We are only two weeks away from the 2012 Rally of the Tall Pines. The roads are in great shape, the Routebook and Notes have been finalized and printed and entries are at a  near record level (57 right now). Check them out on the Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com in the Competitor Section.
All the top CRC (Canadian Rally Championship) teams have entered, including Antoine L’Estage/Nathalie Richard, Pat Richard/Alan Ockwell and Leo Urlichich/Carl Williamson. Plus take note of the amazing 2WD entry, including Eric Growchowski/Leanne Junilla from Alberta plus some of the best from the U.S. It is going to be really exciting.
At this point about 175 workers have signed up. We are fine for Thursday & Friday now, but we could still use quite a few more helpers on rally day – Saturday, November 24th, including HAM Radio Operators, Traffic Control blockers and mid-stage Media Marshals..If you are available but have not registered, please go to the Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com then to Worker Registration and complete your profile. If you have any difficulty doing that, contact me directly at ross@tallpinesrally.com. We rely heavily on the database for making our worker assignments, so please complete the registration. If something has changed in your plans, remember to update your profile and send me an email. We can accommodate requests for late arrivals and early departures. Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your requests.
I have been exchanging e-mails with many of you already about specific assignments or to follow up on information that you posted in your Worker Profile. For those of you who have not heard anything yet, our committee meeting to finalize assignments is Tuesday the 13th. We will be posting a full list of assignments within a day or two after that. I can assure you that we read your comments carefully and that we will be trying to match your requests if possible.
Trish Groom has been very busy helping workers arrange accommodations, but a few of you have not signed up yet. Elmer’s is full, but we have some few spaces available and reserved for workers at very reasonable rates at the other subsidized facilities. So sign up ASAP. For assistance contact Trish at accommodations@tallpinesrally.com
HAM operators will want to get your radios set up in advance. Repeater frequencies will be 147.285 with a tone of 118.8, 146.610 with a tone of 100.0 and 147.180 (no tone). In addition we will be using several simplex frequencies – 146.520, 146.550 and 146.580.
Remember – the Worker Meeting is on Friday the 23rd at 9 PM at Rally HQ.
More news to follow soon.

Ross Wood, Clerk of the Course
ross@tallpinesrally.com