anyone ever tried rallycross?

patrick10 · September 20th, 2006, 03:11 AM

im thinking about making it a project for the audi. its beat as hell anyways so i might as well have fun with it. so what do you guys think? i was thinking of entering the rally prepared class in scca rallycross

scca rules here

Momentum57 · September 20th, 2006, 03:41 AM

You will lose a lot of weight by removing the windows and the entire interior bits; the glove compartment alone is really heavy on VW and Audi. I would say that you’re going to be really good if you go extreme, specially because one: few in that class go all out because its their day to day driver and second: few are in that class.

patrick10 · September 20th, 2006, 04:30 AM

i was thinking of going in the stock class for a while first, then striping the hell out of it, chipping it and pulling off the exhaust after i got a handle of rallying.

Momentum57 · September 20th, 2006, 04:54 AM

I have never done rallycross but i have done SCCA Road Rally that is considerably more difficult that one would think. If its a Quattro you will do well, I would say chipping it would be second after a good set of tires.

patrick10 · September 20th, 2006, 04:56 AM

i am already rocking snow tires and in stock class i cant have studded tires so i think im set

bone · September 20th, 2006, 03:35 PM

i know a few people who drive rally and rallycross, and i've went to see some events, and if i were to do some sort of motorsports, it would definately be rallycross

compared to rally the tracks are shorter and windier, so it's more to driving skill and you don't realy need a fast expensive car, entrance prices to compete are a lot cheaper as well
and it's simpler, it's just drive your heat, and go watch the others (or repair your car). in rally you're constant under stress caus you have to reach the next checkpoint on time.

and since all the action takes places on 500m², it's nicer to go watch as spectator as well, you see everything, whereas in rally you only see 1 bend at the time

Labcoatguy · September 20th, 2006, 05:06 PM

I rallycrossed once in my MR2, and it was enormous fun. Ground clearance is an absolute must, though I suspect I had more problems with it than most vehicles there images/smilies/oops.gif

Is your Audi FWD or AWD? The people rallycrossing FWD vehicles found it both easier and more involved because they had to constantly whack the rear end around with braking or hand-braking, while I could just throttle-steer. Of course the entirety of the top-ranked cars were Subarus of various lineage.

patrick10 · September 20th, 2006, 05:37 PM

its a 86 audi 5000 turbo quattro

British_Rover · September 20th, 2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by patrick10

im thinking about making it a project for the audi. its beat as hell anyways so i might as well have fun with it. so what do you guys think? i was thinking of entering the rally prepared class in scca rallycross

scca rules here

I have been looking to get into rallycross and rally racing for a while. Now that I finaly have a house with a garage and access to very cheap cars at wholesale values I can start working on a project.

I am thinking a late 80's through mid 90's civic as they are pretty tough and tons of aftermarket support. A Nissan Sentra SE-R would also be a good choice as they have a stock LSD.

British_Rover · September 20th, 2006, 09:01 PM

Also check out...

http://www.rallyclassified.com/index.php

patrick10 · September 21st, 2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by British_Rover

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick10

im thinking about making it a project for the audi. its beat as hell anyways so i might as well have fun with it. so what do you guys think? i was thinking of entering the rally prepared class in scca rallycross

scca rules here

I have been looking to get into rallycross and rally racing for a while. Now that I finaly have a house with a garage and access to very cheap cars at wholesale values I can start working on a project.

I am thinking a late 80's through mid 90's civic as they are pretty tough and tons of aftermarket support. A Nissan Sentra SE-R would also be a good choice as they have a stock LSD.

only b15 (i think 01 and up) se-r spec v's had stock lsd's... ever think of a 1g dsm or a gvr4?

sandor_ · September 22nd, 2006, 01:58 PM

remember, it is always cheaper (usually substantially cheaper) to buy an already prepped racing vehicle than it is to build your own. though building your own can increase the fun-factor, if you enjoy it.

tmbrudy · September 22nd, 2006, 08:27 PM

Grassroots motorsports in the last few issues or so has covered thier own stage rally buildup of a 1995 Imprezza. It started as a junk car, they did some rallycross and then went stage rallying.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new...-rallycrosser/

If you look around maybe there is somthing more about it, or find someone with a back copy or order it. If i can find it i will scan thier articles about rally crossing. Although i probably cant.

Read GRM anyways its a great magazine.

