Olympus Rally 2008
by brian @ 12:42:56 - [perma-link]Josh and I raced in the Olympus Rally this past weekend. We had the
new Hotbits suspension on the car, and it made a world of difference.
The car drove predictably and consistently. The roads were fast and
smooth. We were doing really well until we rolled on the 8th stage.
The E-Crew rolled us back over,
Josh popped the spark plugs to clear the oil out of the cylinders, and
the car fired back up. If we'd had our wits about us we should have
finished the next stage and completed the first day rally, but the
roll shook us up a bit. We drove directly back to service and took a
DNF. It sucks, but the damage isn't too bad. If we'd had a spare
windshield we might have been back in it the second day. The driver's
window got smashed when we rolled the car back over, but we have
window nets. I'll replace the side windows with lexan. Maybe the
tailgate, too The windshield is the only one that has to stay glass. Tomorrow I'll get this broken windshield out, beat the roof back into
shape so a new one will fit. And I'll order two so something like
this doesn't end our day again. I just need to figure out how to
store and transport a spare windshield. Oregon Trail rally is May 16-18. ps - never set tire pressures when the tires are hot. i'll learn it
eventually.
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