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I volunteered as a timing control worker at the Treeline Rally - Treeline 2006 this past weekend. It was viciously hot but I was lucky to get an assignment on stage 1/6 which was mostly shaded and near a stream. The heat wasn’t so bad but the bugs sure were aggressive. Bug spray seemed to incite them more than repel them.
Worked with some cool people and got some great tips on co-driving and how to go about getting into that. I may try to take the training and get licensed sometime next year with a goal to do some co-driving by 2008.
Next rally cross race is July 29th at Glen Helen and then Volunteering again at the Gorman Ridge rally sometime in August.
Some minor press coverage of the Glen Helen Rally Cross Event including some quotes from yours truly here PE.com | Inland Southern California | Sports | Recreation
Also some video coverage here
Wooo Hoo! The Glen Helen rally cross event this past weekend was a fantastic time for me. I had put a lot of effort into preparring and made it out to some lake beds the weekends before to get some more seat time. It paid off nicely....3rd place finish in street stock class and 16th of 56 cars overall.
Good enough to earn me 100 points toward the California Rally Series championship in street stock and bump me up to first place in the standings.
One glitch in the organization at this event is that we never got to see our times until the next day. Four runs and no way to know if you were improving or how you were doing compared to the other drivers. Oddly, my morning runs were both the same time and my evening runs also the same, but 10+ secs better than the morning runs. Complete times for all classes are here: http://www.socalrallyx.com/
Next event is July 11th at Thunderhill in Willows. Going to be a loooong drive but I hear it's one of the best venues.
More photos up on my flickr site here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjmeyer/
I volunteered to work the Rim of the World Rally this past weekend in Antelope valley, CA. I worked the Service and Fueling areas, keeping cars on tarps, chasing fuel out of the public areas, and generally trying to do whatever I could to be helpful to the various ametuer and professional rally teams there to compete.
On sat I got to start cars on the Del Sur North stage and then man the stopwatch for the return run on the Del Sur south stage. We had 43 cars to start with 1 minute intervals and what a hoot it was to see them up close and be part of such a well organized event.
Ran the Ridgecrest Rallycross this weekend. Being the first points event of the season the competition was a bit stiffer than the San Diego rallycross. Still, I ended up 4th and was very happy with my improvement in times.
I still need to push harder, left foot braking has improved quite a bit but I need to stay in the throttle more, look further down the track, and hang it out more.
Points standing for the California Rally Series Rallycross championship are here. I'm third right now and plan to stay in the street stock class for the season.
More pics
Final Results, 1st annual - Del Mar Rally Cross - January 20, 2006
I did go...and decided to run...and met some really cool and vastly more experienced drivers who helped me a ton.
First run was pretty scary on street tires but I got the feel for it and the track got quite a bit faster by the last run of the day.
I didnt think I hit a cone on the last run, but must have missed that info at the gate. An experienced driver told me "if you dont hit at least 1 cone today, youre not pushing hard enough".
Judging by the results, it seems that not hitting cones was key to my success.
Ended up with a 2nd place finish in the street stock class!!! Recouped my entry fee and had enough left over for a coffee!
Some shots from the event on flickr by Christopher Keach
...and a slideshow which has some actual pics of my runs here!
Next event is the CRS rally school and competition Feb 11 & 12 in Ridgecrest. Going to need to get some better tires before hand. Word was the BFG KDWS are a good way to stay street.
Four Star Motorsports: "2002 Subaru group N Impreza STi Rally Car" for only $85K CDN...heh...only.
I think the build out is pretty reasonable. Not sure how the USDM 6 speed in the STi stacks up against the Spec "C" dogbox...but build vs. buy is an interesting puzzle.
Considering scrambling out to the San Diego Rally Cross event this weekend...might just spectate...limiting factors include:
- My helmet is expired! :-{
- rules seem to call for a 32mm restrictor on the STi!
- The RE070s are really going to suck in the dirt and even chasing some snow tires here in So Cal seems dicey.
Hmmm...maybe just grab a digicam and go spectate? Might go grab a helmet in case they have room for any fun runs!
