AZ1000 Day 3
May
2009
Another day of rallying in AZ. We started off in Payson, ended up in Cottonwood. We finished 3rd Unlimited and overall. We’re down to 6 cars. The team of Jameson/Sears retired after practicing some stunt driving moves in the ruts with the minivan. Control crew saw the underbelly of their car before Dave saved it. Jones and Richardson had a tire incident and had to go into town for some replacements. Consequently, they missed most of the afternoon.
Today’s white knuckle moment occurred on the last section. We entered the leg late, scurrying to get back on time. Then we encountered 5 big white SUVs full of AZ LEOs. They really don’t move over when they go down the road. Can’t really BLOW past them either. Time allowances and points for all. We finished with a 93 today.
The timed portion ended in the early afternoon, allowing for a casual drive through Sedona. Had dinner with the General and Fred who offered some good advice on sharing responsibilities and rallying. They are well in the lead overall, BTW.
May 14th, 2009 at 9:04 am
“It’s better to burn out and odo than to fade to the back” or something similar.
I’ve never really had a desire to run a rally in a rental due to many of the things you bring up. I have done the Ophir Pass (http://www.narrowgauge.org/4×4/html/ophir.html) in a rented Impala before they rebuilt the road but I wasn’t trying to stay on time…
Don’t let “the man” get you down and make sure you post some photos. We’ll see you in June.