2016 Rallycross National Championship

Things have come up for Mrs. Deuce at work so I'm off the list.
Say hi to Dustin in the white AE86 Corolla for me.
And Bee in his supercharged Miata.
And Bob still hunting for a first in PF in his CRX.
I'm going to miss it.

Question. Is there a region, anywhere in the country, where Bee hasn't run?

I still remember last year in central Michigan at the divisional challenge, and there's Bee, and I'm like, WTF are you doing here, you live like 1000 miles away. And he DROVE the Miata there. This is not ordinarily an epic feat, but Bee's Miata isn't ordinary, what with the back half of the car held together with zip ties and gravity after a traffic accident...

I think I've competed with/against him at three separate events that were not anywhere near Oklahoma.

Bee is a special guy. At the last two day event we had in Texas we were all packing up at the end of the first day and we offered to drive him back to Dustin's house, let him shower, feed him, and give him a warm bed. Nope, he slept in the Miata because he WANTED to. Slept. In. A. Miata.
And his car is held together with zip ties and hope and terrifying amateur stick welds, but the Fox suspension on it is amaaaaaazing. It's impossibly easy to drive fast.
Rallycross is his thing. He loves it.
Someone buy him a beer for me.

Will do.

I actually got to drive Bee's Miata when, at that challenge last year, I kind of blew the oil drain plug off of Evan's Miata, distributing its oil all over the grid area just before my final run, and Bee let me drive his car for my final run so I wouldn't get a DNF. (He was second in class at this point, BTW)

He most decidedly did NOT have a car that was impossibly easy to drive fast. Maybe impossible to drive fast. If there was any oil in the shocks, it was like -20 viscosity.

If you're planning on racing & haven't registered yet, do so soon! The price jumps from $135 to $175 on Monday 9/19 at noon.

In their infinite wisdom, the SCCA won't allow a region in the Hudson River valley to hold a local rally cross on the same date.

In reply to iceracer:

This is true for all National level events, IIRC.

Also I thought the price went up in August. Hooray, I just saved $60!

Yes, I know. Doesn't make it fair. A small local rally cross is not going to have any effect on an event 2000 or so miles away.

Our local guy tried to argue that point.

In reply to iceracer:

There are people going to Nationals from all corners of the country, including Alaska. Distance can't enter into it.

IIRC the rule came about when a region about 150mi away from a Challenge held a regional on the same weekend. Where do you draw the distance line?

Knurled wrote: Will do. I actually got to drive Bee's Miata when, at that challenge last year, I kind of blew the oil drain plug off of Evan's Miata, distributing its oil all over the grid area just before my final run, and Bee let me drive his car for my final run so I wouldn't get a DNF. (He was second in class at this point, BTW) He most decidedly did NOT have a car that was impossibly easy to drive fast. Maybe impossible to drive fast. If there was any oil in the shocks, it was like -20 viscosity.

That mishap led to another fun story after that event.

Pete (knurled) asked us if we could run him up to the parts store in the Fazda since the Miata's lubrication system was self-ventilating. So we hop in, run to O'Really's, get his drain plug and some oil, run back, Pete fixes it up, and all is well.

Then I go to crank over the Escort and....nothing. The motor would crank and crank but wouldn't fire.

Without me even really asking Pete set to work under the hood trying to figure out what the malady was. A few minutes later, he notices our coil wire coming off the distributor is arcing on a baracket because it had been chaffed. We grab some eletical taope out of the spares box, wrap it up nice and tight, turn the key, and CHA-CHING! The car starts right up.

With that Pette threw his arms up in victory and yelled "I CAN FIX ANYTHING!!!!"

***Also, Pete had correctly diagnosed a blown-strut for us the day before that was so whopped out that we thought it was a wheel bearing or hub going out. The man is the car-whisperer.

In reply to Matt_the_Wolfe:

Tell that to my boss after I wasted three hours today and a few hours yesterday because of a berking chassis ground strap that looked OH SO EXCELLENTLY FINE, JUST FINE, HOW ARE YOU? until I touched it and it crumbled to dust. AFTER the vehicle died approximately one turn into a road test and we had to tow-strap the thing back to the shop.

As punishment, I had to control the vehicle being towed, which does not seem like much of a feat except it was a 1-ton van with Hydroboost. Had a serious case of Popeye arms and Popeye leg by the time we got back.

Anyway, I am still a firm believer in the Law of Conservation of Entropy, meaning if you fix something, something else will break immediately. The presence of the Proscort's BP to Evan's BP made the entropy jump streams after we put oil into the Miata in a quasi-permanent way.

Last warning, the price to register jumps up $40 at noon today. The time to quit procrastinating has arrived!

Madhatr wrote: I am bringing the Dirtball: And I fully expect to be the slowest one there....

But you'll look good.

In reply to Knurled:

It definitely felt bad for it. I'm just amazed t happened when it did and not on course

David S. Wallens wrote:

Madhatr wrote: I am bringing the Dirtball: And I fully expect to be the slowest one there....

But you'll look good.

Lol, Thanks! I hope so...

Last I checked the entry list, there is everything from an '83 VW Rabbit to a 2000 Porsche 911. This is going to be so cool to see!

Madhatr wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote:

Madhatr wrote: I am bringing the Dirtball: And I fully expect to be the slowest one there....

But you'll look good.

Lol, Thanks! I hope so... Last I checked the entry list, there is everything from an '83 VW Rabbit to a 2000 Porsche 911. This is going to be so cool to see!

How about that S2000?! Miata-killer?

Kylini wrote:

Madhatr wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote:

Madhatr wrote: I am bringing the Dirtball: And I fully expect to be the slowest one there....

But you'll look good.

Lol, Thanks! I hope so... Last I checked the entry list, there is everything from an '83 VW Rabbit to a 2000 Porsche 911. This is going to be so cool to see!

How about that S2000?! Miata-killer?

2 of them. Maybe a Miata won't win every RWD class this year.

In reply to EvanB:

Without looking at the entry list, I'm assuming the 911 is Nathan entering in SR.

Nope, he sold that last year. The 911 is in MR.

He did? Bummer. That car was fun to watch.

Has anyone noticed the supps this year? Alcohol is not allowed on-site, in addition to last year's no pets/no smoking.

*The balloon field is a non-smoking site. No smoking, no drinking, no drugs, no women, unless of course you're married. No guns, no foul language, no red meat."

Knurled wrote: He did? Bummer. That car was fun to watch. Has anyone noticed the supps this year? Alcohol is not allowed on-site, in addition to last year's no pets/no smoking. *The balloon field is a non-smoking site. No smoking, no drinking, no drugs, no women, unless of course you're married. No guns, no foul language, no red meat."

John Spartan, you have been fined one credit for violation of the verbal morality statute.

Different dystopian future - Escape from LA, not Frozen and Re-Thawed in LA.

(Escape from LA was the best camp-comedy-action movie next to Evil Dead II and I challenge anyone to convince me otherwise. Bonus: Bruce Campbell)

I'm finally changing the front wheel bearings on the Miata. Decided to also change the front pads and rotors since I've had new ones sitting in the garage for a few years.

And Miata prep is done. Just need to fix the alignment on the tow dolly.

I suppose I should go torque the wheels on the Volvo... and clean the dust off the dashboard... jeez there's so much car prep