Johnson Valley RallyCross - Last event of the year! Dec 9th
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Hope to see some of you out there this weekend - we wont be camping (because of the weather) and the after-party may not happen for the same reason. But the racing is ON!
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Well, everyone's back home, the dust has settled, and the last CRS and Johnson Valley Rallycross of the year is over.
I think everyone had fun and I wanted to thank everyone for coming out! First off, I'd like to thank my girlfriend Mindy who did so much behind the scenes work for the event. She made the lunches, worked the course, helped set up, and most importantly, designed the course with me. Together we tried to make it flowing enough to get up to speed and hang it out plenty, but still technical enough in some places so driver skill and precision were what pulled you through, not horsepower. My desire was to put in some areas where drivers could absolutely go ***** out in a sweeping corner yet still maintain enough control to make it through tough gates. In this I think I succeeded.
Now a few thanks: Thanks to Leon and Lisa and the entire Laengworks crew for making the trek and supporting rallycross. Thanks to Mike in the rental who let me and Mindy run the car as well - hope cleaning it up was manageable. And of course, thanks to Jayson Woodruff without whose infrastructure (cones, radios, etc) NONE of this would be possible. Big ups to the guys who didn't even run but worked two run groups AND helped clean up!!! And to everyone else who helped out above and beyond their work group, it's people like you who make this endeavor easier for the organizer.
There were some unfortunate situations which resulted in a bit of a delay and frustrations for drivers. A few notes about issues we had:
1. The wind, for one thing, was - for the first time ever in all the times I've been out there - not blowing at 30 mph, so the dust created by the cars hung over the course resulting in a lot of waiting around. Slowing the rally group to 2 minute intervals was for everyone's safety so I hope no one got too steamed about such a long time between runs. I apologize for the rally and mod guys not getting all 6 runs.
2. The rally class had a TON of entries - something the pre-reg did not suggest, so the run group ended up being almost 3 hours. I apologize to the course workers who had to stay out there that long. Next time we will review the entry list more closely at the start of the day and split the groups up if necessary.
3. The course, which a few people pointed out, was not built optimally for the conditions (no wind), so there were some places where drivers had to slow considerably to see where the cones were. Though I tried in advance through my course design to minimize the chances of dust being an issue (by making the course a "W" shape so the wind would blow dust out of your way) , some of my course elements compounded the problem (the loop, the two turnaround "Y's". Next time we will try our best to ensure this is not an issue.
4. No porta potties. The people who were supposed to deliver them didn't and by the time we figured it out, it was too late as they are closed on the weekends. Luckily there was a bathroom not too far away.
5. Results not ready. We were really scrambling to get everything done before sundown and were, again, a victim of our own success. With so many more entries - many of whom were walk-ups, it didn't give us enough time to compile results and year end series championship points. Rest assured that final results are available now at http://www.johnsonvalleyrallyx.com and medals and cash payouts will be sent to you in the mail. If we don't have your mailing address and you placed, shoot Jayson an email at woodrufj@jaycomservices.com and let him know. He's handling the awards and payouts.
All in all it was a successful event and I hope ya'll will come out next time - the next event is January 28th I believe. Check www.johnsonvalleyrallyx.com for more details.
Eli Gilbert
Event Organizer
Johnson Valley RallyCross 5
I think everyone had fun and I wanted to thank everyone for coming out! First off, I'd like to thank my girlfriend Mindy who did so much behind the scenes work for the event. She made the lunches, worked the course, helped set up, and most importantly, designed the course with me. Together we tried to make it flowing enough to get up to speed and hang it out plenty, but still technical enough in some places so driver skill and precision were what pulled you through, not horsepower. My desire was to put in some areas where drivers could absolutely go ***** out in a sweeping corner yet still maintain enough control to make it through tough gates. In this I think I succeeded.
Now a few thanks: Thanks to Leon and Lisa and the entire Laengworks crew for making the trek and supporting rallycross. Thanks to Mike in the rental who let me and Mindy run the car as well - hope cleaning it up was manageable. And of course, thanks to Jayson Woodruff without whose infrastructure (cones, radios, etc) NONE of this would be possible. Big ups to the guys who didn't even run but worked two run groups AND helped clean up!!! And to everyone else who helped out above and beyond their work group, it's people like you who make this endeavor easier for the organizer.
There were some unfortunate situations which resulted in a bit of a delay and frustrations for drivers. A few notes about issues we had:
1. The wind, for one thing, was - for the first time ever in all the times I've been out there - not blowing at 30 mph, so the dust created by the cars hung over the course resulting in a lot of waiting around. Slowing the rally group to 2 minute intervals was for everyone's safety so I hope no one got too steamed about such a long time between runs. I apologize for the rally and mod guys not getting all 6 runs.
2. The rally class had a TON of entries - something the pre-reg did not suggest, so the run group ended up being almost 3 hours. I apologize to the course workers who had to stay out there that long. Next time we will review the entry list more closely at the start of the day and split the groups up if necessary.
3. The course, which a few people pointed out, was not built optimally for the conditions (no wind), so there were some places where drivers had to slow considerably to see where the cones were. Though I tried in advance through my course design to minimize the chances of dust being an issue (by making the course a "W" shape so the wind would blow dust out of your way) , some of my course elements compounded the problem (the loop, the two turnaround "Y's". Next time we will try our best to ensure this is not an issue.
4. No porta potties. The people who were supposed to deliver them didn't and by the time we figured it out, it was too late as they are closed on the weekends. Luckily there was a bathroom not too far away.
5. Results not ready. We were really scrambling to get everything done before sundown and were, again, a victim of our own success. With so many more entries - many of whom were walk-ups, it didn't give us enough time to compile results and year end series championship points. Rest assured that final results are available now at http://www.johnsonvalleyrallyx.com and medals and cash payouts will be sent to you in the mail. If we don't have your mailing address and you placed, shoot Jayson an email at woodrufj@jaycomservices.com and let him know. He's handling the awards and payouts.
All in all it was a successful event and I hope ya'll will come out next time - the next event is January 28th I believe. Check www.johnsonvalleyrallyx.com for more details.
Eli Gilbert
Event Organizer
Johnson Valley RallyCross 5
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