Summer Stuff

  First off New England Forest Rally 2019 was a BLAST!!! Extreme heat and humidity made a challenge for all but was totally worth it. This year since I was unable to compete I chose to volunteer myself. Quickly picking up a job as Timing Control for Service Park and Rally Starts each morning. This was a great experience to see another angle of Rally. All of the entrants were super thankful to all volunteers and were thoughtful in moments of my confusion as I learned this job.

My team leader and myself even shared our air conditioned cars with Subaru Team drivers David Higgins and Craig Drew.

Also working service timing was a young couple that drove up from Alabama to watch/volunteer. With a baby in the womb they drove straight to Newry and battled the elements like champs. Safe to say I made new friends and totally respect their dedication through the weekend.

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Earl & I took 1st place in class at NEHA Burke 1 hillclimb early this August. It was a real struggle but we did it!! Burke is SUPER steep and we don't put down quite enough power to maintain high average speeds so it took some pedal work and risk taking to keep Earl moving fast enough. Day 1 I put down a really good time but a Red Light start put me down to my weekend average. Day 2 was neck and neck with 2nd place but a 20th of a second took 1st!!

We didn't make entry for Burke 2 (currently running this weekend Best of Luck to all on the hill) the entry filled fast and our budget didn't warrant a back to back hill adventure.

We will be at NEHA Ascutney 2 hillclimb this September with some adjustments and new parts on the car (Thanks to Andrew of Lost in Maine Racing Team). It'll be a super busy weekend with ALOT of driving but this time I made sure to take the following Monday off from work 👍👍
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RallyCross season will be picking back up sometime soon as well. Between NEFR and SCCA RallyCross Nationals the mid summer becomes a break for NER RallyCross.