Monthly Archives: December 2007


Happy holidays… Coming to the realization that this might need to wind down. Or maybe it’ll just all change. Why do we drive low, stiff cars. We should be a country committed to Rally. Gravel and snow… I’ve gone rally crazy… it’s just so practical. Cars that can take beatings and go fast… anywhere. I’ve been preaching it for a […]

Happy Holidays


Winter auto-x number 2. Wow this puts a beating on cars. Andrew’s Legacy isn’t bomb proof by any means… but it’s a Subaru, and because of that… it has a lot going for it in terms of being ready for this serious action. Nevertheless… it definitely left the lot on Sunday, a different car than when it came. Sounds like […]

Rally-X Again



Running the BC6 in Gravel and SnowWinter auto-x was solid. Andrew's driving has come a long way... and he made me really worried. I think he even beat me in the morning. No disrespect to Andrew... but there's just a huge advantage that comes with all my extra experience, and even though I'm using his daily driver, I feel like I shouldn't have any problems putting a better time down. False. Given that neither of us have done anything competitive in motorsports for almost a year... it was challenge enough just to get into the mindset of going fast. Walking the course seemed more like routine than something useful in the end. We just couldn't think about the typical dilemmas faced at auto-x. Some guys will say... "competition... at winter auto-x?" [...]

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