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Subie Gal Racing Pikes Peak Pix r Up! part 1

Subie Gal 07-01-2002 11:10 PM
Subie Gal Racing Pikes Peak Pix r Up!
 
well most of em anyway!
i'll be adding more continuously over the next couple of days,
so be sure to check back often! :)

[b]a very special thanks to:[/b]
Hueberger Subaru
Suby Sports
my new pals from Japan ;)
Carter Subaru
Subaru Rally Team USA
Go Fast Photo.com
Frozen Motion Photos.com
Larry Ganz ([url]www.imprezars.com[/url])

it was quite an event gang!
details coming soon, but for now,
just enjoy the pix!

[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
*click link from update table*

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/images/RALLIES/Pikes%20Peak/Havir.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/images/RALLIES/Pikes%20Peak/Ramana4.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/images/RALLIES/Pikes%20Peak/frozenmotionphotos1_sm.jpg[/img]

cheers!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]
TeamSUBARU 07-01-2002 11:40 PM
Cool...
 
Wow, is that right hand drive???


How did you do???
gtcrispy 07-02-2002 12:12 AM
Looks like a blast. Nice little car you were driving there :)
Subie Gal 07-02-2002 12:28 AM
right hand drive...
 
yes indeed..
the Pleo was shipped straight from Japan..
a RHD car... took about 1 day to get to the point where i could be aggressive and feel comfortable in the car...
very wide "H" pattern...

but that car was soooo LOUD! :D hehehehe...
you had to hear it to believe it!

i ran to the top in 17:11 - just about what we expected i would do.... remembering this is 1900lbs before i get in the car, AWD and 660cc's... or... a .6 liter.... yes i said "POINT 6..."

3rd in the exhibition class... there were 4 cars but the truck had some issues :eek: hate to see anyone fail to reach the top...

sure was fun tho! really, really enjoyed my time in the "lil toaster!"
gonna miss him :(

me and Robby Unser (who was super nice by the way!)
[img]http://www.subiegal.com/images/RALLIES/Pikes%20Peak/me%20n%20robby%20unser.jpg[/img]

Nelson at the finish!
[img]http://www.subiegal.com/Nelsen1.jpg[/img]

cheers!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
Ronin2121 07-02-2002 12:58 AM
Awesome pics Jamie. Looking forward to seeing ya run again next year. The toaster was way cool. I think you may need something a bit faster next year though. :D
ImprezaRS dot com 07-02-2002 01:26 AM
Jamie,

Nice pix, went by your site to look. We gave you more photos of the meet and PPIHC on the CDROM I burned for you, that you can use if you want. How do you like the videos on it?

Larry
WRSport 07-02-2002 03:34 AM
"lil toaster!":lol:
johnfelstead 07-02-2002 06:20 AM
Very cool stuff J! :D
mykrrrr 07-02-2002 10:58 AM
Who's yellow WRX is that??? It looks like the license plate is S400 USA but can't really tell. Who drove it???

Nice pics Jamie. :D

-mykr.
AllSubaru.com 07-02-2002 03:45 PM
the yellow WRX belongs to Doug Havir, navigator is Scott Putnam...
they are running the pro rally series and should
be coming to a town near you soon!
:)

great car innit????
cheers!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
omahasubaru 07-02-2002 03:48 PM
I got some short videos of your trek through Devil's Playground and on the ride back down... the Pleo seemed faster on the way down :D :lol:

I also got a ride in this thing at Huberger.. It was pretty cool. One of the louder cars of the day that's for sure.

Jon
Subie Gal 07-02-2002 03:53 PM
yeah it was loud!
too bad it's all bark n very little bite! :lol:

cheers
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
johnfelstead 07-02-2002 03:54 PM
Thats a UK registration plate format. Are some of these cars being run under UK registration so in the USA on a temporary basis? I suppose that makes sense if they are Prodrive run cars, what about the USA owned cars? or are these Prodrive run too?
Ferg 07-02-2002 04:18 PM
Overall Jamie how would you rate the event? Are you counting the days until you get to go back?


How exactly did the Pleo drive come about?


Ferg
wrxlvr 07-02-2002 04:36 PM
Jamie coming through Devil's playground. Notice the arm rested casually on the door frame. Right after the curve it was outside the car waving to everyone. Jamie was also the only one with her car sideways on this turn when all the cars were headed DOWN the mountain going back to the start line.

[IMG]http://clem.mscd.edu/~mcquiggc/subiegalspleo.jpg[/IMG]
Subie Gal 07-02-2002 05:42 PM
OH COOL
 
nice shot!! thank you very much!!!
well yeah i waved... what more could i do?
hehehehe there is no powa baby!

>>Overall Jamie how would you rate the event? Are you counting >>the days until you get to go back?
It was a fantastic event! not to be missed!
cant wait to go back and hopefully in something a tad faster...
i think i could be some competition in the proper car :)
the organizers and volunteers had a massive task before them, and they did fantastic! well worth the trip!

