I'm uploading pictures now -- I'm afraid they are rather bland. At least there was no significant rainfall during the rally; though it made up for it at the seminar.
It was great to meet JethroBodine (& son) and to chat a bit. (What flavor ice cream did you guys have?) He drove a great route, without having seen the course before. (I had several practice rounds.) We held up the EcoModder "flag" rather well I think, and I am quite impressed with the MPG that many/most of the Prius drivers turned in. In absolute terms, they are obviously getting better FE. Wayne Gerdes is an excellent speaker, and he makes many very important points; about driving and about the reasons for trying to save fuel.
The scholarship recipient is a local high school student, who received a check for $5,000 towards college; from Acton Toyota, who sponsored the rally and seminar.
The distance corrected 55.4MPG I managed is the best I have ever gotten in my Scion xA, and I know I coulda'/shoulda' handled 3 of the traffic lights better, and I have to work on my hill climbing technique, etc. -- I am pretty happy with the results.