NEFR 2010
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GREASEMONKEY
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i am gonna sign up as soon as i am sure i can be there. whats the deal with camping?
This is where Eric, Dan, and I will be staying: http://www.betheloutdooradventure.com/
We stayed there last year, and it's convenient to rally hq. There's also a convenience store w/Subway in it close by, so food and suds are in close proximity. They charge $20/night for a tent site with two adults. I'm headed up Thursday morning to set camp, and I'll head home Sunday.
We stayed there last year, and it's convenient to rally hq. There's also a convenience store w/Subway in it close by, so food and suds are in close proximity. They charge $20/night for a tent site with two adults. I'm headed up Thursday morning to set camp, and I'll head home Sunday.
katnip
the car is black. I swear
note to all you guys running your tuned/babied subys. As you know finding 93 octane fuel out here in the boonies is not easy. So LL Cote, the convenience store in Errol that everyone stops at for subway, will be getting a special load of 93 octane Sunoco Fuel for the rally. The pumps may still say 91,but it will be 93. This is a special load for the race teams, spectators, workers,etc. Please get your fuel there Saturday if you require 93. They are sponsoring Saturdays regional rally and happy sponsors are return sponsors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet! First things first: visit this link and fill out the information. http://newenglandforestrally.com/workers/sign-up-form/
You could work as a "spectator marshal", or someone who stands at one of the spectator areas whose job it is to keep the drunks off the course
Pick whatever days you want to work; there's no minimum. If you want to work on my crew, mention that in the "notes" section. They'll do their best to put you (and whoever you want to bring) on my squad.
As for camping, get a site at the campground mentioned earlier in the thread - "Bethel Outdoor Adventure" or some such nonsense. It'll make it easier for us to leave at the same time.
spartan5
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Done,requested to work under you....see ya thereSweet! First things first: visit this link and fill out the information. http://newenglandforestrally.com/workers/sign-up-form/
You could work as a "spectator marshal", or someone who stands at one of the spectator areas whose job it is to keep the drunks off the courseOr, you could work "stage crew", and their role is to make sure certain stages run smoothly. As stage crew you could find yourself at the finish line of a stage with a radio, calling ahead to people when cars go past you, or you could find yourself at the starting line of a stage, counting down to when cars can start.
Pick whatever days you want to work; there's no minimum. If you want to work on my crew, mention that in the "notes" section. They'll do their best to put you (and whoever you want to bring) on my squad.
As for camping, get a site at the campground mentioned earlier in the thread - "Bethel Outdoor Adventure" or some such nonsense. It'll make it easier for us to leave at the same time.
GREASEMONKEY
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ok signed up not sure if it worked but i signed!!!! jimbo i am there! i want an easy job... but i have MED training.
2point5RS_Dan
HATER DAN
http://rally-america.com/VenueFiles/2010_NEFR_2010%20NEFR%20Spectator%20Guide.pdf
Spectator Guide is out!
This is what you need to successfully spectate NEFR if you haven't before.
Spectator Guide is out!
This is what you need to successfully spectate NEFR if you haven't before.
Some big tips here - some may seem elementary, others not so much.
1) If you have FRS radios (the type that bill themselves as having a 2-mile radius, often Motorola), bring 'em. VERY useful, 'specially for workers.
2) Bring about 3x more radio batteries than you think you'll need. Mardens has been my go-to place for cheap brand-name batteries (Energizer E2 4-packs for $5, for example).
3) Ben's 100. Not the hippie Skin-So-Soft stuff, but the angry 100% DEET stuff. If you can't find any, Geoff's TruValue in Yarmouth will sell you the hard stuff; just ask the old guy at the counter.
4) Camp chairs.
5) LOTS of water. There's a good chance that whether you're spectating or working, you'll be in a spot that you can't get out of for a couple hours. If it's sunny, water will make you a popular person real fast.
6) EZ-UP or similar. Portable shelter from rain and/or sun is great, and you may be able to parlay your EZ-UP into sweet assignments at the start or finish line
7) Sunblock. Don't be a hero.
8) Layers. Ticks are nuts this year, and Lyme disease is no joke. Long pants and sleeves are good to start and end the day with, at the very least.
9) GPS. You're more valuable if you a) know where you are, and
know how to get somewhere else fast.
10) Cell charger. You'll be in "analog land", where your phone needs to maintain a constant connection with whatever towers it can find. Translation: batteries drain fast up there.
11) Fill your tank just before you get there. In case you have to make a "spirited" drive to the other stages, it's good to have a full tank of go-juice on tap. See Kathy's earlier post about 93-octane available just before the lodge at Sunday River.
For people on my "team", my cell number is 207.233.2370. Take a sec and add it to your phone before the event, and if you want to be REALLY proactive, text me with your name and phone number so I can add you ahead of time. There's gonna be a bunch of activity while we're up there, and it's smart to take care of our communications network beforehand.
Anyone else with experience, please feel free to add to this list. By no means is it comprehensive; just the stuff I've managed to forget in rallies past.
1) If you have FRS radios (the type that bill themselves as having a 2-mile radius, often Motorola), bring 'em. VERY useful, 'specially for workers.
2) Bring about 3x more radio batteries than you think you'll need. Mardens has been my go-to place for cheap brand-name batteries (Energizer E2 4-packs for $5, for example).
3) Ben's 100. Not the hippie Skin-So-Soft stuff, but the angry 100% DEET stuff. If you can't find any, Geoff's TruValue in Yarmouth will sell you the hard stuff; just ask the old guy at the counter.
4) Camp chairs.
5) LOTS of water. There's a good chance that whether you're spectating or working, you'll be in a spot that you can't get out of for a couple hours. If it's sunny, water will make you a popular person real fast.
6) EZ-UP or similar. Portable shelter from rain and/or sun is great, and you may be able to parlay your EZ-UP into sweet assignments at the start or finish line
7) Sunblock. Don't be a hero.
8) Layers. Ticks are nuts this year, and Lyme disease is no joke. Long pants and sleeves are good to start and end the day with, at the very least.
9) GPS. You're more valuable if you a) know where you are, and
10) Cell charger. You'll be in "analog land", where your phone needs to maintain a constant connection with whatever towers it can find. Translation: batteries drain fast up there.
11) Fill your tank just before you get there. In case you have to make a "spirited" drive to the other stages, it's good to have a full tank of go-juice on tap. See Kathy's earlier post about 93-octane available just before the lodge at Sunday River.
For people on my "team", my cell number is 207.233.2370. Take a sec and add it to your phone before the event, and if you want to be REALLY proactive, text me with your name and phone number so I can add you ahead of time. There's gonna be a bunch of activity while we're up there, and it's smart to take care of our communications network beforehand.
Anyone else with experience, please feel free to add to this list. By no means is it comprehensive; just the stuff I've managed to forget in rallies past.
-=Lobstah=-
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I am a tick freak (paranoid of the *********ng things) and this year is REALLY bad. Last year i had ONE tick on me. So far this year the count is over 50, with 2 bites....... over 30 of them was from a short walk on a 4 wheeler trail in the woods.
TIPS: Light colored clothing, tube socks, long rubber bands around the tops on tube socks. Spray the HELL out of your boots and socks with 100% DEET. Good idea to have a tick removal kit handy (tweezers, alc. prep. pad, baggie (in case of a deer tick bite - to save the tick)).
No other insect freaks me out more than ticks.....