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bestwheelbase · 09-08-2013, 05:21 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrou6X0p_Qs"]Will Orders at the 2013 Nameless Rally in the Nameless Performance GT-86. - YouTube[/ame]

Has anybody here ever bought an old car to go rallying? This looks super fun.

thebus · 09-08-2013, 05:28 PM

if i found a place near me i'd bring the FRS!! thats awesome!

Barbarian · 09-08-2013, 05:29 PM

I've always wanted to do that.

chrisl · 09-08-2013, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

Has anybody here ever bought an old car to go rallying? This looks super fun.

This looks perfect for an older WRX or A4 - you could have a ton of fun with a halfway decent awd car in that environment.

Young_makaveli · 09-08-2013, 06:10 PM

If i had a sti I would for sure go rallying

bestwheelbase · 09-08-2013, 06:16 PM

I was thinking an old RWD car would be fun. I don't need to go super fast, just keep it simple and cheap.

bestwheelbase · 09-11-2013, 06:33 PM

Found another cool photo:

rice_classic · 09-11-2013, 06:56 PM

A friend of mine is a former rally driver. A conversation I once had about his experience in it went a little like this:

Him: "Yeah, I left a couple race cars in the woods.. Just got out and left it there."
Me: "just left it there?"
Him: "It was completely destroyed....completely. But it wasn't on fire, I'm sure somebody pulled it out, somebody kept it... I mean we took out the expensive bits but yeah, left the car."
Me: "Really!?"
Him: "Things were a little different in the 80's. If you're going to go rally, even today, you should be mentally and financially prepared to leave your car in the woods, even though today you wouldn't get away with that."

I like to think of every aspect of my race car as being a "wear item" but rally driving really drives that concept home.

strat61caster · 09-11-2013, 07:26 PM

Relevant video for motoring fun, although this is in the wrong sub-forum:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2zGYu-l7t0"]Ice Driving in 911 Rally Cars - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS - YouTube[/ame]

rice_classic · 09-11-2013, 07:27 PM

Honestly, building a Rally car isn't much different then building a demolition derby car. It's not a question of if it's going to get broken but when and will it be recognizable afterwards.

09-08-2013, 05:21 PM	#1
bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Track days are fun, but this looks like a blast! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrou6X0p_Qs"]Will Orders at the 2013 Nameless Rally in the Nameless Performance GT-86. - YouTube[/ame] Has anybody here ever bought an old car to go rallying? This looks super fun.

09-11-2013, 06:56 PM	#8
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	A friend of mine is a former rally driver. A conversation I once had about his experience in it went a little like this: Him: "Yeah, I left a couple race cars in the woods.. Just got out and left it there." Me: "just left it there?" Him: "It was completely destroyed....completely. But it wasn't on fire, I'm sure somebody pulled it out, somebody kept it... I mean we took out the expensive bits but yeah, left the car." Me: "Really!?" Him: "Things were a little different in the 80's. If you're going to go rally, even today, you should be mentally and financially prepared to leave your car in the woods, even though today you wouldn't get away with that." I like to think of every aspect of my race car as being a "wear item" but rally driving really drives that concept home. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

09-11-2013, 07:27 PM	#10
rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Honestly, building a Rally car isn't much different then building a demolition derby car. It's not a question of if it's going to get broken but when and will it be recognizable afterwards. __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

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Barbarian Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Raven FR-S Location: Nashville Posts: 110 Thanks: 20 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've always wanted to do that.

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bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I was thinking an old RWD car would be fun. I don't need to go super fast, just keep it simple and cheap.

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bestwheelbase Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1985 P-Type Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 3,710 Thanks: 3,273 Thanked 2,058 Times in 1,098 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Found another cool photo:

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