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I went Rallycrossing again with the Sports Car Club in Iowa last Sunday. The $500 craigslist car came in 1st in stock FWD class by 29 seconds!
It was pretty horrid conditions but that’s where the fun begins!
I almost decided to skip out since the roads to the event were dicey at best but my racing soul told me to suck it up and do what I was born to do. I just got a pair of Goodyear Ultra Grip Winters up front, they truly live up to their namesake.
I made it, emptied my car of its crap and passed tech.
I did corner work until my heat came up and staged myself until showtime.
From there, it’s just tearing up the rally course until I get all my runs in. Now having winter tires up front and street all seasons in back made for some weird handling imbalances that is an acquired taste. Business in front, party in the back, amirite guys!
It’s always nice to see a good mix of cars out there playing in the snow.
Like this Toyota Rav4 with a home built Frankenstein turbo sticking out the hood.
Overall my $500 craigslist car finished mid pack in raw final times beating out some arguably better AWD cars. We all had fun, and you can’t put a time on that.
My natural environment is an asphalt track so I’m very rough around the edges when it comes to Rallying skills. Every race is just another opportunity to improve it. I’m hoping fly out to DirtFish rally school for a day come summertime to hone in on some techniques. Thanks for reading!
Future Heap Owner
> -Amateur
02/20/2019 at 00:42 |
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Looks like a lot of fun!
Would you say any of your rally success is due to being able to thrash that car without worrying about what might happen to it?
Echo51
> -Amateur
02/20/2019 at 04:13 |
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Ultragrip 8/9? I bought a bunch of 8's cheap when a garage chain shut down and they’re awesome for racing on a soaked gravel/dirt track aswell as in the snow :D
Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> -Amateur
02/20/2019 at 07:09 |
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How’d you like the snow front/all season rear setup?
Way to pull out some decent times!
shop-teacher
> -Amateur
02/20/2019 at 07:14 |
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Nicely done!
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-Amateur
> Echo51
02/20/2019 at 07:17 |
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I bought them on sale at PepBoys last month for $48 a pop! I am confident to say it was the single best purchase I ever did in my life...they just have such meaty treads to them and find grip anywhere they go.
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-Amateur
> Future Heap Owner
02/20/2019 at 07:20 |
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I’m probably the opposite of that hahaha! I drive the car 300 miles to get to the RallyX site, trash the car to pieces, and then drive back home another 300 miles right afterwards. If my car breaks down, I’m stranded far away from home. I’m looking into getting an SUV/truck with trailer so I don’t have to worry about that scenario in the near future.
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-Amateur
> Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
02/20/2019 at 07:32 |
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The first outing it took some getting used to having the rear end loose. I started getting used to it and finessed it a hell of alot better towards the end. It’s really nice once you get that back to dance and nail those tighter turn-ins. I couldn’t explore it’s full potential as we had some ice out there and I had to sacrifice some speed for stability. I really want to see how this combo plays out in the dirt/gravel.
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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> -Amateur
02/20/2019 at 07:42 |
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It does take some getting used to, but I enjoy the feel of it, it’s more rwd like.
Hopefully it works out well for you, keep having fun.