Aug. 2nd - Dog Daze of Summer RallyCross - a NATIONAL CHALLENGE event

yeah with 2 fully prepped rally cars and 1 kinda prepped rally car lolz

 

Oh man I really wish I could be there even though I couldn't drive in my present condition. I'd cheer on everyone!!

I sure hope someone is taking video and/or pictures!!!


Good luck everyone!!!!!!

 

anyone up for a caravan? I was just thinking of some good place to meet and cruise to the track from

 

Make it 3 fully prepared rally cars. You guys are screwed!

 

I'll be there with one barely street legal wrx (as in its falling apart on me) :emo:

 

just make sure it's safe and can pass tech inspection.

 

three?

 

four? :hsugh:

 

No it's actually not bad, it just has no power steering whatsoever and the clutch is starting to slip....

 

Holy Snikes! Dave Cizmas, Doug Dill and are coming for the M2 throwdown! This is gonna be fun!

Who the heck is Dana Drury? Something you wanted to share with us Dan?

Amy

 

I told you I had a suprise.

 

Does Sara know about this surprise????????

 

It's just Dan but he will drive even more girlie than normal!

 

I do intend to keep the car upright, if thats what you mean. ; )

 

Last I checked there are 27 entries! I'm stoping by to check it out before I head down to the Twins Game.

 

It is impossible to roll a car at the low speeds you drive. That's what I mean.

 

Just to get the full rally experience I changed the wheels on my car tonight in the dark, in the pouring rain.

Just need to run the engine tomorrow and burp the cooling system (and make sure it acutally runs, as it hasn't fired (maybe once?) since the last rallycross last year). And find some way to open the driver's door, some way to keep the trunk shut, install the battery, and the passenger side fender liner. Then load it up on the trailer and send it off to a neighborhood where people don't get all bent out of shape about a car sitting on a trailer overnight.

 

Apparently, Mark is over his break from Smacktalk. We all knew it couldn't last too long!

:biggrin:

 

man i wish the old M2 Legacy was ready! M2 is alway more fun when the 7 is there. next summer i guess. buying a house is not conducive to playing in the dirt with cars.

 

For those that would like to help with the watering...
We'll meet at the site at 4pm today.

 

I am still going to try and make it there to take pictures, however I might not make it there until 2pm ish :-(.

 

so are winter tires still best to run??? or can I run my summers? I will be there ftw..

 

gravel tires

 

Winter tires will still be better than summer tires.

 

Ill be there. Wish my car was ready to go next year.

 

MNSOC will be providing lunch for a donation to Apple Tree Dental.
I will also have FRS radios for rent for a donation as well.

Just come find me if you need one. WRX Bug eye #29

 

It is go time!

 

^^ yes it is!

 

Rally rally rally!

 

pictures pictures pictures!

 

ok seriously. THAT WAS FUN

 

Mmmm, I second that, good sir! Pics coming within the next couple hours...

 

that was amazing I had the best day I ever have...wish I would have been smarter early on but my last 2 runs were awesome I am confident if I had one more run i would have broke into the 30's..I realy started to get the course I learned from my mistakes and watching the way other people take corners..I learned to not be so hot into the tight turns, better to be hot coming out of them...and that made my runs way more smooth and made it eaiser to transition into different sections, I also started to use less braking and cretin areas..either way I am glad I came out...thanks to everyone, also thanks to jesse for helping me change my wheels and sunscreen for keeping me from getting burnt.

 

corcoran is such a great site for learning since you can see so much of the course. wish i could have been there. it is the closest rallyx for me to attend (only 3 hours away).

 

Well, my camera is acting goofy, so here's some pics of my car once I got home with the Ojibwe banner I got for $25 on the silent auction. A few more pics to come:

 

I made it out there for the last set. I had a good time and the spectators I brought with enjoyed it, so hopefully I can start weening them into the rally-x scene.

I took some pictures, not too many as I wasnt there too long. I will try and post some up in the near future.

 

it's funny how you were worried about scratching the paint at cannon falls and put a bunch of tape on your car and here were there is gravel and you could scratch your car, you leave it naked, I have severely scratch rear doors from gravel from another parking lot and I had rally armor on...

 

Well, I haven't washed it yet to check for scratches... The Plumber got a few scratches on his he showed me at the rally. I'll wait until I clean Red Sonja up and see the damage. Touch-up paint for the win, until I can get her buffed.

Yes, she is a Japazonian Warrior, according to my friends.:biggrin::laugh::biggrin: (wiki Red Sonja if you're too young)

 

If you guys are worried about scratches, have dave (scooby02) - gearhead graphics apply rockblocker to your doors. we did it on my rally car on all 4 doors from the bottom to the body line at the top. works great - didn't even scratch all the way through when we rolled it

 

my doors need repainting first

 

I just wanted to congratulate everyone for doing such a great job yesterday. We had decently clean runs and it was fun watching the times go down. Congrats!

 

where the hell are the pictures?



Also, I heard AMY was beat yet AGAIN in her own car?

 

pictures are coming just trying to get them loaded onto da bucket

 

Oh Snap!! :biggrin:

I think Dan got into her head by telling her something different was making noise or leaking after every runset!!! :laugh:




Thanks to everyone who came out and ran, watch, and a huge thanks to those who worked without competing... or worked the whole time after they broke!

 

RA flaps are too soft to prevent anything from coming up to your doors except for a light mist. you should look into some new flaps that are stiffer. I would recommend fastline, but they arnt around anymore. might want to look into what boomer or gridlocked did for flaps.