>>How exactly did the Pleo drive come about?
the car owner (from subaru japan) wanted a female driver
so SOA called me up to see what i was doing!
cool eh?
:D

thanks again for all of the pix/photos
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
joe z 07-03-2002 12:48 AM
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Subie Gal [/i]
[B]yeah it was loud!
too bad it's all bark n very little bite! :lol:

cheers
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]

sounds like most of the ricers around here:lol:
dch 07-03-2002 01:14 AM
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by mykrrrr [/i]
[B]Who's yellow WRX is that??? It looks like the license plate is S400 USA but can't really tell. Who drove it???

Nice pics Jamie. :D

-mykr. [/B][/QUOTE]

Photo courtesy of imprezawrxsti.com (JJ)

-Doug
dch 07-03-2002 01:33 AM
Oh yah, the car is mine but it's still registered in the UK because it has some crazy VIN like "PROGRPN00001006" or something. I'm not quite sure how to get it registered in the US without crashing it twice. Any ideas? As it stands I'll have to export it and re-import it every 12 months which is kinda lame but not impossible to live with...
----
Here's a new thing for me, being drenched by the crew when you survive a stage... The cold water felt pretty good to me, but Scott kept yelling "My notes! My notes!". I guess co-drivers are just that way, eh? :D

There are a couple vids and more photos up on [url]www.subaru.net[/url]

[IMG]http://www.subaru.net/events/2002/Pikes_Peak/Event_Pics/P6290130.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.subaru.net/events/2002/Pikes_Peak/Event_Pics/P6290132.jpg[/IMG]
Subie Gal 07-03-2002 09:38 AM
:D ahahaha you guys got hosed!! :D

great fun Doug! Job well done!
cheers!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
dch 07-03-2002 11:23 AM
Heh. Yeah it was great fun, I can't wait for the possibly extended Rally format next year. Hopefully you can get your hands on a turbo beast by then and really let it all hang out! The mini-van that shrunk in the wash looked like a good time, but there's no substitute for horsepower in a hill climb...

Thanks for the awesome photos. You're internationally famous, and a talented photographer as well!

Cheers,
-Doug
rupertberr 07-03-2002 12:14 PM
Subie Gal, your in Autoweek!
 
It's one whole sentence, but hey...

[url]www.autoweek.com[/url]

Click Pikes Peak Coverage

Enjoyed meeting you! I'll see if I can get a shot of you in GRM.

Rupert
rupertberr 07-03-2002 12:47 PM
Subie Gal at the Ski Area
 
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Qualifying by the dawn's early light
Subie Gal 07-03-2002 12:54 PM
hey Rupert....
 
thanks!!
[quote]That's why Subaru hired Jamie "Subie Gal" Thomas to run a Japanese-spec, all-wheel-drive, supercharged 660 cc Subaru Pleo to the top. [/quote]

very cool!! motor trend, autoweek... what's next!! ? :D

i'll email ya....
thanks again
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]
Fred Zaplitny 07-03-2002 03:29 PM
So Jamie, can you sign my issue of Autoweek when I get it? You know, now that you're famous and all. :D
kotaro 07-03-2002 05:11 PM
Congrats jamie, it must be really cool to participate in such an event :)

How come you went up with no co driver? how many miles/km long is the way up?
Subie Gal 07-04-2002 12:19 AM
sure i'll sign anything Fred... lol... ya kill me :D

i didnt have a co driver as i was not participating in the rally portion of the event.
i ran in the "regular" hillclimb...
the rules that the rally guys ran under were different than ours...
so i had more practice time (yuk! up at 3am!!) and had no navigator, and nobody to read me notes...
it was a bit scary at first, but the more i drove the road, the more confident i felt...

the hillclimb is 12.6 miles and about 150 turns long....
the record is 10:04 - held by Rod Millen.... and Robby Unser is just over 1 second off that pace!! amazing...!

really great event! and i am very, very privledged to have been chosen to pilot the mighty, mighty Toaster! :)

Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
Fred Zaplitny 07-04-2002 01:02 AM
Jamie,
Do you think you will do Pikes Peak again next year in a more competative car? You are obviously popular and very capable. Have you been offered anything from any major teams there?

Fred
Fred Zaplitny 07-04-2002 01:11 AM
My brush with greatness!

[IMG]http://forums.i-club.com/gallery/detroit_sipp/P1011430.JPG[/IMG]
Mel 22B 07-04-2002 12:33 PM
(better late than never?)

Jamie,

Good going!!!! That looks like a blast.

-Mel
johnfelstead 07-04-2002 12:56 PM
Stop showing off Fred!! :D;):lol:

I hope they do give Jamie a faster car next year, maybe even something in the Pro Rally class ;) That would be seriously cool and very interesting to see! A codriver with notes is a BIG help on a run like that until you have run that course at least 30 times at speed if your good, most people need 100 runs to get their memory fully sorted.

