Rallyemaster Handbook

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In roughly chronological order, the rallyemaster handbook comprises these pages:

Overviews

• Advice for New Rallyemasters
• Gimmick Rallye Timeline or Online Gimmick Rallye Checklist
• TRC Gimmick Rallye Rules

Well Before the Rallye

• Picking a Theme
• Flyers for TRC Rallyes

Rallye Writing

• Rethrow, Partial Rethrow, or Completely New Rallye
• Writing a Coursemarker Rallye
• Writing an A-B Rallye
• Writing a Q-A Rallye
• Gimmick Types
• Gimmicks That Should Be Avoided
• Sample General Instructions (CM)
• Sample General Instructions (A-B)
• Sample General Instructions (Q-A)
• "Typical" Definitions in Gimmick Rallyes
• Pick a Start Location and a Finish Location
• Create a score sheet
• Writing the Critique

Logistics

• Recruiting Precheckers and Checkpoint Workers
• Awards and Par Plaques for TRC Rallyes
• Scoring a Rallye by Hand
• Using the Computerized Scoring System
• Getting Content Posted to the Web Site

Before the Rallye

• Printing for TRC Rallyes
• TRC Equipment
• Coursemarker Guidelines
• Prechecking Gimmick Rallyes
• Police Notification
• Obtain the password for TRC's Twitter account
  • Tweet an invitation (practice tweet) 1-2 days before the rallye, perhaps when your PGIs are posted.
  • Be prepared to tweet notifications during the rallye, if necessary.
  • Remember to also have CP workers notify all cars, to reach those not following TRC on Twitter.
• Assure your phone is on, your ringer is loud, and you allow calls to ring even when not from one of your contacts.
  • Have someone at the start (not in your contacts), place a test call to you.

At the Finish

See also the applicable Timeline section.

• The first person to the finish should have
  • Critiques (and maps)
  • Eval cards
  • A TRC logo or sign (not a CP sign if you don't have CP gimmicks) to indicate TRC.
• Score the rallye, answer questions, evaluate protests.
• Provide all protests to the Protest Committee for review.
• Scores altered by protests are typically re-written in red.
• Announce the scores and issue awards. Take a photo of the score board, just in case it helps address questions later.
• Save extra registration packets and critiques; we sell the pair for $1 or put them in the start box to sell at future rallies.
• The Treasurer wants the registration tally sheet.

After the Rallye

• Take down any rallye signs (e.g., CMs)
• Send results to TRC-Talk and webmaster and BCC your rallyists.
• Request Reimbursement
• Save all scoresheets

See also Gimmick Rallye Timeline#After_Rallye