Grassroots Motorsports Magazine RallySprint #2

[Rupert Berrington]

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine RallySprint #2
held at Pueblo Motorsports Park, November 6, 2005


Schedule:
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Registration: 7:30 - 8:30
Tech inspection: 8:30 - 9:30
Drivers meeting: 9:30
Racing starts: 10:00
*No late registration except by prior arrangement with the event organizers*

Registration/Entry Fees:
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Pre-registration is now open. The pre-registration entry fee for this event
is $125.00
Pre-reg will close on October 29th at midnight. The entry fee will then
increase to $150.00
Please contact Mark Misegadis {mmisegadis@pcisys.net} for an entry form.

Classes:
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Rally prepared vehicles competing in Stage Rally classes. IT cars and Spec Miatas also eligable.

The Course
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A nearly 2 mile course that is Tree/Bush lined that will feel like a stage
rally. There will be a high speed section along a creek going into a
sweeper. This is followed by another high speed straight going into a
technical flowing section with 3 jumps. Each competitor will get 6 runs that
will consist of two laps. After the lunch break the course will be reversed.
Co-Drivers are optional. There will be no notes. Just competitive and fun
racing.

Workers:
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All entrants are encouraged to bring a worker. Drivers cannot be each
other's workers. A $20 refund will be given to the entrant when they arrive
at registration the day of the event and sign in their worker. This worker
must be available for the entire event. FYI: If the entrant desires the $20
worker refund can be donated by the entrant to the RallySprint prize fund.

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Contacts:
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Mark Misegadis
(719)596-7115 Hm
(719)649-9040 Cell
mmisegadis@pcisys.net

Send entry forms here:
Rupert Berrington
(303)699-5118 Hm
PO Box 461861
Centennial CO 80046
Rupertberr@comcast.net

[Bob C]

"Bump"
Please note that times have been moved one hour ealier due to daylight savings time.

Bob Campbell
BC Rally Sport

[Rupert Berrington]

Thanks Bob! Here is the new schedule:

SCHEDULE:
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Registration: 7:00 - 7:30
Tech inspection: 7:30 - 8:30
Drivers meeting: 8:30
Racing starts: 9:00
*No late registration except by prior arrangement with the event organizers*

Remember entries AND checks must be post marked by this weekend to get the discounted entry fee.

Last event had 23 entries. We already have some new faces at this one.

[KevinG5Hahn]

I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to of the course but it was SOOOO
dusty that I wanted to save the camera for the actual event so here we go.

User id: rally
Password: fast

Some people have had problems viewing the post with the pictures.


*I have disabled the autolinking of the photos by altering the url. If you want to view the photos use the above listed ID/Password and copy and past the address and take the space out between the . and jpg*

http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/turnsweeper. jpg
this is of a turn/sweeper combo. In the foreground you see a fairly tight right hand turn that follows a short straight. In the background is this kind of straight/sweeper to the left combination. It will probably be the fastest part of the course as it leads into the longest straight and a moderate left (the right in the foreground follows the straight out ofthe aforementioned left). This will be a fun and challenging combo for you drivers, go too fast or too sidways and risk getting totally blinded by your own dust, go to slow and give up precious time!



http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/judgementcalljump. jpg
I call this one the judgement call jump. Its the first jump, it follows the
fastest part of the course. You can see in the foreground this unpleasant dip/
bump combo. This is a good thing. The first jump is more like a motorcross
jump, its really steep up and down, if you don't respect this fact you will
launch into oblivion or break your car. It will be a real test of your decision
making skills. Its perfectly drivable if you respect it, I drove it a handful
of times in the nissan, Jason and Brant drove it a bunch in their trucks, Ben S
drove it a bunch too, its totally drivable but you have to respect it.

http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/realniceleft. jpg

This is a really nice left turn that follows a right after the first jump. This picture was taken before the bobcat was done, they widened the turn and smoothed it out a lot. Its going to be a fun kind of tight left that has very little camber and an increase in elevation.


http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/jump3. jpg
http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/jump3side. jpg

These are of the third jump. The second and third jumps are very similiar but the second one has less run in space so it will be hard to achieve enough speed to get much air. After I took these pictures Jason and Brant smoothed out the jump and both of them more rouneded so they will be much less likely to boot he back end of the car up. These should be a real blast and pretty smooth/easy on the cars as far as jumps are concerned.


This one is pretty self explanatory:
http://www.coloradorally.org/storage/surface. jpg


There is a whole figure 8 style section that I didn't take pictures of. On sunday Jason, Brant, Martin Mennig, Sunny Caughman, Sunny's friend whose name I still didn't learn, Shawn Whitney and myself as well as Ben S and Todd all worked on making the course smoother and easier on cars in an effort to make it just fun for everybody. The course has a little bit of everything and should be really cool.


Please do your rain dances for early this week. The surface needs some moisture to pack it in. If you're bringing workers or spectators make sure they have plenty of water and if they have any sort of respriatory situation something to cover their mouth/mask, I know I will.


Questions or comments?
Kevin

[Rupert Berrington]

A couple of good short videos of RallySprint #1 can be found here. Go down to No Coast Video Downloads and check out the first two RallySprint clips:

http://www.nocoastmotorsports.net/video.html

Early registration has closed and we currently have 16 entrants. Late registration is still possible up to race morning. Late registration is $150.

[KevinG5Hahn]

Its been pointed out that the "judgement" call jump picture is a little mis leading. In the middle of the photo you can see some tires, that is the top of the jump and the course as it passes behind the jump. It is not that huge motorcross jump in the background.

[granthughes]

I want to try the big jump in the background!

[Rupert Berrington]

Grassroots Motorsports SCCA RallySprint #2
Pueblo Motorsports Park
November 6th, 2005

Final Results
Podium Finishers
Class/Driver/Home Town/Time/Manufacturer

Open Class
1. Todd Moberly Pueblo 16 min 37.92 Subaru
2. Jason Waples Pueblo 16:46.52 Subaru
3. Brant Ford Colorado Springs 16:54.80 Mitsubishi

Production GT
1. Mark Malsom Littleton 17:30.51 Subaru
2. Grant Hughes Denver 18:08.12 Subaru
3. Steve Bis Littleton 18:51.33 Mitsubishi

Group 5
1. James Bolin Florence 17:47.79 Mitsubishi
2. Jeff Davis Florence 17:55.28 Mitsubishi
3. John Conley Monument 18:20.18 Dodge

Group 2
1. Nate Conley Monument 17:50.36 VW
2. Mike Kilpatrick Golden 18:31.36 Honda
No other finishers in class