10 minutes up that mountain is quite something! The challenge of that run is very much along the lines of the challenge you have at the Nurburgring, being 13.5 miles long and 165 corners. Trying to remember how all the corners link in is not easy, the more you run it, the faster you can go in safety, the locals have a BIG advantage.

To put that 10 minutes in perspective, on the ring in a VERY fast car i can do 8:10 seconds, i had about 30 laps experience on that time, the record for a car like the GT2 porsche driven by someone with 1000's of laps is 7:45. Now you throw Gravell, hairpin bend after hairpin bend, altitude etc into the equation and you have one unbelievebly fast run there! At the ring you have some sections where you can do 180MPH for 1 mile or more, there will be nothing close to that on Pikes Peak which makes those top times even more amazing.

I bet my westie up Pikes Peak with Gravel tyres would have been hilareous, if only! ;):D

Today would have traditionally been Pikes Peak race day, they changed it two years ago to make it easier for all to attend.

Happy July 4th my American Cousin's. :D:lol:
COwannago 07-04-2002 02:29 PM
[QUOTE]Today would have traditionally been Pikes Peak race day, they changed it two years ago to make it easier for all to attend.[/QUOTE]
I thought another big reason was schedule conflicts with NASCAR or something.

Nick C.
Man the turnout would have been spectacular if they allowed over night camping, but it was a good turnout considering.
johnfelstead 07-04-2002 03:11 PM
This is the oficial press release explaining the change, taken from [url]http://www.ppihc.com/index10.htm[/url]

[quote]COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 80th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the second-oldest auto race in the U.S., has been scheduled for June 29th, 2002.

The selection of the date is congruent with the Hill Climb's current plan to hold the race on the Saturday preceding July 3rd each year. The Hill Climb, also known as the Race to the Clouds, moved from its traditional running date of July 4th to June 30th in 2001.

Race officials believe staging the race on a Saturday benefits all constituents, including the drivers, race teams, sponsors, fans and media as well as the Pikes Peak Highway.

"This date selection is consistent with our agreement with the Pikes Peak Highway in as much that we realized the positive qualities of the date change that we all expected," said Mike Clark, Hill Climb CEO. "While it wasn't without some trials, the June 30th date this year worked very well for our competitors, sponsors and for a great may of the fans. We expect the Saturday date to work even better in 2002."

In its 79-year history the race has been held on various dates, 23 times on Independence Day. But conflicts with the national holiday made the event increasingly more difficult to run. Race officials believe that attendance will continue to increase while planning and execution burdens remain logistically easier with a Saturday race.

"Our agreement with the Highway calls for us to continue to study the positive and negative aspects of the date change," Clark said. "Right now, we're essentially very pleased with our event scheduled for the Saturday before July 3rd and we look forward to a successful race on June 29, 2002."[/quote]
COwannago 07-04-2002 06:38 PM
I was talking to my old man about it and he said part of the reason why they changed the date was because of the Unser's running, and since they raced in more than just the hill climb there would be conflicts in schedules, and since the Unsers were so popular to the Hill Climb and the rest of the racing community, it was one of the factors that went into changing the date.

Nick C.
johnfelstead 07-04-2002 07:58 PM
I dunno, I cant see that myself. I was just letting you know a bit of the history of the event and what PP say themselves, which i find interesting. :)

There are some new shots up on Jamies site, this is one of my favourites of the Pleo being driven out of a corner well. :D

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/gofastphoto_sm.jpg[/img]

and here is a great image that i always think about when i hear Pikes Peak mentioned, the finish marshal in the chequers, such a cool and longstanding image unique to Pikes Peak. :D

[img]http://www.subiegal.com/images/RALLIES/Pikes%20Peak/finish1.jpg[/img]

great shots Jamie!
Subie Gal 07-05-2002 01:48 PM
Thanks JF.....
i still have about 100 or so photos to add!
just too busy to keep up! :lol:

i "should" be back next year...
in what i dont know for sure
but i hope it's faster ;)
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
aspera 07-07-2002 06:46 AM
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I was all set to camp out when they cancelled it due to the fires. I hope that I get to do it next year. The "local" that I was sitting next to said that there were some nice protected spots in the rocks up around Devil's Playground. Camping sure would beat the 4 AM traffic jam and sunrise crawl up the mountain.

One thing I'm bringing next time for damn sure is a styrofoam glider.:) I let the dude use my super MIL SPEC camo nylon duct tape this time. Next time I'm bringin' my own I-Clubbed out glider.:)
Sean 07-07-2002 12:18 PM
Those are some amazing shots! [URL=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=16068]Kelly[/URL] and I can't wait to start running the car and heading out to events like this...

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Subie Gal 07-07-2002 02:23 PM
one step at a time sean and you'll get there!

pikes peak is the mother of all off road events...
and the price tag reflects that!! :D

wish you much success in your new venture!
cheers!
Jamie
[url]www.subiegalracing.com[/url]
[url]www.subiegal.com[/url]
Leonardo 07-07-2002 02:51 PM
I might fly over there next year!

Leo
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