Priscilla — Queen of the Desert — 1996-2010

 

Update to Kestrel's Bday!

Here are some shots of Kestrel on her first b-day (for real). Even though she had her celebration with dad a week earlier she couldn't open her gift from Nana and Grandpa until her "real" birthday. We celebrated with a run for ice cream to the grocery store - Layton got birthday-cake flavor. She loves her book and Layton thanks you for the tattoos!

Layton got a cupcake from my event with diaper changes - visit www.diaperchanges.org - look at that frosting! It was even too much for him. I thought they came from Dr. Seuss Land :)

RallyXin' at Shag Bark Rally Park

Last weekend I went down to B-ham to work on my VW at Edwin's shop, Element Garage, and to attend a rallycross at a new site the crew has now dubbed "Shag Bark Rally Park" down in Harpersville, Alabama. Shawn, the owner of the 600-hundred-acre property, has been very gracious to let the SCCA use his land for rally events. The sites best and most unique quality is the ample rolling terrain which creates a variety of tricky positive/negative camber scenarios, as well as long courses. Shawn is an aspiring rally driver who hopes to continue expanding the rally park and one day create a multi-stage network of roads that would flow throughout his property to make the southeast's premiere rally venue. Check out http://www.shagbarkrallypark.com/ for directions and more.

A couple of Honda engineers had a stripped out "mostly stock" Honda Pilot that they've converted into a true rally beast that resembles more of a baja truck than a rally car. Paul Street of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama invited me for a ride in the Pilot to demonstrate the car's power and ability to absorb the rough terain — very impressive! Check out more photos from the event here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Laeserguns/ShagBarkRallyParkMay22010

Ride along with Honda Engineer and SCCA RallyCrosser Paul Street in Honda's Mod4 prepped Pilot rally SUV. Check out: http://www.alscca.org/community/showthread.php?t=1325 for more info about the build.

Ride along with SCCA RallyCrosser Ron "DirtDog"Foley in his Dodge Neon.