ORG RallyX #1

So.. i came, i saw... i didn't conquere...

actually had GREAT pass times, but they take em all added.. and considering I rolled a bead on the 2nd pass that added too much time to my score. about 10 seconds at least. Sucked too cuz it was so gonna be my best time. I was flying!~ Anyway, here are some vids. I don't know the final results yet, but I know I didn't get top 3 this time. :'(

In Car:
Pass 1
Pass 2
Pass 3

Driver Door Cam:
Pass 1
Pass 2
Pass 3

Starting the day, I left my steel sheet at home. So I was jacking the car up on wet/soft ground... Bad idea.. jack slumped down awkward, car lost its balance and slid right off. Had both front wheel off at the time. Borrowed a low profile jack from a friend, had another come and help lift the car enough to get the jack under.. Eventually made it. :edit: OH! and the 2nd time i jacked the car up, the jack was too slick and slid from the car and suddenly my bumper is bent!!!! I was afraid it went through the radiator. But it was ok.

Thinking on the 2nd pass coming through the 2nd of 5 round-abouts all the banging around and what/not my skid plate got RIPPED right off the car. Crazy... And entering the final round-about just in front of the finish, I blew a bead on the front drivers side. That totally killed my time by about 10 seconds. I still finished though!

I ripped a vac line loose after the skidplate came off and suddleny my idle problem is fixed... Well, actually not it idle's at about 5700rpm.... heh. hence why i was shutting the car off.

On the drive home it would stay fixed so i come to a stop light and the car is just LOUDER THAN HELL.... i was at first staying in gear, lifting off the clutch just barely while staying on the brake trying not to get too loud, than i smoke the $h!t outta my clutch and said forget it. Got the line fixed shortly after.

It was a good day. I had a blast!!!!



I need better butt holsters. So... i was reading about DC2 seats being swapable with lil effort? any other recommendations?

Comments

  • Think my buddy was there too. He drives a olive drab subaru. Looks like fun!!!
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    323 GTX at 8 seconds in the first vid? I love those cars.

    What a blast. Looks like so much fun, and nice long runs. Im so jealous :(

    We talked about a dirt race to see if we could spark any intrest in Rally a few years back, I even located a nice perfectly level field (a sod farm I worked at long ago), but nobody around here was interested. Buncha losers, lol.
  • White&NerdyWhite&Nerdy Senior Wagonist
    Those are some pretty long runs, and the surface looks relatively smooth, not rough, rutted, or sandy (I saw a Hyundai go waaaaaay up on 2 wheels in sand at the last rallyx I was at :shock: ). Awesome stuff!!! Bummer about the popped bead, though, and the other carnage you suffered. That's one of the main reasons I don't do much rallyx - the car is my daily driver, and I don't want to risk breaking it at a rallyx.

    So what are you using for camera mounts? I still need to edit and post my ice racing videos, but I've got a RAM mount system with suction and magnetic bases. NER SCCA just banned suction cup mounts from inside cars for safety reasons (hard mount is OK).
  • WorldHazardWorldHazard New Wagonist
    ya, i'm not TOO worried about destroying the Honduh, but i don't want to intentionally. it's my 'race car' lol. I'm using a CruiseCam for the inside. AWESOME thing. so incredibly stable. mounts to the headrest posts... and for exterior it's a PanaVise suction mount.

    The surface wasn't smooth, but i've had rougher. i was bouncing around more than usual. thinking my suspension has taken it's toll.

    CruiseCam
    http://www.cruisecam.com/mounts.html

    PanaVise
    http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PanaVise-CCTV-Camera-Car-Window-Mount_W0QQitemZ360140572508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item360140572508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A1|65%3A12|39%3A2|240%3A1318
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