In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Thank you! It was good to meet you, too.
In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :
Thank you! It was good to meet you, too.
In reply to Dusterbd13 :
Aiden is essentially my nephew without being blood related. He's a smart guy- smart enough to crew for me instead of trying to put a car together until he's ready.
His jobs have been:
1. Tell me to put on my gloves and safety glasses
2. Tell me to calm down and take a minute to think
3. Find the thing, get the thing, hand me the thing
4. Look up (whatever) while I'm under the car. Crazy how torque specs just leave the brain at the last moment.
5. Photos
6. Road trip co-pilot
7. Other duties as assigned, usually light mechanical stuff, pressing the brakes while I find leaks, filling fluids.
Essentially all the stuff that turns a completely solo project into something that you can finish without losing your mind.
We both found it hilarious that he bought a car that's currently in Alabama, too. Non-Challenge related, though.
Nice! I've been following since the beginning and have been looking forward to hearing how it went. I have two Subarus that would have been eligible but just didn't have the time in my schedule to attend. I hope to be in your shoes next year.
Motojunky said:Nice! I've been following since the beginning and have been looking forward to hearing how it went. I have two Subarus that would have been eligible but just didn't have the time in my schedule to attend. I hope to be in your shoes next year.
Good luck! The build doesn't really illustrate all of the work that went into getting a safe, reliable car through the event. I'm very impressed with everybody that builds a competitive car- the time and effort involved is just beyond what I was able to do.
I hope to see you there next year.
In reply to Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) :
I got really lucky with both purchases. One is my daily, and one has been my RallyCross car for the last two years. Both are still under budget - I was tracking budget just in case I could swing it this year but wasn't at all committed. At this point neither would be competitive in any way and since they're already up and running it doesn't seem like they'd be in the spirit of the event. I'd like to either A:) modify one enough that it is at least slightly competitive in some way or B:) start from scratch.
Your car/approach seems to capture the spirit of the event. I like that. You ran into some unexpected challenges and persevered to make it happen. Well done sir!
In reply to Motojunky :
I didn't go for decades because I didn't think I had what it took to win. I changed my outlook to be: Show up and finish, and then get better.
Even if you're not going to be competitive, you'll certainly have fun and will probably learn something.
I highly recommend giving it a shot in any car!
In reply to Motojunky :
There's too good approaches to the challenge. You can show up to the race and join in the party or show up to the party and join in the race. Both are valid ways to approach the challenge and both have Merit. Depends on what you want to get out of it.
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