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Old 03-29-2009, 08:04 PM
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There were even a couple brand new ones - one new Evo X.
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This lift wasn't from braking the car -
I'm SO glad to see he's still out there!! Damn I miss my HCW ...
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I sold my Subaru. Only have a low, stiffly sprung MR2 and a Mini Cooper. My wife's car would work but she would kill me in my sleep if I RallyXd her car.
The mini's were catching air! its so cute to watch their rear wheels lock up mid corner
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This sounds like a laugh. How bumpy are we talking for a course? I'm running stock-ish ride heights on my GC setup, Proxes 4s on my winter wheels and have a Primitive undertray and rear diff guard. That all about right for this lark?
Haha sorry, i saw the lot, and have never been their...i didnt realize 1/2 was broken up asphalt! lol, it was still pretty smooth, rutted but smooth. bumps started forming near the end.
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im pretty sure most of the entries on the list are from the Bay

I think the one guy in the AWD civic lives by me, he is like 60+ years old! there is also an AWD Del Sol in Boulder Creek. He goes to quite a few rallyX's

Matt in Monterey is like 300 miles away from ANY action, except Laguna Seca and Marina...he can walk there haha.

We need to get Altamont Rallyx back, that was legendary.

I can see people not wanting to get muddy, because mud is a PITA, but this should be prime track/weather conditions. I just dont understand why there are only 17 entries, when its usually around 40-50. Altamont had 90 IIRC

I guess rally will remain dead, which is good in a way...look what "fans" did drifting...wouldnt want that to happen to rally.
How'd I get brought into this? Yeah, i drive far to go to the rally-x events, unfortunately I was in SoCal this weekend so I couldn't participate. These events are great! I don't get why people are so nervous about the, Saying you'll do a track day or auto-x, but not rally-x? I've seen more cars die on the track than I have at a rally-x event. Actually, I've only seen two car causalities. One was a bent control arm on an old honda that is at EVERY event and is pushed to the limits, hence why it places in the top 3 nationally. The other was a vintage mini whose clutch finally gave up the ghost.

Rally-x is nothing to be afraid of, so why not shell out the $50 and go have a blast for a day and meet some great people! There really is nothing to get unsure about when it comes to rally-x.
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Oh, and I don't even participate for points. There are a lot of people that go and take it seriously, but there are also people like me that just go out to have a blast and throw the car around in the dirt. You know, since it's rally-bred and all...
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haha i see it as paying for results...my fun runs are on the drive home

same with autocross...dodging redwood trees is wayyyy more fun
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anyways this seems like a good place to post results...

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i really dont like the whole "sum system" compared to best laptime...dirt is so unpredictable...but the sum is more rally style i guess

And awesome pics dude! wish i went to the school so it would be me in the pics!

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maybe if i owned a AWD civic or del sol... maybe and old AWD celica that i wasnt worried about ruining!!! i think most of us enjoy our cars low, and or aggressive! and always fast!!!

yay
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maybe if i owned a AWD civic or del sol... maybe and old AWD celica that i wasnt worried about ruining!!! i think most of us enjoy our cars low, and or aggressive! and always fast!!!

yay
What are you dropped in? And how do you think you'd "ruin" your car?
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Originally Posted by cordeezle06sti
i think most of us enjoy our cars low, and or aggressive! and always fast!!!

yay
Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.

You probably don't quite get the definition of low. Those Minis were LOW...

...my '98 Forester (WRX struts + Prodrive LOWERING springs) is LOW...

STI's not so LOW.

I had my '98 out there for school on Saturday. Drove it home Sunday.
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BTW, if anyone wants to see what they missed:

http://www.essenceofimagery.com/g/rallyx

The first 100 images (of over 3k images) are in that gallery.
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you were there today? did i meet you? you were in the yellow shirt with the nikon? I was the one with the shirt on his head lol

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Those Minis were LOW...
The white mini caught air at the hairpin dip!!! it was awesome.
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Originally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
you were there today? did i meet you? you were in the yellow shirt with the nikon? I was the one with the shirt on his head lol



The white mini caught air at the hairpin dip!!! it was awesome.
The Nikon D300 with the large lens (with the tripod)?? Yeah, that was me alright. Driving #43 to some unimpressive results...


BTW, I saw at least two other yellow-shirted Nikon users floating around the area. There were an assortment of Canon users too - but I couldn't lend my camera or lenses to them...
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ok cool. damn we need name tags with our screen names on them haha
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ok cool. damn we need name tags with our screen names on them haha
Either that or more meets/drives/rallys where people from the forums come out and get to actually know each other

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