Remember that home-brew Locost we featured in a video a few months ago? We thought you’d enjoy an onboard video of it enjoying some rallycross action. This car was built by Paul Wright and is based around a Honda S2000 drivetrain.
A locost wouldn’t be my first choice for rallycross, but it works in that tight venue. Mostly pre-vtec in second gear from the looks of it. With some course familiarity, that could be really, really quick.
Yeah, the drive is cool and all, but I want to know more about the post apocalyptic zombie-hood venue? What is that place?
Carlstromring, recognized it right away.
Edit: At 8:07 you can see they still haven't put down any water barrels or tires on the scariest corner. Also that engine sounds like it's running on 3 cylinders at most.
I'd drive there in a heartbeat, but there's not enough liability insurance in the world to make me want to be part of organizing something like that. Looks awesome.
That's the Carlstromring. The one and only event ever to take place there. During the 2nd run group of the day, two cars on course hit live power poles almost simultaneously, both starting ground fires when the power likes hit the ground. A 3 ring circus ensued with pretty much every emergency vehicle in the county responding. That was a wrap on that. I ran my Versa on SM7s and did pretty good. It was fun for the two laps it lasted.
By Ed Higginbotham
12/5/17 11:35 p.m.
Well that looked really, really fun
12/6/17 6:10 a.m.
Yeah, the drive is cool and all, but I want to know more about the post apocalyptic zombie-hood venue? What is that place?
12/6/17 6:24 a.m.
cinderblock course markers? woah.
12/6/17 8:14 a.m.
A locost wouldn’t be my first choice for rallycross, but it works in that tight venue. Mostly pre-vtec in second gear from the looks of it. With some course familiarity, that could be really, really quick.
12/6/17 8:36 a.m.
Holy moly that looks like a fun venue. I saw palm trees so unfortunately that is a LONG way from where i live.
12/6/17 8:41 a.m.
Carlstromring, recognized it right away.
Edit: At 8:07 you can see they still haven't put down any water barrels or tires on the scariest corner. Also that engine sounds like it's running on 3 cylinders at most.
12/6/17 8:53 a.m.
I'd drive there in a heartbeat, but there's not enough liability insurance in the world to make me want to be part of organizing something like that. Looks awesome.
12/6/17 9:07 a.m.
A 10-minute-lap post-apocalyptic racetrack? I don't care what the car choice would be, I just want to run that sucker!
12/6/17 9:22 a.m.
The car didn't sound too healthy but that did look like buckets of fun.
I wouldn't drive the Abomination on it, but it would be a hoot in the P71.
12/6/17 9:34 a.m.
That's the Carlstromring. The one and only event ever to take place there. During the 2nd run group of the day, two cars on course hit live power poles almost simultaneously, both starting ground fires when the power likes hit the ground. A 3 ring circus ensued with pretty much every emergency vehicle in the county responding. That was a wrap on that. I ran my Versa on SM7s and did pretty good. It was fun for the two laps it lasted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6_kzrugMI
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