Your Insanely Awesome SCCA Rallycross Photodump is Here

"Steven Phillips Photography" (stevenphillipsphotography)
09/09/2013 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

I'm currently working on a masters in photojournalism out of Washington, D.C., and I also happen to have a massive passion for everything motorsports. Given that it just doesn't make sense financially to buy a race car, I make it my mission to put myself trackside wherever and whenever possible, and to ultimately make a living doing it. So after moving to D.C. late last month, I needed to sink my teeth into the local motorsports scene and start looking for potential semester projects and story ideas. Conveniently the next event just happened to be rallycross at Summit Point, West Virginia. I'm originally from Houston, where I've competed in Solo since I got my license, but we don't have much of a rallycross group out there (although they have since become more active, thanks Cam), and this was my first time to such an event. And it did not disappoint.

Bask in the sideways, muddy, and oft-boxer-engined magnificence.

The full set can be viewed here: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Thanks for looking!

DISCUSSION (45)

zMrManz > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:19

Needs more photodump.

schwartz > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:20

Number 126 looks like it has the rental car barcode on it.

boxjohn > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:20

Is that really a box-stock, brand new Accent out there?

I gotta know more about this. What are the classes? How long is the course? Anything.

richkate > schwartz
09/09/2013 at 11:22

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Steven Phillips Photography > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:29

MisterHotshot > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:30

Summit Point? I was there yesterday for the Karting on the main circuit. I was curious to see what was going on behind the treeline. I laughed a lot when I saw the Hyundai hustling around the course.

CKeffer > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:31

For rallycross action here in TX there is Texas Rallysport, it's been around for 3 years now I think, and was started by James Wilson (you may be familiar with him from the Houston SCCA solo events).

EAGLE 5 > CKeffer
09/09/2013 at 11:34

HERE HERE!!!

UKGTR335 > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 11:40

Some really nice shots, especially Nos. 3 and 4. Nice job.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > boxjohn
09/09/2013 at 11:46

rallycross is much simpler than solo. There are only 9 classes. Combinations of Stock, Prepared, and Modified and drive train FWD, RWD, or AWD.

Steven Phillips Photography > boxjohn
09/09/2013 at 12:05

It is! It was their first time out to an event.

The course wound up being about a minute long, and the classes are structured similarly to solo rules in that they're designed around modified/stock and tire specs.

Steven Phillips Photography > MisterHotshot
09/09/2013 at 12:06

Yeap! I really wanted to get around for to see more of what was going on around the track (I think there was a bmwcca autocross going on as well), but I was so absorbed in the rally cross.

Steven Phillips Photography > zMrManz
09/09/2013 at 12:06

You can view the full set here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sphilli…

Steven Phillips Photography > CKeffer
09/09/2013 at 12:10

Fixed!

Steven Phillips Photography > UKGTR335
09/09/2013 at 12:10

Cheers!

ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 12:11

Oh cool the 44 318! I read his build thread. He lives around here.

If you just moved to DC make sure to check out Cars and Coffee Great Falls every saturday morning at 7am. It is worth it. Always around 200 cars show up.

Not a Sunburst Miata > schwartz
09/09/2013 at 12:12

I'd take my rental to a rally.

zMrManz > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 12:12

Well that's silly of me. Thanks for helping the oblivious!

Steven Phillips Photography > ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR
09/09/2013 at 12:14

I hitched a ride along with him, and it was AWESOME.

Steven Phillips Photography > zMrManz
09/09/2013 at 12:15

No worries! I hadn't realized I forgot to put the link to the full set up until you had said something. Thanks for the reminder!

zMrManz > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 12:28

Wait, that link wasn't there the whole time? Awesome! I feel much better lol. Either way, nice pics!

boxjohn > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 12:40

Very cool.

Jard > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 14:02

R3dBaron - some folks were looking for your contact info on our local group mailing list. The primary method of communication for WDCR SCCA RallyCross is our Yahoo! group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wdc…

Anyone interested in learning more about the program holding events at Summit Point should sign up and send a message!

