Pike's Peak 2004
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:06 pm
Hey all,
I just got back from a once in a lifetime opportunity! Check out
http://www.mach2racing.com (Check the images)
I was sent a link to these guys when their US based mechanic (WeeGee) broke his leg - they were looking for a guy with rally/race car mechanic experience. It was a long shot, but I sent in an e-mail detailing the work I did for a Canadian rally team as a crew chief.
Next day they sent my an e-mail welcoming me to the team. 3 days later I was on route with 2 buddies do Pike's Peak! Working on a RS200e! With Stig Blomqvist as the driver!!!
I'll be posting pics and the full story on my car clubs site within the next week - so check http://www.qcma.org for more details in the coming weeks.
Things went really well, we won the unlimited class, but due to weather we could not do the full run up the hill and we were not able to get the King of the Hill, nor the World record - which they want badly.
I had hoped that Jason Grahn would be there with the SCCA rally contingent - but no such luck (Finally meet someone from this list!). If anyone else was there, I was the guy with really long black hair (with a REALLY big smile on my face!!) working on the RS200e across from the Falken tire Semi and the drift cars.
Some specs to wet your whistle:
0-60 < 2 seconds
0-140 < 200 yards
accelerated at over 1G
2.4L Cosworth Ford making almost 900 HP at sea level.
I'm still smiling!!
Later...
Rabin
I just got back from a once in a lifetime opportunity! Check out
http://www.mach2racing.com (Check the images)
I was sent a link to these guys when their US based mechanic (WeeGee) broke his leg - they were looking for a guy with rally/race car mechanic experience. It was a long shot, but I sent in an e-mail detailing the work I did for a Canadian rally team as a crew chief.
Next day they sent my an e-mail welcoming me to the team. 3 days later I was on route with 2 buddies do Pike's Peak! Working on a RS200e! With Stig Blomqvist as the driver!!!
I'll be posting pics and the full story on my car clubs site within the next week - so check http://www.qcma.org for more details in the coming weeks.
Things went really well, we won the unlimited class, but due to weather we could not do the full run up the hill and we were not able to get the King of the Hill, nor the World record - which they want badly.
I had hoped that Jason Grahn would be there with the SCCA rally contingent - but no such luck (Finally meet someone from this list!). If anyone else was there, I was the guy with really long black hair (with a REALLY big smile on my face!!) working on the RS200e across from the Falken tire Semi and the drift cars.
Some specs to wet your whistle:
0-60 < 2 seconds
0-140 < 200 yards
accelerated at over 1G
2.4L Cosworth Ford making almost 900 HP at sea level.
I'm still smiling!!
Later...
Rabin