Rally/Rallycross Photos Thread (the Dirty e30s)

[entrepreneuR]

Looks like it'll be a blast to participate in one of these.

[irish44j]

Looks like it'll be a blast to participate in one of these.

I've autocrossed in various cars (including my 300hp WRX) for about 15 years, and honestly it might be hard autocrossing again. Rallycross in a 100hp M10 318 is about 100x as much fun as autocrossing in any car that I've ever done it in.....

Highly suggest.

And the best part about rallycross is that you don't need a built car, or lots of power, or much suspension work. Just get a cheap beater and drive the hell out of it! One of the fastest non-Subarus at our first event was some little econo-Hyundai.....

[irish44j]

some from today's test and tune with 3 e30s running















subies look better sliding than e30s...damn AWD


at the main circuit

[dougie30]

if i were to rally i would HAVE to have an ix

[irish44j]

if i were to rally i would HAVE to have an ix

If you' had an ix, you'd be classed in with all the Subarus and would probably not be very competitive, at least in this region. You'd be running against 300hp STi's and Evos, lol. Same problem the few local Audi guys have - they simply can't hang with the Subies and Evos on course.

In RWD we mostly run against 2nd gen RX-7s and other random older RWD cars like Peugeot 505s and the occasional Mustang.

But it depends on if you're doing it for fun or competition.

No real need for AWD in rallycross though. It's not like we're mudding. The RWD cars are actually probably more exiciting to drive on course anyhow.

[shEck3lls0]

One of my faster runs today. Tomorrow is the actual points event. More video shall follow.

https://vimeo.com/41219842

[VinniE30]

This is so cool
I want to do this but I would have to buy another e30!

[irish44j]

buy another e30. I think the three of them running yesterday cost about $3000 COMBINED, lol.

Some from Sunday's competition:

me








Spencer




The ETA guys

[Wh33lhop]

Your rallyx car's paint is better than my car's.

Fuck yeah E30s.

[irish44j]

yeah....no it's actually quite bad, lol. Looks good from 20 feet away when moving though :)

[MaksV]

I want to go rallycross. Not in my e30 though.

[irish44j]

I daily drive a tune WRX, and at our test and tune I drove the modified-class champion's Subaru GC 2.5RS. It was way, way less fun than the e30. I also drove the silver 318is in the pic above, and even though it's beat to hell it's still a blast.

Rallycross in an AWD car or a more modern car wouldn't be nearly as fun, IMO. E30s with a mild setup can do very well in RWD classes. I took 2nd in class at the event above (just behind the defending champion in a 2nd gen RX-7 with 50 more horses). And that is with a freakin M10!

[MaksV]

Lol. I want to go in an e30. Just not my stupidly street biased e30...

[unloadedak]

some of my iX at a rallyx back in march, can't wait until the next one in june!

[irish44j]

ah must be so nice to have actual dirt!

here we either have rock-hard-like-pavement clay, slick-as-ice wet clay, or super-loose-and-dusty clay that leaves clouds behind every car that hang for minutes!