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Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally part 1

RallyCSX 08-04-2003 08:00 AM

Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally
You are spectators not rally drivers!!!

Well once again I have seen the same behavior and this time it nearly killed someone.
A rally blue wrx (spectator car) crashed in Maine at the rally with five people on board.
I spoke with some guys that were the first on the scene and they said the car was on fire and the kids were not getting out.
They were lucky that someone pulled them out because the only salvagable part on the car after the fire was th rear passenger side wheel!
I say this to the Driver...Get a clue or get a Rally car.

The next incident I was on a stage 5&7 pulling out my teams Sti 5(I was crew chief)
when three Subarus including a green RS came around a corner sideways toward us.
let me remind you that when sweep goes through the stage it is an open road and you can easily meet someone coming in to check on their rally car or even pedestrians.

Grow up guys, this behavior is bad for the reputation of the sport.
KC 08-04-2003 08:12 AM

Re: Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally
I agree with everything you say about the speeds being kept low.

The accident is being discussed at length in the New England Forum. However the 'facts' on the accident from what you post and what other witensses saw are quite different. There were 3 people in the car, which was from Canada (chances of emember being on here are slim to nil). One male driver and 2 females. Females asked repeatedly for driver to stop going fast when according to the girls, the driver had to dodge an animal like a horse , which was probably a moose. (Definitely a reason to keep speeds down).

Also this happens EVERY year up there. Last year there was an 'incident' with the M ver. X5 owned or driven by the people from [I]Vermont Sports Car.[/I] (Which surprised me when I heard about it because they of all people should have known better about passing people and driving erratically.)

--KC
cyRally 08-04-2003 09:02 AM

FYI: no one at Vermont SportsCar does, or has ever, owned a M version X5. Nor were any team members ever in that vehicle at Maine.
Chromer 08-04-2003 09:03 AM

Re: Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RallyCSX [/i]

They were lucky that someone pulled them out because the only salvagable part on the car after the fire was th rear passenger side wheel![/QUOTE]

Actually, the rear diff looked OK as well. The car certainly was a mess though...

I still can't figure how he rolled it at that place. Any local moose should have been deep in the woods given all the extra traffic and noise this weekend.
KC 08-04-2003 09:34 AM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cyRally [/i]
[B]FYI: no one at Vermont SportsCar does, or has ever, owned a M version X5. Nor were any team members ever in that vehicle at Maine. [/B][/QUOTE]

Ok, so maybe the person that saw it happen with this report: [QUOTE]Last year, it was some dickhead from VT Sports Car in his M version X5, trying to be a badass and pass 10+ Subarus. I know, because I was in the middle of the pack when he didn't make it pass all the cars before the oncoming traffic. And I was nice enough to let him cut into the middle of the pack right in front of me.[/QUOTE] was mistaken. It can happen.

The point is, there always has been SOME KIND of incident up there for the past few years.

--KC
cyRally 08-04-2003 09:56 AM

KC, I know what car your referring to....it has a vt sportscar sticker on the back window... it doesn't mean they are employees.

Vermont SportsCar takes that stuff seriously. It has been our mission to grow the sport of rallying and be an ambassador for the sport. We shake our heads in disgust when we see spectators speeding along the transits and acting like idiots.

And I commend you guys for taking a stand and calling out these individuals who just don't get it.
jprowland 08-04-2003 12:50 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cyRally [/i]
[B]Vermont SportsCar takes that stuff seriously. It has been our mission to grow the sport of rallying and be an ambassador for the sport. We shake our heads in disgust when we see spectators speeding along the transits and acting like idiots.
[/B][/QUOTE]

Now, AV Sport on the other hand... ;)

I agree...leaving a stage at STPR (as a worker) I passed at least 2 cars in the ditch. They're lucky it wasn't the other side of the road, they'd have probably ended up unconscious, upside-down in the stream, 30 feet down the bank. If the trees didn't stop them first...

Too bad, every spectator doesn't read these forums. And of those that do, there's always a few who believe "yeah, I agree that should apply to everyone else, but I'm a better driver than they are." :rolleyes:

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Lightning Jack 08-04-2003 03:28 PM

sounded like me:banana:
Subie Gal 08-04-2003 04:59 PM

did ya see the photos??? :eek:
[url]http://www.specialstage.com/forum/cgi-bin/DCForumID2/1627.html[/url]

wow....
[img]http://www.trunkmonkey.com/Scrapbook/Gallery/20030801-04-MFPR/IMG_2187.sized.jpg[/img]

not saying anything else as we dont know if a moose really 'did' jump in front of them.. or if they simply lost control of the car. :(

regardless... hope everyone is okay...
and people learn from this kind of thing.

