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Night of 4-Wheel Terror

29TH Annual Arizona Rough Rider’s Spook Rally!

October 30th, 31st, & November 1st

 

“What’s A Spook Rally?” you ask.

The ARR Spook Rally is a weekend of 4-wheelin’ fun in the desert, including a nighttime 4-wheel drive event in which the driver and co-driver(s) attempt to duplicate a specific course by following cryptic clue sheets.  Each clue sheet brings you (hopefully) to a checkpoint, where (if you survive) you will receive another clue sheet to get you to the next checkpoint.  How many checkpoints are there?  Well that would ruin some of the surprise now, wouldn’t it?  The Spook Rally is NOT a speed event, nor is it a night run through the desert following ribbons. The object (beyond merely surviving it) is to match the official odometer mileage clocked by our official mileage clocker. (You’ll notice it doesn’t say “accurate”, just “official”.)

 

Friday night: When the sun goes down the witches, goblins, and goolies come out!  It’s a costume party around the campfire for kids and adults.  Dress up in your best Halloween duds and enjoy socializing with your fellow victims.  Don’t forget to dress up your vehicle. Awards for the best dressed vehicle will be handed out on Sunday morning. There’s DJ music, and dancing if you’re so inclined, and trick-or-treating for the young ones, so bring some goodies (enough for the big young ones, too).  There are prizes awarded to the best adult and best kid’s costumes!

 

Saturday morning: 4-wheel drive games to test your driving skills and sense of humor.  There are also games for the kids.  Hot dogs and soft drinks are available during the games.

 

Saturday evening: Driver’s meeting to update everyone on any last minute changes, then at sunset, the first vehicle moves out into the darkening desert.  Please, only registered vehicles at checkpoints. For everyone’s safety, ATVs, Golf Carts, and Rhinos, will not be permitted in the Rally, or in the event areas.


Sunday morning: Most everyone should be back in camp, and the Arizona Rough Riders will put on their legendary morning-after breakfast of coffee, juice, eggs, bacon, sausage, and light and fluffy pancakes!  Shoot, some people come from out of state just to have breakfast!!!  Immediately following breakfast cleanup, trophies are presented, and then we raffle off more prizes than most people could fit in their vehicles!

 

Where is all this fun?:  We need the great southwestern desert for this much fun! We’ll be out by Lake Pleasant just off the Carefree Highway, about half way to Wickenburg. An accurate map will be included in your registration packet. A large camping area surrounds our base camp. There’s plenty of room for tents, campers, and motor homes.  Remember to Tread Lightly.  Take all your trash with you when you leave. There is no trash removal service in the great southwestern desert.

Entry fee: You’re probably wondering what a splendid weekend of fun in the sun (and under the moon) like this will cost you.  Just $75.00, that includes, 2 breakfasts, 2 raffle tickets, a dash plaque, a goody bag, dancing, trick-or-treating, entry into the games, and help carrying your raffle loot to your vehicle! 

Registration: Since we have to limit the number of vehicles that can go on the Spook Rally to 100, we will use a lottery system to select the participants and their vehicle position. We will accept entries from now until the mail comes on October 2nd.  Then on October 3rd, at 10:00AM, we will hold our lottery at the Desert Breeze Park in Chandler (between Ray and Chandler Blvd, west of McClintock). Due to the vast number of entries received each year, and to ensure everyone gets a fair and equal chance, each registration will be entered in the lottery separately. There will be no grouping of vehicles. This is a change from previous years. Please, no whining.  The order in which the entries are drawn will be the order in which the vehicles start the run.  Forms received after October 2nd  will be tagged onto the far end of the line, on a first in, first out basis.  You are welcome to attend the lottery, but everyone will be informed by mail of their position and time-out.  Cancellation by Oct. 13th will result in a full refund.  After that date the cost of breakfasts will be subtracted from the refund.

Mandatory Equipment: Each vehicle MUST pass a safety inspection prior to leaving on the run.  Mandatory equipment includes: A 4-wheel drive vehicle with a roll bar, roll cage, or permanent hard top; a working CB radio; seatbelts for each vehicle occupant; headlights; and a working odometer.  Highly recommended equipment includes a flashlight; a watch; a pen or pencil; and a sense of humor.  Completely optional equipment includes a sewing kit with mixed buttons; dental floss; floatation devices; and Jello.  Stuff that will be of no use at all includes solar ovens; a snowmobile; and clown makeup (it’s really hard to drive with those big floppy shoes!).

ITINERARY

 

Friday, October 30, 2009
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM                                     Registration & Vehicle Inspection           
6:30 PM - ???                                              Costume Party and Dance Under the Stars

Saturday, October 31, 2009

     9:00 AM - 3:00 PM                                    Registration & Vehicle Inspection Continues
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon                              Kids Games
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon                              Jeep Games
3:00 PM                                                     Registration Closed   
4:00 PM                                                     Mandatory Drivers Meeting
Sundown                                                     Spook Rally

Sunday, November 1, 2009

    8:00 AM – 10:00 AM                                 Country Breakfast
10:00 AM                                                    Winners Announced & Raffle Held
Noon                                                           Clean-up

KIDS GAMES

    Various games just for the kids. Prizes will be awarded on Sunday morning.

JEEP GAMES

    Various games and courses to test driver coordination, skill and finesse. Games are conducted in a 
confined wash area.

SPOOK RALLY

    Participants are given a list of clever instructions and clues to find checkpoints where trick or treat   
prizes are given.  The course will be monitored by Club Members to ensure vehicles don’t get off the
main trail.  This is not a timed event nor is this a race.

Questions ??    Call Steve or Linda Pufpaff  (480) 963-5428          

SIGN ME UP for THE 2009 ROUGH RIDER SPOOK RALLY !
          Please type or print clearly!

Each registration will be entered in the lottery separately. There will be no grouping of vehicles.

Name

 

Street Address

 

City, State, Zip

 

Telephone

 

Email Address

 

Club Affiliation

 

Please check one:

       I would like to go on the Spook Rally and if not drawn I will attend as a “standby”.
       I would like to go on the Spook Rally but if not drawn I would like a full refund.
       I will be attending for the fun, but not going on the Spook Rally.
Number of children 12 and under___________

 

TAKE MY MONEY!  What do I owe?
Full Entry Fee:                        $_____________($75.00 per vehicle)
Non-Run Entry Fee:               $_____________($45.00 includes everything but the run itself.)
Extra Breakfast Tickets:         $_____________($  6.00 each for people 13 and over.)
Total Registration Fee:            $_____________(One check per vehicle please.)

 

Make checks payable to:  ARR Spook Rally
Please note that all checks must clear before Oct. 20th , or we will ask you to pay cash when you register.    Mail check with this form to:
Steve & Linda Pufpaff
3742 W. Linda Lane
Chandler, AZ  85226

How will I ever remember all the fun I had?  Well it probably won’t be the first weekend you’ve forgotten, but to help you keep these precious moments alive we’re offering one-of-a-kind limited edition souvenir tee shirts.  Order now and avoid the rush!  We have sold out every year.  Don’t be disappointed!  Sizes included Child (S, M, L), Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL

Size___________Qty______
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Total number of shirts________x $18.00 = $_______________

Please make a separate check out to ARR4WD and include it with this form.

 

 

 

 

 

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