Oooo! The next "this will save rally" is almost here!
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Zack BalGreezy Ultra Moderator Location: Columbia S.C Join Date: 07/03/2014 Age: Party Animal Posts: 28 Rally Car: 98' Mitsubishi Eclipse |
Okay, first off I didnt race motocross, I race AMA National Enduro B-class 250cc and I still carry sponsors from my last season. So before you go saying "go and compete at the National level" learn what I've done and havent done first off because you make yourself sound stupid. I do race to win, because winners are the people who get remember. I dont want to prove to myself that I can do it, because I damn well can if I dedicate. I'm here to prove to others that I can, because who gives a shit if I think I'm a good driver? Nobody does, they all look at how many wins you have and your times. I dont say I'm here to win to be clique, I say it because I mean it. While I didnt win any National events, I was still one of the youngest in my class (16 in my first national season) keeping up mid pack or higher depending on how much pre-run time I got. Being there to win an event puts you in just as fast of a mindset as trying to improve your own time. Knowing that theres 40 or 50 people pushing just as hard if not harder then you makes you drive fast, because you want to win. So it's bullshit for me to say "I race to improve my time". I practice to improve my time, but I race to win or its all for nothing. Let there be people faster then me in 10 to 15 years. I mean fuck, I hope people aim to be faster then me. I hope some other kid who just got a bike wants to be faster then me. At least they remembered me and aimed to be better, rather then someone running themselves and gets forgotten when he leaves the sport. Let them shit on my scores and brag about how they where faster, because they where still talking about me and wanting to be better. |
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Isn't the first time, won't be the last. John's agreed with me from time to time as well. First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015 
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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 |
Kid, you're a fucking kid. For fucks sake it doesn't matter if its B enduro. or B hare scambles or B motocross, or a total newb at rally or 40 years competing. You missed the point entirely. And if you weren't being a snot and put your name up like you're proud of who you are rather than hiding, we could just look at results...and say "Good job ___________ (your name), kewl".. I don't "look stupid" because I don't know what you've done; you're hiding who you are... You're not a person until you put a name up, you're just a made up "persona". I do know a little about enduros, just a tad...A class in a few Nationals and 2 Six Day qualifiers---didn't enter "Intent" class since I knew I wasn't going to go---or get picked since that happened behind closed doors---in fact my las ever bike race of any sort was Trask mountain 6 Days Qualifier...then I entered Vet A class cause I was ancient and in my 40s. And my favorite event of all the 20+ years on bikes was a 24 Hour International in Savigny-Beaune--Côte D'Or, south of Dijon, France.. we did 2nd in 125 (never raced a 125 before or after but hey when they're paying you and they give you a 125 and say you're the team captain, you say mais oui!, Right?) and I think it was 13th total out of 72 teams from all over Europe and 5 riders from USA. But that was really a big huge 24 hour full gas moto-cross really, and those Qualifiers were normal Euro format which is exactly like Special Stage Rally, with transits and ES or SS "special sections" where its full gas and to the second timing. it seems US Enduros have gone to something similar, but I saw a sample time card and it still showed at the top "24 mph Average" Are these Enduros you've been doing Qualifier or timing keep or 'restart" events.? All this aside hate to waste time trying to teach you but you know what? That other guy on you're minute, and those guys a minute ahead and a minute or 10 behind---they're not next to you, how do you know you're beating them....and faster? If its a time keeper enduro how do you be faster? More on time, in the middle of your minute but faster? he has the same problem you do: the ground he's on.. You do what you can, he does what he can, whoever does it BETTER---and has more grit--will do better.. Hey as a B rider, do you feel short changed not doing the same distance as A guys? Some rallys have traditionally fucked the "Regional" guys and claim "they don't want more miles" and run them 2-3 SS less than the BIG NATIONAL Champ-peen. Which is rediculous... What sort of miles you do? 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. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2014 01:28AM by john vanlandingham. |
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Yes, every Canadian Rally Championship event has a regional event that runs fewer stages. Sometimes it might be a single stage, most time it is a few stages an possibly a significant difference in distance.
No, nobody's getting fucked. - The regional entry fee is lower - The driving force is making the regional championship more affordable and easier to compete in. Often, teams running regional only can take one less day off, will spend less on fuel/tires etc. - Entering the national event still lets you score points in the regional AND get all the mileage. - Some, but not all, events have an option to enter an additional 'non-points' regional to get the full distance of the event. - As an organiser who ran a regional event with 151km of stage, including two 34 km stages (turnaround) that were each run twice I can assure you there was a strong push from most of the competitors to REDUCE the stage mileage. - That's not stopping me from planning ~136km of stage for Big White this year, with two passes of a 28km stage. Hopefully we'll get the roads we're looking at! Randy, I'd probably count that as AMONG the reasons at one point, but far from the only reason and not really a reality today. I think any regional team would be hard pressed to run any of the national events today without lights. First Rally: 2001 Driver (7), Co-Driver (44) Drivers (16) Clerk (10), Official (7), Volunteer (4) Cars Built (1), Engines Built (0) Cages Built (0) Last Updated, January 4, 2015
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