRX STIs!!! (yes, that'll probably never happen again!)

We got nailed for being over 7mph in the transit leading up to the last stage. 1 minute penalty. I really need to fix that speedometer! Like Anders said, this was one of those lessons. I'm glad that it happened on my first rally to drive home the point (to me) to watch my speed more closely during transits.

It was a wonderful experience and I can't wait to get back out there and do it again. I should have some video and commentary up tonight or the next day.

Right on Mike,

glad you had success!

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Right on Mike,

glad you had success!

Thanks!

i learned that beer in the dalles is cheap.