Jamie
Ver. 8 STi WRB 08-04-2003 05:44 PM

Hey at rim same thing except Gary Cavet's rally was ended on the transit to the first stage when a guy side swiped him and bent one of his control arms. Frankly we are always nervous on transit since there are so many people flying around at the bigger events. JP enlighten us on your opinion on AV sport I am interested to learn what you are referring to.
munkis 08-04-2003 06:39 PM

sideways huh?

we where specifically going easy cause we new the stage was not clear.

and dont know where you where but the end of that stage was very rutty even if you where going slow, car kinda tracked where ever it wanted to.

dont even think I got out of 1st gear :rolleyes:

Jay
SubaruWRC 08-04-2003 07:44 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Subie Gal [/i]
[B]did ya see the photos??? :eek:
[url]http://www.specialstage.com/forum/cgi-bin/DCForumID2/1627.html[/url]

wow....
[img]http://www.trunkmonkey.com/Scrapbook/Gallery/20030801-04-MFPR/IMG_2187.sized.jpg[/img]

not saying anything else as we dont know if a moose really 'did' jump in front of them.. or if they simply lost control of the car. :(

regardless... hope everyone is okay...
and people learn from this kind of thing.

Jamie [/B][/QUOTE]


Damn!!!!!!!!! that reminds me of Petter's car in Cyprus, in 2001

Jiffy:furious: :disco:
jprowland 08-04-2003 08:07 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ver. 8 STi WRB [/i]
[B]JP enlighten us on your opinion on AV sport I am interested to learn what you are referring to. [/B][/QUOTE]

Well, the AV sport crew (not competitors) used to have a reputation (by some) as a little rowdy after events. That was maybe a year ago, my experience has been that they've cleaned up their act a lot.

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ANZAC_1915 08-04-2003 10:17 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ver. 8 STi WRB [/i]
[B]Hey at rim same thing except Gary Cavet's rally was ended on the transit to the first stage when a guy side swiped him and bent one of his control arms. Frankly we are always nervous on transit since there are so many people flying around at the bigger events. JP enlighten us on your opinion on AV sport I am interested to learn what you are referring to. [/B][/QUOTE]

At Gary's expense, I was going to say that crash in Maine was unusual because the spectators typically hit Gary's car (I know he wasn't there). :lol:

Glenn
RallyCSX 08-05-2003 08:39 AM

[QUOTE]we where specifically going easy cause we new the stage was not clear. [/QUOTE]

The speed that you were traveling was exessive for exiting a blind corner and all who were with me agreed.
I would really like to leave it at that .
Sean 08-05-2003 09:07 AM

Re: Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RallyCSX [/i]
[B]A rally blue wrx (spectator car) crashed in Maine at the rally with five people on board. I spoke with some guys that were the first on the scene and they said the car was on fire and the kids were not getting out.[/b][/quote]

If they were first on scene they should have told you one male driver and two female passengers, not five people on board. This story is getting a life of its own. [i]Hey, didja hear about that spectator car up in Maine that swerved to miss hitting a guy riding a moose, rolled 15 times and caught fire? Yeah, there were five passengers, all supermodels! Oh, and he lost it because he was running on shaved R-compunds![/i] OK, maybe I'm harsh, but the rumormill is alive with this one. I've heard that they swerved to miss a guy on horseback, there were five passengers and he was running on shaved R-compounds. It sucks that he crashed and I can understand your rant, but check the facts before ranting. ;)

On a side note, the guy on horseback was riding through service and blasted up the access road, so I assume he was an emergency worker trying to cut through the woods to get there. He had gone up the access road in a car shortly before ambulances started showing up, came back, snagged a horse, then blasted up there again just after ambulances rolled through service.

[quote][b]when three Subarus including a green RS came around a corner sideways toward us.[/B][/QUOTE]

If the event organizers can't behave, how can you expect spectators to? I was in a line of three cars pulled off to the side of the SS10 access road when a sweep SUV filled with retired drivers came blasting around the corner, dove into the oncoming lane to miss us and then almost took out the Sheriff who was coming up the road in the opposite direction. Lots of brake lockup, a quick swerve and a very annoyed Sheriff later, the Sheriff then asked if we were alright and to see if we needed directions.

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rallykeith 08-05-2003 03:58 PM

Re: Re: Driving like Idiots!!!!Maine Rally
I can tell you for a fact that the car was running stock Potenzas. I took lots of pictures when the car rolled in on the rollback.

Keith
ANZAC_1915 08-05-2003 04:05 PM

Did the hood melt away to nothing?
akuhner 08-06-2003 09:19 AM

No, the hood was stacked next to it when I went to take pictures. It was an amazing sight tho. The only belt left was the timing belt, which you could see because the covers melted away. All the wires were melted down to the metal, and the some of the wheels were partially melted away.

