2012 Doo Wops?

Any word if it is on? Any guess to what day(s) it will be held?

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-Tom
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I think the conversation was "even if the event happens, it won't be called Doo Wops, because that was Ray's thing."

But I don't think anyone has stepped up to take it over.

Anders

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Grassroots rally. It's what I think about.

perhaps call it "Rallying Memorial Rally" in honor of rallying

I left a message with Barker but haven't heard back. I believe as of right now there will be no DW in 2012. I haven't heard anything otherwise, McQuaid hasn't heard anything.

Could be time for a new organizer to step from the shadows...it is a bit of a drive for Anders to come up here to do it so maybe someone more local??

I can provide some assistance with the local infrastucture. The name of the event might be different. Funny how things work tho. We've had 3 events crowded so close together that it hurt the sport. People would choose one or two due to economics or car issues and now we have one gone and one moved. OT in the spring and Olympus in the fall.

People lament the loss of DW but the last few years there were less and less cars showing up. People had all winter to get their ship together and still regularly missed the event. Kind of like the old dog laying by the fireplace. Been there forever, people still love it but no one throws the ball any more....

Notice how quiet it is these days? No idle chat or BS on SS forum (irregardless of virus'). There are more Canadian and CRS posts in the NW forum than NW stuff, other than Eklunds ocassional grass-o-rama post. No trash talk before events, no talk of new cars, no excitement or anticipation. makes it very hard to want to go through the trouble and effort to put on an event. I have no theory that holds water btw, just a general malaise affecting rally in the PNW.

Money came in too slow. I bit off more than I shoulda. Car spent way too long as a hangar queen. Now that it's ready there' way too few places to play. Dammit dammit dammit. I dunno if we'll run OT. I wanna be sure the car is well and truly sorted. Sux that Oly moved to fall. I simply have to take off of work and run it come hell or high water but doan wanna wait that long dammit dammit dammit...

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Notice how quiet it is these days? No idle chat or BS on SS forum (irregardless of virus'). There are more Canadian and CRS posts in the NW forum than NW stuff, other than Eklunds ocassional grass-o-rama post. No trash talk before events, no talk of new cars, no excitement or anticipation. makes it very hard to want to go through the trouble and effort to put on an event. I have no theory that holds water btw, just a general malaise affecting rally in the PNW.

Colorado has been the same way.
There are three rally cars in Denver for sale right now.
I was up at shop working on rally cars. Invited anyone and everyone to come hang out and talk at me and drink a beer. Mark came up, but mostly because he knows I need him to finish the cage feet to send of to William.
I'm slowly getting the shop into nicer shape. Hoping Mitch can sell through more of his inventory. Want to convert the upstairs showroom into a more bar/hang out area with a TV for watching WRC, some couches, and some stools and such. Anyone need a case of Autoart junk? Or a box of 3-4 foot Samco 4-6" tubing? Or a box of random strut bars? That's the kinda shit we have laying around taking up space.

i should be in colorado in the next couple years, im certainly planning on helping organize there. I do rather envy your CHCA series

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That's the kinda shit we have laying around taking up space.

You forgot to mention the GC8 rally car that's been robbed of parts, that gutted merkur, and 2 or 3 dissassembled engines.

BTW, got the go ahead from CHCA guys to run a CRC type thing for 2012 if we want...no costs to do it this time. I also think I've found a good event for a rally-x and rally car tie-in, just got to see if the cone dodgers are interested.

Dave

The Merkur got some stuff added to it last night. Would have gotten more but have something to weld and Mitch didn't bring the extension cable back when he brought back the welder.
I'll never complain about his GC. But I do wish we weren't using the two nice rooms as storage rooms.

Well, I just got some new parts in, so now I wanna know what days I need off next year to run events....with nothing before May, I may want to run a lapping day or something like that to test out the car...

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-Tom
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hmm, if you find any such, lemme know willya?

Of course, I'm thinking a lapping day or time attack at Pacific raceways should help with our teething issues...it'd be great if they had some kind of time attack at evergreen raceways

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Well, I just got some new parts in, so now I wanna know what days I need off next year to run events....with nothing before May, I may want to run a lapping day or something like that to test out the car...

There is always the Cochrane Winter Rally, March 10/11... we know how to host good events up here :-)

http://g.co/maps/kznx4

or closer to home don't forget about Mountain Trials in Merritt BC - about the same distance as Portland from Seattle.

There was talk of that at Evergreen. The Ridge looks very entertaining, and hoping to hit that track in the spring.

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The Ridge looks very entertaining, and hoping to hit that track in the spring.

This.

BTW, there will be Lemons and ChumpCar races there in 2012.