cghstang Chris Hastings Infallible Moderator Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: 07/26/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 7 |
Payouts are reduced for classes with low entries, at least they were in 2011: - To be eligible for the full (100%) award amount listed, competitor must finish ahead of at least 3 other competitors in the class - If the competitor finishes ahead of just 2 other competitors the award amount is reduced by 25% - If the competitor finishes ahead of just 1 other competitor the award amount is reduced by 50% - No award is available if competitor is the only car in the class or if they do not finish ahead of another competitor. I need a fwd Mazda now so I can ca$h in without having to worry about trying to beat Pete. -Pete's co-driver at nationals |
Gravity Fed Alex Staidle Mod Moderator Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Join Date: 08/21/2009 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,719 Rally Car: Various Heaps |
yea since its says MAZDA im guessing your up against all the mazdas running, which evens it up
First Rally: 2010 First RallyX: 2004 (a bunch) Driver (0), Co-Driver (7) Organizer (3), Volunteer (3) Cars Built (2.5), Engines Blown (2) Cages Built (0) # of rotations (3.5) Last Updated, Apr 9, 2023 |
Pete Pete Remner Elite Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
Well that's academic, locally, since 2wd modified was me, a Miata driver, Chris driving one or both of our cars, and sometimes a BMW and sometimes a VW and one of three different Neons, which are now in a different class, but generally M2 was guaranteed to have a Mazda winner. (Unless the VW managed to not break, in which case it could go either way - silly fun car)
Evan (Miata) is going with a turbomotor this year. Gotta step up my game ![]() Best chance, for me, for getting contingency bucks is going up to Detroit region, they tend to have a deep MR class, up to 20% of the field. But I look at it this way - WOR, OVR, Ft. Wayne, and Detroit rallycross series are all within four hours of me. Normally I only run WOR and OVR and Detroit's "special" events. If I go to every region's regionals, and if get moneys at even half of them, that's like Mazda paying me to rallycross twice as often, since ever outing usually hits me for $200-250 a pop. So that's not too shabby at all, I get more seat time for the same outlay. The car *probably* is reliable enough now for me to hit three or four rallycrosses a month. Just gotta keep winning no matter how much better everyone else gets ![]() Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/2012 04:54PM by Pete. |
madspeed Elvis John Professional Moderator Location: Regina, SK, Canada Join Date: 09/18/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 12 Rally Car: 323 GTX/Evo 9 |
RallyTaco Chris Lanctot Godlike Moderator Location: Livonia, MI Join Date: 03/15/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 107 Rally Car: just a wannabe |
Wah wah. FromThe Detroit rx forum Well I got some bad news, I just called mazdamotorsports and I was asking about what stickers and logos had to be where for the contingency prize money requirement, and they said the release was a typo and it was meant for NATIONAL rallycross (like it has been prior) and not regional events
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Gravity Fed Alex Staidle Mod Moderator Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Join Date: 08/21/2009 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,719 Rally Car: Various Heaps |
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pdxphil42 Phil Meyers Senior Moderator Location: Portland, OR Join Date: 05/05/2011 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 116 Rally Car: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX #214 |
Gravity Fed Alex Staidle Mod Moderator Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp Join Date: 08/21/2009 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,719 Rally Car: Various Heaps |
if its a typeo why havent they fix it and sent out an email? Its a PDF, it takes like two minutes.
First Rally: 2010 First RallyX: 2004 (a bunch) Driver (0), Co-Driver (7) Organizer (3), Volunteer (3) Cars Built (2.5), Engines Blown (2) Cages Built (0) # of rotations (3.5) Last Updated, Apr 9, 2023 |
Pete Pete Remner Elite Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
Which if that is true then they are significantly cutting back on contingency, since in 2011 it was $750/500/250 for 1st/2nd/3rd for National. It can't be for National Challenge events since there will be none in 2012. The V8 swap continues! Being a Pete project, it's gonna be a bit "different". Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2012 08:13AM by Pete. |
cghstang Chris Hastings Infallible Moderator Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: 07/26/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 7 |
There will be National Challenge events in 2012, but only one per division. OVR is hosting the Great Lakes Division National Challenge event August 25-26. And it's V-8 now? Not Ecotec? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2012 03:59PM by cghstang. |
Pete Pete Remner Elite Moderator Location: Cleveland, Ohio Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 2,022 |
Well, the Ecotec idea is nice, but in the end I'd still have an expensive, high-strung engine.
And if I'm going to do that, I can do that just as well with a Ford 302, only with 450-500hp instead of 300. A short-nose 5.0 from an MN10 would be a nice starting point, and I may have a line on a 302 rotating assembly, as I've heard far too many horror stories about the 50oz-in crank breaking to trust one, not when the 28oz-in unit is basically trouble-free. No kill like overkill, and all that. With a nasty enough cam, it should be drivable enough if I keep the revs under about 4500, and as a bonus it should run really cool. And then when I'm at non-rallycross activities, there'd be another 3000rpm to play with. Power corrupts, and all that. Pete Remner Cleveland, Ohio 1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing) 1978 Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2012 04:08PM by Pete. |