The global coronavirus pandemic has disrupted sporting events across the country and around the world, and rally is no exception. With two rallies cancelled this year, and another postponed, the California Rally Series (CRS) has decided to group events during the 2020 and 2021 calendar years into a combined Super-Season. Points earned at the remaining rally events on the 2020 calendar – Rally Colorado August 15-16, and the Gorman Ridge Rally October 24 – will count towards the combined season along with 2021 events. The calendar of 2021 events will be announced at the end of this year.

The CRS Rallycross Championship will similarly combine events in 2020 and 2021 into a Super Season. Points from the two events that have already occurred – one at Ridgerest and one at Prairie City – will be combined with any other CRS points events that run in 2020 and 2021. To accommodate the change, the Board of Governors has raised the maximum number of championship eligible rallycross events per venue from three to five.

As a show of appreciation towards our competitors during this difficult period, all current CRS members, as well as new members who join during 2020, will have their membership extended until the end of 2021.

The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States. The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members. The California Rally Series represents over 40 continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States. To learn more about the California Rally Series visit www.californiarallyseries.com.

The California Rally Series is dedicated to helping new drivers and co-drivers get into this fantastic sport. Since 1997, the CRS has run a local rally school in Southern California where we combine classroom sessions with in-car training over the course of a weekend. Like many events during the pandemic, for 2021 we’re bringing our school online. While we’re disappointed to have to miss the in-person training, we’re excited to offer a program that will be accessible to more people for a lower cost than our usual training. We have reformatted our content to appeal to people who might be curious about how to get in to rally or rallycross, as well as experienced drivers and co-drivers who want to pick up some tips on how to improve their performance.

This year’s school will consist of six sessions held on consecutive Tuesdays evenings beginning March 2nd using Zoom as a virtual classroom. Classes will begin at 6pm Pacific Time and last for two to two and a half hours. Each session will feature two or three separate presentations, with plenty of time in between for question and answer sessions where students can interact with our experienced instructors.

Students may register at any time during the six week period, although it is recommended to start before the first session to get the most out of the learning experience. Instructors include regional and national level championship drivers and co-drivers.

Topics include:

• How to get started in stage rally and rallycross
• Basic and advanced rally driving techniques
• How to prepare a car for stage rally (including what to look for when buying a prepared rally car)
• Understanding controls and timing
• Rally navigation from tulips to stage notes
• Recce and writing your own notes
• Advanced co-driving
• Rally team management

ONLINE ENTRY AVAILABLE HERE
Cost is $30 for CRS Members and $60 for non-members (which includes CRS membership, a $30 value for the 2020-21 season)

We look forward to returning to our usual in-person (and in-car) training in 2022.

Preliminary Schedule of Events