Well, this race was switched from a non-points race to a points race. Good and Bad.
Well its always good because we get to race!.. but bad because that means ive got to get some susp and what not so i dont do more damage to the car. My plans, if it were a non-points, was to just go out and have fun, and maybe even take another car. But Team 9one9racing is in the race for seasons points leader. Both Ray and I have good chances of getting some trophies this season. That will be awesome. We’ve had a trend this season, Team 9one9racing has trophied each race this year (as far as i know we have) and well, If Ray gets a trophy, then I dont, and if I get a trophy, Ray doesnt.
So here’s to the last race and to both Ray and I getting some trophies!
Right off the bat I’ve got to congratulate my teammate and friend Sir Ray Metts from New Bern for placing first in his class (SO4). He did a damn good job racing on some bald tires in a new-to-him car (in a way). This course was long, fast and fun. Very Fun!! props to the Chairs who put it together.
Ray had some really fast times in his class… he went all out.
I wish I could say the same.lol. The morning started out with a parade lap around the course, which was good because it’s been so long since anyone has been out there that we forgot how to drive. hah.
Some fast drivers out there this race. The morning session didnt go so well (seems like a trend in the past 2-3 races). I was hitting cones left and right. I just couldnt get the car settled after going over bumps/rutts, and it showed… you could litterally push the rear end of the car down with 2 fingers… my struts were shot. I couldnt do anything at the moment, so I just had to do my best and try to avoid the jumps, or really the rebound.
The afternoon was better, I managed to make up some time, but those cones I hit in the morning kept me from getting 3rd place. (got 4th).. no biggy though. Ive already made some arrangements on some suspension.
Our next race is Nov. 21st at the same location and Ray and I are chairs for this race. so we’ve got some planning to do!
Our last points race is oct. 25th. It is at BMW Farm track. should be exciting. Havnt been there since our very first race, so hopefully things go well.
So the Koni Challenge is this weekend. And the track has opened up the Rally gravel course and are charging $5 per run. Thats pretty much what we pay for a race that we do, so it could be worth it.
Im gonna give it a try. Its been a while since we’ve been out to race so this will be some good practice. A lot of folks are going up, so hopefully i can get a handful of runs in.
Oh well, Ray and I were ready for the next race since we were suppose to chair the event. It was at the BMW farm, the same place I took 1st at the beginning of the season. Well, just one more points race left and after that its a non-points event.
what a day! After a hard rain, the course was slippery as can be. Ray was co driving my car with me.
Since it was so wet, they let us have one free lap to see where the slick spots were. The morning session was really sloppy for me. I hit 5 cones but was still in the game. Ray did really well his first lap, but on his second, he hit the finish like cone and got a DNF (did not finish) which cost him 2 minutes . There were some fast drivers out there. But some sloppy ones too (like me, haha)
The afternoon was a lot dryer and i did a bit better. only 1 cone was hit. I finished up Second place, even with a de-beaded tire coming into the finish line. It wasnt a pretty race, but i’ll take it. Up next is the Sept. Race. Hafta smooth my driving out and get the care ready.
Turns out I’ll be having a co-driver. Sir Ray Metts of New Bern will be joining me as another driver in my car. Should be fun. Team 9one9 back in one car! Ive got a 7pm flight. So Ive gotta race and run to the airport. we’ll see how it goes.
phew, that was a close one. It seems like it always comes down to the wire with people registering online for our races. We need at least 25 a week before the even to secure the race.
This is Race #4. It’s been a looonnngggg time since, so im pretty stoked.
Not much to do to the care since I prepped it for the practice session a few weeks ago.
I’m trying to get the word out. 25 participants is nice, but we would like to have more, that way its a lot more fun and more people have a chance to get trophies.
It’s one thing to take a professional driver, an insane race machine, a closed airport and a giant crew to produce something like Ken Block’s amazing Gymkhana videos. But it’s another thing to do it with a beat up Subie, public roads, a bunch of fireworks, a doomed trailer, and your buddies. Of course, doing it the second way is completely illegal, and we can’t recommend anyone try, but IMV Films have, and it’s awesome. Driver Kyle Sarasin may not have Block’s drifting chops, but he might have him beat in the showmanship department. Bravo IMV Films, I hope you guys don’t wind up in jail.
So since our rallyX was cancelled on Saturday, Kevin (owner) was nice enough to invite us over for general practice and screwing around. I havnt been on course in a few months, so I was itching to get out there and just mess around.
I took Tony and Sara with me since they had nothing else to do. When we arrived, Kevin had setup an extension of the normal course, a SuperSpecial setup where it def. tests your skills. There are many ways around it, but we wanted to roll in style so we would try to flick the car around like in this vid
Boy was it tough. But we kind of got the hang of it and tried that and also e-brake sliding around the tires.That extension is not going to be part of our Rallycrosses because it takes the spot of the staging lanes, but it was fun trying out new things.
The next race is August 1st, I was suppose to fly out on noon that day, but I got to push my flight back so I could catch the race. We’ve had 2 races cancelled this year, its not looking good. So I want to catch as many as I can.
. There were some fast drivers out there. But some sloppy ones too (like me, haha)
