Branded Rally Club of Maryland

updated 10/30/98

Branded is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Sports Car Clubs (MWCSCC) and runs mostly TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) rallies under the MWCSCC rules. Another big rally supporter in the Washington, DC area is the Washington Rally Club. These events are not races, but precision driving and navigating events. For information about rallying in general, and for a list of upcoming events from across the country and around the world, be sure and check out Clint Goss' Rally Homepage. Clint's "Road Rally Handbook" is a great introduction to rallying as well as a resource for the experienced competitor.

The new MWCSCC Standard Rally Rules for non-championship events are available online here.
Results for earlier events may be found here.

**Results of the Oldies But Goodies Rallye, March 29, 1998**

I want to express my appreciation to all the contestants who participated in what I hope was a fun learning experience. The traps you saw on the event have been used many times on past rallies. When you see them again on future rallies you will now have a chance to do them right. Again, many thanks to all the workers who made the event possible and the weatherman for following through on a really fine spring day.
-Bix Goodwin

Driver / Navigator Class # CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 CP6 CP7 CP8 CP9 CP10 Total

T. C. Gordon Wagner / Rita Wagner * E 1 1 9 200 3 6 2 0 1 4 200 426

Doug Sheatsley / Robyn Seaton E 2 0 200 1 0 2 1 3 200 3 200 610

Bob Higdon Fun -1 1 200 200 4 44 6 10 200 115 200 980

Kathleen Conley / Tom Loggia * AU 14 200 200 197 200 200 200 41 200 200 200 1838

Sumit Panjabi / Rohit Panjabi * N 13 57 200 200 200 200 148 105 200 87 200 1597

Paul Strohmeyer / Mike Strohmeyer N 5 200 200 200 200 200 200 9 200 200 200 1809

Stephen Leisge / Earl Thompson * B 4 44 200 200 200 200 6 131 200 64 200 1445

William Gilliland / Richard Keseling B 10 200 200 2 74 200 200 200 200 110 200 1586

Kai Clements / Anthony Sheetz B 8 200 200 200 104 200 27 200 200 200 200 1731

Norman Rule / Amy Rule * R 11 200 127 200 193 200 200 141 200 131 200 1792

Travis Dixon / Kim Dixon R 12 152 200 200 200 200 82 200 200 189 200 1823

Brian Joyner / Tracy Richter R 7 94 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 1894

* Indicates trophy winner

**Results from the Catoctin Monte VIII, October 18, 1998.**

An amazingly sunny and warm autumn day brought contestants out from as far away as New Hampshire to tour through the Catoctin Mountains. It always seems like there is much more dirt than the mileages reflect, it must be due to all the slowing down you do to save your car at those nasty water breaks. This year there were some scoring surprizes as a semi-equipped car beat all the computers to take first overall (with about 1/2 point per control) and a pair of first-time Rookies beat out all the beginners and novices.

