Rally Yaris took a tumble

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 06/02/2014 at 16:40 • Filed to: rally, crash

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Highs and lows this weekend. Ryan Wilcox and I finished tenth in the national class, which is ridiculously awesome, and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Things weren't so good for the TAG Rally Sport Yaris. Tracey and Tabitha went off on the most notorious corner of the rally, going down a 70 foot embankment and rolling the car multiple times. Fortunately they're both ok, despite being very sore. The Yaris on the other hand may be done for the season, if not for good. The engine, transmission, cage, frame, and suspension are all ok, the car even still drives well (took it up to 60 mph and it was solid as a rock), but the body is a mess. Of 15 separate body panels 14 are damaged and 13 are damaged to the point of being unsalvageable (co-driver front fender escaped, hood can be saved). All glass is broken except for the glass in the co-driver door. We're contemplating our options and looking around for a donor shell now, but we're not really sure what the future of the Yaris will be.

dinobot666 > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:42

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Awww. I was hoping to see it at Ojibwe! Glad driver and co-driver are okay.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:44

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I hope this plate can be saved, too.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:45

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I don't actually hate those cars as much as I should. I think I just have a thing for little hatchbacks.

For Sweden > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:45

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Rally Yaris => LeMons Yaris

ddavidn > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:47

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Awwwww! Poor widdle Yaris. I liked that little dude.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:47

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Good to hear they're doing OK. It looks like you can save the rear bumper cover too, so there's that. Hopefully you can get it back together and keep it racing. Or upgrade...

Sn210 > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:52

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nooo! Not the Yaris! Glad the drivers made it out ok

Do-Rif-To > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 16:56

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Out of morbid curiosity, what's the criteria for determining that a roll cage is still in good condition after a roll-over? I was always under the impression that it was a one-and-done type of thing, like a crash helmet.

Sn210 > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 17:00

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http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/449242… $5k, MT, 75k

http://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/4464020313… $4k, non specific

D > For Sweden 06/02/2014 at 17:10

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LeMons, the retirement home of crashed race cars

area man > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 17:13

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It always boggles my mind that the mechanical bits of a rally car can still function after a high-speed, high impact rollover.

Dusty Ventures > Do-Rif-To 06/02/2014 at 17:20

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Basically it comes down to whether a crash damages a part of the cage or not.

Racescort666 > Dusty Ventures 06/02/2014 at 17:21

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Speaking of which, was there any damage to the cage?

Dusty Ventures > Racescort666 06/03/2014 at 13:58

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Cage is perfect, no damage whatsoever

Dusty Ventures > Do-Rif-To 06/03/2014 at 14:02

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I mis-read this (tired), let me give a better answer. If a major structural component of the cage is bent or broken (main hoop, X-brace, front posts, etc) are damaged the cage is done. Minor bits (door bars, gussets, sometimes the rear down bars) can be replaced. Of course it's often hard to damage a minor component without damaging one of the majors.