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So Kieran and I took 3rd place 2WD Light at Rally Tennessee over the Memorial Day weekend and then last weekend, with a new codriver, Marcel Ciascai, I took 2nd place Group 2 at the Finger Lakes Regional Rally and 1st place Group 2 at the Sherwood Forest Regional Rally at STPR. Had I entered the rally at the National level I would have taken 12th overall, 3rd 2WD and 1st Group 2.

Compare the Ford (Ken Block) at the start of this video with the Ford at 5:15...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjlXlOEhjGE



Simon
USUK Racing

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2011 & 2010 Atlantic Rally Cup 2WD Champion
2010 Rally America Eastern Regional 2WD Champion
2009 Atlantic Rally Cup M2 Champion
2008 New York Rally 2WD Championship 2nd Place
2007 Rally Spec Focus Champion

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/show ... hp?t=16426

some pictures from the event


hope the trans held up well for you guys.

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good job guys!

way to represent!

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1998 Integra Type R - track fun
1999 Subaru 2.5RS - dirt fun

Yes! Jeremy (Wager Auto Salvage) provided a JY 74K miles stock transmission for our Focus when our rally transmission failed after a rebuild. We installed is just a couple of days before Rally Tennesse and also ran STPR on it - standard drive ratio and open diff. Smooth as glass.

Yay for the THSCC discount!

Simon

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2011 & 2010 Atlantic Rally Cup 2WD Champion
2010 Rally America Eastern Regional 2WD Champion
2009 Atlantic Rally Cup M2 Champion
2008 New York Rally 2WD Championship 2nd Place
2007 Rally Spec Focus Champion

Congrats. Nice work Simon!

I think there was only one of the awd guys that got that corner right.

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Green Ford
Blue/White Suzuki
Red Triumph
Grey BMW

"Never let life be shaped by fear of its end"

No, you're a towel!

Actually, there were 4 who got it right. There are a lot of those turns in this rally, too. That's a lot of time wasted, if you're doing the same thing at each one - and from what I saw, some of those guys are blowing every one of them.

Here's another good video to compare technique and lack thereof. This is a fun turn with an STi - btw, my girlfriend could do this better than 90% of these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCSBZSIXiw

I know it sounds corny but the song Smooth Operator by Sade has a lyric that I keep running through my head for rally...

He moves through space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

That's what I strive for on stage.

Simon

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< http://usukracing.com >
2011 & 2010 Atlantic Rally Cup 2WD Champion
2010 Rally America Eastern Regional 2WD Champion
2009 Atlantic Rally Cup M2 Champion
2008 New York Rally 2WD Championship 2nd Place
2007 Rally Spec Focus Champion

Impressive way to represent the club.And North Carolina as well.. Now come to a rallycross and beat Ed Adams. :P Good stuff. Club tech support is what it is all about. on to victory guys! :P

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hey yall,watch this...

The wisdom of Sun Tzu with a hint of Benny Hill dirty olde englishman. Now I will not be able to enjoy Sade any longer without visioning Simon.......

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