joelwatts Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I couldn't do that. My wide would just want to tell me how to drive. On a side note: a friend and I have started working on an obs for rally purposes. It'll have a turbo 2.2 by the end of December. first real rally it'll see will be the sandblast held here in sc. And we are desperately trying to organize rally cross events. We just can't find someone to sanction and insure it yet. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 You think that's nerve wracking? My wife will be co-driving for me for the first time in December... Still undecided on if this is the best or worst idea I've ever had. We shall see... I had my girlfriend navigate for two days over the summer, and it went alright... sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) I couldn't do that. My wide would just want to tell me how to drive. On a side note: a friend and I have started working on an obs for rally purposes. It'll have a turbo 2.2 by the end of December. first real rally it'll see will be the sandblast held here in sc. And we are desperately trying to organize rally cross events. We just can't find someone to sanction and insure it yet. I assume you've looked at SCCA? Events around here tend to either be SCCA or LOL. I had my girlfriend navigate for two days over the summer, and it went alright... She's super, SUPER competitive and I have a natural knack for a lot of the games/activities she likes. This does not end well; often with me winning, saying absolutely nothing about it, and then hearing about how over-competitive I am for the next 4-6 weeks. The logic is: she doesn't win = everyone else is over-competitive. I assume this is a byproduct of growing up with a couple brothers near the same age. Anywho... lately I've noticed a few games/activities where we can co-op have been going over really well. This might be one of those activities assuming she has enough aptitude for it to feel like she's doing a good job and she manages to make it through the entire event without driving me bats#&% crazy. Edited October 30, 2012 by SurlyOldManMN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yeah Scca pulled all support for rally cross in the south east in the early 2000's. trying to get it back has been tough to say the least. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Anyone know about any events out here in Cali. I see a couple posts for stuff up in WA but that is a little too far. Maybe Oregon would be an option. I have always wanted to do this type of thing. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I've heard tell of a number of Cali events from the veterans around here. I'll ask them for leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Anyone know about any events out here in Cali. I see a couple posts for stuff up in WA but that is a little too far. Maybe Oregon would be an option. I have always wanted to do this type of thing. Apparently the Pacific Coast Challenge (http://pccrally.com/index.html) occasionally includes CA events. This year the closest event was the Oregon 1000, from south of Portland to Coos Bay and Albany. PCC events would be a bit of a trek for you, but they're all multi-day gravel events, so worth it in my book. I'm sure there are single-day paved events closer to you, but I'll let SurlyOldManMN take care of that Oh, and we won our class for the year! I did it by a decent margin, but my navigator just squeaked by on a tiebreaker - even points, and same number of first places, so he took first because he had more second place finishes than the other guy! sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Thanks Spoonwacker!! Congrats on the win!!! I actually have family in the Portland area so getting up there and relaxing for a day or two prior to an event isn't a big deal. A gravel event on the other hand with my brand new 2012 is probably not going to happen. But.... my wife and I are soon purchasing a 2000 to 2005 Outback for her daughters first car and we would use that. Plus, my brother-in-law in Portland has a 2003 Outback so we could make the rally a family affair with a little friendly competition. I really would like to just try this for fun. Thanks again and I hope SurlyOldManMN comes up with something paved and in the vicinity of my hood so I can use my GT. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Here is my coverage from last weekend's kickoff to the Rally America series. Sno*Drift 2014 was cold as hell, but tons of fun! http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3373/Frozen-Beer-and-Rally-Cars-SnoDrift-2014.aspx '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 What was the story with Higgins' hood popping up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonwacker Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 What was the story with Higgins' hood popping up? unfortunately the hood pins were not replaced properly forcing him to complete the stage with almost no forward visibility. Nice article, Con.Harr! sorry...this forum practically blows goat nuts so im not always on here.Team Pony Express POSTED FROM MY COMPUTER USING A WEB BROWSER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Thanks Spoonwacker! I believe Higgins was having some overheating issues, so they popped the hood to check it out in transit between stages and then forgot to replace the hood pins. They finished the stage a mere 10 seconds behind L'Estage! Pretty impressive. '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Nice article, Con.Harr! God damnit, again? I had like four separate instances of reading through stuff yesterday and not finding the one thing I was looking for, even though that's explicitly why I was reading it. rawr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con.Harr91 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 My recap from 100AW is up on MotoIQ, http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3409/Rally-in-the-100-Acre-Wood-2014.aspx '03 Forester X 5mt - Engine Seized at 262k miles. '05 LGT Wagon 6mt -MotoIQ.com Project Vehicle '13 VW Touareg TDI - Daily Torque Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeriah Moon Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Anyone going to the omr scca event near 100aw location this sunday? Mathew conte will be there I hope *cross's fingers*. Was gonna race my OBXT for shits and giggles but I'm having oil issues :/ Maybe she'll be ok the run in may Edit: http://omrscca.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b18c_ej8 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Anyone going to be at Black River Stages in beautiful upstate New York this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExitVisa Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The 100 Acre Wood organizers mentioned (at the Show-Me Rally) that they want to schedule 2016 100 Acre Wood over the 2nd or 3rd weekend in March. One reason is to try and avoid snowpocalypes like we had at the 2015 event, and the other reason is to give teams more time to refit after SnoDrift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExitVisa Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) From the 100AW.org site - New for 2016 is a different date, March 18-19, 2016. The rally will be moving to the middle of March, in hopes to run during better weather and in order to give more time for competitors after the SnoDrift rally in January. One of the guys with the rally committee posted an update to his Facebook page that there are 70 entries now. Weather forecast (for what it's worth): Partly cloudy & in the 50s for the rally. I will be a Finish Control captain this year, and my team is assigned to 'repeat' roads on both days which is good. No trying to corral a bunch of marshals, and the Start Control team, and the radio operators, etc. for a transit to another stage. An added bonus of being the Finish captain is that I won't have to listen to codrivers pleading for "dust minutes." Edited March 15, 2016 by ExitVisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExitVisa Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The logo on the page for the 100 Acre Wood it shows that the dates for next year are the 17th and 18th of March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 For inspiration: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx88hIAKhJA]Spectacular rally flatout \ Pushing to the limit - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV478bP19cY]The return of Group B? - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Rallycross - if you like tight racing, this time with Ken Block involved: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rEF2bM_5s]"You Don't Get This In Other Motorsports!" - Hockenheim RX Semi Final 2 Highlights | FIA World RX - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNL3uiXYlyw]Bäckeforssnurren 2020 | Crash & Action - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Last weekend I was involved in a local rally working with radio comm for safety and I was at the start. About 100 cars in total and no serious accidents. A short video involving 2 cars at the start. Not best camera position though. [ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ba8h3HGdiA8]Rally Gotland Hejnum - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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