Thursday, June 19, 2003

Gravel tires!!!


To get the gravel rally season started right - I purchased a set of Michelin FB80 competition rally tires. This was the best investment I could make. I justified it as "fun insurance". Less chance of cut tires and visits with the ditch!

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

2003 No Alibi Rally cont.


Water splash! No Alibi had lots of photographers on hand, combined with the great weather we had some great photos to shar with each other afterward. The event was good for us, but unfortunatly Benson and I were off the podium with a 4th in class and 22nd over all in SOP class. But it was a good start for the PCC.

2003 No Alibi Rally cont.


Sho' is!

2003 No Alibi Rally cont.


Is that a twister?

2003 No Alibi Rally


Now the Pacific Coast Championship begins in earnest with the Rainier Autosport Club's season opener - No Alibi. This is a great event, running all over central Washington on gravel back roads. Benson and I saw all sorts of animals, roads and weather conditions, including the squall infront of us in this pic. This stage lead us up and over a ridge that had just had at least an inch of rain fall on it in the previous hour. The mud pits were especially exciting. Have you ever driven through a chocolate milkshake? I have! No Alibi also re-united me with my friend Lee who was one of the first people to get me in to Rally. Lee has been rallying for many years in both TSD and Stage rallies and has given me all sorts of advice that has no doubt kept me out of trouble.