I'm new at this. What's this deal with the spelling? Is it Rallye or Rally?
Good question. Basically it boils down to this, (and this is only my opinion). The sport is Road Rally, but the events are generally Rallyes. This is most certainly true in Europe where the real hotbed of Rallying is. The first Road Rallies were held in the early years of the twentieth century in France. "Rallye" is a French spelling. I guess it has stuck. English speaking folks tend to use the Rally spelling. You can delve into linguistics and semantics if you want to but let's keep it simple and enjoy ourselves.
I also used "Rallye On" for the name of the blog because "Rally on" was taken.
There are some dictionaries that refer to a rallye as a motorsport event. The term rally is typically defined as a gathering of people to support some kind of cause. I use rallye to distinguish our events from the latter. Arrowhead Sports Car Club once did a survey to see how those looking at it's site felt and the nod went to rallye.
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