Last weekend I went to Birmingham to work on my car and drive a RallyCross event with the Alabama crew. Edwin Cunill of Element Garage was kind enough, again, to let me drive his 1970s BMW 2002. The car looks great now with a fresh silver and green paint job (sorry I didn't get any shots of it). There was a great course set by Ron Foley that we drove for 8 runs (4 each direction), a little rough, but it seemed to suit my strengths well and I was able to claim first in a class, of 5 drivers and 3rd overall at the event. It's been a challenge learning to drive RWD so maybe this win would indicate that I'm beginning to get it figured out, we'll see... We also ran a bunch of untimed "fun runs" on the course after the event. I'd have to say the best driving on Sunday was on the fixed dirt course that's more like a rallysprint 1/2 mile long dirt road course that reaches speeds of about 40-50 mph (3rd gear in the 2002). It's a wicked fun course and it's starting to get packed out nicely. It just needs a bit more work, to smooth out some bumps, and it will be a fantastic dirt track.
Here's a few pics from Sunday's action:
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