Derek as usual has excellent advice.
It's called 'systematically" extend the toe into the water.


Only thing is he forgot about BEEER!

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Rally - What I paid for was a closed road, all to my self. treat it like that.
I spent the first rally getting hounded by JV for getting squirly at low speeds, and well damn it that's what I wanted to do!!
Now I try and do as much sideways braking, wild doughnuts, and power slides as I feel like before getting into the racing bit.
Trying to hit the timers with some gravel, and keeping it as sideways as possible for as long as possible from the stage start will win you some points with SOME start crews, and will make sure your having fun and not racing. it's also a good test of your prep, and the surface.

i'm pretty sure your car will be way too fast, so make sure your doing your best drifter impression for the whole stage.
Fast will come after getting some of the rhythm of the stages, I shoot for stage2.

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"I put the hurt on dirt" - adam crane
http://CraneRallyCrew.com
corolla gt-s "Patches"
Op: S.S.

A.C. is awesome. Sending concentration camp footage to America's Funniest Home Videos and all...

But you would go through a whole album driving a stage.

Reminds me of the Top Gear episode where Clarkson drove that Audi diesel to manchester and back on a single tank (some 800 miles if I remember) and he said he needed classical music to play on the uphills and metal on the downhill.

acrane Wrote:
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> Rally - What I paid for was a closed road, all to
> my self. treat it like that.
> I spent the first rally getting hounded by JV for
> getting squirly at low speeds, and well damn it
> that's what I wanted to do!!
> Now I try and do as much sideways braking, wild
> doughnuts, and power slides as I feel like before
> getting into the racing bit.
> Trying to hit the timers with some gravel, and
> keeping it as sideways as possible for as long as
> possible from the stage start will win you some
> points with SOME start crews, and will make sure
> your having fun and not racing. it's also a good
> test of your prep, and the surface.
>
> i'm pretty sure your car will be way too fast, so
> make sure your doing your best drifter impression
> for the whole stage.
> Fast will come after getting some of the rhythm of
> the stages, I shoot for stage2.
>
> "I put the hurt on dirt"
> adam crane
> corolla gts
> Op: S.S.


I was implying you should be up a gear, now you are and it works smoother and better. (wink!)

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

BillyElliot Wrote:
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> A.C. is awesome. Sending concentration camp
> footage to America's Funniest Home Videos and
> all...
>
> But you would go through a whole album driving a
> stage.

But since they all sound the same you could listen to one song on repeat and not know the difference.

"Give your service crew a check list of things to check at service, make sure hood pins and lug nuts are on the list"

Best bit of advise so far!

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.

Rallymech Wrote:
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> "Give your service crew a check list of things to
> check at service, make sure hood pins and lug nuts
> are on the list"
>
> Best bit of advise so far!
>
> Robert.
> "You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy."
> Eddie Fiorelli.


Heh - that's on my list too :-).

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Brgrds
Brian

I figure the most important duty a service crew member has is to make sure there is beer in the cooler and cold ones in the driver's and co-driver's hand as soon as the car is in the final parc ferme.

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

I can't even tell you how stoked everyone was when my service crew guy was standing there with not one, but an entire case of tall boy PBRs in 2008 at Rally Colorado.
I went this year and made sure to bring two beers along, one for Mitch and one for Steve just in case their crew was slacking. They were and both were appreciative. PS> If you crew for someone, have beer waiting at the end. Even if that driver doesn't drink, you'll at least be grateful. The more you have, the more friends you'll make.
http://www.nocoastmotorsports.net/Photogallery/Cog2008/pages/DSC03131_jpg.htm

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Grant Hughes

oh grant, grant, grant...

I think you have a sleeping problem!

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Jon Burke - KI6LSW
Blog: http://psgrallywrx.blogspot.com/



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2010 06:29PM by Jon Burke.

"make sure hood pins and lug nuts
are on the list"


And make sure the steering wheel nut is tight ...HAHAHA

(sorry... inside joke ..I just had too ..)



David

Hazardous Toys inc

Haztoys Wrote:
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> >
> "make sure hood pins and lug nuts
> are on the list"
>
>
> And make sure the steering wheel nut is tight
> ...HAHAHA
>
> (sorry... inside joke ..I just had too ..)
>
>
>
> David
>
> Hazardous Toys inc

Yeah, you always have to check that nut behind the wheel.

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Welcome to the cult of JVL drink the koolaid or be banned.

NoCoast Wrote:
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PS> If you crew for
> someone, have beer waiting at the end. Even if
> that driver doesn't drink, you'll at least be
> grateful. The more you have, the more friends
> you'll make.
>
>
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO


Good advice!

And if the driver stuff it or has a mechanical problem deep in the wood, stop to buy beer on the way to get the car! We did that last time and the driver and co-driver were really happy! Made the ball joint replacement in 2 feet of snow somewhat more intersting.

but don't buy only a 6 pack... By the time me and the other service crew guy were done, they had drank all the beer but one... (I was the lucky one though!)

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Francois

Yeah, rallying should be fun, full girlfriend experience, yer paying for it. Beer helps.

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Ted Mendham
www.rensport.net