2021 - 57th Annual Hayward Air Rally - Course Information
The 2021 Hayward Air Rally was held October 2, 2020. The destination this year was Tracy, California.
Click on these links to download PDF versions of the final score sheets:
- Official Results - Printable
Score Sheet
- Official Results Color Coded
- Raw Score Results
- Searchable Online Results
Congratulations to the 2021 winners:
Race 11 - Mitzi and Dave Saylor - Their second
consecutive win which makes them members of the Masters
Class!
Each of the Rally's two legs each include:
- 1 Start Point
- 3 Mandatory Checkpoints
- 1 Bonus Checkpoint
- 1 Timing Point
- 1 Stop Point
The checkpoints, and therefore the course, change every year. The required checkpoints which define the course are announced the day before the race (see the race schedule) at the briefing and are documented in the race book provided to each team. The exact course flown is chosen by the pilot of each aircraft. Remember, this is not a speed race, it is a proficiency event; accuracy counts.
So that prospective racers can get better idea of the materials provided during the briefing, a PDF copy of the 2021 Race Book is available for download here.
Checkpoints are to be overflown by Rally aircraft. Each checkpoint can be adequately identified from the air and a multiple choice question must be answered to prove that you properly identified each checkpoint. The answers to the 2021 checkpoint questions are here.
The two airborne timing points at Checkpoint Mike and
Checkpoint Collins are also overflown and Rally officials on
the ground will record the time overhead the timing
line. In 2021 we used custom built ADS-B data loggers
(we call it the RallyAware, based on the PiAware project) to more precise
calculate timing line crossings based on aircraft-generated
position reports.
The 2021 course is described here to provide an example
only, the 2022 course will be different, and
will not be announced until shortly before the race during
the briefing.
The 2021 course included the following checkpoints and stops:
- Hayward (HWD) - Race Starts
- Kingdon Airpark
(O20)
- Mystery #1 (N 37˚55.75' W 120˚ 31.75')
- Grupe Ranch
(5CL0)
- Exeter (CN63)
- Checkpoint Mike Timing at Wasco (L19)
- Bakersfield (BFL) - Land, Fuel
- Cholame (N 35˚43.42 ' 120˚17.81')
- Mystery #2 (N 36˚ 43.63' w 120˚
28.15')
- Crows Landing (CA93)
- Patterson (N37˚ 28.12' W 121˚ 10.15')
- Checkpoint Collins Timing at New Jerusalem
(1Q4)
- Tracy (TCY) - Land Fuel
The planned 2021 course:
The actual tracks flown by our racers:
