Sheeet... I could drift circles around that bus while he is driving full speed lol.

I said it before.

NEVER GIVE UP AND NEVER SAY DIE !

Here is a video of the bug pegging the dial! Lets see that bus do it. I bet it can't.

I can't "peg" the goat!  If that makes you feel better :)

If you can't peg it... Then get it to beg you to stop! GTO - is GO! GO! GONE!

The reason they were picked wan't just because of the bus, they both have many Vdub's.... some bad ass ones, and cool ones like the Bus

Yeah If I hit 200.. there are other issues going on..  needless to say.. I won't ever be going as fast as I did before.

so i guess my next audition video i should show all my pontiacs, instead of just my 71 .  is that what im understanding ?

Tony,

They (Team BUS) are going to be great. It just makes me feel better to kick up a little dust....  Of course I am going to have to cheer them on... It's Classic VW power.  I am sure that they know what they are doing and like I said if they are good enough to get people to watch then we might get a season 3... 

I just know it must of been hard on them to be spanked so hard in the handling department. I just don't see that rig doing any major cone challenges . Straight track easy pleassy and now TURRRRNNN.

God forbid they had to do the PARKING GARAGE!

Aaron

It sure as hell doesn't hurt Trev LOL, they told us on the old Forum, the more cars you have the better your chances

well damn i definetly will go down the list then.

my 2000 trans am,  my 1980 turbo bandit trans am, and my 1971 trans am  will all be on my audition video this spring, along with a new co-driver

I'd show the Isuzu if we were doing a snow run lol. My big peen swinging V6 rodeo. We were just on the highway a few minutes ago and it's snowing like a mo fo right now. I'm doing 50 while everyone is doing 30 all scared.

You can tell who is from New England and who is not because we are flying by everyone else. Some idiot even STOPPED in the right lane on I-93 S. He didn't pull over or anything. He just stopped on the highway to get out and clean his wipers in a bilzzard and traffic was flowing. He caused a line of traffic for 1/2 a mile..

The Z is the summer ride. Well... I drive it in the snow, but not like tonight. In a few days I'll drive it again if it stopps snowing lol.

I can borrow a bunch of cars if I need, but I would not want to do it anything but a Z. I'd kick ass in my car. I know it well. I was going to do a TT swap, but you don't need turbos for the Bullrun show. The rally maybe, but not the show. The NA would be better in so many ways.

Too many problems with turbos on rallies... Trus me lol I've seen it toooooo many times.

Thats of of the few things I've heard on this forum that shows some type of automotive/rally intelligence!

Thanks Sean!

I've run a rally or 2 in my time

I've had so much fun in them I started my own. www.newenglandrally.com

Try to get your a$$ this way one of these days. We do 3-5 runs a year.

I have a feeling that we are going to have a hard time getting on the show because we would be "the ones to beat".

Karoline and I have logged hundreds of thousands of miles on the road together. We have a slight advantage lol.

We are used to keeping rally hours. Some of you understand that statment. Others have nooooo idea lol.

Rally hours are a demanding. There is sooo much to a rally.

Psssht! I average 40,000 miles a year! And these past couple of years have been slow - more office time, less on-site work.

It's all about durability & smart modifications - fewest stops wins in a long distance rally, enduro, whatever.

K.I.S.S.

Fewest stops wins, if you don't factor in challenges and time bonuses. I think a real rally would be much simpler than the game show. Still, I'd do either if given half a chance.

A regular rally is diff. than a tv rally. in a regular rally the best gas milage and reliability wins, but in a TV rally ratings win.

you get a challenge when you lose a leg.

There were only 2 challenges that favored absolute power, as  I recall . . . but you're most likely to be in a challenge if you're in last place, or are picked.

If it were purely ratings, Musto would've won, and the Olds & F-150 would be nowhere in the finals.

(No offense to the Olds crew, but there aren't a lot of Olds fans out there).

Yeah, everybody can say "I'll just be first every leg" but that's just not gonna happen unless all the cards line up just right. It's a very tough game... I'd almost prefer a straight-up rally. Too bad I live so far away from New England.

Hey, wait, isn't the point to drive long distances? Duh!

No, there are different kinds of rallies. Timed events, short distance, track, long distance, endurance, etc., There's as many different flavors of rallies as there are regions in the world.

You won't find a WRC car running the Paris to Dakar, or the Baja 1000, You won't find a Paris/Dakar car running in a Targa. All different events.

I understand, I'm familiar with SCCA Road rallies, etc.

I'm talking more specifically about long-distance top-end rallies. Though the time/distance ones are very cool, and a lot safer.

I  rallys, Im bringing out my hidden weapon... My stock Neon!!!

yep, there's another paragon of reliability/durability!

;-)

Another orphan!

no problems yet 5 years same oil I am waiting for it to die!!!

I didn't know we could list multiple cars, I would've entered my Ram!

I have an x5 to but it would be to easy to drive 4000 miles in it, it drives itself.

We have people come out from Texas, California, South Carolina Ohio, Colorado... If you are afraid to drive TO a rally you won't get much action. There are not may rallies that are going to be in your back yard no matter where you are.

And there are usually twists to rallies. Like if you come in first at a checkpoint you have to leave last and the arrival order is released in reverse for example. You have less of a chance to come in first every time.

It's not usually cut and dry.

And as far as least stops wins... That's not true. There are things to factor in like wrong turns, construction, bad route choice, breakdowns.

Rallies are unpredictable. That's what makes them so much damn fun!

And... Rally hours and road hours are apples and toasters.

10,000 miles for work or fun are completely different than 10,000 rally miles.

yeah, if you can't read a map, you're going to be in trouble, regardless . ..

Order is irrelevant, because of the timestamp at the checkpoint (Unless you're counting on following someone) -Except in O/R rallies where the first generally get the best conditions/traction.

Or it's a one of the "fun" rallies where they deliberately try to mess up your plans, & there're no stakes involved . .

10K rally miles ARE different to a point. But the conditions, etc., are similar, if you drive in all seasons under time constraints.

No one drives for fun in freezing rain, sleet, snow, blizzards, etc., and has to be there at 8:00AM, driving overnight through the above conditions. The stuff I learned racing motorcycles in those conditions translated well to my job, and I was paid well for doing it. I never missed a meeting, even when a majority of the participants did (and it was in their da**ed town. Most folks didn't think I'd make it in a RWD vehicle, much less a Mustang.

And I told them, "You'd think people never made it to work before Chrysler convinced everyone that FWD was better for snow -because all they had to sell was FWD cars"

All in all...  it's all about the ride. Take picture of the fun and Video the run!

True enough!

Don't have a clue, nnever been in a rally.

Just don't get lost..  and its a bad ass ride! 

Well you are in the right place to start off. Watch some Bullrun rally videos. Also be aware that the show is nothing like the rally. 

Watch some gumball3000 videos and mischief cops cars and superstars videos. Great American Run, Carbon Black, Fireball Run, New England Rally, Players Run, AKA Rally, Exotics rally, targa Newfoundland and baja 1000 videos.

And while you are at it do a search for Alex Roy, Kimball, lonman, ant and pete, torquenstine, Richard Rawlings, team Twins, team darkcyd racing and brock yates.

That should keep you busy for a while.

And now... welcome to the dark side!

RICHARD RAWLINGS!  ROCKS---- That would be me If I was rich....

DSM thats a nice truck! Why not take a look at mine.. F150 SuperCrew! I'm more than my bug.

3rd in Trucks LV nationals in it's class. Made it into Mini Trucking and Trucks Magazines

Sean, I'm very interested in what you guys do up there.

In truth, I would probably not be able to travel up there due to my wife being alone with 4 kids, more than cost (as I get pretty good gas mileage). I've also checked out the newenglandrally.com website, and I'd like to see even more info on there about the rules you guys use, in case I get the chance to do one down here. Who knows, I might even start one myself.

I'm familiar with Alex Roy, and Brock Yates, I'll have to read up some more on the other crews to see what's up. The movies are kind of a mixed bag, as there's always some amount of fiction in there to make it interesting (unless it's a documentary).

Regardless, it would be awesome to have the Saturn in a honest-to-god road rally. I think it would do us proud!

When you start rallying it is like a drug you cant stop. It beats the hell out of the 1/4 mile

True. It's a different game. We ain't talking 10 second 1/4 mile runs. It's more like 15-20 second MILES.

Hey Aaron nice truck. With a little NOS there's your season 3 ride.

Thanks for the advice Seaninnh, I need all the help I can get on this. Other than 1/4 mile all Ive done is figure 8 and street stock enduro racing.

talk to KC he rides bikes, in fact he put a bike motor in his mustang

Street stock enduro's are basically stock cars with the glass removed, the door welded shut, and the gastanks moved into the trunk. They race on 1/8 th mile ovals, or 1/4 ovals. And its usually 100 to 150 laps of a smashing good time. 

Doesn't that make his HP stand for HOG &PONY? 

sounds fun, I will bring my neon.

Here's what I am working on maybe I have it ready for Season 3... It's not my bug but is sweet and is going to be much more comfortable. And of course its a CLASSIC!

1934 Ford Coupe Chevy 350 Satin Black w/ Lip Stick red.

 I build some sweet rides.... Guess you guys just thought I was a one trick pony....  

There Ya go I might just enter my 68 Chevy P/U.

That coupe is sweet. More pics? I'd like to see more of it.

I'll post more on the site tonight when I get home...

This is a ride that I have been working on for sometime. It's close to being finished in fact it could be done this summer if i put the bug on the back burner.

Tony - said "you should post all your cars." ( I might have misquoted him) but I do get the drift. If I limit my appeal then I limit the chance of ever running a Bullrun event. 

F'in Einstien! 

Why in the hell didn't I think of that. I was trying to force feed one car. When I could have been showing the whole stable of cars in my garage!

This gets my motor restarted for a Season three run.... Let me introduce you to my cars!

This is Darthvader! 2001 Supercrew - Supercharged (insane daily driver)

This is Al-C 1934 Ford (350) My hoodie ride! Still not ready to rip up the streets. Maybe this summer! Needs a little more paint and a complete interior. Haven't even started that yet!

And of course MISTER HAPPY!

Then there is my bikes

This is BRAIN DEAD! the first Mini Chopper to be invited to a EASYRIDER SHOW!