Dirtfish Rally School

"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
11/04/2014 at 16:35 • Filed to: Dirtfish, rally

To celebrate 30 years of existence, I recently spent a day at Dirtfish Rally School, which is conveniently located 45 min from my house. It was awesome.

My instructor, Kevin, was excellent and I admired his patience and knowledge. I struggled with waiting long enough for the car to finish rotating, so I'd often straighten the wheel or get on the gas too soon. I nailed it a few times, though, and making a clean run felt great.

All the cars were mostly stock previous-gen STI's. The interior was stripped, rollcage added, suspension raised, and rally tires installed. Here's the thing: it was expensive, but being able to drive SOMEONE ELSE's car like that was totally worth it. I didn't have to worry about any of the weird noises or giant rocks or even gas. If you ever get the chance to go or do some other rally driving experience in someone else's car, I highly recommend it. I feel like a 29 year old again.

DISCUSSION (8)

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/04/2014 at 16:39

Happy belated birthday! Awesome birthday gift. Glad you had fun!

thebigbossyboss > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/04/2014 at 16:41

Cool. Where is this place?

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > thebigbossyboss
11/04/2014 at 16:44

Issaquah, WA. It's on the property that they filmed the opening sequence of Twin Peaks.

thebigbossyboss > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
11/04/2014 at 16:51

It did look a bit like home in the pics for sho. I grew up out that way....sort of.

Ballzonya > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/04/2014 at 17:29

Excellent! Looks like a ton of fun

SubiSanchez > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/04/2014 at 18:48

Sounds like a fun experience! I've wanting to take one of their half day or one day programs but they do seem kinda pricey. I might be tempted enough to spend some tax return money on a class in one of their new BRZs though.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > SubiSanchez
11/04/2014 at 23:02

The RWD class in the BRZ's does sound fun. It was pricey, but it's hard to compare apples-to-apples with anywhere else. Check reviews to see how much "seat time" you get on the half day vs the full day. The full day may actually give you more than twice the driving time of the half day, but even that left me wanting more.

I need to find some cheap land and a bulldozer...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
11/05/2014 at 09:15

Jealous! Really need to do this one day.