Looks like the fast Euro test may come to pass at Oregon....
Posted by Josh Wimpey
Paulinho Ferreira Godlike Moderator Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: 03/15/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 721 Rally Car: Honda Civic |
Aaron Gibson Ultra Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
That is a sad sight, that car was really nice. I was fortunate to see it at Libra before the loaded it the trailer for OTR. |
Banned Senior Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
The spectator guide said there was a $5 entry fee per person for spectating. The reasoning behind this was the parking/manpower that was provided, as well as there was supposed to be a shuttle to move people the 2.2 miles down the road to the spectating point. They only had approximately 135 parking spots available (considering PIR was basically max capacity with thousands of people there), we got to the stage fairly late today and after trying to park on part of the road (we we're later turned around and told we couldn't as the car would be towed as it was a private road), we got to the front and told them we'd wait for a spot to open when someone left. They weren't letting us in even though there clearly were spots. They finally got the go ahead to do so. Spectating was mediocre to atrocious and could have reasonably been better with the space they had allotted. So in short, it was a clusterf*&k. I'm happy we got in as Jeff drove 1000 miles to spectate this event, and while PIR was good (wasn't there WAAAAY more stages ran at PIR in prior years? It was impossible to spectate all 4 and difficult to watch 2/4 in a row). Here is hoping tomorrow turns out better. Also, entry fees are kind of crazy (nationally). $2k entry fee? That gets you into the Mexican 1000. That more than gets you into WRC mexico and Dustin told me that included hotel rooms! And finally, Matt Johnson thought my Anders shirt was hilarious. Ha.Ha. I told him it wasn't that funny and the fact I had to make it says a lot about the state of rallying in the US. 
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Eric Wages Super Moderator Location: Goose Creek, SC Join Date: 12/09/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 280 Rally Car: 2002 WRX |
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Banned Senior Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
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Eric Wages Super Moderator Location: Goose Creek, SC Join Date: 12/09/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 280 Rally Car: 2002 WRX |
That shirt is awesome! Please tell me that's a cafe-press kind of thing? Where can I get one? Oh, and a Free Olympus shirt
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Paulinho Ferreira Godlike Moderator Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: 03/15/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 721 Rally Car: Honda Civic |
Banned Senior Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
Since I only did two, they were super expensive $30 shipped. I actually completely screwed up and never did make a 3rd for someone from RallyAnarchy I was supposed to meet at PIR since I was SOOOOOO busy before I left for Mexico I'll send the picture file to whoever wants it so they can make their own, or if you send me $35 I can get the same company to make them (turned out really great, I am wearing it as I type in the hotel room).
Shipping to the US plus being a Canadian company makes them expensive. |
Grant Hughes Infallible Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Navy Seal spectating. Borrow a route book, find a good junction you can get to. Not many options in Dufur, plenty in Hood area. Just don't get stuck in a Mazda 5 trying to take a jeep trail from fir to ketchum. Pick one or the other.
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John Vanlandingham Infallible Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
John Vanlandingham Infallible Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Big assumptions from whoever cooked up and approved the idea. Assumption A Somebody would want to pay for a spectator guide... assumption B--a big one---somebody could even find a way or place or person to buy Spectator Guide Assumption C; person dreads any info other than pretty piccies. So, who were the people doing this? Oregon Rally Group? (organisers) Or locals, Or what? 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. |
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The pot needs to be a pressure cooker! JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
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