You're My Boy, Blue

[ScottyB]

It's weird to hear... tire squeal? on dirt. Or was that some other noise? Looks like fun though! I can definitely tell the powerband is peaky like you mention. Do you run courses that are longer/faster? I feel like the couple times I ran with WDCR Rallycross, it was a faster course.

That said, it was second gear in a 1992 Volvo 240 with 250k+ so maybe 35 is all we did.

it is!  i don't have a good shot, but wherever the silt was pushed away you'd see grey clay underneath where the rubber literally transferred to the surface.  its nearly like concrete.

when i used to run with the Tarheel Sports Car Club, their site was fantastic.  old fair ground, wide open and good compacted sand surface.  it was possible to get well into 3rd on those courses.  i WISH i was still able to run those, because the Si would be perfect on them.  that is not normal though...most SCCA courses are purposefully limited to keeping people somewhere near 2nd gear for insurance reasons.

Man that looks like fun.  I'd love to do a rally school like Dirtfish one of these days and your vid isn't helping me avoid beating the hell out of a car on dirt.

Crazy that you had that experience with the course & water truck.  I never would've assumed it would be that difficult to find a good plot of land and you'd have the pick of many litters to play in.

so the site is at Durhamtown Off Road Resort. Its a sprawling trail network where you basically take a dirt bike/4 wheeler and go ham all day in the woods. i think they have a team of water truck guys that just go and soak anything the trucks can get to, in order to get the dust down. i don't think they know of, or care about what events are going on...just soak anything dusty and move on. it sucks.

not to let the cat outta the bag too much, but i'll let you know how it is. i won a gift certificate for Dirtfish after coming 2nd in their "Dirtee Dancing" shirt contest and i'm not sure yet when i'm heading out there. looking to do a full day class in the BRZ. i promise, its more fun than you think.

its not as hard on the car's drivetrain as autocross or tracking. the suspension takes some hits though, as well as your paint if you're on gravel. and of course best to avoid slamming the oil pan off of any jumps.

yeah that WRX is Tits McGee. i don't want to think about the money he's sunk into it, but damn if i don't respect that guy for taking it out there and dirtying it up.

I believe WDCR SCCA lost their normal spot at the Rally Farm as well.

i believe i heard that too. the biggest issue is liability and cleanup. rally cars make a ton of dust, noise, and rut the ground up. the places that work out best are private property, but unfortunately those tend to be farms which also have rough fields full of rocks that will destroy most street cars. around most metro areas its very hard to find any land that meet the criteria you need.