soomcraft Racing

This was my first RallyCross in the snow. We had about two feet of snow this week, and huge drifts formed across the field. Bruce and Mark had to cut a path to the starting line.

A bunch of the regulars showed up, plus a few new people. Eleven drivers competed in nine cars.

Nick and Jason recently decided not to abuse their nice Subarus, and picked up twin ‘97 Impreza Brighton coupes in green and teal. 1.8L engines, AWD, no options, dirt cheap. And matching stickers, of course.

My fastest time was a 1.85. I managed to screw up most of my runs by ending up in the snowbanks. The best part was the hairpin on the far side of the course, I was nailing it perfectly by the end of the day! We got a ton of runs in, including the “clear-the-snow-off-the-course” runs in the morning, and the fun runs at the end of the day.

With the exception of two cars, everyone went off course at some point. The tow straps got a workout! The only casualties on my Legacy were the fenderwell liner (again!) and front plate (which bent back into shape).

I only got photos of people on course during the parade laps and the fun runs. The shots at the end basically sum up the whole event.

Here’s a video from Nick’s roof camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGVkGCP4f4s

Link to the results: http://www.flr-scca.com/rally/2007/rallycross/021707.pdf