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Rally starts in three hours
http://www.rally-america.com/event.1...?section=venue
Takes some time before the stage times are up usualy
Last years rally
Day 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laPN8hexXoM
Day2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_bJ...eature=related
Ken Block in the lead after two stages
http://www.rally-america.com/event.1...esults_overall
23 Subarus out of 34 cars entered in the National Championship portion.
What an amazing field. Rolleyes
...and two Mustangs (Double rolleyes)Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Love it :D
http://www.rally-america.com/event.1...esults_overall
After four stages
Day 1 video highlights
http://www.flatovercrest.com/2008/02...-100-acre.html
You're really going to be heartbroken to learn that the leading Hyundai and Mitsubishi retired on day 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
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Originally Posted by WRXedUSA
No not heatbroken at all.
Why?
Because this weekend we were all at an event which is consistently voted the favorite event on the calender the Doo Wops Rally this being the 20th Anniversary edition.
The rally was won overall by "zero practice before the event after 6 year lay-off" PNW driver, and friend John Lane and co-driven by the founder and organiser of the Doo Wops Rally Series Ray Damitio in the Volvo 240.
Clear fastest by an average of 7-9 seconds on the stages was PNW Driver, and friend Dave Hintz, although a cracked exhaust header on his Subaru sunk him as he missed a stage a 2 on Saturday while welding the junk up.
Oddly enough his Subaru was not blue.
And as is usual, the crowd favorites were the 2wd cars, this time the crowd favorites were Adan Crane in his rwd Toyota Corolla GTS sideways and engine on the rev limiter everywhere, The Buress Brothers in their very aggressively driven MkI VW Golf, and of course John Lane's 240 turbo car.
Honorable mention also goes to PNW Mazda 4wd turbo driver Jay Woodward whose driving showed a lot more attack in the 20 year rig than all but 1-2 of the procession of Subarus.
There were, of course, many many Subarus, but truthfully, nobody was very moved by the sight of 99% of them.
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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
Just to add this.
If you are in the US and have a rally that is close to you with the Buresses or Chris Duplessis entered, find a way to get there.
There are some very good 2wd efforts out there but those two teams really flog the heck out of their VWs and nothing beats seeing a rally car, of any type, being driven 100%.
I am still bummed the "legendary" Volvo missed the Oregon Trail last year. RWD, well driven, and excessive power should have be a guaranteed good show.
I'm not anti Subaru or Mitsubishi like you might think John is but nothing beats seeing well driven cars, well, being driven very well. Seeing a parade of moderate but not terribly exciting cars being driven at 60-70% of what they are capable of, especially when they are all more or less the same is less than exciting.
So, you aren't anti Subaru like you orginally professed, you're anti R-A.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
That partially explains why you're banned from SS. (though I do enjoy your wordsmithery)
Here's another enigma for you to cud chew: Kyle Sarasin.
Any thoughts on him? He drives a open class rule WRX this season. Have you seen Duplessis cannonball off a crest yet, driving his Golf like a rented mule? How about him? Zedrils should be your poster child of commitment and progress over just a short time (Nearly matching Shepard this weekend) Or is this just more richboy talent making a mockery of the sport?
I think what we need is more manufacturers to offer contingency and parts trucks. That would solve the subaru problem. Oh wait, we had that, years ago. Mitsubishi went north this year.