The ninth annual No Alibi rally is conducted by Rainier Auto Sports Club following a tradition established by Rainier over 40 years ago. At the core, that tradition dictates a long-distance tour, lightly traveled scenic backroads, a challenge of precision driving and navigational skill and a social gathering of friendly people.
No Alibi 2008 is a two-day, 550 mile tour of Eastern Washington on some of the best gravel backroads and some great paved ones as well. It begins and ends in Ellensburg, Washington and will overnight in Kennewick, Washington. These two endpoints are closer together than prior years, giving us a shorter drive but more time to devote to competitive TSD sections. The course will use all types of roads from highways to gravel to dusty farm roads, however No Alibi roads are selected for their character and are not of the car-breaking variety. No Alibi typically enjoys beautiful early-summer weather and presents a peek at the green and growing season.
Our selection of roads and scenery are designed to please but we will also be plying you with a lunch on Saturday that aims to keep even the hungriest among you happy. Following tradition (or habit) Saturday night will feature our usual social gathering including a buffet dinner and some yet to be determined rally-centric entertainment. The buffet dinner and entertainment, as well as Saturday lunch are included in your entry fee. Our event is intended to challenge the experienced competitor but is completely suitable for novice or lightly seasoned entrants.
Date: June 7-8, 2008
Rallymaster: Eric Horst, 206.363.9752
Registrar: Dan Comden, 206.948.7184
Start Location: Ellensburg, WA. The precise start location will be posted here when it is finalized.
Start Schedule: Late registration and check-in opens at 8:30 AM Saturday. A Novice orientation may be scheduled depending on interest. Drivers meeting will be held at 9:30 AM. First car departs at 10:01 AM.
Overnight: Kennewick, Washington. Hotel and banquet dinner have been arranged, see Supplemental Information below.
Event Finish: Sunday afternoon, Ellensburg, WA.
Entry Fee: $175 USD. Entry includes all rally materials, lunch on Saturday, and a banquet dinner in Kennewick Saturday night.
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Classes: Unlimited, Equipped, Seat-Of-Pants, Novice, Vintage.
General Instructions: This event uses the Rainier Auto Sports Club Touring General Instructions available in Rally Reference along with Supplemental General Instructions for this event.
Check out the current Entry List to size up the competition.
The rallymaster has been collecting photos on No Alibi planning trips, maybe they'll get you as excited as we are for No Alibi!
Start order will be posted on Wednesday June 4. Register early for best shot at your preferred car number. The ranks fill quickly and we don't seed the start order based on beauty, style, reputation or any other factors so don't delay, register today.
Accommodations: We have pre-arranged blocks of rooms at two motels in Kennewick. The Super 8 Kennewick has a block of 15 single bed rooms reserved for us at a rate of $63.79. They are located at 626 North Columbia Center Blvd, Kennewick, WA and can be reached at 509-736-6888. Indicate that you are with Rainier Auto Sports Club when you call.
We have a block of double bed rooms reserved at Motel 6 Richland-Kennewick at a rate of $55.95 per night. The Motel 6 is located at 1751 Fowler Street, Richland, WA and their phone number is 509-783-1250. Indicate that you are with Rainier Auto Sports Club when you call.
There are many other hotels and motels in the Columbia Center Blvd area of the Tri-cities within a short distance of these two motels if you would like to seek other accomodations.
For those that would like to stay in Ellensburg on Friday (June 6) before the rally or Sunday after, there are many hotels convenient to the start and finish location. No special arrangements have been made. We understand that as usual rooms may be hard to find in Ellensburg so if you're planning to stay there Friday night, book early.
Saturday Night Social: The traditional No Alibi banquet dinner has been arranged at the Country Gentleman. This will be a catered event and the spacious location is a short drive from either of the arranged motels. The menu consists of two meat entree choices, potatoes, vegetables, salads, rolls and non-alcoholic drinks. (A vegetarian entree is available, please contact the rallymaster if you'd like this option.) A full no-host bar with beer, wine and spirits will also be available. The banquet is great opportunity to relax, recount the day, tell old lies or make up new ones.
