Something special is happening at New England Forest Rally!

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 07/11/2014 at 23:29 • Filed to: None

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Not giving details, but the entry list is going to get awesome!

WRC541 > Dusty Ventures 07/11/2014 at 23:32

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This tease, just aint fair! One Q: Due to car, or special guest?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dusty Ventures 07/11/2014 at 23:36

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It's the Stig, isn't it. You've put the Stig in the race.

Dusty Ventures > WRC541 07/11/2014 at 23:44

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All I'll say is "you'll know it when you see it"

Dusty Ventures > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/11/2014 at 23:45

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Might've done

scoob > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 00:02

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http://www.rally-america.com/events/2014/NE…

Will be constantly hitting F5 until the server can't handle it and the site goes down.

Dusty Ventures > scoob 07/12/2014 at 00:04

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That won't take long. It's a pretty outdated site

scoob > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 00:06

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Is it the '94 Civic? (Kidding)

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 00:15

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Ooh! Ooh! IS ORLOVE FINALLY IN A CAR?!

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 00:16

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Also, get Rally Chicken to go...and mail me Timbits.

I had doughnuts at lunch to try and compensate for the lack of Timbits. Nope. Nope. Nooooope.

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 01:01

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HOLY CRAP, THERE'S A GUY WHOSE LAST NAME IS QUATTRO.

You! Yes, YOU! You're IN THE WRONG CAR!

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 07/12/2014 at 01:07

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You send Rally Chicken and I'll put him in a car

Once you've had Timbits regular doughnuts just aren't as good as you remember them

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/13/2014 at 00:22

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The tasty coating to inside ratio is just right, and the insides are just perfect.

I don't know about mailing Ms. Chicken. Usually I do an in-person handoff.

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 07/13/2014 at 00:35

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Then you need to come to a rally! LSPR is pretty fantastic

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/13/2014 at 01:10

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I need to make it to a rally someday. Goodness knows, I've subjected Matt to too much #944life already. Haha.

Dusty Ventures > Dusty Ventures 07/13/2014 at 20:42

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Checked the entry list lately?

Brian Silvestro > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:27

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lolcaswell

Dusty Ventures > Brian Silvestro 07/14/2014 at 22:28

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That's not it, keep looking

Brian Silvestro > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:29

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HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT.

Dusty Ventures > Brian Silvestro 07/14/2014 at 22:30

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I think you found it

scoob > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:30

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I KNEW IT. Orlove!

Brian Silvestro > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:31

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How can I get to this rally?? HOW MUCH MONEY DO I HAVE TO THROW AT PEOPLE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:36

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Shouldn't that car be upside down?

48 Spoons > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:38

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Dusty Ventures > Brian Silvestro 07/14/2014 at 22:41

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Drive to Maine. Spectate for free.

signintoburnerlol > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:43

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Scion xD eh?

Brian Silvestro > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:45

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6+ hours to watch some of my favorite internet people in real life racing cars?!?! Shit, it's so tempting. But I already have my BMW "Ultimate Driving" event scheduled for Saturday. Fuck. FUCK. I want ALLLLLL the video.

Dusty Ventures > signintoburnerlol 07/14/2014 at 22:47

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Yeah, that too

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 22:56

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Fucking Orlove, Pastrana, and Caswell.

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 23:21

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Orlove!

*clicks name*

Oh...

Dusty Ventures > Blondude 07/14/2014 at 23:22

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Yeah, it dos that with all new members of the Rally America competitor database. It'll be fixed post-event.

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 23:24

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He really should be co-driving Pastrana though.

Dusty Ventures > Blondude 07/14/2014 at 23:26

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That would be a very short drive...

Blondude > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 23:27

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But it would be amazing...

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 23:38

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This entry list is missing someone...

Owners of fine Puffalump chickens, you know what to do.

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 07/14/2014 at 23:47

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What if I only have a duck?

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Dusty Ventures 07/14/2014 at 23:56

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I see you Orlove!!!!

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/15/2014 at 00:57

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That's not a duck!

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 07/15/2014 at 01:02

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Tell it to Google

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/15/2014 at 01:06

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Google knows.

