RallyX II, Sep 20, Parksville

[Ken Hawkins]

Howdy all

Another rallyX in Parksville....

http://www.islandrallysport.com/page13/page13.html

Had a lot of fun at the last one! Some vids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9HbUU6bfYA

Ken

[Ken Hawkins]

And an AWESOME time was had by all  , except Cam, who had to bow out of the last 2 rounds due to blowing out a tire.

Ken

[Remi Raymond]

So jealous

Next one is oct 12th?

[CamWeiss]

Day went well for the most part...

Morning was fun. Afternoon saw me get lost once, nudge a berm with the corner of my bumper, lose the plug off of my oil pressure gauge (slightly worrying when I look down and find NOTHING after a big bump... but no oil pressure light), and blew the bead off one of my tires about halfway through the afternoon - That was a day ender, by choice. I didn't want to mess up my spare set of wheels because they're too pretty (and the fact I had to put all four spares on due to a size difference).

Great time, though. The course was much tighter than last time, but the surface was a bit more conducive to slides.


I think this'll be my last rallycross for a while - The car is getting a bit closer to the ground in the coming weeks and may have some fresh paint on the front that I'll be hesitant to mess up.


Video!
Courtesy of Scott, one of the Subaru guys, as linked from the VMSC forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RHwUw5QqNs

Both Ken and I are in there somewhere.


Edit - October 18 is the next date.

[Ken Hawkins]

I hate to brag...

but I just saw the results from that RallyX....And from how I read it ( I have been know to let enthusiasm blind me to details), the ONLY car faster than me was a full-on rally Subaru with proper coil-overs & gravel tires that was trailered to the event!

AND I am tied for top points with one of the drivers of that car. Not bad for a DSM that's been rode hard & put away wet all its life (all 192,000 MILES of it)!

FWIW I am running stock springs, with bagged struts (kept banging off the bump stops), and M&S winter tires. My driveshaft steady bearings are shot, I have no idea how old the plugs are, the plug wires are hacked to shite, the K & N is totally plugged with Parksville dust, the back brakes drag a little, the rad leaks, I buckled a front fender, I set the wheel alignment in my driveway at night by eyeball, and the Subaru beat me by only 1% on the laptime.....

Wow did those fellas at Mitsubishi know how to build a car!

Ken

[CamWeiss]

I never did get to go for a ride last time...

I guess it's all that weekly practice!

Congrats on the great results, Ken

[Ken Hawkins]

Yeah, sorry about that Cam

BTW, know of anyone who would want the stripped carcass of a 1G?

I have all the parts I want off my old Talon, and there's not much left except good glass, all body panels, and the seats.

I will x-post in Parts I guess

regards
Ken