Where's Rhys?

spoier · May 7, 2003

Why didn't he get picked up as a Mitsubishi factory driver?
No mention of him in the SnoDrift coverage.

Doesn't look like he was at Rimjob either, doing a quick search.

Did he come to his senses and move to NZ?

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madmann28 · May 7, 2003

I have heard his name mentioned as the new "rally" representative at drifting events. Ive seen pictures of his ryhs millen racing evo 7 (his old rally car?) doing wild 4 wheel drifts at club4ag.com. the american drifting scene will be more profitable for him, there's also less tree's to crash into. only cones.

your pal and Corolla driver,
adam
"I put the hurt on dirt"

PS. his advert might be at the top of this page. click on downloads at his page to see him in action at a drift event.

spoier · May 7, 2003

Interesting, I was poking around a couple months ago trying to see if there was any $$ to be made in the drifting world that could go towards my rally effort. From the few drifting events I looked at the prize money was almost as bad as SCCA rally - maybe cover the cost of tires, if you win. I'd guess being in California would help though. And if it helps you sell cars or performance parts like the Millens it might work out. Thanks for the info.

Skye

Chris Powell · May 7, 2003

I saw Rhys in the hotel Friday night visiting with some Mitsu people, just kinda hanging out...never saw any more of him, though. Would have been an even more interesting event had he entered.

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bazmeg · May 8, 2003

He was hanging out in the Mitsu tent Saturday.John Buffum was also there.
Julius

Wink Timber · May 8, 2003

Rhys was at Rim as crew for the Group N Mitsubishi of Wolfgang Hoeck. The car was built by RMR. Took a photo of Rhys visiting with Lauchlin O'Sullivan, which I might get around to posting someday.

www.winktimber.com/photos/

spoier · May 8, 2003

So why wasn't he picked up as a factory driver?
Dish the dirt, dammit

Skye

Knestis · May 14, 2003

>So why wasn't he picked up as a factory driver?...

Because he couldn't write a large enough check?

John Vanlandingham · May 14, 2003

>>So why wasn't he picked up as a factory driver?...
>
>Because he couldn't write a large enough check?

Oi! more cynical ex-North-Westerners,
tsk tsk!!

But are you suggesting that all the top 20 full time aren't all full time highly paid pros?

John Vanlandingham
Seattle, WA. 98168

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Kartwheel · May 14, 2003

>So why wasn't he picked up as a factory driver?
>Dish the dirt, dammit

Poor results (one win in 2 years?).

Knestis · May 14, 2003

>... But are you suggesting that all the top 20 full time aren't
>all full time highly paid pros?

In a word? Youbetcha. I suspect that even in the rally community there are some misconceptions about the economic realities involved in the upper echelons of "professional" motorsports. But you knew that...

K

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