# Class Driver Navigator 1 5 7 10 13 14 17 20 21 22 27 28 29 31 32 34 Total

1 SE S.Gosselin F.Mapplebeck 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9

7 E J.Nicoll J.Pendarvis 1 0 10 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21

2 E M.Leeper D.Roach 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 22

9 AU S.Novatne R.Ruel 7 0 7 3 3 2 9 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 40

12 SE J.Katz V.Stegemoen 0 3 7 6 4 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 2 3 3 6 47

21 E E.Hutson J.Hathcock 1 0 4 100 1 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 123

15 R L.Readica P.Murray 1 12 79 7 0 0 63 0 1 11 1 0 12 4 0 1 192

20 R L.Malus G.D'Andrea 29 17 49 11 5 4 16 2 5 37 3 3 47 19 20 7 274

10 N A.Tyng P.Tyng 33 59 13 27 5 7 37 1 9 25 26 15 23 8 0 10 298

17 R J.Nogan S.Nogan 3 43 44 9 1 19 15 1 48 51 1 19 26 3 23 3 309

19 R D.Johnson R.Johnson 5 48 88 81 7 14 4 2 9 41 19 8 18 2 2 22 370

16 B T.Dixon R.Shirley 65 40 39 29 93 15 49 11 10 16 5 33 16 20 10 17 468

6 B R.Drabek Y.Drabek 9 1 72 42 22 8 17 3 50 30 94 41 10 76 65 49 589

5 R S.Edwards M.Edwards 68 15 13 51 56 39 42 7 20 18 32 32 29 85 93 2 602

4 N R.Hulbert J.Hulbert 23 6 57 7 74 25 100 69 56 59 46 19 11 100 100 100 852

3 R L.Leitch E.Harris 31 21 100 60 100 25 100 13 74 33 51 29 32 100 100 81 950

14 R K.Canturk D.Pearson 7 100 100 100 100 100 36 100 100 100 79 61 24 43 33 44 1127

8 E J.Pulliam J.Pulliam 28 100 100 200 97 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2725

18 R D.Crutchfield K.Dixon 100 40 100 100 100 100 38 33 57 89 56 76 27 100 100 100 1216

Results of the Lord Calvert Memorial Rally, November 8, 1998
26 cars started out from North Beach on a beautiful Fall day to challenge the 1998 version of the Lord Calvert Memorial Rally. Eric Bloom, President of the BRANDED Rally Club of Maryland, stated, "This is the third year our club has put on a Monte Carlo Rally in North Beach, and this is by far the most challenging and competitive course we have ever used here." Starting almost a year ago, members of the BRANDED club designed a 95 mile route over public roads in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties which they then accurately measured to the 1/100th of a mile. They then calculated an ideal time within the speed limit for driving the route to the 1/100th of a minute. Instructions were prepared for the competitors guiding them around the rally route. The challenge to the driver and navigator teams was to avoid getting lost while passing some 17 control checkpoints exactly on time. Penalties were assessed for arriving early or late at the manned checkpoints so there was no advantage to speeding around the course. Rallymaster Rich Romer noted that, "BRANDED club members spent hundreds of man and woman hours insuring that the competitors had accurate and safe instructions and an enjoyable and competitive rally."

The rally route used paved roads throughout and took advantage of the area's beautiful fall foliage to provide the participants with attractive scenery as they worked their way from North Beach north toward Annapolis and then south to Sunderland before returning to North Beach while crossing both Counties from the Bay Shore to the Patuxent River. The rally ended at Thursday's Bar and Grill where everyone gathered for food and drink while scores were calculated and prizes awarded. Gordon and Rita Wagner, a couple in their 80s, won the overall prize and the "Equipped" category for the second of the three years they have competed in the Calvert Rally. The Wagners use an on board computer they built themselves and the knowledge gained from years of rallying to drive the course with less than nine seconds of error, beating their nearest competitors by about 2 seconds. North Beach residents Kelly and Jim Bradshaw, who won their class last year, came in second to Earl Thompson and Steve Leisge in a very competitive "Beginner" category, losing a chance to keep their crown by a mere 10 seconds.

Car CL Driver Navigator 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 18 Total

