"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
11/21/2016 at 11:08 • Filed to: None
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"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
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In light of the good news that Ohio will be on the Rally America schedule I figured I’d share some stuff from the Sunriser400, the rally that was part of the SCCA Pro Rally series that preceded Rally America.
I moved to Chillicothe, Ohio in 2004 almost ten years after the last rally had taken place. I never knew we used to have a rally until a couple years ago. One thing that made me so excited over the idea that we used to host a rally is this section that runs through the city park downtown. I’ve driven this road many times, especially in the snow, thinking it would make an awesome rally stage.
This is Tar Hollow State Forest. I have also thought this would make an interesting rally stage if for no other reason than the fact it is so easy to get lost in there. Currently the schedule lists Scioto Trails which is another state forest that would be good but I’m a little disappointed because Tar Hollow would probably be more challenging and less developed.
Even the locals would get in on the action. One of my coworkers says he entered in the year they opened up the city park.
This is one of my favorite clippings because I worked on a renovation crew on the building in the background. The building caught on fire a few years before I moved to Chillicothe and was at risk of being demolished for years. When my crew was in there we rebuilt the entire 4th floor and the roof. Money dried up and we sold the building back to the city. Just recently in the last couple years the local hospital bought the building and completed the rennovation which has reinvigorated our downtown and we’re now getting lots of new shops and restaurants downtown.
This is one of my favorite turns but thy recently removed the big tree and another big one just out of frame to the right that really framed the turn.
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TylerLinner
> mcseanerson
11/21/2016 at 11:31 |
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mooaarrrrr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwgraves/sets/72157643669358595/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwgraves/sets/72157643668130873/
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mcseanerson
> TylerLinner
11/21/2016 at 11:54 |
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MOOOOOAAAR!
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TylerLinner
> mcseanerson
11/21/2016 at 12:15 |
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Oh god, I don’t remember the Vega! Check out my personal blog now and then; I’ve got lots of rally stuff, and a few vintage cars still work their way on-stage.
Roundbadge
> mcseanerson
11/21/2016 at 13:07 |
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Rally mero = best mero. That Vega likely had a weight advantage, being mostly rust with some green paint over it (I’m guessing).