The 2005 Subaru STi we took to the Pikes Peak Hillclimb

modernbeat wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: I have a new hero, Brianna!

Just so you know the whole story, she also competes in Rally America and at her fourth event, debuting a new car, she won the Open Light Class at the 100 Acre Wood Rally by 15 minutes! Usually winners win by a minute or 30 seconds. She started seeded at 48 and ended the event with the 21st fasted time. She beat a number of turbo cars and passed an average of one car per stage. On top of this the car was falling apart around her. The engine had overheated and we were pouring in two quarts of oil at every service. The motor was only putting out 78 hp to the wheels. She just won her first Open Class Championship at the 2011 SCCA Solo Nationals in B-Modified setting the fast time of the event on one course and 2nd fastest behind an FSAE car on the other course. She was just invited by Rally America to compete in their National Championships in Michigan. We're currently making plans to attend in mid-October. She's holds a world record at Bonneville, is in the Texas Mile 200mph club and has competed in the Baja 1000. On vacation in the Rockies on her old CBR1100XX. Dragging the pegs with 100 lbs of camping gear hanging on for dear life.

just wondering was she profiled on a show about land speed racing at bonneville a few yrs ago?

BARNCA wrote: just wondering was she profiled on a show about land speed racing at bonneville a few yrs ago?

Nope, that was a girl that owns a used motorcycle shop in Dallas near her boyfriend's new motorcycle shop across the street.

She sounds like one heck of a girlfriend!

Teh E36 M3 wrote: This should be cut and paste verbatim in the magazine as a guest contribution. I have never seen a more technically detailed "how to" than this. What about doing a magazine series like this: "how to": road race, Nurburgring, track day, autocross, bonneville, TSD rally, stage rally, baja 1000, etc. You have years worth of stories here. The catch- you've done some stories in the past that touch these, but I would like to see the details- the nuts and bolts like modernbeat put in his posts. Most of the time, when you get these articles in GRM, lots of the smaller details are glossed over- that's why this series could be best for a "guest" contributor who can provide the details that others "in the know" might skip, thinking that we amateurs know this stuff.

^^^ THIS!!! I'd love to see a more in depth version of Speed Sport Life's Racerboy series.

I am putting money aside for my official T-Shirt. Please keep us posted. I vote for something along the lines of "Danica Who? Brianne Corn Racing. "

pinchvalve wrote: I am putting money aside for my official T-Shirt. Please keep us posted. I vote for something along the lines of "Danica Who? Brianne Corn Racing. "

One of our sponsors gave Brianne some shirts for Pikes Peak. She may still have some for sale. You can follow her racing exploits on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Brianne-Corn-Racing/174713725880755

FWIW, she's also trying to get rallycross and a location for rally school off the ground in central Texas. Rally Texas is also on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Rally-Texas/108043635951791

what an awesome write-up, thanks for sharing!

FWIW, she's also trying to get rallycross and a location for rally school off the ground in central Texas. Rally Texas is also on Facebook.

Hoping to head out there tonight if anyone's there. Last tuesday i was busy.

We were retrieving ANOTHER Subaru this afternoon and missed this, but one of my friends caught it and managed to snap a shot of it. Brianne was called out as a SCCA Star Performer during the ALMS race broadcast on ESPN2. Her year is just getting better and better.

Wow, that's great!

And for the first time ever i vaguely wish i got espn2.

So, it might be rude to mention one magazine on the forum of another one, But Brianne made the cover of Sportscar this month for her Open Class B-Mod Solo Championship.

I love this kind of racer. I mean what can't she race? Inspiring story for sure. Pike's Peak is of course a bucket list race. All paved next year I hear so reset all.

The Pikes Peak Hillclimb only guarantees entrance to the first 50 applicants. Brianne was number 48 during the first day of registration when it opened earlier this week. Normally it takes a while to get that many entries signed up. 2012 is going to be a gooood year at Pikes Peak.