British_Rover · September 22nd, 2006, 08:41 PM

Hmhh nope pretty sure 1991-1994 Sentras SE-Rs had LSD diffs as well.

See here Ebay Auction

Also see here...

http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/202167.aspx

jayhawk · September 23rd, 2006, 04:04 PM

the SCCA has a rallycross leauge?

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I only thought it was British centric...wow, if this catches on like drifting did....

patrick10 · September 25th, 2006, 06:35 PM

well im going to do it but its going to have to wait till next year. im only doing this to have a good time so im not concurned with being competitive or having the right car or right setup so im not bothering to do much with it. i bought the audi for 400 bucks so im not even worried about if it breaks. im not going to make it a full out rally car, i want something i can drive to the race and back.

btw the grassroots challenge is probably the best idea ive ever heard of

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Momentum57 Joined: Aug 26th, 2005 Last Online: 01:58 AM Location: Manlius Outside of Syracuse Age: 24 Posts: 1,129 Car: Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Rep Power: 19	You will lose a lot of weight by removing the windows and the entire interior bits; the glove compartment alone is really heavy on VW and Audi. I would say that you’re going to be really good if you go extreme, specially because one: few in that class go all out because its their day to day driver and second: few are in that class. __________________

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patrick10 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:45 AM Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,248 Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0	i was thinking of going in the stock class for a while first, then striping the hell out of it, chipping it and pulling off the exhaust after i got a handle of rallying. __________________

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Momentum57 Joined: Aug 26th, 2005 Last Online: 01:58 AM Location: Manlius Outside of Syracuse Age: 24 Posts: 1,129 Car: Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Rep Power: 19	I have never done rallycross but i have done SCCA Road Rally that is considerably more difficult that one would think. If its a Quattro you will do well, I would say chipping it would be second after a good set of tires. __________________

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patrick10 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:45 AM Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,248 Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0	i am already rocking snow tires and in stock class i cant have studded tires so i think im set __________________

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Labcoatguy Joined: Mar 27th, 2005 Last Online: 04:48 AM Location: Boston, MA Age: 25 Posts: 2,518 Car: None, but soon enough Rep Power: 75	I rallycrossed once in my MR2, and it was enormous fun. Ground clearance is an absolute must, though I suspect I had more problems with it than most vehicles there Is your Audi FWD or AWD? The people rallycrossing FWD vehicles found it both easier and more involved because they had to constantly whack the rear end around with braking or hand-braking, while I could just throttle-steer. Of course the entirety of the top-ranked cars were Subarus of various lineage.

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patrick10 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:45 AM Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,248 Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0	its a 86 audi 5000 turbo quattro __________________

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sandor_ Joined: Mar 16th, 2005 Last Online: December 28th, 2007 Location: Philadelphia, USA Age: 28 Posts: 1,043 Car: 911, 328i, Golf, '71 Vespa Sprint Rep Power: 0	remember, it is always cheaper (usually substantially cheaper) to buy an already prepped racing vehicle than it is to build your own. though building your own can increase the fun-factor, if you enjoy it.

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tmbrudy Joined: Jun 7th, 2006 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA Age: 23 Posts: 91 Car: Honda Element LFS Status: Rep Power: 11	Grassroots motorsports in the last few issues or so has covered thier own stage rally buildup of a 1995 Imprezza. It started as a junk car, they did some rallycross and then went stage rallying. http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new...-rallycrosser/ If you look around maybe there is somthing more about it, or find someone with a back copy or order it. If i can find it i will scan thier articles about rally crossing. Although i probably cant. Read GRM anyways its a great magazine.

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British_Rover Joined: Sep 4th, 2006 Last Online: 01:14 AM Location: Canton / Torrington, CT United States Age: 28 Posts: 1,415 Car: Different every week Rep Power: 19	Hmhh nope pretty sure 1991-1994 Sentras SE-Rs had LSD diffs as well. See here Ebay Auction Also see here... http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/202167.aspx

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patrick10 Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 02:45 AM Location: ohio, usa Posts: 1,248 Car: 240, audi 5000, soon to be 240#2 Rep Power: 0	well im going to do it but its going to have to wait till next year. im only doing this to have a good time so im not concurned with being competitive or having the right car or right setup so im not bothering to do much with it. i bought the audi for 400 bucks so im not even worried about if it breaks. im not going to make it a full out rally car, i want something i can drive to the race and back. btw the grassroots challenge is probably the best idea ive ever heard of __________________

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