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There’s a rallycross next weekend (5/17) at European Rally School over in Starke FL….8 stages, 24 miles total and you can run your street car! The closest you can come to real rally…without the expenses…

We’ll be entering the Project Neon, as well as a Subaru Outback and a Mazda RX-7.

Go to GoRally.com for more information……

Per

In case you haven’t heard, GRM is moving to new digs. Work on the new World HQ is moving fast, so here’s a few pics of the work-in-progress. Stay tuned for more pics — the move is coming up soon!

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Last updated May 9.

In the June GRM:

Pros vs. Shmoes: Find Out What Sets the Spec Miata Pacesetters Apart from the Backmarkers
Haulin’ Wagons: Jumbo Track Weapons
Do It In the Dirt: Off Road Racing
Brake Performance Myths Exposed
Mazdaspeed MX-5 MS-R
Dodge SRT-4
Randy Pobst’ Grease-Powered VW
1977 Rally Saab 99 project
1959 Berzerkeley Berkeley Sports project

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A few members of the Grassroots Motorsports staff spent time with the BMW CCA Foundation to coach some young drivers on car control this past Saturday as part of their Street Survival program.

Working with members of the Central Florida Region of the SCCA, each student was assigned a coach for the day. The coaches rode along with their students through multiple runs of 7 exercises, including a familiarization with ABS, emergency lane changes, and a wet skid pad. The coaches job was to provide feedback and positive reassurance as the students learned the limits of their own cars.

The driving exercises were complimented by a couple of classroom sessions where the students were given an introduction to concepts like weight transfer and the importance of looking ahead. These lessons payed immediate dividends to attentive students as they tackled the next batch of exercises. At the end of the day, all of the students were presented with a certificate of completion and a pin. GRM staff members Tom, David, Per and Kim all felt pretty good about the event and look forward to doing another event like it in the future.

Thanks to some message board cajoling, it looks like this weekend’s Rallycross event in Tampa will be well attended by GRM staffers and message board regulars.

Editorial ninjas Per and Scott will be co-driving the $100 Neon–look for Per to be fast and Scott to be conservative. $100 dollar Neons can be hard to replace, so Scott’s Integra Type R will serve as the security deposit.

Office noobs Tom and Greg will blast through the course in the Burly Battle Wagon, a 1997 Subaru Outback riding on leftover all-season tires from Tom’s days as a yankee. Tom plans to add at least 40 horsepower thanks to sticker installations before the event.

Rounding out the GRM contingent will be Joe Gearin and his buddy Chad in the homely yet rugged AMC Eagle, assuming the car survives the three-hour drive to Tampa. He’s thrashing to get it running right and insists that he can crush the Subaru even if he has to push. Joe’s plan may also include a visit with Mr. Hertz, just in case.

Care to join us at the event? Better sign up soon!

Watch for David and some of our friends from Honda at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix this weekend.

Joe and Greg are looking for a solid, running $500 car for evil purposes: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/board/viewtopic.php?id=34885

David and Tom will be attending an Evolution Driving school in South Florida this weekend.

We’ve added about a bazillion back issues to the GRM store, dating all the way back to 1995, so get ‘em while they last–and don’t forget our Back Issue Blowout special.