SUNDAY, APRIL 25th, 2010, 1:00 PM – 20 Drivers Needed – Apply Within!
The Porsche Club of America-Delaware Region and our friends at the Brandywine Motorsport Club will be presenting the 40th running of the Braille Rally, benefiting members of the Delaware Association for the Blind.
Click on the Picture for the Event Flyer and Details
What is a Braille Rally? Let’s start out with the Rally part. The modern-day rally is a contest in which cars leave a starting point at a carefully recorded time, and traverse a more or less complicated route to a finish point. Like a bus driver, the rally driver is expected to be on time at checkpoint along the route AND make adjustments along the way to be on time at the end of the rally. The winner is the driver that obeys the directions given by the navigator and makes the least amount of errors. Here’s the Braille part that makes this event unique. Navigators are blind students and adults that will follow the instructions written in Braille. The driver is depending on the navigator to read the instructions correctly, and the navigator is depending on the driver to make the right decision about the instruction! Simple, huh?
Start time is 1PM on Sunday, April 25th. After the rally is complete, scores will be tabulated over food and beverage, and there will be prizes for the best teams!
There are four things you’re going to need - your car, an ordinary wrist watch, a clipboard for your navigator to read the Braille instruction, and your time. This is one of our two charity events for the year and many members make it annual event. The event is free to everyone who enters and we encourage family participation. We’ll not only need drivers, but checkpoint workers and helpers to serve food and clean up when we’re done for the day. This is an awesome opportunity for our club to reach out to those that may be less fortunate in the community.
The Hershey Swap Meet is being held on Saturday, April 24th, so why not make it and all Porsche weekend? Since this is the 40th running, wouldn’t it be great to have ALL PORSCHES drive the navigators this year? Please contact me at cab996c4@verizon.net to volunteer your time for the Braille Rally. If you talk to anyone who’s driven in this event over the years, they will tell you that the afternoon is a very rewarding experience.