I was at Tall Pines this last weekend. It was awesome. I worked the event (FTC), which means I did not see the cars once at full boil, and it was still awesome. I've wanted to do this since I first saw the POR in the early 80's. For what ever lame reasons I can come up with, it hasn't happened yet. But it needs to. Next year.
So there's two ways to handle this. Buy a car and everything I need. I think I can do it for under 10K (buying a built car). Go rally. If I only do one rally, I can sell the car and everything for half price (#1 racing rule, every time you sell something racing related, you lose half your money). Cost; about $5k. The other way is to rent a ride. Last time I looked into this about 5 years ago, it was running around $2-3K. I have not checked recently, but I'm betting it's a little more money now.
What do you think?
Related item. Who wants to co-drive? Best case, you'd be Toronto area or at least Ontario based, be under 6 ft tall and weigh less than 175 (I'm right at that, so a car that fits me, should fit you and the weight balance will be more or less equal). Experienced would be great, but if not, don't worry. We'll be doing navigational rallies starting in January to learn (mark off the 7th). You will pay all your event costs plus half the entry. I cover the other half of entry, my event costs, and all the car related costs. Send me a PM if your are interested.
I'm doing this. Tall Pines is next year, November 23-24. Mark your calendar.
