How To Get Into Performance Rallying
- Thread starter Lurch
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Wasn't me that left a message. You didn't miss any snow. It was a completely dry track most of the day right until we started packing up. Then it snowed. (bang) We plan on doing more next year but actually during winter where there will be snow. Now back to regular rallycrossing. (thumb) -Erik
I agree, this thread is great!
Lurch, me and my buddy used to rallycross this 1982 Volvo 240 GLT turbo. And we did considerably well, enough to earn two second place finishes in SS2. we were even interviewed on the december 17th episode of Redline TV on the Speed Channel! Rally is definently a passion of mine and i try to get as close as i can to it as much as possible. we totally just ate up that volvo and we are now ready for something newer and more reliable. anyway there is no real point to my posting this other than to show some awesome pics of us practicing. keep in mind we were juniors in high school when we started rallycrossing so the car is pretty much completly stock however we do have a set of 4 point sparco harnesses, custom harness bar, an aray of different used rally tires and a slight weight reduction. Oh and our best mod yet.... a "Flooded" street sign bolted underneath the engine for a skid plate!
Lurch, me and my buddy used to rallycross this 1982 Volvo 240 GLT turbo. And we did considerably well, enough to earn two second place finishes in SS2. we were even interviewed on the december 17th episode of Redline TV on the Speed Channel! Rally is definently a passion of mine and i try to get as close as i can to it as much as possible. we totally just ate up that volvo and we are now ready for something newer and more reliable. anyway there is no real point to my posting this other than to show some awesome pics of us practicing. keep in mind we were juniors in high school when we started rallycrossing so the car is pretty much completly stock however we do have a set of 4 point sparco harnesses, custom harness bar, an aray of different used rally tires and a slight weight reduction. Oh and our best mod yet.... a "Flooded" street sign bolted underneath the engine for a skid plate!
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Just stopped by the site...haven't been around in a while.
That is great! Volvos are so much fun. When I was 16, I got my jollies in an old 745 wagon with a couple hundred thousand miles. We'd sneak onto the horse racing track at the county fairgrounds at 2am and bounce that sucker off the rev limiter all crossed up sideways. Then blow 5 bucks at the quarter car wash before I took it home to Dad.
Good times!
That is great! Volvos are so much fun. When I was 16, I got my jollies in an old 745 wagon with a couple hundred thousand miles. We'd sneak onto the horse racing track at the county fairgrounds at 2am and bounce that sucker off the rev limiter all crossed up sideways. Then blow 5 bucks at the quarter car wash before I took it home to Dad.
Good times!
Here's my own "homebrew" rally when I was in Oklahoma for some C17 training...RallyPro5 said:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=485542&postcount=55