1 E Wagner Wagner 1 0 2 3 1 2 3 2 0 14

10 AU Roach Arvidson 1 0 2 1 5 3 1 5 0 18

6 B Thompson Leisge 8 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 21

24 B Bradshaw Bradshaw 7 1 5 8 4 4 2 2 4 37

23 B Jessop Jessop 5 1 11 3 2 10 2 2 7 43

11 R Johnson Johnson 12 6 1 2 9 4 2 3 7 46

5 B Parrish Parrish 13 8 4 6 5 5 15 5 4 65

4 N Tyng Tyng 13 11 27 1 2 4 18 1 2 79

3 R Drabek Drabek 20 1 9 14 11 5 14 10 13 97

21 R Benzinger Hayden 19 32 5 2 29 13 1 10 10 121

18 B Edelstein Edelstein 15 40 12 26 11 3 6 3 5 121

27 AU Conley Loggia 9 18 59 41 19 5 0 1 5 157

9 R Stoffl Glliott 43 40 68 7 30 38 2 0 22 250

7 R Osbourn Osbourn 37 40 46 9 51 39 20 8 35 285

13 R Leitch Harris 22 86 22 12 50 49 0 26 19 286

20 R Pedersen Dodd 5 24 66 17 80 4 52 24 23 295

25 R Bojokles Bojokles 188 7 9 7 5 5 4 4 76 305

2 N Karasa Rodney 34 60 25 66 43 5 51 22 34 340

14 R Daniels Hutson 31 24 61 67 26 30 62 56 13 370

19 B Holt Dodsworth 34 14 78 10 20 0 146 16 70 388

8 B Meechie Meechie 53 30 58 33 45 48 51 41 30 389

22 B Miles Miles 100 92 3 127 36 6 7 6 36 413

15 R Black Black 27 31 99 67 29 46 46 26 63 434

26 R Mathias Mays 23 48 21 111 151 1 24 50 114 543

17 R King Lynch 52 148 90 2 127 7 61 43 30 560

16 B Brock Brock 120 120 76 62 56 4 36 43 45 562

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Driver / Navigator	Class	#	CP1	CP2	CP3	CP4	CP5	CP6	CP7	CP8	CP9	CP10	Total
T. C. Gordon Wagner / Rita Wagner *	E	1	1	9	200	3	6	2	0	1	4	200	426
Doug Sheatsley / Robyn Seaton	E	2	0	200	1	0	2	1	3	200	3	200	610
Bob Higdon	Fun	-1	1	200	200	4	44	6	10	200	115	200	980
Kathleen Conley / Tom Loggia *	AU	14	200	200	197	200	200	200	41	200	200	200	1838
Sumit Panjabi / Rohit Panjabi *	N	13	57	200	200	200	200	148	105	200	87	200	1597
Paul Strohmeyer / Mike Strohmeyer	N	5	200	200	200	200	200	200	9	200	200	200	1809
Stephen Leisge / Earl Thompson *	B	4	44	200	200	200	200	6	131	200	64	200	1445
William Gilliland / Richard Keseling	B	10	200	200	2	74	200	200	200	200	110	200	1586
Kai Clements / Anthony Sheetz	B	8	200	200	200	104	200	27	200	200	200	200	1731
Norman Rule / Amy Rule *	R	11	200	127	200	193	200	200	141	200	131	200	1792
Travis Dixon / Kim Dixon	R	12	152	200	200	200	200	82	200	200	189	200	1823
Brian Joyner / Tracy Richter	R	7	94	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	1894

#	Class	Driver	Navigator	1	5	7	10	13	14	17	20	21	22	27	28	29	31	32	34	Total

1	SE	S.Gosselin	F.Mapplebeck	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9
7	E	J.Nicoll	J.Pendarvis	1	0	10	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	21
2	E	M.Leeper	D.Roach	8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	22
9	AU	S.Novatne	R.Ruel	7	0	7	3	3	2	9	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	40
12	SE	J.Katz	V.Stegemoen	0	3	7	6	4	2	3	1	4	0	2	1	2	3	3	6	47
21	E	E.Hutson	J.Hathcock	1	0	4	100	1	2	1	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	123
15	R	L.Readica	P.Murray	1	12	79	7	0	0	63	0	1	11	1	0	12	4	0	1	192
20	R	L.Malus	G.D'Andrea	29	17	49	11	5	4	16	2	5	37	3	3	47	19	20	7	274
10	N	A.Tyng	P.Tyng	33	59	13	27	5	7	37	1	9	25	26	15	23	8	0	10	298
17	R	J.Nogan	S.Nogan	3	43	44	9	1	19	15	1	48	51	1	19	26	3	23	3	309
19	R	D.Johnson	R.Johnson	5	48	88	81	7	14	4	2	9	41	19	8	18	2	2	22	370
16	B	T.Dixon	R.Shirley	65	40	39	29	93	15	49	11	10	16	5	33	16	20	10	17	468
6	B	R.Drabek	Y.Drabek	9	1	72	42	22	8	17	3	50	30	94	41	10	76	65	49	589
5	R	S.Edwards	M.Edwards	68	15	13	51	56	39	42	7	20	18	32	32	29	85	93	2	602
4	N	R.Hulbert	J.Hulbert	23	6	57	7	74	25	100	69	56	59	46	19	11	100	100	100	852
3	R	L.Leitch	E.Harris	31	21	100	60	100	25	100	13	74	33	51	29	32	100	100	81	950
14	R	K.Canturk	D.Pearson	7	100	100	100	100	100	36	100	100	100	79	61	24	43	33	44	1127
8	E	J.Pulliam	J.Pulliam	28	100	100	200	97	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	2725
18	R	D.Crutchfield	K.Dixon	100	40	100	100	100	100	38	33	57	89	56	76	27	100	100	100	1216