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 07/15/2014 at 01:21

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A few mislabeled outliers does not a chicken make. Further authentication as waterfowl

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 07/15/2014 at 01:31

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I am the World's Preeminent 'Lumpist. I say This Old Toy accidentally got this one wrong.

BATC42 > Dusty Ventures 07/15/2014 at 02:41

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So many Subarus !

I was wondering, do you guys follow FIA regulations or something different (Rally America regulations I've heard of)? 'Cause I've seen you use the name class and group as the FIA, so theoratically you could use european rally cars?

Dusty Ventures > BATC42 07/15/2014 at 03:36

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We use different regs from the FIA. There's basically three national classes and five regional classes (plus B-spec, which is basically stock low-output late model 2WD hatches. Pretty much nobody wants to run B-spec).

In the national division there's:
•Open: AWD cars, pretty much all engine/drivetrain/turbo modifications allowed so long as it falls within engine size limits (approx 5.2 if naturally aspirated, 2.8 if turbocharged/supercharged). Carbon fiber bumpers, fenders, rear doors allowed. Must race with an engine intake restrictor (34 mm IIRC)
•Super Production: Turbo AWD cars, stock engines and turbos only. No internal modifications allowed (with exception of switching to specific Rally America pistons in the Subaru, which don't provide any additional power but are allegedly more reliable). Stock dash must be retained, along with stock door trim, stock center console, etc. Same engine intake restriction as open class.
•2WD: All 2WD cars are allowed, so long as they fall within engine size limits (approx 5.2 if naturally aspirated, 2.8 if turbocharged/supercharged). Nearly any engine/drivetrain/turbo modification allowed, no engine restriction. These rules produce wild battles, like 160 horsepower R2 Fiestas going against 450 horsepower RWD Silvias.

In the regional division there's still the Open and Super Production classes, but 2WD is broken into two sub-groups (Group 2 and Group 5), and the Open Light class is added.
•Group 2: 2WD cars, engine limit of approx 2.8L naturally aspirated. No turbocharging or supercharging allowed. Engine/drivetrain modification open.
•Group 5: Basically the same rules as 2WD in the national division.
•Open Light: Naturally aspirated AWD cars. Engine size limited to 2.8L. Some engine/drivetrain modification allowed. This is a fairly new class, but has exploded in popularity as an "affordable" way for competitors to go AWD rallying (for all those people who don't think FWD rally hatchbacks are cool).

There are more details to the rules, of course, but that's basically it. No homologation rules or anything like the FIA has though, there's a lot more freedom in the build and the design of the cars (and what cars are allowed to run), so you can get some interesting variety. A lot of competitors who have come from Europe or Australia and run in the states say they like the potential for creativity and cars that can make big power. Not to mention the fact that someone could conceivably run a Group B car (with some safety updates and the intake restriction) or a current spec WRC car (or nearly any other AWD rally car that's competed anywhere in the world in the past 30 years) within the Rally America rules

BATC42 > Dusty Ventures 07/15/2014 at 04:03

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Wow, thanks for the info! Simple regulations, not too many classes, and it smart to have different classes for 2WD and 4WD. Things are different witht he FIA regulations.

For exemple the car in which my father used to co-drive was a Renault 5 GT Turbo (the car still runs) competing in the Group N/class 4 (N4). It's turbocharged production car with no modifications to the engine or the drivetrain, and the engine has to have more than 2l of displacement. Thing is, as there is no rules on drivetrain layout, the small R5 GTT and it 150hp is competing against much more powerfull cars like Evos, Imprezas and some Ford Escort Cosworth putting out around 300hp. And AWD. This is just utterly stupid....

Dusty Ventures > BATC42 07/15/2014 at 04:33

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Yeah, it's not completely perfect (that Renault 5, for example, would be in Group 5 despite it's low power, so it would be up against BMW M3s and turbo Fiestas), but overall it's a good system for keeping the field relatively level without breaking things down into a billion classes.

JQuattro > Stef Schrader 07/15/2014 at 07:53

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We won't be attending due to funding but if Audi wants to fund us We would gladly run an Audi...lol

Stef Schrader > JQuattro 07/15/2014 at 09:48

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Aww, nuts. Hope it comes together for future races, then.