Competitors
2012 Entry Fee Schedule
| Dates | Entry |
| Early Entry begins – Sunday, March 4th (12 NOON) |
$575 $750 |
Initially, a total of 30 vehicles will be accepted. The organizers reserve the right to extend the number of entrants upon their review. Please keep in mind that an entry spot is not considered accepted until the entry form is complete and payment has been received in full.
Stage Notes are included with all entries.
A Special Invitational (Alumni Reserved) Early Entry Fee will be offered to Alumni (any previous competitors) of the High Desert Trails Rally (1973-2011). Details are available in the supplemental regulations.
How to enter the event:
We are utilizing a new system for registration this year through the NASA RallySport database. Please keep in mind that all information in this system is verified manually and can take 24-36 hours to update. So please re-check your entry after a few days to ensure you qualify for Express Registration!
Please click here to register!
Never used the NASA Rally Sport database?
Check out this short (6 minute) video that Kris prepared!
Useful Information – GRRs and Applications
2012 NASA RallySport GRRs for Rallies
2012 NASA RallySport GRRs for Car Classes
NRS Sticker Locations (see below)
NASA Membership Application ($45)
NASA RallySport Competition License Application ($50)
2012 CRS Rulebook (for CRS class rules)
2012 CRS Competitor Membership Application ($30)
Sample Time Cards
HDT Stage Schedule 2012 (NEW)
Supplemental Regulations:
HDT Supps 2012 v1.pdf
HDT Supps 2012 v2.pdf Updates & Changes: Stock Class Meeting, Parc Ferme`, Location of Service Area, CRO Pete Soper, Road Crew Exemption, Running of and Awards Ceremony for DirtFish Power Stage
Hotel Information
As of 4/20/2012: The Host Hotel is now full! The Hampton Inn and Suites Ridgecrest (located just across the street) is offering the same great rates!
Hampton Inn and Suites Ridgecrest
104 E. Sydnor Avenue
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 446-1968
The High Desert Trails Rally Group Rate (code CHXHDT):
The same great rate as the SpringHill Suites!
The Queen Suite sleeps 6 -$99*
The King Suite sleeps 4 – $99*
* plus tax, rate expires on April 26th, so book your room soon!
For 2012 the Hampton Inn & Suites in Ridgecrest is offering an outstanding lodging rate for the High Desert Trails Rally. Clean, comfortable suites with extra amenities that can easily accommodate you and your rally crew. The Queen Suite has two queen beds and a full size pull-out bed, easily sleeping 6. Make sure to tell them how many guests you have (as this will not affect the room rate) they just want to have enough food for the full breakfast in the morning. Extra parking is available and large trailers can be parked on the street right behind the hotel.
Check-in time is 3:00pm and Check-out time is 12 noon. Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance to avoid a penalty of one night’s room charge plus tax.
There are many additional hotels in Ridgecrest to choose from with rates ranging from $50-$150 per night.
Host Hotel: SpringHill Suites Marriott
113 E. Sydnor Avenue
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 446-1630
Website for the SpringHill Suites
Competitor Appearance
At High Desert Trails, we try hard to present a professional appearance to the public at all times. We expect clean rally cars with a properly applied sticker package. Clean doesn’t mean ‘NEW’, it means that the last rally has been washed off the car, glass is clean, and the stickers and numbers are bright and visible. We are proud to be a NASA Rally Sport event, and the stickers and banners from other sanctioning bodies must be completely covered or removed. An inexpensive rectangle of white vinyl is going to look a lot better in photos and after a day of rallying than some race tape hastily applied. Blue painters tape is an unacceptable covering.
We will be providing the 4″ x 20″ event header decal. You are expected to have at the very minimum; a 12″ X 20″ area of white, and YOUR OWN numbers on each side of the vehicle. Tape numbers are not acceptable. Numbers not on a white backer or that are hard to read must be remedied before the start of the event. Driver and Co-driver names on the vehicle are encouraged.
NRS Sticker Locations (pdf)
