fliz Chad Eixenberger Senior Moderator Location: Grafton, WI Join Date: 02/01/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 484 Rally Car: 1988 VW Golf #687 |
I've had codrivers ask me after provisionals have been posted, "Do you want to move up a position?" When that position is the difference between $500 and nothing...it's tempting. If the rule as written is not followed, why not rewrite it to match current practice? |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
I hear a Canadian National was just won by a competitor who claimed to have seen "viscous" cows on the stage so the stage was thrown....It seems that the guy was so shocked at the herd of cows that he was unable to use the steering wheel to guide the car around them.
None of the Zero cars saw cows, none of the following competitors saw cows, Nobody knows the cows names. But RULES ARE RULES!. What about cows in the control zone? 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. |
fliz Chad Eixenberger Senior Moderator Location: Grafton, WI Join Date: 02/01/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 484 Rally Car: 1988 VW Golf #687 |
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Morison Banned Mega Moderator Location: Calgary, AB Join Date: 03/27/2009 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,798 Rally Car: (ex)86 RX-7(built), (ex)2.5RS (bought) |
Not exactly true. The last stage was transited because of significant risk of cattle on the stage. No stages were 'thrown.' (which I take to be throwing the results of a stage that had been successfully run.) Well, he made it cleanly through the first pass of the stage, but was concerned with the level of risk in repeating the stage. Untrue. Also untrue. The crews from the top three cars expressed concerns about the cattle on the stages. Again, not strictly true. They do wear ID tags and I can assure you the rancher who owns them knows who he has and would miss one if it got carried off on the front end of a rally car. But rules have nothing to do with the organiser's decision to cancel a stage, or teams appealing to the organisers to cancel a stage. |
simoniac Simon Wright Mod Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 10/19/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 161 Rally Car: Rally Spec Focus |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
I'll tell my friends in the Zero car they are filthy liars. But first, name the cows responsible. A shame the steering on the 3 top cars stopped working. 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. |
Morison Banned Mega Moderator Location: Calgary, AB Join Date: 03/27/2009 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,798 Rally Car: (ex)86 RX-7(built), (ex)2.5RS (bought) |
If they told you there were no cows to be seen on Helmer. Then I'll tell my friends in the Zero Car they are liars for you. Cows were seen, and reported, all weekend on that road. I was listening to net control (something you can do if you're actually at events) and was about 800m from the end of the stage for the first pass. That said, if they [0] said they didn't see cows when they cleared the stage, I'd believe them. I'm reasonably sure I heard timing and 000 report cows on stage. I didn't make notes as I didn't expect an exam. Don't remember Ron talking about them though but cows on Helmer aren't exactly unusual. The number and curiosity of them was unusally high from what I heard. [clueless] [/clueless] |
fiasco Andrew Steere Junior Moderator Location: South Central Nude Hamster Join Date: 12/29/2005 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 2,008 Rally Car: too rich for my blood, share a LeMons car |
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sidewaez Blake Lind Elite Moderator Location: Hillsboro Oregon Join Date: 06/09/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 233 Rally Car: orange AE86 |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Super Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Conceited Norwegians. just cause so many of their wimmiz are (or were!) slim cutinas no reason to call an Aussie woman a cow.. 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. |
tipo158 Alan Perry Ultra Moderator Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Join Date: 02/20/2008 Age: Ancient Posts: 430 |
Just to confirm what Keith says, I have been a steward for 3 events that included Helmer and I spent time at the finish control for that stage for 2 of those 3 events. Cows are **frequently** a problem towards the southern end of the stage. But I have never seen a cow enter the finish control there ... alan |
Cosworth Paulinho Ferreira Godlike Moderator Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: 03/15/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 721 Rally Car: Honda Civic |
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EricW Eric Wages Ultra Moderator Location: Goose Creek, SC Join Date: 12/09/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 280 Rally Car: 2002 WRX |
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Slowwpoke Dave Clark "The Lesser" Godlike Moderator Location: Yakima WA Join Date: 12/17/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 257 Rally Car: Merkur XR4Ti |
One time in a particularly long control, I noticed one of my tires was REEEEALLY low. Ecrew was there with a compressor. After seeking permission from competitors behind me, I sneaked in a bit of air.
Phew, that feels better. I've carried that dark secret with me for far too long. Tonight I will sleep well for the first time in months. |
NoCoast Grant Hughes Mega Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
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