The car has received a major upgrade in the offseason:
That's a picture of the new RS&SP (Baratec) suspension. These replace a very decrepit set of Hotbits suspension, which were intended for another car and not really intended for rally. With the new RS&SP's, we can attack more on rough stuff, and the car will handle better on all surfaces.
We've also added a new Peltor intercom system, replacing the Terraphone system that we've used for years. The Terraphone didn't quite have the volume that we needed to hear each other well in the car. When you're doing 100 mph down a gravel road... you kind of need to be able to hear what the navigator is saying!
Here's the car in the shop with the new gear.
We are heading up to Chase Race this Sunday for an alignment, and then heading to Dirtfish Rally School on Monday for a day of testing. This will let us set up the new suspension and dust off our driving shoes.
For Oregon Trail, Doug will be driving with Gabe West co driving. Dan has a family obligation that weekend, but will hopefully make it out to cheer us on. Gabe hasn't navigated in the new car yet, but he's always done a great job, and I'm sure he'll come up to speed quickly.
Come out to Oregon Trail! On Thursday, May 3rd, cars will be on display at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland from 11 am to 1pm. Racing starts on Friday at Portland International Raceway at 6pm. On Saturday, racing is near The Dalles, and Sunday the action moves to Dufur. Check out the Rally America website for more details. Hope to see you there!
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