About this event
About this weekend
SCCA Philadellphia Region Presents a weekend of Road Rallies June 12 - June 14, 2026
LITTLE APPALACHIAN 53 - Saturday, June 13, 2026 (National Course Rally)
Once again Little Appalachian will use the Abridged RoadRally Rules and add both lettered route instructions and a special rule. This year's rule, the Change State Route Number Rule (CSRN), will involve changing your PA state route number by an amount which will vary by leg. The course will be moderately challenging and will traverse scenic back roads in mostly Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Little Appalachian 50 in 2023, part of that year's USRRC also ran in Lancaster County, but this year we will be running a bit south and west of that route. Little Appalachian 50 and 51 (in 2024) both won the Gervais award as best national course rally in that year.
LITTLEST APPALACHIAN DIVISIONAL - Sunday June 14, 2026 (Divisional Tour Rally)
Littlest Appalachian Divisional is a tour rally that is completely straightforward (no traps or tricks) and will run mostly in Berks County, PA where Little Appalachian 51 ran in 2024. The rally will feature an extended mid-rally break in Birdsboro, PA which will allow for a visit to the Louis J Mascaro Automotive Museum which is a non-profit museum benefiting children with autism and Downs Syndrome. Philadelphia Region will make a donation to the museum and contestants can visit the museum at no extra cost.
LITTLEST APPALACHIAN REGIONAL - Sunday June 14, 2026 (Regional Tour Rally)
Littlest Appalachian Regional will run mostly concurrently with the divisional event, but will start later.and run essentially the same course. The regional event will offer a single class, SOP (seat of the pants). In the SOP class you can only use a stock odometer and no continual early/late calculations are permitted.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Headquarters Hotel: The headquarters hotel is the Holiday Inn in Morgantown, PA located at 6170 Morgantown Rd, Morgantown, PA. The hotel is near Exit 298 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The room rate per night is $139.until May 22 (21 days prior to onsite registration). This special rate includes breakfast for up to two people. A direct link to make your reservation follows: (Note: if not staying two nights you can modify the two night default by changing the dates:: https://www.ihg.com/redirect?path=rates&brandCode=HI&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=MGNPA&checkInDate=12&checkInMonthYear=052026&checkOutDate=14&checkOutMonthYear=052026&_PMID=99801505&GPC=SC6&cn=no&adjustMonth=false&showApp=true&monthIndex=00
If possible we encourage you to arrive early on Friday the 12th. Attached to the headquarters hotel is the (free) Classic Auto Mall which is a consignment mall exhibiting classic and antique vehicles. It is only open until 5 PM on Friday and that will be your only opportunity to visit since they close at noon on Saturday and are not open on Sundays. (classicautomall.com). Also, if interested, within a mile of headquarters is Hollywood Casino. If you have even more time to visit before or after the weekend there are several Amish attractions in the area, and the city of Philadelphia is planning several events prior to July 4 and America's 250th birthday. (visitphilly.com)
Schedule
- Friday, June 12, 2026
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM check-in at Holiday Inn. Note that because of recent weekend membership issues we will be checking the expiration dates on membership cards. Also note that the hotel's restaurant Gasoline Alley is open 5-9 PM on both Friday and Saturday. It is not open after breakfast on Sunday.
- Saturday, June 13, 2026 National Course Rally
7:15 AM + Car number Route Instructions issued
8:00 AM + Car Number Cars begin the rally
About 10:30 AM AM break Pinnacle Overlook, Holtwood PA.
About 12:30 PM Lunch Hayloft Ice Cream and Soft Pretzels, Leola, PA (this is the same lunch break used in 2023 which was very popular)
About 4:30 PM Car 1 finishes rally back at headquarters. Awards as soon as possible.
Cost: $110 per car. There is a $10 discount per event if running an event on both days. There is also a $20 fee for a weekend membership for non-SCCA members. Both team members must have an annual or weekend membership on Saturday, but only one annual or weekend membership is required on Sunday.
Pre-registration is required for this event. General Instructions for both events will be emailed to all registered contestants about two weeks prior to the event. If you have questions about this event please contact rallymaster Clyde Heckler at heckler30@comcast.net.
Sunday, June 14, 2026 - Littlest Appalachian Divisional and Tour Rallies
Route Instructions will be issued 15 minutes ahead of your start time.
Divisional Rally begins at 9 AM plus car number.
Regional Rally begins at 11 AM plus car number
Mid-rally break in Birdsboro, PA approximately 2 hours after start. We encourage you to visit the Louis J Mascaro Automobile Museum which is only open 10-4 on Sundays. Be sure to see the blue Bugatti, a more modern version of the one on the Philadelphia Region logo.
Divisional finishes about 2 PM and Regional about 4 PM back at headquarters.
Awards as soon as possible.
Cost: $60 for the Divisional, with a $10 discount if running Saturday. $40 for the Regional. At least one team member must be an annual or weekend member on either rally on Sunday. A weekend membership is an additional $20 fee.
Event requirements
Event requirements (for both events)
Contestants for national and divisional events will be asked to enter in one of these four Classes, as determined by the distance measurement and calculating devices that will be used.
Class E (Equipped)
There are no restrictions on calculating equipment in this Class. Typical calculating devices in this Class include: Alfa, Chronar, Timewise, and Zeron rally computers.
Class L (Limited)
All distance information is derived from any of the following: the vehicle’s electronic system, the vehicle’s speedometer cable, or pulses generated by the movement of the vehicle (e.g. magnets mounted to the drivetrain, or GPS devices). Calculating devices are limited to those that require manual entry of the distance information (e.g. Curta calculators, tables, laptop computers, electronic APPs, programmable and non-programmable electronic calculators). Readouts that continuously show the difference from either the perfect time or the perfect distance are prohibited.
Class S (Stock)
Any distance information used for timing calculations must be visually acquired from the vehicle’s stock, non-adjustable odometer in the stock location. Any calculating device may be used as long as the distance information from the vehicle’s stock odometer is manually entered into the device.
Class G (GPS)
All distance information must be derived from a GPS source. Calculating devices may be any electronic device (e.g. Simple Rally Computer type APPs and a GPS-Pulser providing distance input to a Rally computer.
In addition note that the Regional event is SOP class only. Only a stock odometer is allowed and continual early/late calculations are not permitted.
