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Rally Clocks and Stopwatches
I design and manufacture timepieces and accessories for vintage automobile rally events.
Visit my Rally Clocks Etsy Shop to purchase items currently in stock and ready to ship.
Out-of-stock items can typically be produced in about a week. Custom orders (colors) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing an out-of-stock or customized item.
6″ Master Time Rally Clock (Great Race Compliant). This full-featured master time clock is designed for the Great Race and other vintage automobile rally events. It features a Seiko quartz movement, a hackable sweeping second hand, a unique rotating count-up/countdown bezel, and a Flieger Pilot-style design with a layered dial for easy and precise readings. Available with white or black dial.
See what these Great Race clocks can do for you in Rally Clock With Rotating Bezel: Application Notes.
Mechanical Analog Stopwatch. New (in the box) EAI 50mm, 13-jewel 2-button mechanical analog stopwatch. 60-second sweep, 1/5 markings, 30-minute register, in a stainless steel case. Custom 3-color rotating countdown bezel, custom Heuer Sebring compatible mounting plate, and custom case to hold the EAI 50mm stopwatch.
See what this stopwatch can do for you in Analog Stopwatch With Countdown Bezel: Application Notes.
Countdown Bezel for Vintage Heuer Stopwatch. A 3-piece rotating countdown bezel assembly for vintage Heuer stopwatch (stopwatch not included). Used in automotive rally and other applications. The set includes 1) a custom 3-color rotating countdown bezel, 2) a case to hold a vintage Heuer 3-button stopwatch (60mm), and a Heuer Sebring compatible mounting plate.
Rally Posts and Articles
- 2024 Great Race: Team SuperNova
Team SuperNova consisting of driver Erin Liberty, navigator Ron Rowland, and a 1962 Chevrolet Nova competed in the 2024 Great Race. One hundred thirty-seven (137) teams took the green flag in Owensboro, Kentucky. Nine days and 2300 miles later, only 114 teams crossed the finish line and received the checkered flag in Gardiner, Maine. Once… Read more: 2024 Great Race: Team SuperNova - Analog Stopwatch With Countdown Bezel: Application Notes
Here are some tips and suggestions for using an analog stopwatch with a rotating countdown bezel in the Great Race. Historically, rotating bezels have been used for watch synchronization and elapsed time measurements. Diver’s watches popularized the use of elapsed-time rotating bezels for time-of-day watches. However, by their nature, stopwatches are elapsed-time measuring instruments, making… Read more: Analog Stopwatch With Countdown Bezel: Application Notes - Rally Clock With Rotating Bezel: Application Notes
Here are some tips and suggestions for using a rally clock with a rotating bezel in the Great Race. Historically, rotating bezels have been used for watch synchronization and elapsed time measurements. Diver’s watches popularized the use of elapsed-time rotating bezels, and in recent years, countdown bezels have gained favor. While elapsed-time measurements are desirable… Read more: Rally Clock With Rotating Bezel: Application Notes - 2024 Great Race Spring Rally, Chesterfield, Michigan
The 2024 Great Race Spring Rally, presented by Stahls Automotive Collection, took place May 3-5, 2024 out of Chesterfield, Michigan. The 3-day time-speed-distance-endurance event garnered 84 entries, with most teams wrangling 1974 and earlier vintage automobiles and motorcycles. Team SuperNova, consisting of Erin Liberty (driver), myself Ron Rowland (navigator), and the 1962 Chevy II/Nova 400… Read more: 2024 Great Race Spring Rally, Chesterfield, Michigan - 2023 Great Race: Team Windup Key
The continuing adventures of Team Windup Key and the 2023 Great Race. This year’s event is now in the rearview mirror, providing a chance to reflect on all that transpired. As you may recall, just days before the transport truck was due to arrive in Arizona and haul Mark Shaw’s 1965 Mustang to Florida, a… Read more: 2023 Great Race: Team Windup Key - Great Race Preparation
The following “true story” about the Great Race preparation makes liberal use of the concept, rhyme scheme, meter, and some lines from “Hotel California” by the Eagles. The 1977 song was written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey. Great Race Preparation On a dark desert highwayRoad test underwayMustang purring sweetlyIt has been a… Read more: Great Race Preparation - Auburn 2023 Great Race Spring Rally
The Great Race 2023 Spring Rally took place last month in Auburn, Indiana. I was fortunate to navigate for Erin Stahl-Liberty in her 1962 Chevrolet Nova. We were sponsored by Stahls Automotive Collection of Chesterfield, Michigan. The three-day rally was billed as a tune-up event for the annual big race: The 2023 Great Race, which… Read more: Auburn 2023 Great Race Spring Rally - 2023 Great Race Route
Event organizers have released additional details on the 2023 Great Race route. The green flag drops at 8:00 am, June 24, in St, Augustine, Florida. Eight days later, the checkered flag will be waving at 1:00 pm, July 2, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. See the image of the event poster above for times and places… Read more: 2023 Great Race Route - 2021 Great Race: San Antonio to Greenville
2021 Great Race: San Antonio, TX to Greenville, SC The green flag dropped on the 2021 Great Race in San Antonio, Texas on June 19, 2021. The checkered flag dropped nine days and 2300 miles later in Greenville, South Carolina. The 35th Great Race, a grueling endurance competition of both men and vintage machines, is… Read more: 2021 Great Race: San Antonio to Greenville