Banned Godlike Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
So... anybody ever done this before? I just confirmed my flights, apparently I'm co-driving in it.
We're competing in an Eclipse (makes me nostalgic for the Talon). The driver, Ron Robnett, is relatively new to rally (I believe 3 events is the number he has competed at) but is a very intelligent individual with high praise from the people I have talked to about him. This all came about when a good friend of mine, Angela Cosner (I would assume some of you guys know her, she's busier co-driving than I was a couple years ago!) had to cancel her stint in the co-driver seat. She was kind enough to recommend me first for the gig, and things have kind of fell into place (I say this typing from 700kms north of Edmonton). 
The scheduling keeps getting better and better... what I thought was going to be a fairly tiring ordeal of no sleep has evolved into a perfectly acceptable schedule that my lazy government ass can handle  I fly to Palm Springs next Friday AM after returning from Fort Mac thursday night (where it was originally looking like I'd be getting off one plane and hopping on another, I now get to sleep in my own bed for 6 hours)! And once everything is all said and done, I fly from Cabo to Portland where Jeff will meet me and we will proceed to spend obscene amounts of money on booze (while harassing Josh/Keith/the Rocket crew).
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Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
I'm the Chief of Scoring, so I'll see you in Mexicali.
Here's some pic's from the volunteer/official side, so you can get an idea of the infrastructure: http://norra.smugmug.com/ It's. AWESOME. Anders Grassroots rally. It's what I think about. |
Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
Anders Green Junior Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
Aaron Gibson Mega Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
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Banned Godlike Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
From what I've read/understand, it seems very Dakar-ish but more like the parts of it where there are actual roads to follow. Maybe the best way to describe it is like how rallies used to be in the 70's but with a gps to help with the routebook? I'm still not 100% clear on the gps part (waypoints like in dakar? So you can't cheat the route). Probably a good portion of the reason we are arriving a day early, so I can acquaint myself with everything 
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Daniel Spalinger Super Moderator Location: Windham, NH Join Date: 03/04/2011 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 43 Rally Car: 2009 Nissan Frontier |
Aaron Gibson Mega Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
Aaron Gibson Mega Moderator Location: South Burlington, VT Join Date: 08/27/2012 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 83 Rally Car: Cars are lame, I have a motorcycle |
We had to navigate Dakar style with the roadbook, it was much easier than I expected.
At the start line/ Parce Expose yourself 
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Banned Godlike Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Kirk Coughlin Professional Moderator Location: Saint Paul, MN Join Date: 01/08/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 493 Rally Car: Dreaming of escorts and xrats |
And we expect a full report on your Chumpcar experience!  Kirk Coughlin Woodbury, MN and River Falls, WI Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. |
Banned Godlike Moderator Location: Red Deer, Alberta Join Date: 09/13/2011 Posts: 717 Rally Car: 2002 Subaru WRX STi |
Le Rallycar
Le Tow Rig/Chase Car (Randy eat your heart out!) 
Random pics so far (another team from Alberta is here with a short-course offroad-ish truck, not a full on trophy truck): Mother of god (I'd die if there was ever an In N Out Burger joint in Alberta). Good ol' double double! 
Note the interesting oil cooler stuff going on: 
Random 3 seat Class 1 Buggies: 
Moar to come, and expect a couple hours of incar go pro from the Rally Raid eclipse (and yes, it DOES look like a DeLorean lol!) Been getting a ton of smirks about the car, as it is the only "car" here. Even met a team from Calgary-area in Alberta (called roughneck racing, so duh) that are running a not-quite trophy truck. Didn't know much about rally but did the event (well, almost finished it) last year. Everyone is cool. Ron is old, he uses the excuse of partying for 2 days in Palm Springs before I arrived but it's ok Ron, nobody will hold your age against you 
Managed to down 5 beers in rapid succession and polished off the 6th during supper (chicken enchilada, I don't do cream sauces or guacamole, but they made it work and it was tasty!) I am warming up for the coming week, had to ease myself into things with some Sol after not having had a drink since reading week of March (dry camps suuuuuuck). Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/2013 01:05AM by HiTempguy. |
Andrew Steere Super 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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