The winner would be determined in this manner:  each driving team would be given a set of vague directions regarding the route for a stage, and a set amount of time to run the stage.  The closer they are to that time, the more points they receive...arriving late reduces points, and so does arriving early (to reduce speeding on public roads.)  When the team arrives at the end of a stage, they get the directions for the next stage, and the specified time, etc.   At the end of the rally, the team with the most points wins.

 

I think there would be a lot of interest from a lot of car enthusiasts in the state, and it would be a good way to get out and have fun with some fairly safe competition.  However, since I've never organized anything like this before, and I don't know anyone who has, I have NO idea how to start.  I know I need someone to go out driving and figure out the exact route, and I would imagine I'll have to pay them to do this...I don't know i f there should be entry frees that cover hotel stays for the driving teams, or if I should just leave the teams to cover that out of their own pockets...and I don't know what else is organized.  Plus it'd be nice to get some sponsors, but I don't have any idea how to go about doing that.  I've thought about seeking a loan from a bank, that can be repaid using entry fees, in order to cover the monetary costs...or having a company like a car dealership or auto performance shop provide the funding, and have entry fees cover it...I just don't know where to even start.

 

If there's anyone on C3VR that can give me some real help with this, I would really appreciate it.