Steven Phillips Photography > Jard
09/09/2013 at 14:05

I've sent a request to join to the moderator, thanks!

Jard > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 14:09

Great shots, BTW!

- former WDCR SCCA RallyCross Chairman

Steven Phillips Photography > Jard
09/09/2013 at 14:11

Thanks! The link should be up on the group page.

Jard > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 14:16

I saw your email come through...

More shameless promotion! We also have a Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/wdcrrallycross

Burner2022 > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 14:24

SCCA ruling says you can't have any form of the number "1" on your car unless you are a current leader in said group.
I see an offender...

RevCrowley > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 14:50

Decent pix. But you need to get closer, either physically, or with longer lenses, IMO.

It's a "Porch-uh" > boxjohn
09/09/2013 at 14:57

First time I did a RallyX, I didn't have a car to run it,so I just rented one. It was a base Ford Escort sedan, and I didn't go out there to win the championship, I went out to have lots of fun. Mission accomplished.

Oversteir > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 15:08

Would I tear apart the underbody of an E91 328i with sport package (lower ride height) at rallycross? I'm pretty sure I don't really care, but it's still worth asking... :)

Kinja'd!!!

WZAnon > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 16:44

So no Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions? Well the lone Mazda RX-3 kind of almost makes up for it. Good photos Baron.

Steven Phillips Photography > WZAnon
09/09/2013 at 17:05

There was a Lancer (not an evo) in the paddock area, but it wasn't competing.

irish44j > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 17:06

That's me :) Happy you had a good time, I'm always open to taking riders! Glad you didn't post one of the pics I'm sure you have of me making stupid faces after an error on that run!

Steven Phillips Photography > irish44j
09/09/2013 at 17:08

There are some good blackmail quality ones of you sticking your tongue out haha

irish44j > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 17:41

Oh I know that for sure, lol. I'm very visually reactive to driving mistakes. Good thing film can't capture curse words, hah...

irish44j > irish44j
09/09/2013 at 17:42

Though on my final run, when I was too far out to catch the class leader and way ahead of the car placing behind me, I did the whole run puffing on a cig. That would have made an interesting "race" shot!~

irish44j > WZAnon
09/09/2013 at 17:45

RX-3? We have a couple RX-7s, but no RX-3's running. I would love to see one though!

WZAnon > irish44j
09/09/2013 at 18:11

Sorry, I meant RX-7. its the old school 1993 version if I'm not mistaken.

Bubs > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 18:18

I have been doing SCCA RallyCross for years and it's a ton of fun! It was also my "launch pad" into other motorsports. Great place to start!

Kinja'd!!!

Dave Head > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 23:18

Nice pix... but working on a photojournalism degree, don't you think you should be getting your REAL NAME attached to this work, rather than a "handle?"

Steven Phillips Photography > Dave Head
09/09/2013 at 23:31

They're attached to my name in other formats. When I made this account I wasn't sure about my career path yet, and this is the first time I've posted any of my work here. I wasn't sure if they'd even see the main site, to be honest. But after their success (thanks for the love everyone, it means a lot), I may have to change my username. Can you do that? I haven't checked yet.

And it appears you can. Thanks for that!

Loping Camshaft > Steven Phillips Photography
09/09/2013 at 23:49

One of these things is not like the others:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sphilli…

Steven Phillips Photography > Loping Camshaft
09/09/2013 at 23:52

I was surprised too, but he was driving the wheels off it though. They have a rollover rule, but I guess it passed tech somehow.

irish44j > boxjohn
10/20/2013 at 20:32

yes, it was actually a rental car. Classes are RWD, FWD, or AWD with 3 levels of modifications in each class ("stock", prepared, modified). All the rules are at SCCA.com under "rallycross." Here's a primer we wrote for the local program before this season:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthre…