yep did that in the 50,s in riverside, lime bags were used. Rodders were, all types and if you were into cars, and not a dip---- that was usually enough to be IN! Oh and you had to have your car painted to be in most clubs, so I never got into one.
The Texas MG Register did one of these two weeks ago in and around Cedar Hill. The markers were bags of blue chalk. It was a lot of fun although I made a few wild u-turns in the process. Actually it was a combination of "Hare and Hounds" and also a photo rally where we were given a stack of photos of landscapes and landmarks that had to be found and put in proper order. You received points for each one you got right. I'm proud to say my son and I came in 4th on points. My second rallye and his 1st.
The first car I learned to drive a stick shift in (a very plain 82 Sentra) met it's end in a very similar fashion. My sister and her roomate endo'ed it in an SCCA TSD rally trying to make up lost time in the late 80s. Hoodlums never went away, it's just that now they need to paint the makes of their cars on side side in giant letters to tell them apart!
"My Daddy said Son you're gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop drive'n' that hot rod Lincon!" P.S.- Used to get my kicks out of racing my old '47Harley (equiped with 2" unmuffled pipes), around the walls and courtyards, over bridges and through the gardens of an aincent Japanese castle after midnite. Hoodlum? Nah, just some things a guys gotta do.
Boy, this brings back memories from the 50s and 60s. We participated in several Hare and Hound Rallys (as we called them). Rallys were big in Southern California. The Lockheed Sports Car Club held an annual 24-hour navigational rally that my mother and uncle participated in with her 55 customized T-Bird. In the 60s, "gimmick" rallys became very popular. You could usually find one to participate in almost any weekend. Once in awhile we would have "Searchlight" rallys. Searchlights would be placed at different locations around the San Fernando Valley and the object was to find the checkpoint located by them. The only problem was if a business decided to have a sale or some such event the same night, then you waisted a lot of time going after the wrong light. Mary Ellen www.gt350lady.com
We had a HHR in Milwaukee this past spring... Very interesting especially when it involved "Cheaters"... car club that is...!!!! Had plenty of fun at the post race carnage... um er... celebration! Proof... Thanks Big A for the Story and illustrations...! Reference threads: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265256&highlight=flower+***s&showall=1 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224303&highlight=hare+hound
'Hare and Hound runs' were usually referred out here as desert motorcycle 'Enduro' races . Basically the same thing as the car event. Usually put on as a club event. Hare&Hound is more descriptive of the motorcycle event.
Back in the 70's we did this in the NZ forests (Rotorua), 100 mph on dirt rods, some streams, tree laden hills, washouts. Trying to slow down for a course change on dirt at those speeds got the pulse working.... often we had a route choice, down a very step hill (I mean VERY) or take a long way around ... often we pushed the bike over & let it slide (hoped) to the bottom . Risky but fast...
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