Redwarf Posted May 24, 2004 Report Posted May 24, 2004 Hi guys, seeded entry list for Rally of Q is posted. Simon Evans at car 2! Go that mighty Corolla! Datgirl and I are at car 69, but it's not as bad as it seems, Classics are seeded from slowest to fastest. Link is: http://rally.com.au//pdfs/b27aaff0-cb70-47...377c17dd93f.pdf Quote
demuire Posted May 24, 2004 Report Posted May 24, 2004 Cool :P So many Subies... And there's an Evo 8! I can't wait to watch rally all that Sunday :fuzz: Hmm, maybe I'll volunteer to man one of them road block things... Should ask Sheridan about that when I see her later in the week... Quote
ae71neo Posted May 24, 2004 Report Posted May 24, 2004 I sooo want to go, don't know if i can yet :P Quote
Redwarf Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Posted June 2, 2004 Redwarf AND Datgirl here.... Just to say byeee, we're off to Caloundra in about half an hour to start the magical rally ride better known as Rally of Queensland. We're car 69 (no jokes thank you, or we'll sic Rob's wife onto you! :-) and we're running in the classics section. We are planning to pull out all the stops for what could be the last pairing of redwarf (driver) and datgirl (co-driver) ... we're ambitiously aiming for a top 5 finish in the classics. So, if you're up in the forest on Saturday (classics only run on Saturday), give us a wave - we can't guarantee we'll see you but I'm sure it will help!! Good luck to all in the Coastal Classic!! redwarf datgirl Quote
demuire Posted June 2, 2004 Report Posted June 2, 2004 A very big GOOD LUCK to Rob and Mel, cut sick, have a ball, show them who's da boss :) I unfortunately won't be there to see you run on Saturday (doing Coastal), but I'll be up on Friday night, apparently displaying Hal at the ARC show at Kings Beach. So who knows, maybe we'll bump into each other or something. Else, I'll be up there till Monday sometime, and I'll definately see you on Sunday night at the ARC presentation night! Don't think I'm going to the Saturday one at this stage... Quote
Teddy Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 damnit I WANTA BE LIKE U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very jelious!!! but congrad !!!!!!!! Wooo Hoo!!! Quote
andrew Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 sweeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!! i'd love to compete in rally's! that would be so cool! :) Quote
Redwarf Posted June 7, 2004 Author Report Posted June 7, 2004 15 Classic Rally cars started on Saturday morning, tagging onto the back of the ARC event. First we were off to Imbil to service, then off to Araucaria 1 stage. We unfortunately blew a tyre off its rim about 10 Kms in and was forced to change it mid stage, thus losing 6 minutes and buggering any chance for a really good placing, we thought. We got back onto the road with four good tyres again, and set off down the fastest strtch off rally road I have ever done. Ever. Just over 7500 rpm in fourth, for about 6 kms, with gently sweeping lefts and rights on a dirt road about six lanes wide. We hit one crest at full noise, about 165-170 k's, and launched. It was the single best moment in a car I've ever had. The car literally flew. For ages, coming back to earth prefectly. Wow. Spectator point at Cutters camp followed, where tacho hit internal bump stop. Should change gears more often. Tower Road 1 was next. This was a really shitty stage. Went into self preservation mode about 5kms in and put in a pretty crap time. Still, there were a lot of cars that didn't make it through. It was at about this time I started to think that Subaru RS' did actually grow on trees as there were that many of them stuck in the forest. Mitsubishi 1 was a 770m bitumen blast through Imbil. Lots of revs, lots of sideways. We started to get our shit together. Service and out to Kandanga. Marvellous roads and we were getting into the groove and getting quicker. Caseys Gully followed, 12.5km's of more great roads. Quicker again. Datgirls pace notes were spot on. Back to service then out to Araucaria 2. No flats, fully commited to notes, spotted big sign in the middle of the bush saying GO THE REDWARF!. Couldn't stop Datgirl from giggling. The best stage in terms of team work we ever done. Car doesn't go any faster. More Subaru's stuck in bush. Tower Road 2. I thought the road was better the second time, but most people disagreed with me. 45 secs quicker through here than the morning time. Once again fully commited with the car on the edge. 2nd fastest classic, only beaten by $75000 Fiat 131 Arbarth. Hit a causeway that hard, Intercom dropped out and Datgirl had to yell pacenotes at me. Not ideal but it worked. Back to Mitsubishi 2, more revs, more sideways. Service and leasurely drive back to Caloundra. Thanks must go to our service crew, Wayne and Theresa, and my wife Gaenor. We'd come into service with a list, and we didn't have to touch a thing. Not only that, but they washed the car at every service, so that the car looked a million dollars everytime we went back out. Thanks Guys. I have to thank my sponsers as well, Pedders Geebung, for ... well... heaps. Nothing fazes those guys. Crusin Auto Spares and Frawley engine reconditioning. Damage report is one trashed "indestructable" sump guard, and we bowed the top of the strut towers, due to the struts attempting to exit via the top. All due to trying to avoid bloody Subaru's parked off the side of the road. Thank also to Datgirl, who is still to this day the best nav I've had. She inspired confidence, and I knew I could trust every call. Rallying is about teamwork, and we were one hell of a team on the weekend. I think it's disgusting now that at ARC level, the co-drivers name MUST be in smaller letters than the driver. Drivers win rally's, but codrivers can very easily lose them. Thanks Mel. We managed to come in 4th outright in Classics, which we were wrapped with. Great result, great weekend, great event. Bring on next year. Rob Quote
Teddy Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 ohh i have 2 watch u do one of these some day.... goa, theres so much more out there compaired to school... eeeekkkkk !!!! sounds like u had a real ball!! - Do u have an onboard cam at all when u race? 4th is dam good... (where do u see ure self in the next 5 yrs!) congrad again!!!!!! Quote
mumblezzz Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 Congratulations on the fourth placing! Looks like you guys had a great time. Quote
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