Alex
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the "good" side:
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the engine bay:
[IMG]http://home.nyc.rr.com/akuhner/MFR/110-1019_IMG.JPG[/IMG]
Idjiit 08-06-2003 09:31 AM

Is it too late to call dibs on the gas-cap cover, rear right door handle, and rear right rim? ;)
Kitsune 08-06-2003 11:10 AM

Is that a sour-cream and onion potato chip bag?
ElGranBan� 08-06-2003 01:10 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kitsune [/i]
[B]Is that a sour-cream and onion potato chip bag? [/B][/QUOTE]

fire fighting can work up an appetite
jprowland 08-06-2003 04:37 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Kitsune [/i]
[B]Is that a sour-cream and onion potato chip bag? [/B][/QUOTE]

Sorry about that, I thought this was a trash can...

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subarurabbit 08-06-2003 05:50 PM

i got passed at signifcant speed by the speedvision guys last year on the way back from a stage on gravel.

RB
rallykeith 08-07-2003 08:18 AM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by subarurabbit [/i]
[B]i got passed at signifcant speed by the speedvision guys last year on the way back from a stage on gravel.

RB [/B][/QUOTE]

That is quite a common occurance. But the best part is that the Speedvision crew use a Volvo XC70 Wagon with 17" Michilen Pilot Sport tires. :rolleyes: Oh oh, and last year they apparently had the tires rotated before coming up, but the idiots didn't pay attention to the fact that the tires are DIRECTIONAL!!!! So they had two tires that were going the correct direction, and two that weren't.

Keith
SteveS 08-07-2003 09:59 AM

*SPOTTED*
[SIZE=1]Is that a LUME in those pictures?[/SIZE]
ITWRX4ME 08-07-2003 12:31 PM

Que? :huh:
Tony 08-07-2003 08:59 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ITWRX4ME [/i]
[B]Que? :huh: [/B][/QUOTE]

LUME, bad seed, is banned from this board. Surprised he didn't get his arse kicked at the rally had anyone recognised him (he's the guy in the blue shirt next to the WRX).

Tony
Mike2000GT 08-08-2003 09:21 AM

A LUME spotting! Quick some one get a SPOTTED CARD OUT! I got Dibs! :p

Some one post up that pic of him and the subieco...er girl racing pic. The happiest day of his life... :D
sunnynw 08-08-2003 04:15 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rallykeith [/i]
[B]
So they had two tires that were going the correct direction, and two that weren't.
[/B][/QUOTE]

Don't ya know that helps when throwing "the brick" around on gravel.....:disco:
rallykeith 08-08-2003 05:31 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sunnynw [/i]
[B]

Don't ya know that helps when throwing "the brick" around on gravel.....:disco: [/B][/QUOTE]

Too bad maine is packed sand and clay. :banana:
outback2.5HO 08-09-2003 03:32 PM

Those spectators need to go to some defensive driving classes or something ..:rolleyes: That crash looked awful, that charred skeleton of a WRX... Burnsie wasn't even half that bad.

Club Rally just got reinstated, we don't need any more bad press like this for the sport, especially this year. Although the spectators help make Rally what it is, they shouldn't be driving like maniacs on transits. If they can't behave themsleves, there will be more action taken by the sanctioning body to keep them even further from the stages. It's bad enough when one of the top drivers in Pro Rally has a fatal crash during a race, but a spectator crash like THAT on a transit, what the...???:confused:

Any of you on this board that either rally or spectate, please, please, take it easy on the transits, for safety's sake and the sake of the sport. If every time a Rally is held, someone either gets seriously hurt or killed, in the event or worse, on the transit, it wont be long, and there will be no more Rally for us to enjoy...

If you want to Rally, go to rally school or build a rally car, or both, but please don't get your jollies racing around on busy transits on street tires, the risks are way too great for everyone. ;)
akuhner 08-10-2003 04:34 PM

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by outback2.5HO [/i]
[B]If you want to Rally, go to rally school or build a rally car, or both, but please don't get your jollies racing around on busy transits on street tires, the risks are way too great for everyone. ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

Rally Cross! You can use street tires there and have some fun without endangering anyone else.

Alex
Davenow 08-10-2003 09:24 PM

So is anyone else glad this guys car burnt and kinda almost sad he lived?:confused:
What an A hole. So does anyone know who this guy is? he deserves a swift kick in the nuts (seriously)
RainSillviaFlosi 08-20-2009 07:17 PM

How did SUBIECO become involved in all of this were all from Colorado
Kitsune 08-20-2009 07:54 PM

[B][I]August 10th 2003[/I][/B]
Shifter Kart 08-20-2009 08:14 PM

bump of the YEAR....
kleinkid 08-20-2009 09:46 PM

go get some sleep. the Bolt victory party over!

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