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chaos on wheels
10-03-2005, 10:31 PM
I'm posting this here cause I think a few of you will be interested in this.
AZ content: I saw Dave [flynn] at T-Hill, he was there with Navid (with his Evo) doing relay racing [race] . Sorry, but no pics....[:o]
Anyhoo, rally-x was a blast! It's auto-x except in the dirt. Technique is WAY different from auto-x. Took me a while to figure out that my late apex was killing me!
My GTX on the line.
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0112.jpg
And WAY off line....
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0216.jpg
Cone soccer anyone? [:D]
Don't have to have AWD to go off-roading
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0081.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0234.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/c0005.jpg
Plenty of Scoobies!
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0182.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/c0221.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/c0229.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/c0241.jpg
And a couple more GTX's
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0040.jpg
http://www.chrispco.com/jason/gtx/a0073.jpg
SFR Rally will have a rally-x at the Altamont Speedway on Nov. 6, I'm planning on being there!
http://www.sfrscca.org/RallyX/ [drive] [race]
rex_racer
10-03-2005, 11:32 PM
Dang that looks like fun!!! I was just watching a video on that last nite too hahah. What is relay racing though?
scooter44
10-03-2005, 11:47 PM
damn.. that does look like fun. that silver WRX wagon is pretty smart, tabing up his car to prevent the rock chips.
this would be soo fun in snow. haha
quattro30v
10-04-2005, 12:20 AM
hmmmm thats fun but i think ill do it with my frontier but not any of my cars hehehe... [up] [race]
holy crap I need to be there at Altamont, that looks like so much fun. but I've got no suitable tires for rallyX (heck, I dont' have suitable tires for a hard rainshower!!).
NE1 looking for a codriver???[:D]
chaos on wheels
10-04-2005, 05:10 AM
Originally posted by rex_racer
What is relay racing though?
As described to me: you need a team of several cars. One car from each team goes out on track (the rest are in the hot pits) for several laps. When that car's laps are done, he comes into the pits, a person on foot runs and tags the next car to send him out. Similar to relay (foot) races except no baton. The team with the lowest total time wins!
chaos on wheels
10-04-2005, 05:20 AM
Originally posted by rbt
holy crap I need to be there at Altamont, that looks like so much fun. but I've got no suitable tires for rallyX (heck, I dont' have suitable tires for a hard rainshower!!).
NE1 looking for a codriver???[:D]
Hah! I was out there on Azenis! Actually did half decent, on Sun I was 17 out of 34 cars! Second day of rallyx, ever!
Rafael, if you still want to codrive, send me an email (or pm, or whatever)! [drive]
Sia Bani
10-04-2005, 10:12 AM
That looks like a LOT of fun.
Originally posted by chaos on wheels
Hah! I was out there on Azenis! Actually did half decent, on Sun I was 17 out of 34 cars! Second day of rallyx, ever!
Rafael, if you still want to codrive, send me an email (or pm, or whatever)! [drive]
PM sent!
besides tire traction considerations, how bumpy is the surface? I'd like to experience it before throwing my car's super-stiff and low front suspension on an untested surface. works great on paved surface, but I live in fear of railroad crossings and speedbumps.
I regret not opting for adjustable C/Os in retrospect...
chaos on wheels
10-04-2005, 12:37 PM
Originally posted by Sia Bani
That looks like a LOT of fun.
It is! Drop on by and check it out. If you don't race, there's no charge for spectators. SCCA allows passengers. If you don't bring a helmet, they have loners.
chaos on wheels
10-04-2005, 12:53 PM
Originally posted by rbt
PM sent!
besides tire traction considerations, how bumpy is the surface? I'd like to experience it before throwing my car's super-stiff and low front suspension on an untested surface. works great on paved surface, but I live in fear of railroad crossings and speedbumps.
I regret not opting for adjustable C/Os in retrospect...
Haven't been to Altamont, but I'd expect the surface to be pretty bumpy. The start and finish will be on asphalt (tarmac) and the rest "off-road". They grade the course between run groups if they start getting ruts or jumps. You're not supposed to be getting air. T-hill was so bumpy that most of my incar video is useless (and gave me a headache watching it...). Although some of that might be due to my headrest mount.
The GTX is pretty low, I rally'd it in autox mode. Lost a foglight by the end of Sat. [:(] Probably cause I went waaayyy off course. I'm thinking about raising the c/o's for Altamont.
flynn
10-04-2005, 03:44 PM
hah sweet pics jason! i never got a chance to come over and watch you guys, but looks like you were kicking ass. but everytime i flew over turn 9 towards 10 i'd see a cloud of dirt down the hill :p
chaos on wheels
10-04-2005, 06:31 PM
Originally posted by flynn
but everytime i flew over turn 9 towards 10 i'd see a cloud of dirt down the hill :p
Those were the scoobies on knobby tires! They kick up alot of dirt!
Cup-a-Chow
10-05-2005, 06:06 PM
Did somebody say rental car? [:D]
surfnturf
10-05-2005, 11:33 PM
Ooh, I got a beater 91 Probe GT Turbo that would fit right in there. I'm suprised not to see 2Bennett's crazy 4000s out there.
Nor_Cal_Driver
10-15-2005, 10:39 AM
Looks like a blast!
angryswede
10-17-2005, 12:15 AM
damn that looks fun. lol, it's basically my childhood, but in a legal way!