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[edrach]

June 21 and 22. Two day rallycross featuring tough competition, fun, and excitement.....maybe even a little rain to make it more interesting.

http://www.oregonral...cfm?EventID=551

And for those of us that are doing a rain dance (like me):
http://www.wundergro...y=Hillsboro, OR

A more detailed view of the monthly weather for the Hillsboro Airport area:
http://www.wundergro...y.html#calendar

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

I'll be there.
Here's last year's summary of the M4s.

"Crushing May Flowers" SCCA National/Divisional RallyCross Hillsboro, OR May 5-6th
This SCCA event makes its first appearance in the Northwest. After traveling to Thunderhill Raceway last year to contest the San Francisco Region's National event (took second in SA driving a bone stock white 2002 Subaru TS wagon behind a prepped STi), the team was eager to compete in a National event closer to home and worked hard to make sure the RallyCross happened. Special thanks to Ben Bradley, Ben Trujillo, the HALES and the TABORS for getting this event off-the-ground and a good success. It was a 2-day format with 2 practice laps and 5 timed laps on Saturday's long course and 4 timed laps on Sunday's shorter course (but combined with a REGIONAL event. THIS LINK will take you to a GPS image of Sunday's course (it goes counter clockwise). Also see a neat satellite image of the field where the events occur CLICK HERE.
30 entrants into the National took to the field on Saturday and found a challenging course with technical and speed elements, but the most fun being an "expanding" slalom and beautiful cambered right turn into the finish straight. Eric Zapareski in a modified Impreza AWD led the field at the end of the day with 5 clean, solid runs. Bill Price in an Audi had top raw times, but was haunted by high cone counts. Andy Howe drove solidly but gathered 2 cones and fell to 5th overnight. After hitting 2 cones himself, Paul battled back to 2nd overall with 2 solid final runs. In a NATIONAL event, all runs are scored (no drops like autocross). Eklund came out of the starting gate strong, trying to make up the 2.2 second deficit to "Zap", but fell further behind after hitting a cone on his second run. It took 2 more heroic laps to make up the time, but Paul moved ahead of Eric and into first overall and first in the Modified AWD class with a 2.3 second margin of victory. Click here to see the complete results both by CLASS and overall.
http://www.oregonral...07_National.pdf

[eurowrx]

Hope you have fun. I certainly planned on being there the 28th and 29th
as was scheduled for months. I am filming a wedding for inlaws saturday
the 21st and there goes my plans. I will see you Sunday If allowed......

[edrach]

Hope you have fun. I certainly planned on being there the 28th and 29th
as was scheduled for months. I am filming a wedding for inlaws saturday
the 21st and there goes my plans. I will see you Sunday If allowed......

Yea, I don't know how that happened. I noted the discrepancy between the ORG date and SCCA date back in March and notified ORG. Apparently ORG folded on the date and never updated the calendar until recently. I'm sorry you'll be missing this.

[legacymax]

Looks like it is going to be a fun event. I will be coming up there to compete and l and look forward to meeting you all. I have never raced on a surface like yours. Is it usually pretty wet and muddy?
-Max

[edrach]

Looks like it is going to be a fun event. I will be coming up there to compete and l and look forward to meeting you all. I have never raced on a surface like yours. Is it usually pretty wet and muddy?
-Max

Not usually wet and muddy; the first event this year was, but the next two were pretty dry. Current weather patterns could have another wet one, but we won't know until it happens. A pleasure to have someone "non local" at the event. Welcome to the great Northwest.

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Ed. Have you got a link to the page where I can pre-register for the contingency?

[edrach]

Ed. Have you got a link to the page where I can pre-register for the contingency?

Zap, looks like www.scca.com; this from Paul Eklund:

Remember at National Qualifier events, there is no limit to the number of runs and none get dropped for scoring. Hopefully we can get 8 on Sat and another 4 on Sunday... Also, there is CONTINGENCY MONEY available from VW, SUBARU, and TEAM DYNAMICS Doesn't look like you need to pre-register for the RALLYCROSS, but you do need to pre-register for CONTINGENCIES (see form on scca.com) and of course be a full SCCA member...

Good luck finding it; I always have trouble navigating around the SCCA website.

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Well, it looks like I'm screwed. In order to renew my membership, I have to log in to their site, which requires a password. Which I never had. Which means I have to request a password, which will go to my old email address. . .

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Ok, I was able to renew my membership by phone. Wheras I couldn't find any contact #s on their site, luckily my wife suggested I look at the mail tehy constantly send me. I did, and the number was there. I can log in, but cannot for the life of me figure out how to preregister for the contingency.

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Not an easy site to navigate, what Ed said. Found it though.

http://www.scca.com/...px?hub=2&cid=12

[edrach]

Not an easy site to navigate, what Ed said. Found it though.

http://www.scca.com/...px?hub=2&cid=12

Thanks Zap, I thought it was just me. Glad to see one of the young bucks having trouble with the site too.

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Your rain dance isn't working Ed. Dance faster!

http://www.weather.c...pnav_undeclared

[GLCraig]

The local weather guys say there will be some scattered showers on Saturday and a high around 77; so chances are that it will be on the muggy side. They are predicting 85 for tomorrow so the field will be dried out quit a bit.

I have other plans for Saturday during the day but I may catch you guys for dinner; if not see ya Sunday.

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

The local weather guys say there will be some scattered showers on Saturday and a high around 77; so chances are that it will be on the muggy side. They are predicting 85 for tomorrow so the field will be dried out quit a bit.

I have other plans for Saturday during the day but I may catch you guys for dinner; if not see ya Sunday.

BBQ/shindig at Sean's Saturday night.

[edrach]

BBQ/shindig at Sean's Saturday night.

That actually sounds like fun.

[edrach]

Your rain dance isn't working Ed. Dance faster!

http://www.weather.c...pnav_undeclared

I'm dancing as fast as I can!

[GLCraig]

BBQ/shindig at Sean's Saturday night.

Get me some directions and a time

[edrach]

Get me some directions and a time

Ditto for me too; Craig, maybe I can follow you?

[Negasonic Teenage Warhead]

Get me some directions and a time

You'd do better to ask Sean his addy or follow us after Saturday's racing is over. I ca barely find my way around PDX, much less tell others how to.

[edrach]

First day's results are posted here: http://www.oregonral...08_National.pdf
Lots to talk about; some good news:) and some bad news.

[edrach]

Western National Championship is over. USMB members scored well.
JRach, 1st in M4 and overall.
LegacyMax from Colorado, 2nd in M4.
Alaena, 2nd in SA.
cfwdfw, 3rd in PA
Yours truly bridesmaid again 4th in PA.

Final results posted at http://www.oregonral...08_National.pdf

[edrach]

Regional rallycross in Hillsboro, OR
Results posted at http://www.oregonral...08_Regional.pdf

[GLCraig]

Hey Ed, you only got me by .004 of a second on the final AM run.

[edrach]

Looks like it is going to be a fun event. I will be coming up there to compete and l and look forward to meeting you all. I have never raced on a surface like yours. Is it usually pretty wet and muddy?
-Max

Max, a pleasure to meet you out in Hillsboro. You're a fine competitor and a class act. You certainly know how to handle your car and it's a screamer. Sorry we couldn't spend more time with you but I can understand the need to get back on the road heading home to the Denver area. Safe trip home. I hope you signed up for the Subaru contingency stuff.